Lord Perpireen McGibel |
Lord P flys into the room at some speed.
"Where'ed he go, old Sinterklaus, that sot ouse-me-money!!"
And he is off up and after the sleigh..
Santa Klaus |
Lord P flys into the room at some speed.
"Where'ed he go, old Sinterklaus, that sot ouse-me-money!!"
And he is off up and after the sleigh..
Lord Perpireen McGibel flies faster than he's ever flown before, struggling to keep pace with Sinterklaus, but the old fey keeps just ahead...
HO HI HOOO!! FEAR NOT, YOUNG MCGIBEL!! DYNE GIFT IS IN DYNE STOCKING, FOR THOU HAST BEEN A GOOD BOY THIS YEAR!! HO HO HO HO HOOOO!!
At that moment, Lord Perpireen feels an uncomfortable lump in his stocking...
Lord Perpireen McGibel |
"Arrrr wwwwooolwwlwlwlw"
As the weight pulls him down to the ground.
Shakes his fist after Sinterklaus
"That dose make not make up for the fortune you took from my Pot of gold, Sinterklaus!! and to give it away!!"
He sits down in a roof and pulls the gem out of his boot.
Take the other out and looks at them booth.
He flys back to the others, and waist until they have a moment.
"We need to go too Scotland, and have a wee chat with a beast there. You see we now have both Tear of Poseidon, and I need to know how to use them to save Atlantis."
Poseidon, God of the Sea |
So! Sprite Perpireen McGibel hath gained both Tears and seeks to save Doomed Atlantis! But he is aeons too late, I fear, for the Black Pyramid hath been melted in the crucible of Helios! Yet, secreting away those barnacle-clad bones of the glory of what was into the First World is still a noble cause, which moveth mine heart... If McGibel sets mine tears to rest in mine idol at Atlantis Palace, then all shall be restored anew, by my brother Zeus, I swear it!
Signor Pusinboots |
I have with me a couple scrolls of greater teleport sto- um, borrowed from the Archmage Merlin of Wales... I shall give you one as a parting gift, Mon amis... I do not desire any of zeez treasures... I am as rich as I need to be already... If you wish to hitch a ride with me, I am on my way home to Paris...
Abe no Toshiro |
Toshiro stops the Ogon Fox as he continues to be active after greeting his friend (and is gracious enough to ignore the insult to his culture the exuberant German inadvertently expressed).
"Lay back down." he sternly orders. "I have been told you were tormented by the shogun and his minions. I must examine you and pronounce you fit before you move too much, lest your health take a turn for the worse."
Once the Fox complies (or has been forced to comply by his more sensible friends?), Toshiro begins his examination of what the Shogun has wrought on his body.
Heal: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (13) + 28 = 41
Johann Kaltgeboren |
"AW... STAY FOR JUST A BIT LONGER, SIGNOR PUSINBOOTS. FOR WE HAVE SAVED THE FOX AND DEFEATED THE SHOGUN. TONIGHT...WE DRINK! WE SING! WE TELL STORIES!"
After the party stows all the loot, Johann tries to encourage all to come back to the inn for a night of saki and drunken tavern shanties.
Habiba Al-Sahim |
Habiba looks at her ratty cloak, and then to the well made cloak draped upon the mannequin.
Trying it on, she is pleased by its fit and flattering color.
"Wonderful. I had not expected any real reward beyond saving our companion, but this cloak is simply beautiful."
Unless somebody objects, I'd like Raifuseba. I picture it as a nice shade of green that pairs well with her blue.
Signor Pusinboots |
"AW... STAY FOR JUST A BIT LONGER, SIGNOR PUSINBOOTS. FOR WE HAVE SAVED THE FOX AND DEFEATED THE SHOGUN. TONIGHT...WE DRINK! WE SING! WE TELL STORIES!"
After the party stows all the loot, Johann tries to encourage all to come back to the inn for a night of saki and drunken tavern shanties.
Who could say non to such an offer! Oui! Tonight we revel, to celebrate zee liberation of zee Ogon Fox from zee wicked Shogun Oni Yoshinori, whom we rightfully saw executed by his own hand! Hip hip hurray!!
The Cat Lord PusInBoots insists as well on a night of carousing at the Jade Dragon Inn!
