> Try using the Glyph of expansion on the other's head.You attempt to cast a glyph of expansion onto one of the brigands' head.
(Magic: Glyphs) (Glyph of Expansion) (94-30=64) (64>10) (Success! 39xp gained!)The brigand's head swells up, making his eyes pop you and dangle against his cheeks and blood leak from his eye sockets and ears. The other only watches in horror as the brigand's head continues to grow until it can barely fit in the door-frame, until his head splits open like an over-ripe apple, showing the contents inside until, at last, his whole head explodes in a shower of gore. Taking initiative, you grab the other brigand and tie him to a table. You bring out the knife you found earlier, and begin slicing his skin off, starting with a leg. You revel in his agonised screams, drinking his pain and being spurred on by it. And when you finish the bloody task, baring the veins and muscles beneath, you slash at it several times until with a great cleave you amputate it from his body. You repeat this with the other leg and both arms, keeping him alive with Glyphs of Life, until at very last you have mutilated his whole body and left him only as a torso and head. You then ravage these parts, leaving him as an unrecognisable mess. Then you behead him, finishing it off.
Status:
> You are sitting.
> You are covered with blood and gore.
> You are feeling sadistic.
> You have been mindraped.
> You feel cold.
> You feel strange and uncomfortable.
> The world seems to have become a little darker.
> You feel slightly disconnected.
> You are not hungry.
> You are not thirsty.
> Rations: Empty (0)
> Water: Empty (0)
> Skills: Long Swords (4), Speech (1) (131/200xp), Pickpocket (0), Athletics (0), Culture Knowledge: Dwarf Fortresses (0), Geology (0), Psychology (0) (94/100xp), Magic: Glyphs (2) (266/300xp), Acting (0) (65/100xp), Cryptology (0) (15/100xp)
Armour:
> Expensive Steel Boots (+3 to defence)
> Expensive Steel Cuirass (+3 to defence)
> Steel Chain Shirt (+2 to defence)
> Expensive Steel Great Helm (+3 to defence)
> Expensive Steel Greaves (+3 to defence)
> Expensive Steel Gauntlets (+2 to defence)
> Steel Chain Pants (+2 to defence)
Weapon:
> Expensive Steel Longsword (+3 to offense, +1 to defence)
Clothes:
> White Silk Shirt
> White Silk Trousers
> White Silk Socks
> White Cloth Cloak
> Expensive White Silk Robes
Glyphs:
> L1
> Glyph of Fire
> Glyph of Life
> Glyph of Projectiles
> Glyph of Balls
> L2
> Glyph of Shields
> Glyph of Void
> Glyph of Expansion
> L3
> Glyph of Invisibility
Abilities:
> Voice of Power
Inventory:
> "Hidden Mages" by Edward Black
> Gold coins x38
> Diamond-studded ring
> Golden wedding band
> Silver necklace
> Steel ring
> Silver runic good-luck charm
> Ornate and bloody steel dagger
What do you do?
((Well, you did want gore...
))