Dicing with Death: Episode 195

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==Synopsis==
Divan hires Akitos to build a shrine for Platos. After spell learning and dinner with the town elder, he travels to Romulus to have the final confrontation with Remus. As Remus is gone, Divan defeats his guards and tomorrow defeats Remus himself. Victorious, Divan returns to his village and sees a hill giant there.
==Recap==
===7th July===
Divan finishes resting overnight in Psynes. The river has cleaned up and is back to water. Divan leaves with Platos and heads back towards Nekkraut.
Divan ends his day back in the hills, 5 miles west of Romulus.
===8th July===
During the days travel Divan trades with a shepherd for a goat for 20 silver. The goat's name is Nanko.
In the night Divan arrives home, exhausted from the force marching. He hands over the goat to his family. 
===9th July===
Divan plans to study spells for the day. Platos, the Serpent of life, leads to the outlet of the natural qanat that creates the creek that runs through Nekkraut. Platos claims this will be the site of the cave and tower that will one day be here. Divan sets up a shrine to Platos at this spot. Divan's primitive construction efforts are noticed by the villagers of Nekkrat. Divan hires the builder, Akitos, to make a proper shrine and make the qanat better. Divan pays Akitos a gem for this work, and he is surprised to see this considerable amount of wealth. Akitos sends his eldest son and daughter off to nearby villages to buy supplies for the project.
Divan spends the next 4 days learning the spell .
During the 4 days, Divan dines with the town elder and family. Divan shares the story of visiting Romulus. The story is interrupted with the elder trying to get his granddaughter Persephone interested in Divan.
===14th July===
Divan spends the next 3 days learning , sitting nearby the ongoing construction plans. 
===18th July===
Divan spends 3 days learning . He then puts a mark of recall into his staff so he can recall it later if needed. The command word for the staff's return is "Track".
===22nd July===
Divan spends 2 days trying to learn but fails.
Progress on the qanat has made the flow of the creek stronger. 
===25th July===
Divan returns to adventuring. Platos wishes to stay behind at the shrine, so Divan back in the direction of Romulus alone. Divan leaves his magic scroll with Platos.
===26th July===
In the late afternoon Divan arrives outside of Romulus. Romulus is a village situated between 2 hills where a creek flows. The villager proper is about 400 feet across and 800 feet long. In the center of it is the town square with a throne and an unlit bonfire. The town square is 60 feet by 60 feet.
Divan spies on the village for some time and sees only 4 guards, the rest of the armed forces are gone. When it gets dark Divan sneaks into the village. From an alleyway Divan slings at one of the guards but misses. The guard and Divan fight. Divan asks where Remus is, and the guard reveals that their leader, Remus, is off searching for Divan. The guard then calls out in alarm.
More guards arrive and Divan fends them off, and he knocks them out. The last guard stands down, intimidated. He reveals that Remus will be back in the next few days. He has gone to raid the coastal village to the north-east in search of Divan.
Divan sits on the throne as the guard kneels in defeat. He magically puts out all the fires around him in radius of 150 feet. Divan then sits on the throne overnight, being half asleep but cautious. During the night, one villager attempts to approach him while he's 'sleeping', but he is spotted and scurries back to his sleeping place.
===27th July===
The villagers nervously return to their normal duties after some hesitation. Divan stays on the throne. 4 guards are all awake now and avoid going near Divan.
At midday, a child asks Divan why he is in the chair. Divan calmly explains he is here to get his crown back from Remus and slay him. The child keeps prodding him but Divan remains civil.
In the afternoon Remus with 6 guards returns to the village with a heard of goats from the north. Remus sees Divan in this throne and marches alone towards Divan. As Remus gets close, Divan casts . Remus is pinned to the ground by his shadow. The two talk.
Remus demands that Divan repents for his ways and his village will be spared. Divan demands that Remus return all that he has stolen. At an impasse, Divan goes around the back of Remus and attacks him from behind. The wears off and Remus removes his shield. The two exchange blows directly.
Eventually, Divan knocks out Remus. Divan takes back his golden crown and wears it again. The crowd is in awe of Divan, but they are also unsatisfied with this turn of events.
Divan spares the unconscious Remus and announces to the crowd that any that wish can follow him back to Nekkraut. Divan then goes to free the 6 hostages. The hostages thank Divan and flee Romulus for their homes. Divan takes the weapons of the village and leaves with them, burning the wicker shields on the bonfire. 
Divan then leaves with the flock of sheep that Remus had just captured and marches home though the night.
===29th July===
Tired, Divan returns home. Divan sees a hill giant standing in the middle of Nekkraut.
==Experience==
5948 exp (2,974 per class)
* extra 600 exp to fighter
* extra 1250‬ exp to wizard (not including 10% bonus)
Fighter (8686.5) & Wizard (10,666.15) both level up to level 4
* Max HP from 16 to 25 (+9)
* Max MP from 27 to 32 (+5)
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