The death of [31 Spiritualist] Grahk -*Clan DemonRage*- (Drow Elf)

in The Waters of the Abyss

from the perspective of [31 Spiritualist] Grahk -*Clan DemonRage*- (Drow Elf)

<worn on back>       a large leather backpack
<held>               a squat obsidian totem
<held>               a marbled quartz totem

[HL] Shoryuken!                     X:56  Y:44  R:8.7   B:140 H:0   S:65 |RF
[LL] -Wave-Cutter-                  X:60  Y:43  R:12.4  B:128 H:0   S:20 |SP
[GL] Deathstroyer                   X:53  Y:23  R:27.5  B:174 H:13  S:40 |RF

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The Clipper Ghost of Blackbeard floats here.

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< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
No target locked. Syntax: Scan <target ID> or Scan

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Contact listing                                               H:0   S:57 
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[HL] Shoryuken!                     X:56  Y:44  R:8.9   B:140 H:26  S:37 |RP
[LL] -Wave-Cutter-                  X:60  Y:41  R:13.2  B:132 H:0   S:20 |SP
[GL] Deathstroyer                   X:54  Y:22  R:28.7  B:172 H:53  S:40 |RP

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< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
[HL]:Shoryuken! fires Medium Ballistae at your ship!
[HL]:Shoryuken! fires Large Ballistae at your ship!

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< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
[HL]:Shoryuken! misses your ship.
[HL]:Shoryuken! misses your ship.

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
No target locked. Syntax: Scan <target ID> or Scan

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Contact listing                                               H:0   S:57 
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[HL] Shoryuken!                     X:56  Y:42  R:10.1  B:142 H:21  S:34 |RP
[LL] -Wave-Cutter-                  X:60  Y:40  R:14.1  B:136 H:349 S:20 |SF
[GL] Deathstroyer                   X:55  Y:21  R:29.4  B:169 H:45  S:59 |RP
[LL]:-Wave-Cutter- fires Medium Catapult at your ship!

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< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Heading set to 315.

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< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
[LL]:-Wave-Cutter- misses your ship.

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
No target locked. Syntax: Scan <target ID> or Scan

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Contact listing                                               H:315 S:57 
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[HL] Shoryuken!                     X:56  Y:42  R:10.0  B:142 H:315 S:65 |RF
[LL] -Wave-Cutter-                  X:59  Y:39  R:15.1  B:138 H:312 S:20 |RF
[GL] Deathstroyer                   X:57  Y:21  R:30.1  B:166 H:45  S:59 |RP

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
 
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      
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< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
 
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      
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< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
No target locked. Syntax: Scan <target ID> or Scan

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Heading set to 0.

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Contact listing                                               H:342 S:57 
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[HL] Shoryuken!                     X:56  Y:42  R:9.7   B:143 H:315 S:65 |RF
[LL] -Wave-Cutter-                  X:60  Y:38  R:15.1  B:139 H:312 S:67 |RF
[GL] Deathstroyer                   X:60  Y:21  R:30.8  B:160 H:15  S:59 |RF

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
[HL]:Shoryuken! fires Large Ballistae at your ship!

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Your ship has been hit for 9 points of damage on the rear side!
YOUR SHIP IS TOO DAMAGED TO MOVE!

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
 
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< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
No target locked. Syntax: Scan <target ID> or Scan

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Contact listing                                               H:0   S:13 
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[HL] Shoryuken!                     X:55  Y:42  R:8.9   B:149 H:315 S:65 |RF
[LL] -Wave-Cutter-                  X:58  Y:38  R:14.2  B:143 H:312 S:67 |RF
[GL] Deathstroyer                   X:60  Y:21  R:30.3  B:160 H:0   S:59 |RF

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
You disembark this ship.
 
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< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
 
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< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Argh!!! The sun is too bright.

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
 
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< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Argh!!! The sun is too bright.

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Your mount is too exhausted.

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< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Argh!!! The sun is too bright.

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
You stop using a squat obsidian totem.

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
-Wave-Cutter- fires Medium Catapult at Ghost of Blackbeard!

< 184h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
The cursed sun of the surface world burns into your skin!

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
You do not seem to have the '.ottem'.

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Argh!!! The sun is too bright.

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
You hold a firwood bear totem.
Deathstroyer fires Large Catapult at Ghost of Blackbeard!

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
You're too busy concentrating on staying on your mount to cast!

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Argh!!! The sun is too bright.

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
You dismount a red shape.

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
The rain is falling less heavily now.

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
You start chanting...

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
You complete your spell...
You point at a red shape.
A red shape begins to move much more quickly.

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Argh!!! The sun is too bright.

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Are you crazy? You might slip and drown!

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Argh!!! The sun is too bright.

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
I see no one by that name here!

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
Are you crazy? You might slip and drown!

< 170h/184H 167v/167V Pos: standing >
The cursed sun of the surface world burns into your skin!
 
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< 158h/184H 111v/167V Pos: standing >
Argh!!! The sun is too bright.

< 158h/184H 111v/167V Pos: standing >
 
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< 158h/184H 111v/167V Pos: standing >
A red shape enters from the west.

< 158h/184H 111v/167V Pos: standing >
There is no ship here.

