[pnpgm] Game Update #58 -File #268 - Beasts and Gargoyles
Scott Adams
longshot at darktech.org
Tue Jul 15 08:21:36 CEST 2008
HT Alias/Player Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex
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R1 John Haight...........Arawn.............Druid .Normal/Alfar Ma
?? Chris Wells...........Ben'dar...........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma
R1 Tom Corckett..........Caladan...........Wizard Normal/Human Ma
W2 Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human Ma
-- Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....NormalFaerry Fe
Do David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human Ma
R? J H Hooten............Raban.Usherwood...Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
W4 Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human Fe
R4 Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human Fe
Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Boyzdar [Wolf] (Strie'bog),
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[Recap]
From Fremea: [Re: Actions]
[Not sure where Fremea is in all this. I am guessing that she
is still more in front of the party and possibly out of site of
the Gargoyles (not the red thingys though I am sure)]
When Fremea hears some of the party fall to the ground behind
her, and then catches red moving extremely fast in the clouds,
she casts invisibility again on herself and will fly up to gain
the advantage on attacking the bigger gargoyle. (Though not too
high, as she knows the winds are blowing, so about 5 above
everyone)
GM: Ack.
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From Raban: [Re: Actions]
<It was nice to see peoples reactions to Raban. Don't worry he
wont turn into a basket case...I think. Reality will smash its
way into his thick skull eventually.
<If Raban has not taken Angelica, now would have been a good
time to do so. But I cant find anywhere I said to finish the
potions ;( ooopss.
Oh well Raban is not all that smart, so could easily have
forgotten. Angelica is one of the best magic defense potions,
but we don't want to make it too hard for the GM to zap us
now do we?
<On Healing, Raban is not sure if perhaps his Goddess is a bit
upset with him. He will continue without the healing for now,
hopefully it will not become a major oops.
[Hearing Arawn speak of chaos, Raban smiles a bit more than
before. Raban: "Thank you for telling me of these creatures
being of Chaos, my goddess does not care for Chaos so perhaps
it was not so wrong to kill them. Chaos binds its creatures
closely, and they seem to love to kill all others, or worse. I
don't like to kill, it comes too easily for one of my size and
skills, I would rather knock opponents out when possible.
But I see I will not have that option here as it endangers the
others."
[With Arawn's worry about people falling Raban: "I do not wish
to cause problems for others, so do not worry about me falling.
I can fly if I need too, I am just not very good at it. Please
rescue the others first."
<I was going to hold that info secret longer for more fun but
the situation seemed a good time for it. So much people don't
know about each other.
[Raban will try to interpose himself between the others and
the big gargoyle in preparation of fighting him.
<If the leader is trying to intimidate us, Raban would try to
scare him in return, but I cant think of anything appropriate at
the moment. I don't think pulling a tree out of the ground and
swatting him works...
GM: Ack. What help me hurt you guys? Nah. I can do that by
myself. :)
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From Ben'dar: [Re: Actions]
Ben'Dar is standing close to Chion when he falls, and he
instantly steps forward, standing over his fallen friends to
protect them from the mysterious attack. When he sees nothing
in front of the party, he glances around in confusion. He hisses
to Fremea, who is up ahead of the party members who have
collapsed, "Watch out! Something is attacking us!" When the
Gargoyles approach from behind, Ben'Dar is suspicious that it's
a trick and remains near his fallen comrades in case the main
attack is still coming from that direction. He glances at the
Gargoyles and sees there are only two of them back there - not a
problem for this party.
GM: Ack.
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From Chion: [Re: What happened?]
[GM: Comments quote deleted for space]
Affected by what? Don't have a clue what you are talking about.
The "red lights"? Totally confused at this point as to what you
are talking about.
GM: Ack. Sorry for the confusion. Can't just come out and say
X and Y are attacking gotta have some suspense. :)
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From Raban: [Re: More Actions]
<A change in actions.>
[Seeing the others drop suddenly and the big Gargoyle waving a
sword about, Raban has just had enough... its time for him to
stop this before others get hurt more. Raban literally "Roars"
and charges with amazing speed toward the male gargoyle with his
arms spread and high, prepared to grab or punch or tear the poor
Gargoyle limb from limb.
