Corish (my cleric) finally made it out of level 35 purgatory (level 35 takes 2-3 times the normal amount of experience points to get through compared to the previous level) into fast moving level 36 (the exp bar seems to fly after suffering through level 35). On the downside, there is a "double-dutch" experience penalty in level 36. I'm not sure if you lose twice as much experience as normal (say, compared to how much you lose in level 37), but when you die in level 36 you lose a yellow and a half of experience (in level 35 I only lost 2-3 blues on a death). So it seems 2-4 times worse when you die in level 36.

Anyway... after a boring evening of grouping in The Overthere zone, I was a in a group with 3 other guildmates (ranger, druid, cleric) along with a so-so rogue and a so-so shaman. Basically, the pulls weren't going well (our ranger was having difficulty keeping pulls coming, maintaining aggro, and keeping her mana levels up with no time to meditate, the rogue gained aggro too much resulting in heals needed, and I'm not sure what the shaman was up to). Took us a few pulls to get a system of rooting into place (I did stun-root duty, while the other cleric did heals), having the ranger step on the mobs toes while the rogue backstabbed. Again, not important to the story, except that it made us decide to join a guildmate who was organizing a dungeon crawl in the next zone.

So the 4 of us guildmates set off running across the middle of The Overthere, which, as long as Spirit of Wolf is up and you avoid wandering mobs is pretty safe. Except that I was encumbered and had forgotten to get a STR buff refreshed so I wouldn't be slower than the others, so I'm constantly running behind. We had to stop and fight a single blue mob that aggro'd on us (no big deal, just danger of adds from other wandering mobs), mob killed we start running again. Unfortunately, just as we get started running again, I see the following on my chat window:

Dragoon TVem says 'Come and feel the blade of the Dark Bargainers.'
Dragoon TVem says 'It's High Elves like you who have ruined your own lands. You'll not ruin mine.'

(winces, since I'm the only high elf in the immediate vicinity this level 50 mob is obviously going to hurt, um, me. The time is now 22:02:06, time for our group's appointment with a painful death sequence.)

22:02:06 Dragoon TVem says 'Come and feel the blade of the Dark Bargainers. '
22:02:06 Dragoon TVem says 'It's High Elves like you who have ruined your own lands. You'll not ruin mine!'
22:02:07 Amberlyn tells the group, 'dragopoikn'
22:02:11 You tell your party, 'GOON!'
22:02:12 Amberlyn tells the group, 'dragopoon'
22:02:15 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 127 points of damage.
22:02:15 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 71 points of damage.
22:02:17 Velm tells the group, 'DRAGOON'
22:02:19 Amberlyn tells the group, 'RUN'
22:02:20 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 137 points of damage.
22:02:20 Amberlyn tells the group, 'ahhh'
22:02:22 Velm tells the group, 'RUN TO ZONE'
22:02:24 You are stunned!
22:02:24 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 40 points of damage.
22:02:26 You tell your party, 'RUN'
22:02:26 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 61 points of damage.
22:02:26 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 86 points of damage.
22:02:27 You can't cast spells while stunned!
22:02:27 You are unstunned.
22:02:28 Amberlyn is too far away, cancelling auto-follow.
22:02:28 You are no longer auto-following Amberlyn.
22:02:28 Wydgit tells the group, 'where is zone??'
22:02:28 You begin casting Divine Barrier.
22:02:28 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 55 points of damage.
22:02:30 Your spell is interrupted.
22:02:31 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 76 points of damage.
22:02:32 You begin casting Divine Barrier.
22:02:32 Your spell is interrupted.
22:02:32 You are stunned!
22:02:32 Dragoon TVem bashes YOU for 47 points of damage.
22:02:33 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 106 points of damage.
22:02:33 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 81 points of damage.
22:02:34 You can't cast spells while stunned!
22:02:34 You can't cast spells while stunned!
22:02:34 You are unstunned.
22:02:35 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 117 points of damage.
22:02:35 You begin casting Divine Barrier.
22:02:37 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 40 points of damage.
22:02:37 Amberlyn tells the group, 'follow'
22:02:37 You regain your concentration and continue your casting.
