The death of [43 Controller] Gronka The Empire (Grey Elf)

in A Recently Rebuilt Stone Highway

from the perspective of [43 Controller] Gronka The Empire (Grey Elf)

<worn on head>       a brutal ruby coif
<worn on eyes>       goggles of the tinkerer [superior] (glowing)
<worn in ear>        a gnomish ear amplifier
<worn on face>       a copper mask
<worn around neck>   a sapphire and amethyst necklace [poor]
<worn about waist>   an elfskin belt
<worn on belt buckle>a quill
<attached to belt>   a slender elven shortsword [poor] (glowing)
<worn on finger>     a silver ring encrusted with a black sapphire [poor] (humming)
<primary weapon>     an amber-colored rod
<worn on feet>       a pair of tight black slippers

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< 209h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
The wagon driver plays a song to lift his spirit off the ground.

< 209h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
Evelosi Thal says, "Damnit!  Where did this rift come from?!"
He slams a drawer on his desk.


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< 210h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
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Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the south.
Evelosi Thal enters from the south.

< 210h/257H 138v/140V Pos: standing >
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Fertile Grasslands of the Hearth Valley
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the south.
Evelosi Thal enters from the south.

< 210h/257H 136v/140V Pos: standing >
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Rugged Hills of the Hearth Valley
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the south.
Evelosi Thal enters from the south.

< 210h/257H 134v/140V Pos: standing >
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Rugged Hills of the Hearth Valley
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the west.
Evelosi Thal enters from the west.

< 210h/257H 133v/140V Pos: standing >
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Fertile Grasslands of the Hearth Valley
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the south.
Evelosi Thal enters from the south.

< 211h/257H 134v/140V Pos: standing >
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Rugged Hills of the Hearth Valley
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the south.
Evelosi Thal enters from the south.

< 211h/257H 134v/140V Pos: standing >
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Fertile Grasslands of the Hearth Valley
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the west.
Evelosi Thal enters from the west.

< 211h/257H 133v/140V Pos: standing >
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< 211h/257H 134v/140V Pos: standing >
The mountains are too treacherous to be scaled.  Find another way to pass them.

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Fertile Grasslands of the Hearth Valley
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the west.
Evelosi Thal enters from the west.

< 211h/257H 136v/140V Pos: standing >
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Fertile Grasslands of the Hearth Valley
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the south.
Evelosi Thal enters from the south.

< 211h/257H 135v/140V Pos: standing >

< 211h/257H 136v/140V Pos: standing >
The mountains are too treacherous to be scaled.  Find another way to pass them.

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Rugged Hills of the Hearth Valley
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the south.
Evelosi Thal enters from the south.

< 211h/257H 138v/140V Pos: standing >
Evelosi Thal throws a book across the room.
He shouts, "There must be an answer!"

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Fertile Grasslands of the Hearth Valley
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the east.
Evelosi Thal enters from the east.

< 211h/257H 136v/140V Pos: standing >
The wagon driver plays a song to lift his spirit off the ground.
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Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the south.
Evelosi Thal enters from the south.

< 211h/257H 134v/140V Pos: standing >
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A Dark Forest with Tall Evergreens
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the east.
Evelosi Thal enters from the east.

< 211h/257H 133v/140V Pos: standing >
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A Recently Rebuilt Stone Highway
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the south.
Evelosi Thal enters from the south.

< 211h/257H 132v/140V Pos: standing >
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A Recently Rebuilt Stone Highway
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
A deer stands here, grazing on some grass.
The wagon driver enters from the east.
Evelosi Thal enters from the east.

< 211h/257H 132v/140V Pos: standing >
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Fertile Grasslands of the Hearth Valley
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the south.
Evelosi Thal enters from the south.

< 211h/257H 132v/140V Pos: standing >
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A Dark Forest with Tall Evergreens
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the east.
Evelosi Thal enters from the east.

< 211h/257H 132v/140V Pos: standing >
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A Dark Forest with Tall Evergreens
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the east.
Evelosi Thal enters from the east.

< 211h/257H 131v/140V Pos: standing >
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Rugged Hills of the Hearth Valley
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the east.
Evelosi Thal enters from the east.

< 212h/257H 130v/140V Pos: standing >
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A Dark Forest with Tall Evergreens
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the east.
Evelosi Thal enters from the east.

< 212h/257H 129v/140V Pos: standing >
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A Recently Rebuilt Stone Highway
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
The wagon driver enters from the north.
Evelosi Thal enters from the north.

< 212h/257H 129v/140V Pos: standing >

< 212h/257H 130v/140V Pos: standing >
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A Recently Rebuilt Stone Highway
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
Some fool has dropped a magic mushroom here (glowing)
The corpse of an elite highwayman is lying here.
The corpse of a Grey Elf is lying here.
The wagon driver enters from the east.
Evelosi Thal enters from the east.

< 212h/257H 131v/140V Pos: standing >
Ok.

< 212h/257H 132v/140V Pos: standing >
Ok.

