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CampaignMaj'Eyal
ModeNormal Roguelike
SexMale
RaceShalore
ClassArcane Blade
Level / Exp18 / 10%
Sizemedium
Lifes / Deaths
Killed by Xille the barrow wight at level 18 on the 61st Haze 122nd year of Ascendancy at 12:57
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Primary Stats

Strength23 (base 13)
Dexterity22 (base 10)
Constitution18 (base 18)
Magic53 (base 35)
Willpower23 (base 10)
Cunning50 (base 37)

Resources

Life-4/466
Mana107/267
Stamina184/184
Healing Factor1.0711363549267
Regeneration0.26778408873168

Speed

Mental0%
Attack0%
Movement+20%
Spell0%
Global+100%

Vision

Sight10
Lite4
Infravision5
See Stealth33.595095619122
See Invisible33.595095619122

Offense: Mainhand

Damage26
Accuracy25
Crit Chance26%
APR4
Speed1.00

Offense: Spell

Spellpower40
Crit Chance26%
Speed1

Offense: Mind

Mindpower30
Crit Chance23%
Speed1

Offense: Damage Bonus

Lightning+13%
Cold+35%
Arcane+3%

Offense: Damage Penetration

Lightning+5%

Defense: Base

Armour (hardiness)11 (30%)
Defense19
Ranged Defense19
Fatigue3
Physical Save20
Spell Save23
Mental Save26

Defense: Resistances

Acid+ 3%( 70%)
Nature+ 10%( 70%)
Darkness+ 6%( 70%)
Cold+ 20%( 70%)
Lightning+ 47%( 70%)
Fire+ 18%( 70%)
All 0%( 70%)

Defense: Immunities

Stun Resistance23%
Confusion Resistance40%
Pinning Resistance25%
Disarm Resistance23%
Instadeath Resistance100%
Knockback Resistance68%

Inscriptions (4/4)

Runes
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 15
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 263 damage for 3 turns.
Its effects scale with your Magic stat.
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: melee/personal
Cooldown: 15
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
Is: a spell and usable during Aether Avatar
Description: Activate the rune to unleash a manasurge upon yourself, increasing mana regeneration by 820% for 10 turns (0 total) and instantly restoring 41 mana.
Also when resting your mana will regenerate at 0.5 per turn.
Rune: Manasurge
Runes
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 15
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a spell
Description: Activate the rune to direct a cone of chilling stormwind doing 212.76 cold damage.
The storm will soak enemies hit reducing their resistance to stuns by 50% then attempt to freeze them for 4 turns.
These effects can be resisted but not saved against.
Its effects scale with your Magic stat.
Rune: Biting Gale

Class Talents

Technique / Magical combat1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 20
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 5
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Allows you to use melee weapons to focus your spells, granting a 36% chance per melee attack to cast an offensive spell as a free action on the target.
    Delivering the spell this way will not trigger a spell cooldown.
    You may select an allowed spell to trigger this way, or choose to have one randomly selected for each attack.
    While dual wielding or using a shield the chance is halved.
    The chance increases with your Cunning.

