[SP-22] <<Night About the Galactic Lake>> Inner Demon Unleashed

[Freyd 0]

The brunt of the Sundered Spire's advance towards Coral had been blunted, thanks in large part to the efforts of other players.  Refusing to rest while the threat lingered, Freyd spared himself only a few minutes to recover his strength and re-provision for the hunt.  Stragglers remained throughout the floor and needed to be taken down before they regrouped or engineered some other threat to the innocents in the town, many still likely unaware of the danger.

'For Yori,' he told himself as he stared at his reflection in a small stream by the outskirts of the settlement.  High above, a meteor shower played out between the stars in streaks of ochre and gold.  Their glowing ember trails cast a splendorous light across the glades where his enemy remained.  Drawing and gripping the hilt of his blade, he closed his eyes and dipped deep into the recesses of his mind.  Pulling his cowl low for fear of being seen in this state, he opened that forbidden door and let loose the demon he had previously conquered. 

Had anyone who knew him been watching when his eyes re-opened, they would have warily noticed the change.  His soft brown doe eyes were gone, replaced by the malevolent red glow of his deepest instincts and rage set free. 

This was going to be messy.

Vanity Tag: @NIGHT (because it's nice to see people playing off all the effort you put into things)

***

Freyd consumes:

Potion of Obsidian Flesh [Compound: 2] (T2 MIT 3): 148070-2 
Titan's Strength (Damage +3): 160243
Cinnamon Rounded Stick (Prosperity +3): 148922-2
Lemon Berry Palmiers (LD 3): 157834, (+1 Filling)
Artisan Carrot Cake - Accuracy +2: 149858
Well-Done Steak - Protein +2: 158158-2 
Lavender Lemon Bar - Evasion +2: 158145-2
Immolation Potion +1 (2/5)
http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/19650-f22-the-black-odyssey-r1r5maxmerchants/?do=findComment&comment=620557
Water Canister (2/9)
http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/19650-f22-the-black-odyssey-r1r5maxmerchants/?do=findComment&comment=620557
Yue’s Grace (5/5)
 

Spoiler

Theme music for this thread:

Two Steps From Hell - Stronger Faster Braver.mp3

 

Spoiler

Name: Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows
Level: 47
HP: 960/960
EN: 94/94

Stats:
Damage: 21
Mitigation: 64
Evasion: 3
Accuracy: 4
HLY:2
BLD:12
LD: 10
Prosperity: 3
Thorns 20

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Forgiven Disobedience (T1-2HSS, ACC 1, HOLY 1, BLD 1)
Armor: Skirmisher's Garb [T2 LA, MIT 2, EVA 1]
Misc: Wayfinder (T1 Trinket - LD 3)

Skills:
2H Straight Sword [Rank 5]
Light Armor [Rank 4]
Searching [Rank 3]

Extra Skills:
Disguise
Familiar Mastery: Fighter 3
Survival

Mods:
Precision
Finesse - Rank 3
LA Athletics
Ferocity

Battle Ready Inventory:
Starter Healing Potion (50 hp)*3
Teleport Crystals*2
Turkish March *2
Concentrated Joy (T2 Vitality 2) *2
Golden Key*5
T3 Blank Dungeon Map*5

Housing Buffs:
Rested: -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat
Clean: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 20% (rounded down)
Hard Working: +2 EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
Filling: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot.
Item Stash: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
Relaxed: Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
Col Stash: +5% bonus col from monster kills and treasure chests
Multipurpose: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll

Guild Hall Buffs:
Lucrative: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters receive +1 crafting attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters receive +2 crafting attempts per day.
Col Deposit: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Scents of the Wild: n/a

Wedding Ring: n/a

 

Edited August 26, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

His first group of routed warriors were found huddling in a shallow creek bed, discussing how they might still rally their brethren and strike at Coral as intended.  Freyd moved in aggressively, the moment he spotted them.  Dashing into their camp from the shadows without warning, he was a virtual whirlwind of white pain and agony unleashed upon the unsuspecting mobs amidst a flurry of fleeting shadows.  

The four dark elves cried out in alarm, only to be silenced by repeated slashes and blows that overwhelmed their defenses.  Freyd's attacks were brutal and vicious, holding back nothing and offering no quarter.  This was what is meant to unleash the beast inside.  His emotions were shunted completely to the wayside and replaced by raw, calculated efficiency propelled by unbridled rage.  By most standards in the game, it was excessive.  In this moment, for Freyd, it was a simple means to an end: to keep the people he cared about safe at any cost, even if that meant his own soul.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:82/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Tempest (x8 AoE Stun): 16 EN – (Rested, Finesse 3) = 12 EN

BD: 3 + 4 = 7 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #1.  Stunned.
BD: 2 + 4 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #2.  Stunned.
BD: 6 + 4 = 10 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #3.  Stunned.
BD: 9 (Crit +1, Holy 2, Bleed 12).  Freyd deals (192 + 12 bleed = 204) damage to Spire Warrior #4.  Stunned.