22:02:37 You are surrounded by a divine barrier.
22:02:42 You have become better at Defense! (135)
22:02:43 Wydgit tells the group, 'get loc cor :( '
22:02:44 Velm tells the group, 'hurry amber'
22:02:45 You tell your party, 'I'll lead it somewhere else'
22:02:52 Your Location is 1156.62, 2574.71, -47.22
22:02:52 You think you are heading West.
22:02:57 The barrier fades.
22:02:59 Velm tells the group, 'sorry corish ('
22:02:59 Your Location is 1282.09, 2780.88, -46.19
22:03:00 You think you are heading North.
22:03:02 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 55 points of damage.
22:03:04 Your Location is 1461.20, 2732.31, -46.08
22:03:04 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 137 points of damage.
22:03:04 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 112 points of damage.
22:03:04 You think you are heading NorthEast.
22:03:07 Your Location is 1548.89, 2720.31, -46.92
22:03:07 You think you are heading North.
22:03:07 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 137 points of damage.
22:03:07 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 50 points of damage.
22:03:08 Your Location is 1609.54, 2739.07, -48.06
22:03:10 Dragoon TVem says 'Hardly a worthy adversary. A member of the Indigo Brotherhood deserves a much better opponent. '
22:03:10 Dragoon TVem slashes YOU for 122 points of damage.
22:03:10 You have been slain by Dragoon TVem!
22:03:12 Returning to home point, please wait...
22:03:12 LOADING, PLEASE WAIT...
22:04:19 You have entered The Overthere.
22:04:20 You are out of food and drink.
22:04:32 Beginning to memorize Divine Barrier...
22:04:33 You have finished memorizing Divine Barrier.
22:04:35 Beginning to memorize Divine Aura...
22:04:36 You have finished memorizing Divine Aura.
22:04:46 Amberlyn has gone Linkdead.
22:04:46 Amberlyn has left the group.
22:05:06 Beginning to memorize Stun...
22:05:07 You have finished memorizing Stun.
22:05:07 You are out of food and drink.
22:05:08 Beginning to memorize Root...
22:05:09 You have finished memorizing Root.
22:05:11 Beginning to memorize Superior Healing...
22:05:13 You have finished memorizing Superior Healing.
22:05:14 Beginning to memorize Greater Healing...
22:05:15 You have finished memorizing Greater Healing.
22:05:15 Wydgit tells the group, 'amber is LD '
22:05:16 Beginning to memorize Celestial Remedy...
22:05:17 You have finished memorizing Celestial Remedy.
22:05:20 Beginning to memorize Guard...
22:05:21 You have finished memorizing Guard.
22:05:23 You begin casting Guard.
22:05:26 Doby tells the guild, 'LOL why are you guys in SF?'
22:05:26 You feel the favor of the gods upon you.
22:05:34 Velm tells the group, 'guys i gotta go'
22:05:38 You forget Guard.
22:05:42 Beginning to memorize Armor of Protection...
22:05:43 You have finished memorizing Armor of Protection.
22:05:46 You tell your party, 'Night Velm.'
22:05:48 Velm tells the group, 'maybe we can go to dalnir another time'
22:05:48 You begin casting Armor of Protection.
22:05:52 You feel protected.
22:05:54 You are out of food and drink.
22:05:55 You forget Armor of Protection.
22:05:58 Velm tells the group, 'take care'
22:05:58 Beginning to memorize Valor...
22:05:58 Wydgit tells the guild, 'hiding from goon the cor lead away give him a purple heart '
22:05:59 You have finished memorizing Valor.
22:06:02 You begin casting Valor.
22:06:05 You feel valorous.
22:06:10 You tell your party, 'you both make it out?'
22:06:19 Velm tells the group, 'i did'
22:06:23 Wydgit tells the group, 'yes we made it '
22:06:25 You tell your party, 'good =).'
22:06:31 Velm tells the group, 'and amber she went LD'
22:06:40 You are out of food and drink.
22:06:41 Velm tells the group, 'see ya cor and wyd'
22:06:50 Velm has left the group.