    Allowed spells: Earthen Missiles, Flame, Lightning
    Arcane Combat
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a spell
    Description: The user gains a bonus to Spellpower equal to 13% of your Cunning (Current bonus: 6).
    Arcane Cunning
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 20
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 5
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Regenerates 0.00 mana per turn, and increases physical and spell critical chance by 0% while active.
    Arcane Feed
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a spell
    Description: Raw magical damage channels through the caster's weapon, increasing raw Physical Power by 0% of your Magic (current bonus: 0).
    Each time you crit with a melee blow, you will unleash a radius 1 ball of arcane damage, doing 4.45.
    The bonus scales with your Spellpower and talent level.
    If you are using a shield this will only occur 50% of the time.
    If you are dual wielding this will only occur 50% of the time.
    At level 5 the ball becomes radius 2.
    Arcane Destruction
0/5
Spell / Earth1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 15.9
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 3
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Fire a powerful beam of stone-shattering force, digging out any walls in its path up to 1 range.
    The beam continues to a range of 10, affecting any creatures in its path, dealing 75.96 physical damage to them.
    If any walls are dug, you gain 16% physical damage bonus for 6 turns.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Pulverizing Auger
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 15
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: The caster's skin grows as hard as stone, granting a 1 bonus to Armour.
    Each time you are hit in melee, you have a 8% chance to reduce the cooldown of an Earth or Stone spell by 2 (this effect can only happen once per turn).
    The bonus to Armour will increase with your Spellpower.
    Stone Skin
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 21.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures a mudslide, dealing 12.60 physical damage in a radius of 1. Any creatures caught inside will be knocked back 8 spaces.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Mudslide
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 53
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 60
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Entomb yourself in a wall of stone for 3 turns.
    At level 4, it becomes targetable.
    Any hostile creature caught in the radius will also suffer 13.91 physical damage.
    Duration and damage will improve with your Spellpower.
    Stone Wall
0/5
Spell / Fire1.30
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 12.7
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 3
    Travel Speed: 2000% of base
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures up a bolt of fire, setting the target ablaze and doing 16.91 fire damage over 3 turns.
    At level 5, it will create a beam of flames.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Flame
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 31.8
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 18
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures up a cone of flame with radius 1. Any targets caught in the area will suffer Burning Shock, stunning them and dealing 12.60 fire damage over 1 turns.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Flameshock
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 21.2
    Range: 7
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: 400% of base
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures up a bolt of fire that moves toward the target and explodes into a flash of fire, doing 19.77 fire damage in a radius of 0.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Fireflash
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 31.8
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 20
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Raging flames burn foes and allies alike, doing 4.06 fire damage in a radius of 5 each turn for 3 turns.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Inferno
0/5
Spell / Enhancement1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 20.6
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 4
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Strike twice with your mainhand weapon dealing 80% Arcane damage.
    If either of these attacks hit you gain 17 mana.
    The mana gain will increase with your Spellpower.
    Arcane Strike
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 40
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Engulfs your hands (and weapons) in a sheath of fire, dealing 10.49 fire damage per melee attack and increasing all fire damage dealt by 4%.
    Each hit will also regenerate 0.43 stamina.
    The effects will increase with your Spellpower.
    Fiery Hands
