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GameTales of Maj'Eyal: Age of Ascendancy 1.4.4
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Ashes of Urh'Rok 1.4.0

Official Expansion!

Many in Maj'Eyal have heard of "demons", sadistic creatures who appear seemingly from nowhere, leaving a trail of suffering and destruction whereever they go. Their Fearscape floats far above the skies, watching and waiting, but not idly; their agents scout the land, their legions build up their forces, and their scholars develop new spells and strategies. As the barrier between our worlds begins to crack under their scrutiny, helpless Eyalites have begun to disappear, whisked up to serve as their slaves and playthings. They imbue these victims with magical powers to better survive the ensuing stresses - can you use your new-found abilities to escape the legions of Mal'Rok?

Features:

  • Start with a new class, the Doombringer! These avatars of demonic destruction charge into battle with massive two-handed weapons, cutting swaths of firey devastation through hordes of opponents. Armed with flame magic and demonic strength, they delight in fighting against overwhelming odds, softening up the crowd with waves of fire, then feeding on the flames and suffering of their surroundings to stay alive while quickly reducing any group to a pile of ash and gore.
  • Unlock a new class, the Demonologist, with an all-new item enhancement mechanic! Bearing a shield and the magic of the Spellblaze itself, these melee-fighting casters can grow demonic seeds from their fallen enemies. Imbue these seeds onto your items to gain a wide array of new talents and passive benefits, and summon the demons within them to fight on your side! Ever looked at a gigantic demon-cursed minotaur and wished it was on your side for once? Well, now you CAN summon one to pound your foes into paste while you cast devastating spells from afar, or call forth a squad of Fire Imps to pelt your enemies to death while they exhaust themselves on your impenetrable defenses! Demons have persistent health, making them a little more precious than disposable necromancer skeletons or summoner beasts, but can be revived from death nonetheless.
  • Two new zones, with all-new art, foes, and bosses! You've seen the plains of the Fearscape before, now see the lairs and headquarters of the demons themselves!
  • Over 10,000 words of written lore to find! The demons were once an enlightened, peaceful race, hailing from a distant planet known as Mal'Rok; learn what drove them to plot Eyal's eternal torture! Discover monuments to each of the demonic species and noteworthy individuals, showing the place of honor each has among them! Get a glimpse into the culture and daily lives of these sadistic invaders and their brainwashed thralls!
  • Unlock a new race, Doomelves: Shalore who've taken to the demonic alterations especially well, corrupting their typical abilities into a darker form. Blink away to safety, transform into a shadowy dúathedlen to hide in the shadows or prey on your foes with blasts of darkness, use your new resilience to soak up status effects and critical hits, and assault your enemies' minds to leave them unsteady in combat!
  • Between the aforementioned classes and Doomelves, a whopping 75 new talents!
  • Unlock two new cosmetic options! You know you've always wanted demon-horns.
  • Two new events, appearing anywhere in Eyal!
  • 20 new artifacts, with unique and interesting effects. Collect the Obsidian Treasures to amass more and more power! Slip your hands into the Will of Ul'Gruth and watch your sweeping blows smash down walls! Wear a giant hideous hell-mouth as a fashionable belt!
  • 7 new achievements! Conquer the worst Urh'Rok's forces can throw at you, and hang their metaphorical skulls from your profile page!

Ashes of Urh'Rok 1.4.0

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Embers of Rage 1.4.4

Official Expansion!

One year has passed since the one the Orcs call the "Scourge from the West" came and single-handedly crushed the Orc Prides of Grushnak, Vor, Gorbat, and Rak'Shor.  The Allied Kingdoms, now linked by farportal to their distant, long-lost Sunwall allies, have helped them conquer most of Var'Eyal.  The few remnants of the ravaged Prides are caged...  but one Pride remains.  Kruk Pride, isolated on an island, is the last orcish settlement that stands; they, too, face their impending doom.  The Sunwall has blockaded the only exit point from the island, and now, the technologically advanced civilization of Steam Giants have come down from the mountains to take their homeland with machines and weaponry unlike anything else on Eyal.  Kruk Pride has reverse-engineered their technology before; their only hope is to do it again and rise up against the Pride's foes.
 

Features:

