COGG BBS

You find a hiding spot and attempt to blend in with the surroundings.
You notice an umber stonehoof ram watching as you slip into your hiding spot.
Mathalani's tattoos flare with a brief pale luminescence.
You stealthily move southeast.

You stealthily move northwest.
You spring from your hiding place!
An umber stonehoof ram is surprised!
Mathalani helps you maneuver in to make your attack!
An umber stonehoof ram no longer appears unnaturally calm and docile!
An umber stonehoof ram has been defeated.

Mathalani reaches out towards the corpse of a umber stonehoof ram, but it backs away.
You ask, "Oh, were you doing something?"
Mathalani amusedly says, "I was going to see if it would let me pet it."
Mathalani pats the corpse of a umber stonehoof ram lightly on the flank.

>repair axe
You'll have to get the fir-hafted iron throwing-axe (keen-edged) red-hot before you can repair it effectively. Maybe put it in a forge and wait a bit for it to heat it up?

(closed)]
After feeling around in the lock a bit with your steel lockpick (scuffed), you determine this to be
a 7-tumbler lock with a difficulty around 480. You'll want to pick forward if you want to move
forward to the first tumbler.

pf
pick forward
You advance your pick inward to tumbler 1 ...

>>RT:1 Eng E:500 B:0 Enc:0 Mrl:+4.93 Ntr:71% Exp:58% [picking the lock on a round-topped fir lockbox
(closed)]
You push the tumbler up with your steel lockpick (scuffed) and feel it lock into place with some
torque from your copper tension wrench.
(The lock's not open yet. Pick forward or pick backward to continue.)

pf
pick forward
You advance your pick inward to tumbler 2 ...

>>RT:5 Eng E:500 B:0 Enc:0 Mrl:+4.93 Ntr:71% Exp:58% [picking the lock on a round-topped fir lockbox
(closed)]
You push the tumbler up with your steel lockpick (scuffed) and feel it lock into place with some
torque from your copper tension wrench.
(The lock's not open yet. Pick forward or pick backward to continue.)

pf
pick forward
You advance your pick inward to tumbler 3 ...

>>RT:5 Eng E:500 B:0 Enc:0 Mrl:+4.93 Ntr:71% Exp:58% [picking the lock on a round-topped fir lockbox
(closed)]
You push the tumbler up with your steel lockpick (scuffed) and feel it lock into place with some
torque from your copper tension wrench.
(The lock's not open yet. Pick forward or pick backward to continue.)

pf
pick forward
You advance your pick inward to tumbler 4 ...

>>RT:4 Eng E:500 B:0 Enc:0 Mrl:+4.93 Ntr:71% Exp:58% [picking the lock on a round-topped fir lockbox
(closed)]
You push the tumbler up with your steel lockpick (scuffed) and feel it lock into place with some
torque from your copper tension wrench.
(The lock's not open yet. Pick forward or pick backward to continue.)

pf
pick forward
You advance your pick inward to tumbler 5 ...

>>RT:4 Eng E:500 B:0 Enc:0 Mrl:+4.92 Ntr:71% Exp:56% [picking the lock on a round-topped fir lockbox
(closed)]
You push the tumbler up with your steel lockpick (scuffed) and feel it lock into place with some
torque from your copper tension wrench.
(The lock's not open yet. Pick forward or pick backward to continue.)

pf
pick forward
You advance your pick inward to tumbler 6 ...

>>RT:5 Eng E:500 B:0 Enc:0 Mrl:+4.92 Ntr:71% Exp:56% [picking the lock on a round-topped fir lockbox
(closed)]
You push the tumbler up with your steel lockpick (scuffed) and feel it lock into place with some
torque from your copper tension wrench.
(The lock's not open yet. Pick forward or pick backward to continue.)

pf
pick forward
You advance your pick inward to tumbler 7 ...

>>RT:3 Eng E:500 B:0 Enc:0 Mrl:+4.92 Ntr:71% Exp:56% [picking the lock on a round-topped fir lockbox
(closed)]
You push the tumbler up with your steel lockpick (scuffed) and feel it lock into place with some
torque from your copper tension wrench.
The lock on a round-topped fir lockbox (closed) turns under the pressure of your copper tension
wrench and opens with a satisfying *click*!
You stop picking the lock on a round-topped fir lockbox (closed).

