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GameTales of Maj'Eyal: Age of Ascendancy 1.7.6
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CampaignMaj'Eyal
ModeEasy Adventure
SexFemale
RaceSkeleton
ClassBerserker
Level / Exp5 / 8%
Sizemedium
Lifes / Deaths
Killed by Yrado the halfling at level 5 on the 1st Mirth 122nd year of Ascendancy at 00:06
Killed by trafonderf at level 5 on the 1st Mirth 122nd year of Ascendancy at 00:12
2 / 2

Primary Stats

Strength32 (base 18)
Dexterity31 (base 14)
Constitution16 (base 16)
Magic10 (base 10)
Willpower10 (base 10)
Cunning10 (base 10)

Resources

Life215/215
Stamina112/112
Healing Factor1.0545771506545
Regeneration0.26364428766363

Speed

Mental0%
Attack0%
Movement-66.666666666667%
Spell0%
Global+100%

Vision

Sight10
Lite3

Offense: Mainhand

Damage41
Accuracy37
Crit Chance12%
APR4
Speed1.00

Offense: Spell

Spellpower16
Crit Chance1%
Speed1

Offense: Mind

Mindpower16
Crit Chance1%
Speed1

Offense: Damage Bonus

Blight+8%
Light+3%

Defense: Base

Armour (hardiness)8.3350939529706 (47.857809501309%)
Defense16
Ranged Defense16
Fatigue12
Physical Save16
Spell Save7
Mental Save7

Defense: Resistances

Darkness+ 11%( 70%)
Light+ 15%( 70%)
All 0%( 70%)

Defense: Immunities

Bleed Resistance100%
Fear Resistance100%
Instadeath Resistance100%
Poison Resistance100%
Blind Resistance23%

Inscriptions (3/3)

Runes
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 14
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a spell
Description: Activate the rune to create a protective shield absorbing at most 130 damage for 5 turns.
Rune: Shielding
Runes
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 18
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a spell
Description: Activate the rune to instantly dissipate the energy of your ailments, cleansing all cross tier effects and 1 physical, mental, and magical effect.
You use the dissipated energy to create a shield lasting 3 turns and blocking 50 damage per debuff cleansed (not counting cross-tier ones).
If there were only cross-tier effects to cleanse, no shield is created and the rune goes on a 75% reduced cooldown.
Rune: Shatter Afflictions
Runes
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: 4
Cooldown: 18
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
Is: a spell
Description: Activate the rune to teleport up to 4 spaces within line of sight. Afterwards you stay out of phase for 3 turns. In this state all new negative status effects duration is reduced by 10%, your defense is increased by 10 and all your resistances by 10%.
Rune: Blink

Class Talents

Technique / Combat veteran1.30
  • Effective talent level: 3.9
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your combat focus allows you to regenerate stamina faster (+2.0 stamina/turn).
    Quick Recovery
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your combat focus allows you to regenerate life faster (+1.4 life/turn).
    Fast Metabolism
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Rigorous training allows you to be more resistant to some spell effects (+0 spell save).
    Spell Shield
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You revel in the death of your foes, regaining 0.0 stamina with each death you cause.
    Unending Frenzy
0/5
Technique / Berserker's strength1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 33.6
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 18
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Shout your warcry in a frontal cone of radius 4. Any targets caught inside will be confused (50% confusion power) for 4 turns.
    Warshout
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 20
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: You enter an aggressive battle rage, increasing Accuracy by 5 and Physical Power by 5 and making you nearly unstoppable, granting 8% stun and pinning resistance.
    Sustaining this rage takes its toll on your body, decreasing your life by 2% each turn, but for every 1% of life missing you gain 0.5% critical hit chance.
    Even when sustained, this talent is only active when foes are in sight.
    The Accuracy bonus increases with your Dexterity, and the Physical Power bonus with your Strength.
    Berserker Rage
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 13.4
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 20
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Hits the target with your weapon, doing 80% damage. If the attack hits, the target's armour and saves are reduced by 0 for 2 turns.
    Also if the target is protected by any temporary magical or psionic damage absorbing shields there is -56% chance to shatter a random shield.
    Armor reduction chance increases with your Physical Power.
    Shattering Blow
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 25
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Search your inner strength for a surge of power.
    For 2 turns you gain 7 stamina per turn and 7% movement and attack speed.
    Only usable at 30% or lower stamina.
    Stamina regeneration is based on your Constitution stat.
    Relentless Fury
0/5
Technique / Two-handed assault1.30
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 9
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Hit the target twice with your two-handed weapon, doing 64% damage. Each hit will try to stun the target for 4 turns.
    The stun chance increases with your Physical Power.
    Stunning Blow
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 22.4
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 0
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Take a step toward your foes then use the momentum to cleave all creatures adjacent to you for 100% weapon damage.
    Fearless Cleave
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 33.6
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Spin around, extending your weapon in radius 2 and damaging all targets around you for 140% weapon damage.
    At level 3 all damage done will also make the targets bleed for an additional 0% damage over 5 turns
    Death Dance
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 28
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Takes advantage of a wounded foe to perform a killing strike. This attack is an automatic critical hit that does 1.0% extra weapon damage for each % of life the target is below maximum.
    (A victim with 30% remaining life (70% damaged) would take 170.0% weapon damage.)
    If an enemy dies from this attack then two of your talent cooldowns are reduced by 2 turns and Execution's cooldown is reset.
    Execution
0/5
Technique / Combat techniques1.30
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 24.6
    Range: 3
    Cooldown: 46
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Rush toward a target enemy with incredible speed and perform a melee attack for 120% weapon damage that can daze the target for 3 turns if it hits.
    You must rush from at least 2 tiles away.
    Rush
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 30
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: You focus your strikes, reducing your attack speed by 10% and increasing your Accuracy by 4 and critical chance by 2%.
    The effects will increase with your Dexterity.
    Precise Strikes
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 28
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 25
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: You have learned to focus your blows to hit your target, granting +19 accuracy and allowing you to attack creatures you cannot see without penalty for the next 1 turns.
    Perfect Strike
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 28
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 55
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Through rigorous training, you have learned to focus your actions for a short while, increasing your speed by 0% for 5 turns.
    Blinding Speed
0/5