Michael Johnson 66 |
Habiba looks at her ratty cloak, and then to the well made cloak draped upon the mannequin.
Trying it on, she is pleased by its fit and flattering color.
"Wonderful. I had not expected any real reward beyond saving our companion, but this cloak is simply beautiful."
Unless somebody objects, I'd like Raifuseba. I picture it as a nice shade of green that pairs well with her blue.
It is a nice emerald green...
Innkeeper at the Jade Dragon |
The innkeeper seems both surprised and happy to see the gaijin she thought dead for certain return to the Jade Dragon along with another, a kitsune...
Japanese: Welcome back, travelers! Long time, no see, hai? Hahahahaha!! Come in! Make yourselves at home! We have delicious noodles in house special broth, with hibachi grilled shrimp, chicken, beef, dog, cat, or octopus!
The innkeeper, curious and in wonder about how the gaijin survived the infamous "hospitality" of the Shogun, serves them a heroes feast indeed... The bottles of saki are drained by the dozens, and an epic celebration ensues!
Signor Pusinboots |
The innkeeper seems both surprised and happy to see the gaijin she thought dead for certain return to the Jade Dragon along with another, a kitsune...
Japanese: Welcome back, travelers! Long time, no see, hai? Hahahahaha!! Come in! Make yourselves at home! We have delicious noodles in house special broth, with hibachi grilled shrimp, chicken, beef, dog, cat, or octopus!
The innkeeper, curious and in wonder about how the gaijin survived the infamous "hospitality" of the Shogun, serves them a heroes feast indeed... The bottles of saki are drained by the dozens, and an epic celebration ensues!
A moment of tension:
Japanese: Cat, Madame!? You serve hibachi grilled CAT!? The Cat Lord swashbuckler does not seem amused!
Johann Kaltgeboren |
"So Foxy... then the Cat appears as if from no where to save our hides! With a swipe swipe here, and a swipe swipe there... Dead dragon, and now look at my beautiful dragon scalearmor. Different dragons of course. Uh, what were you doing in the upstairs room anyway? Nothing... incriminating I hope. I would hate for what's-her-name to be mad at you and come crawling to me! I might just have to give her what she wants, if you know what I mean!"
Johann, fully drunk, wipes his slobber and spilled saki off his lips and starts another song with Pusinboots. He ends it by turning into a snake and wrapping around Mwikali and smacking her on the butt with his tail, then heads to basement to find some mice.
Innkeeper at the Jade Dragon |
Innkeeper at the Jade Dragon wrote:The innkeeper seems both surprised and happy to see the gaijin she thought dead for certain return to the Jade Dragon along with another, a kitsune...
Japanese: Welcome back, travelers! Long time, no see, hai? Hahahahaha!! Come in! Make yourselves at home! We have delicious noodles in house special broth, with hibachi grilled shrimp, chicken, beef, dog, cat, or octopus!
The innkeeper, curious and in wonder about how the gaijin survived the infamous "hospitality" of the Shogun, serves them a heroes feast indeed... The bottles of saki are drained by the dozens, and an epic celebration ensues!
A moment of tension:
Japanese: Cat, Madame!? You serve hibachi grilled CAT!? The Cat Lord swashbuckler does not seem amused!
Aware that she has grievously offended her honored guest, the innkeeper kowtows to the Cat Lord, pleading in Japanese: A thousand pardons, honorable Cat Daimyo... We will cease this barbarous practice from now on, I swear!
Bluff 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Signor Pusinboots |
Signor Pusinboots wrote:Innkeeper at the Jade Dragon wrote:The innkeeper seems both surprised and happy to see the gaijin she thought dead for certain return to the Jade Dragon along with another, a kitsune...
Japanese: Welcome back, travelers! Long time, no see, hai? Hahahahaha!! Come in! Make yourselves at home! We have delicious noodles in house special broth, with hibachi grilled shrimp, chicken, beef, dog, cat, or octopus!
The innkeeper, curious and in wonder about how the gaijin survived the infamous "hospitality" of the Shogun, serves them a heroes feast indeed... The bottles of saki are drained by the dozens, and an epic celebration ensues!
A moment of tension:
Japanese: Cat, Madame!? You serve hibachi grilled CAT!? The Cat Lord swashbuckler does not seem amused!