Lionel says, "I need to write this letter."
Lionel says, "Oh."
Lionel asks, "Er... Her surname, again?"
Lionel says, "Candel..."
You say, "Calandrini."
Lionel says, "Candelabra."

examine books


You carefully examine a stack of books that you are holding ...
A stack of books that need to be shelved in their proper sections at the Library.
There are 7 books left in the stack. The topmost title is: "On Emotions"
It is a large item.


[Library, Religion & Philosophy Stacks] (study) (InUr) Mild

The area is mostly quiet.
The area is warmed by a lit wood-burning stove.
Obvious exits: west, east, south.




shelve book
You look for the proper place to shelve the book titled "On Emotions" ...
Ah yes, it should fit here in the Philosophy section. You slip the book onto a shelf.
You have 6 books left to be shelved. The next is titled "Love and Loss".
Roundtime: 10 seconds.

shelve book
You look for the proper place to shelve the book titled "Love and Loss" ...
Ah yes, it should fit here in the Philosophy section. You slip the book onto a shelf.
You have 5 books left to be shelved. The next is titled "Loneliness or Solitude".
Roundtime: 10 seconds.


shelve book
[Roundtime finished.]

You look for the proper place to shelve the book titled "Loneliness or Solitude" ...
Ah yes, it should fit here in the Philosophy section. You slip the book onto a shelf.
You have 4 books left to be shelved. The next is titled "Seeking Meaning in Life".
Roundtime: 10 seconds.


shelve book
You look for the proper place to shelve the book titled "Seeking Meaning in Life" ...
Ah yes, it should fit here in the Philosophy section. You slip the book onto a shelf.
You have 3 books left to be shelved. The next is titled "Sorrow, Songs, and Storms: Rites and Lore
of the Sea-Deities".
Roundtime: 10 seconds.


shelve book
You look for the proper place to shelve the book titled "Sorrow, Songs, and Storms: Rites and Lore
of the Sea-Deities" ...
Ah yes, it should fit here in the Religion section. You slip the book onto a shelf.
You have 2 books left to be shelved. The next is titled "A Sailor's Guide to Nereian Sea-Shanties
and the Power Therein".
Roundtime: 10 seconds.

You look over a bog body for any obvious wounds ...
Wounds or maladies:
chest: moderate wound
right arm: slight wound
abdomen: moderate wound

You are now aiming for the chest when attacking. As a result, you will experience an extra second of roundtime when making applicable attacks.

You swing at a bog body with your iron mace!
34 crush damage (abdomen)
8 alchemical damage (abdomen)
(energy -6)
Roundtime: 6 seconds.

You are now aiming for the abdomen when attacking. As a result, you will experience an extra second of roundtime when making applicable attacks.

You swing at a bog body with your iron mace!
35 crush damage (chest)
8 alchemical damage (chest)
(energy -6)
Roundtime: 6 seconds.

You carefully examine a bee-shaped honey soap that is in a thick parchment package (open) ...
Smelling strongly of honey, this soap has been carved to resemble a bee. Its glossy black eyes seem
possessed of a subtle hostility.

disarm closed lock 3
You set to work on disarming the needle trap on a plain chestnut lockbox (closed) ...
Using some narrow pliers, you reach into the lock and bend the needle a bit. No longer aligned with the tiny hole, it should now just spring harmlessly against the inside of the lock mechanism casing.
You feel you have effectively disarmed the trap.

pick closed lock 3
(You will continue to silently repeat this action until you specifically stop or are otherwise prevented from continuing.)
You insert your steel lockpick (heavily damaged) into the lock on a flat-topped cedar lockbox and begin feeling around for what type of mechanism it might be ...
You stop picking the lock on a flat-topped cedar lockbox (closed).

You have triggered a trap!
Ouch!! Something sharp just pricked your hand! A tingling sensation courses up your arm as the world around you grows foggy and dim ...

You fall to the ground!

You slowly regain consciousness.

Cerise blinks her eyes slowly back open and blearily looks up at Black before she mumbles, her words a little slurred, "Not. A. Word."

"Oh, I've said what I needed to while you were helpless." There doesn't seem to be any of the concern you showed in Black's voice.