Generic Talents

Undead / Skeleton1.10
  • Effective talent level: 3.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Improves your skeletal condition, increasing Strength and Dexterity by 11.
    Skeleton
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 31
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Description: Creates a shield of bones, absorbing 107 damage. Lasts for 10 turns.
    The total damage the shield can absorb increases with your Dexterity.
    Bone Armour
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your undead bones are very resilient, reducing the duration of all detrimental effects on you by up to -1%.
    Resilient Bones
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 39
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Description: Reposition some of your bones, healing yourself for -1.
    At level 5, you will gain the ability to completely re-assemble your body should it be destroyed (can only be used once).
    Re-assemble
0/5
Cunning / Survival1.00
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You notice the small things others do not notice, allowing you to "see" creatures in a 2 radius even outside of light radius.
    This is not telepathy, however, and it is still limited to line of sight.
    Also, your attention to detail increases stealth detection and invisibility detection by 0, and you gain the ability to detect traps (+0 detect 'power').
    The detection abilities improve with Cunning.
    Heightened Senses
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your cunning manipulations allow you to use charms (wands, totems and torques) more efficiently, reducing their cooldowns and the power cost of all usable items by 8%.
    In addition your knowledge of devices allows you to disarm known traps (0 disarm 'power', improves with Cunning).
    Device Mastery
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 20
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Description: Sense foes around you in a radius of 5 for 1 turns.
    The radius will increase with your Cunning.
    Track
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You have an enhanced sense of self preservation, and your keen intuition allows you to sense dangers others miss.
    Your ability to detect traps is enhanced (+0 detect 'power').
    Critical attacks against you have 0.0% reduced bonus damage, and damage bonuses attackers gain against you for being unseen are reduced by 10%.
    You also gain an additional chance (at your normal save -20, effective) to resist detrimental status effects that can be resisted.
    The detection and additional save chance improve with Cunning.
    Danger Sense
0/5
Technique / Conditioning1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Cooldown: 15
    Description: You recover faster from poisons, diseases and wounds, reducing the duration of all such effects by 22%.
    Whenever your life falls below 50%, your life regeneration increases by 14.6 for 8 turns (117 total). This effect can only happen once every 15 turns.
    The regeneration scales with your Constitution.
    Vitality
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You've learned to recover quickly from effects that would disable you. Each turn, you have a 9% chance to recover from a single stun effect.
    At talent level 2 you may also recover from Blindness, at level 3 Confusion and Pins, and level 4 Disarms and Slows.
    Effects will be cleansed with the priority order Stun > Blind > Confusion > Pin > Disarm > Slow.
    Only one effect may be recovered from each turn, and the chance to recover from an effect scales with your Constitution.
    Unflinching Resolve
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 20
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Enemies are intimidated by your very presence.
    Enemies within radius 6 have their Physical Power, Mindpower, and Spellpower reduced by 2.
    The power of the intimidation effect improves with your Physical power
    Daunting Presence
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 24
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: You release a surge of adrenaline that increases your Physical Power by 1 for 2 turns. While the effect is active, you may continue to fight beyond the point of exhaustion.
    You may continue to use stamina based talents while at zero stamina at the cost of life.
    The Physical Power increase will scale with your Constitution.
    Using this talent does not take a turn.
    Adrenaline Surge
0/5
Technique / Combat training1.30
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your skin becomes more resilient to damage. Increases resistance to all damage by 0.0%.
    Thick Skin
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You become better at using your armour to deflect blows and protect your vital areas. Increases Armour value by 2, Armour hardiness by 18%, and reduces the chance melee or ranged attacks critically hit you by 3% with your current body armour.
    (This talent only provides bonuses for heavy mail or massive plate armour.)
    At level 1, it allows you to wear heavy mail armour, gauntlets, helms, and heavy boots.
    At level 2, it allows you to wear shields.
    At level 3, it allows you to wear massive plate armour.
    Heavy Armour Training
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You learn to maintain your agility and manage your combat posture while wearing robes or light armour. When wearing armour no heavier than leather in your main body slot, you gain 4 Defense, 0% Armour hardiness, and 5% reduced Fatigue.
    In addition, when you step adjacent to a (visible) enemy, you use the juxtaposition to increase your total Defense by 2 for 2 turns.
    The Defense bonus scales with your Dexterity.
    Light Armour Training
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases the accuracy of unarmed, melee and ranged weapons by 18.
    Combat Accuracy
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases weapon damage by 34% and physical power by 30 when using swords, axes or maces.
    Weapons Mastery
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases weapon damage by 0% and physical power by 30 when using daggers.
    Dagger Mastery
0/5