Aware that she has grievously offended her honored guest, the innkeeper kowtows to the Cat Lord, pleading in Japanese: A thousand pardons, honorable Cat Daimyo... We will cease this barbarous practice from now on, I swear!
Bluff 1d20+11
Sense Motive 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (1) + 29 = 30 blows the innkeeper's Bluff check out of the water!
You are lying to appease me, Madame, but I will accept your apology, and keep the peace. The Cat Lord PusInBoots sits down and orders noodles with fried chicken.
Michael Johnson 66 |
"So Foxy... then the Cat appears as if from no where to save our hides! With a swipe swipe here, and a swipe swipe there... Dead dragon, and now look at my beautiful dragon scalearmor. Different dragons of course. Uh, what were you doing in the upstairs room anyway? Nothing... incriminating I hope. I would hate for what's-her-name to be mad at you and come crawling to me! I might just have to give her what she wants, if you know what I mean!"
Johann, fully drunk, wipes his slobber and spilled saki off his lips and starts another song with Pusinboots. He ends it by turning into a snake and wrapping around Mwikali and smacking her on the butt with his tail, then heads to basement to find some mice.
He finds and devours a colony of 11 plump mice before slithering off to sleep off his drunk under one of the beds in the room Mwikali rented...
Michael Johnson 66 |
Wednesday, 23rd January, 10:00 in the morning...
The adventurers sleep off a bad hangover from the sake, an alcohol to which they are unaccustomed, in the Jade Dragon Inn...
Some (Ihrin, Habiba, and Mwikali) made it to the beds before passing out, but the guys--bear, Fox, Cat, Perpireen, Algoral, and Toshiro--wake up with pounding headaches on the floor under tables in the common room...
Signor Pusinboots |
Aagh!! Mon head... it rings like zee bells of Notre Dame... Bloody ricewine... Never again... Must get some breakfast... some creme... *BLEEAAARRRGGGHH!!* Cat Lord PusInBoots vomits at the thought of cream in his belly... Non! Non! Non! Not creme...
After dunking his furry head in the water trough for mounts outside the inn, Cat Lord PusInBoots feels more himself, and orders breakfast noodles with chicken for everyone in the party...
Innkeeper at the Jade Dragon |
Aagh!! Mon head... it rings like zee bells of Notre Dame... Bloody ricewine... Never again... Must get some breakfast... some creme... *BLEEAAARRRGGGHH!!* Cat Lord PusInBoots vomits at the thought of cream in his belly... Non! Non! Non! Not creme...
After dunking his furry head in the water trough for mounts outside the inn, Cat Lord PusInBoots feels more himself, and orders breakfast noodles with chicken for everyone in the party...
That'll be 10 golden tael, Cat Daimyo! says the innkeeper, bowing and smiling...
Signor Pusinboots |
Signor Pusinboots wrote:That'll be 10 golden tael, Cat Daimyo! says the innkeeper, bowing and smiling...Aagh!! Mon head... it rings like zee bells of Notre Dame... Bloody ricewine... Never again... Must get some breakfast... some creme... *BLEEAAARRRGGGHH!!* Cat Lord PusInBoots vomits at the thought of cream in his belly... Non! Non! Non! Not creme...
After dunking his furry head in the water trough for mounts outside the inn, Cat Lord PusInBoots feels more himself, and orders breakfast noodles with chicken for everyone in the party...
Plucking a 1,000-gold-piece emerald seemingly from behind the innkeeper's ear with a sleight-of-hand unrivaled among tricksters, the Cat Lord overpays the innkeeper, kisses her on the lips, and says, Merci, Madame... no more fried cat... for me, oui?
Innkeeper at the Jade Dragon |
Innkeeper at the Jade Dragon wrote:Plucking a 1,000-gold-piece emerald seemingly from behind the innkeeper's ear with a sleight-of-hand unrivaled among tricksters, the Cat Lord overpays the innkeeper, kisses her on the lips, and says, Merci, Madame... no more fried cat... for me, oui?Signor Pusinboots wrote:That'll be 10 golden tael, Cat Daimyo! says the innkeeper, bowing and smiling...Aagh!! Mon head... it rings like zee bells of Notre Dame... Bloody ricewine... Never again... Must get some breakfast... some creme... *BLEEAAARRRGGGHH!!* Cat Lord PusInBoots vomits at the thought of cream in his belly... Non! Non! Non! Not creme...