  • Explore a whole new campaign from level 1 to 50, one year after the events of the original Tales of Maj'Eyal campaign. Liberate the Orcs (or die trying) by rising up against the Sunwall, the Steam Giants of Atmos, and other dangers that may lie in wait...
  • Play as one of three new races: the battle-hardened Orcs, the brutal Yetis, and the unstoppable Whitehooves. Discover their stories, their pains, their hopes... and their awesome racial powers!
  • Risk your life in over 20 unique zones! Explore the ruins of a lost city, lay siege to the Sunwall forces at the Gates of Morning, and raid the Steam Giants' mining quarry - each has its own unique foes and hazards, leading each to feel and play different from the others.
  • Play as one of the four new tinker classes: Gunslingers, Sawbutchers, Psyshots and Annihilators! Plus a class evolution: Technomancers! Crush and rend your foes with heavy metal, electrocute and immolate them with your gadgets, charge across the battlefield or nimbly strafe in style - each plays differently, and none provide any shortage of ways to slay your foes.
  • Master steam technology to build powerful tinkers to augment your equipment. Need to close in a bit quicker? Turn your boots into rocket boots! Having a hard time deciding whether to shoot someone or stab them? Build a Hand Cannon into your gloves, or deploy a Weapon Automaton to do the stabbing for you! If you have a problem, steamtech has a solution, usually involving explosions; with over 80 different powerful contraptions to craft, enjoy unparalleled versatility and trying something different with every playthrough.
  • Master the tactical uses of over 140 talents! Fire bouncing trick-shots and psychic-infused shots, use your steamsaws as shields or wheels, terrify your foes with long mechanical arms - there are no "boring" talents here, everything has its own special applications and properties!
  • Use advanced technology in the world of Eyal! Burrow through sand, plant bombs to destroy tunnels, and discover that you aren't alone in using it...
  • Infusions and runes are for puny humans; implant new medical injectors to pump an array of experimental chemicals into your body! Injectors can use any (infinitely reusable) salve in your inventory as long as they're off their cooldown, giving you versatility you've wished you could get with a couple of inscriptions.
  • Loot over 70 new and powerful artifacts. Pump lead into foes with big guns, quick guns, and explosive guns! Shred them with saws that maim, saws that thirst for blood, and saws that aren't really saws! Violate common sense by strapping a rocket to your back and calling it a jetpack!
  • Enjoy dying in horrible and exotic ways at the hands (or claws, jaws, guns...) of over 140 new creatures! Not mere piles of stats and chain-stuns, these foes will provide unique challenges - suffer the Sunwall's newest cosmic spells, the new breeds of ritches that infest and multiply, the Steam Giants' elaborate defense systems, and find new strategies to adapt to each!
  • Earn a trunkload of achievements! Have your accomplishments recognized for liberating the Orcish people, displaying exceptional mercy or cruelty, or showing your prowess with impressive feats! Give a boss a fate worse than death, show Sunwall forces how frustrating it is to fight a Radiant Horror as a paladin, come out on top against impossible odds, display a suicidal lack of situational awareness, and wear a badge of pride or shame for each!
  • Read roughly 27,000 words of new lore to immerse yourself in the world! Learn how things have changed since the Scourge's campaign, feel hatred and/or pity for your foes, uncover grand schemes and sinister plots, and notice the elaborate connections between Var'Eyal's numerous factions. Every zone has a story behind it, and every story ties into a bigger picture; enjoy a tale of horror and humor, of intrigue and glory, of despair and hope.
  • Earn the right to use the classic (and Ashes of Urh'Rok) classes in Embers of Rage, and the new tinker classes in Maj'Eyal! Play a Brawler in the East to fulfill your life-long dream of suplexing an entire nation of giants, or play a Sawbutcher in Maj'Eyal to shred through Dreadfell in a whirlwind of sawblades and steam!
Embers of Rage 1.4.4
CampaignOrcs
ModeNightmare Roguelike
SexMale
RaceOrc
ClassSawbutcher
Level / Exp14 / 34%
Sizemedium
Lifes / Deaths
Killed by ritch centipede at level 14 on the 9th Revenge 124th year of Ascendancy at 17:11
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Primary Stats

Strength42 (base 38)
Dexterity11 (base 10)
Constitution14 (base 11)
Magic12 (base 10)
Willpower18 (base 10)
Cunning42 (base 32)

Resources

Life-5/363
Healing Factor1.048
Regeneration2.7772

Speed

Mental0%
Attack0%
Movement0%
Spell0%
Global+100%

Vision

Sight11
Lite2
Infravision5
See Stealth5
See Invisible5

Offense: Mainhand

Damage55
Accuracy26
Crit Chance20%
APR21
Speed1.00

Offense: Offhand

Damage27
Accuracy26
Crit Chance20%
APR21
Speed1.00

Offense: Spell

Spellpower19
Crit Chance11%
Speed1

Offense: Mind

Mindpower26.2
Crit Chance11%
Speed1

Offense: Damage Bonus

All0%

Defense: Base

Armour (hardiness)37.73 (48.103448275862%)
Defense0
Ranged Defense0
Fatigue26
Physical Save41.533333333333
Spell Save10.5
Mental Save27

Defense: Immunities

Pinning Resistance36%
Instadeath Resistance100%
Confusion Resistance28%

Inscriptions (3/3)

Implants
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 21
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Steamtech (100% of a turn)
Is: a steamtech power
Description: Steam generator that permanently creates 7 steam per turn.
Can be activated for an instant burst of 36 steam.
Its effects scale with your Cunning stat.
Implant: Steam Generator
Implants
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 1
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a steamtech power
Description: Medical injector allows using therapeutics with 100% efficiency and cooldown mod of 100%.
Implant: Medical Injector
Implants
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 1
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a steamtech power
Description: Medical injector allows using therapeutics with 100% efficiency and cooldown mod of 100%.
Implant: Medical Injector

