1. Get Construct expertise from a Construct Master in a Chirop jail
1a. Investigate Heartstone, north of Luttiim (P’orihc, Ki’stha, Raze)
1b. Help investigate Heartstone and/or burn it down (John and Lucida)
2. Investigate the upside-down tower between Teleiat and Magusalto (Vandolf, Kleigg)
2a. Escort coffin to tower
3. What did I say about talking to strangers. (Kleigg)

???: "Okay. I guess we wait around until then?"

You cut the other cells open and then mark an X on the wall at the end of the wing like last time, enough to weaken it but not destroy it. Yet.

?: "I have some mana."

?: "Me too. In you sword, right?

Several of the girls flock around you, ready to deliver mana.

An explosion sounds out somewhere on the facility grounds, and a girl's kinetic-amplified voice booms across the area.

???: "ALRIGHT YA HEARTSTONE ♥♥♥♥♥es, LET'S RUMBLE"

?: "Sounds like Monk got out."

?: "Something like that. The day she arrived, she began meditating and practicing fighting. Never stopped after, eight, nine years? Believed one day there would be a chance to escape and when that day came she was going to be ready."

?: "Her cell is the only one with metal walls. She punches the walls as part of her training and almost broke enough of her old stone walls away to escape."

The girls around transfer some mana into Lucida, giving you... 53 units. Well, guess girls that have been locked up for years don't make great mana sources.

?: "Well, most of the people that started here that long ago were in the east dorm. Only a handful of others have been here as long as Monk."

The girls look around for a moment.

?: "Not really."

?: "Not enough to take on a product, if that's what you mean."

Artifact (0/1):

Inventory:
-Mana Stone (Mana: 0/15.3)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 0/10)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 0/10)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 0/31)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 0/50)
-Release Stone (Output: 15)
-Release Stone (Output: 3.3)
-Release Stone (Output: 3.3)
-Release Stone (Output: 3.3)
-Focus Stone
--Course Correction (Repeat the Land/Miss on a melee attack (consuming AP), but the target has 0 Evasion)
--Propulsion Blast (Power a melee attack with a kinetic blast on impact [no AP/Mana is lost from Propulsion Blast if the melee attack misses]) (+Damage = Arcane + Mana)

-Power Flow Bracelet (Output: 0.1) (Mana: 0/1)
--Memory Stone: Use Power Flow on the wearer as long as there is mana

-Healing Lantern (Mana: 0/100)

-Gold Coin (Qty.7)
-Silver Coin (Qty. 3)
-Copper Coin (Qty. 28)

-Envelope (Roll 222)
--Handwritten Notes
--Project Heartstone Notes

-Kinetic Bolt Staff (Construct) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (Mana: 0/1, Output: 2)
-Cotton Shirt
-Potato Sack Pants

-Crossbow Bolt (+2 Edge , +2 Impact) (Qty. 10)
-Crossbow Bolt (AM Head) (+4 Impact) (Qty. 9)
-Marble (Artificial Matter) (+0 Impact) (Qty. 1)

-Taschenblitz II (Mana: 65) (UNARMED)

-Halberd (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (20/20 Durability) (+15/15 Edge | +10/10 Trauma)

Equipped:
Lucida (Longsword) (+50 Edge | +8 Impact | +40 Arcane) (Mana: 453/3000) (Mana Regen: 100)
(Magic)
-Lucida Armor (Absorbs all damage) (17 Armor Resilience, 1500 Durability) (+50 Strength, +30 Evasion, +10 Speed) (Immune to Telepathy)
-Illuminate (Create light, blinding a target if strong enough) (Inflicts Blind = Arcane + Mana)
-Radiance (Create a powerful light, blinding everyone around you) (Inflicts Blind = Arcane + Mana)
-Megaflare (Unleash a white torrent of flame that incinerates) (Inflicts Burn + On Fire = Arcane + Mana, Blind = [Arcane + Mana] * 0.5)
-Haste (Single Turn Condition) (Cast at beginning of turn) (Speed up a target, increasing its Speed) (+Speed = Arcane + Mana)
-Accelerated Repair (Speed up the body’s natural healing process on a target, clearing conditions) (Turns given = Arcane + Mana)
-Fast Forward (Speed up a target, granting it additional AP) (Cannot use AP gained from FF to cast FF) (0.1 AP = Mana)
-Divine Mirror (Passive) (+100% Light magic effectiveness, Immune to Blind from light)

-Roast Bird Drumstick (+1.5 Impact)

-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)
-Bandages (Old)
-Bandages (Old)

-Black Mage’s Hooded Robe (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)
-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)
-Plate Armor (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)

