Reaction

Neutral
All Lightbringers, Yelm pantheists, and other ducks. If you are willing to bow before Anax and accept him as your aristocratic peer and social superior, he'll remain aloof but become your friend. Most people would find it difficult to humble themselves in front of a duck.

Hostile
Anyone else. However, if you deign to bow before Anax and acknowledge his greater rank, he'll treat you as a neutral inferior. Otherwise he's hostile (and offended!).

Because of your heightened awareness on this quest, you are allowed a CON x 1 roll on d100 to throw off the effects of the spell if Anax overcomes your Magic Points.

Once Anax's Magic Points are all gone he will draw his shortsword and attack. Because this is a dream, Chalana Arroy cultists are permitted to harm their opponants.

If before Anax reaches zero MP you decide to accede to his demands and call him "My Lord", the duck breaks off the combat. You still have to fight four opponants to complete the DreamQuest. Furthermore, you may be asked to fulfill a simple mission by the Chalana Arroy healers when you return.

If you are a Lightbringer or Yelm pantheon cultist and decide to attack Anax, he has a 20% greater chance of overcoming your Magic Points with his Sleep spell. If you defeat him, the Chalana Arroy healers pronounce the Minor Healers' Curse on you. For the next year, all Heal spells will cost an extra point. That is, Heal-2 will only heal 1 point of damage; Heal-7 is required to put limbs back on. If you are a good initiate in one of these cults you should know not to attack Healers!

Note that unless you're a duck yourself, it is possible to flee Anax. Once you're out of range of his spells, he can't catch you. However, the gods spread the word and you will become known as "He Who Runs Away From Ducks".

Melee Sequence

1. Make Statement of Intent.
2. Resolve Spells. You have you CON x 1 to remain awake if Anax's Sleep overcame your Magic Points.
3. Resolve attacks and parries.
4. Are you going to stop the fight by yeilding to Anax?