<Sometimes the best defense is a massive offense. Of course if
the Gargoyle was trying to negotiate, this was a bad idea. > <Why
does clapping his hands together or smashing the ground feel
appropriate? But breaking the ground would be a bad thing, so
its good he did not do that.>
GM: Ack.
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From Kiet: [Re: Actions/Situation]
Aw, bummer! We must have taken a drink of a feline potion...and
it made us catatonic...
[***Quoted text from last update removed for space***]
"I thank you, barbarian. I hope to return it to you with the
blood of our enemies upon it."
[**Quote on Z'leyra healing Kiet***]
"I thank you for your generous and skillful ministrations. If
you so desire, I would be happy to give to you my healing kit.
You are obviously more skilled in its use than am I."
Ah, well...sounds like vacation time...just call me Sir Robin....
"Run Away! Run Away!
GM: Ack.
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From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
Previously Z'leyra would have thanked Kiet for the offer but
declined "Thank you, but until I run low on supplies it is better
for you to have your healing kit close to hand in case I am not."
- combat -
Z'leyra suspects that the red creatures are Beasts of Fiery Hate
in non-physical form - dangerous opponents if what she has read
about them is correct. Regretting that she doesn't have any Light
spells she mentally reminds herself to check later to see if one
of the Sidh has the Forgetfullness spell.
As she rests her staff in the crook of her arm and readies her
drum Z'leyra says to the party "Someone else talk with the
gargoyle." Hoping that she will have time Z'leyra will quickly
cast Orient Self EL0.
What she does next depends on what the creatures do. If they go
physical and attack her she will draw her greatsword (saying
'Mist') and attempt to cut them down. If they go physical and
attack others but not her, she will cast the highest EL
Purification she can cast in one phase through her staff then
cast max EL Paralysis at one of the Beasts, repeat for the
second.
If they stay non-physical she will cast the highest EL
Purification she can cast in one phase through her staff then
cast Dispell/Banish Chaos at max EL through her staff at a
Beast - completing the spell when it is in range. Repeat for
the second.
[-Change in Action-]
Z'leyra will stand her ground, guarding the bodies of those
that fell.
If she is attacked she releases and drops her staff putting one
foot on it, saying 'Mist' in Kameri as she draws her greatsword
to fight offensively while opponents are in reach. She will tell
the party to "Stay close!" knowing the the beasts can fly and
are MUCH faster than any in the party. The mist will hopefully
hinder the enemies more than her friends.
GM: Ack.
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From Arawn: [Re: Actions]
Arawn took a quick look around the group to see if anyone would
try initiating communication with the Gargoyle King and when it
appears no one is he moves closer to the center, to a spot of
relative safety, and casts Tongues at EL1 (making sure the
Gargoyle King is in range). His eyes widen when he sees Raban
charge but doesn't break speaking the words of power lest he
ruin the spell.
When he gets the opportunity Arawn will speak out loud so that
both the party and the enemy can hear,
" Let us speak! Nod if you agree!"
If Arawn is attacked then he will attempt to Dodge, using his
skills defensively while concentrating on casting the spell.
If, after speaking, the gargoyle king still chooses to attack
then Arawn will move to defend those catatonic on the ground,
using his sword defensively.
GM: Ack.
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[New Stuff]
[Ma 2nd, 1633TH. 5th Day of Adventure #4.
[Location: Chaos domain, Dark Lands, 9 Miles up]
[Time: 9:30am]
[Immediately after the Gargoyle combat Raban finds his healing
ineffective. He isn't sure if the spell just failed or his
goddess is upset with him for hurting the female creature. Rising
to his feet Arawn speaks of Chaos and Raban finds it interesting
enough to reply to. Raban turns to Arawn smiling.]
