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GameTales of Maj'Eyal: Age of Ascendancy 1.7.6
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CampaignMaj'Eyal
ModeNormal Exploration
SexMale
RaceShalore
ClassSkirmisher
Level / Exp21 / 71%
Sizemedium
Lifes / Deaths
Killed by crimson crystal at level 2 on the 76th Pyre 122nd year of Ascendancy at 09:31
Killed by Rhaloren Inquisitor at level 6 on the 2nd Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 03:54
Killed by pitfall trap at level 11 on the 18th Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 15:53
Killed by Glorerille the minotaur at level 14 on the 59th Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 16:36
Killed by Carid the Human's mucus ooze at level 15 on the 65th Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 02:33
Killed by 3-headed hydra at level 15 on the 67th Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 14:21
Killed by Grand Corruptor at level 19 on the 5th Allure 123rd year of Ascendancy at 14:14
Killed by Grand Corruptor at level 19 on the 5th Allure 123rd year of Ascendancy at 16:40
Killed by Yvuvena the temporal stalker at level 21 on the 30th Regrowth 123rd year of Ascendancy at 08:30
Killed by Chronolith Twin at level 21 on the 31st Regrowth 123rd year of Ascendancy at 01:20
Killed by Chronolith Twin at level 21 on the 31st Regrowth 123rd year of Ascendancy at 01:45
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Primary Stats

Strength22 (base 12)
Dexterity59 (base 48)
Constitution15 (base 10)
Magic14 (base 10)
Willpower19 (base 11)
Cunning51 (base 38)

Resources

Life441/441
Mana265/265
Stamina168/168
Healing Factor1.1960311219417
Regeneration0.29900778048542

Speed

Mental0%
Attack0%
Movement0%
Spell0%
Global+95.238095238095%

Vision

Sight10
Lite6
Infravision5
See Stealth47.953047061531
See Invisible47.953047061531

Offense: Mainhand

Damage89
Accuracy66
Crit Chance28%
APR5
Speed1.00

Offense: Offhand

Damage
Accuracy
Crit Chance
APR
Speed

Offense: Spell

Spellpower7
Crit Chance16%
Speed1

Offense: Mind

Mindpower29
Crit Chance16%
Speed1

Offense: Damage Bonus

Acid+8%
Light+10%
Temporal+6%
Darkness+11%
Physical+13%
Fire+10%
All0%

Offense: Damage Penetration

Cold+20%
Temporal+5%

Defense: Base

Armour (hardiness)22 (63.594633868923%)
Defense48
Ranged Defense48
Fatigue0
Physical Save23
Spell Save17
Mental Save28

Defense: Resistances

Blight+ 26%( 70%)
Arcane+ 15%( 70%)
Cold+ 29%( 70%)
All 0%( 70%)
Lightning+ 15%( 70%)
Light+ 13%( 70%)
Temporal+ 16%( 70%)
Physical+ 1%( 70%)
Darkness+ 12%( 70%)
Fire+ 12%( 70%)
Nature+ 29%( 70%)

Defense: Immunities

Teleport Resistance20%
Disarm Resistance26%
Instadeath Resistance100%
Blind Resistance20%

Inscriptions (4/4)

Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
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 instantly heal yourself for 142 then cleanse 1 wound, poison, and disease effect.
Its effects scale with your Cunning stat.
Infusion: Healing
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
Infusions
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 nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to increase movement speed by 535% for 1 game turn.
You gain 100% stun, daze, and pin immunity during the effect.
Any actions other than movement will cancel the effect.
Note: since you will be moving very fast, game turns will pass very slowly.
Its effects scale with your Constitution stat.
Infusion: Movement
Runes
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 24
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
Is: a spell
Description: Activate the rune to create up to 3 images of yourself that taunt nearby enemies each turn and immediately after being summoned.
Only one image can be created per enemy in radius 10 with the first being created near the closest enemy.
Images inherit all of your life, resistance, armor, defense, and armor hardiness.
Rune: Mirror Image

