*** Today an innocent rank 40 goblin raider mosies into Silverwood to buy some venom ***
*** when, using now-elite scouting powers, he spies someone sneaky walking through ***
*** the woods... ***


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wher
People near you:
(PK) Ragglerut                    The Cave of Webs

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wher
People near you:
(PK) Veristrix                    Silverwood
(PK) Ragglerut                    The Cave of Webs

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whois ver
No one of that name is in Thera.
*** Uh oh! Now, we know Veristrix is an imperial shadow, ***
*** but we don't remember that he is an arial and rank 35. Anyway, ***
*** Ragglerut is not in the practice of making enemies of evil assassins. ***
*** He has enough stress already! ***

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wher
People near you:
(PK) Veristrix                    Rocky Cliffs
(PK) Ragglerut                    The Cave of Webs

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hide
You attempt to hide.

*** Now, what would you do? ***
*** A) Stay hidden and hope assassins can't see hidden in caves  ***
*** D) Vis and mount so he can't throw you, check your wields and get ready for action! ***
*** E) Race out of the cave into town, he's gonna kill you! ***

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hide
Egwetha the Weaver closes her eyes and hums for an instant.
Egwetha the Weaver turns translucent.

*** We double-down on A ***
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You attempt to hide.

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wher
People near you:
(PK) Veristrix                    Rocky Cliffs
(PK) Ragglerut                    The Cave of Webs

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You suddenly drop and roll out of Veristrix's attack!
Veristrix's assassination attempt misses you.
You yell 'Help! Veristrix tried to assassinate me!'
You keep yourself safely out of the range of Veristrix's attack.
You keep yourself safely out of the range of Veristrix's attack.
You keep yourself safely out of the range of Veristrix's attack.
You step out of the shadows.
Veristrix dodges your flaming bite.
Veristrix dodges your drowning.
A vicious warg screams and attacks Veristrix!
A vicious warg's chomp maims Veristrix!
A vicious warg's chomp MUTILATES Veristrix!
Veristrix has some small but disgusting cuts.

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targ veris
Target is now: Veris

fa
flaminga
As you pull your next arrow, you dip the head in a flask of oil, then set it ablaze!
Veristrix has some small but disgusting cuts.

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You move out of the range of Veristrix's cut.
Veristrix dodges your flaming bite.
Your drowning MASSACRES Veristrix!
Veristrix is covered with bleeding wounds.

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tri
His feet aren't on the ground.
You keep yourself safely out of the range of Veristrix's attack.
You keep yourself safely out of the range of Veristrix's attack.
You keep yourself safely out of the range of Veristrix's attack.
Your drowning MASSACRES Veristrix!
Veristrix is covered with bleeding wounds.

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Veristrix throws a handful of sharp spikes at your feet!
You start to limp.
Veristrix's caltraps maims you!
Veristrix is covered with bleeding wounds.

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Veristrix's cut MASSACRES you!
Veristrix's punch DISMEMBERS you!
You keep yourself safely out of the range of Veristrix's attack.
You keep yourself safely out of the range of Veristrix's attack.
Veristrix dodges your drowning.
Veristrix dodges your drowning.
Veristrix is covered with bleeding wounds.

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flee
PANIC! You couldn't escape!
Veristrix is covered with bleeding wounds.

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A vicious warg's chomp EVISCERATES Veristrix!
Veristrix has fled!
Veristrix leaves east.

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di ver
They aren't here.

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targ veri
Target is now: Veri
*** I can't explain ***

kt
murder Veri
They aren't here.
*** NO NO NO get on your mount!! ***

*** but I do suspect he's going for flee and return and strangle ***
*** He probably assumed I was smart enough to be mounted. ***

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kt
murder Veri
Veristrix has arrived.

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Veristrix yells 'Help!  I am being attacked by Ragglerut!'
Veristrix dodges your drowning.
Veristrix is covered with bleeding wounds.

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Veristrix lands a devastating strike to your kidneys.
Veristrix's pressure point strike grazes you.
Veristrix is covered with bleeding wounds.

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You dodge Veristrix's cut.
You keep yourself safely out of the range of Veristrix's attack.
You keep yourself safely out of the range of Veristrix's attack.
Your drowning misses Veristrix.
Veristrix dodges your drowning.
A vicious warg screams and attacks Veristrix!
Veristrix is covered with bleeding wounds.

