Return of the Emblem Chapter Five: The Retrieval

[Dark Sage]

Domovoi continued to fly at top speed, getting Miskavolv to descend somewhat as he flew so he could keep an eye below to spot the battlefield. Surprisingly, he saw his companions on a hill and he swooped down to land.

"Did John find those mercenaries?" Domovoi asked as soon as he landed.

[Acacia Sgt]

The party soon arrived. 'Well, might as well just stay with them the whole way I guess.' John thought, and then he noticed: 'Hm? Two pegasus? Did they found someone else who was in the area?' But rather of asking about it, he resumed moving with them until they reached Gabbie.

'Ah, so there she is.' He thought after having descended back on land and dismounted. Her news were certainly not good ones. 'Incredible, now I wonder what we could actually do against such odds.'

[roymbrog]

Feeling quite a bit better since they arrived on dry land, Synthia followed behind the group as they traversed the plains. However, it wasn’t too long before she found out the water hadn’t been escaped that easily. She hated the way her boots squelched when she stepped in a particularly large mud puddle. It’d be a pain to clean all the muck off her boots later.

She stopped at one point to scrape some mud off her shoes. When she looked up again, the group had already left her behind. No big deal, she thought, and hurried to catch up again. Unfortunately for her, in her haste she had not been quite as careful with where she was stepping. Her foot catching on a well-placed rock sent her hurtling towards the ground. She managed to avoid falling on her face on her face, but her now muddy arms and skirt didn’t fare so well.

“Dammit,” she cursed, and tried to rub the sludge off her arms onto a nearby tree. The method was rather ineffectual, and the group was getting farther by the second. Terrified of being left there alone with no idea where she was, she ran off again desperate to catch up. She needed to hurry up before some animal, or, God forbid, a fallen caught her out here.

Edited July 27, 2011 by roymbrog

[Phoenix]

Reinforcements?

As the party came into view at the top of the hill, Katsu immediately spotted them and his eyes widened. Had Weyland truly sent someone to aid them, or were they just an odd looking patrol? No it had to be reinforcements. The pegasus riders had to be from the country to the north, Ursium. Brynhildr and Svanhildr both had to turn around to see the group.

<"What's this? Friends of yours?"> Brynhildr asked the mercenaries.

<"Don't you worry about them, harpy. Your battle is with me."> Kai cut in, already in the final stages of a battle plan. He would try to keep Brynhildr distracted while Weyland's people helped them fend off the demons. He expected Katsu to deal with Svanhildr, little did he know that Katsu was also planning to play that game. Same strategy as Kai; he wouldn't let him face that demon woman alone, and if they worked together, they might be able to defeat her and then move onto the other one.

<"Someone willing to fight? Hah, I won't shy away from that."> Brynhildr said as she held out her lance to face Kai. <"BRING IT, KIGEN WARRIOR!!!">

Meanwhile Svanhildr turned to face the reinforcements for a brief moment. Mostly common speakers ... "This is your only warning ... turn away." As she said this, an entire division of demons broke away from the mercenaries and began stalking the party, mostly hellhounds ...

"You foreigners are with Weyland, right?! Get over here and help us! Fend off the demons for us. Katsu and I will handle the fallen ourselves, so you don't have to worry about them!" Yelled Kai to the party.

"Once the two of you are dead, they will have plenty to worry about ... still, I do not expect them to make it beyond the dogs anyhow."

"Hey!" Raquel called out, nervous as all hell. I hate to sound like a chicken right now but ... "Can't we stop fighting for just a second and" "The time for discussion is over. I gave you one chance to leave with your lives. You should have heeded." Svanhildr interrupted.

<"Enough talk!"> Brynhildr shouted in Kigenese as she rushed Kai and Katsu! Kai pulled up his defensive weapon and blocked the attack, but what he wasn't expecting was for his counter to do absolutely nothing at all. As he swung down at Brynhildr, she raised her lance to block it. He had the chance to cut off her arm, but the feathers on her lance hardened and his axe suffered a small fracture when it slammed into them! <"What?!"> He exclaimed. As soon as his axe left from her, the feathers softened again.