Class Talents

Cunning / Poisons1.30
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 10
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Description: Learn how to coat your melee weapons, throwing knives, sling and bow ammo with poison, giving your attacks a 22% chance to poison the target for 10 nature damage per turn for 2 turns. Every application of the poison stacks, up to a maximum of 39 nature damage per turn.
    The damage scales with your Cunning.
    Apply Poison
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: When you kill a creature, all of your poisons affecting it will spread to foes in a radius of 0.
    Toxic Death
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Learn how to enhance your Deadly Poison, adding additional effects. Each level, you will learn a new kind of poison enhancement:
    Level 1: Numbing Poison
    Level 2: Insidious Poison
    Level 3: Crippling Poison
    Level 4: Leeching Poison
    Level 5: Volatile Poison
    New poison enhancements can also be learned from special teachers in the world.
    Also increases the effectiveness of your poisons by 0%. (The effect varies for each poison.)
    Adjusting your weapon coating takes no time and does not break stealth.
    You may only have two poison enhancements active at once; applying a third will randomly cause one of the existing ones to be cancelled.
    Vile Poisons
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 14
    Range: 7
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: You strike your target with your melee or ranged weapon, doing 120% weapon damage as nature and inflicting additional effects based on your active vile poisons:

    Numbing Poison - Reduces global speed by 13% for 5 turns.
    Insidious Poison - Applies a standard poison that deals 27.28 nature damage over 5 turns.
    Crippling Poison - Places 1 talents on cooldown for 1 turns.
    Leeching Poison - Heals you for 27.
    Volatile Poison - Deals a further 16.37 nature damage to foes in a radius 1 ball.

    Learning this talent in addition to the Throwing Knives talent allows you to learn the Venomous Throw talent, which can be used to throw poisoned daggers at your foes, but is put on cooldown when this talent is used.
    Venomous Strike
0/5
Technique / Tireless Combatant1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Any time you do not have an opponent in a square adjacent to you, you gain 1.9 Stamina regeneration. At talent level 3 or more, you also gain an equal amount of life regen when Breathing Room is active.
    Breathing Room
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 6.5
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 15
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Control your movements to increase your defenses. This allows you to shrug off minor damage and, if you have a shield equipped, preemptively Block in reaction to incoming damage.
    While this talent is activated, you are globally slowed by 5.0% and all damage you take is reduced by a flat 22.9.
    If you have a shield equipped and Block is not on cooldown, any blockable damage that is greater than 33% of your block value (before resistances) will have a 40% chance to instantly activate Block.
    The flat damage reduction will increase with your defense.
    Pace Yourself
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: When the going gets tough, you get tougher. You gain 0.4 Stamina regen per enemy in sight, and beginning at talent level 3 and above, you also gain 1.4 life regen per enemy. The bonuses cap at 4 enemies.
    Dauntless Challenger
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: For each turn you spend stamina, you gain 0.9% resist all and 0.2% all resistances cap for 3 turns. The buff stacks up to 5 times, and each new application refreshes the duration.
    Additionally, at talent level 5 and above, Breathing Room and Dauntless Challenger are 20% more effective.
    The Eternal Warrior
1/5
Cunning / Called Shots1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 10
    Range: 7
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Archery (100% of a turn)
    Description: Strike your opponent in the knee (or other critical point in an ambulatory appendage) for 170% weapon damage, knocking them down (1 turn pin) and slowing their movement by 35% for 3 turns afterwards.
    This shot will bypass other enemies between you and your target.
    The slow effect becomes more powerful with your Cunning.
    Kneecapper
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 35
    Range: 7
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Archery (100% of a turn)
    Description: Employ a specialized sniping shot at a target.
    This shot is focused on precision at long range and deals base 91% ranged damage with a bonus that increases with distance.
    The ranged bonus is -50% (penalty) at point blank range, while at your maximum range of 7 it is 192%.
    This shot will bypass other enemies between you and your target.
    Kill Shot
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 15
    Range: 7
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Archery (100% of a turn)
    Description: Fire three shots in quick succession at a vulnerable point on the target (usually the head).
    Each shot deals 53% Ranged damage and will try to stun or increase the target's stun duration by 1.
    These shots will bypass other enemies between you and your target.
    The chance to stun increases with your Accuracy.
    Noggin Knocker
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 5.2
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your mastery of called shots is unparalleled. and you gain 10% bonus critical chance and 20% critical damage with your Called Shots Talents. At rank 3 the cooldowns of all of your Called Shots Talents are reduced by 2 each. At rank 5 you gain 35% Physical resistance penetration with all Called Shot attacks.
    Sling Sniper
4/5
Technique / Skirmisher - Slings1.30
  • Effective talent level: 6.5
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases weapon damage by 76% and physical power by 30 when using slings.
    Also, increases your reload rate by 3.
    Sling Supremacy
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 15
    Range: 7
    Cooldown: 5
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Double Archery (50% of a turn)
    Description: Fire off a quick sling bullet for 127% damage at double your normal attack speed, as well as increasing your attack speed by 22% for 5 turns.
    Each time you move, the cooldown of this talent is reduced by 1.
    Swift Shot
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 3.9
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 45
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 7
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Archery (100% of a turn)
    Description: Take aim and unload up to 14 shots for 111% weapon damage each against random enemies inside a cone. Each enemy can only be hit once (twice for talent level 3 and higher). Using Swift Shot lowers the cooldown by 1.
    Hurricane Shot
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Your Shoot talent now costs 20 stamina but fires 3 times for 10% damage per shot.
    Bombardment
0/5
Technique / Buckler Training1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Allows shields to be equipped, using Cunning instead of strength as a requirement.
    When you are attacked in melee, you have a 13% chance to deflect the attack with your shield, completely evading it.
    In addition, as long as you are wearing armour no heavier than leather, you gain 3 Armour and 10% Armour hardiness.
    The chance to deflect increases with your Cunning.
    Buckler Expertise
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 15
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Bash an enemy in melee range with your shield (twice for talent level 5 or more), doing 151% damage and knocking them back 2 squares. You may then follow with a deadly short-range sling attack, dealing 226% damage. The shield bash will use Dexterity instead of Strength for the shield's bonus damage.
    Bash and Smash
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: When you are hit by a projectile, physical or otherwise, you have a 7% chance to deflect it up to 1 squares away. At talent level 5, your Bash and Smash shield hit is a guaranteed critical.
    Buckler Mastery
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Any time you block an attack with Buckler Expertise or Buckler Mastery you instantly counterattack with your sling for 0% damage This can only occur up to 0 time(s) per turn.
    Counter Shot
0/5

