With your mighty index finger extended, you poke a metal encased creature.
5532h, 1900m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
Rending claws suddenly extend from the paws of a metal encased creature before finding purchase in your flesh.
4755h, 1900m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-sip health

You take a drink from a beryl vial.
The potion heals and soothes you.
5532h, 1900m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-'oi

You say, "Oi."
5532h, 1900m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
A metal encased creature raises its baleful gaze, its eyes tearing into you as pure force blasts from the gaping sockets.
4935h, 1900m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You bleed 82 health.
4853h, 1877m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
4853h, 1817m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
4853h, 1757m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-down

The Pit of the Necromentate.
The huge bulbous brain of the Necromentate pulsates within the pit below. There are 10498 spikes sticking out of the Necromentate. Warhammer in hand, Kunthin Shadowarm stands here rigidly. Wrathful Prophet Ashar, ays Lyreth ey Marythen is here. He
wields a glowing powerstone in each hand. High Priestess of the Damned, Nymerya, Shadow of the Flame is here, shrouded. She wields a tower shield of twilight blue steel in her left hand.
You see a single exit leading up.
4853h, 1757m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
A soft clanking precedes the entry of a monstrous creature composed of flesh and steel.
4853h, 1757m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
Rending claws suddenly extend from the paws of a metal encased creature before finding purchase in your flesh.
4271h, 1757m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
4271h, 1757m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
4271h, 1757m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-sip health

You take a drink from a beryl vial.
The potion heals and soothes you.
5189h, 1757m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
Rending claws suddenly extend from the paws of a metal encased creature before finding purchase in your flesh.
4526h, 1757m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You sigh in relief as the fire on your body flickers and fades.
4526h, 1735m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
A metal encased creature howls, the emanations from its throat contracting the bloody muscles in a rictus of pain. Suddenly with a dash, the creature lunges and sinks its teeth into your throat with a painful snap.
4172h, 1810m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You bleed 189 health.
3983h, 1810m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-clot
outr chervil
eat chervil

3983h, 1750m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
3983h, 1690m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-clt this fucking creature is attacking me

3983h, 1630m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
3983h, 1570m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
3983h, 1510m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You remove 1 chervil, bringing the total in the Rift to 1838.
3983h, 1510m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You eat a sprig of chervil.
Your bleeding slows as your blood clots.
3983h, 1510m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
(The Midnight Legion): You say, "This fucking creature is attacking me."
3983h, 1510m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
(The Midnight Legion): Jacquin says, "Or else turn the Necromentate against us. I'm getting ready now."
3983h, 1510m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-evoke pentagram

Muttering words of power, you trace a cobalt blue pentagram in the air that remains hovering before you, protecting against assault.
3983h, 1480m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
A metal encased creature mutters and pokes his index finger towards you and makes a hooking gesture. Invisible energies slam against you, ripping apart your magical shield of protection.
3983h, 1480m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
3983h, 1480m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-sip health

You may eat or smoke another herb.
outr chervil
eat chervil
3983h, 1480m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You take a drink from a beryl vial.
The potion heals and soothes you.
4835h, 1480m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You remove 1 chervil, bringing the total in the Rift to 1837.
4835h, 1458m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You eat a sprig of chervil.
Your bleeding slows as your blood clots.
4835h, 1458m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
A metal encased creature howls, the emanations from its throat contracting the bloody muscles in a rictus of pain. Suddenly with a dash, the creature lunges and sinks its teeth into your throat with a painful snap.
4069h, 1458m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You may eat or smoke another herb.
outr chervil
eat chervil
4069h, 1458m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You remove 1 chervil, bringing the total in the Rift to 1836.
4069h, 1458m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You eat a sprig of chervil.
4069h, 1458m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You have recovered equilibrium.