<"This is my shield. Don't even try to penetrate it ..."> she said giving him a cold stare.

Those feathers on the lance were harder than steel when I hit them ... demonic sorcery at its finest ...

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Statistics

Brynhildr

Class: Level 1 Fallen Matriarch (Fifth Tier)

Raw Stats

HP: 14 STR: 15 MAG: 8 SKL: 11 SPD: 10 LCK: 0 DEF: 18 RES: 8

Simplified Stats

HP: 42 MT: 15/8 Hit: 11 Evade: 10 AS: 10 Defense: 18 Resistance: 8

Weapon 1: Cloud Breaker (Legendary Weapon)

Weapon 2: Dark Storm (Rex dark magic attack)

Special Weapon: Crossbow

Item: Elixer

Special Item: Shining Armor

Overall Stats

HP: 42 MT: 15(26 if CB)(11 if Cb)/8(14 if DS)(+2~ if -3 hp) Hit: 11(+2~ if -3 hp) Evade: 10 AS: 10(+2~ if -3 hp) Defense: 18(27 if CB) Resistance: 8

(Cloud Breaker: A dual pronged lance invaluable to Brynhildr's clan. Acts as a Sacred Weapon and Shining Shield simultaneously. Due to its arcane shielding abilities, Brynhildr's defense cannot be ignored or bypassed while it is equipped.)

(Dark Storm: If the attack lands, the victim's Hit decreases by half for one turn.)

(Equip-Counter: Brynhildr can counter an incoming attack with any available weapon she has. That weapon becomes equipped however.)

(Helm: Is immune to instant KOs from standard rifles)

(Matriarch: Can apply hp to mt, skill, or AS in multiples of three before launching an attack. Every 3 points of hp converted gives an additional 2 mt, skill, or AS. Up to 39(26 converted) points may be added from hp assuming she is at maximum health(she cannot sacrifice all of her hp). for every 9 points converted, Brynhildr loses the ability to counter for a subsequent combat round or launch any follow up attacks.)

(Fallen: Suffers double damage from light and anima magic. Dark magic damage is halved.)

Svanhildr

Class: Level 1 Fallen Admonitor (Fourth Tier)

Raw Stats

HP: 10 STR: 0 MAG: 18 SKL: 15 SPD: 8 LCK: 2 DEF: 6 RES: 12

Simplified Stats

HP: 30 MT: 18 Hit: 15 Evade: 10 AS: 8 Defense: 6 Resistance: 12

Weapon 1: Dark Purge (Rex Dark Magic Attack)

Weapon 2: Curse (Unique Dark Magic Attack)

Special Weapon: Dark Bulwark

Item: Elixer

Special Item: Shining Barrier

Overall Stats

HP: 30 MT: 18(10 if C)(31 if DP)(-9 while DB) Hit: 15 Evade: 10 AS: 8 Defense: 6(3 if DB) Resistance: 12(18 with SB)(-6 while DB)

(Passive: Only counters when they receive more than five points of damage.)

(Curse: A powerful attack that ravages both mind and body. If the attack hits, the victim's next three combat rounds are fought with might and skill halved, and defense and resistance at 0. Svanhildr cannot counter with this technique.)

(Dark Bulwark: A magical technique that concentrates massive amounts of energy into various shapes that Svanhildr uses to defend both herself and allies. She can only summon one at a time and they last until destroyed or dismissed. Her mt, defense, and resistance are halved (rounded up) while a Dark Bulwark is present.)

(Equip-Counter: Svanhildr can counter an incoming attack with any available weapon she has(including Dark Bulwark). That weapon becomes equipped however.)

(Fallen: Suffers double damage from light and anima magic. Dark magic damage is halved.)