Raban: "Thank you for telling me of these creatures being of Chaos,
my goddess does not care for Chaos so perhaps it was not so wrong
to kill them. Chaos binds its creatures closely, and they seem to
love to kill all others, or worse. I don't like to kill, it comes
too easily for one of my size and skills, I would rather knock
opponents out when possible. But I see I will not have that
option here as it endangers the others."
[Arawn nods back. As he does he gets a few flashes of memory come
to the forefront of his mind. They flash so fast it a bit hard to
coordinate into a meaningful thought. Something about the word
chaos seems to have triggered something. He spends the next few
minutes concentrating on it to try to recall the full details of
the memory flashes.]
[Later when the party talks about using rope on each person.]
Raban [to Arawn]: "I do not wish to cause problems for others, so
do not worry about me falling. I can fly if I need too, I am just
not very good at it. Please rescue the others first."
[Some of the party hear Raban's words and consider it a jest. While
others believe he is saying he can fly by use of magical flight
spells or magic. Others also feel the comments must mean he
can change into some animal like Z'leyra does into Eagle form.]
[When Ben'dar loans Kiet his spear, Kiet replies back.]
Kiet: "I thank you, barbarian. I hope to return it to you with
the blood of our enemies upon it."
[Ben'dar cringes at the word barbarian. He knows he is not like
most in society. He is proud of his heritage. But he is trying
also to form a well placed spot in society with his ranch. If
only to give his people hope and dreams. Ben'dar doesn't take
it personally as even some old friends like Farseeker teased
him that way being a lowly barbarian. In the end, in the thick
of battle a barbarian is just as dead as a king. In the end
it all comes out the same red blood.]
[When Z'leyra heals Kiet, he gives his thanks.]
Kiet: "I thank you for your generous and skillful ministrations.
If you so desire, I would be happy to give to you my healing
kit. You are obviously more skilled in its use than am I."
Z'leyra: "Thank you, but until I run low on supplies it is better
for you to have your healing kit close to hand in case I am not."
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[Time: 9:38am]
[Seconds earlier...]
[The party tromp on the soft wet ground toward the north-east.
The only seemingly way to navigate is through guesswork and
using the white/yellow blob that seems to be the sun that is
obscured by the gray, white and black clouds. Suddenly the
party sees the red lights moving tot he right of the party
at a very high speed. Almost instantly Caladan, Chion and
Kiet are struck by some overwhelming magic that gets beyond
their high magical defenses. They are succomb to the magic
of the red "things". They fall with a wet plop to the ground
still breathing but seemingly in a trance. Their faces contorted
with despair, emotion and fear. Chion's face seems less affected
by fear but still seems just as out of it as the other 2. His
ring must be trying to fight the fright hitting him. One
minute the trio are walking quietly and the next they are on
the ground on their backs.]
[Then the familiar flapping of Gargoyles are heard. With a wet
slosh wing and leather is heard behind the party.]
[Arawn looks to his left to see the trio fall amazed at what
could've hit them this fast. Not knowing what is going on
he turns to the right and sees movement of red whiz by but
is unsure what it is. Some vague memory comes to mind but
he can't quite place the thought. Arawn glances over his
right shoulder to see a large gargoyle land. Arawn turns
around and figures it is time to talk.]
[Ben'dar looks down and sees Chion's body still breathing he
figures some foul magic is afoot. Maybe it is the trees
or the clouds or the ground? He steps over Chion and turns
to the right to see the red things move fast but has no
clue other than they might be torches?]
[Fremea in the lead first hears the plop of the three fallen
behind her. She glances to the right and sees red lights
moving faster than a human could probably run past her. She
then glances over her shoulder and sees the three on the
ground and determines the party is in danger once again.
She drops the staff used to prod the ground Caladan loaned
her and prepares for action.]