4069h, 1458m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>- Target: creature

Rending claws suddenly extend from the paws of a metal encased creature before finding purchase in your flesh.
3426h, 1458m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-outr sparkleberry
eat sparkleberry

3426h, 1458m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
3426h, 1458m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You remove 1 sparkleberry, bringing the total in the Rift to 204.
3426h, 1458m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You eat a sparkleberry.
You feel your health, mana and ego replenished.
3979h, 1650m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-'kill it

You may eat or smoke another herb.
3979h, 1627m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
You say, "Kill it."
3979h, 1627m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-sip health
chant puella me

You take a drink from a beryl vial.
The potion heals and soothes you.
4722h, 1627m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
Rending claws suddenly extend from the paws of a metal encased creature before finding purchase in your flesh.
4041h, 1627m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
As soon as you begin the ritual of Puella, small aches and pains vanish from your body until you feel purified and whole.
5118h, 1582m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
(The Midnight Legion): Nymerya says, "To the necromentate."
5394h, 1657m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
(The Midnight Legion): Keshnor says, "What creature?"
5394h, 1657m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
A metal encased creature raises its baleful gaze, its eyes tearing into you as pure force blasts from the gaping sockets.
4827h, 1657m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You have recovered equilibrium.

4827h, 1635m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You bleed 94 health.
4733h, 1635m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-clot

4733h, 1635m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
(The Aethercity of Deepnight): Richter says, "I imagine people will want to borrow it. Maybe I should make it so that it will hurt anyone who tries..."
4733h, 1635m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-clot

4733h, 1635m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-swing creature
swing creature

4733h, 1575m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
4733h, 1515m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
4733h, 1455m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
4733h, 1395m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You wildly swing a brutal war hammer at a metal encased creature. You pound him in the gut, but it barely fazes him.
4733h, 1395m, 4073e, 10p elxk<>-
You wildly swing a brutal war hammer at a metal encased creature. You pound him in the gut, but it barely fazes him.
4733h, 1395m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Rending claws suddenly extend from the paws of a metal encased creature before finding purchase in your flesh.
4048h, 1395m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You may eat another sparkleberry.
4048h, 1395m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
(The Midnight Legion): Nymerya says, "Now."
4048h, 1395m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-sip health

You take a drink from a beryl vial.
The potion heals and soothes you.
4958h, 1395m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
A metal encased creature raises its baleful gaze, its eyes tearing into you as pure force blasts from the gaping sockets.
4349h, 1395m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-ql

You have recovered balance on your right arm.
swing creature
4349h, 1395m, 4073e, 10p erxk<>-
You have recovered balance on your left arm.
You have just recovered balance on all limbs.
swing creature
4349h, 1395m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
The Pit of the Necromentate.
The huge bulbous brain of the Necromentate pulsates within the pit below. There are 10498 spikes sticking out of the Necromentate. Warhammer in hand, Kunthin Shadowarm stands here rigidly. Open flesh is encased in metal, pure pain emanating from this
creature here. Wrathful Prophet Ashar, ays Lyreth ey Marythen is here. He wields a glowing powerstone in each hand.
You see a single exit leading up.
4349h, 1395m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You wildly swing a brutal war hammer at a metal encased creature. You pound him in the gut, but it barely fazes him.
4349h, 1372m, 4073e, 10p elxk<>-
You must regain balance first.
4349h, 1372m, 4073e, 10p elxk<>-
You wildly swing a brutal war hammer at a metal encased creature. You pound him in the gut, but it barely fazes him.
4349h, 1372m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You must regain balance first.
4349h, 1372m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Rending claws suddenly extend from the paws of a metal encased creature before finding purchase in your flesh.
3608h, 1372m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-ih
outr sparkleberry
eat sparkleberry

"necromentate20756" the Necromentate
"kunthin31869" Kunthin Shadowarm
"creature69457" a metal encased creature
Number of objects: 3
3608h, 1372m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You bleed 104 health.
3504h, 1372m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-clot

