Gunter, the Barbarian Mage

[MongoJerry]

Baal teleported around a lot and I Leap Attacked around a lot. I also went to town a lot to refresh potions. I found that the slower mana regeneration of blue mana potions was better than the nearly instant mana regeneration of rejuv potions because of Baal's mana burn attack. If Baal uses his mana burn attack while you're using blue potions, then even though your mana ball empties, it'll continue to regen fast enough that you can continue to spam your attacks. If you use rejuv potions instead, the ball will empty and you'll have to quaff another potion before you can attack again.

Incidentally, every time I came back to town, I would visit the Frigid Highlands waypoint and recast Battle Command, Battle Orders, and Shout. That way they would always be up and I wouldn't have to cast them while I was in the middle of a battle with Baal.



The battle was long and hard. Baal teleported around a lot, but interestingly, he never left the bridge. I don't know if this was luck or had something to do with how I positioned myself when I was next to Baal.



The battle took 15 minutes to complete and involved many trips back to town. But Gunter was never in any real danger, and he ultimately prevailed. He got a Hellrack (unique colossus crossbow) for his efforts which was a pretty nice drop.



Peace returned to Sanctuary and the celebrations of Gunther's victory over Baal lasted for weeks. The people of Harrogoth buried their dead and life soon returned to normalcy -- or at least to as normal of a life as could be expected after such a brutal war. Anya and Gunter were each elected to be Elders of their respective clans and the people noticing how they looked at one another speculated that their clans may soon be joined.

But Gunter's heroic epic was not yet complete for reports arrived that told that there was a pack of demon hell cows who refused to go away quietly. Gunter once again donned his armor and weaponry and bid a fond farewell to Harrogoth. He promised Anya and Malah that he would return as quickly as he could.

Was Gunter ready to take on the challenge of the hell cows?