View from a newbie as requested by the Winners....


Nagorr leads "Sorceress" north.
Northern Mirkwood Trail [n,s].
Luossa Kossa, Xanadue Strongnose, Takish Blackanvil, Nagorr, Furry Badger, Wood
Elf, Gnoll Bandit and Magician are here.
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Xanadue Strongnose rages against his opponents.
Your movement has destroyed your spell.
Nagorr leads "Sorceress" consisting of Takish Blackanvil, Xanadue Strongnose
and Luossa Kossa and you into battle against a Furry Badger, a Magician, a
Gnoll Bandit and a Wood Elf.

Nagorr misses Gnoll Bandit.

Takish Blackanvil crushes Gnoll Bandit with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil rages against her opponents.

You notice Xiahou Hellfyre nearby.

Nagorr wades through the bushes into the forest and stirs up some animals.
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Luossa Kossa slices Furry Badger with his rune blade.

Xanadue Strongnose gouges Wood Elf with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose skewers Wood Elf with his Bright Stinger.

The air begins to swirl, and with a loud 

      P      O      P

A mighty Djinn appears.
> ] You miss Gnoll Bandit with your Holy Sceptre.

Takish Blackanvil valiantly protects Nagorr.

Furry Badger misses Takish Blackanvil.

Xanadue Strongnose valiantly protects Nagorr.

Wood Elf misses Xanadue Strongnose with his arrow.
Gnoll Bandit misses you with its sickle.

Magician begins to cast a spell.

Takish Blackanvil valiantly protects Nagorr.

Magician misses Takish Blackanvil with its quarterstaff.

Xanadue wades through the bushes into the forest and stirs up some animals.

Luossa wades through the bushes into the forest and stirs up some animals.

Takish wades through the bushes into the forest and stirs up some animals.
You wade through the bushes into the forest and stir up some animals.

Nagorr wades through the bushes into the forest and stirs up some animals.

Luossa wades through the bushes into the forest and stirs up some animals.

Takish wades through the bushes into the forest and stirs up some animals.

Takish wades through the bushes into the forest and stirs up some animals.
You wade through the bushes into the forest and stir up some animals.
You wade through the bushes into the forest and stir up some animals.
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Nagorr begins to cast a spell.

Nagorr punches Wood Elf in the padded leather.

Nagorr knees Wood Elf in the groin.

4 flaming balls of molten rock suddenly appear in the air.

Xanadue Strongnose spins and twirls with the speed of a deadly twister.

Xanadue Strongnose punctures Xiahou Hellfyre with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose skewers Colorful Bird with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose gouges Kender with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose skewers Old Druid with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose skewers Squirrel with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose skewers Furry Badger with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose gouges Raccoon with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose skewers Furry Rabbit with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose skewers Deer with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose punctures Djinn with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose skewers Small Wolf with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose impales Wood Elf upon his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose skewers Jay with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose punctures Gnoll Bandit with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose skewers Jay with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose punctures Magician with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose gouges Deer with his Dark Stinger.

Takish Blackanvil spins and twirls with the speed of a deadly twister.

Takish Blackanvil smashes Xiahou Hellfyre with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Colorful Bird with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Kender with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Old Druid with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Squirrel with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Furry Badger with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Raccoon with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Furry Rabbit with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Deer with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil smashes Djinn with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Small Wolf with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Wood Elf with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Jay with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil crushes Gnoll Bandit with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Jay with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil smashes Magician with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Deer with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil flattens Magician with her Talin Thunder.
You begin to cast blade storm.
You chant, 'Lamna Ire'.
You envelope a Furry Badger, a Magician, a Gnoll Bandit and a Wood Elf in a
Blade Storm!
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Magician winces, and loses concentration!


Djinn protects Xiahou.

Djinn follows Xiahou.

Djinn bows humbly.

Xanadue dealt the death blow to Wood Elf.

Wood Elf dies, and his weapons eerily fall from his limp hands and drop to the
floor.