Dark Bulwark

Raw Stats

HP: 3 STR: 6 MAG: 6 SKL: 15 SPD: 8 LCK: 2 DEF: 12 RES: 24

Simplified Stats

HP: 9 MT: 6/6 Hit: 15 Evade: 10 AS: 8 Defense: 12 Resistance: 24

(Dark Bulwark: Svanhildr creates this npc object during battle, generally in the form of a shield like object or a creature. It lasts until destroyed or recalled, but only one can exist at a time and summoning it reduces her MT, defense, and resistance by half rounded up while it is active. The Dark Bulwark can defend an indefinite number of times per phase, may switch defense targets in between attacks, and completely regenerate any lost health at the beginning of its turn.)

(Summoning Defense: Dark Bulwark can be summoned before an enemy's attack hits if Svanhildr forgos both a counter and a normal action during her following turn. Any target defended by Dark Bulwark may also launch a counter after it is attacked whether or not it survives.)

(Dark Energy: Since a Dark Bulwark is made completely out of dark magic, other dark magic attacks are absorbed, the full amount of potential damage being added to the Bulwark's resistance. For every 10 points of resistance added to it, its defense increases by 5 points. Light magic attacks cause double damage, and Anima damage is halved. Lethal hits automatically destroy it regardless of damage dealt or not dealt.)

Hellhound

Class: Level 3 (First Tier)

Raw Stats

HP: 3 STR: 4 MAG: 0 SKL: 6 SPD: 7 LCK: 2 DEF: 2 RES: 2

Simplified Stats

HP: 9 MT: 4 Hit: 6 Evade: 9 AS: 7 Defense: 2 Resistance: 2

Weapon 1: Fang

Weapon 2: Claw

Overall Stats

HP: 9 MT: 4 Hit: 6 Evade: 9 AS: 7 Defense: 2 Resistance: 2

(Fang: Weapon triangle Neutral. When an attack with Fang lands, the user grips tightly to its target reducing both its target's and its own evasion to 0. While grappled, a target cannot use items, defend others, or attack any target but the Fang user. Meanwhile, the Fang wielder cannot do the same. Every turn an opponent is grappled, they suffer one additional attack by the Fang user which cannot crit, or lethal the target. This does not count as their action for that turn, and they may still attack normally with a different weapon. Grip lasts until the user dies or lets go. Releasing its victim is a free action.)

(Claw: Weapon triangle Neutral. These act as Brave Weapons.)

(Demon: Regains three points of hp every turn.)

Harpy

Class: Level 5 (First Tier)

Raw Stats

HP: 3 STR: 3 MAG: 3 SKL: 10 SPD: 9 LCK: 0 DEF: 2 RES: 2

Simplified Stats

HP: 9 MT: 3/3 Hit: 10 Evade: 9 AS: 9 Defense: 2 Resistance: 2

Weapon 1: Talon

Weapon 2: Whirlwind (Wind Magic Attack)

Overall Stats

HP: 9 MT: 3/3 Hit: 10 Evade: 9 AS: 9 Defense: 2 Resistance: 2

(Talon: Weapon Triangle Neutral. They act as Brave Weapons. Critical hits prevent counters, and lethal hits stun for one turn.)

(Whirlwind: A strong Wind Magic Attack. May Target an entire combat team at once. Can counter at any range.)

(Demon: Regains three points of hp every turn.)

Hellcat

Class: Level 5 (First Tier)

Raw Stats

HP: 6 STR: 6 MAG: 0 SKL: 5 SPD: 3 LCK: 1 DEF: 7 RES: 4

Simplified Stats

HP: 18 MT: 6 Hit: 5 Evade: 4 AS: 3 Defense: 7 Resistance: 4

Weapon 1: Sabertooth

Weapon 2: Claw

Overall Stats

HP: 18 MT: 6(+1~ if St) Hit: 5 Evade: 4 AS: 3 Defense: 7 Resistance: 4

(Sabertooth: Weapon triangle Neutral. For every 2 points of defense a target has, mt increases by 1 point.)