You remove 1 sparkleberry, bringing the total in the Rift to 203.
3504h, 1372m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You eat a sparkleberry.
You feel your health, mana and ego replenished.
4057h, 1564m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
4057h, 1504m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
4057h, 1444m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
4057h, 1384m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Slithering in from the up, a taint wyrm pollutes the air.
4057h, 1384m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Ashar chants softly, and your body momentarily becomes transparent, then solidifies and rebuilds itself.
4930h, 1384m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
4930h, 1384m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You have recovered balance on your right arm.
swing creature
4930h, 1384m, 4073e, 10p erxk<>-sip mana

You have recovered balance on your left arm.
You have just recovered balance on all limbs.
swing creature
4930h, 1384m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
A metal encased creature raises its baleful gaze, its eyes tearing into you as pure force blasts from the gaping sockets.
4332h, 1384m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You wildly swing a brutal war hammer at a metal encased creature, who smoothly steps away from the blow. Your hammer pounds through the air, missing completely.
4332h, 1384m, 4073e, 10p elxk<>-
You must regain balance first.
4332h, 1384m, 4073e, 10p elxk<>-
You take a drink from a garnet vial.
Your mind feels stronger and more alert.
4332h, 1680m, 4073e, 10p elxk<>-
You wildly swing a brutal war hammer at a metal encased creature. You pound him in the gut, but it barely fazes him.
You have scored a WORLD-SHATTERING CRITICAL HIT!!!
4332h, 1680m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You must regain balance first.
4332h, 1680m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You sigh in relief as the fire on your body flickers and fades.
4332h, 1680m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-clt teleport to me

(The Midnight Legion): You say, "Teleport to me."
4608h, 1731m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You have recovered balance on your right arm.
swing creature
4608h, 1731m, 4073e, 10p erxk<>-
You wildly swing a brutal war hammer at a metal encased creature. With great force, you pound him with a resounding crack.
4608h, 1731m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
A metal encased creature mutters and traces a cobalt blue pentagram in the air that remains hovering before him.
4608h, 1731m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You must regain balance first.
4608h, 1731m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Ashar chants softly, and your body momentarily becomes transparent, then solidifies and rebuilds itself.
5532h, 1731m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You have recovered balance on your left arm.
You have just recovered balance on all limbs.
swing creature
5532h, 1731m, 4073e, 10p elxk<>-
A dizzying beam of energy strikes you as your attack rebounds off of a metal encased creature's shield.
5532h, 1731m, 4073e, 10p lxk<>-
You must regain balance first.
5532h, 1731m, 4073e, 10p lxk<>-
Rending claws suddenly extend from the paws of a metal encased creature before finding purchase in your flesh.
4903h, 1731m, 4073e, 10p lxk<>-
You bleed 93 health.
4810h, 1731m, 4073e, 10p lxk<>-
4810h, 1671m, 4073e, 10p lxk<>-
You have recovered balance on your right arm.
You have just recovered balance on all limbs.
swing creature
You may eat another sparkleberry.
4810h, 1671m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
4810h, 1611m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
4810h, 1611m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-sip mana

You must regain equilibrium first.
4810h, 1611m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You must regain equilibrium first.
4810h, 1587m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-clt target creature