Takish dealt the death blow to Colorful Bird.

Colorful Bird dies.

Takish dealt the death blow to Kender.

Kender dies.

Takish dealt the death blow to Old Druid.

Old Druid dies.

Takish dealt the death blow to Squirrel.

Squirrel dies.

Takish dealt the death blow to Furry Badger.

Furry Badger dies.

Takish dealt the death blow to Raccoon.

Raccoon dies.

Takish dealt the death blow to Furry Rabbit.

Furry Rabbit dies.

Takish dealt the death blow to Deer.

Deer dies.

Takish dealt the death blow to Small Wolf.

Small Wolf dies.

Takish dealt the death blow to Jay.

Jay dies.

Takish dealt the death blow to Jay.

Jay dies.

Takish dealt the death blow to Deer.

Deer dies.

Xanadue wades through the bushes into the forest looking for anything of
interest, but can't seem to find anything.

Luossa wades through the bushes into the forest looking for anything of
interest, but can't seem to find anything.

Luossa wades through the bushes into the forest looking for anything of
interest, but can't seem to find anything.

The shining shield surrounding Xanadue disappears suddenly!

Pennywise sings a soft, charming lullaby that makes you want to follow him to
the ends of time.

Djinn begins to follow Pennywise closely.
Pennywise's song captivates you, and you lose yourself completely.

Nagorr begins to follow Pennywise closely.

Gnoll Bandit begins to follow Pennywise closely.

Magician begins to follow Pennywise closely.

Luossa Kossa begins to cast a spell.

Luossa Kossa nearly splits Gnoll Bandit in half with his rune blade.

Luossa chants, 'eless prossis'.

Xanadue Strongnose impales Gnoll Bandit upon his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose rages against his opponents.

Takish Blackanvil valiantly protects Xanadue Strongnose.

Takish Blackanvil shouts:  DEEDAH DEEDAH DEEDAH DEEDAH !

Takish Blackanvil smashes Xiahou Hellfyre with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil sprints towards Xiahou Hellfyre lowering her head in
preparation.

Takish Blackanvil rages against her opponents.

Xiahou throws one acid orb at Xanadue!

Xanadue Strongnose valiantly protects Takish Blackanvil.

Luossa Kossa sings a soft, charming lullaby that makes you want to follow him
to the ends of time.

Xiahou Hellfyre begins to follow Luossa Kossa closely.

Pennywise begins to follow Luossa Kossa closely.

Luossa Kossa victoriously cleaves Gnoll Bandit with his rune blade.

Xanadue Strongnose impales Gnoll Bandit upon his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose impales Gnoll Bandit upon his Bright Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose impales Gnoll Bandit upon his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose rages against his opponents.

The siren's song comes to an end.

Djinn looks dazzled as the song ends.
The end of the song leaves you momentarily stunned.

Nagorr looks dazzled as the song ends.

Gnoll Bandit looks dazzled as the song ends.

Magician looks dazzled as the song ends.

Xanadue dealt the death blow to Gnoll Bandit.

Gnoll Bandit dies, and its weapons eerily fall from its limp hands and drop to
the floor.
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You are still recovering from the siren's song!
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Nagorr shifts groggily.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Magician with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil totally misses her headbutt.
You are stunned and cannot attack!

Xiahou throws one acid orb at Xanadue!

Magician shifts groggily.

Djinn shifts groggily.

Takish dealt the death blow to Magician.

Magician dies, and its weapons eerily fall from its limp hands and drop to the
floor.

Xanadue Strongnose punctures Xiahou Hellfyre with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose punctures Xiahou Hellfyre with his Bright Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose misses Xiahou Hellfyre with his Dark Stinger.

Takish Blackanvil flattens Djinn with her Talin Thunder.

Xiahou throws one acid orb at Xanadue!

Djinn shakes off the effects of the stun.

Djinn misses Xanadue Strongnose.

Xiahou Hellfyre headbutts Luossa Kossa.

Flicks of light begin to gather mysteriously in the room.

Nagorr stops following .