After dunking his furry head in the water trough for mounts outside the inn, Cat Lord PusInBoots feels more himself, and orders breakfast noodles with chicken for everyone in the party...
Stunned momentarily by the Cat Lord's kiss, the innkeeper blushes and smiles, looking down... She sincerely promises: Never again, my handsome Cat Daimyo!
The Ogon Fox |
"Lay back down." he sternly orders. "I have been told you were tormented by the shogun and his minions. I must examine you and pronounce you fit before you move too much, lest your health take a turn for the worse."
Once the Fox complies (or has been forced to comply by his more sensible friends?), Toshiro begins his examination of what the Shogun has wrought on his body.
Heal: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (13) + 28 = 41
I'm guessing that skill check is plenty to appraise you of my conditions: fatigued, shaken, and sickened. Well, there is a negative level, also, but that one is from the cursed cape, not from the jorogumo's poisons and enchantments.
The Fox lies back down on the bed without protesting. He really does not feel well.I've always wanted to see an animist shaman in action! You're able to get rid of these conditions because you see them as personified spirits that can be talked down, right?
Signor Pusinboots |
As he begins to sober up, the Cat Lord declares: And now, Mon amis, I must depart to Paris... If you are going to the City of Lights as well, take hold of me and hitch a ride! Otherwise, I must bid zee adieu!
The Cat Lord smiles fondly at each of the adventurers, embraces each, with a kiss on each cheek, and then hands to Mwikali a scroll of greater teleport. He then reads another himself, and vanishes in a pooof of smoke that smells of frankincense...
Mwikali |
Seeing the Cat leave she sits and crosses her legs her outfit once more the sheer purple gown leaving nothing to one's imagination as she awaits the food and tea.
"The question now is where do you go?"
Mwikali |
Mwikali comes back down spear in hand as she giggles."And here I thought a certain cat would join me, but alas I was comforted by another" She says laughing as she walks over and places a few silver onto the bar and smiles.
"Some breakfast and tea please"
Antichrist Nero |
Nero Antichrist has not lain idle while the Champions were rescuing the Ogon Fox in Kyoto...
He has ventured to the dark depths of the Black Forest, to the cavern in a forested hillside wherein lairs the ancient green dragon Grünerraver...
Bypassing the Green Wyrm's defenses with his own diabolical magic, the Antichrist awakens the slumbering dragon...
GRRARR DRRIRRIZZ SHIIZZSS KRAZZAXX!!
Grünerraver the Green Wyrm |
Nero Antichrist has not lain idle while the Champions were rescuing the Ogon Fox in Kyoto...
He has ventured to the dark depths of the Black Forest, to the cavern in a forested hillside wherein lairs the ancient green dragon Grünerraver...
Bypassing the Green Wyrm's defenses with his own diabolical magic, the Antichrist awakens the slumbering dragon...
GRRARR DRRIRRIZZ SHIIZZSS KRAZZAXX!!
** spoiler omitted **
Awakening from over a decade of torpor, Grünerraver is angry and ravenous...
Draconic: Who has come to be Grünerraver's breakfast!?
Barbazu Bearded Devil |
Antichrist Nero wrote:Nero Antichrist has not lain idle while the Champions were rescuing the Ogon Fox in Kyoto...
He has ventured to the dark depths of the Black Forest, to the cavern in a forested hillside wherein lairs the ancient green dragon Grünerraver...
Bypassing the Green Wyrm's defenses with his own diabolical magic, the Antichrist awakens the slumbering dragon...
GRRARR DRRIRRIZZ SHIIZZSS KRAZZAXX!!
** spoiler omitted **
Awakening from over a decade of torpor, Grünerraver is angry and ravenous...
Draconic: Who has come to be Grünerraver's breakfast!?
Draconic: I bring thee not only breakfast, mighty Grünerraver, but also tribute! Turning to his two bearded devil minions, each bearing a treasure chest, he commands in Infernal: Present Grünerraver with the tribute, my bearded devils!
The two barbazus do as their Lord commands and set the treasure chests down before the ancient green Wyrm... Opening the chests, they reveal to the dragon's greedy eyes coins, gems, jewels, and jewelry...