Generic Talents

Cunning / Survival1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    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 38, and you gain the ability to detect traps (+31 detect 'power').
    The detection abilities improve with Cunning.
    Heightened Senses
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    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 18%.
    In addition your knowledge of devices allows you to disarm known traps (36 disarm 'power', improves with Cunning).
    Device Mastery
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    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 15 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
Cunning / Scoundrel1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your melee and ranged attacks have a 25% chance to shred enemies inflicting an additional 100% of the damage dealt as a bleed over 4 turns.
    Lacerating Strikes
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your melee and ranged attacks inflict distracting wounds that reduce the target’s critical strike multiplier by 25% for 5 turns.
    In addition, your attacks have a 12% chance to inflict a painful wound that causes them to forget a random talent for 4 turns. The last effect cannot occur more than once per turn per target.
    Scoundrel's Strategies
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your abilities in sowing confusion and chaos have reached their peak. Whenever a foe attempts to apply a detrimental physical effect to you, they have a 15% chance to fail. If there is an adjacent enemy to you, you misdirect your foe into applying it to them at 30% duration.
    You gain 15 defense.
    The chance to apply status effects increases with your Accuracy and the Defense with your Cunning.
    Misdirection
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your melee and ranged attacks leave your foes unable to focus on any complex actions, giving them a stacking 3% chance of failure the next time they try to use a talent (to a maximum of 12%).
    If any effect causes the target's turn to fail they fumble and injure themself, taking 100.23 physical damage.
    If the turn loss was caused by this effect then Fumble is removed.
    The damage dealt increases with your Cunning.
    Fumble
1/5
Technique / Mobility1.30
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 8
    Range: 7
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Jump back up to 5 grids from your target, springing over any creatures in your way.
    You must disengage in a nearly straight line directly away from your target (which you must be able to see).
    After moving, you gain 159% increased movement speed for 3 turns (which ends if you take any actions other than movement), and you may reload your ammo (if any).
    The extra speed and maximum distance you can move are reduced by your Fatigue level.
    Disengage
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 25
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 29
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Your quick wit and reflexes allow you to anticipate attacks against you, granting you a 26% chance to evade melee and ranged attacks and 13 increased defense for 4 turns.
    The chance to evade and defense bonus increase with your Dexterity.
    Evasion
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 20
    Range: 3
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: In an extreme feat of agility, you move to a spot you can see within range, bounding around, over, or through any enemies in the way.
    This talent cannot be used while wearing heavy armor, and leaves you exhausted. The exhaustion increases the cost of your activated Mobility talents by 58% (stacking), but fades over 21 turns.
    Tumble
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 10
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 5
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: You have trained to be very light on your feet and have conditioned your reflexes to react faster than thought to damage you take.
    While this talent is active, you instantly react to any direct damage (not from status effects, etc.) that would hit you for at least 44% of your maximum life.
    This requires 2.0 stamina and reduces the damage by 5%.
    Your reactions are too slow for this if you are wearing heavy armour.
    The damage reduction improves with your Defense.
    Trained Reactions
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 35% 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: 1.0
    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 3% and critical strike power by 5%.
    Magic of the Eternals
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 46
    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 9) 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 training1.30
  • 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 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
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    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 26 Defense, 9% Armour hardiness, and 12% reduced Fatigue.
    In addition, when you step adjacent to a (visible) enemy, you use the juxtaposition to increase your total Defense by 13 for 2 turns.
    The Defense bonus scales with your Dexterity.
    Light Armour Training
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 6.5
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases the accuracy of unarmed, melee and ranged weapons by 65.
    Combat Accuracy
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases weapon damage by 0% and physical power by 30 when using swords, axes or maces.
    Weapons Mastery
0/5
  • 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

