civilized <1260hp 241m 972mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> The Gates of the Palace
 
[Exits: north south]
Iarphine is here.
A huge beetle with a crimson carapace trundles along.
A huge tree has uprooted itself at the bidding of Ardish.
Ardish is here, fighting the Imperial Vanquisher.
The Vanquisher of the Empire defends the Palace to the death!
An enormous giant has arrived.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> 
You hear Iarphine leave.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> You scan north.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> 
Ardish narrows his eyes and glares in the Imperial Vanquisher's direction.
Ardish throws fire seeds at the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish's fire seed EVISCERATES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish's fire seed MASSACRES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish's fire seed MANGLES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish's fire seed *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Imperial Vanquisher narrowly avoids the rest of Ardish's fire seeds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> grappleweapon ardish
It won't budge!
You violently yank a heavy club fashioned from a sprouted maplewood, injuring Ardish's arm!
Your wrenching grapple *** DEMOLISHES *** Ardish!
Ardish has some small but disgusting cuts.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> 
A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
A furnace scarab beetle's gore MANGLES the Imperial Vanquisher!
A furnace scarab beetle's gore MANGLES the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Treant's beating MASSACRES the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Treant's beating MASSACRES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Your pierce MUTILATES Ardish!
Your frigid chop maims Ardish!
Your frigid chop devastates Ardish!
An enormous giant screams and attacks Ardish!
An enormous giant's stab maims Ardish!
Ardish's smash maims the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish's smash EVISCERATES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> 
You hear Iarphine arrive.
The Imperial Vanquisher says 'Greetings, Citizen.'
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> offhandgra ardish

An enormous giant cuts off Ardish's route of escape with his polearm!
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> 
An enormous giant chops at Ardish with a large, crimson-stained halberd, but misses.
An enormous giant's chop misses Ardish.
A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Treant's beating MASSACRES the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Treant's beating DISMEMBERS the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Imperial Vanquisher's slash decimates Ardish!
Ardish parries your pierce.
Your frigid chop decimates Ardish!
Ardish's smash EVISCERATES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish's smash EVISCERATES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> 
Iarphine looks at you.
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> offhandgra ardish

An enormous giant cuts off Ardish's route of escape with his polearm!
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> Ardish doesn't have anything in his off hand to grapple.
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> Ardish doesn't have anything in his off hand to grapple.
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> 
A furnace scarab beetle's gore MANGLES the Imperial Vanquisher!
A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Treant's beating MANGLES the Imperial Vanquisher!
An enormous giant's stab maims Ardish!
Ardish parries your pierce.
Ardish's smash EVISCERATES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish's smash EVISCERATES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> offhandgra ardish
Ardish doesn't have anything in his off hand to grapple.
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> grappleweapon ardish
It won't budge!
You twist a heavy club fashioned from a sprouted maplewood awkwardly as you tug at it.
Your grappling attempt DISMEMBERS Ardish!
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> 
Iarphine closes her eyes for a moment and nods at you.
Numbness sweeps over your wounds as Iarphine seals them with a crimson fire.
An enormous giant executes a controlled overhead attack with a large, crimson-stained halberd.
An enormous giant's chop MUTILATES Ardish!
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> 
Ardish has fled!
The Imperial Vanquisher moves to block Ardish's path.
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> grappleweapon ardish

An enormous giant cuts off Ardish's route of escape with his polearm!
Ardish is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> 
A furnace scarab beetle's gore MANGLES the Imperial Vanquisher!
A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Treant's beating MASSACRES the Imperial Vanquisher!
An enormous giant's stab maims Ardish!
An enormous giant's stab devastates Ardish!
Ardish parries your pierce.
Your frigid chop decimates Ardish!
Ardish's smash EVISCERATES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish's smash MUTILATES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish is gushing blood.

civilized <1260hp 241m 971mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 5 PM> grappleweapon ardish