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 40
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Engulfs your hands (and weapons) in a sheath of lightning, dealing 6 lightning damage with a chance to daze (25%) per melee attack and increasing all lightning damage dealt by 4%.
    Each hit will also regenerate 0.43 mana.
    The effects will increase with your Spellpower.
    Shock Hands
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 6.5
    Use mode: Passive
    Cooldown: 10
    Is: a spell
    Description: You concentrate on your inner self, increasing your Strength, Dexterity, Magic, and Cunning by 9.
    Additionally, you gain a shield absorbing 171 damage before you take damage every 10 turns.
    The stat increase and shield will improve with your Spellpower.
    Inner Power
5/5
Cunning / Dirty fighting1.30
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 12.4
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: You make a low blow against a sensitive point on the target, dealing 150% unarmed damage. If your attack hits, the target is left reeling and vulnerable, reducing their physical save by 0 and their stun, blind, confusion and pin immunities to 50% of normal for 4 turns.
    This effect bypasses saves.
    Dirty Fighting
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your quick wit gives you a big advantage against disabled targets, increasing your damage by 1% for each disabling effect the target is under, to a maximum of 2%.
    For this purpose, disabling effects are stun, blind, daze, confuse, pin, disarm, cripple and silence.
    In addition, for each disabling effect the target is under, your melee attacks have a 1% (to a maximum of 2%) chance to inflict a new effect on them (that they do not already have): either disarm, cripple (25% power) or pin for 2 turns.
    The chance to further disable the target increases with your Accuracy.
    Backstab
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 18.5
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Description: Throw a cloud of blinding dust in a radius 0 cone. Enemies within will be blinded, as well as having their accuracy reduced by 3 and movement speed decreased by 15% for 1 turns.
    The chance to inflict these effects increase with your Accuracy.
    Blinding Powder
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 20.6
    Range: melee/personal
    Fixed Cooldown: 15
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Make a painful strike dealing 100% weapon damage that increases the duration of up to 0 negative effect(s) on the target by 0 turns. For each negative effect extended this way, the duration of a beneficial effect is reduced by the same amount, possibly canceling it.
    Twist the Knife
0/5
Technique / Combat techniques1.00
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 22.7
    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 3%.
    The effects will increase with your Dexterity.
    Precise Strikes
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 25.8
    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: 25.8
    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
Spell / Air1.30
  • Effective talent level: 6.5
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 10.6
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 3
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures up mana into a powerful beam of lightning, doing 91.70 to 275.09 damage (183.39 average)
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Lightning
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 6.5
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 21.2
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Invokes an arc of lightning doing 91.87 to 275.60 damage (183.73 average) and chaining to another target.
    The arc can jump to 8 targets at most, up to 10 grids apart, and will never jump to the same target twice, or to the caster. The arc will also strike all creatures between each target.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Chain Lightning
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 6.5
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 10
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: A gentle wind circles around the caster, increasing carrying capacity by 66, defense against projectiles by 16, pin immunity by 100% and stun immunity by 55%.
    At level 4 it also makes you levitate slightly above the ground, allowing you to ignore some traps.
    At level 5 it also grants 31% movement speed and removes 16 fatigue.
    Feather Wind
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 50
    Range: 6
    Cooldown: 15
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures a furious, raging lightning storm with a radius of 6 that follows you as long as this spell is active.
    Each turn, a random lightning bolt will hit up to 0 of your foes for 1.00 to 4.59 damage (2.29 average) in a radius of 1.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Thunderstorm
0/5