[Raban looks to the left and sees the trio also fall and
actually catches Caladan with his large hands. He helps
the wizard to the ground and finds he is still alive. From
the corner of his eye he sees two red flashes of light
to his right but doesn't know what they are. Then he
hears the wings and sound of creatures behind him. He stands
and twirls to see two forms land on the ground. The one
on the right has to be a female. This time that will be
left for last. The big one HAD to be a male. It looks in
the shadow outline of the clouds to be a large male.]
[Unali steps to the right as Kiet falls in front of him without
warning. She quickly looks around and sees the red lights
but her dagger seemed to not have warned her. Maybe the
effect has worn off and she needs to redraw it or it didn't
need to warn her? She hears the flaps of wings behind her
and figures a gargoyle must be behind her. She watches the
red lights seem to whiz past in a blur. She has never seen
such a thing aside from torches or magical flares? Flares?
No. Doubtful. Not with these people down. Something is
attacking the party. It seems to draw to them, danger and
its glory.]
[Z'leyra stops in mid-step when the trio falls to the ground. Her
first instinct is to check the bodies and heal them. But her
second instinct shows the party just lost 1/3rd of its people
in an instant. If it happens again the party could be critically
wounded. In a split second she sees Kiet still breathing and
his lips shaking as if in a cold fright. In another nano-second
of thought a memory comes back. Triest back on Clima when he
was attacked by Silent Terror. It took some time to make Thig
cast a spell for the poor fighter to forget the horrors he saw.
In some ways she felt Triest was never the same after that but
she couldn't prove it. When Triest died in a senseless street
assault her hope of helping him died as well. Terror? She
glances up in the next half second to see the red lights whiz past
and she sees the red lights sparkle. Her intelligence kicks in and
she tries to figure out the situation. In that half a second she
recalls text and pictures in the Great Library at Ticasi. Her
instinct is correct these things seem to be Beasts of Hate. With
the knowledge the trio fell and these red lights it has to be. Too
bad she can't warn the party about them and how to deal with them
in time. No one seems to be worried and that could mean no one
knows these things like she does.]
GM: Since new players have feel for the segmented version of my
combat will relax this one since its less to deal with
and make it descriptive.
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[Fremea knows the gargoyles can be dealt with by the warriors but
these red things are a mystery to her. She feels great power and
danger from it but it doesn't take a Sidh to guess that. She
quickly casts invisibility and seems to fold into the clouds and
disappear.]
[Arawn knows that maybe this large Gargoyle must be their leader
based on its size and gestures. Arawn's attempt at past talk
with the creatures failed. But it could've been mishandled or
due to lack of time. This time the creature could've attacked
first and asked questions later. But he stopped and landed first.
This could be here to parlay or just a foolhardy creature wanting
to intimate before he goes for the kill. Arawn quickly casts
a tongues spell for communication. He waves his arm and casts the
spell in hopes it works.]
[With one hand on her staff and the other on her drum Z'leyra begins
to tap the drum and casts a shamanic orientation spell.]
[The Gargoyle King raises his sword and seems to smirk of a creature
like it can do so. The sword seems to reflect off the obscured
sunlight toward the party as if a gleaming beacon of vengeance
for the creature. The sword moves from person to person as if he
is selecting a target to kill first. It moves from Z'leyra, Ben'dar
and finally to Raban. Satisfied with what the female seems to have
said to the King, the King speaks a quick few words and invokes a
spell upon Raban through the sword.]
[The Beasts go to the north rounding tot he left side of the party
and through the trees as if hot coal in butter. As they move it
creates a greater steam trail behind as if a red comet is moving
through the area and leaving a fiery, misty wake behind it. The
beasts seem to come in and out of the trees toward the party as
if gauging their intent and their prowess. It then moves further
out left of the party and fades a bit out of sight. Moving at
about 26 feet per second they are extremely fast.]
[Corona circles above the party in the mists but has no idea of
the red things. From his vantage point he watched the red lights
move low to the ground and take to the air at a fast pace. Unsure
if to attack or not he waits for a sign of how to act.]