Spire Warrior #1 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #2 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #3 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #4 | HP: 172 | DMG: 141 (376 - 204) Stunned. (12 Bleed. 1/2)

Edited August 24, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

"What the hell is that?!"  called one terrified voice.

"Where is it?  Can anyone see it?"  replied a second.  Both fell silent moments later

AAaarrrghhhh...

One by one, the dark elf warriors fell, there weapons, then their armored bodies clattering noisily to the ground, occasionally preceded by one or more of their appendages.  The scene looked gruesome, with severed and broken body bits scattered all over the place.  In the dark recesses of Freyd's mind, the semblance of a conscience shuddered at the carnage.  Its only comfort was that the evidence would disappear within moments.  A chill wanted to run down his spine, but fell prey to the suppression of the dominant persona.  Processing what he needed from the site, Freyd dashed once again into the shadows, searching for more of the red warriors.  He ran low to the ground, rustling foliage like a wild beast on the hunt for its next meal.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:67/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE): 12 EN (+8 from hits – (Rested, Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 15 EN

BD: 8 + 4 = 12 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #1. 
BD: 6 + 4 = 10 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #2. 
BD: 9 (Crit +1, Holy 2, Bleed 12).  Freyd deals (288 + 12 bleed = 300) damage to Spire Warrior #3.
BD: 4 + 4 = 8 (hit). Freyd deals (252 + 12 bleed = 264) damage to Spire Warrior #4. 

Spire Warrior #1 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252)
Spire Warrior #2 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252)
Spire Warrior #3 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 300) (12 Bleed. 1/2)
Spire Warrior #4 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (172 - 264) (12 Bleed. 2/2)

Loot for Spire Warrior #1 (ID 165862 - LD: 4 + 10 = 14; CD 8):

4,136 col ([6*hp] base + [2*2*hp] from even CD & LD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
1x T3 Rare Weapon [165862a]
1x T3 Uncommon Consumable [165862b]
14x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #2 (ID 165863 - LD: 15 + 10 = 25; CD 8):

6,204 col ([6*hp] base + prosperity III + [2*hp] from even CD + [7*hp] from loot roll) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd LD)
3x T3 Perfect Weapons [165863a] [165863b] [165863c]
25x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #3 (ID 165864 - LD: 5 + 10 = 15; CD 2):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base  + prosperity III + [2*hp] from even CD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd LD)
1x T3 Rare Trinket [165864]
15x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #4 (ID 165865 - LD: 10 + 10 = 20; CD 1):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base  + prosperity III + [2*hp] from even LD ) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd CD)
1x T3 Perfect Consumable [165865a]
1x T3 Rare Trinket [165865a]
20x Gold Stars
 

Edited August 24, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

Another squad of warriors were approaching, attracted by the cries of the first.  These were more heavily armored, with full plate and shield, carrying black-hafted short spears with short banners at the tips bearing the symbol of the Sundered Spire.  Their own protection would prove to be their undoing.  Snagging the banner from the lead spear while approaching at speed, he spun the warrior full round with his momentum and swung the weapon fully into the face of the man's three allies.

*WHACK*

"Owww," cried one of his companions, a female. "What are you doing, you idiot?!"

His white blade unfurled like his own blazing banner, Freyd crashed through their ranks, hacking and slashing furiously at the stunned group.  The elf whose spear he'd grabbed attempted to regain his composure, only to receive the full weight of Forgiven Disobedience's pommel to the forehead.  Discombobulated by the swiftness of the assault, the armor warrior faltered and broke their formation, exposing themselves further. 

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:55/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Tempest (x8 AoE Stun + 8 for hits): 16 EN – (Rested, Finesse 3) = 12 EN

BD: 7 + 4 = 11 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #5.  Stunned.
BD: 3 + 4 = 7 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #6.  Stunned.
BD: 5 + 4 = 9 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #7.  Stunned.
BD: 2 + 4 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #8.  Stunned.

Spire Warrior #5 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #6 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #7 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #8 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.

Edited August 24, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

All they could see in the darkness were a pair of malevolent red eyes.  Was it just one, or were there dozens of assailants about them?

"Shields together!" called the senior veteran among them, attempting to rally his comrades and avoid complete disaster.  His hands shook as his eyes scoured the underbrush for some signs of whatever demon had chosen to make them its play thing.  If only he knew how correct he was - not that it would save him.