Class Talents

Steamtech / Battlefield management1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Sustained
    Drains steam: 8
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 3
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: Firmly plant your steamsaws in the ground, using them to propel yourself very quickly (+216% movement speed).
    Any foes on either side of your movement get wrecked by the saws, damaging them for 61% weapon damage and knocking them 3 tiles away from you.
    Attacking or using any talent will break this effect.
    The wheels of death! Amazing!
    Saw Wheels
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Drains steam: 3
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 3
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Steamtech (100% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: Spin your saws wildly around you to create a wall of steamy sawteeth.
    All melee damage against you is reduced by 6%, you have 6% chance to evade projectiles and you can never take a blow that deals more than 110% of your max life.
    Split their bones on the saws of death!
    Grinding Shield
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Steam cost: 20
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Steamtech (100% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: Slam your saws into your target, dealing 100% weapon damage + 7% per physical, magical, or mental effect on them (up to 7 effects).
    Sustains are not effects.
    The Metal Punisher!
    Punishment
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You have lived through many battles, and your experience makes you a gritty veteran.
    Saw Wheels steam drain is reduced by 0.
    Grinding Shield lets you live below your normal limits, up to -0 life.
    Punishment has a 0% chance to have its cooldown reduced by 1 for each effect.
    Domination for all!
    Battlefield Veteran
0/5
Steamtech / Furnace1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Sustained
    Drains steam: 2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 3
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Steamtech (100% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: You add a portable furnace to your steam generators.
    While it is active your fire and physical damage increases by 9% and your fire and physical resistance penetration by 9%.
    Burninate all with awesome Steam power!
    Furnace
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your armour is so hot from the furnace it dissipates parts of all energy based attacks against you.
    All non physical, non mind damage is reduced by 19 (current 1).
    Each turn this happens you gain a molten point (up to 10), decreasing the efficiency of the reduction by 25%.
    Molten points are removed upon running or resting.
    Hot liquid metal, the fun!
    Molten Metal
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Steamtech (100% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: Open the vents on your furnace, creating a conic blast dealing up to 21.54 fire damage at 10 molten points (currently 21.54).
    All molten points are consumed.
    The damage will increase with your Steampower.
    By fire be purged!
    Furnace Vent
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 24
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Steamtech (100% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: When you reach 10 molten points your armour overheats, reaching temperatures so high that they cauterize up to 0 detrimental physical effects on you.
    A special medical injector injects you with a fire immunity serum at that precise moment to make you immune to the burning effect.
    When this happens all molten points are consumed and trigger a Furnace Vent at the creature that triggered the last molten point.
    This effect drains 15 steam when triggered, and will not trigger if steam is too low.
    It's only a flesh burn!
    Melting Point
0/5
Steamtech / Sawmaiming1.30
  • Effective talent level: 6.5
    Use mode: Activated
    Steam cost: 5
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Steamtech (100% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: Hits the target on the arms with one rotating saw doing 168% damage and trying to maim it for 4 turns.
    Maimed foes deal 67% less damage.
    The chance improves with your Physical power.
    Cutting your foes has never been so simple!
    To The Arms
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Steam cost: 10
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Steamtech (100% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: You "gently" slam your saws into the wounds of a creature, dealing 30% weapon damage and deepening the wounds.
    All bleeding wounds durations are increased by 1 turns and the damage by 15% (this may be done only once per bleeding effect).
    When this happens a gush of blood is projected in a narrow cone of radius 4, dealing 15.06 physical damage to all creatures.
    The power and damage improves with your Steampower.
    The marvels of technology, now at the service of true butchery!
    Bloodstream
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Steam cost: 20
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Steamtech (100% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: You try to sever the spine of your foe, reducing its global speed by -100% for 4 turns and dealing 60% weapon damage.
    The power of the blow also removes up to 1 physical effects.
    If your talent level is at least 3 1 physical or magical sustains are also removed.
    Break them, grind them, mow them down!
    Spinal Break
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Drains steam: 10
    Range: 5
    Cooldown: 15
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: When you kill a foe you place small explosives with shrapnels inside its body, making it explode in radius 5.
    Any foes hit will bleed for 1.25 damage per turn for 6 turns. The shrapnels also damage the vocal cords (or related organ), silencing them for -2 turns.
    Use the finest of wartech now: shrapnels. For blood and mayhem!
    Goresplosion
0/5
Steamtech / Butchery1.30
  • Effective talent level: 5.2
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases Physical Power by 52 and increases weapon damage by 51% when using steamsaws.
    Steamsaw Mastery
4/5
  • Effective talent level: 6.5
    Use mode: Sustained
    Drains steam: 3
    Range: melee/personal
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: Channel hot steam around your saws, burning foes you strike in melee for 73.61 fire damage over 3 turns (which can stack)!
    Hot, steamy maiming!
    Overheat Saws
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Drains steam: 3
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 3
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Steamtech (100% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: Continuously swing your steamsaws around you, dealing 30% weapon damage to adjacent foes each turn.
    Your chaotic motions make it difficult for anything to hit you, granting 6% chance to completely negate all damage.
    Damage avoidance chance increases with Steampower.
    Make the metal talk!
    Tempest of Metal
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Steam cost: 20
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 15
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: You temporarily overcharge the saw motors, increasing the effective talent level of all saw talents by 20% for 1 turns.
    Overcharge Saws
0/5
Steamtech / Battle machinery1.30
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Activated
    Steam cost: 30
    Range: 5
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Steamtech (100% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: Throw a small, unstable steam engine on the battlefield that will go critical after 2 turns.
    It will then create an explosion of hot vapour in radius 2, burning all foes for 124.94 fire damage.
    Any bleeding foe caught in the flames will take 40% more damage.
    Damage scales with your Steampower.
    Tick Tock Tick BOOM!
    Explosive Steam Engine
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Explosive Steam Engine vapour now lingers for 5 turns.
    Each turn, bleeding foes inside the cloud will take 24.86 fire damage.
    Any steamtech-using creature will also regenerate 1 additional steam per turn while inside the cloud.
    Damage scales with your Steampower.
    Modern technology at the service of burnination!
    Lingering Cloud
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Steam cost: 30
    Range: 5
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Steamtech (100% of a turn)
    Is: a steamtech power
    Description: Throw a tremor engine on the battlefield that will trigger after 2 turns.
    For 5 turns after triggering, it will constantly shake the ground and stun, pin, or disarm any creature in radius 1 for 0 turns.
    The ground is mere paper to you!
    Tremor Engine
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: On its last pulse, your Tremor Engine shakes violently, raising a volcano for 0 turns.
    Each turn, the volcano will send out fiery boulders that deal 4.43 fire and 4.43 physical damage.
    Damage scales with your Steampower.
    All the fury of fire at your disposal!
    Seismic Activity
0/5