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net
wield net
dual tooth
You stop using a rune-carved bow set with a glowing blue string.
You wield a sturdy net of thick strips of seaweed.
A sturdy net of thick strips of seaweed feels like a part of you!
Veristrix is covered with bleeding wounds.

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You dual wield a smoldering dagger named 'Dragon's Tooth'.
A smoldering dagger named 'Dragon's Tooth' feels like a part of you!
Veristrix is covered with bleeding wounds.
*** Probably the wrong choice of wields, but I think I wanted to swing at him ***
*** and be able to lag him some, and maybe a light dagger I wouldn't drop *** 

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swing
*** Sure wish I would have tried to dirt and fallback instead ***
Veristrix grabs hold of your wrist and twists it violently!
With a sickening crunch, Veristrix applies kotegaeshi to your wrist!
With your broken wrist, you can no longer hold onto a smoldering dagger named 'Dragon's Tooth'.
*** uh oh  ***
Veristrix's kotegaeshi DISMEMBERS you!
You dodge Veristrix's cut.
You parry Veristrix's cut.
Veristrix dodges your smash.
Veristrix dodges your punch.
Veristrix dodges your smash.
Veristrix quickly leaps away from your smash.
Veristrix is covered with bleeding wounds.

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Gripping a sturdy net of thick strips of seaweed, you strike a glancing blow against Veristrix.
Your swing DISMEMBERS Veristrix!
Veristrix is gushing blood.
*** I swung at him! ***

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You parry Veristrix's cut.
You parry Veristrix's punch.
Veristrix's punch DISMEMBERS you!
Veristrix parries your smash.
Veristrix parries your punch.
Veristrix is gushing blood.

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swing
*** *wince* getting excited ***
You dodge Veristrix's cut.
Veristrix's punch DISMEMBERS you!
Veristrix's cut DISMEMBERS you!
You dodge Veristrix's punch.
Veristrix parries your smash.
Veristrix steps inside your punch with a quick backfist.
Veristrix's punch DISMEMBERS you!
Veristrix is gushing blood.
*** Kotegaeshi is a hell of a drug ***

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Veristrix throws you to the ground with stunning force.
Veristrix's throw DISMEMBERS you!
Veristrix attempts to execute a ground control move on you but fails.
Veristrix's ground control misses you.
Veristrix is gushing blood.
*** Now I am lagged, I have lagged myself, and am about two commands backed up ***

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fb
fallback
Veristrix's cut DISMEMBERS you!
You dodge Veristrix's punch.
Veristrix's cut DISMEMBERS you!
You sure are BLEEDING!
Veristrix parries your smash.
Veristrix dodges your punch.
Veristrix parries your smash.
Veristrix parries your smash.
Veristrix is gushing blood.

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You dodge Veristrix's cut.
You parry Veristrix's punch.
You dodge Veristrix's cut.
Veristrix parries your smash.
Veristrix steps inside your punch with a quick backfist.
Veristrix's punch MASSACRES you!
You sure are BLEEDING!
Your smash misses Veristrix.
Veristrix is gushing blood.

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flee
Veristrix seems to slide into a nearby shadow, eluding your swing.
Veristrix is gushing blood.

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Veristrix throws you to the ground with stunning force.
Veristrix's throw DISMEMBERS you!
You sure are BLEEDING!
Maintaining his hold, Veristrix painfully hyperextends your shoulder!
Veristrix's ground control MASSACRES you!
You have been KILLED!!


You have died, but the Carrion Fields are not finished with you yet!
Your soul is returned to the realms in the form of a ghost.
You will return to your corporeal state in a short while.
Be careful, for even a ghost should fear some dangers!
Better stand first.

*** Even if I'd mounted and couldn't be thrown, this likely would have been a standard bait and switch ***
*** veteran-over-novice death: letting my confidence up just enough for me to try to fight back randomly ***
*** and dig myself a lag/maledicted hole. He was ready and knew what he was doing, Ragglerut didn't *** 
*** have a script in mind for an arial assassin and swung wildly, didn't wield his axes, ***
*** didn't understand assassin tactics, and not quite savvy enough to think quickly on his feet. ***
*** At rank 40, I discovered that in Carrion Fields few people who attack you make any mistakes. ***
*** I made a lot of mistakes, but often could take enough of a beating that I could abort and escape and ***
*** still come away with a couple lessons learned. But often, not, too. ***