Shadow exploded in a maelstrom of angry death as Persi made her opening move in the battle, gnashing and biting at the clustered warriors from within their protective barrier.  They wheeled collectively in surprise, exposing their backs to Freyd's unrelenting assault from the other direction.  Each elf fell in turn, a look of confused terror frozen upon their faces as they finally laid eyes on their lone attacker and his miasmic pet demon, seeing only those glowing red eyes beneath his hood.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:40/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE + 8 hits): 20 EN - (Rested, Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 15 EN

BD: 4 + 4 = 11 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #5. 
BD: 3 + 4 = 7 (hit). Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #6. 
BD: 5 + 4 = 9 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #7. 
BD: 5 + 4 = 9 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #8. 

Spire Warrior #5 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 
Spire Warrior #6 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 
Spire Warrior #7 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 
Spire Warrior #8 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 

Loot for Spire Warrior #5 (ID 165874 - LD: 10 + 10 = 20; CD 7):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even LD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd CD)
1x T3 Perfect Armor/Shield [165874a]
1x T3 Perfect Trinket [165874b]
20x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #6 (ID 165875 - LD: 17 + 10 = 27; CD 3):

2,482 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
4x T3 materials (odd CD & LD)
2x T3 Perfect Armor/Shield [165875a] [165875b]
2x T3 Perfect Consumables [165875c] [165875d]
27x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #7 (ID 165876 - LD: 11 + 10 = 21; CD 4):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even CD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd LD)
1x T3 Perfect Armor/Shield [165876a]
1x T3 Perfect Weapon [165876b]
21x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #8 (ID 165877 - LD: 6 + 10 = 16; CD 11):

4,963 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even LD + [3*hp] from loot roll) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd CD)
1x T3 Rare Trinket [165877]
16x Gold Stars
 

Edited August 24, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

Verdant foliage, trees, roots, the splash of water and pull of wind - all of these things flew by Freyd's vision as he raced on in search of more prey, eyes gleaming beneath the illuminated night's sky.  Various gasps and exclamations of joy and awe reached his ears from Coral.  Many more carried over the water from the lake.  Wonder and beauty were enjoyed just a short distance away while he slathered himself in digital gore in pastoral woodlands.  Somehow, it didn't seem improper.  Freyd felt completely out of place in the social scene and animated settings of the festival's streets.  

Images of garlands bobbing in the wind and lanterns on the water filled his mind's eye.  The faces of Shoji and Masaki wavered among the stars in the background.  This was where he felt at home - fighting on the fringe for something he could not enjoy, but proved so vital for the well-being of others.  It gave him a sense of purpose that he clung to desperately for identity.

Cries of terror came from the beach, a few yards from his position.  Bursting out onto the open sand, he saw another group of Sundered Spire warriors eagerly setting themselves upon a group and festival-goers caught completely by surprise.  Screaming at the top of his lungs like an insane berserker rushing headlong into danger, Freyd charged right into them.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:28/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Tempest (x8 AoE Stun +8 for hits): 16 EN – (Rested, Finesse 3) = 12 EN

BD: 3 + 4 = 7 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #9.  Stunned.
BD: 6 + 4 = 10 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #10.  Stunned.
BD: 4 + 4 = 8 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #11.  Stunned.
BD: 9 (Crit +1, Holy 2, Bleed 12).  Freyd deals (192 + 12 bleed = 204) damage to Spire Warrior #12.  Stunned.

Spire Warrior #9 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #10 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #11 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #12 | HP: 172 | DMG: 141 (376 - 204) (12 bleed 1/2) Stunned.

Edited August 24, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

The impact of his initial strike cratered the sand, sending a plume high into the air along with the warriors that previously stood upon it.  A blazing ribbon of white light dances among the falling grains as Freyd skewered each of the mobs in turn.  Their bodies shattered like glass as they hit the ground.  Most of the players he had just saved were still in shock, several among them appearing to have younger avatars.  His thoughts drifted to fierce little Asmura, whose spirit he admired just as he mourned the loss of her innocence. 

"This damned game takes everything from us," he cursed under his breath as he stabbed the holy blade into the sands, falling to his knees to catch his breath. 

"Go!" he called to the nearby players.  "Warn the others in Coral that hostile mobs are nearby!  Keep everyone safe.  I will do what I can... out here."  His voice trailed off towards the end as his mind formally recognized and accepted his role as the outsider.  He kept his face averted downward for fear of frightening them further.  They didn't need to know what this took - what it cost.