-Gauntlet (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (Right Hand) (+5 Impact) (7 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+15/15 Physical Defense)
-Gauntlet (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (Left Hand) (+5 Impact) (7 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+15/15 Physical Defense)
-Greave (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)
-Greave (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Mana)
---Deposit (Discharge a select amount of mana into a source that is in contact) (does not consume AP)
---Withdrawal (Take a select amount of mana from a source that is in contact) (does not consume AP)
---Form Artificial Matter (Create magic’d solids) (Durability: Steel) (Efficiency: 1 Mana = 2 Durability)
---Form Memory Stone (Create a memory stone) (Efficiency: Low)
---Form Mana Stone (Create a mana stone) (Efficiency: 1 Capacity = 6 Mana)
---Form Conduit (Create mana conduits)
---Form Release (Create a release crystal) (Efficiency: 1 Capacity = 8 Mana)
---Form Focus (Create a focus crystal) (Efficiency: 1 Ability = 8 Mana , Ability Strength (per ability): 100% = 8 Mana [cannot exceed 100%])
---Form Sparker (Create a Mana Sparker) (Efficiency: 1 Impulse = 0.01)
---Security Sequence (Level: 2) (Load a memory crystal with a magic sequence that protects the construct from deconstruction)
-(Kinetic)
--(Impulse) (Offensive skills lower target’s Will by 50% for Stagger check)
---Micro Meteor (Launch an object with kinetic force) (+ to Projectile = Arcane + Mana)
---Meteor Shower (Fire multiple projectiles with damage evenly distributed) (Inflicts Total + to Projectile = Arcane + Mana)
---Kinetic Bolt (Launch an orb of kinetic energy that explodes upon impact) (Inflicts Trauma = Arcane + Mana)
---Levitation (pick up and levitate small objects)
---Course Correction (Repeat the Land/Miss on a melee attack (consuming AP), but the target has 0 Evasion)
---Blast Wave (Lets out a powerful but short-ranged concussive wave) (Inflicts Trauma = [Arcane + Mana] * 1.5)
---Propulsion Blast (Power a melee attack with a kinetic blast on impact [no AP/Mana is lost from Propulsion Blast if the melee attack misses]) (+Damage = Arcane + Mana)
---Counter Force (Single Turn Condition) (Applies counteracting forces to a target, lowering strength and evasion) (-Strength, -Evasion = Arcane + Mana)
---Impulse Evasion (Evasion) (Can use Standard AP or Evasion AP) (Launch yourself with kinetics to evade an attack) (Can be used when Stumbled, can be used to recover from a Stumble) (Evasion = Arcane + MP)
--(Fortification) (If cast with Mana, Mana is only drained when abilities are disturbed/buffed attacks land)
---Stabilize (Direct Magic) (Single Turn Condition) (Lock an object’s movement relative to a target) (+Trauma Resistance = Arcane + MP)
---Lockdown (Single Turn Condition) (Lock your bones in place and petrify your skin, resisting damage) (+Physical Damage Resistance = Arcane + Mana , affected parts are unable to move [affects evasion])
---Power Flow (Single Turn Condition) (Cast at beginning of turn) (Fortify your bones and strengthen their movements with kinetics) (+Strength = Arcane + Mana)
---Agility Flow (Single Turn Condition) (Cast at beginning of turn) (Fortify your bones and accelerate their movements with kinetics) (+Evasion = Arcane + Mana)
-(Thermic)
--(Fire)
---Heat (Direct Magic) (Warm up a target, burning it with enough energy) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
---Fireball (Launch an orb that unleashes an explosion of heat on impact) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
--(Ice)
---Freeze (Cool down a target, freezing it with enough energy) (Consumes 2x AP) (Inflicts Freeze = Arcane + Mana)
-(Pure)
--(Light)
---Illuminate (Create light, blinding a target if strong enough) (Inflicts Blind = Arcane + Mana)

(Physical)
-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)
-Intermission (Spend 1 standard AP to recover 1 Stamina and Mana, and expedite debuff recovery by 1 turn)

(Hybrid)
-Falling Star (Modifier, Melee) (Used with another attack, does not consume AP) (Leap up into the air with kinetic force and attack while falling, strengthening the damage of a single attack) (+Strength = Evasion + Arcane + Mana, Evasion is 0 for the next incoming attack)

(Other)
-Counter Strike (Counter) (Instantly attack following an enemy’s attack if your Speed Roll is higher)

Passives:
Strength: 6
Arcane: 13
Aim: 8
Evasion: 5 +2
Will: 7
Speed: 5

-Berserker (Passive) (Grants a separate pool of AP for melee attacks)
-Fortified Resolve (Grants a separate pool of AP for Fortification magic)
-Acrobat (Grants a separate pool of AP for evasion)
-Accelerator (Passive) (+10% Damage and Aim to all “Meteor” skills)
-Quick Rest (Passive) (If no action in the turn, all standard AP is recovered at the end of the turn) (Cannot be used if stumbled or in negative standard AP)
-Constitution (+15% Maximum Base HP)

Kuva: "Yeah, that sounds reasonable. Good thing we brought money, though I'm not sure it's enough to buy enough food to last until the the crops finish growing."