(Claw: Weapon triangle Neutral. These act as Brave Weapons.)

(Demon: Regains three points of hp every turn.)

NPC Stats

Kai

Class: Level 5 Reaver

Raw Stats

HP: 12 STR: 16 MAG: 0 SKL: 15 SPD: 8 LCK: 2 DEF: 8 RES: 4

Simplified Stats

HP: 36 MT: 16 Hit: 15 Evade: 10 AS: 8 Defense: 8 Resistance: 4

Weapon 1: Giant Cleaver (Lethal Axe)

Weapon 2: Guardian Axe

Weapon 3: End Bow (Wing's End)

Item: Antidote

Special Item: Bulwark

Overall Stats

HP: 36 MT: 16(40 if EBTs) Hit: 15(37 if EBTs) Evade: 10 AS: 8 Defense: 8(24 if DA) Resistance: 4

Katsu

Class: Level 5 Marshall

Raw Stats

HP: 10 STR: 13 MAG: 0 SKL: 11 SPD: 7 LCK: 1 DEF: 16 RES: 6

Simplified Stats

HP: 30 MT: 13 Hit: 11 Evade: 8 AS: 7 Defense: 16 Resistance: 6

Weapon 1: Retribution (End Sword: Wing's End)

Weapon 2: Liberator (Guardian Sword)

Item: Aurora

Special Item: Shining Shield

Special Item: Special Gloves

Overall Stats

HP: 30 MT: 13(32 if RTs) Hit: 11(28 if RTs) Evade: 8 AS: 7 Defense: 16(24 if SS)(+13 if DS) Resistance: 6

(Shining Shield: Plot-wise this is actually his shoulder plating coupled with his defensive swordsmanship.)

Atsuko

Class: Level 5 Myrmidon

Raw Stats

HP: 4 STR: 4 MAG: 0 SKL: 7 SPD: 7 LCK: 2 DEF: 5 RES: 3

Simplified Stats

HP: 12 MT: 4 Hit: 7 Evade: 9 AS: 7 Defense: 5 Resistance: 3

Weapon 1: Wingslayer Sword (Slayer sword: upgraded)

Item: Vulnerary

Item: Stimulant

Special Item: Leather Padding

Overall Stats

HP: 12 MT: 4(7 if WSts) Hit: 7(12 if WSTs) Evade: 9 AS: 7 Defense: 5 Resistance: 3