Grünerraver the Green Wyrm |
Grünerraver the Green Wyrm wrote:Antichrist Nero wrote:Nero Antichrist has not lain idle while the Champions were rescuing the Ogon Fox in Kyoto...
He has ventured to the dark depths of the Black Forest, to the cavern in a forested hillside wherein lairs the ancient green dragon Grünerraver...
Bypassing the Green Wyrm's defenses with his own diabolical magic, the Antichrist awakens the slumbering dragon...
GRRARR DRRIRRIZZ SHIIZZSS KRAZZAXX!!
** spoiler omitted **
Awakening from over a decade of torpor, Grünerraver is angry and ravenous...
Draconic: Who has come to be Grünerraver's breakfast!?
Draconic: I bring thee not only breakfast, mighty Grünerraver, but also tribute! Turning to his two bearded devil minions, each bearing a treasure chest, he commands in Infernal: Present Grünerraver with the tribute, my bearded devils!
The two barbazus do as their Lord commands and set the treasure chests down before the ancient green Wyrm... Opening the chests, they reveal to the dragon's greedy eyes coins, gems, jewels, and jewelry...
Draconic: Very well, a fitting tribute... but where's my breakfast!?
Ihrin Ardlean Dracul |
Ihrin did not revel much, still shocked at seeing one of them. One showing themselves to everyone.She had seen several in her life, and death. The memories swirling around in her head as she sat that night stewing over a few of the strange drink and some food.
That night she tossed and turned all night with the various dreams and imagery of death. When she woke, she found them downstairs and began with a light breakfast and some tea.
Barbazu Bearded Devil |
Spellcaster check 1d20+17 vs bearded devils SR wins...
Nero utters an incantation and points at the other bearded devil...
Casts dimensional anchor to prevent the barbazu from teleporting away...
The doomed barbazu glowers murderously at Nero, and roaring in betrayed rage, charges toward him with wicked glaive outstretched!
Grünerraver the Green Wyrm |
Antichrist Nero wrote:The doomed barbazu glowers murderously at Nero, and roaring in betrayed rage, charges toward him with wicked glaive outstretched!Spellcaster check 1d20+17 vs bearded devils SR wins...
Nero utters an incantation and points at the other bearded devil...
Casts dimensional anchor to prevent the barbazu from teleporting away...
Draconic: Hey, little bearded devil, where are you going!? I'm still hungry! Pouncing on the second barbazu, Grünerraver slaughters it before it gets a chance at revenge against its treacherous lord!
The Ogon Fox |
During the merry-making at the inn (after Toshiro has helped him feel better), the Fox approaches Mwikali. He removes the headband that he has been wearing since they defeated the Emir and presents it to her.
"This will no longer be of as much use to me, I don't think," he says. "Much about me changed as I endured in the shogun's court...but I think you would find the magic of this headband very beneficial. Please, take it."
Signor Pusinboots |
"So Foxy... then the Cat appears as if from no where to save our hides! With a swipe swipe here, and a swipe swipe there... Dead dragon, and now look at my beautiful dragon scalearmor. Different dragons of course. Uh, what were you doing in the upstairs room anyway? Nothing... incriminating I hope. I would hate for what's-her-name to be mad at you and come crawling to me! I might just have to give her what she wants, if you know what I mean!"
Johann, fully drunk, wipes his slobber and spilled saki off his lips and starts another song with Pusinboots. He ends it by turning into a snake and wrapping around Mwikali and smacking her on the butt with his tail, then heads to basement to find some mice.
Before he teleports to Paris...
Monsieur Le Bear, zat dragon scale samurai armor makes you look ridiculous! I have somezing that will better fit you until you learn how to wear zat monstrosity without looking silly...
Pulling out of his handy haversack a suit of medium armor, Bearskin Shirt, +2 wild hide armor, he drops the furry panoply at Johann's feet...
Joyeux Noël, Mister Bear! Ziss magic fur shirt of zee berserkers of Midgard will suit you much better for a time, I think...
Johann Kaltgeboren |
"Ridiculous! Why, good friend Pusinboots, it is a mighty armor and it makes me look incredibly.... right. Ok, you are right. Thanks, my good friend, I will wear this hide armor with pride!"