[Fremea leaps off the ground and circles north and then back toward
the party about 10-12 feet off the ground to avoid the high winds
in the area. She hovers and watches the red lights with some awe
at their speed but feels its a great threat now.]
[The Gargoyle King lowers his Sword then brings it back up into a
cross position ready for attack. He flexes his wing as a sign he
can lift off at any second. He simply waits.]
[The Firesnake having felt Caladan falls lifted off a second
before impact. The snake sits on Caladan's chest and watches
his master concerned and wondering what has happened to it.]
[The Female Gargoyle lifts up and flies straight for the party.
Toward the center where Arawn is standing. With a roar of
angry emotion it seems Arawn is the sole target of this attack.
But as she flies toward him he ducks in time to avoid her
claws and wings. She flies back up and circles back toward the
King and safety.]
[Unali gets into combat stance and watches the red beasts move
swiftly by. She watches them move through a nearby tree
and finds fighting things that have no mass might be difficult.
She waits and guards the fallen nearby and helps to form a
defensive circle around them.]
[Ben'dar lowers his Pike and levels it toward the gargoyle
King. When the female flew over he tries to swing but she
was just out of range. Ben'dar stands his ground and helps
defend the fallen trio. Glancing over his shoulder he hisses
to Fremea but notices she is gone but guesses nearby. Maybe
using magic to hide.]
Ben'dar [to Fremea]: "Watch out! Something is attacking us!"
[Arawn raises a hand toward the Gargoyle King after ducking from
the female. Obviously the female doesn't seem to be so well
attuned to talking. But he hopes his spell works. He
quickly speaks.]
Arawn: "Let us speak! Nod if you agree!"
[Z'leyra hears some strange words come from Arawn and figures he
is trying to talk to the creature or cast some Sidh spell.
She holds her staff in one hand and her other hand on her
great sword sheath ready to draw it. She watches the King
of the Gargoyle clan carefully waiting to see what happens.
She tries to also protect the others by forming a defensive
area with the others.]
[Raban roars and the quiet subdue nature of the clouds is broken
with a roar that even frightens Ben'dar, and he knows combat
howls! As if a demon possessed by Hate itself Raban moves
forward...no...he finds its a hard struggle. He tries to lift
his right leg. What the heck? Its like moving through waist
high swamp. No like moving through oatmeal mixed with cement.
Raban frowns trying to figure out what is going on with him.
He concentrates with all his might on his muscles and seems to
figure he must be paralyzed. The evil creature must be some
magic caster? Raban's anger boils and his concentration becomes
full and he is able to move! But it's a heavy struggle. It
seems he is now moving half his speed. He charges forward south
toward the King but as if moving through a wall. His legs and
arms vibrate with the strain but his sheer body mass and strength
seem to break through. As he moves he grins at the King knowing
that his spell didn't stop him just made him even more upset. Now
Raban won't be so nice. With arms raises and leveled as if holding
the weight of the world Raban ends up about 11 feet from the
giant male gargoyle.]
[One of the beasts moves close and from it emits a firejet of
flame that heads for Unali. She leaps to the left and it
impacts onto the ground with a steamy hiss.]
[The Gargoyle King turns his attention to Ben'dar and points his
sword and invokes the Paralysis spell upon him.]
[Arawn sees the King point his sword at Ben'dar and speak but
for some reason he doesn't understand it. He then reaches
out with his senses and sees if the aura of his spell is
upon the King. He then realizes there is none. In fact the
only aura seen is that of the sword. It is magical with some
form of spell in it.]
[Z'leyra casts a quick Purification spell upon the ground below
her feet while watching the Beasts move about.]
[Corona dives toward F#5 after she flees from Arawn but a high
wind pushes him out of the way at the last second and he misses.]
[Fremea sees the snow blistering white form of Corona dive toward
the fleeing F#5 and joins in the attack. Coming from the left
she stabs the creature in the back of the neck doing a staggering
8 points of damage to her. She howls in pains and wobbles
away in flight.]
[The Gargoyle King looks up to see the female Gargoyle howl
and be hurt by something unseen. He growls and speaks
something to her and waves a hand toward her.]
