A Spot Untouched By Time

Malphiel squirms a little as one of the voices addresses her, "well, I mean with my... Affliction shall we say, it might be useful having a..." she blushes and squirms a bit more, "a source of relief available," she finishes. "I mean he's a cultist, but he doesn't seem like a bad guy... When we return to him, we can talk to him, maybe he would be willing to be enslaved?" she says uncertainly.

Maie yawns, "yeah the lanterns are always perfectly safe... Well mostly. There might be dangers in them sometimes, but not in the way of enemies or the like. Just... sometimes they're games of chance which might have bad outcomes, but that's always a choice," she clarifies, "sometimes there are also fake lanterns, but that's not likely to be a worry here," she adds.

The group enters the lantern path and finds a small mine area. There's a bed and smelter set up here. Beside the bed lies a currently discarded pickaxe, the walls of the mine are clearly filled with Iron ore and a small box has been left out filled with ready made iron ingots. In the bed lies a small goblin. She's clearly been here a long time. Living all alone in this area, mining each and every day and then preparing the ores she's mined for the Chosen. Unbothered and probably even unaware of the things occurring outside of her little area. Take is overcome by a sense of tranquility. This simple, perhaps a little monotonous life seems utterly peaceful and free of worry.

Take thankfully takes the contents of the offering box and the group leave without waking the goblin. When she next wakes and finds the box empty, she'll know that her purpose was served once again and return to her work satisfied and ready to get started again to serve the next Chosen.

"Looks like about 8 iron ingots," Take notes and then blinks, "um and a gear?" she mutters and shrugs as they leave the lantern path, the Lantern gone once they exit and the path no longer accessible.

Continuing to the end of the path they find another cultist. This one however is wearing full plate armor, blackened with soot. A heavy and dangerous looking crossbow in his hands. His mask is fashioned into the shape of a skull. He raises the crossbow at the group as they enter into his view. Beyond him lies a cavern, but he's blocking the path forward.

"None shall pass here by order of Lord Windgrace. I am authorized to use lethal force," he warns and Take stares at the point of the crossbow. It does seem like it could be quite lethal if it hit even one of the heavily armored Iralians.

"I will not attack unless you attempt to force your way past. Please... Please just turn around and go back the way you came," he continues, seemingly not wanting to have to fight.

(Health: 100%

Mana: 100%

Equipment: Kitsune Mask (shattered), black leather dress (Torn), fishnet bodysuit (torn), Silk chest wrap (Shredded), silk panties (punctured), Thick leather armor (-2, shredded reduced to -0 until repaired), Biker's armor (-1), Kusarigama (-3), Ninjato(-3), 3xKunai, 1xSmokebomb, 3xCaltrops, black catsuit, Thick leather armor (-2), Elysium Bow (-5 or -10 against demonic foes), spear of Consumption (-5, 2 consumed),

Inventory: A smooth pretty stone, A blood red whip, Slutty dress, Animate Golem Spellbook, creepy potion, angelic key, winged key, 3 vials of semen, 2xChallenge gears, Barrier Breaker, God's Favour (Halo), 8XAlchemical Ingredients, broken stockade, Tormentor's chain (-5, 0 enslaved), 8 iron ingots.

Status Effect:

Trauma Rank 1: Costs of all spells doubled for the remainder of the floor. (Caused by rape while under the effect of aphrodisiacs)

Spells known: Cloak (Lvl 1, mastered, Mana Cost: 10%)

Force Lance (Lvl 1, mastered, Cost: 15%)

Fetish: Submission Lvl 1

Oral Lvl 1.

Party: Malphiel

Malphiel Health: 100%

Malphiel Mana: 25%

Malphiel Equipment: Cracked Visor, Chainmail Body Suit (-4), The Horned Helmet, The Crushers (-5).

Malphiel Spells Known: Angelic Rays (Lvl 1, Mastered, cost: 20%), Heavenly Soothing (Lvl 1, Mastered, cost: 25%), Retribution (Lvl 1, Unmastered, cost: 100%, unusable, triggers automatically at 0% hp if Malphiel has enough Mana to trigger it).

Malphiel Status Effect: Broken Wings. Combat level lowered to Medium, cannot fly.

Touch of Corruption. Maximum Mana and Health set to half of normal. Loses access to God's Light, God's Judgment and Divine Grace.

Addicted to sex. More easily aroused and more willing to engage in all manner of sexual activity regardless of context.

Fourth Floor Gear Challenge: Visit Two Resource points. 2/2 Completed)