Michael Johnson 66 |
"Ridiculous! Why, good friend Pusinboots, it is a mighty armor and it makes me look incredibly.... right. Ok, you are right. Thanks, my good friend, I will wear this hide armor with pride!"
The bearskin shirt seems to adopt Johann's fur color and patterns preferences from his mind to his body, and he finds that he can appear as a brown bear, a snow bear, or a black bear, as his mood suits him!
Abe no Toshiro |
Abe no Toshiro wrote:"Lay back down." he sternly orders. "I have been told you were tormented by the shogun and his minions. I must examine you and pronounce you fit before you move too much, lest your health take a turn for the worse."
Once the Fox complies (or has been forced to comply by his more sensible friends?), Toshiro begins his examination of what the Shogun has wrought on his body.
Heal: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (13) + 28 = 41
I'm guessing that skill check is plenty to appraise you of my conditions: fatigued, shaken, and sickened. Well, there is a negative level, also, but that one is from the cursed cape, not from the jorogumo's poisons and enchantments.
The Fox lies back down on the bed without protesting. He really does not feel well.
I've always wanted to see an animist shaman in action! You're able to get rid of these conditions because you see them as personified spirits that can be talked down, right?
Correct! And moving into Flashback mode:
Toshiro is saddened, but not surprised by the Fox's poor condition. The small black tendrils of fear feed the blanket of tiredness and burrowing worms of illness around his stomach. The pall laying over all is a suppression of Fox's spirit, a malevolent shadow that grins faintly at Toshiro from Fox's collar.
"These are minor ailments, but the accumulation of them has the potential to fester into something much darker. We are lucky we got here when we did; a common cold could be deadly in your current state."
Toshiro clasps his hands together and beseeches the small spirits.
"This kitsune has suffered enough, and is not worthy of your presence to start. Surely there is someone more deserving for you to inflict your pain on?" he asks.
Though these spirits are not powerful enough to speak, they clearly understand his words, and drift off through the wall of the tower into the world beyond.
Auto-succeed on a DC 15 Diplomacy with a +19 bonus.
That completed, Fox should be feeling much better.
"In the morning I shall take care of your other problem. For now, you should at least be well enough to move around."
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[ooc]In the morning:{/ooc]
The previous night had been fun, at first. Toshiro had never been allowed to go out drinking with the older men before, and it always seemed like such a great time. And it had been, until now.
"Oh spirits! I know I have done wrong, but please!" he cries, head pounding and eyes stinging in the morning light. Nothing answers his prayers.
Habiba Al-Sahim |
Habiba does not partake of alcohol, or mind altering substances in general. She instead takes her satisfaction from a good meal, the company of people she has grown to like and respect, and the schadenfreude of watching those who do partake suffering upon the dawn's breaking.
"People never do learn, do they? Your actions always have consequences." she says.
Thoughts unbidden return to the recent memories she had as an Irish priest, and the fun she had drinking with certain companions, and feels a slight pang of hypocrisy.
Well, they never need to know about that, do they?
Michael Johnson 66 |
A breakfast of steamed rice and honey with grilled pork, kelp, and eel helps to ease the adventurers' hangovers, washed down with hot tea and cold water.
By noon of Wednesday, 23rd January, the adventurers are finally recovering from their conditions, and are ready to decide their next move.
Ashikaga Samurai |
An alarm is raised in Kyoto when it is discovered that the Shogun is dead. The Emperor tries to maintain order by calling all his daimyos and samurai to court, fearful of a potential coup by whoever killed Ashikaga Yoshinori Shogun.
The first of these noble warriors arrive in the morning hours as the adventurers are sleeping off their hangovers from last night's revelry.
The increased security around the imperial palace might assuage the Emperor's fears, but the common folk are still afraid of the dark of night, and the yokai, oni, and kami that lurk therein...
Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshinori |
Meanwhile, in the infamous Thirty Six Chambers of Shao-Lin Temple...
If I survive this gruesome ordeal, and return to Japan to unmask the usurper ogre mage, I will have been perfected in the merciless crucible of the gods... thinks the real, human Ashikaga Yoshinori... If only I survive...
Blood and sweat drip from Yoshinori's body as he stealthily, cautiously, attempts to make his way out of the nefarious Thirty Six Chambers...