Class: Level 4 Mage

Raw Stats

HP: 3 STR: 0 MAG: 8 SKL: 5 SPD: 4 LCK: 2 DEF: 3 RES: 4

Simplified Stats

HP: 9 MT: 8 Hit: 5 Evade: 6 AS: 4 Defense: 3 Resistance: 4

Weapon 1: El Wind Tome

Item: Vulnerary

Overall Stats

HP: 9 MT: 8(+2 if EWT) Hit: 5 Evade: 6 AS: 4 Defense: 3 Resistance: 4

Class: Level 4 Mage

Raw Stats

HP: 3 STR: 0 MAG: 8 SKL: 7 SPD: 3 LCK: 2 DEF: 1 RES: 5

Simplified Stats

HP: 9 MT: 8 Hit: 7 Evade: 5 AS: 3 Defense: 1 Resistance: 5

Weapon 1: El FireTome

Item: Vulnerary

Overall Stats

HP: 9 MT: 8(+2 if EFT) Hit: 7 Evade: 5 AS: 3 Defense: 1 Resistance: 5

Class: Level 4 Soldier

Raw Stats

HP: 4 STR: 5 MAG: 0 SKL: 5 SPD: 4 LCK: 2 DEF: 6 RES: 3

Simplified Stats

HP: 12 MT: 5 Hit: 5 Evade: 6 AS: 4 Defense: 6 Resistance: 3

Weapon 1: Steel Lance

Weapon 2: Javelin

Item: Vulnerary

Overall Stats

HP: 12 MT: 5 Hit: 5 Evade: 6 AS: 4 Defense: 6 Resistance: 3

Class: Level 5 Knight

Raw Stats

HP: 8 STR: 5 MAG: 0 SKL: 4 SPD: 2 LCK: 1 DEF: 8 RES: 4

Simplified Stats

HP: 24 MT: 5 Hit: 4 Evade: 3 AS: 2 Defense: 8 Resistance: 4

Weapon 1: Steel Lance

Weapon 2: Steel Sword

Item: Vulnerary

Special Item: Steel Shield

Overall Stats

HP: 24 MT: 5 Hit: 4 Evade: 3 AS: 2 Defense: 8 Resistance: 4

Class: Level 5 Knight

Raw Stats

HP: 8 STR: 5 MAG: 0 SKL: 4 SPD: 2 LCK: 1 DEF: 8 RES: 4

Simplified Stats

HP: 24 MT: 5 Hit: 4 Evade: 3 AS: 2 Defense: 8 Resistance: 4

Weapon 1: Steel Axe

Weapon 2: Steel Sword

Item: Vulnerary

Special Item: Steel Shield

Overall Stats

HP: 24 MT: 5 Hit: 4 Evade: 3 AS: 2 Defense: 8 Resistance: 4

Objective: Defeat 5 enemy combat teams.

Reward: 10 points

Hint: All enemies are potential attackers, so focus on the ones that are already attacking to minimize damage. Focus on the passive enemies later.

Note: The battle will end automatically if Brynhildr and Svanhildr are both defeated. If that happens, only applicable rewards are given.

Bonus Objective: Keep either Kai or Katsu from being defeated.

Reward: 5 for each

Hint: Keep their HP in mind and think of ways to assist them.

Teams

Brynhildr 42/42 (Erratic) E: Cloud Breaker

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Svanhildr 30/30 (Erratic) E: Dark Purge

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Hellhound A 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Fang

Hellhound B 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Fang

Hellhound C 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Fang

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Hellhound D 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound E 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound F 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

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Hellhound G 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound H 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound I 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

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Harpy A 9/9 (Subvert) E: Talon

Harpy B 9/9 (Subvert) E: Talon

Harpy C 9/9 (Subvert) E: Talon

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Harpy D 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

Harpy E 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

Harpy F 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

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Hellcat A 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

Hellcat B 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

Hellcat C 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

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Hellcat D 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellcat E 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellcat F 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

NPC Teams:

Kai 36/36 (Erratic) E: Guardian Axe

Katsu 30/30 (Erratic) E: Liberator

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Atsuko 12/12

Mercenary A (Knight A) 24/24 (Defending) E: Steel Lance

Mercenary B (Knight B) 24/24 (Defending) E: Steel Axe

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Mercenary C (Wind Mage) 9/9 E: El Wind Tome

Mercenary D (Fire Mage) 9/9 E: El Fire Tome

Mercenary E (Soldier) 12/12 E: Javelin

PC Teams:

Amon 12/12

Synthia 12/12

Zel 18/18

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Veronika 12/12

John 21/21

Axel 12/12

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Chelsea 12/12

Shadrak 15/15

Domovoi 15/15

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Ranyin 12/12

Bert 15/15

Valter 12/12

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Gabbie 15/15

Nadya 15/15

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Robin 9/9

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Saken 12/12

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Aneda 15/15

NOTES:

-The generic demons are not concerned with the mercenaries and are focused solely on the party.

-Battlepost limit per phase is 7

-If Atsuko is defeated, a plot event will take place mid battle that will affect the current Enemy and NPC units.

BATTLE START

PLAYER PHASE

Edited July 27, 2011 by Phoenix

[Zsword]

Krystal

Krystal eeped and dived behind a nearby hill, barely glancing over to watch the insuing battle.