talent
Pace Yourself
talent
Chant of Fortress
talent
Secrets of the Eternals
detrimental effect
Your arcane powers are disrupted by your antimagic equipment. Arcane talents fail 10% of the time and arcane sustains have a 1.0% chance to deactivate each turn.
Antimagic Disruption

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
Ungrol of Last Hope asked you to look for his wife's friend Celia, who has been reported missing. She frequently visits her late husband's mausoleum, in the graveyard near Last Hope.
And now for a grave		active
After passing through some kind of time anomaly you met a temporal warden who told you to destroy the abominations of this alternate timeline.
Back and Back and Back to the Future		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 injured seer to the recall portal on level 2 of Scintillating Caves.
As a reward you improved talent Arcane Eye (+1 level(s)).
Escort: injured seer (level 2 of Scintillating Caves)		done
You successfully escorted the injured seer to the recall portal on level 3 of Scintillating Caves.
As a reward you improved talent Arcane Eye (+1 level(s)).
Escort: injured seer (level 3 of Scintillating Caves)		done
You successfully escorted the lost defiler to the recall portal on level 3 of Trollmire.
As a reward you improved Cunning by +5.
Escort: lost defiler (level 3 of Trollmire)		done
You successfully escorted the lost sun paladin to the recall portal on level 4 of Old Forest.
As a reward you improved talent Chant of Fortress (+1 level(s)).
Escort: lost sun paladin (level 4 of Old Forest)		done
You successfully escorted the lost warrior to the recall portal on level 1 of Old Forest.
As a reward you improved talent Vitality (+1 level(s)).
Escort: lost warrior (level 1 of Old Forest)		done
You successfully escorted the repented thief to the recall portal on level 2 of Old Forest.
As a reward you improved talent Misdirection (+1 level(s)).
Escort: repented thief (level 2 of Old Forest)		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 have explored the Old Forest and vanquished Shardskin.
* You have explored the Maze and vanquished the Minotaur.
* You have explored the Sandworm Lair and vanquished their Queen.
* You have explored the Daikara and vanquished the huge ice dragon that dwelled there.
Into the darkness		done
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.
Ungrol of Last Hope needs your help making an elixir of foundations. He has given you some notes on the ingredients:
 * You've found the needed bloated horror heart.
 * 'Needed: one naga tongue. Best results occur with tongues never tainted by profanity, so if you happen to know any saintly nagas...'
 * You've found the needed green worm.
The Brotherhood of Alchemists		active
You have heard that near the Charred Scar, to the south, lies a ruined tower known as the Dreadfell.
There are disturbing rumors of greater undead, and nobody who reached it ever returned.
Perhaps you should explore it and find the truth, and the treasures, for yourself!
The Island of Dread		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
You met a half-mad lumberjack fleeing a small village, rambling about an untold horror lurking there, slaughtering people.
4 lumberjacks have died.
The beast within		done
You have found a slavers' compound and entered it.