Vanity Tag: @Asmura

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:13/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE + 8 for hits): 20 EN - (Rested, Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 15 EN

BD: 3 + 4 = 7 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #9. 
BD: 2 + 4 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #10. 
BD: 2 + 4 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #11. 
BD: 6 + 4 = 10 (hit).  Freyd deals (252 + 12 bleed = 264) damage to Spire Warrior #12.  

Spire Warrior #9 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 
Spire Warrior #10 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 
Spire Warrior #11 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 
Spire Warrior #12 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (172 - 264) (12 bleed 2/2)

Loot for Spire Warrior #9 (ID 165887 - LD: 17 + 10 = 27; CD 6):

6,204 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even CD + [7*hp] from loot roll) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd LD)
3x T3 Perfect Weapon [165887a] [165887b] [165887c]
27x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #10 (ID 165888 - LD: 17 + 10 = 27; CD 9):

2,482 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
4x T3 materials (odd CD & LD)
(22) Map of Intermediate Dungeon #165888
27x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #11 (ID 165889 - LD: 17 + 10 = 27; CD 9):

2,482 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
4x T3 materials (odd CD & LD)
(22) Map of Intermediate Dungeon #165889
27x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #12 (ID 165890 - LD: 3 + 10 = 13; CD 9):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from loot roll) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
4x T3 materials (odd CD & LD)
1x T3 Rare Armor/Shield [165890]
13x Gold Stars
 

Edited August 24, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

His unorthodox audience acknowledged his words.  A few offered their thanks as they ran.  They were uncertain of who or even what had issued them, but they trusted in the green player tag hovering over his head.  Freyd sneered at the irony.  I nearly killed someone for real, yet somehow escape the brand that others like Mari carry?  It didn't seem fair, or even right.  A mental tangent wondered what she had done to deserve that mark.  Perhaps he would find out one day.  The cold drone of logic in his mind pressed the query aside as a distraction.  More foes lingered.  They must fall.  It was his only goal and purpose at the moment.

Watching the scores of meteors that continued to streak across the stars above, a deep breath followed.  It was meant to focus and centre his senses - to keep the demon on its frail leash.  He had never let it loose like this before, and there was growing danger that he could lose himself the longer it lingered.

Vanity tag: @Mari

[Freyd 0]

Watching the fire in the sky, another threat grew in his peripheral vision.  It was too bright.  Looking back towards the forest, Freyd saw the  angry glowing reds and oranges in the tree line.  

"If they can't have their prize, they'll burn it all instead?  Bastards."  His lips spat out the words even as his mind admired their determination.  Their vanguard had been broken, but enough of the Sundered Spire's forces remained on this level to cause considerable damage.  "I suppose I could try making a fire break by cutting down enough trees," he debated aloud with only himself.  "Still need to get rid of the jerks setting the blazes first."  Drawing Forgiven Disobedience from the sands, he broke into a light run.  The nearest fire was a few hundred feet into the brush.  At least everything was still damp.  It might slow their efforts or even stop the spread.  Dancing between the trees once more, he ran on towards his destination.

Freyd's energy is fully restored (Relaxed).

[Freyd 0]

The pleasant, quiet glow of the starlit sky soon gave way to the harsh rain of embers and flame.  The woods were fully ablaze in this area.  Freyd was thankful that he and Persi had completed their survival training.  It didn't fully abate the conditions, but it did at least suppress the pain and damage that would normally be caused by running into an inferno like a madman.  He actually had to count the number of times he'd done it before, then just shook his head and pressed forward.

A burnt out clearing open ahead of him.  Four figures clad in red-trimmed black plate armor stood conversing at its centre, apparently oblivious to the heat.  They turned as he cleared the cinder-filled haze at its edge.  Their livery clearly branded them as servants of the Sundered Spire, but these creatures were unlike any he had encountered before.  Red crystals, like those used to create the giant vanguards, sprouted from their flesh.  It seemed to be consuming or engulfing them in some way.  Where flesh remained, it was charred and grey, devoid of life yet pulsing with an inner flame.  'Some kind of undead-elemental hybrid?' he wondered.

Freyd was way past conversation with these guys.  They'd come to kill his friends and the closest thing to kin most players would have in this messed up world.  Hefting his blade, he let the rage fuel his actions.

Not cool.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:82/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Tempest (x8 AoE Stun +8 for hits): 16 EN – (Rested, Finesse 3) = 12 EN

BD: 8 + 4 = 12 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #13.  Stunned.
BD: 9 (Crit +1, Holy 2, Bleed 12).  Freyd deals (192 + 12 bleed = 204) damage to Spire Warrior #14.  Stunned.
BD: 2 + 4 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #15.  Stunned.
BD: 6 + 4 = 10 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #16.  Stunned.

