From: 1:01 Subject: [Dagger] [Porc] The Paladin HumbledTo: dagrfall@ods.com In message <003301bdc78c$6059f920$7671e5ce@JamesR.Davis>, Jim Davis writes >Shaking my head to clear the last bits of mental fog away, I stood up and >reached for his pouch, which has an opening the size of a small pack when >opened >fully. I stood up and dropped the pack over me "Thank Stendarr, Arkay, Akatosh, Dibella, Julianos, Ebonarm, Sai and Mara that tyrannical woman has gone" I thought to myself after Lady Catris and then Lady Raven disappeared into the pouch. Although I had been given the corporeal form of a pool of slime, my enchanted crystal armour had saved me from the indignity of having my mind reduced to that of a pool of slime. Briefly pondering the problem of how to resume my normal form, I eventually decided to try to cast the highly risky polymorph spell and hope it didn't give me a form worse than the one I already had. It took me some time to twist my mind around so that I could manage the spell without the customary gestures and incantations and rely on sheer willpower alone. After several blunders resulting in my form changing to that of a slug, a cow, a mouse and several too disgusting to describe, I finally stumbled upon the combination of thoughts that altered my form back to how it was before my undignified transformation into a pool of slime. Seeing the unconscious form of Jemalas lying comatose in front of me I felt my homicidal instincts rise to the surface again. Wrestling with myself, I eventually managed to bring them under control and vowed to apologise unreservedly to Lady Catris and Lady Raven for attempting to murder Jemalas when they returned. Sitting down on the ground to wait for the return of the ladies I began to ponder the problem of how to create an artifact that would nullify polymorph spells. -- Taganath, Paladin ICQ 10252822