Effects

Quests

It is time to explore some new places -- dark, forgotten and dangerous ones.
The Old Forest is just south-east of the town of Derth.
The Maze is west of Derth.
The Sandworm Lair is to the far west of Derth, near the sea.
The Daikara is on the eastern borders of the Thaloren forest.
* You must explore the Old Forest and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
* You must explore the Maze and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
* You must explore the Sandworm Lair and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
* You must explore the Daikara and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
Into the darkness		active
You have been resurrected as an undead by some dark powers.
However, the ritual failed in some way and you retain your own mind. You need to get out of this dark place and try to carve a place for yourself in the world.
You have found a very special cloak that will help you walk among the living without trouble.
The rotting stench of the dead		done

Equipment

On fingers
copper ring of power
Powered by arcane forces
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Physical power: +5 (+2 eff.)
Spellpower: +6 (+5 eff.)
Mindpower: +5 (+4 eff.)


Rings make your fingers look great!
copper ring of power
Around neck
starlit copper amulet
Infused by nature
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / amulet ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes resistances: +10% light / +11% darkness
Blindness immunity: +23%


Amulets make your neck look great!
starlit copper amulet
In main hand
Skullcleaver (120% power, 4 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 18

Powered by arcane forces
3.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: weapon / waraxe ; tier 1

Power: 121% Range: 1.4x
Uses stat: 100% Str
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Weapons Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% crit chance (max 25%)
Armour Penetration: +4
Crit. chance: +12.0%
Attack speed: 100%
Lifesteal (this weapon only): +10%
Damage conversion: 25% blight
When wielded/worn:
Changes damage: +8% blight


A small but sharp axe, with a handle made of polished bone. The blade has chopped through the skulls of many, and has been stained a deep crimson.
Skullcleaver (120% power, 4 apr)
Light source
brass lantern
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: lite / lite ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Light radius: +3


A brass container with a wick emerging from it, protected from draughts by a sheet of greased paper. It can be carried by a handle.
brass lantern
On hands
radiant hardened leather gloves of dexterity (+2) (0 def, 2 armour)
Powered by arcane forces
Crafted by a master
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / hands ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Accuracy: +11 (+4 eff.)
Armour: +2
Damage (Melee): 5 light
Changes stats: +2 Dex
Changes resistances: +5% light
Changes damage: +3% light
Learn an unarmed attack talent or enable 'Always show glove combat' to see combat stats.


Light gloves which do not seriously hinder finger movements, while still protecting the hands somewhat.
radiant hardened leather gloves of dexterity (+2) (0 def, 2 armour)
Main armor
iron mail armour (2 def, 4 armour)
Requires:
- Heavy armour training
- Strength 14

14.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / heavy ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +4
Defense: +2 (+2 eff.)
Fatigue: +12%


A suit of armour made of mail.
iron mail armour (2 def, 4 armour)

Inventory

Cloak of Deception
Powered by arcane forces
1.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: armor / cloak

When wielded/worn:
Physical power: +5 (+2 eff.)
Spellpower: +5 (+4 eff.)
Mindpower: +5 (+4 eff.)


