Hot dog! Dana, T.A.B.L.O., Joni, and Milo have all earned three stat points for destroying the Pit Viper! Deeply unsettled, the viper retreats after Dana strikes the finishing blow. It's encouraging to see that a beast with 30 HP could be taken out so quickly. Maybe these explorers are going to finish this thing after all! Assuming nothing harder comes at them...
Loxley, once again delayed by pressing matters he's been
following, has decided to head back to the South, into the Glyph Hall. And not a moment too soon, for a beast has risen from the sea of snakes he just left. He might want to get a move on, because this beast looks awfully quick...
Both Carrot and Ambi are looking at mysterious, glowing orbs. Carrot asks the Oracle if he can just take them.
"You can. It will hover around you and follow you where you go. However, it runs away when battle begins, so don't expect it to do much more than hang out with you. As to whether it unlocks a certain door... you may be onto something there, but I suspect there's more to this piece of the puzzle."
Ambi, using his enhanced lung capacity earned from building up his Endurance, dives deep into the water to explore. When he comes back from the blackness, a Black Orb is following him! Awesome!
Kate, still feeling a bit ragged, heads to the Stat Pond, walking right past Ambi while he dives below the surface. She doesn't really know what to do, though, once she gets there. Does she drink the water? Does she bathe in it? Does she say nice things to it and have a conversation with the water? She kneels to the surface to get a drink, and exhausted from the battle and the journey there, collapses headlong into the water. She takes a deep breath and water rushes into her lungs. But rather than suffocate her, a curious thing happens. The water instantly evaporates and begins permeating through her entire being.
Matthew Notch rolled 1d6:
2
X10
So Kate rises from the water, throwing her hair back like Ariel in the Little Mermaid, and feels invigorated once again!
I'm actually updating this first, but I'll get the stat boards next. Good luck all!