Spire Warrior #13 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #14 | HP: 172 | DMG: 141 (376 - 204) (12 bleed 1/2) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #15 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #16 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141  (376 - 168) Stunned.

Edited August 24, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

Whatever these wretched things were, they could die.  Feigning a roll to the left, to grant Persi and opportunity to flank them, Freyd rush right into their ranks.  The creatures' eyes glowered with hatred, the same kind so often described that the undead have for the living.  A heavy downward blow sundered one of the creatures, which burst into a fountain of molten flame that splattered all around like a magma geyser.

"That's going to make this fun," Freyd said to himself as he nimbly dodge the falling goo.  The stuff pooled on the ground, quickly limiting his options for movement.  These 'ember warriors' or whatever they were, didn't seem bothered by the heat as they walked straight through the stuff.  "No time to waste then."  Gathering all of his harnessed strength, he unleashed it in a mighty horizontal strike sundered all three of their mobs' weapons, taking their heads off in the same time.  All of the surrounding flames died instantly the moment the mobs dissipated. 

"Well now," Freyd said to Persi, scattering some of the loose cinders and ashes with his boot, "that makes this a little more interesting."

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:67/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE + 8 for hits): 20 EN - (Rested, Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 15 EN

BD: 2 + 4 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #13. 
BD: 7 + 4 = 11 (hit).  Freyd deals (252 + 12 bleed = 264) damage to Spire Warrior #14.  
BD: 3 + 4 = 7 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #15. 
BD: 4 + 4 = 8 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #16. 

Spire Warrior #13 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 
Spire Warrior #14 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (172 - 264) (12 bleed 2/2) 
Spire Warrior #15 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 
Spire Warrior #16 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 

Loot for Spire Warrior #13 (ID 165909 - LD: 10 + 10 = 20; CD 6):

4,136 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*2*hp] from even CD & LD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
1x T3 Perfect Armor/Shield [165909a]
2x T3 Perfect Consumables [165909b] [165909c]
20x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #14 (ID 165910 - LD: 11 + 10 = 21; CD 2):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even CD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd LD)
1x T3 Perfect Armor/Shield [165910a]
1x T3 Perfect Weapon [165910b]
21x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #15 (ID 165911 - LD: 19 + 10 = 29; CD 5):

5,377 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [7*hp] from loot roll) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
4x T3 materials (odd CD & LD)
1x T3 Perfect Weapon [165911a] [165911b] [165911c]
29x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #16 (ID 165912 - LD: 4 + 10 = 14; CD 7):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even LD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd CD)
1x T3 Rare Weapon [165912a]
1x T3 Uncommon Consumable [165912b]
14x Gold Stars

Edited August 24, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

More of these scorched dead things emerged from the haze obscuring the surrounding charred forest.  Their eyes burned with rage reflected in the light within the portions of their flesh that had been replaced by crimson crystalline growths.  

Is this happening to them because of their awareness, or is it being imposed upon them in some way?

The things charged forward as soon as they emerged from the cloud of ash, only to be rebuffed by swift parries and ripostes.  Battered, with defenses broken, their assault faltered and their initiative was lost.  Freyd reversed the tide of battle and had them reeling as they tried to hold their ground against the sheer ferocity of his attacks.  There was no fear in his eyes or his actions.  His commitment to victory had become absolute, and the demon within reveled with delight at the prospects placed before it.  The red in Freyd's eyes grew deeper with every strike.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:55/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Tempest (x8 AoE Stun +8 for hits): 16 EN – (Rested, Finesse 3) = 12 EN

BD: 2 + 4 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #17.  Stunned.
BD: 3 + 4 = 7 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #18.  Stunned.
BD: 2 + 4 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #19.  Stunned.
BD: 7 + 4 = 11 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #20.  Stunned.

Spire Warrior #17 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #18 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #19 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #20 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141  (376 - 168) Stunned.

Edited August 24, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

Time seemed to slow around him as the scene devolved into a classic montage of gleaming swords and faces twisted in over-exaggerated anguish.  Bursts of magma-like blood popped into being all around as the crystalline flesh-bags that were his enemies were perforated by his blade.  Their doom was inevitable.  Like a relentless tide, Freyd advanced. 