A shadow falls over you, and you turn to see Stahlnacht. A thin, red vertical line appears in the center of the armored witch, quickly becoming a split that widens. Blood gushes out of the beast as it lurches forward and closes with you inside, encasing you in a dark, warm, wet chamber of flesh as the old armor you were wearing disintegrates.

You can feel the inside of Stahlnacht moving, and there's soon an opening where your face is. Trying to look around, you find that you're wearing a suit again, except this one's a bit bulkier than the previous.

Oh, and Tabi and her family are looking at you horrified.

Iikua still seems in shock from your armor.

Iikua: "Dear Caelus that is horrifying. Where can I get one."


Ommel: "Uh, for funding, we could try selling clothes. We still have the autoloom and a bunch of supplies. Pretty sure the entire store is inside the twilight city."

Kuva: "Not sure how well clothes will sell with all that's going on."

Tabi: "Maybe we could make and sell bags and luggages?"

Kuva: "Hmm. There would be a demand for them right now."

Kiire: "Uh, what is that?"

A figure approaches from the east on the forest path. It's wearing a large, hooded robe and has a massive hunchback, bigger than itself.

The figure speaks with a voice that has a chirping quality to it.

???: "Yes, I was there, in fact. I think I remember seeing you at the tower, though your armor was smaller. Perhaps it was someone else.

I remember seeing her, though."

The figure points to Tabi.

???: "Yes, I do remember."

Tabi: "Oh, I think I saw you painting before the tower started moving."

???: "Yes, that was me."

Painter: "Back to the Temple of Motram, south of Nullam. I will tell the others there that I was right about the coming disaster, and then we will discuss how to handle the situation.
I must leave now. Farewell, and stay safe."

The hunchback passes your group and continues west.

Diitali: "Oh. It's one of those Motram crazies."

Kuva: "Well, might as well get started on luggage production. Everyone ready to go back into the twilight zone?"

Ommel: "I guess for now. We have enough food for a day or so, should have a bunch of luggages to sell by the time we run out."

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Earth Token (+5 Will)

Inventory:
-Silver Coin (Qty. 1)

-Note from “E”
-Small Pouch
--”Negative Fabric”
-Quill (Qty. 3)
-Inkpot
-Paper (Qty. 10)
-Mana Stone (20/20)
-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)
-Shortsword (+5 Edge | +2 Impact)
-Potato Sack Pants
-Paper Bomb (Detonates after 10 seconds after pulling string) (Power: 100) (Qty. 1)
-Spool of Thread
-Runic Assassin Gauntlet (Mana: 0/??)
--(Magic)
---Kinetic Blade (Single Turn Condition) (Strike with a blade of cutting kinetic force) (+Edge = Mana)
---Compression Barrier (Form a barrier of extremely compressed air around self, reducing damage and becoming invisible) (Durability = Mana/2, +Evasion = Mana, disregards Critical Shot) (Consumes 1 Mana at the end of EVERY turn)
---Conflagration (The user bursts into flames, destroying evidence) (Burn = 100, On Fire = 20)

-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Burlap Cloak (2 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+1/1 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)

-Tan Coat
-Red Cloth Square

-Hair Shirt (-2 Physical Actions)

-Steel Mace (+10 Impact)
-Round Shield (Artificial Matter) (Left Hand) (+5 Impact) (+8 Strength and Aim when evading) (7 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+15/15 Physical Defense)

-Steel Helmet (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)
-Steel Cuirass (10 Armor Resilience , 14.8/40 Durability) (+7.4/20 Physical Defense)

-Witched Eitulta Lamp (Skill: Stahlnacht’s Key [Requires 10 ???]) (???: 10/10)

Equipped:
-Grey Dress Pants
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)
-White Dress Shirt