Generic Talents

Cunning / Survival1.00
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You notice the small things others do not notice, allowing you to "see" creatures in a 5 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 34, and you gain the ability to detect traps (+26 detect 'power').
    The detection abilities improve with Cunning.
    Heightened Senses
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    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 15%.
    In addition your knowledge of devices allows you to disarm known traps (30 disarm 'power', improves with Cunning).
    Device Mastery
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    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 14 for 4 turns.
    The radius will increase with your Cunning.
    Track
1/5
  • 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
Spell / Aegis1.00
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 26.5
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 16
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell and usable during Aether Avatar
    Description: Imbues your body with arcane forces, reconstructing it to a default state, healing for 184 life.
    The life healed will increase with your Spellpower.
    Arcane Reconstruction
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 40
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 14
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell and usable during Aether Avatar
    Description: Surround yourself with strengthening arcane forces.
    Every damage shield, time shield, displacement shield, and disruption shield affecting you has its power increased by 22%.
    At level 5, it also increases the duration of all shields by 1 turn.
    The shield value will increase with your Spellpower.
    Shielding
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 50
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell and usable during Aether Avatar
    Description: Surround yourself with protective arcane forces.
    Each time you receive a direct heal (not a life regeneration effect), you automatically gain a damage shield equal to 26% of the heal value for 3 turns.
    This will replace an existing damage shield if the new shield value and duration would be greater than or equal to the old.
    The shield value will increase with your Spellpower.
    Arcane Shield
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 53
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 25
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell and usable during Aether Avatar
    Description: Release arcane energies into most magical shields currently protecting you.
    It will affect at most 3 shield effects.
    Damage Shield, Time Shield, Displacement Shield: Increase the damage absorption value by 42%.
    Disruption Shield: Tap into the stored energies to restore the shield (at a rate of 2 energy per 1 shield power). Any leftover energy is converted back into mana at a rate of 4.62 energy per mana.
    The charging will increase with your Spellpower.
    Aegis
0/5
Spell / Conveyance1.00
  • Effective talent level: 5.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 31.8
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Teleports you randomly within a small range of up to 12 grids.
    At level 4, it allows you to specify which creature to teleport.
    At level 5, it allows you to choose the target area (radius 1).
    If the target area is not in line of sight, there is a chance the spell will partially fail and teleport the target randomly.
    The range will increase with your Spellpower.
    Phase Door
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 21.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Teleports you randomly within a large range (140).
    At level 4, it allows you to specify which creature to teleport.
    At level 5, it allows you to choose the target area (radius 20).
    If the target area is not in line of sight, there is a chance the spell will partially fail and teleport the target randomly.
    Random teleports have a minimum range of 15.
    The range will increase with your Spellpower.
    Teleport
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 42.4
    Range: 8
    Cooldown: 35
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: This intricate spell erects a space distortion around the caster that is linked to another distortion, placed around a target.
    Any time the caster should take damage, there is a 45% chance that it will instead be warped by the shield and hit the designated target.
    Once the maximum damage (171) is absorbed, the time runs out (13 turns), or the target dies, the shield will crumble.
    The max damage the shield can absorb will increase with your Spellpower.
    Displacement Shield
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 100
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 40
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: When you hit a solid surface, this spell tears down the laws of probability to make you instantly appear on the other side.
    Teleports up to 4 grids.
    After a successful probability travel you are left unstable, unable to do it again for a number of turns equal to 450% of the number of tiles you blinked through.
    The range will improve with your Spellpower.
    Probability Travel
0/5
Race / Shalore1.00
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 45
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Call upon the grace of the Eternals to increase your global speed by 33% for 5 turns.
    The speed bonus will increase with your Dexterity or Magic (whichever is higher).
    Grace of the Eternals
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 5.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a spell
    Description: Reality bends slightly in the presence of a Shaloren due to their inherent magical nature.
    Increases critical chance by 10% and critical strike power by 20%.
    Magic of the Eternals
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 45
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: As the only immortal race of Eyal, Shaloren have learnt over the long years to use their innate inner magic to protect themselves.
    20% chance to become invisible (power 18) for 5 turns when hit by a blow doing at least 10% of your total life.
    Secrets of the Eternals
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Fixed Cooldown: 50
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: The world grows old as you stand through the ages. To you, time is different.
    Reduces the time remaining on detrimental effects by 2, most cooling down talents by 1, and increases the time remaining on beneficial effects by 1 (up to 2 times the current duration).
    Timeless
0/5
Technique / Combat training1.00
  • 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: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You become better at using your armour to deflect blows and protect your vital areas. Increases Armour value by 0, Armour hardiness by 0%, and reduces the chance melee or ranged attacks critically hit you by 0% 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
0/5
  • 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: 1.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases the accuracy of unarmed, melee and ranged weapons by 14.
    Combat Accuracy
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases weapon damage by 30% 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

You met a novice mage who was tasked to collect an arcane powered artifact.
He asked for your help, should you collect some that you do not need.
* Collect an artifact arcane powered item.
An apprentice task		done
You have heard that within the scintillating caves lie strange crystals imbued with Spellblaze energies.

There are also rumours of a renegade Shaloren camp to the west.