Generic Talents

Steamtech / Physics1.20
  • Effective talent level: 6.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Allows you to create smithed tinkers of level 6.
    You will learn a new schematic at level 1.
    Each other talent level, you have a 20% chance to learn one more random schematic, if you have not gained it by level 5 you are guaranteed it (unless all are known).
    This talent is required for the following tinkers (you still need to learn/find the schematics):
    * Incendiary Groove
    * Spike Attachment (known)
    * Ablative Armour
    * Saw Projector
    * Shocking Edge
    * Rustproof Coating
    * Solid Shell
    * Focus Lens (known)
    * Steamgun
    * Silver Filigree
    * Razor Edge (known)
    * Crystal Edge
    * Back Support (known)
    * Acid Groove (known)
    * Mana Coil
    * Grounding Strap
    * Steamsaw
    * Fatal Attractor
    * Viral Needlegun (known)
    * Weapon Automaton: One Handed
    * Armour Reinforcement (known)
    * Winterchill Edge
    * Crystal Plating
    * Toxic Cannister Launcher
    * Viral Injector
    * ...perhaps more to discover...
    Smith
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Allows you to create mechanical tinkers of level 0.
    You will learn a new schematic at level 1.
    Each other talent level, you have a 20% chance to learn one more random schematic, if you have not gained it by level 5 you are guaranteed it (unless all are known).
    This talent is required for the following tinkers (you still need to learn/find the schematics):
    * Voltaic Sentry
    * Saw Projector
    * Kinetic Stabiliser (known)
    * Rocket Boots (known)
    * Back Support (known)
    * Steamsaw
    * Fatal Attractor
    * Hook Shell
    * Saw Shell
    * Weapon Automaton: One Handed
    * Iron Grip (known)
    * Spring Grapple
    * Air Recycler (known)
    * Hand Cannon
    * ...perhaps more to discover...
    Mechanical
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Allows you to create electrical tinkers of level 0.
    You will learn a new schematic at level 1.
    Each other talent level, you have a 20% chance to learn one more random schematic, if you have not gained it by level 5 you are guaranteed it (unless all are known).
    This talent is required for the following tinkers (you still need to learn/find the schematics):
    * Voltaic Sentry
    * Black Light Emitter
    * Shocking Edge
    * Magnetic Shell (known)
    * Galvanic Retributor
    * Mana Coil
    * Shocking Touch
    * Grounding Strap
    * Fatal Attractor
    * Lightning Coil
    * White Light Emitter
    * Voltaic Shell
    * Weapon Automaton: One Handed
    * Power Distributor
    * Mental Stimulator
    * Deflection Field (known)
    * ...perhaps more to discover...
    Electricity
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases the capacity of your steam tank by 0.
    Compact Steam Tank
0/5
Steamtech / Blacksmith1.20
  • Effective talent level: 1.2
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Working iron has honed your body into an amazing shape, granting 2 strength and constitution.
    At talent level 5, you are so incredibly built that you gain one size category.
    Massive Physique
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 2.4
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Working long hours at a forge has made you incredibly slow to tire and given you endless vitality.
    Your healing factor is increased by 5% and your life regeneration by 2.40.
    Stopping you is nearly impossible; your pinning resistance is increased by 36%.
    Endless Endurance
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.2
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Slaving for many years at the forge has made you more resilient to physical pain and fire burns.
    Your fire resistance is increased by 6% and your physical resistance by 4%.
    At talent level 5, you are so accustomed to the flames that you become immune to the fireburn effect.
    Life in the Flames
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.2
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You can easily see the weak points in your enemy's defenses. After all, you know to look for the same flaws in your own work.
    This grants 5 armour penetration and 6% critical strike multiplier.
    At talent level 5, you can also fight stealthed and invisible creatures without penalty.
    Craftsman's Eye
1/5
Race / Orc1.00
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 46
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Summons your lust for blood and destruction, especially when the odds are against you.
    You increase your damage by 10% + 1.4% per enemy in line of sight up to 5 (max 17.1%) for 3 turns.
    The damage bonus will increase with your Constitution.
    Orcish Fury
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Cooldown: 12
    Description: Orcs have been the prey of the other races for thousands of years, with or without justification. They have learnt to withstand things that would break weaker races.
    When your life goes below 50% your sheer determination cleanses you of 1 mental debuff(s) based on talent level and Willpower. This can only happen once every 10 turns.
    Also increase physical save by +4.
    Hold the Ground
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Orcs have seen countless battles, and won many of them.
    You revel in the defeat of your foes, gaining 5% damage resistance for 2 turns each time you kill an enemy.
    The resistance will scale with your talent level and Constitution.
    Passively increase all damage penetration by -2%.
    Skirmisher
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 55
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Call upon the will of all of the Orc Prides to survive this battle.
    You remove up to 1 detrimental effect(s) then heal for 72 life.
    The healing will increase with your talent level and Willpower.
    Pride of the Orcs
0/5
Steamtech / Chemistry1.20
  • Effective talent level: 2.4
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Allows you to create therapeutic tinkers of level 2.
    You will learn a new schematic at level 1.
    Each other talent level, you have a 20% chance to learn one more random schematic, if you have not gained it by level 5 you are guaranteed it (unless all are known).
    This talent is required for the following tinkers (you still need to learn/find the schematics):
    * Fiery Salve
    * Botanical Shell
    * Second Skin
    * Alchemist's Helper
    * Moss Tread (known)
    * Pain Suppressor Salve (known)
    * Healing Salve (known)
    * Antimagic Shell
    * Water Salve
    * Frost Salve
    * Air Recycler (known)
    * Power Distributor
    * Poison Groove
    * Fungal Web
    * Viral Injector
    * Unstoppable Force Salve
    * ...perhaps more to discover...
    Therapeutics
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Allows you to create chemical tinkers of level 0.
    You will learn a new schematic at level 1.
    Each other talent level, you have a 20% chance to learn one more random schematic, if you have not gained it by level 5 you are guaranteed it (unless all are known).
    This talent is required for the following tinkers (you still need to learn/find the schematics):
    * Fireproof Coating (known)
    * Waterproof Coating
    * Black Light Emitter
    * Rustproof Coating
    * Alchemist's Helper
    * Acid Groove (known)
    * Flash Powder
    * White Light Emitter
    * Corrosive Shell
    * Winterchill Edge
    * Toxic Shell
    * Itching Powder
    * ...perhaps more to discover...
    Chemistry
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Allows you to create explosive tinkers of level 0.
    You will learn a new schematic at level 1.
    Each other talent level, you have a 20% chance to learn one more random schematic, if you have not gained it by level 5 you are guaranteed it (unless all are known).
    This talent is required for the following tinkers (you still need to learn/find the schematics):
    * Botanical Shell
    * Incendiary Groove
    * Ablative Armour
    * Flare Shell
    * Solid Shell
    * Steamgun
    * Magnetic Shell (known)
    * Thunder Grenade
    * Voltaic Shell
    * Hook Shell
    * Corrosive Shell
    * Antimagic Shell
    * Saw Shell
    * Explosive Shell
    * Hand Cannon
    * Toxic Shell
    * Thunderclap Coating (known)
    * Headlamp
    * ...perhaps more to discover...
    Explosives
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases the efficiency of all steamtech you operate, granting 0 steampower.
    Steam Power
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 3, Armour hardiness by 18%, and reduces chance to be critically hit by 5% 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.
    Armour Training
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases the accuracy of unarmed, melee and ranged weapons by 30.
    Combat Accuracy
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases Physical Power by 0, and increases weapon damage by 0% when using swords, axes or maces.
    Weapons Mastery
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases Physical Power by 0, and increases weapon damage by 0% when using daggers.
    Dagger Mastery
0/5