-Hexestahl (+30 Edge, +2 Impact)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(???)
--(Mana)
---Deposit (Discharge a select amount of mana into a source that is in contact)
---Withdrawal (Take a select amount of mana from a source that is in contact)
--(???)
---Extrasensory (Detects magic in the area) (Does not consume AP)
-(???)
--(Negation)
---Nullify (Reduce the effectiveness of a magic instance, cancelling it with enough effort)
---Zero Field (Create a persistent nullification effect on a target or area) (Inflicts Null Body = Arcane + MP)
---Capture (Grab an instance of a spell or piece of Artificial Matter, storing it along with its mana)
---Release (Cast a spell that was stored with Capture [removes spell from storage])
---Delete (Delete a captured spell) (Does not consume AP)
---Reversal (Reverses the Light/Dark polarity of a magic instance) (Fire<->Ice , Impulse<->Fortification , Light<->Dark , Electric caster/user is switched) (Reverse Strength = Arcane + Mana)

(Physical)
-Intermission (Spend 1 standard AP to recover 1 Stamina and Mana, and expedite debuff recovery by 1 turn)
-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

(Hybrid)

(Other)
-Escape! (Roll a 5 or higher to successfully run away from a battle)

Passives:
Strength: 5
Arcane: 6
Aim: 8
Evasion: 4
Will: 12 +5
Speed: 1

-Nullifier (+20% Negation Magic Effectiveness)
-Null Body (-5 Non-Negation Magic, +5 Magic Resistance)

You flip the switch, and all the machinery becomes dead quiet - along with all the lights turning off. Almost immediately after there are several loud banging sounds on the upper floor.

Black Mage: "Guess some of 'em are breaking out already."

An explosion is heard upstairs, like something smashing through a wall, followed soon after by a girl's kinetic-amplified voice.

???: "ALRIGHT YA HEARTSTONE ♥♥♥♥♥es, LET'S RUMBLE"

Blue Mage: "Yeah. Just busted down a wall. Seems like she's a feisty one."

There's another explosion.

Blue Mage: "Some of 'em just busted down the front door. Guess they don't need anymore help being rescued."

Blue Mage: "Already tried to talk to them, they seem content with running off for now. A few are okay with us visiting them later for questions, but they're not sticking around here."

Black Mage: "Well, let's not worry about the ones that're free. Still got the one to the south, and John and Lucida are handling the north."

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Wind Token (+5 Evasion)

Inventory:
-Basic Magic Theory (Book)
-Crude Mana Stone (Mana: 1/1)
-Crossbow Bolt (+2 Edge , +2 Impact) (Qty. 18)
-Cotton Shirt
-Potato Sack Pants
-Paper with Address (Arcane Suppliers - Production Manager’s Office, Magusalto)

-Crossbow (+20 to projectile) (Range: 6) (EMPTY)

-Steel Longsword (+10 Edge | +4 Impact)

-Red Stone?

Equipped:
-Bracelet
--Focus Stone (Skills: Power Flow)

-Piercing Colichemarde (Construct) (Security: Level 3) (+10 Edge | +3 Aim | +3 Defense Ignore) (Mana: 60/60, Output: 30)
--Kinetic Lance (Single Turn Condition) (Does not consume AP) (Reinforce the point of the weapon, improving its damage and effectiveness against armor) (+Damage = Mana, Defense Ignore = Mana)

-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)

-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)
-Grey Mage’s Hooded Robe (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Mana)
---Deposit (Discharge a select amount of mana into a source that is in contact)
-(Electric)
--(Telepathy) (Skills ignore Evasion and do not consume Mana)
---Message (Sends a telepathic message to a target/multiple targets) (does not consume AP)
---Receive (Picks up on thoughts if people are thinking hard enough) (does not consume AP)
---Trace (Find the source of a tendril from an active spell that uses one)
---Proxy (Create a fake mind at a specified location that you can direct to use telepathy)
---Mental Security (Strengthen your defense against Telepathy) (Inflicts Mind Guard = Arcane)
---Locate (Does not consume AP) (Telepathically scan the area and locate people)
---Analyze (Degrading Condition) (Probe the target's thoughts to discover its behavior and stats) (+Evasion +Aim against target = Arcane - target_Will)
---Mind Control (Force the target to perform an action) (Arcane must be higher than target's Will)
---Calling the Shots (Does not consume AP) (Successfully predict what skill [and order of skills, if performing multiple calls] an enemy will perform, and increase your Evasion by 100% of its base value to that attack. AP will not be consumed while dodging that attack)
-(Thermic)
--(Fire)
---Heat (Direct Magic) (Warm up a target, burning it with enough energy) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
--(Ice)
---Freeze (Cool down a target, freezing it with enough energy) (Consumes 2x AP) (Inflicts Freeze = Arcane + Mana)
-(Pure)
--(Light)
---Illuminate (Create light, blinding a target if strong enough) (Inflicts Blind = Arcane + Mana)