* You have explored the scintillating caves and destroyed the Spellblaze Crystal.
* You have explored the Rhaloren camp and killed the Inquisitor.
Echoes of the Spellblaze		done
You successfully escorted the lone alchemist to the recall portal on level 1 of Daikara.
As a reward you improved Magic by +5.
Escort: lone alchemist (level 1 of Daikara)		done
You successfully escorted the lost warrior to the recall portal on level 2 of Ruins of Kor'Pul.
As a reward you improved talent Unflinching Resolve (+1 level(s)).
Escort: lost warrior (level 2 of Ruins of Kor'Pul)		done
You successfully escorted the lost warrior to the recall portal on level 3 of Scintillating Caves.
As a reward you improved talent Unflinching Resolve (+1 level(s)).
Escort: lost warrior (level 3 of Scintillating Caves)		done
You have found all the clues leading to the hidden treasure. There should be a way on the third level of the Trollmire.
It looks extremely dangerous, however - beware.
You have slain Bill. His treasure is yours for the taking.
Hidden treasure		done
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 have explored the Maze and vanquished the Minotaur.
* You must explore the Sandworm Lair and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
* You have explored the Daikara and vanquished the huge ice dragon that dwelled there.
Into the darkness		active
As you approached Derth you saw a huge dark cloud over the small town.
When you entered you were greeted by an army of air elementals slaughtering the population.
* You have dispatched the elementals but the cloud lingers still. You must find a powerful ally to remove it. There are rumours of a secret town in the mountains, to the southwest. You could also check out the Ziguranth group that is supposed to fight magic.
* You have learned the real threat comes from a rogue Archmage, a Tempest named Urkis. The mages of Angolwen are ready to teleport you there.
Storming the city		active
Various alchemists around Maj'Eyal are competing to gain entry into the great Brotherhood of Alchemists, and one or more have enlisted your aid.
The Brotherhood of Alchemists		active
You were asked to prove your worth as a fighter by a rogue, in order to participate in the arena
The agent of the arena		done

Equipment

On feet
Frost Treads (1 def, 4 armour)
Infused by nature
2.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: armor / feet ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +4
Defense: +1 (+1 eff.)
Fatigue: +7%
Changes stats: +4 Str / +4 Cun / +4 Wil
Changes resistances: +10% nature / +20% cold
Changes damage: +15% cold
Light radius: +1
Movement speed: +20%
Each step taken casts a ground frost effect in a radius of 1 around you for 5 turns, giving you a 20% cold damage bonus for 3 turns. Additionally, any enemy standing in the frost has a 20% chance of talent failure for 3 turns.


A pair of leather boots. Cold to the touch, they radiate a cold blue light.
Frost Treads (1 def, 4 armour)
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 head
linen wizard hat of lightning (+15%) (1 def, 0 armour)
Infused by nature
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / head ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +1 (+1 eff.)
Changes resistances: +15% lightning
Changes damage: +10% lightning


A pointy cloth hat, very wizardly...
linen wizard hat of lightning (+15%) (1 def, 0 armour)
Tool
iron torque of psionic shield [power 25] (16/22 cooldown)
Infused by psionic forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: charm / torque ; tier 1

It can be used to setup a psionic shield, reducing all damage taken by 25 for 5 turns

Activation puts all charms on cooldown for 22 turns.

Torques are made by powerful psionics to store psionic powers.
iron torque of psionic shield [power 25] (16/22 cooldown)
On fingers
Gorevengeance
Infused by psionic forces
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Damage when hit (Melee): 8 nature
Changes stats: +2 Wil
Mental save: +5 (+3 eff.)
Confusion immunity: +20%
Equilibrium when hit: +0.12
Mindpower: +5 (+3 eff.)


Rings make your fingers look great!
Gorevengeance
On fingers
Hurentir
Crafted by a master
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 3

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +3 Dex / +1 Wil
Changes resistances: +3% acid / +12% fire
Mental save: +3 (+2 eff.)
Disease immunity: +10%
Disarm immunity: +23%
Confusion immunity: +20%
Pinning immunity: +25%
Knockback immunity: +28%
Maximum life: +22.00


Rings make your fingers look great!
Hurentir
Around waist
Mighty Girdle
Crafted by a master
1.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: armor / belt ; tier 1

It is part of a set of items.
Some giant wraps would make you feel great.
When wielded/worn:
Armour: +4
Fatigue: -10%
Maximum encumbrance: +70
Knockback immunity: +40%
Maximum life: +40.00


