Before the Imperial Palace 
  The roads from the south, east and west converge here to form a great square.
The gates of the Palace lie open to the north.  The square itself is made
from the same fused black stone that all of the Imperial roads seem to be
constructed from.  However, here the smooth surface of the road has been
deeply etched to show a huge Symbol of the Imperial Codex.  At each of the
cardinal directions surrounding the Symbol you see smaller representations 
of the individual Sect Symbols.  Each of these details pass quickly, for 
your eye is almost immediately drawn to the black stone cross rising from 
the center of the great Symbol.
 
[Exits: north east south west]
Matusquella the arial is here.
A lizard strains against an iron chain around its neck.

civilized <1118hp 403m 714mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 8 AM> bash Matusquella
Charging forward, you lose your balance and fall when Matusquella avoids you!
Your bash misses Matusquella.
Matusquella yells 'Help! Jhelruk is bashing me!'
Matusquella delivers a blow of deadly force!
You parry Matusquella's punch.
You parry Matusquella's punch.
Matusquella dodges your electrical discharge.
Matusquella steps inside your drowning with a quick backfist.
Matusquella's punch EVISCERATES you!
Matusquella dodges your electrical discharge.
Your electrical discharge DISMEMBERS Matusquella!
Matusquella has a few scratches.

civilized <1071hp 403m 714mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 8 AM> 
You feel your pulse slow down.
Matusquella has a few scratches.

civilized <1074hp 413m 833mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 AM> 
Matusquella painfully hyperextends your elbow!
Matusquella's kansetsuwaza DISMEMBERS you!
Matusquella has a few scratches.

civilized <1014hp 413m 833mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 AM> 
You parry Matusquella's punch.
Matusquella parries your electrical discharge.
Matusquella dodges your drowning.
Matusquella parries your electrical discharge.
Matusquella dodges your electrical discharge.
Your drowning misses Matusquella.
Matusquella has a few scratches.

civilized <1014hp 413m 833mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 AM> entw

You parry Matusquella's punch.
Matusquella delivers a blow of deadly force!
You parry Matusquella's punch.
Matusquella steps inside your electrical discharge with a quick backfist.
Matusquella's punch MUTILATES you!
Matusquella dodges your drowning.
Matusquella parries your electrical discharge.
Matusquella dodges your drowning.
Matusquella has a few scratches.

civilized <974hp 413m 833mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 AM> 
Matusquella fails to execute a joint lock on you.
Matusquella's kotegaeshi misses you.
Matusquella's punch DISMEMBERS you!
You parry Matusquella's punch.
Matusquella dodges your electrical discharge.
Matusquella dodges your electrical discharge.
Matusquella deflects your drowning with his shield.
Matusquella dodges your electrical discharge wildly.
Matusquella deflects your drowning with his shield.
Matusquella has a few scratches.

civilized <921hp 413m 833mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 AM> You try to entwine Matusquella with an adamantite chain flail named 'Storm's Eye' but you miss him.
Matusquella has a few scratches.

civilized <921hp 413m 833mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 AM> 
You parry Matusquella's punch.
Your electrical discharge DISMEMBERS Matusquella!
Your drowning DISMEMBERS Matusquella!
Matusquella dodges your electrical discharge.
Matusquella deflects your drowning with his shield.
Matusquella dodges your drowning.
Matusquella dodges your electrical discharge.
Matusquella has some small but disgusting cuts.

civilized <921hp 413m 833mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 AM> bers

You parry Matusquella's punch.
You parry Matusquella's punch.
Matusquella steps inside your electrical discharge with a quick backfist.
Matusquella's punch devastates you!
Your drowning MASSACRES Matusquella!
Matusquella dodges your electrical discharge.
Matusquella dodges your electrical discharge.
Matusquella is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <890hp 413m 833mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 AM> 
Matusquella grabs hold of your wrist and twists it violently!
Matusquella's kotegaeshi EVISCERATES you!
Matusquella is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <845hp 413m 833mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 AM> Your pulse races as you are consumed by rage!
Matusquella is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <951hp 383m 833mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 AM> get 'thorn-encased shillelagh thorn slender ironwood'
wield 'thorn-encased shillelagh thorn slender ironwood'