22:06:52 Wydgit tells the guild, 'dang L50s in here '
22:07:03 You tell your party, 'I'm at the bind point at the outpost.'
22:07:14 Doby tells the guild, 'its an upper levels zone'
22:07:14 Wydgit tells the group, 'did you get loc?'
22:07:16 You tell your party, 'my body is at pos 1600 pos 2700.'
22:07:26 You tell your party, 'should be on the road if I did it right.'
22:07:27 You are out of food and drink.
22:07:39 You forget Valor.
22:07:43 Amberlyn tells the guild, 'corish sorry i didnt see that draggooon'
22:07:44 Wydgit tells the group, 'ok gonna disband meet at ledge amber is here '
22:07:44 Beginning to memorize Abundant Drink...
22:07:45 You have finished memorizing Abundant Drink.
22:07:53 You begin casting Abundant Drink.
22:07:57 You are no longer encumbered.
22:08:05 You forget Abundant Drink.
22:08:07 Beginning to memorize Abundant Drink...
22:08:08 You have finished memorizing Abundant Drink.
22:08:09 You forget Abundant Drink.
22:08:10 Beginning to memorize Abundant Food...
22:08:12 You have finished memorizing Abundant Food.
22:08:13 You are out of food.
22:08:20 Your spell fizzles!
22:08:21 You begin casting Abundant Food.
22:08:32 You forget Abundant Food.
22:08:33 Beginning to memorize Hammer of Striking...
22:08:34 You have finished memorizing Hammer of Striking.
22:08:41 It begins to rain.
22:08:48 You begin casting Hammer of Striking.
22:08:54 A magical hammer appears in your hand.
22:08:58 You forget Hammer of Striking.
22:08:59 Amberlyn tells the guild, 'corish coming to get u '
22:09:09 Wydgit tells the group, 'meet at ledge?'
22:09:14 Beginning to memorize Inspire Fear...
22:09:15 You have finished memorizing Inspire Fear.
22:09:25 You tell your party, 'Skyfire is closer, but I have no SoW.'
22:09:36 Wydgit tells the group, 'we will wait here '
22:09:47 Wydgit tells the group, 'are you following wall?'
22:09:48 It is 3 AM on Wednesday, the 25th day of October, of the year 3221.
22:09:48 Earth Time: Sun Feb 10 22:09:48 2002
22:09:58 You tell your party, 'haven't moved yet.'
22:10:10 Wydgit tells the group, 'tracking you '
22:10:37 Wydgit tells the group, 'hope no goons '
22:11:05 Your Location is 3410.54, 1928.85, -60.54
22:11:06 You think you are heading East.
22:11:13 You no longer have a target.
22:11:19 Amberlyn tells the guild, 'corish where are u '
22:11:21 Wydgit tells the group, 'coming to you in camo '
22:11:25 You say to your guild, 'at the bind point.'
22:11:29 Wydgit tells the guild, 'im tracking him '
22:11:34 You say to your guild, 'Wyd is coming to SoW me.'
22:11:43 You say to your guild, 'you make it Amber?'
22:12:06 Amberlyn tells the guild, 'i am trying to find u '
22:12:15 Amberlyn tells the guild, 'lets get u a exp rez'
22:12:19 You say to your guild, 'I'm right where you go into the water to swim around the wall.'
22:12:29 Amberlyn tells the guild, 'ok'
22:12:41 Wydgit tells the guild, 'almost there '
22:12:55 You say to your guild, 'glad you both made it ).'
22:12:56 Wydgit snaps to attention and salutes Corish crisply.
22:13:01 Wydgit begins to cast a spell.
22:13:05 You feel the spirit of wolf enter you.
22:13:06 Amberlyn shouts, 'is there anyone ine zone able to REZ exp'
22:13:11 You tell your party, 'give me see invis if you can.'
22:13:27 Wydgit tells the group, 'i wiil '
22:13:30 Wydgit begins to cast a spell.
22:13:32 Your eyes tingle.
22:13:37 You say to your guild, 'good news, I'm still level 36!'
22:13:39 Wydgit begins to cast a spell.
22:13:40 Amberlyn tells the guild, 'im upset u died'
22:13:49 Wydgit begins to cast a spell.