(Physical)
-Flight (Capable of sustained flight. It takes 1 AP to take off [but not land]. Stops Stamina regen during flight, drains 1 stamina at the end of every roll. User specifies Altitude: If user is stumbled while in flight, takes Trauma equal to Altitude) (Altitude climb per turn = Strength) (+Evasion = Altitude)
-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

(Hybrid)

(Other)

Passives:
Strength: 1
Arcane: 12
Aim: 6
Evasion: 7 +7
Will: 4
Speed: 2

-Edge Alignment (+10% Damage and Aim to attacks with edged weapons)
-Aerial Evasion (Passive) (Can use Flight right after an enemy attack is successfully evaded on the ground)
-Mind Guard (+1 Telepathy Resistance)
-Acrobat (Passive) (Grants a separate pool of AP for evasion)
-Multiprocessing (Passive) (Grants a separate pool of AP for Telepathic magic)

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Lightning Token (+5 Speed)

Inventory:
-Copper Coin (Qty. 5)
-Cotton Shirt (Qty. 5)
-Potato Sack Pants
-Thick Cotton Pants (Qty. 4)

Equipped:
-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)

-Rifle Ramrod (+2 Trauma)

-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)
-Blue Mage’s Hooded Robe (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Electric)
--(Lightning) (Aim of skills is increased 50%)
---Shocking Touch (Electrify a target within arm’s reach) (Inflicts Electrocution = [Arcane + Mana] * 1.5)
---Lightning Bolt (Strike a ranged target with a lightning bolt) (Inflicts Electrocution = Arcane + Mana)
---Forked Lightning (Hit multiple targets with damage evenly distributed) (Inflicts Total Electrocution = Arcane + Mana)
---Ball Lightning (Create an electric artifact that releases all of its energy upon contact) (Electrocution = Arcane + Mana)
---Discharge (Does not consume AP) (Release any number of electric artifacts)

(Physical)
-Flight (Capable of sustained flight. It takes 1 AP to take off [but not land]. Stops Stamina regen during flight, drains 1 stamina at the end of every roll. User specifies Altitude. If user is stumbled while in flight, takes Trauma equal to Altitude) (Altitude climb per turn = Strength) (+Evasion = Altitude)
-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

(Hybrid)

(Other)

Passives:
Strength: 1
Arcane: 10
Aim: 7
Evasion: 8
Will: 2
Speed: 4+5

-Capacitance (Maintain a number of active electric artifacts)

You head back to the house. On the way, you notice numerous shops are flooded with customers, places like dessert bakeries, high-end clothes outlets, butcheries, toy stores, and other shops that sell non-essential goods.

Reaching the house, you unlock the door and head in, finding Miimas and Horoma sitting on the couch waiting.

Miimas: "Did you hear about it already?"

Miimas: "Maybe we should go train or something. Not that it would do much against a leviathan or witch queen. Or dragon."

Horoma: "Better than sitting around doing nothing. I need to work on something though, maybe training later."

Tuhota: "We all can train together!"

Comparing Miimas's and Tuhota's spirits, Tuhota's inner spirit looks like Miimas's spirit if you took off a bunch of it.

Miimas: "Alright,I'll be in my room."

Miimas and Horoma leave you to talk to Tuhota in the living room.

"Toh, your uh... no 'ffense, but your spirit's kinda... really weird."

She stares blankly at you for several seconds before responding.

Tuhota: "Oh.



Is that a bad thing."

Tuhota: "Uh

huh.


That makes sense."

She stares at you blank-faced.

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Fire Token (+1 Basic AP)

Inventory:
-Vranhal Guest House Key
-Folding Peasant’s Knife (+3 Edge)

-Mana Stone (Mana: 22/22)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 22/22)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 21/21)

-Coin Purse
--Copper Coin (Qty. 11)
--Silver Coin (Qty. 3)

-Coin Purse
--Gold Coin (Qty. 10)

-Memory Stone Fragment

-Leather Carrying Bag
--Wooden Protection Totem (Mana: 157/205)
---Mana Stones (8/8)
----Regenerating Mana Stone (?/24) (Regenerates 1 Mana per turn)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/30)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/30)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/30)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/24)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/23)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/22)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/22)

-Steel Plated Brown Cloak (14 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+16 Physical Defense)
-Leather Brigandine (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+10/10 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)