The sky is getting cloudy.
You parry Matusquella's punch.
Matusquella's punch EVISCERATES you!
Matusquella turns aside your electrical discharge, completely unharmed.
Matusquella parries your drowning.
Matusquella dodges your drowning.
Matusquella is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <904hp 394m 912mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 AM> drum
You see no thorn-encased shillelagh thorn slender ironwood here for you to take.
Matusquella is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <904hp 394m 912mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 AM> Matusquella notices you momentarily becoming distracted, and he strikes!
You parry Matusquella's punch.
You stop using an adamantite chain flail named 'Storm's Eye'.
You wield a thorn-encased ironwood shillelagh.
A thorn-encased ironwood shillelagh feels like a part of you!
Matusquella is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <904hp 394m 912mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 AM> You try to drum Matusquella with your maces, but miss.
Your drumming maces misses Matusquella.
Matusquella is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <904hp 394m 912mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 AM> 
You parry Matusquella's punch.
You parry Matusquella's punch.
Matusquella parries your piercing venoms.
Matusquella deflects your drowning with his shield.
Matusquella dodges your piercing venoms.
Matusquella deflects your piercing venoms with his shield.
Matusquella parries your piercing venoms.
Matusquella is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <904hp 394m 912mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 AM> 
Matusquella stops using a spiked buckler.
Matusquella is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <904hp 394m 912mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 AM> 
Matusquella throws you to the ground with stunning force.
Matusquella's throw MUTILATES you!
Controlling your fall, Matusquella painfully hyperextends your elbow!
Matusquella's ground control MUTILATES you!
Matusquella is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <820hp 394m 912mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 AM> 
You parry Matusquella's punch.
Matusquella dodges your piercing venoms.
Your drowning MASSACRES Matusquella!
Matusquella dodges your piercing venoms.
Matusquella parries your drowning.
Matusquella is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <820hp 394m 912mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 AM> drum

You parry Matusquella's punch.
You parry Matusquella's punch.
You parry Matusquella's punch.
Matusquella's punch MUTILATES you!
Matusquella dodges your piercing venoms.
Matusquella dodges your piercing venoms.
Matusquella dodges your drowning.
Matusquella is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <780hp 394m 912mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 AM> You drum at Matusquella with your maces.
Your drumming maces EVISCERATES Matusquella!
Your drumming maces MASSACRES Matusquella!
Your drumming maces DISMEMBERS Matusquella!
Your drumming maces DISMEMBERS Matusquella!
Matusquella is gushing blood.

civilized <780hp 394m 912mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 AM> 
Quickly spinning on his heel, Matusquella delivers a crushing kick against you!
Matusquella's double spin kick DISMEMBERS you!
Completing his spin, Matusquella brings his other foot around for another devastating strike against you!
Matusquella's double spin kick DISMEMBERS you!
Matusquella is gushing blood.

civilized <668hp 394m 912mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 AM> 
Matusquella's punch maims you!
You parry Matusquella's punch.
Matusquella's punch EVISCERATES you!
Matusquella steps inside your piercing venoms with a quick backfist.
Matusquella's punch MASSACRES you!
Matusquella parries your drowning.
Matusquella dodges your piercing venoms.
Your drowning DISMEMBERS Matusquella!
Matusquella is writhing in agony.

civilized <514hp 394m 912mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 AM> drum

You parry Matusquella's punch.
You parry Matusquella's punch.
You parry Matusquella's punch.
Matusquella dodges your piercing venoms.
Your drowning DISMEMBERS Matusquella!
Matusquella dodges your piercing venoms.
Matusquella dodges your piercing venoms.
Matusquella is writhing in agony.

civilized <517hp 403m 989mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 11 AM> You drum at Matusquella with your maces.
Your drumming maces EVISCERATES Matusquella!
Your drumming maces MASSACRES Matusquella!
Your drumming maces DISMEMBERS Matusquella!
Matusquella is incapacitated and will slowly die, if not aided.
Your drumming maces *** DEMOLISHES *** Matusquella!
Matusquella is DEAD!!
You land the killing blow against Matusquella.