You decided you cannot let slavers continue their dirty work and destroyed them!
Till the Blood Runs Clear		done
You heard a plea for help and decided to investigate...
Only to find yourself trapped inside an unknown tunnel complex.
Trapped!		done

Equipment

On feet
Brodusahad the Sepsisminister (0 def, 1 armour)
Infused by psionic forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / feet ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +1
Changes stats: +1 Str / +5 Dex / +2 Wil / +2 Cun
Changes resistances: +3% nature
Physical save: +5 (+3 eff.)
Spell save: +6 (+4 eff.)
Mental save: +5 (+2 eff.)
Infravision radius: +3


A pair of boots made of leather.
Brodusahad the Sepsisminister (0 def, 1 armour)
Quiver
psychokinetic pouch of dwarven-steel shots of crippling (21/21, 34-40 power, 3 apr)
Requires:
- Dexterity 24

Crafted by a master
Infused by psionic forces
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: ammo / shot ; tier 3

Base power: 33.5 - 40.2
Uses stats: 50% Cun, 70% Dex
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Sling Supremacy
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% base dam (max 20%)
Armour Penetration: +3
Crit. chance: +13.0%
Capacity: 21
On weapon hit:
* 20% chance to knock the target back 3 spaces and deal 114 physical damage
On weapon crit:
* Cripple the target reducing mind, spell, and combat action speeds by 30%
Damage (Ranged): +15 physical


Shots are used with slings to pummel your foes to death.
psychokinetic pouch of dwarven-steel shots of crippling (21/21, 34-40 power, 3 apr)
Light source
bright brass lantern of health
Infused by nature
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: lite / lite ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Maximum life: +40.00
Light radius: +6


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.
bright brass lantern of health
On head
rough leather cap 'Neraretha' (0 def, 1 armour)
Infused by arcane disrupting forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / head ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Accuracy: +15 (+4 eff.)
Armour penetration: +2
Armour: +1
Fatigue: +1%
Changes resistances: +6% blight / +6% nature / +5% arcane
Stamina each turn: +1.00


A cap made of leather.
rough leather cap 'Neraretha' (0 def, 1 armour)
On hands
hardened leather gloves 'Tista' (5 def, 2 armour)
Infused by psionic forces
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / hands ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Accuracy: +7 (+2 eff.)
Armour: +2
Defense: +5 (+1 eff.)
Changes resistances: +6% lightning / +12% fire / +5% arcane / +9% cold
Physical save: +6 (+3 eff.)
Mental save: +7 (+3 eff.)
Disease immunity: +10%
Disarm immunity: +26%
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.
hardened leather gloves 'Tista' (5 def, 2 armour)
Tool
iron pickaxe 'Frosttyphoon' (dig speed 36 turns)
Crafted by a master
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: tool / digger ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Fatigue: -5%
Changes stats: +3 Str
Changes resistances penetration: +20% cold
Reduces incoming crit damage: 10.00%
Infravision radius: +1
When carried:
Talent granted: +1 Dig


Allows you to dig a wall, remove a tree, create ways.
iron pickaxe 'Frosttyphoon' (dig speed 36 turns)
On fingers
steel ring 'Voruyann'
Crafted by a master
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Physical power: +6 (+2 eff.)
Armour: +8
Changes stats: +5 Str / +5 Con
Changes resistances: +5% arcane / +9% lightning
Blindness immunity: +20%
Teleport immunity: +20%


Rings make your fingers look great!
steel ring 'Voruyann'
On fingers
steel ring
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 2



Rings make your fingers look great!
steel ring
Around neck
Withering Orbs
Infused by psionic forces
0.10 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: jewelry / amulet ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Damage (Melee): 5 mind
Damage (Ranged): 5 mind
Mindpower: +5 (+2 eff.)
See stealth: +10
See invisible: +10
Blind-Fight: This item allows the wearer to attack unseen targets without any penalties.


These opalescent orbs stare at you with deathly knowledge, undeceived by your vanities and pretences. They have lived and died through horrors you could never imagine, and now they lie strung in black chords watching every twitch of the shadows.
If you close your eyes a moment, you can almost imagine what dread sights they see...
Withering Orbs
In main hand
cured leather sling 'Gugen'
Requires:
- Dexterity 16
- Talent Shoot

Powered by arcane forces
Crafted by a master
4.00 Encumbrance.