You take a drink from a garnet vial.
Your mind feels stronger and more alert.
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You have recovered equilibrium.
swing creature
swing creature
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
(The Midnight Legion): You say, "Target creature."
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
A metal encased creature mutters and traces a cobalt blue pentagram in the air that remains hovering before him.
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
A dizzying beam of energy strikes you as your attack rebounds off of a metal encased creature's shield.
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You must regain equilibrium first.
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
Tzara creates a sparkling cloud and then molds it until it appears exactly like you.
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
One of your reflections has been destroyed! You have 1 left.
A metal encased creature rages, seeing his attack fall on your reflection.
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You have recovered equilibrium.
swing creature
swing creature
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
Keshnor arrives from the up.
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
You feel a slight tug within your chest and the air around you sparkles with motes of bright light.
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
All your reflections wink out of existence!
You wildly swing a brutal war hammer at a metal encased creature. With great force, you pound him with a resounding crack.
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p elxk<>-
You wildly swing a brutal war hammer at a metal encased creature. With great force, you pound him with a resounding crack.
4810h, 1914m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Tzara creates a sparkling cloud and then molds it until it appears exactly like you.
4810h, 1890m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
A metal encased creature mutters and traces a cobalt blue pentagram in the air that remains hovering before him.
4810h, 1890m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
4810h, 1890m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Ashar chants softly, and your body momentarily becomes transparent, then solidifies and rebuilds itself.
5532h, 1890m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
You have recovered balance on your right arm.
swing creature
5532h, 1921m, 4073e, 10p erxk<>-
You have recovered balance on your left arm.
You have just recovered balance on all limbs.
swing creature
5532h, 1921m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
One of your reflections has been destroyed! You have 1 left.
A dizzying beam of energy strikes you as your attack rebounds off of a metal encased creature's shield.
5532h, 1921m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You must regain equilibrium first.
5532h, 1921m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
One of your reflections has been destroyed! You have 0 left.
A metal encased creature rages, seeing his attack fall on your reflection.
5532h, 1921m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You must regain equilibrium first.
5532h, 1921m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You must regain equilibrium first.
5532h, 1921m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
Keshnor begins to follow you.
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You have recovered equilibrium.
swing creature
swing creature
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
A metal encased creature mutters and traces a cobalt blue pentagram in the air that remains hovering before him.
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
A dizzying beam of energy strikes you as your attack rebounds off of a metal encased creature's shield.
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You must regain equilibrium first.
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
Tzara creates a sparkling cloud and then molds it until it appears exactly like you.
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
Ashar chants softly, and your body momentarily becomes transparent, then solidifies and rebuilds itself.
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
One of your reflections has been destroyed! You have 1 left.
A metal encased creature rages, seeing his attack fall on your reflection.
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p lrxk<>-
You have recovered equilibrium.
swing creature
swing creature
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
Keshnor points his staff at a metal encased creature and it swells, rapidly discharging a torrent of poisonous fumes and sharp rocks which engulf his body.
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p elrxk<>-
All your reflections wink out of existence!
You wildly swing a brutal war hammer at a metal encased creature. With great force, you pound him with a resounding crack.
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p elxk<>-
You wildly swing a brutal war hammer at a metal encased creature. With great force, you pound him with a resounding crack.
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Among the sparkling motes of light, a translucent figure appears in the air and then quickly solidifies as Jacquin comes into view.
5532h, 1897m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Jacquin swings a baleful rapier of darkened steel at a metal encased creature. Jacquin cuts him, opening up deep lacerations.
5532h, 1875m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Tzara creates a sparkling cloud and then molds it until it appears exactly like you.
5532h, 1875m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
A metal encased creature howls, the emanations from its throat contracting the bloody muscles in a rictus of pain. Suddenly with a dash, the creature lunges and sinks its teeth into Jacquin's throat with a painful snap.
5532h, 1875m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Jacquin swings a baleful rapier of darkened steel at a metal encased creature. Jacquin cuts him, opening up deep lacerations.
5532h, 1875m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Jacquin empties out a ruby vial into her mouth.
5532h, 1875m, 4073e, 10p exk<>-
Nymerya raises a palm which glows with a tiny pinpoint of light. The light turns into a sparkling current of energy that slams into a metal encased creature, dissolving his flesh.
The final blow proves too much for a metal encased creature, who expires, pitifully.
A metal encased creature has been slain by Nymerya.
A large pile of sovereigns spill from the corpse.
Nymerya suddenly scoops up the corpse of a metal encased creature.

I have NEVER seen anything tank world shattering crits like that.

Thats nothing... I was running all around the city by myself, ended up with 2K bleeding before I killed it. At the end it must have shieleded 30 times before it actually died.

I got chased by them things, quite a shock!

Yipes....