Equipped:
-Shaman Medallion (Kyeltziv)
-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Entity)
---Meditation (Relaxes and strengthens your soul, resisting outside spirits) (Inflicts Inner Peace = Arcane + Mana)
---Spirit Channel (Let a spirit use your body to perform an action) (Consumes AP for spirit actions)
---Spirit Lance (Attack another spirit, weakening it) (Cannot miss) (-Arcane, -Aim, -Will = Will + Mana)
---Bind Spirit (Affix a spirit to a physical object with a Haunt)
---Possession Break (Forcefully detach a spirit’s bind) (Cannot miss) (Possession is broken if your Will is greater than Spirit’s will x2)
-(Kinetic)
--(Fortification) (Mana is only drained when abilities are disturbed)
---Power Flow (Single Turn Condition) (Cast at beginning of turn) (Fortify your bones and strengthen their movements with kinetics) (+Strength = Arcane + Mana)
---Agility Flow (Single Turn Condition) (Cast at beginning of turn) (Fortify your bones and accelerate their movements with kinetics) (+Evasion = Arcane + Mana)

(Physical)
-Chilling Howl (Degrading Condition) (Strike fear into enemies, lowering their Aim and Arcane) (-Aim , -Arcane = Will)
-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

(Hybrid)

(Other)

Passives:
Strength: 8
Arcane: 8
Aim: 7
Evasion: 5 +2
Will: 10
Speed: 6

-Sixth Sense (Passive) (+5 Magic Evasion)
-Berserker (Grants a separate pool of AP for melee attacks)
-Acrobat (Passive) (Grants a separate pool of AP for evasion)
-Inner Peace (+5 Spirit magic effectiveness, +5 Spirit Magic Resistance)
-Constitution (+10% Maximum Base HP)

Noel: "I dunno. You and Chrys fight and I stop magic."

Aucupe: "More badguys appeared!"

A cacophony of banging sounds out from inside the dorm, followed by a telepathic message.

Andrew: Eight guards just exited what looks like the barracks, and three more weapons appeared a bit to the east of them. Oh, and the anti-magic systems in the dorm near you just got shut down.

Before you can slice through a wall, there's an explosion at the north-east end of the building, at the end of the wing. A kinetic-amplified voice of a girl then booms across the facility grounds.

???: "ALRIGHT YA HEARTSTONE ♥♥♥♥♥es, LET'S RUMBLE"

Noel: "I'm not really sure, other than one of the girls."

The front door to the building, which is on the west-most side, blasts open. Girls start running out, looking briefly in your direction while continuing to leave.

Andrew: Contacted her, gave her a rundown of the situation. She's asking if you guys wanna deal with the heartstone products or the regular guards - she says she'll handle the ones you don't pick.

Artifact (0/1):

Inventory:
-Copper Coin (Qty. 33)
-Silver Coin (Qty. 5)
-Gold Coin (Qty. 7)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 16/20)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 9/10)
-Orb (Artificial Matter) (Runic Spell: Mana Storage 26) (Mana: 0)

-Handheld Eitulta Lamp (Skill: Illuminate) (Release: 1) (Mana: 0/20)

-Short Spear (+4 Edge) (Qty. 2)
-Shortsword (+5 Edge | +2 Impact)
-Shortsword (+5 Edge | +2 Impact)
-Shortsword (+5 Edge | +2 Impact)
-Steel Longsword (+10 Edge | +4 Impact)
-Steel Longsword (+10 Edge | +4 Impact)

-Crossbow Bolt (+2 Edge , +2 Impact) (Qty. 19)

-Paper (Spirit Map Runic Spell)
-Paper (Spirit Map Runic Spell 2)
-Paper (Light Grenade Runic Spell)
-Paper (Taschenblitz) >Make a similar rune spell, one that is armed once its mana reserves increase by 0.5, like before. When it is armed, it locks onto the nearest spirit with a complexity over 30 and treats this spirit as its master. If the master spirit is within 8 meters, the spell will always do nothing. If the master spirit is farther away than that however, it will release all of its mana as light if a spirit with complexity over 30 comes within 2 meters of it.
-Paper (Taschenblitz II) >Locks onto the nearest spirit with a complexity over 30 and treats this spirit as its master. If the master spirit is within 8 meters, the spell will always do nothing. If the master spirit is farther away than that however, it will release all of its mana as light evenly distributed 0.5 meters away from the compass if a spirit with complexity over 30 comes within 2 meters of it.
-Paper (Fire Mine) >Locks onto the nearest spirit with a complexity over 30 and treats this spirit as its master. If the master spirit is within 8 meters, the spell will always do nothing. If the master spirit is farther away than that however, it will release all of its mana as heat from the compass if a spirit with complexity over 30 comes within 2 meters of it.
-Paper (Mana Storage) >Rune spell that searches for the closest spirit with complexity over 30. If that spirit is very, very close, ie approximately held against their chest, then it transfers its mana into that creature.
-Paper (Mana Storage 2) >Rune spell that searches for the closest spirit with complexity over 30 if the rune is set to T. If that spirit is very, very close, ie approximately held against their chest, then it transfers 2 mana into that creature and sets to F. Must be taken out of the specified range to set back to T.
-Paper (Obscuring Light) upon activation locks onto the nearest spirit and treats it as its master. It then looks for the most complex spirit that isn't its master within 20 meters and creates a 6 meter cube around that spirit with points of light, meant to obscure that spirit's vision