Effects

talent
Furnace
talent
Overheat Saws
beneficial effect
Absorbs 43 damage from the next blockable attack.
Blocking
beneficial effect
You have 10 charges.
Molten Point

Quests

Our ultimate goal on the mainland is to get rid of the Sunwall once and for all.
To do that we will prepare a special surprise to help our final attack.

Go to the Ritch Hive in the mountains north of the Erúan desert and collect a big pile of ritch eggs. About 30 viable eggs should be sufficient.
When you have enough, find a tunnel leading north and use the special sand shredder gloves tinker to open a path under the Gates of Morning.
Finally, place the eggs in a protected spot to hatch. With luck, they will provide a distraction while you later assault the city.
A Ritch Party		active
Metash has asked you to investigate the Krimbul Clan, south of the peninsula.
A whitehoof turned mad with power is trying to lead them in a war against Kruk Pride.
Clan of the Unicorn		active
The giants have breached the mountain-side of Kruk pride!
They are invading the town just when most of our forces are outside.
Only you and few others are left to close the breach by collapsing the tunnel from the inside.

* You have collapsed the tunnel, saving the Pride. For now.
Homeland		done
You have found a bit of preserved yeti muscle, probably somebody somewhere will be interested.
Mystery of the Yetis		active
To win the war you must help the Pride by striking a blow to the giant's morale and supply lines.

