Pen beats sword, warhammer beats pen, magic beats all

As could be expected, the roundtable culminated in an all-around brawl. Magda, whom the party had inspected and found to be the same ol' priest it knew, started showing new, disturbing features as her flesh was no longer as dependent on her skeleton for support and her mouth now sported a dangerous poison. Even the Abbott, who had, until now, only been reasonably suspicious (given the circumstances), attacked the Grymnon heroes, nearly fatally wounding Pandora with a standing candelabra.

Belinda the Bard, Werton's traveling companion, heard the commotion and joined in on the heroes' side.

During the ensuing combat, criss-crossings took place: Ardric executed the Daughter (to which his retainers did not even bat an eye); Magda and Bjarne Max attacked their former comrades with the intent to kill; the Abbott betrayed the party; and, Ardric secured the book and fled. The battle included multi-elevation where Werton attacked from the top of the conference table while Belinda attacked from below and Pandora's rescuing at the capable hands of the Archduke.


In the end, the Daughter, Magda, and Ardric's two retainers died; Bjarne Max remains in the custody and care of the Grymnon priesthood. Ardric successfully escaped with the book and his life.