This girdle is enchanted with mighty wards against expanding girth. Whatever the source of its wondrous strength, it will prove of great aid in the transport of awkward burdens.
Mighty Girdle
In main hand
yew magestaff 'Airwilder' (20-24 power, 4 apr, cold element)
Requires:
- Magic 24

Crafted by a master
5.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / staff ; tier 3

Base power: 20.0 - 24.0
Uses stat: 80% Mag
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Staff Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +1.0% proc dam (max 200%)
Armour Penetration: +4
Crit. chance: +3.5%
Attack speed: 100%
When wielded/worn:
Changes resistances: +21% lightning / +6% fire
Changes resistances penetration: +5% lightning
Changes damage: +3% lightning / +20% cold
Talent granted: +1 Command Staff
Spellpower: +9 (+3 eff.)
Spell crit. chance: +3%


Staves designed for wielders of magic, by the greats of the art.
yew magestaff 'Airwilder' (20-24 power, 4 apr, cold element)
On hands
rough leather gloves of magic (+2) (0 def, 1 armour)
Powered by arcane forces
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / hands ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +1
Changes stats: +2 Mag
Changes damage: +3% arcane
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.
rough leather gloves of magic (+2) (0 def, 1 armour)
Main armor
Elilaith the Obsidianvortex (3 def, 2 armour)
Requires:
- Strength 10

Infused by nature
9.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / light ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Defense: +3 (+2 eff.)
Fatigue: +6%
Changes resistances: +6% darkness
Reduces incoming crit damage: 15.00%
Maximum life: +20.00


A suit of armour made of leather.
Elilaith the Obsidianvortex (3 def, 2 armour)
Cloak
enveloping linen cloak of the Shaloren (6 def, 0 armour)
Powered by arcane forces
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / cloak ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +6 (+3 eff.)
Changes stats: +1 Mag / +1 Wil
Physical save: +7 (+4 eff.)


A cloth coat typically worn as a loose outer garment. It is spacious enough to be worn even over bulky metal armour.
enveloping linen cloak of the Shaloren (6 def, 0 armour)
Around neck
grounding copper amulet of willpower (+2)
Infused by nature
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / amulet ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +2 Wil
Changes resistances: +11% lightning
Stun/Freeze immunity: +23%


Amulets make your neck look great!
grounding copper amulet of willpower (+2)

Inventory

This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
wild infusion of the warrior (res 21%; magical; dur 2; cd 11)
Infused by nature
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: scroll / infusion

When inscribed on your body:
Effective talent level: 0.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 11
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to cure yourself of one random magical effect and reduce all damage taken by 21% for 2 turns.
Also removes cross-tier effects of the affected types for free.
Its effects scale with your Strength stat.
It can be used to inscribe your skin with the infusion.

Natural infusions may be grafted onto your body, granting you an on-demand nature talent.
wild infusion of the warrior (res 21%; magical; dur 2; cd 11)
wild infusion of the wizard (res 26%; magical; dur 4; cd 14)
Infused by nature
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: scroll / infusion

When inscribed on your body:
Effective talent level: 0.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 14
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to cure yourself of one random magical effect and reduce all damage taken by 26% for 4 turns.
Also removes cross-tier effects of the affected types for free.
Its effects scale with your Magic stat.
It can be used to inscribe your skin with the infusion.

Natural infusions may be grafted onto your body, granting you an on-demand nature talent.
wild infusion of the wizard (res 26%; magical; dur 4; cd 14)
blink rune of the wizard (range 5; phase 16; cd 12)
Powered by arcane forces
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: scroll / rune ; tier 1

When inscribed on your body:
Effective talent level: 0.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: 5
Cooldown: 12
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
Is: a spell
Description: Activate the rune to teleport up to 5 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 16%, your defense is increased by 16 and all your resistances by 16%.
Its effects scale with your Magic stat.
It can be used to inscribe your skin with the rune.