In the ambient heat of the flames, Forgiven Disobedience looked like a super-heated fan blade, whirling in the dust and ash clouding the air and causing it to billow and swirl in bountiful contrails of death.  It moved so quickly as to be virtually invisible, shimmering like the air around it and spraying the flaming guts of their enemies all around the battlefield.  It was glorious.  Freyd felt elated at finally cutting loose all restraints and unleashing every dark and murderous impulse to drive these malignant foes out, like some cancerous growth to be cut clean from the normal peace and serenity of this place.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:40/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE + 8 for hits): 20 EN - (Rested, Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 15 EN

BD: 8 + 4 = 12 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #17.  
BD: 5 + 4 = 9 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #18.
BD: 8 + 4 = 12 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #19.  
BD: 3 + 4 = 7 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #20.  

Spire Warrior #17 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 
Spire Warrior #18 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 
Spire Warrior #19 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252) 
Spire Warrior #20 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252)  

Loot for Spire Warrior #17 (ID 165929 - LD: 17 + 10 = 27; CD 4):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even CD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd LD)
2x T3 Perfect Armor/Shield [165929a] [165929b]
2x T3 Perfect Consumables [165929c] [165929d]
27x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #18 (ID 165931 - LD: 8 + 10 = 18; CD 6):

4,136 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*2*hp] from even CD & LD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
1x T3 Rare Armor/Shield [165931a]
1x T3 Rare Consumable [165931b]
18x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #19 (ID 165932 - LD: 11 + 10 = 21; CD 6):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even CD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd LD)
1x T3 Perfect Armor/Shield [165932a]
2x T3 Perfect Consumables [165932b] [165932c]
21x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #20 (ID 165933 - LD: 18 + 10 = 28; CD 11):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even LD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd CD)
(22) Map of Intermediate Dungeon #165933
28x Gold Stars

Edited August 25, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

More advanced from the shadows, then more still.  They came at him in waves, and he cared not at all.  Everything he had spent a lifetime containing was now unleashed and it felt good.  Revenge against those hellbent on revenge seemed righteous.  The holy song of his weapon rang out over and over again in the din of battle, culling the half-dead fire zombie throng.  

Despite the sense of freedom bestowed by the carnage, Freyd's face remained impassive.  It was his mask and armor alike, permanently affixed to his skull and incapable of true change.  Behind it, his mind was joyfully lining up vectors of attack, planning parries and seeking out opportunities to repeatedly throw his opponents off balance.  Trees fell on enemies from behind.  Soot and ash flew into their eyes from fancy footwork.  Steel pierced steel at every turn.  And yet, they pressed on.  It showed the measure of his enemy's resolve.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:30/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Tempest (x8 AoE Stun +6 for hits): 14 EN – (Rested, Finesse 3) = 10 EN

BD: 7 + 4 = 12 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #21.  Stunned.
BD: 9 (Crit +1, Holy 2, Bleed 12).  Freyd deals (192 + 12 bleed = 204) damage to Spire Warrior #22.  Stunned.
BD: 4 + 4 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #23.  Stunned.
BD: 1 (miss).  Freyd misses Spire Warrior #24.

MD: 1 (miss).  Spire Warrior #24 misses Freyd.

Spire Warrior #21 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #22 | HP: 172 | DMG: 141 (376 - 204) (12 bleed 1/2) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #23 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #24 | HP: 376 | DMG: 141  

Edited August 25, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

The last the fiery Spire Warriors had closed ranks around Freyd, seeking to hem in his movements and trap him with the threat posed by their own molten blood.  Most of them were wounded and using their injuries to good effect, spilling the magma in a ring around him.  So much had already been spilled that few areas remained where he could safely travel.

"So be it," Freyd said, looking to turn the tables.  Slamming his pommel into the nearest foe's head caused the helmeted mass to sink inward with a sickening crunch.  It collapsed into the molten material below, sizzling as the last of its health quickly vanished.  For those few precious seconds, it served as his new fighting platform.  And so it went, with Freyd cutting each opponent in turn and stepping on their fallen forms to continue the fight, until only one remained.  It grinned madly at him.  No safe space remained in the clearing that now resembled the caldera of an angry volcano.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:15/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE + 8 for hits): 20 EN - (Rested, Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 15 EN

BD: 4 + 4 = 8 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #21.  
BD: 10 (Crit +2, Holy 2, Bleed 12).  Freyd deals (300 + 12 bleed = 312) damage to Spire Warrior #22. 
BD: 3 + 4 = 7 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #23.  
BD: 4 + 4 = 12 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #24.  

MD: 7 - 3 = 4 (miss).  Spire Warrior #24 misses Freyd.

