*********************************************************************************************Newbie or not, drows on surface are just wrong and besides, we can always claim he had togood equipment (which of course he had because he's an UDer.)A lesson to all you newbies out there, you when come across hedges with walls in the room:Ask for a regeneration or a cure or something and -D-O- -N-O-T- -T-R-Y- -T-O- -S-P-A-M- -O-U-T-Leave at first chance in the safest direction, meaning no walls on it.(Hard lessons learned by Amantez and Cinder)*********************************************************************************************The Crossroads [se,w,s,n,sw].Baelrog, Chesed and Wrooom are here.Wall of thorns blocking the southeast exit.Wall of thorns blocking the south exit.Thorn hedge.Healing Orb.Wall of fire blocking the north exit. Wrooom is scratched by thorns!Baelrog is scratched by thorns!The healing orb disappears.Baelrog is scratched by thorns!Wrooom is scratched by thorns!Wrooom is scratched by thorns!Baelrog is scratched by thorns!Baelrog is scratched by thorns!Merkur (Newbie) arrives from the southeast.Merkur is prevented from leaving by the thorns.Merkur is scratched by thorns!The wall of fire dies off.Merkur is scratched by thorns!Merkur is prevented from leaving by the thorns.Merkur is scratched by thorns!Chesed begins to cast a spell.Merkur is prevented from leaving by the thorns.Merkur is prevented from leaving by the thorns.A magic-looking bow suddenly appears in Chesed's hands!Merkur is scratched by thorns!Chesed says: killMerkur is prevented from leaving by the thorns.Merkur is scratched by thorns!Merkur is scratched by thorns!Merkur tries to go through the wall of thorns but reappears with cuts coveringhis entire body.Merkur is prevented from leaving by the thorns.The air itself bursts into 30 bolts of shadow, floating around Chesed.pa merkurYou lead your party into battle against Merkur (Newbie). Wrooom shouts:  DEEDAH DEEDAH DEEDAH DEEDAH !Merkur is prevented from leaving by the thorns.Merkur is scratched by thorns!You valiantly protect Baelrog.Baelrog thumps on Merkur with his Staff 'o Snakeu, leaving a mark.You crush Merkur with your Plague Maul for 10 HPs damage.Merkur is prevented from leaving by the thorns.Wrooom punches Merkur in the elfin chainmail.Wrooom punches Merkur in the elfin chainmail.Wrooom sprints towards Merkur (Newbie) lowering his head in preparation.Merkur is prevented from leaving by the thorns.Merkur is scratched by thorns!Chesed misses Merkur (Newbie).Chesed misses Merkur (Newbie).Chesed pulls back his bow and blasts several arrows at Merkur.Merkur is scratched by thorns!fl merkurThe warm glow from your ring fades and you sense its magic has been exhausted,at least for awhile.Your ring of faith fills you with a sense of warmth, and you feel closer toyour diety.You begin to cast flamestrike.You chant, 'flamious os colus'.You cast Flamestrike at Merkur. Merkur is prevented from leaving by the thorns.Merkur is scratched by thorns!Baelrog hits Merkur harmlessly with his Staff 'o Snakeu.You crush Merkur with your Plague Maul for 13 HPs damage.Wrooom is scratched by thorns!You dealt the death blow to Merkur.Merkur dies, and his weapons eerily fall from his limp hands and drop to thefloor.Merkur lightly steps through the thornwall.Ghost of Merkur (Newbie) leaves south.Baelrog takes a nasty razor sharp blade and savagely peels the hair from thecorpse of Merkur (Newbie).Chesed gets a Black Leather Gloves, an Onyx Amulet, a shadow ring, a Silktrousers, a bronze medallion, a Reinforced Dwarf Skin Boots, a Amulet of Light,a Black Box, a Black Bag, a Black Helmet, a Bone trident, a Golden fur, a Ringof Undeath, an elfin chainmail, an Amulet of the Chaos, a Mithril Belt, a Silkshirt and a Gold Earrings from corpse of Merkur (Newbie).Chesed takes the extra weight with ease.Baelrog gets an A scalp of hair.