[Random Unique]
Type: weapon / sling ; tier 2

Mastery: Sling Supremacy
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% base dam (max 20%)
Attack speed: 100%
Firing range: +7
On weapon hit:
* 10% chance to reduce all saves and defense by 20
Damage (Ranged): +8 acid / +10 fire
Damage (radius 1) on hit: +4 mind
When wielded/worn:
Effects on ranged hit:
* 20% chance to reduce all saves and defense by 20
Changes resistances penetration: +5% temporal
Changes damage: +8% acid / +10% fire / +6% temporal / +13% physical
Talents cooldown: Fragmentation Shot (-2 turns) Pin Down (-1 turn)
Defense after a teleport: +5
Resist all after a teleport: +5%
New effects duration reduction after a teleport: +5%


Slings are used to hurl stones or metal shots at your foes.
cured leather sling 'Gugen'
Around waist
Girdle of the Calm Waters
Infused by nature
1.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: armor / belt ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +3 Wil
Changes resistances: +20% blight / +20% cold / +20% nature
Healing mod.: +15%


A belt rumoured to have been worn by the Conclave healers.
Girdle of the Calm Waters
In off hand
swashbuckler's steel shield of the stars (0 def, 4 armour, 12-15 power, 37.5 block)
Requires:
- Shield usage training
- Cunning 16

Powered by arcane forces
Crafted by a master
7.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / shield ; tier 2

When used to attack (with talents):
Base power: 12.5 - 15.0
Uses stat: 100% Str
Damage type: Physical
Accuracy bonus: +2.0% proc dam (max 200%)
Crit. chance: +3.0%
Block value: +38
Damage (Melee): +12 light / +11 darkness
When wielded/worn:
Accuracy: +6 (+1 eff.)
Armour: +4
Fatigue: +8%
Changes stats: +3 Str / +3 Dex / +2 Mag / +3 Cun
Changes resistances: +13% light / +12% darkness
Changes damage: +10% light / +11% darkness
Talent granted: +1 Block


Handheld deflection devices.
swashbuckler's steel shield of the stars (0 def, 4 armour, 12-15 power, 37.5 block)
Cloak
resilient linen cloak of Eldoral (1 def, 0 armour)
Infused by nature
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / cloak ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +1 (+0 eff.)
Changes stats: +2 Cun / +2 Dex
Maximum life: +31.00


A cloth coat typically worn as a loose outer garment. It is spacious enough to be worn even over bulky metal armour.
resilient linen cloak of Eldoral (1 def, 0 armour)
Main armor
rough leather armour of temporal resistance (3 def, 2 armour)
Requires:
- Strength 10

Powered by arcane forces
9.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / light ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Defense: +3 (+1 eff.)
Fatigue: +6%
Changes resistances: +16% temporal


A suit of armour made of leather.
rough leather armour of temporal resistance (3 def, 2 armour)

Inventory

Rune of the Rift (226.00 temporal damage, removed from time 4 turns)
Powered by arcane forces
0.10 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: scroll / rune ; tier 3

When inscribed on your body:
Effective talent level: 0.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: 6
Cooldown: 14
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
Is: a spell
Description: Inflicts 239.56 temporal damage. If your target survives, it will be sent 4 turns into the future.
It will also lower your paradox by 25 (if you have any).
Note that messing with the spacetime continuum may have unforeseen consequences.
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.
Rune of the Rift (226.00 temporal damage, removed from time 4 turns)
biting gale rune of the duelist (damage 167; dur 4; cd 21)
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: 21
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 166.80 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 Dexterity 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.
biting gale rune of the duelist (damage 167; dur 4; cd 21)
teleportation rune of the sneak (range 74; cd 13)
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: 13
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
Is: a spell
Description: Activate the rune to teleport randomly in a range of 74 with a minimum range of 15.
Its effects scale with your Cunning 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.
teleportation rune of the sneak (range 74; cd 13)
Choker of Dread
Powered by arcane forces
0.10 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: jewelry / amulet ; tier 3

When wielded/worn:
Physical power: +5 (+2 eff.)
Blindness immunity: +100%
Spellpower: +5 (+2 eff.)
See invisible: +10
It can be used to summon an elder vampire with Taunt to your side for 15 turns

Activation costs 50 power out of 60/60.