Spire Warrior #21 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252)
Spire Warrior #22 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (172 - 312) (12 bleed 1/2) 
Spire Warrior #23 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252)
Spire Warrior #24 | HP: 124 | DMG: 141 (376 - 252)

Loot for Spire Warrior #21 (ID 165948 - LD: 1 + 10 = 11; CD 2):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even CD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd LD)
1x T3 Rare Trinkey [165948]
11x Gold Stars

 Loot for Spire Warrior #22 (ID 165950 - LD: 20 + 10 = 30; CD 5):

6,204 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even LD + [7*hp] from loot roll) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd CD)
3x T3 Perfect Weapon [165950a] [165950b] [165950c]
30x Gold Stars

 Loot for Spire Warrior #23 (ID 165951 - LD: 7 + 10 = 17; CD 4):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even CD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd LD)
1x T3 Rare Consumable [165951a]
1x T3 Rare Weapon [165951b]
17x Gold Stars
 

Edited August 25, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

"You see now, don't you," spoke the armored figure, flame frothing on his crystalline lips.  Most of this metal armor had become fused to his torso and arms, making every motion an act of defiant agony.  "It doesn't matter if you kill us.  We no longer fear death.  It is merely another tool to end you all, once and for all."

"And then what?  What can this possibly achieve?  What will your existence be when we are gone?  Is it a Pyrrhic victory you seek, because it sure as hell looks like it!"

"You don't get it.  But how could you.  An end is possible for you.  I have died so many times now, that all I crave is a final release.  My brothers and sisters are united in that cause.  To die one final, blissful time, and never return.  It is a gift of which you are not worthy, and so we shall show you its beauty."

Freyd felt his feet sinking into the pool of magma as his last kill dissolved beneath him.  He would show this thing resolve.  Even the survival skill could not fully absorb the damage or the corresponding pain, but he trudged forward nonetheless.  "How many more deaths can your mind actually withstand?  A dozen?  A thousand?  Ten thousand?  You'll end up right back where you started - just another one of Cardinal's mindless minion, broken by the bleakness of its fate."

With that he stabbed it through the heart.  As it died, all of the surrounding fire disappeared.

"...and all of your efforts will have been pointless."

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:12/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Astral Hell (x7): 7 EN - (Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 3 EN

BD: 5 + 4 = 9 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #24.  

Spire Warrior #21 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141
Spire Warrior #22 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 
Spire Warrior #23 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141
Spire Warrior #24 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (124 - 147)

Loot for Spire Warrior #24 (ID 165956 - LD: 2 + 10 = 12; CD 1):

3,309 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even LD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd CD)
1x T3 Rare Trinket [165956]
12x Gold Stars
 

Edited August 25, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

Freyd struggled to slow the beating of his pulse through his ears, focusing first on why he could even feel such a thing when he had no pulse to begin with.  It then occurred to him that it might something completely different: the beating of fists on a wall, like something trying to break out.  His hands were shaking for no reason, as if twitching to take some unknown action.  Holding them a short distance in front of his face, he saw their red glow cast upon his gloves.  The revelation was as potent as a kick to the gut, knocking the wind out of him and causing him to stumble to his knees.  He'd only seen such eyes in specific contexts: when Cardinal's presence was directly asserting control over a mob. 

"How could it be affecting a player in this manner?"  he asked himself aloud.  He needed to hear his own voice to reassure himself that he remained in control.  Could it be the inner demon he set loose?  That didn't make sense, unless... it had tied itself to his gemini.

 

Edited August 25, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

Heaving as if every meal he'd ever eaten were trying to regurgitate itself all at once, Freyd's shoulders rolled forward like a wave.  His back contorted obscenely.  Bulges poked out painfully where none should be, only to recede again a moment later.  Gravity tripled its pull on him instantaneously, calling at something in the very core of his being.  His mouth opened as if to wretch, and he sensed something squirming its way up his throat and into his mouth.  Eyes wide in panic, Freyd tried to move his hands to cover his mouth, but they failed to respond.  It was all they could manage to keep him from eating the charred soil less than a foot from his face.

Defeating it teaches you how to disguise yourself... or, more accurately, it learns to conceal itself in you...

A viscous appendage pushed its way out from inside him, like some kind of tenebrous black goo birthed from malevolence made manifest.  He couldn't breathe as it swelled his throat shut, more and more of it spilling down into a growing puddle on the ground.  Swirling itself into the ash, mixing with it to give itself substance, it was growing.  The last of it slipped out and the gritty mass oozed away from him slowly, rising to take on a humanoid shape of equal size and proportions to his own.  Even his clothes were imitated.  Both figures were so covered and encrusted by the soot and still-raining cinders of the scene as to be indistinguishable from each other.  Freyd watched as the red glow faded from his own hood and grew beneath that of his doppelganger.  A wide, black, Cheshire-cat grin beamed from beneath the opposing cowl, lit by the new embers in its eyes.