< 212h/257H 136v/140V Pos: standing >
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A Recently Rebuilt Stone Highway
A bright light fills this area.
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
Fresh blood covers everything in the area.
Shattered bits of ice are scattered about the area.
The corpse of a magnificent horse is lying here.
The corpse of an elite highwayman is lying here.
The corpse of meldar the Tharnadian Marshall is lying here.
[2] The corpse of an elite Tharnadian warrior is lying here.
[2] The corpse of a tharnadian highway marshall is lying here.
[2] The corpse of an elite highwayman is lying here.
The corpse of a tharnadian highway marshall is lying here.
[2] The corpse of a Town Guardian is lying here.
*A Troll (large)  Suicide Squad stands in mid-air here.
An impenetrable globe of darkness floats near a Troll's head.
An ice elemental is here chilling the room. (minion) 
A Kobold (small)  Suicide Squad stands in mid-air here.
The wagon driver enters from the east.
Evelosi Thal enters from the east.

< 212h/257H 139v/140V Pos: standing >
Ok.
Evelosi Thal starts casting an offensive spell.
You snap into visibility.
Evelosi Thal snaps into visibility.
The wagon driver starts casting an offensive spell.
The wagon driver snaps into visibility.

< 212h/257H 139v/140V Pos: standing >
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< 213h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
The wagon driver plays a song to lift his spirit off the ground.
An ice elemental flies through the air, free as a bird!

< 213h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
Evelosi Thal completes his spell...
Evelosi Thal utters the words 'buoblg qrunsoqpze yugh'
A Kobold snaps into visibility.
[Damage: 60 ] Evelosi Thal's fist beats the life out of a Kobold, blood pours from his body!
The wagon driver completes his spell...
The wagon driver utters the words 'bigbys clenched fist'
[Damage: 51 ] The wagon driver's fist beats the life out of a Kobold, blood pours from his body!
Ok.
Evelosi Thal seems a bit busy at the moment, try later.
The wagon driver seems a bit busy at the moment, try later.

< 213h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
Ok.
Evelosi Thal seems a bit busy at the moment, try later.
The wagon driver seems a bit busy at the moment, try later.
A Kobold says 'e'

< 213h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
Ok.

< 213h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
Evelosi Thal says, "Damnit!  Where did this rift come from?!"
He slams a drawer on his desk.


< 213h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
Ok.
Evelosi Thal starts casting an offensive spell.
The wagon driver starts casting an offensive spell.

< 213h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
An ice elemental leaves north.

< 214h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
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< 214h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
Evelosi Thal stops invoking abruptly!
The wagon driver stops invoking abruptly!

< 214h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
An ice elemental enters from the north.

< 214h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
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< 214h/257H 140v/140V Pos: standing >
A Kobold gives an ice elemental an order.
You are knocked to the ground by an ice elemental's mighty bash!

< 209h/257H 140v/140V Pos: sitting >
< T: Gronka TP: sit TC: small wounds E: ice sta EP: excellent >
 
< 209h/257H 140v/140V Pos: sitting >
< T: Gronka TP: sit TC: small wounds E: ice sta EP: excellent >
 The wagon driver says in common 'Prepare to fight me, too!'
The wagon driver suddenly attacks an ice elemental!
The wagon driver misses an ice elemental.

< 209h/257H 140v/140V Pos: sitting >
< T: Gronka TP: sit TC: small wounds E: ice sta EP: excellent >
 A Troll enters from the west.

< 209h/257H 140v/140V Pos: sitting >
< T: Gronka TP: sit TC: small wounds E: ice sta EP: excellent >
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< 209h/257H 140v/140V Pos: sitting >
< T: Gronka TP: sit TC: small wounds E: ice sta EP: excellent >
 The wagon driver plays a song to lift his spirit off the ground.

< 209h/257H 140v/140V Pos: sitting >
< T: Gronka TP: sit TC: small wounds E: ice sta EP: excellent >
 -=[An ice elemental's punch strikes you.]=-
-=[An ice elemental's fine punch strikes you.]=-

< 179h/257H 140v/140V Pos: sitting >
< T: Gronka TP: sit TC: few wounds E: ice sta EP: excellent >
 You miss an ice elemental.
-=[A Troll's pierce strikes you very hard.]=-
OUCH!  That really did HURT!

< 152h/257H 140v/140V Pos: sitting >
< T: Gronka TP: sit TC: few wounds E: ice sta EP: excellent >
 Evelosi Thal throws a book across the room.
He shouts, "There must be an answer!"

A Troll snaps into visibility.
-=[A Troll's powerful slash seriously wounds you.]=-
OUCH!  That really did HURT!
-=[A Troll's powerful pierce seriously wounds you.]=-
OUCH!  That really did HURT!
-=[A Troll's powerful pierce seriously wounds you.]=-
-=[A Troll's slash grievously wounds you.]=-
YIKES!  Another hit like that, and you've had it!!
You wish that your wounds would stop BLEEDING so much!
-=[A Troll's slash hits you.]=-
You feel your pulse begin to slow and you realize you are mortally wounded...
-=[