Magical runes may be inscribed onto your body, granting you an on-demand spell talent.
blink rune of the wizard (range 5; phase 16; cd 12)
shatter afflictions rune of the wizard (absorb 73; cd 16)
Powered by arcane forces
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: scroll / rune

When inscribed on your body:
Effective talent level: 0.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 16
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 73 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.
Its effects scale with your Magic stat.
It can be used to inscribe your skin with the rune.

Magical runes may be inscribed onto your body, granting you an on-demand spell talent.
shatter afflictions rune of the wizard (absorb 73; cd 16)
Earekan
Infused by nature
Crafted by a master
0.10 Encumbrance.

[Random Unique]
Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +1 Str / +1 Dex / +1 Con
Changes resistances: +22% acid / +22% lightning
Changes damage: +11% acid / +11% lightning
Spell save: +10 (+5 eff.)
Maximum stamina: +12.00
Infravision radius: +3
See invisible: +3


Rings make your fingers look great!
Earekan
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
rough leather belt 'Glowwilter'
Crafted by a master
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / belt ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +9 (+5 eff.)
Changes resistances: +3% light
Changes resistances penetration: +10% mind
Stealth bonus: +7
Mental save: +12 (+6 eff.)
Teleport immunity: +20%
Only die when reaching: -60.00 life
Defense after a teleport: +15
Resist all after a teleport: +15%
New effects duration reduction after a teleport: +15%


A belt that goes around your waist.
rough leather belt 'Glowwilter'
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
linen wizard hat (1 def, 0 armour)
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / head ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +1 (+1 eff.)


A pointy cloth hat, very wizardly...
linen wizard hat (1 def, 0 armour)
4 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.
4 agate
40 alchemist agate
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: alchemist-gem / black ; tier 1

When used as an alchemist bomb:
Bomb damage +5%


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
40 alchemist agate
3 aquamarine
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / blue ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Changes resistances: +2% all
When used to imbue an object:
Armour: +2
Changes resistances: +2% all
Latent Damage Type: Lightning


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
3 aquamarine
2 opal
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / blue ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +2 Str / +2 Dex / +2 Mag / +2 Wil / +2 Cun / +2 Con
When used to imbue an object:
Changes stats: +2 Str / +2 Dex / +2 Mag / +2 Wil / +2 Cun / +2 Con
Latent Damage Type: Lightning


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
2 opal
4 spinel
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / green ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +2 (+1 eff.)
Physical save: +2 (+1 eff.)
Spell save: +2 (+1 eff.)
Mental save: +2 (+1 eff.)
When used to imbue an object:
Defense: +2 (+1 eff.)
Physical save: +2 (+1 eff.)
Spell save: +2 (+1 eff.)
Mental save: +2 (+1 eff.)
Latent Damage Type: Nature


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
4 spinel
Crystal Focus
Powered by arcane forces
0.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: gem / multi-hued ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +5 Mag
Changes damage: +20% arcane / +20% blight
(The created item can be activated to recover the Focus.)
Latent Damage Type: Arcane
It can be used to combine with a weapon (makes a non enchanted weapon into an artifact)

Activation costs 1 power out of 1/1.

This crystal radiates the power of the Spellblaze itself.
Crystal Focus
Scrying Orb
Powered by unknown forces
1.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: orb / orb

When carried:


This orb will automatically identify items you find.
Scrying Orb
Rod of Recall (2/2)
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 172 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 (2/2)
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
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
self-loading pouch of steel shots (12/12, 22-26 power, 2 apr)
Requires:
- Dexterity 16

Powered by arcane forces
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: ammo / shot ; tier 2

Base power: 22.0 - 26.4
Uses stats: 50% Cun, 70% Dex
Damage type: Physical
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% base dam (max 20%)
Armour Penetration: +2
Crit. chance: +4.5%
Capacity: 12
Turns elapse between self-loadings: 4