"We died in the fires that wreathed you in protection.  Here now, in fire again, we are reborn."  He felt the gentle press of its palm on the back of his head.  "We'll be seeing you soon, Takeshi.  Thanks for the ride."

Cardinal's mad cackle echoed in his mind as his reborn gemini dashed off into the woods, vanishing after only a few feet.  It left Freyd free to collapse into the field of dust and detritus about him.

Oh shit.  What have I done?

***

Freyd's energy is fully restored (Relaxed).

[Self-imposed restriction: Freyd loses the ability to use Disguise until this story arc is resolved]

Edited August 25, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

Like some sort of twisted parting gift, four large tree trunks surrounding the glade began to snap, crack, and then move.  Charred by the Spire's efforts, their burnt husks splintered to create arms and legs that soon ripped themselves from the black soil that could no longer contain their withered roots.  Fracturing into limbs and joints, they soon developed long, broken fingers with spear-like tips and jagged rips in their bark-like carapaces that blazed orange with the flames of angry maws and eyes.

Freyd looked up, absorbing the scene as best he could.  His insides felt hollow.  What has Cardinal taken from me now?  And is there anything left of me inside?

Pulling himself up to his knees, he drew his buried hands back out of the spongy ground that so resembled a landscape covered in black snow.  It's like a reverse Christmas, only this time Santa took everything away.

Drawing on what few reserves remained within, he hefted himself back onto his feet just in time to face his new attackers.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:84/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Tempest (x8 AoE Stun +6 for hits): 14 EN – (Rested, Finesse 3) = 10 EN

BD: 8 + 4 = 12 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #25.  Stunned.
BD: 1 (miss).  Freyd misses Spire Warrior #26.
BD: 6 + 4 = 10 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #27.  Stunned.
BD: 2 + 4 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals 168 damage to Spire Warrior #27.  Stunned.

MD: 6 - 3 = 3 (miss).  Spire Warrior #26 misses Freyd.

Spire Warrior #25 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #26 | HP: 376 | DMG: 141 
Spire Warrior #27 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.
Spire Warrior #28 | HP: 208 | DMG: 141 (376 - 168) Stunned.  

Edited August 25, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Freyd 0]

It took a few swings, but the aching heaviness in his limbs soon fell away.  He hadn't expected the recovery to occur so quickly after what he'd just experienced.  Fortunately, these timber warriors were both brittle and clumsy, and quickly fell prey to his growing prowess.  Thank goodness I can still fight.

He'd feared that his spirit would have suffered some kind of weakness from... oh God... being sundered.  Freyd groaned internally, even as he wheeled and struck down another of his foes with a snap and crackle of busting wood beneath his blade.  

"You guys are pathetic, even compared to the fire-crystal dudes you came from!"  He was trying to motivate himself as much as taunt his enemies.   Energy still ebbed from his numb body as he trudged through the drifts of ash, uncertain of his footing.  A hidden rock nearly caused him to trip, though he managed to maintain his stance and parry an opportunistic attack.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:960/960 | EN:69/94 | DMG:21 | MIT:64 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 | Thorns 20 | LD 10 | Prosperity 3

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE + 8 for hits): 20 EN - (Rested, Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 15 EN

BD: 7 + 4 = 11 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #25.  
BD: 4 + 4 = 8 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #26.  
BD: 7 + 4 = 11 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #27.  
BD: 2 + 4 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals 252 damage to Spire Warrior #28. 

MD: 8 - 3 = 5 (miss).  Spire Warrior #26 misses Freyd.

Spire Warrior #25 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252)
Spire Warrior #26 | HP: 124 | DMG: 141 (376 - 252)
Spire Warrior #27 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252)
Spire Warrior #28 | HP: 0 | DMG: 141 (208 - 252)

Loot for Spire Warrior #25 (ID 165965 - LD: 9 + 10 = 19; CD 1):

2,482 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
4x T3 materials (odd CD & LD)
1x T3 Perfect Consumable [165965a]
1x T3 Rare Trinket [165965b]
19x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #27 (ID 165966 - LD: 8 + 10 = 18; CD 4):

4,136 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*2*hp] from even CD & LD) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
1x T3 Rare Consumable [165966a]
1x T3 Rare Weapon [165966b]
18x Gold Stars

Loot for Spire Warrior #28 (ID 165967 - LD: 12 + 10 = 22; CD 9):

5,377 col ([6*hp] base & prosperity III + [2*hp] from even LD + [5*hp] from loot roll) +10% from Col Stash & Col Deposit
2x T3 materials (odd CD)
1x T3 Perfect Trinket [165967]
22x Gold Stars
 

Edited August 25, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows