Kirsta nodded her head and then said, "I'll make you a deal.  I need to rest, even for thirty minutes.  I encountered a rather nasty trap back there, and I can barely keep my eyes open.  Watch this room, and when I awake, I'll tell you everything I know about the direction I came from.  Maybe it will help you get to your counselor.  If we head in the same direction, I'd welcome your assistance.  In past dungeon runs the celestial and fiendish factions have been located further away from each other though, so I don't know how long our paths will stay the same.  Deal?"<br/><br/>Kirsta would nod her head if Zerxel agreed, and quickly rest her chin on her chest, almost instantly falling into a slumber.  If Zerxel however didn't agree, she would simply explain that she'd have to trust the drow, and would exact vengeance if her rest was disturbed before nodding off.  Zerxel knew that the strange divine magics of the dungeon often caused what would be bloody wounds on a contestant to heal very rapidly, instead draining the contestant of their energy.  It was possible that Kirsta had sprung a trap that made her so sleepy, then again it was also possible that she'd barely escaped a battle of mortal peril by the skin of her teeth.<br/><br/>In any case, when she turned her attentions to the nipple rings.  The silken cups of her armor detached from the straps above and could be folded downwards, exposing dark drow tit flesh.  A few strokes and pinches of black nipples caused them to rise and harden, as well as causing a soft ache of pleasure in her spine.  Normally with any sort of peircing, a needle would be needed, but Zerxel had the distinct impression that would not be the case with these magical items.  The soft hum of an eyebot passed her ear as one of the easily forgotten constructs zipped around from behind her to hover for a few moments a foot from her chest.  It was so easy to forget that they were there, and in fact, when she looked, she noticed there were at least two others flitting silently about the room, half concealed with their magical obfuscation.<br/><br/>Sliding the gem from the silver hoop, she touched the edge of the hoop to her nipple.  Then she threw her head back and gasped as the ring slipped from her fingers, one edge pushing into the black nipple before sliding out the other side bloodlessly and in fact painlessly.  Quickly she moved to repeat the process on her other breast, and again the process was repeated.  Zerxel brought the magical gemstones to the hoops and they slid into place easily, and snaapped with a soft 'tick' noise.  Once the second one snapped into place however, Zerxel felt a rush of energy flowing through her body, emanating from her nipples.  Wave after wave of soft arousing bliss echoed through her body washing down to her toes, out to her fingers, and causing the tips of her ears to feel warm and wonderful.  Slowly the bliss faded leaving Zerxel panting very lightly in the after effects.<br/><br/>There was magic in these nipple rings, and now she understood it's true nature.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Zerxel's stats</div><div class="spoiler_body">Cliches:<br/>Swordswoman  (3); Rogue  (3); Dark elf  (2); Seductress  (2); Mage (1)<br/>Willpower  (3); Purity  (3)<br/>Minimum lust  (3);  Current lust  (3)<br/><br/>Current items of note;<br/>Two uses of 'vampiric blood' (burn one to gain a +1d6 on any roll)<br/>Leather boots<br/>Two plain but sturdy scimitars<br/>Zerxel's Enchanted Lingerie<br/>Black leather boots that strap to below her knee<br/>Pale amethyst nipple rings of protection<br/>Two large blood oranges (These delicious and nutritious fruit count as a very filling meal and drink)</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc - Nipple rings</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(http://i.imgur.com/tLJsHSj.jpg)</td><td>   </td><td><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Pale amethyst nipple rings of protection </strong></span> <br/>These magical nipple rings can be attached to a contestant's nipples painlessly and easily due to their magical nature and offer some amount of protection inside the dungeon, at a cost.<br/>In any situation where the contestant wearing these might take damage, the nipple rings have a chance (randomly decided by the gm) to activate.  When they do activate, they negate any damage the contestant may have taken and instead generate pleasurable sensations for her.  In the RISUS system this will turn a combat loss into a 'draw' forcing both contestants to re-roll.  In a solo task, the contestant is allowed to reroll the failure without penalty.  However the contestant gains a small amount of lust (randomly decided by the gm) when this effect takes place.<br/><br/>These rings are not cursed, and may be removed and traded at will.  In addition their effect only works when they are willingly equipped by a contestant, you can not 'force' someone to wear them.  However, whenever a wearer chooses to equip these, she gains one point of minimum lust.  If the rings are removed and then re-donned, an additional point is gained each time.  This minimum lust does not go away without magical intervention, even if the nipple rings are removed.  These rings only function as a pair, wearing only one has absolutely no effect, and if separated by too great a distance, they become mundane, non magical items.  </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>