22:13:50 You say to your guild, 'bah, better one death than 4!'
22:13:54 You vanish.
22:13:55 Doby tells the guild, 'gratz, 36 is one CRAPPY level'
22:14:00 Wydgit begins to cast a spell.
22:14:03 Your feet leave the ground.
22:14:10 Wydgit begins to cast a spell.
22:14:17 Wydgit begins to cast a spell.
22:14:21 Wydgit floats into the air.
22:14:25 Wydgit tells the group, 'do you know way to corpse?'
22:14:29 Wydgit begins to cast a spell.
22:14:33 You tell your party, 'rdy? gonna drag corpse to SW corner.'
22:14:34 Wydgit fades away.
22:14:35 Your Location is 3405.63, 1910.39, -55.33
22:14:35 You think you are heading SouthEast.
22:14:51 Wydgit tells the group, 'behind you '
22:14:54 Wydgit tells the group, 'just '
22:15:13 Your Location is 1888.67, 2253.19, -47.17
22:15:13 You think you are heading SouthWest.
22:15:16 Your Location is 1814.52, 2341.31, -46.10
22:15:16 You think you are heading SouthWest.
22:15:32 Summoning Corish's corpse...
22:15:35 You tell your party, 'lead'
22:15:36 Wydgit tells the group, 'tracking you incase i get lost '
22:15:48 You tell your party, 'lead me.'
22:15:56 You will now auto-follow Wydgit.
22:15:58 Summoning Corish's corpse...
22:16:09 Amberlyn tells the guild, 'corish come around wqall'
22:16:38 Summoning Corish's corpse...
22:16:38 Wydgit tells the guild, 'we are camoed and headed SW towards ledge '
22:16:38 Summoning Corish's corpse...
22:16:58 Wydgit tells the guild, 'at skyfire'
22:16:58 Summoning Corish's corpse...
22:17:12 Wydgit tells the guild, 'going to ledge '
22:17:12 Summoning Corish's corpse...
22:18:02 You feel yourself starting to appear.
22:18:08 You appear.
22:18:09 Summoning Corish's corpse...
22:18:13 You are no longer auto-following Wydgit.
22:18:16 You tell your party, 'invis wore off'
22:18:23 You will now auto-follow Wydgit.
22:18:24 Summoning Corish's corpse...
22:18:24 Wydgit begins to cast a spell.
22:18:30 You vanish.
22:18:33 Summoning Corish's corpse...
22:19:17 Summoning Corish's corpse...
22:19:21 Your Location is -3492.99, 1508.63, 322.60
22:19:21 You think you are heading NorthWest.
22:19:22 Your Location is -3486.94, 1511.78, 315.34
22:19:22 You are no longer auto-following Wydgit.
22:19:24 Wydgit tells the guild, 'we are at ledge '
22:19:29 Amberlyn tells you, 'where are u back in the ruins ?'
22:19:40 You told Amberlyn, 'at the FM zone gorge.'
22:19:40 Your Location is -3482.18, 1513.90, 308.01
22:19:41 You think you are heading SouthEast.
22:19:41 Summoning Corish's corpse...
22:19:52 Your Location is -3735.61, 1197.32, 530.58
22:19:52 You think you are heading North.
22:19:56 Amberlyn tells you, 'how come my track shows u in the waLl be the sea this stinks '
22:19:57 You appear.
22:20:21 You told Amberlyn, 'sorry couldn't answer, was hitting my corpse key during the run.'
22:20:36 Amberlyn tells you, 'see if we can get u a rez'
22:21:05 You are encumbered!
22:21:30 You told Amberlyn, 'eh, if we do we do, if we don't we don't ).'
22:21:36 You forget Inspire Fear.
22:21:39 Beginning to memorize Symbol of Pinzarn...
22:21:41 You have finished memorizing Symbol of Pinzarn.
22:21:43 You begin casting Symbol of Pinzarn.
22:21:48 A mystic symbol flashes before your eyes.
22:21:53 You forget Symbol of Pinzarn.
22:21:54 Beginning to memorize Valor...
22:21:56 You have finished memorizing Valor.