-Taschenblitz II (Mana: 0) (NO BUTTON)

Equipped:
-Cotton Shirt
-Potato Sack Pants

-Crossbow (+20 to projectile) (Range: 6) (LOADED)

-Steel Helmet (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)
-Steel Cuirass (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)

-Gauntlet (Artificial Matter) (Right Hand) (+13.5/18 Impact) (6.75/9 Weight) (10 Armor Resilience , 30/40 Durability) (+15/20 Physical Defense)
-Gauntlet (Artificial Matter) (Left Hand) (+13.5/18 Impact) (6.75/9 Weight) (10 Armor Resilience , 30/40 Durability) (+15/20 Physical Defense)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Mana)
---Deposit (Discharge a select amount of mana into a source that is in contact) (does not consume AP)
---Withdrawal (Take a select amount of mana from a source that is in contact) (does not consume AP)

(Physical)
-Flurry (Melee three times, each attack dealing one third of your normal damage [consumes 1 AP])
-Metabolize (Exert your will over your body, forcing it to produce energy faster than normal) (+Stamina = Will)

-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)
-Weak Block (Evasion) (Intercept an attack to defend yourself) (Block connects if your Aim >= Attack Aim) (-Damage = 0.5*Strength) (Uses Standard AP or Melee AP)
-Delay and Evade (Evasion) (Intercept the attack to delay it, and immediately follow up with an evade) (+Evasion = Aim) (Uses [a single] Standard AP or Evasion AP)

(Hybrid)

(Other)
-Offhand Strike (Counter) (When dual wielding and you evade or block using one weapon, instantly follow up with an attack from your other weapon with no additional AP cost)

-Runic Magic (Draw runes for rune-based magic)
--Basic Runes (Structuring of runic spells, numbers, math, distance)
--Thermal (Raw thermal energy)
--Light (Light energy [Not light magic])
--Spirit Detection (Nth Spirit, Nearest Spirit, Complexity)
-->Spirit Map Runic Spell< (1-20 Nth spirits)

(Heroic) (Each ability uses 10 Heroic AP)
-Skin of My Teeth (When you fail to evade an attack, redo the evade while disregarding any negative conditions and increasing your Evasion by your Will) (Automatically triggers if the attack would be lethal)

Passives:
Strength: 9
Arcane: 1
Aim: 15
Evasion: 4
Will: 6
Speed: 1

-Sixth Sense (Passive) (+3 Magic Evasion)
-Edge Alignment (+20% Damage and Aim to attacks with edged weapons)
-Momentum (Passive) (Keep yourself moving, increasing damage with each attack) (Buff ends when you fail to attack in a turn or are blocked or stumbled) (+Damage = 1d6 per attack , Max total +Damage = 2 * Strength)
-Critical Shot (Increases damage by extra Aim if initial damage to target is greater than 0)
-Berserker (Grants a separate pool of AP for melee attacks)
-Adrenaline Rush (Passive) (Stamina usage is twice as effective)

-Fleet Footed (Travel in the Overworld is doubled, +4 Combat Movement)

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Ice Token (+5 Aim)

Inventory:
-Coin Purse
--Silver Coin (Qty. 9)
--Gold Coin (Qty. 9)

-Kinetic Autocaster Revolver (Skill: Kinetic Bolt) (Range: 1) (Release: 30)
--Mana Stones (6/6)
---Mana Stone (28/30)
---Mana Stone (0/30)
---Mana Stone (0/30)
---Mana Stone (0/30)
---Mana Stone (0/30)
---Mana Stone (0/30)

-Vranhal Guest House Key

-Apple (Qty. 3)

Equipped:

-Navy Blue Jacket
-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)

-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 0/30 Durability) (+0/4 Physical Defense)

Skills:
-Stabilize (Spend the extra energy to hold still, increasing Aim for the next attack) (+Aim = Stamina)