* You have assaulted the Vaporous Emporium, crushing the morale of the Atmos tribe.
* You have explored the yeti cave and vanquished the Yeti Patriarch.
Of Steamwork and Pain		done
Kaltor's shop seems to be nearby in the mountain. Maybe it could be interesting to pay him a visit?
He does sound well armed, though, so be prepared as it is likely very dangerous.
So maybe take some time to plan the raid.
The Grumpy Shopowner		active
A group of trolls from the Kar'Haïb Dominion is trying to take foot on the mainland.
With the Sunwall at full force we can not have the luxury of having to fight on both fronts, the Dominion port of the south must be destroyed.

A potent bomb was given to you, you must place it at a weak spot of the tower where it will detonate and destroy the port.
It would be a good idea for you to not be there anymore when the bomb explodes however.
This is our land!		active
The Atmos tribe is not our sole problem. The Sunwall as grown in strength since the Scourge from the West came and murdered the other Prides leaders.
Our brothers on the mainland lay enslaved, but before we free them you must secure a way to the mainland.
Go to the sunwall outpost. Show them the wrath of Garkul, show no mercy for they have none for us.

* You have destroyed the sunwall outpost, and secured a way to the mainland.
You Shall Pass!		done

Equipment

On feet
insulating pair of iron boots (0 def, 3 armour)
Requires:
- Talent Armour Training

Crafted by a master
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / feet ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +3
Fatigue: +2%
Changes resistances: +6% cold / +6% fire


Heavy boots, with metal strips at the toes, heels and other vulnerable parts, to better protect the wearer's feet from harm.
insulating pair of iron boots (0 def, 3 armour)
Light source
brass lantern of focus
Infused by psionic forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: lite / lite ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +3 Wil
Changes damage: +5% mind
Light radius: +2


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 of focus
On head
rough leather hat (0 def, 1 armour)
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / head ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +1
Fatigue: +1%
Infravision radius: +5
Sight radius: +1
See stealth: +5
See invisible: +5


A hat made of leather. Very stylish.
rough leather hat (0 def, 1 armour)
Tool
supercharged iron torque of kinetic psionic shield [power 35] (28 cooldown)
Infused by psionic forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: charm / torque ; tier 1

It can be used to setup a psionic shield, reducing all physical, nature, temporal and acid damage by 35 for 7 turns, putting all charms on cooldown for 28 turns.

Torques are made by powerful psionics to store psionic powers.
supercharged iron torque of kinetic psionic shield [power 35] (28 cooldown)
On fingers
psionicist's copper ring of the mind (+11%)
Infused by psionic forces
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +3 Wil
Changes resistances: +11% mind
Changes damage: +11% mind
Mental save: +6 (+3 eff.)


Rings can have magical properties.
psionicist's copper ring of the mind (+11%)
On fingers
Wheel of Fate
Powered by arcane forces
0.10 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Effects on melee hit:
* 12% chance to cause random gloom
Damage (Melee): 7 bleed
Effects on ranged hit:
* 12% chance to cause random gloom
Damage (Ranged): 8 bleed
Changes stats: +7 Cun / +3 Mag
Changes resistances: +3% acid / +3% cold
Physical save: +18 (+6 eff.)
Mental save: +7 (+4 eff.)
Confusion immunity: +28%
Hate when firing a critical mind attack: +1.00
Maximum hate: +6.00
Spellpower: +7 (+4 eff.)
Can be unequipped or rerolled.
It can be used to re-generate the item with random stats. Can only be done three levels after the last reroll. Cannot be unequipped unless a reroll is available, or you are level 50, putting all charms on cooldown for 1 turns.

"This isn't what I wished for!" - Howar Muransk, Cornac demonologist.

This band of gothic obsidian menaces with an embossed image of a grinning skull. It beckons you to tempt fate and put it on. Do you?
Wheel of Fate
Around waist
nightruned rough leather belt of transcendence
Powered by arcane forces
Infused by psionic forces
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / belt ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes resistances: +6% light / +5% darkness
Physical save: +5 (+2 eff.)
Mindpower: +3 (+2 eff.)


A belt that goes around your waist.
nightruned rough leather belt of transcendence
In main hand
arcing steel steamsaw of lightning resistance (+21%) (14-21 power, 16 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 16
- Talent Steam Pool

Powered by arcane forces
Crafted by a master
Powered by steamtech
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / steamsaw ; tier 2

Base power: 14.0 - 21.0
Uses stat: 100% Str
Damage type: Physical bleed
Mastery: Steamsaw Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% crit / acc
Armour Penetration: +16
Physical crit. chance: +10.0%
Attack speed: 100%
Block value: +24
On weapon hit:
* 25% chance for lightning to arc to a second target
Damage (Melee): +6 lightning
Attacks use: 1.0 Steam
When wielded/worn:
Armour: +3
Defense: +4 (+0 eff.)
Fatigue: +6%
Changes resistances: +21% lightning
Talent granted: +1 Block


Steamsaws use steam pressure to rotate a serrated metal blade at high speed, inflicting severe lacerations on those struck.
They can be wielded in the main or off hand.
Vrmmmmm!
arcing steel steamsaw of lightning resistance (+21%) (14-21 power, 16 apr)
On hands
naturalist's iron gauntlets (0 def, 1 armour)
Requires:
- Talent Armour Training

Infused by nature
1.50 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / hands ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +1
Damage (Melee): 6 nature
Changes resistances: +5% nature
Changes damage: +3% nature
Talent granted: +1 Sand Shredder