The evilness of undeath radiates from this amulet.
Choker of Dread
copper ring
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 1



Rings make your fingers look great!
copper ring
copper ring
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 1



Rings make your fingers look great!
copper ring
Brightschism the steel mace (16-22 power, 3 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 16

Powered by arcane forces
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / mace ; tier 2

Base power: 15.5 - 21.7
Uses stat: 100% Str
Damage type: Physical
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% base dam (max 20%)
Armour Penetration: +3
Crit. chance: +1.0%
Attack speed: 100%
Damage (radius 1) on hit: +9 fire
When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +4 Cun
Changes resistances: +12% fire
Hate when firing a critical mind attack: +2.00
Mental crit. chance: +7%


Blunt and deadly.
Brightschism the steel mace (16-22 power, 3 apr)
Vestments of the Conclave (0 def, 0 armour)
Powered by arcane forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: armor / cloth ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +6 Mag
Changes resistances: +9% all
Changes damage: +15% arcane
Spellpower: +15 (+5 eff.)
Spell crit. chance: +15%


An ancient set of robes that has survived from the Age of Allure. Primal magic forces inhabit it.
It was made by Humans for Humans; only they can harness the true power of the robes.
Vestments of the Conclave (0 def, 0 armour)
Coral Spray (8 def, 8 armour, 18-25 power, 48 block)
Requires:
- Shield usage training
- Cunning 16

Infused by nature
7.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: armor / shield ; tier 1

When used to attack (with talents):
Base power: 18.0 - 25.2
Uses stat: 140% Str
Damage type: Physical
Accuracy bonus: +2.0% proc dam (max 200%)
Crit. chance: +2.0%
Block value: +48
Damage (Melee): +10 cold
When wielded/worn:
Armour: +8
Defense: +8 (+2 eff.)
Fatigue: +12%
On shield block:
* 30% chance to spray freezing water (radius 4 cone) at the target.
Changes resistances: +15% cold / +10% fire
Talent granted: +1 Block
Maximum air capacity: +20.00
Special effect on block: 30% chance to spray freezing water (radius 4 cone) at the target.


A chunk of jagged coral, dredged from the ocean.
Coral Spray (8 def, 8 armour, 18-25 power, 48 block)
51 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.
51 alchemist agate
Heart of the Sandworm Queen
Infused by nature
0.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: corpse / heart

It can be used to consume the heart.

The heart of the Sandworm Queen, ripped from her dead body.
You could ... consume it, should you feel mad enough or you could try to corrupt it somewhere.
Heart of the Sandworm Queen
Prox's Lucky Halfling Foot
Infused by nature
2.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: tool / misc ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +5 (+1 eff.)
Changes stats: +5 Lck
Trap disarming bonus: +5
Detects traps.
Removes (25% chance) up to three stuns, pins, or dazes each turn


A large hairy foot, very recognizably a halfling's, is strung on a piece of thick twine. In its decomposed state it's hard to tell how long ago it parted with its owner, but from what look like teeth marks around the ankle you get the impression that it wasn't given willingly.
It has been kept somewhat intact with layers of salt and clay, but in spite of this it's clear that nature is beginning to take its toll on the dead flesh. Some say the foot of a halfling brings luck to its bearer - right now the only thing you can be sure of is that it stinks.
Prox's Lucky Halfling Foot
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
2 garnet
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / red ; tier 3

When wielded/worn:
Physical crit. chance: +3.0%
Changes damage: +6% all
Spell crit. chance: +3%
Mental crit. chance: +3%
When used to imbue an object:
Physical crit. chance: +3.0%
Changes damage: +6% all
Spell crit. chance: +3%
Mental crit. chance: +3%
Latent Damage Type: Fire


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
2 garnet
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 166 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
Khelalesus the Spiderwild (20/20, 33-40 power, 3 apr)
Requires:
- Dexterity 24

Infused by arcane disrupting forces
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: ammo / shot ; tier 3

Base power: 33.0 - 39.6
Uses stats: 70% Dex, 50% Cun
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Sling Supremacy
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% base dam (max 20%)
Armour Penetration: +3
Crit. chance: +5.0%
Capacity: 20
On weapon hit:
* 33% chance to slow global speed by 46%
Damage (Ranged): +4 mind
Damage (radius 1) on hit: +12 mind / +16 acid
Damage (radius 2) on crit: +8 acid