Shots are used with slings to pummel your foes to death.
self-loading pouch of steel shots (12/12, 22-26 power, 2 apr)
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
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
Gorugrim the elm wand of shielding [power 116] (16/17 cooldown)
Powered by arcane forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: charm / wand ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +10 (+5 eff.)
Effects on melee hit:
* 20% chance to reduce all saves and defense by 20
Changes resistances: +3% nature / +9% fire
Spell save: +6 (+3 eff.)
Confusion immunity: +20%
It can be used to create a shield absorbing up to 116 damage on yourself and all friendly characters within 10 spaces for 4 turns

Activation puts all charms on cooldown for 17 turns.
When used:
* Increase the duration of 2 beneficial effects by 1.


Magical wands are made by powerful Alchemists and Archmagi to store spells. Anybody can use them to release the spells.
Gorugrim the elm wand of shielding [power 116] (16/17 cooldown)
7 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.
7 ametrine
6 citrine
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / yellow ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Light radius: +4
Infravision radius: +4
When used to imbue an object:
Light radius: +4
Infravision radius: +4
Latent Damage Type: Light


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
6 citrine
7 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.
7 zircon

Achievements

Exterminator (Roguelike) Killed 1000 creatures.
By bren the Shalore Arcane Blade level 18
61st Haze 122nd year of Ascendancy at 09:26 see stats
Level 10 (Roguelike) Got a character to level 10.
By bren the Shalore Arcane Blade level 10
18th Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 08:34 see stats
The Arena (Roguelike) Unlocked Arena mode.
By bren the Shalore Arcane Blade level 12
65th Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 01:04 see stats
The secret city (Roguelike) Discovered the truth about mages.
By bren the Shalore Arcane Blade level 16
44th Haze 122nd year of Ascendancy at 22:03 see stats
The sky is falling! (Roguelike) Saw a huge meteor falling from the sky.
By bren the Shalore Arcane Blade level 15
25th Haze 122nd year of Ascendancy at 22:06 see stats
Treasure Hunter (Roguelike) Amassed 1000 gold pieces.
By bren the Shalore Arcane Blade level 17
48th Haze 122nd year of Ascendancy at 06:09 see stats

Log

Xille the barrow wight warps space-time to equip: ash longbow
quiver of ash arrows.
Xille the barrow wight's Shoot hits bren for (25 flat reduction), (57 absorbed), 0 physical, (10 flat reduction), 0 cold (0 total damage).

The shield around bren crumbles.
Talent Arcane Strike is ready to use.
Xille the barrow wight shoots!
Xille the barrow wight's Shoot performs a ranged critical strike against bren!
Bren is crippled.
Bren is covered in acid!
Xille the barrow wight's Shoot hits bren for (25 flat reduction), 86 physical, (10 flat reduction), 0 cold (86 total damage).

Talent Lightning is ready to use.

Acid Splash from Xille the barrow wight hits bren for (25 flat reduction), 2 acid (2 total damage).
Xille the barrow wight casts Arrow Echoes.

Bren casts Lightning.
Chain Lightning is still on cooldown for 3 turns.
Xille the barrow wight stops spinning fate.
Xille the barrow wight regains their balance.
Talent Pulverizing Auger is ready to use.
Xille the barrow wight casts Singularity Arrow.
Acid Splash from Xille the barrow wight hits bren for (25 flat reduction), 2 acid (2 total damage).
Xille the barrow wight's Arrow Echoes hits bren for 97 physical, 10 cold (107 total damage).

Bren is confused and fails to use Lightning.
Xille the barrow wight's Singularity Arrow hits bren for 123 physical, 10 cold (133 total damage).
Bren is drawn in by the singularity!
Xille the barrow wight hits bren for 142 physical damage.
bren the level 18 shalore arcane blade was battered to death by Xille the barrow wight on level 2 of Old Forest.