You think you are dead. But not quite dead. Not as dead as the worshipper of Half-Men, the cultist ambush sniper, who has been blown into mammocks of flesh and bloody mizzle, having first been pierced with dozens of arrowheads, and is now scattered in separate streaks of meat in your place by the burning crater of the stables.
But there are darts buried in the side of your arms and upper chest... the sorcery of the old Slave-Taker, Urshull Vandal-Eye, and his conjurer trick of exchanging life and death could only save you from the killing bolt.
You are bleeding and grievously, mortally wounded, and you feel as if you can barely struggle to stand, let alone wield a heavy weapon like a mace or sword.
You are standing in the temple shrine by the stables, having used and expended the Two Tales Of Maskelyne to exchange death for life with the Half-Men worshipper, the cultist sniper who fired the first crossbow bolt beginning the ambush. You think there are dozens more of them, surrounding you, and then you hear a voice from the shadows:
- Ah, er, well you see, um I do not have my... magic walking staff with me, you would not part an old man from his walking stick? But they confiscated it in the Dark Hold of Mordo... er, Mordor? And also I have sprained my hands, ow, ouch, um yes it really hurts. So you see, I am actually really powerful, I can do things like summon a butterfly that was definitely not already there, and make a bright light, so long as I am standing on a hill with the sun behind me. Oh wait, also I can make a chariot crash! And I can control time! Wait, where is this? What...what has happened? Why is everything on fire...
>You are bleeding to death and almost dying. Lash out with your last strength using the Bloodstarved Caulbearer, and let it feed upon this soul... perhaps it will restore you?>>5347886>Cry out for help, pathetically. Is there something wrong with your throat... it is filled with blood...>You can barely wield any melee weapon given your wounds. Try and retrieve a nearby ranged weapon:Crossbow (Goatsfoot)
>>5347892Wallarmbrust (Cranequin/Windlass Heavy Crossbow)
>>5347894Langkasukan Repeating Light Crossbow (Envenomed)
>>5347895>Something else? Write-in... 