Shots are used with slings to pummel your foes to death.
Khelalesus the Spiderwild (20/20, 33-40 power, 3 apr)
deadly pouch of dwarven-steel shots of crippling (18/18, 36-43 power, 3 apr)
Requires:
- Dexterity 24

Crafted by a master
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: ammo / shot ; tier 3

Base power: 35.5 - 42.6
Uses stats: 50% Cun, 70% Dex
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Sling Supremacy
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% base dam (max 20%)
Armour Penetration: +3
Crit. chance: +11.0%
Capacity: 18
On weapon crit:
* Cripple the target reducing mind, spell, and combat action speeds by 30%


Shots are used with slings to pummel your foes to death.
deadly pouch of dwarven-steel shots of crippling (18/18, 36-43 power, 3 apr)
psychokinetic pouch of iron shots of amnesia (19/19, 16-19 power, 1 apr)
Requires:
- Dexterity 11

Infused by psionic forces
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: ammo / shot ; tier 1

Base power: 16.0 - 19.2
Uses stats: 50% Cun, 70% Dex
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Sling Supremacy
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% base dam (max 20%)
Armour Penetration: +1
Crit. chance: +4.0%
Capacity: 19
On weapon hit:
* 50% chance to put 1 talent on cooldown for 3 turns (checks Confusion immunity)
* 20% chance to knock the target back 3 spaces and deal 114 physical damage
Damage (Ranged): +7 physical


Shots are used with slings to pummel your foes to death.
psychokinetic pouch of iron shots of amnesia (19/19, 16-19 power, 1 apr)
9 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.
9 amethyst

Achievements

Curse Lifter (Exploration mode) Killed Ben Cruthdar the Cursed.
By jetheris the Shalore Skirmisher level 13
40th Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 18:00 see stats
Exterminator (Exploration mode) Killed 1000 creatures.
By jetheris the Shalore Skirmisher level 19
5th Allure 123rd year of Ascendancy at 08:14 see stats
Level 10 (Exploration mode) Got a character to level 10.
By jetheris the Shalore Skirmisher level 10
9th Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 05:20 see stats
Level 20 (Exploration mode) Got a character to level 20.
By jetheris the Shalore Skirmisher level 20
24th Regrowth 123rd year of Ascendancy at 19:27 see stats
Poisonous (Exploration mode) Sided with the assassin lord.
By jetheris the Shalore Skirmisher level 19
80th Haze 122nd year of Ascendancy at 10:11 see stats
The Arena (Exploration mode) Unlocked Arena mode.
By jetheris the Shalore Skirmisher level 13
33rd Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 16:11 see stats
The Right thing to do (Exploration mode) Did the righteous thing in the ring of blood and disposed of the Blood Master.
By jetheris the Shalore Skirmisher level 17
13rd Haze 122nd year of Ascendancy at 15:16 see stats
The secret city (Exploration mode) Discovered the truth about mages.
By jetheris the Shalore Skirmisher level 21
4th Pyre 123rd year of Ascendancy at 13:05 see stats
Treasure Hunter (Exploration mode) Amassed 1000 gold pieces.
By jetheris the Shalore Skirmisher level 19
62nd Haze 122nd year of Ascendancy at 01:54 see stats

Log

Option unlocked: New Class: Archmage
New Achievement: The secret city (Exploration mode)!
Quest 'An apprentice task' is done! (Press 'j' to see the quest log)
There is a Hidden teleportation portal to Angolwen, the hidden city of magic here (press '' or right click to use).
Ran for 3 turns (stop reason: interesting terrain).

There is a portal back here (press '' or right click to use).
Saving game...
Saving done.
Tempest activates Tempest.
Jetheris activates Secrets of the Eternals.
Tempest activates Hurricane.

Quest 'Storming the city' status updated! (Press 'j' to see the quest log)

Jetheris deactivates Chant of Fortress.
Chant of Fortress has been disrupted by anti-magic forces!

You don't see how to get there...
You don't see how to get there...

Talent Chant of Fortress is ready to use.
Jetheris activates Chant of Fortress.

You don't see how to get there...

You don't see how to get there...

Ran for 4 turns (stop reason: interesting character).