Metal gloves protecting the hands up to the middle of the lower arm.
naturalist's iron gauntlets (0 def, 1 armour)
In off hand
thought-forged steel steamsaw of fire resistance (+15%) (13.5-20.25 power, 16 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 16
- Talent Steam Pool

Crafted by a master
Infused by psionic forces
Powered by steamtech
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / steamsaw ; tier 2

Base power: 13.5 - 20.3
Uses stat: 100% Str
Damage type: Physical bleed
Mastery: Steamsaw Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% crit / acc
Armour Penetration: +16
Physical crit. chance: +10.0%
Attack speed: 100%
Block value: +20
On weapon hit:
* 14% chance to cause random gloom
Damage (Melee): +6 mind
Attacks use: 1.0 Steam
When wielded/worn:
Armour: +3
Defense: +4 (+0 eff.)
Fatigue: +6%
Changes stats: +2 Cun / +1 Wil
Changes resistances: +15% fire
Talent granted: +1 Block


Steamsaws use steam pressure to rotate a serrated metal blade at high speed, inflicting severe lacerations on those struck.
They can be wielded in the main or off hand.
Vrmmmmm!
thought-forged steel steamsaw of fire resistance (+15%) (13.5-20.25 power, 16 apr)
Cloak
Yeti-fur Cloak (9 def, 2 armour)
Infused by nature
2.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: armor / cloak ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Physical power: +5 (+2 eff.)
Armour: +2
Defense: +9 (+0 eff.)
Changes resistances: +15% cold
Physical save: +10 (+3 eff.)


This fur cloak is thick and matted, yet remains incredibly soft to the touch.
Yeti-fur Cloak (9 def, 2 armour)
Main armor
hardened steel mail armour of implacability (2 def, 22 armour)
Requires:
- Strength 20
- Talent Armour Training

Crafted by a master
14.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / heavy ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +22
Defense: +2 (+0 eff.)
Fatigue: +11%
Damage when hit (Melee): 14 physical
Changes resistances: +6% acid / +6% physical / +6% fire / +5% cold / +7% lightning
Physical save: +8 (+3 eff.)


A suit of armour made of mail.
hardened steel mail armour of implacability (2 def, 22 armour)

Inventory

medical injector implant (efficiency 93% / cooldown 58%)
Powered by steamtech
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: scroll / implant ; tier 1

When inscribed on your body:
Effective talent level: 0.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 1
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a steamtech power
Description: Medical injector allows using therapeutics with 93% efficiency and cooldown mod of 58%.
It can be used to implant on your skin..

Steamtech implants can be grafted on the users skin..
medical injector implant (efficiency 93% / cooldown 58%)
medical injector implant of the duelist (efficiency 92% / cooldown 99%)
Powered by steamtech
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: scroll / implant ; tier 1

When inscribed on your body:
Effective talent level: 0.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 1
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a steamtech power
Description: Medical injector allows using therapeutics with 92% efficiency and cooldown mod of 99%.
Its effects scale with your Dexterity stat.
It can be used to implant on your skin..

Steamtech implants can be grafted on the users skin..
medical injector implant of the duelist (efficiency 92% / cooldown 99%)
Tirakai's Maul (32-41.6 power, 6 apr)
Powered by arcane forces
5.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: weapon / greatmaul ; tier 2
It must be held with both hands.

Base power: 32.0 - 41.6
Uses stats: 10% Mag, 120% Str
Damage type: Physical
Accuracy bonus: +0.1% dam / acc
Armour Penetration: +6
Physical crit. chance: +8.0%
Attack speed: 100%
When wielded/worn:
No gem
It can be used to imbue the hammer with a gem of your choice, costing 10 power out of 10/10.

This massive hammer is formed from a thick mass of strange crystalline growths. In the side of the hammer itself you see an empty slot; it looks like a gem of your own could easily fit inside it.
Tirakai's Maul (32-41.6 power, 6 apr)
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
thorny mindstar (10-11 power, 24 apr, nature damage)
Requires:
- Willpower 24

Infused by nature
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / mindstar ; tier 3

Base power: 10.0 - 11.0
Uses stats: 40% Wil, 20% Cun
Damage type: Nature
Mastery: Psiblades
Accuracy is based on willpower for this weapon.
Armour Penetration: +24
Physical crit. chance: +3.5%
Attack speed: 100%
When wielded/worn:
Mindpower: +6 (+3 eff.)
Mental crit. chance: +3%


Mindstars are natural products. Natural gems covered in living matter, they are used to focus the mental powers of all nature defenders and psionics.
Using mindstars in the offhand does not incur the normal offhand damage penalty.
thorny mindstar (10-11 power, 24 apr, nature damage)
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
cruel ash magestaff (15-18 power, 3 apr, fire element)
Requires:
- Magic 16

Crafted by a master
5.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / staff ; tier 2
It must be held with both hands.