The hated sense of pain creeps back into your awareness.
Ardish is gushing blood.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> 
Iarphine closes her eyes for a moment and nods at you.
Your feet rise off the ground.
Ardish is gushing blood.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> 
Ardish has fled!
The Imperial Vanquisher moves to block Ardish's path.
Ardish is gushing blood.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> 
Ardish has fled!
The Imperial Vanquisher moves to block Ardish's path.
A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Treant's beating MASSACRES the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Treant's beating MASSACRES the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Imperial Vanquisher's slash wounds Ardish.
The Imperial Vanquisher's slash maims Ardish!
Ardish has fled!
The Imperial Vanquisher moves to block Ardish's path.
Ardish parries your pierce.
Ardish parries your frigid chop.
Your frigid chop decimates Ardish!
Ardish has fled!
The Imperial Vanquisher moves to block Ardish's path.
Ardish parries your frigid chop.
Your ring flares with a small lightning bolt!
Your shocking grasp MUTILATES Ardish!
Ardish has fled!
The Imperial Vanquisher moves to block Ardish's path.
Ardish's smash EVISCERATES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish's smash MUTILATES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish is gushing blood.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> 
An enormous giant cuts off Ardish's route of escape with his polearm!
Ardish is gushing blood.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> It won't budge!
Ardish's arm twists awkwardly as you snatch a heavy club fashioned from a sprouted maplewood and pull with all your might!
Your violent grapple *** DEMOLISHES *** Ardish!
Ardish is writhing in agony.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> grappleweapon ardish

An enormous giant gets a wild look in his eyes.
A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Treant's beating MASSACRES the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Treant's beating MASSACRES the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Imperial Vanquisher's slash misses Ardish.
An enormous giant's stab maims Ardish!
An enormous giant cuts off Ardish's route of escape with his polearm!
Your pierce DISMEMBERS Ardish!
Your frigid chop nearly strikes Ardish before he turns it away.
Your pierce EVISCERATES Ardish!
Your pierce DISMEMBERS Ardish!
Ardish's smash MUTILATES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish's smash MUTILATES the Imperial Vanquisher!
Ardish is convulsing on the ground.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> 
Iarphine closes her eyes for a moment and nods at you.
Numbness sweeps over your wounds as Iarphine seals them with a crimson fire.
Ardish is convulsing on the ground.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> grappleweapon ardish

A furnace scarab beetle's gore *** DEMOLISHES *** the Imperial Vanquisher!
A furnace scarab beetle's gore MANGLES the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Treant's beating DISMEMBERS the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Treant's beating DISMEMBERS the Imperial Vanquisher!
The Imperial Vanquisher's slash MUTILATES Ardish!
Ardish is DEAD!!
You land the killing blow against Ardish.
A heavy club fashioned from a sprouted maplewood vaporizes, returning to its true owner.
Ardish splatters blood on your armor.
A furnace scarab beetle slowly fades away.
The Treant slowly fades away.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> They aren't here.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> They aren't here.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> They aren't here.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> exam corpse

Iarphine grins evilly.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> The corpse of Ardish lies here, covered with bone-deep gashes and cuts.
The corpse of Ardish contains:
     an earth-stained evergreen robe
     (Glowing) Robes of the Grand Druid
     some leggings from the snow worm
     a pair of black steel gauntlets (Damaged)
     a hide-covered coracle
     (Glowing) a topaz encrusted bracelet
     a crude water skin made from the corpse of Congee
     some armguards formed of a dragon turtle shell
     (Glowing) (Humming) the huge skull of the ancient Dracolich
     the medallion of the Wild
     a living Boa Constrictor
     a tight loop of twisting gold
     a cluster of wild strawberries
     knee-high leather boots
( 2) a pitch-black ring
     a cured hide sack made from the corpse of the male tresnore
     (Glowing) a mace of frost
     (Glowing) a shimmering blue potion
     a well-crafted yew staff
     a mud-colored potion smelling of fresh cut grass
     a primitive fertility mask
     a silver-horned helm (Damaged)
     a sparse brown stem with dull green leaves
     an ornamental plant with large white flowers
     a shield from the hide of a snow worm (Damaged)
     a small resilient root
     a pincer staff
     a polished mithril girth (Damaged)
     a silver green potion

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> r
You rest.

civilized <1260hp 249m 996mv 22280tnl (-28.94%) 6 PM> 
Iarphine swings her whip about her head and ends it with a satisfying *THWACK*.