23 Level advantage and still no consistency on hold. *cackle* Love it!> alias 1 cast hold person at j;party attack j;follow jChanged alias '1'.> s1A Giant Red Spider follows you.> City of Haisk : Northern Drawbridge [n,s].Avatar of Raisa and Bernard are here.> You begin to cast hold person.> [Dracula left the MUD]You look around and realize your party is gone.> You follow Bernard.] You chant, 'amri xeno haltem'.Bernard resists the effects of your spell!You are attacked by Bernard.Giant Red Spider arrives from the north.Juju zombie of Bandit stumbles in following its master.Bernard begins to cast a spell.1The hand of Raisa suddenly appears and crushes the life from you!HP: XXX GP: 377You begin to cast hold person.You chant, 'amri xeno haltem'.Bernard resists the effects of your spell!You lead your party into battle against Bernard and an Avatar of Raisa.] You follow Bernard.] You crush Avatar of Raisa for 34 HPs damage.You crush Avatar of Raisa for 9 HPs damage.Giant Red Spider valiantly protects you.Bernard misses Giant Red Spider with his double-headed axe.The hand of Raisa suddenly appears and crushes the life from you!Avatar of Raisa knees Giant Red Spider in the left forelimb.Avatar of Raisa kicks Giant Red Spider in the abdomen.Giant Red Spider's attack glances off of Bernard's stone-like skin.Giant Red Spider spits burning acid at Bernard.Giant Red Spider's attack glances off of Bernard's stone-like skin.Giant Red Spider visciously bites Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit punches Avatar of Raisa in the right front leg.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Avatar of Raisa.HP: XXX GP: 367Bernard's skin reverts to normal.Bernard begins to cast a spell.ymYou crush Avatar of Raisa for 40 HPs damage.You crush Avatar of Raisa for 8 HPs damage.Giant Red Spider cures some of its wounds.You gather your courage, raise the potion to your lips and quickly down itawaiting the effects impatiently...> > You are too busy casting a spell.> Giant Red Spider valiantly protects you.Bernard misses Giant Red Spider with his double-headed axe.The hand of Raisa suddenly appears and crushes the life from you!Giant Red Spider valiantly protects you.Avatar of Raisa begins to cast a spell.Avatar of Raisa headbutts Giant Red Spider.Avatar of Raisa kicks Giant Red Spider in the heart.Giant Red Spider spits burning acid at Avatar of Raisa.Giant Red Spider visciously bites Avatar of Raisa.Juju zombie of Bandit kicks Bernard in the Silver Fullplate.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit kicks Avatar of Raisa in the right kidney.Juju zombie of Bandit knees Bernard in the shadow cloak.HP: XXX GP: 357rAs you wring the Ring of Enlightenment, your skin gets hard as stone.] You crush Avatar of Raisa for 25 HPs damage.You crush Avatar of Raisa for 9 HPs damage.You feel your pulse quicken and you seem to be moving much faster than youwere.Avatar of Raisa chants, 'hanz ow xlxyx'.Avatar of Raisa finishes a spell and touches Giant Red Spider with a shockinggrasp.Giant Red Spider valiantly protects you.Bernard swings his double-headed axe and lacerates Giant Red Spider.The hand of Raisa suddenly appears and crushes the life from you!Bernard's attack glances off your stoneskin.Giant Red Spider valiantly protects you.Avatar of Raisa kicks Giant Red Spider in the somewhere.Avatar of Raisa knees Giant Red Spider in the heart.Giant Red Spider spits burning acid at Bernard.Giant Red Spider visciously bites Bernard.Avatar of Raisa valiantly protects Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit headbutts Avatar of Raisa.Juju zombie of Bandit kicks Bernard in the left hand.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Avatar of Raisa.Your skin reverts to normal as the stoneskin wears off.HP: 253 GP: 3571You crush Bernard for 36 HPs damage.You crush Bernard for 34 HPs damage.You crush Bernard for 13 HPs damage.You crush Bernard for 11 HPs damage.You begin to cast hold person.You lead your party into battle against Bernard and an Avatar of Raisa.] You follow Bernard.] Bernard swings his double-headed axe and lacerates Giant Red Spider.Giant Red Spider valiantly protects you.Avatar of Raisa begins to cast a spell.Avatar of Raisa chants, 'hanz ow xlxyx'.Avatar of Raisa finishes a spell and touches Giant Red Spider with a shockinggrasp.Avatar of Raisa missed you.Avatar of Raisa punches you in the mithril mesh for 6 HPs.Giant Red Spider spits burning acid at Avatar of Raisa.Giant Red Spider visciously bites Avatar of Raisa.Juju zombie of Bandit headbutts Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit punches Bernard in the great helm.Juju zombie of Bandit knees Avatar of Raisa in the tail.