A black cloak, with subtle illusion enchantments woven into its very fabric.
Cloak of Deception
temporal rough leather gloves of strength (+2) (0 def, 1 armour)
Powered by arcane forces
Crafted by a master
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / hands ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Physical power: +6 (+2 eff.)
Armour: +1
Damage (Melee): 6 temporal
Damage (Ranged): 5 temporal
Changes stats: +2 Str
Changes resistances: +5% temporal
Changes damage: +3% temporal
Learn an unarmed attack talent or enable 'Always show glove combat' to see combat stats.


Light gloves which do not seriously hinder finger movements, while still protecting the hands somewhat.
temporal rough leather gloves of strength (+2) (0 def, 1 armour)
agate
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / black ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +1 Str / +1 Dex / +1 Mag / +1 Wil / +1 Cun / +1 Con
When used to imbue an object:
Changes stats: +1 Str / +1 Dex / +1 Mag / +1 Wil / +1 Cun / +1 Con
Latent Damage Type: Acid


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
agate
Rod of Recall (1/1)
Powered by unknown forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: charm / rod

It can be used to recall the user to the worldmap after 40 turns

Activation costs 202 power out of 400/400.

This rod is made entirely of voratun, infused with raw magical energies that can bend space itself.
You have heard of such items before. They are very useful to adventurers, allowing faster travel.
Rod of Recall (1/1)
Transmogrification Chest
Powered by unknown forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: chest / sher'tul

When carried:
It can be used to transmogrify all the items in your chest at once (also done automatically when you change level)

Activation costs 0 power out of 1000/1000.

This chest is an extension of old Sher'tul places of power. Any items dropped inside are transported to an other place, processed and destroyed to extract energy.
The byproduct of this effect is the creation of gold, which is useless to process, so it is sent back to you.

When you possess the chest all items you walk upon will automatically be put inside and transmogrified when you leave the level.
Simply go to your inventory to move them out of the chest if you wish to keep them.
Items in the chest will not encumber you.
Transmogrification Chest
amethyst
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / violet ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Physical crit. chance: +2.0%
Changes damage: +4% all
Spell crit. chance: +2%
Mental crit. chance: +2%
When used to imbue an object:
Physical crit. chance: +2.0%
Changes damage: +4% all
Spell crit. chance: +2%
Mental crit. chance: +2%
Latent Damage Type: Arcane


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
amethyst
2 ametrine
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / yellow ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Physical crit. chance: +1.0%
Changes damage: +2% all
Spell crit. chance: +1%
Mental crit. chance: +1%
When used to imbue an object:
Physical crit. chance: +1.0%
Changes damage: +2% all
Spell crit. chance: +1%
Mental crit. chance: +1%
Latent Damage Type: Light


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
2 ametrine
2 zircon
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / yellow ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +1
Changes resistances: +1% all
When used to imbue an object:
Armour: +1
Changes resistances: +1% all
Latent Damage Type: Light


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
2 zircon

Achievements

Log

Yria the halfling uses Steady Shot.
trafonderf steals life from Yrado the halfling!
trafonderf hits Yrado the halfling for (6 flat reduction), 2 blight, (6 flat reduction), 15 physical, (3 flat reduction), 0 light (16 total damage).
Your shield crumbles under the damage!
The shield around trafonderf crumbles.
Yria the halfling's Steady Shot hits trafonderf for (50 absorbed), 15 physical, 6 acid, 3 darkness, 8 lightning (33 total damage).
Thought-forged bowman's Shoot misses trafonderf.
Yrado the halfling throws two quick punches.
Yrado the halfling hits trafonderf for 17 physical, 18 physical (35 total damage).
Gafma the halfling shoves Something aside.

Yria the halfling uses Headshot.
trafonderf steals life from Yrado the halfling!
trafonderf hits Yrado the halfling for (6 flat reduction), 0 blight, (6 flat reduction), 12 physical, (3 flat reduction), 0 light (12 total damage).
Trafonderf is recovering from the damage!
Yrado the halfling throws a concussive punch.
Yrado the halfling hits trafonderf for 25 physical, 22 physical (47 total damage).
Yrado the halfling hits Yria the halfling for 28 physical damage.
Yria the halfling's Headshot hits trafonderf for 83 physical, 6 acid, 3 darkness, 8 lightning (101 total damage).
trafonderf the level 5 skeleton berserker was minced to death by Yrado the halfling on level 1 of Ambush!.
You have 2 life(s) left.
You enter a zero gravity zone, beware!
From the brink of death you seem to be yanked to another plane.
Yria the halfling's Headshot killed trafonderf!
Saving game...
Saving done.
Talent Warshout is ready to use.
Talent Stunning Blow is ready to use.
Ran for 2 turns (stop reason: interesting character).