-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

-Flight (Capable of sustained flight. It takes 1 AP to take off [but not land]. Stops Stamina regen during flight, drains 1 stamina at the end of every roll. User specifies Altitude: If user is stumbled while in flight, takes Trauma equal to Altitude) (Altitude climb per turn = Strength) (+Evasion = Altitude)

Passives:
Strength: 4
Arcane: 8
Aim: 15 +5
Evasion: 7 +2
Will: 4
Speed: 4

-Critical Shot (Increases damage by extra Aim if initial damage to target is greater than 0)

Inventory:

Equipped:

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Pure)
--(Light)
---Accelerated Repair (Speed up the body’s natural healing process on a target, clearing conditions) (Turns given = Arcane + Mana)

Passives:
Strength: 4
Arcane: 8
Aim: 8
Evasion: 4
Will: 4
Speed: 4

Inventory:
-Mana Stone (Mana: 22/22)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 20/20)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 10/19)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 0/19)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 0/19)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 0/19)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 0/19)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 0/19)

-Vranhal Guest House Key

-Coin Purse
--Gold Coin (Qty. 1)

Equipped:
-Black Dress
-Girl’s Dress Shoes

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Thermic)
--(Fire)
---Heat (Direct Magic) (Warm up a target, burning it with enough energy) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
---Flare (Unleash a torrent of flame that burns and sets targets on fire) (Burn + On Fire = Arcane + Mana)
---Fireball (Launch an orb that unleashes an explosion of heat on impact) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
---Flash Point (Launch an orb that sets a target on fire) (Inflicts On Fire = Arcane + Mana)
---Cauterize (Use heat to seal a wound) (Inflicts Burn = [Arcane + Mana] * 0.1 , Removes Cut, Frozen = Arcane + Mana)
---Mirage (Heat the air to cause distortions, lowering Aim and increasing Evasion on the target) (-Aim = Arcane + Mana, +Evasion = Arcane + Mana)

-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

Passives:
Strength: 2
Arcane: 19
Aim: 18
Evasion: 8
Will: 2
Speed: 6

-Pyromania (Passive) (+50% Fire magic effectiveness) (No damage taken from Cauterize) (No Aim reduction taken from Mirage)
-Twin Dragons (Flare casts twice [on 1 AP])
-Mana Regeneration (Mana regenerates 2 per turn)

Inventory:

Equipped:

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Mana)
---Form Swift Feather (Persistent Condition) (Create an AM feather that improves movement) (+1 Evasion, +1 Speed, +0.2 Movement) (A Swift Feather is lost every time you are struck)
---Form Armor Feather (Persistent Condition) (Create an AM feather that offers protection) (10 Armor Resilience, 10/10 Durability) (+10/10 Physical Defense) (Durability and Physical Defense stacks with more Armor Feathers)
-(Kinetic)
--(Impulse)
---Kinetic Blade (Single Turn Condition) (Does not consume AP if used with a Melee Attack) (Strike with a blade of cutting kinetic force) (+Edge = Arcane + Mana)

(Physical)
-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

(Hybrid)
-Feather Shot (Range = 5) (Does not consume AP) (Launch feathers out like arrows, damaging enemies) (Swift Feather: Cut = Arcane) (Armor Feather: Trauma = Arcane)

(Other)

(Heroic) (Each ability uses 10 Heroic AP)
-Grand Feather Duster (Create a total 20 feathers, any type)
-Feather Dragon (Let loose the inner beast, becoming stronger and faster) (+Strength = Feathers) (Bonuses from Swift Feathers are doubled) (Feather Dragon lasts for 3 turns [this one and the two after])

Passives:
Strength: 4
Arcane: 10
Aim: 14
Evasion: 13
Will: 4
Speed: 12

-Bird Catcher (Grants a separate AP pool for Feather creation)

-Berserker (Grants a separate pool of AP for melee attacks)
-Flurry (Melee three times, each attack dealing one third of your normal damage [consumes 1 AP])
-Efficient Attacking (Passive) (Melee attacks will only consume AP if successful) (Cannot queue more attacks than max AP)

-Acrobat (Grants a separate pool of AP for evasion)
-Efficient Evasion (Passive) (Evasions will only consume AP if successful)
-Glancing Blow (Passive) (On a failed Evasion skill that uses the Evasion stat, reduce the damage of the attack by some of your Evasion) (-%Damage = Evasion/AttackAim)

-Critical Shot (Increases damage by extra Aim if initial damage to target is greater than 0)
-Optimal Position (Increase damage by the difference between your and the enemy’s Evasion if your Evasion is higher)
-Setup Time (Increase damage by the difference between your and the enemy’s Speed roll if your Speed roll is higher)

-Mana Regeneration (Mana regenerates 2 per turn)