Irene, the Infirm

[MongoJerry]

IRENE: THE COUNTESS



The entrance area to the Tower Cellar Level 5 had normal blood clans, dark archers, and ghosts. It took some doing, but Irene and Aliza were able to break up the monster mass by running in and out of the rooms with the gold coins and around the loop near the entrance stairs. Once the mass was broken up into manageable chunks, Irene and Aliza were able to take the monsters down easily.



After clearing the monsters in the entrance area, Irene and Aliza drew the Countess's minions out to the entrance area. By running in and out of rooms and around corners, they were able to break up the pack and take on the minions two-on-one. The minions fell in short order, and all that was left to take care of was the Countess herself.



When taking on the Countess, Irene tanked while Aliza fired arrows from behind. Irene held up pretty well. She used some of her light healing potions that she had been hoarding along the way (higher grade healing potions regenerate life more quickly than lower grade ones), so she was able to take several hits before she had to back off each time she engaged the Countess.



The fight raged around the room, but Irene and Aliza were always firmly in control. In time, the Countess was taken down.

Some people have asked for stats on Irene and Aliza, so here they are. After defeating the Countess, their listed stats were as follows:

Irene:

Level: 13
Life: 52
Damage: 1-2
Attack rating: 75
Defense: 6

Aliza:

Level: 9
Life: 99
Damage: 3-6 (plus occasional cold arrow damage)
Defense: 77

Irene and Aliza defeated the Countess and gathered up all of the treasure in her tower. When they returned to camp, they were congratulated by Cain. He told them that it was certain that it was the evil Queen Andariel behind the evil that had befallen Tristram and the lands around the Rogue Monastery. The only way to stop her was to venture into the Monastery and battle Andariel herself. Irene and Aliza looked at each other and quickly nodded.

"We'll do it!" they said simultaneously.