Base power: 15.0 - 18.0
Uses stat: 80% Mag
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Staff Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +2.5% procs dam / acc
Armour Penetration: +3
Physical crit. chance: +3.0%
Attack speed: 100%
When wielded/worn:
Physical crit. chance: +6.0%
Changes damage: +15% fire
Talent granted: +1 Command Staff
Critical mult.: +11.00%
Spellpower: +6 (+4 eff.)
Spell crit. chance: +2%


Staves designed for wielders of magic, by the greats of the art.
cruel ash magestaff (15-18 power, 3 apr, fire element)
Talosis' Counterpoint
Requires:
- Dexterity 24
- Talent Shoot
- Talent Steam Pool

Powered by steamtech
4.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: weapon / steamgun ; tier 2

Accuracy bonus: +0.1% dam / acc
Armour Penetration: +10
Attack speed: 100%
Firing range: +8
Travel speed: +600%
Damage (Ranged): +15 physical
Attacks use: 2.0 Steam
When wielded/worn:
Accuracy: +5 (+2 eff.)
Physical crit. chance: +4.0%
Changes stats: +2 Con
Talent granted: +3 Ceasefire


It's said that Talosis never lost an argument. Now you know why.
Talosis' Counterpoint
thick linen cloak (1 def, 5 armour)
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / cloak ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +5
Defense: +1 (+0 eff.)
Changes resistances: +10% cold


A cloth coat typically worn as a loose outer garment. It is spacious enough to be worn even over bulky metal armour.
thick linen cloak (1 def, 5 armour)
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.
opal
Tower Detonator
Powered by steamtech
0.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: tinker / bomb

It can be used to place the bomb on the structural weakness..

This bomb was tailored to weaken the structure of the Dominion's port tower. If placed at the right spot it will explode after 100 turns and destroy the whole port.
Tower Detonator
The Cog
Powered by unknown forces
0.00 Encumbrance.

[Legendary]
Type: cog / mechanical ; tier 3

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +5 Cun / +3 Wil
10% chances when you are hurt to negate the blow entirely.


A tiny set of metal pieces. It seems to move on its own.
The Cog
Yeti's Muscle Tissue (Patriarch)
Infused by nature
1.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: flesh / muscle



Muscle tissue, extracted from a powerful yeti. Somewhere, somebody or something is bound to be interested!
Yeti's Muscle Tissue (Patriarch)
Automated Portable Extractor
Powered by steamtech
0.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: tinker / power

When carried:
It can be used to melt all the items in the APE at once (also done automatically when you change level), costing 0 power out of 1000/1000.

The APE is a multifunction tinker toolbox. It can store temporarily any amount of items and when requested melt them down using metallurgic and chemical processes.
The metals are melted into lumps of ore to server for the creation of tinkers.
Any remains are melted and turned into valuable materials.
Automated Portable Extractor
Rod of Recall (1/1)
Powered by unknown forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: charm / rod

It can be used to recall the user to the worldmap after 40 turns, costing 202 power out of 400/400.

This rod is made entirely of voratun, infused with raw magical energies that can bend space itself.
You have heard of such items before. They are very useful to adventurers, allowing faster travel.
Rod of Recall (1/1)
simple frost salve [power 11]
Infused by nature
Powered by steamtech
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: misc / salve ; tier 1

No medical injector available, values are indicative only.
Activating this item is instant.
It can be used to remove 1 physical effects and grants a frost aura (11% cold, darkness and nature affinity), putting Talent Medical Injector on cooldown for 25 turns.

Medical salve.
simple frost salve [power 11]
simple healing salve [power 125]
Infused by nature
Powered by steamtech
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: misc / salve ; tier 1

No medical injector available, values are indicative only.
It can be used to heal 125, putting Talent Medical Injector on cooldown for 15 turns.

Medical salve.
simple healing salve [power 125]
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.
ametrine

Achievements

Across the Narrow Sea (Nightmare (Roguelike) difficulty) Destroyed the Sunwall Outpost to secure a way to the mainland.
By Higorn the Orc Sawbutcher level 12
39th Retaking 124th year of Ascendancy at 00:47 see stats
Level 10 (Nightmare (Roguelike) difficulty) Got a character to level 10.
By Higorn the Orc Sawbutcher level 10
32nd Retaking 124th year of Ascendancy at 19:26 see stats
Mercy, mercy! (Nightmare (Roguelike) difficulty) Killed Talosis without any civilians deaths.
By Higorn the Orc Sawbutcher level 11
34th Retaking 124th year of Ascendancy at 14:30 see stats

Log

Larvae bloated ritch mother hits Higorn for 13 blight damage.
Higorn hits Larvae bloated ritch mother for 15 physical damage.
Higorn hits Ritch larva for 15 physical damage.
Higorn hits Ritch larva for 15 physical damage.
Ritch larva hits Higorn for 10 blight damage.
Ritch larva hits Higorn for 11 blight damage.

The unstable sand tunnel collapses!
Ritch larva shrieks.
Larvae bloated ritch mother hits Higorn for 14 blight damage.
Higorn hits Larvae bloated ritch mother for 15 physical damage.

The unstable sand tunnel collapses!
The unstable sand tunnel collapses!
The unstable sand tunnel collapses!

Talent Block is ready to use.
Ritch larva hits Higorn for 10 blight damage.
Higorn hits Ritch larva for 15 physical damage.

The unstable sand tunnel collapses!
The unstable sand tunnel collapses!
The unstable sand tunnel collapses!

Ritch centipede dives in the sand!
Higorn hits Ritch centipede for 15 physical damage.
Ritch centipede hits Higorn for 23 blight damage.

Higorn uses Block.
Saving game...