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Chapter 4 by RighteousDevil RighteousDevil

Which Monster Do You Want To Follow?

Fiendish Priestess (Boss*)

You are a Fiendish Priestess (Boss). A title which would be far more impressive if you weren’t only level 5. You don’t have a lair, you don’t have a crown, your wings cost so much mana to use you can just about hop with them and you don’t even have any minions. At least you’re a named character, seemingly the only reason for your boss status. You are Xilmomoth the. That must be an error. You don’t have an epithet. Might as well check your stats.

Fiendish Priestess (Boss)

**Xilmomoth, The**

*Fiend(humanoid):*

*Priestess (fiend)*

*Level:5*

###VITAL STATISTICS

*STR:50*

*DEX:70*

*CON:80*

*APP:70*

*CHA:70*

*WIS:100*

*INT:80*

Well, you can think, but given your relative lack of special abilities, you don’t have much to think about.

###DERIVED STATISTICS

*HP: 20x5=100* it’s a round number but that’s all it’s got going for it

*MP: 25x5+50=175* not bad, for your level at least. Especially with the boost from Priestess

*MV: 20* doubled while flying. Whatever good that does you. You have only seconds of airtime. At least the rafters here are comfy.

*SS:24* Sadly, you rarely get a chance to talk

*LR:25* Well, if the tiny town you were in had a name, you’d know it. You think it’s Hamletshire but maybe someone said that as a joke.

*AG:19+1=20* you wonder how you got that plus one. Some Dev must like round numbers.

*PC: 25* perfect for seeing your impending doom.

###RACE ABILITIES

Hellish Wings: Summon and use wings with an initial cost of 100 mana and a subsequent cost of 50 mana per second.

You caught yourself from tripping once, but you don’t have enough mana to actually fly.

Speech: you don’t need an Echo Scarf. You can talk. Sadly, most players are shoot first, ask questions never

###CLASS ABILITIES

As standard priestess

###SPECIAL ABILITIES

Named: Retain more than just equipped gear when slain.

This would be nice if you had anything but your robes, your underwear, and your staff. Well, at least you keep your clothes.

Boss Monster: command minions whose level is less than yours rounded down to the nearest ten.

Wait, this is no minions! Unless you find a being with negative levels, then they have to listen to you. You’re pretty sure that’ll never happen.

Well, maybe you can check your equipment.

###_Equipment_

_*Head:* _

_*Face:* _

_*Neck:* _ Dark Amulet (plus 1 Agility) so that’s where it came from

_*Shoulders/Cape:* _

_*Torso:* _ Robes (ordinary robes. At least they fit)

_*Arms:* _ Still robes

_*Hands:* _

_*\Ring:* _

_*Groin/Belt:* _ rope belt (no effects, keeps clothes from falling off)

_*Legs:* _ Robes again

_*Feet:* _ Demon Sandals (they smell like sulphur. That’s it.)

_*Weapon 1:* _ Demon Staff of the Novice (increase effective wisdom when casting spells by 5)

_*Weapon 2/Shield:* _

_*Backpack/Quiver:* _

_*Undergarments:* _ Demonic Silk Bra and Panties (they are red and quite comfortable)

_*Encumbrance:* ._ You wish. That would mean you had stuff.

Well, nothing great there either. What about lair status?

None:(wandering monster)

Great, in addition to being a boss monster with no minions, you are also homeless. At least you have this nice abandoned old house to hide out in. Well, that’s just great. Maybe you can get a good enough sleep to regenerate those last few mana points. Sometimes that happens. Wait, chiming noise, is it a ding? Nope. It’s a bounty. On you. And you just finished walking the long circuitous route that lets you get to this village while avoiding literally everything interesting that a hero might want to look at. Let’s look through the crack in the floor boards and see who it is. Maybe you’ll see someone lower level than you? Nah, you have to be level 10 to enter this village. Well, as a hero anyway. You’re fine. You’d go to the lower level area but it’s in this kingdom with all these walls and wards and guards and other painful things. Here is the most middle of nowhere village you can find. Seriously, you’re a demon. Why do you take penalties from not having a house? Maybe it’s because you’re supposed to have a lair? Why can’t this house be your lair you ask? Someone already owns this house. Well, let’s see who it is who just opened the front door.

Who is it at the door?

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