Djinn valiantly protects Xiahou Hellfyre from Xanadue Strongnose.

Xanadue Strongnose spins and twirls with the speed of a deadly twister.

Xanadue Strongnose skewers Djinn with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose impales Djinn upon his Dark Stinger.

Nagorr begins to cast a spell.

Nagorr chants, 'temporis laggen'.

Nagorr finishes a spell with a gesture at Xiahou, and his movements slow down.

Xiahou turns against Luossa and starts attacking him.

Luossa Kossa misses Xiahou Hellfyre with his rune blade.

Djinn valiantly protects Xiahou Hellfyre.

Xanadue Strongnose impales Djinn upon his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue dealt the death blow to Djinn.

Djinn dies.

Takish Blackanvil smashes Xiahou Hellfyre with her Talin Thunder.

Xiahou throws one acid orb at Xanadue!

Takish Blackanvil valiantly protects Xanadue Strongnose.

Xiahou Hellfyre headbutts Takish Blackanvil.


     Luossa Kossa's body is suddenly engulfed in sparkling flames!!

Nagorr begins to cast a spell.

Nagorr chants, 'adustum inimicus'.

Nagorr points at Xiahou and a stream of liquid fire engulfs him.

Xanadue follows Xiahou.

Takish Blackanvil snarls and leaps at Xiahou Hellfyre.

Xiahou turns against Luossa and starts attacking him.

Luossa Kossa misses Xiahou Hellfyre with his rune blade.

Xanadue Strongnose punctures Xiahou Hellfyre with his Dark Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose stabs Xiahou Hellfyre with his Bright Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose rages against his opponents.

The siren's song comes to an end.

Xiahou Hellfyre looks dazzled as the song ends.

Pennywise looks dazzled as the song ends.

Xiahou Hellfyre shakes off the effects of the stun.

Xiahou moves normally again as the magic is destroyed.

Luossa Kossa begins to cast a spell.

Takish Blackanvil crushes Xiahou Hellfyre with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil rages against her opponents.

Xiahou throws one acid orb at Luossa!

Xanadue Strongnose valiantly protects Takish Blackanvil.

Xiahou Hellfyre misses Xanadue Strongnose.

Xiahou Hellfyre begins to cast a spell.

Takish Blackanvil shouts:  DEEDAH DEEDAH DEEDAH DEEDAH !

Xiahou turns against Luossa and starts attacking him.

Luossa Kossa misses Xiahou Hellfyre with his rune blade.

Luossa chants, 'hanz ow xlxyx'.

Luossa finishes a spell and touches Xiahou with a shocking grasp.

Xanadue Strongnose headbutts Xiahou Hellfyre.

Xanadue Strongnose skewers Xiahou Hellfyre with his Bright Stinger.

Xanadue Strongnose misses Xiahou Hellfyre.

Luossa Kossa begins to cast a spell.

Xanadue Strongnose tries to grab Xiahou Hellfyre but misses.

Takish Blackanvil pulverizes Xiahou Hellfyre with her Talin Thunder.

Takish Blackanvil sprints towards Xiahou Hellfyre lowering her head in
preparation.

Xiahou throws one acid orb at Luossa!

Xanadue Strongnose valiantly protects Takish Blackanvil.

Xiahou Hellfyre misses Xanadue Strongnose.

Xiahou winces, and loses concentration!

Takish dealt the death blow to Xiahou.

Xiahou dies, and his weapons eerily fall from his limp hands and drop to the
floor.

Xiahou dies(sigh).

Luossa chants, 'hanz ow xlxyx'.

Luossa finishes a spell and touches Xiahou with a shocking grasp.
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You are dazzled by the light.
Northern Mirkwood Trail
There are two obvious exits : north and south. [n,s].
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Takish Blackanvil headbutts Ghost of Xiahou Hellfyre somewhere around the
beltline and Ghost of Xiahou Hellfyre falls over writhing in agony.

Takish Blackanvil rages against her opponents.

Pennywise vanishes into thin air.

Nagorr woos in great pleasure!