The copper spear Bim started with, which has served him well, is 3r. Too heavy, so he retires it to The Purple Gloom, the dungeon below Rayguard's keep, The Citadel of Swallows. Here he makes the upgrade to iron. Bim keeps to the ranger/skirmisher's tool set: scimitar weighs 2r; large knife weighs 1r; javelin weighs 1r.
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This is 4r for 3 melee weapons. Aside from the weight of arrows, Bim's trying to keep everything as light as possible. He does have a steel pick hidden away in one of his backpacks, but it's just for mining rock, a tool more than a weapon in the RP sense. Both the scimitar and the javelin are unique in that they each have engraved images:
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Much more interesting in a GoT meets DF pre-artifact arc way than items possessing only varying degree of quality.
Later in conversation with The Purple Gloom's ruler, Chieftess Nac Riftcrewed, Bim learns more about a mole demon, known only by image while sifting through the treasures of Chancehail.
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Vashzud Climaxgods the Certainty of Clashes resides in dark fortress Lengthevils.
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Bim had been directed to Lengthevils on account of its tavern. But like vampire law-giver Ado Grottohugs, the only reason to go is for an uneventful chat that perhaps might morph into a "fated" encounter. I haven't had any character battle a demon since 34.11, when they were found presiding over keeps with courtyards containing only the most vicious of books. Despite the fizzling allure of combat with a grandmaster level opponent (IMO there is no true difference between a lvl1 or a lvl14, only special attacks are of deadly interest), Vashzud stays home and doesn't seem to bother anyone. Were it out and about like a night troll, surely there'd be a reason to place an arrow or a dagger point into its head. But who knows what the future holds for this world's Bim?
The Purple Gloom leads to the sprawl of Rayguard's sewer system and the death of its overlord, Jepum Fordstart the amphibian man, by medium distance (15 tile) iron arrow. Once Bim makes his exit to the surface and fresh air, he burns his old XclothesX. Next stage would have been XXtattersXX. The good thing about Rayguard's sewer system is, unlike Chancehail, its floor grates aren't made out of frozen herbal tea (which this mod has listed as an inorganic material; you can't define food and drink any other way).
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