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Bernard.HP: 247 GP: 347mBernard begins to cast a spell.] You are not calm enough.> You crush Bernard for 44 HPs damage.You crush Bernard for 25 HPs damage.You crush Bernard for 11 HPs damage.You crush Bernard for 8 HPs damage.You chant, 'amri xeno haltem'.Bernard resists the effects of your spell!Giant Red Spider splashes some sort of liquid on Bernard without any effect.mBernard slices deeply into Juju zombie of Bandit with his double-headed axe.Bernard winces, and loses concentration!Giant Red Spider valiantly protects you.Avatar of Raisa punches Giant Red Spider in the abdomen.Avatar of Raisa kicks Giant Red Spider in the somewhere.Giant Red Spider spits burning acid at Avatar of Raisa.Giant Red Spider visciously bites Avatar of Raisa.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Avatar of Raisa.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Avatar of Raisa.Juju zombie of Bandit knees Avatar of Raisa in the right kidney.You begin to cast cure critical wounds.You chant, 'magius criusis curis'.You cure some of your grevious wounds.> Bernard begins to cast a spell.You crush Avatar of Raisa for 46 HPs damage.You crush Avatar of Raisa for 29 HPs damage.HP: 354 GP: 337You dealt the death blow to Avatar of Raisa.Avatar of Raisa dies.                         (not that I really care but I thought Raisa's got stunned for 1/2  rds when Avatar died?) *shrug*sckkk jHp: 354(XXX)  Gp: 337(XXX)  Xp: 5689872  Socp: 1000> You are not calm enough.> Bernard misses Giant Red Spider with his double-headed axe.Bernard chants, 'magius criusis curis'.Bernard cures some of his grevious wounds.Giant Red Spider spits burning acid at Bernard.Giant Red Spider visciously bites Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit knees Bernard in the great helm.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Bernard.kkk jThe draining effect of your recent spell still haunts you, preventing you fromcasting again.> kkk jYou crush Bernard for 44 HPs damage.You crush Bernard for 33 HPs damage.You crush Bernard for 13 HPs damage.You crush Bernard for 9 HPs damage.Bernard screams as Giant Red Spider infects him with venom!You are not calm enough.> kkk jBernard swings his double-headed axe and lacerates Giant Red Spider.Giant Red Spider spits burning acid at Bernard.Giant Red Spider visciously bites Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit kicks Bernard in the great helm.Juju zombie of Bandit messes up attacking Bernard.Juju zombie of Bandit misses Bernard.You begin to cast draw of cyrcia.You begin to bring forth the power of Cyrcia's darkness...> Bernard begins to cast a spell.You crush Bernard for 33 HPs damage.You crush Bernard for 36 HPs damage.You gesture at Bernard and darkness engulfs him.Giant Red Spider cures some of its wounds.You dealt the death blow to Bernard.Bernard dies, and his weapons eerily fall from his limp hands and drop to thescfloor.Hp: 354(XXX)  Gp: 319(XXX)  Xp: 5689872  Socp: 1000> Bernard chants, 'magius criusis curis'.Bernard cures some of his grevious wounds.Bernard laughs.Giant Red Spider cures some of its wounds.unfollow bernardYou stop following Ghost of Bernard.> Bernard claps his hands briefly.snickergYou snicker.> City of Haisk : Northern Drawbridge [n,s].Juju zombie of Bandit, Giant Red Spider and Ghost of Bernard are here.Corpse of Bernard.Double-headed axe.Corpse of Avatar of Raisa.> l corpsesThis is the dead body of Bernard.corpse of Bernard contains:Silver Fullplate.Rhinestone Gauntlets.Shadow cloak.Badge of the Legion of Haisk.Two Small Mithril Anvils.Orb of Chaos.Baldrick action-figurine.Silk shirt.Great helm.This is the dead body of Avatar of Raisa.> t th have scalp?You ask Thauran: have scalp?> Bernard says: BOhLD one sect th come to haisk north gateYou tell Thauran: come to haisk north gate> Bernard says: BOhLDGREeEeN nice meleesay i needed an orbYou say: i needed an orb> Bernard says: BOhLDGREeEeN heh take itBernard says: GREeEeN i never used itget orb from corpsesYou start getting some stuff from corpse of Bernard.> You get an Orb of Chaos from corpse of Bernard.