You get a decent amount of experience from it at least?

not much xp, but about 500 gold

These things are starting to get really annoying. I've been trying to lead scholars back to the library and I'm constantly running into these metal creatures. I don't even get a chance to run because they kill me with one hit. I am losing more experience than I'm gaining and starting to get rather pissed off about it. Basically I quit until these things go away.

Wouldn't it make more sense if you keep dying to go do something else not near them? I mean, usually if you die, and die again, you dont go back do to the same thing, and not expect the same results.

Oh yeah that would work if these things were located EVERYWHERE. It seems I'm confined to my forest killing weevils if I want to avoid them. Maybe you forget how tough it is to be a level 25 druid. Not to mention I've been playing for about a week now and this is my first MUD. So, right now I either kill weevils or lead scholars to the library everything else KILLS me too easily and well...i can't lead scholars around with these stupid metal things running around.

the mountains and highways aren't safe for low levels. If you're in Glomdoring you should be able to hunt the spiders and oozes with ease. And if you're smart with shield you can do the loamadores and ravenwoods.

Those creatures are in mountians too???

Yes they're on the mountains and roads, I've died to them in both places. No I cannot kill oozes with ease, they kill me, before I can kill them. Maybe someone needs to show me how to use combat because the only thing I know is to curse.

I'm not trying to whine about this stuff I think it's interesting, however it's very frustrating to be new and low level right now. I'm sure I'll get the hang of things eventually. I guess I'll just kill weevils and spiders for now.

You have lowmagic. The free skill you get just for selection it, invoke circle makes it so that nothing can harm you without destroying the shield first. Nothing you're going to fight within Glomdoring can break the shield. So you can cast the shield and heal up. Then attack at your leisure (the shield breaks when you attack/move).

And get a health and mana vial too. Sipping health or mana constantly is something you're pretty much always going to have to do.

Also, check out GHELP INDEX and CHELP INDEX and see if there are any interestingly named scrolls there. I'm fairly certain the Black Talon has SOMETHING pertaining to hunting in there.

edit: and don't forget to WRITHE if you get entangled.

Wow. 2 at once hurt!!

omg Ekard.. quit leveling up so fast! I'm supposed to catch up!

They hit me for 2,000 damage with drawdown and splendor robes... twice in a row I only had 4,000 hp too. Looks like they were beefed up recently, the first one I ran into I could solo.

Look they chase you but dont follow into sea. Only way i killed 4 thanks to this, there were in Balach and i hit and run to sea.

They don't seem to be able to follow through area changes. If you find one on the highway and make it chase you until it connects to another highway, you can just run in and out of those 2 rooms since it won't follow onto the other highway.

And yes, they did seem to get beefed up. I was fighting one and taking 1k or so on the hard hits, and then they started doing 1-3k on me. With full plate, fully runed, and nightkiss (though I tested nightkiss and it doesn't seem to give as good of protections as drawdown, 14%magic 10% physical)

Odd - drawdown almost seems to be flat damage reduction of about 300, but it isn't quite that. I wish the game mechanics were more freely known, I hate not knowing what something I have is doing but that's the IRE way, being vague about skills/how the system works, so there's no use complaining about it.

3090h, 4374m, 4906e, 10p xk-
A metal encased creature howls, the emanations from its throat contracting the
bloody muscles in a rictus of pain. Suddenly with a dash, the creature lunges and sinks its teeth into your throat with a painful snap.
980h, 4374m, 4906e, 10p xk-

With an extremely buffed up max health of 3500.

I usually travel by river because I'm too lazy to look at the maps and swimming the rivers while wandering, hopelessly lost is how I memorized where stuff is on Prime. So I haven't had any trouble with these guys.

The one time I did go out onto the highways just to see what it was all about, I saw Lacostian and these two people who could really roleplay frickin' well (inspired me to do big ol' descriptive custom emotes). There were steely dudes around and they didn't attack me. Like three or four. Lucky, eh?

Like Jedi Ekard there said, they won't go into water. Or so I've noticed.