22:21:58 Amberlyn tells you, 'i am near docks'
22:22:04 You told Amberlyn, 'I was encumbered and was easy pickings anyway.'
22:22:14 You told Amberlyn, 'I'm sitting up in the FM gorge.'
22:22:17 Amberlyn tells you, 'why encumbered'
22:22:41 You told Amberlyn, 'weight (I run close to my weight allowance already, and never banked last night).'
22:24:52 You told Amberlyn, 'well, that was fun! (hehe, I'm a sick twisted soul)'
22:24:52 Wydgit shouts, 'LF exp rez plz '
22:26:24 You tell your party, 'heh, I knew I was a goner being encumbered )'
22:28:17 Wydgit tells the group, 'drag corps down man '
22:28:22 You told Amberlyn, 'I really hope you don't feel bad about it.'
22:28:40 Amberlyn tells you, 'as long as u are ok'
22:28:49 You told Amberlyn, 'aye, I'm peachy!'
22:29:14 Amberlyn tells the group, 'ok where is he'
22:29:23 Wydgit tells the group, 'stop '
22:29:38 You say, 'hehe, just putting it with the rest of the trash, er bodies.'
22:29:52 Zentekie says, 'be back with cleric'
22:29:59 Zentekie says, '96% okay?'
22:30:05 You say, 'hehe, yes maam.'
22:30:10 Wydgit says, 'lol for sure '
22:30:31 You tell your party, 'so where do you 3 run to?'
22:30:40 Wydgit tells the group, 'skyfire '
22:30:56 Destinny says, 'Hail, Corish's corpse'
22:30:58 Wydgit begins to cast a spell.
22:30:59 You tell your party, 'ah, I sorta headed that way, but was just trying to lead it in circles for a bit.'
22:31:00 Destinny says, 'ready?'
22:31:09 You say, 'ready my lady.'
22:31:20 You no longer feel blessed.
22:31:20 Your protection fades.
22:31:20 Your valor fades.
22:31:20 The spirit of wolf leaves you.
22:31:20 Your eyes stop tingling.
22:31:20 The mystic symbol fades.
22:31:20 You regain some experience from resurrection.
22:31:20 You are being resurrected...
22:31:44 You bow before Destinny.
22:31:51 You say, 'what do I owe you?'
22:32:02 Destinny says, 'anything you like'
22:32:28 Destinny says, 'thanks'
22:32:33 You say, 'thank you ).'
22:32:38 Destinny says, 'you guys have a spot open?'
22:32:55 You say, 'not sure where we're going now, were heading to Dalnir's.'
22:33:05 Destinny says, 'eck kay nm)'
22:33:18 You say, 'an unfortunate meeting with a goon, side tracked us.'
22:33:28 Destinny says, 'ack'
22:33:37 Destinny says, 'yea i hate them too('
22:33:41 You say, 'hehe, but DB kept me going long enough for them to get away ).'
22:33:55 Destinny says, 'hehe'
22:34:01 You say, 'couldn't get DA off ('
22:34:11 Destinny says, 'aw('
22:34:25 You forget Valor.
22:35:17 You tell your party, 'could I get a SoW and a STR then?'
22:35:24 Wydgit tells the group, 'yes :) '
22:35:32 You tell your party, 'gonna med up top.'
22:35:41 Wydgit tells the group, 'how bout camos too '
22:36:06 You tell your party, 'sure, hate medding on the freeway.'
22:36:51 Amberlyn tells the group, 'lets go meet caz'
22:36:54 You tell your party, 'aye, straight up the spire.'
22:36:56 Wydgit tells the group, 'parri '
22:37:09 You tell your party, '20m'
22:37:31 Amberlyn tells the group, 'lets go meet caz'
22:37:42 You tell your party, '30m k.'

The good news? The other 3 members lived (cheers). Was a bit of fun after a boring evening. No, I didn't really WANT to be the hero, but since I was the slowest it was simpler to attempt to keep the goon busy for as long as possible (and as far away from my group as possible). If I could've gotten the DA off, I might have made it closer to the Skyfire zone (or at least lasted another 18 seconds). Moot point since the other 3 managed to get away safely anyway.