< 158h/184H 111v/167V Pos: standing >
A red shape suddenly attacks YOU!
A red shape's impressive crush strikes you hard.

< 144h/184H 111v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: small wounds E: a red shape sta EP: excellent >
  
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< 144h/184H 111v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: small wounds E: a red shape sta EP: excellent >
 Sorry, you aren't allowed to do that in combat.

< 144h/184H 111v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: small wounds E: a red shape sta EP: excellent >
 You aren't holding the correct totem to cast that spell.

< 144h/184H 111v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: small wounds E: a red shape sta EP: excellent >
 A red shape deflects your blow and strikes back at YOU!
A red shape misses you.
You are already standing.

< 144h/184H 111v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: small wounds E: a red shape sta EP: excellent >
 You attempt to flee...
 
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You flee eastward!

< 144h/184H 31v/167V Pos: standing >

< 144h/184H 31v/167V Pos: standing >
A red shape enters from the west.

< 144h/184H 32v/167V Pos: standing >
There is no ship here.
A red shape suddenly attacks YOU!
A red shape's impressive crush strikes you hard.

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP: excellent >
 Sorry, you aren't allowed to do that in combat.

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP: excellent >
 You stop using a firwood bear totem.

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP: excellent >
 Deathstroyer fires Large Catapult at Ghost of Blackbeard!

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP: excellent >
 You hold a squat obsidian totem.

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP: excellent >
 You start chanting...

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP: excellent >
 A red shape's impressive crush strikes you hard.
You resist the effects of a red shape's spell!
A cloud of negative energy droplets cloak you, slowly draining the life from your body...
A red shape's crush strikes you hard.
You dodge a red shape's vicious attack.

< 104h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP: excellent >
 You complete your spell...
You point at a red shape.
[Damage: 35 ] Your blast of molten spray slams into a red shape, burning holes into her flesh.

< 104h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP: few scratches >
 Sorry, you aren't allowed to do that in combat.

< 104h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP: few scratches >
 You start chanting...

< 104h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP: few scratches >
 Casting: mending 

< 104h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP: few scratches >
 You complete your spell...
A green aura surrounds you for a moment and your wounds start to heal!

< 155h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: small wounds E: a red shape sta EP: few scratches >
 A red shape parries your futile lunge at her.

< 155h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: small wounds E: a red shape sta EP: few scratches >
 The cursed sun of the surface world burns into your skin!

< 145h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: small wounds E: a red shape sta EP: few scratches >
 A red shape's impressive crush strikes you hard.
You dodge a red shape's vicious attack.
You dodge a red shape's vicious attack.
You start chanting...

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP: few scratches >
 You complete your spell...
You point at a red shape.
[Damage: 35 ] Your blast of molten spray slams into a red shape, burning holes into her flesh.

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP:  small wounds >
 You start chanting...

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP:  small wounds >
 You complete your spell...
You point at a red shape.
[Damage: 38 ] Your blast of molten spray slams into a red shape, burning holes into her flesh.

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP:  small wounds >
 A red shape disembarks from the Caravel -Wave-Cutter-.

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP:  small wounds >
 A red shape disembarks from the Caravel -Wave-Cutter-.

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP:  small wounds >
 Sorry, you aren't allowed to do that in combat.

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: a red shape TP: sta TC: few wounds E: a red shape sta EP:  small wounds >
 You dodge a red shape's vicious attack.
You dodge a red shape's vicious attack.
You dodge a red shape's vicious attack.
A pitch-black sphere appears over your head!

< 131h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: Grahk TP: sta TC: few wounds E: A Dwarf sta EP:  small wounds >
 A Human suddenly attacks YOU!
A halo of white light descends upon a Human burning your soul.
A Human's impressive slash strikes you very hard.
A Barbarian's fine slash strikes you hard.

< 103h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: Grahk TP: sta TC: few wounds E: A Dwarf sta EP:  small wounds >
 You dodge a Barbarian's vicious attack.
You dodge a Barbarian's vicious attack.
A Barbarian's impressive slash strikes you very hard.

< 89h/184H 33v/167V Pos: standing >
< T: Grahk TP: sta TC: nasty wounds E: A Dwarf sta EP:  small wounds >
 A Barbarian tackles you square in the chest knocking the wind out of you!
You suddenly don't have the energy to fight!

< 89h/184H 33v/167V Pos: sitting >
< T: Grahk TP: sit TC: nasty wounds E: A Dwarf sta EP:  small wounds >
 A Dwarf parries your futile lunge at her.

< 89h/184H 33v/167V Pos: sitting >
< T: Grahk TP: sit TC: nasty wounds E: A Dwarf sta EP:  small wounds >
 
< 89h/184H 33v/167V Pos: sitting >
< T: Grahk TP: sit TC: nasty wounds E: A Dwarf sta EP:  small wounds >
 A Human's impressive slash seriously wounds you.
OUCH!  That really did HURT!
A Human's powerful slash causes you to grimace in pain.
YIKES!  Another hit like that, and you've had it!!
A wave of weakness sweeps over you!
A Dwarf's powerful crush causes you to grimace in pain.
YIKES!  Another hit like that, and you've had it!!
You wish that your wounds would stop BLEEDING so much!
A Dwarf's powerful crush hits you.
Your consciousness begins to fade in and out as your mortality slips away.....