19th Fourth Quarter 998
Night
Sapphire and Jack
[4] Siblings returned to the gates of city some time later. It seemed that one of Order's officials already arrived and now everyone was granted passage.
[1] Sapphire and Jack were once again stopped at the gates, what with tresspassing forbidden.
The city is closed at night. Those that want to enter must pay an entry fee of 25 Florins. - said a guard.
Isn't 25 a bit too much! - Jack complained, trying to haggle a bit.
That was an order of new governor of the city of Hopehaven. Can't do anything about that.[4] Siblings paid for their entry and entered the city.
Tyr Loknar
[Mercenary: 6, Tyr: 2, Llathandrill: 2] Tyr tried to jump away from the mercenary to avoid his longsword, but he forgot that Llathandril dissolved it with a potion! Mercenary closed in and started beating on the alchemist! Mercenaries hired by the Lounge finally decided to help.
[Tyr: 6, Llathandrill: 1, Lounge: 2, Mercenary: 3] Loknar decided to strike back, breaking through guard of the mercenary, who landed a few kicks on alchemist beforehand, but also exhausting himself. Blades hired by the lounge were slow and rubbish, and they couldn't catch up wtih the rest.
[Llathandril: 6, Lounge: 3, Mercenary: 1, Tyr: 5] Llathandrill managed to get yet another vial and thorwn it at the mercenary. He started to scratch himself as if thousands of fleas bit him at the same time. This gave blades hired by Lounge a chance to knock him off balance and then Tyr compltely knocked him out with one, strong punch.
Llathandril lost 4 HP [7/14]
Mercenary lost 12 HP. Mercenary is knocked out.
Euzaroch
Greatness awaits us, Kallun! Glory to the Dark Lord! - Euzaroch shouted, charging at bonelords.
Death to revenants! - Kallun screamed and followed him shortly.
[Euzaroch: 4, Kallun: 2, Bonelord: 6, Bonelord: 2] Euzaroch instantly caught up with one of the abominations and thrown it off balance with a kick, then followed up with a powerful upward slash! The other bonelord caught sorcerer in it's four hands and started draining out his life essence!
[Kallun: 6, Bonelord: 2, Bonelord: 4, Euzaroch: 1] Using the power of dark sigil that he absorbed to get back to life, Kallun managed to reverse the stream of energy and started draining life out of the bonelord! Euzaroch tried to finish the undead abomination with a stab, but the creature smacked him at face and punched at chest with all of it's arms at the same time, throwing him away!
[Bonelord: 5, Bonelord: 4, Euzaroch: 5, Kallun: 3] The undead tried to free itself out of Kallun's life drain and thrown him away! He had a slightly hard landing, but he didn't hurt himself. Second bonelord jumped up and tried to stomp Euzaroch to a bloody pulp, but he took on a wraith form and the undead just passed through him!
[Bonelord: 6, Euzaroch: 6, Kallun: 4, Bonelord: 5] The bonelord tried to grab Euzaroch in his non-corporeal form, but failed. Euzaroch jumped inside of the undead just before the wraith form ended and tele-fragged him, getting also whole force of the explosion on himself! Sorcerer dodged out a heavy attack with getting just lightly scratched.
[Euzaroch: 4, Kallun: 6, Bonelord: 4] Euzaroch landed perfectly on the ground, death of the undead strangely healing him and strenghtening his blade. Together with sorcerer they killed the second undead, Kallun getting lightly wounded by shrapnells but still getting healed by the sigil stone.
A group of twelve armed skeletons risen after bonelords exploded!
Bonelords died [0/28]. Glossary entry added.
Life Leech +6 AR
Vrillith
What can you tell me about this place? What's hiding in the tower? - Vril asked, sitting on the log with old man.
[5]
Wait? You're one of sunlight brothers and you don't know? Hmm... - he stopped for a moment, then continued -
You certainly don't look like a novice, and your armor seems quite different than the one that others wore. Perhaps you're a wandering knigh? - the old man asked.
A wandering hero of the order. - Vril replied.
Ah, this explains your lack of knowledge.... This charred, empty and littered with bones and graves place is Domain of Death. Here, the one that grim reaper serves resides. The being responsible for mortality of anything that lives, and for decay of those that cheat it with undeath and don't serve it. - the man explained.
Domain of Death?
So what lives here? - Vril asked, slightly frightened.
[6] Old man took on a grim and stern facial expression. With a strange glow in his eyes he said:
I am the Aspect of Death, a powerful being from the realms beyond, here, in my domain. Like my other out-realm brothers, called to Tenath by forces unleashed upon bringing the sparkle of life to it's barren wastelands ages ago by Unified Tribunal! I am the one that holds countless armies of the undead. Each death makes me stronger. Come to the ruined tower and face my might petty servant of three gods in one being! I dare you to come and fall, your miserable life essence bringing me more power! - the gravely voice echoed throughout whole domain.
Deikos of High Rock
[2]
I wonder what this may be... - Deikos said, taking a quick glance at the gem. He couldn't tell too much about it. Except for draining light and looking pitch black in darkness, it was just another gem.
[6] Just before he was about to hide it, the gem started glowing with faint green light. Deikos noticed darkness closing in around him, black fog getting closer and closer. Suddenly he saw someone approaching from the darkness - it was a knight wearing High Rock armor, just like himself. When the figure drawn closer to him, Deikos stared at it, completely shocked! Another of those rotten undeads, in worn down and rusty armor. However, it looked just like him!
YOU! YOU LED US TO DEATH WITH YOUR PERILOUS ADVENTURE! - the undead knight shouted out with somewhat demonic voice. Several more of them approached from the fog!
IT WAS YOUR FOOLISHNESS THAT LET US DIE, OR WILL LEAD US TO DEATH IN ALL OF THE ALTERNATE REALMS! - they all shouted at the same time.
RETURN TO THE MANOR AT ONCE! SPARE US, AND YOU SHALL BE SPARED! - mad wraiths were shouting.
Erin Blood
Poor bastard, ah well time to resume my search! - Erin shrugged and then moved on, in search of a wizard.
[5] Wandering the streets at night, someone crossed her way. It was a beggar in his middle age, his eyes completely white - without irises or pupils, and his body covered with numerous scars.
You have a gift... to harness the power of energies flowing through the world... Yes... I can sense it... - he muttered out.
Are you a wizard? - Erin asked the beggar. He looked more like a madman than a spellcaster.
[1]
The realms will merge soon! Cleansing is about to come! Sigils already started to turn.... FROM YOUR BONES, I SHALL MAKE MYSELF ARMS TO FIGHT MY PLACE BY THE SIDE OF UNIFIED TRIBUNAL!!! - he screamed and charged!
[Erin: 1, Madman: 5] The attack surprised Erin! Before she could react, the man jumped into an energy vein that just conveniently popped out and drawn the power from it to shot several lightning bolts at her, throwing her to the other side of street and inflicting heavy burns!
[Madman: 4, Erin: 6] Still having small quantity of the energy drawn from now empty vein, the man used telekinesis to bring Erin closer to him. He started punching her in her face until he lost enough power to completely hold her, and Erin beheaded him with one swift slash! Remaining quarter of the energy thrown her against a nearby wall.
Erin lost 11 HP. Erin is at the brink of death! [1/14]