[Unali regains her balance and watches the Red cloud of smelly
fire and stuff float away fast. Does she smell blood from it?]
[Arawn turns around to see the firedart hit the ground near
Unali and figures there might be greater things going on
than talking to the creatures.]
[Z'leyra stands her ground and watches both the Beasts and
the Gargoyles shaking her head back and forth for threats.]
[The Female Gargoyle lands behind the King and places a hand
on her neck whimpering in pain.]
[Raban sees the King Gargoyle is distracted by the female and
struggles forward. He closes the distance and swings a
gauntleted arm toward the King but fails to strike.]
[Ben'dar hears Arawn trying to speak to the creatures and sighs.
What is it with these Elves? Do they all want to talk peace.
First Jordi now arawn. He tries to turn to watch the King
creature but finds his movement is struggling as well. He
is unsure why but it is as if moving through quicksand.]
[The Beasts up 30 feet swiftly from their climb roll and descend
with dizzying speed. One dives toward the front of the party
and the other in the east. They stop quickly and the party
can smell the bitter smell of blood as the red mass pulsates.
Then suddenly they shrink and a humanoid shape begins to form.
It begins to grow in height going 5...6..7...8...and finally
about 9 feet off the ground. The clouds block the view of its
features but it seems to be quite tall and humanoid in shape.]
Actions? Comments?
Next update...Friday...
GM: Tongues - Technically it does give Range but in the past we've
done touch. I'll have to study it and maybe get with Richard
to clear this up. In my haste to get the update out I just
allowed the above. In the future I may change it back to
touch.
GM: Remember only Z'leyra technically knows what the Beasts are
and their abilities. Unless she can give a quick 3 second
lecture in one phase no one knows about them.
GM: Ben'dar/Raban you've been Paralyzed but your strength still
allows you to move. :) Though slower.
GM: As of this update release the website Ftp server is down it
seems. So I can't upload this to the website yet. I'll
call the ISP tomorrow to fix it. In the meantime if the
map below messes up (likely in most email clients) then
wait to see it on the website when its up in a day or two.
GM: Map is for information/reference purposes.
The sun is toward the south (bottom) of the map.
Since it shines bright the King can be seen through its
shadow/shape. The female is a bit fuzzy and lost in the
clouds. The tall beasts however their form can be seen
due to sheer size and disruption of the mists. But otherwise
visibility is 4-7 feet depending on wind strength. So
keep this in mind for actions. This is basically a hex
around. This doesn't mean you still can't "see" the enemy
just that for good seeing its close range.
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/ \__/ \1_/ \__/ \__/ \__/ A Scale - 1 Hex = 10 feet
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_B 1 Row = 5 feet
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ C 1 Col = 5 feet
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_D
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ E A - Arawn [K16]
\__/ \__/ \__V \__/ \__/ 2_F B - Ben'dar [I14]
/ \__/ *\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ G H - Caladan [J19] [Knocked out]
\__/ \__/ \__C U\__/ \__/ \_H F - Fremea [F16]
/ \__/ \__/B \__/ \__/ \__/ I K - Kiet [K18] [Knocked out]
\__/ \__/* \_Z/ H__/ \__/ \_J R - Raban [O19]
/ \__/ \__/ A_K/ \__/ \__/ K U - Unali [H18]
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_L Z - Z'leyra [J15]
/ \__/ *\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ M C - Chion [H16] [Knocked out]
\__/ \__/ *__/ \__/ \__/ \_N F - Firesnake [J18] [Not on map]
/ \__/ \__/ \__R \__/ \__/ O Z - Corona [Not on map]
\__/ \__/ \__/ K__/ \__/ \_P * - Trees
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ Q 1 - Beast #1 [A11]
\__/ \__/ \__/ 3\__/ \__/ \_R 2 - Beast #2 [F31]
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ S K - Gargoyle King [P19]
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_T 3 - Female #5 [R18]
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ U
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