Shadrak

Shadrak shook his head. I hope we know what we're doing... he thought to himself, pulling out his red vial. "Oh well, bottoms up." He said, popping the top and taking a sip of the substance. He winced as he shut the bottle, the stuff burned. He clutched at his stomach with a groan, after a second though, he laughed, almost maniacly standing straight as he heald his open hands up at his sides, very visibly radiating power. "Let the fun begin, Chelsea, are you ready?" He asked, turning to her with a childish, expecting smirk.

Zelatus

Zel spun his spear, bringing Sliep around to Synthia and Amon. "Raquel, you may wish to dismount for the moment, things are about to get, well, I think you understand." He said, maneuvering so that he was between Synthia and the group.

Krystal has removed her self from the battle!

Shadrak used a Stimulant! (2/3)

Zelatus is Defending Synthia! (18/18)

[Phoenix]

FIGHT!!! FIGHT!!!

Raquel couldn't stop the violence from breaking out, and now she needed to get down and let Zel do his thing. As soon as her feet hit the ground, she nearly lost her footing. Ugh ... okay I'm really tired. Did not see that coming. she thought as she looked for a place to lie low.

The group of hellhounds was drawing near them ready to attack once they found an opening. Since Zel had taken care to look after Synthia, Amon decided to take a chance and try to cut one of them down. He watched their movements closely to make sure he wasn't surrounded as he rushed in. He quickly stabbed his knife through the skull of a hellhound, but realized it wasn't the fatal blow he envisioned. He quickly removed it and leaped back before the abomination had a chance to bite him. It was a very close call, at least by Amon's standards.

Amon attacks Hellhound B! Rolls 2,2,1

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HIT!

-6 hp

Hellhound furiously counters with fang! 3,3,4

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MISS!

Amon hp 12/12

Hellhound B 3/9

"Okay, let's see. We don't have much reloiable back up here ..." Gabbie assessed. "Nadya, keep that heal staff ready. I'm gonna try to lure one of these guys in. I don't like brawlin' with animals but looks like we don't have much of a choice."

Gabbie defends Nadya!

Duo Combat Team Bonus +5 points!

[Acacia Sgt]

There were many monsters coming their way. 'It'd be hard to fight through to reinforce the mercenaries, but first things first, we must take care of these monsters.' John though, quickly hopping back on Gil who took off. Taking out his lance and shield, he made a quick dive towards one of the incoming hounds.

Rolls: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3126742/

Target: HellhoundA

Roll: (1,5,4)

Hit: 1+5=6<9 MISS

The hound however, was able to notice in time the incoming attack, and moved out of the way, letting the spear graze the grass before Gil found himself forced to turn around to avoid crashing. Unfortunately this left them open for the hound's incoming attack, making a leap with it's mouth wide open.

Target: John

Roll: (6,4,2)

Hit: 6+6=12>5 HIT

Damage: 4+4=8-11=<0 No Damage

The hound reached the shield arm and close it's fangs on it with force, though it failed to penetrate the armor. ''Gah...!'' The force of the impact knocked John off from Gil and sent both man and beast to the floor, the latter still clinging to the former's arm, as Gil climbed back unable to do anything about it.

[Remaining HP:

HellhoundA 9/9

John 21/21

Fang attack connected:

Evd dropped to 0 for both

John is gripped to HellhoundA]

[roymbrog]

As Valter began to hear more about what the group was aiming to do in Kigen, he started having second thoughts about tagging along. Was there really the risk of fighting fallen out here? He tried to think of other things during the trek over the muddy plains, but eventually his thoughts returned to the absurdity of what he might be getting himself into. If the worst happened he could grab Synthia, maybe Bert or Ranyin, and get the hell out of there.

He felt his fears were quite justified once they happened upon the mercenaries, or whatever was left of them. A stimulant was quickly taken from his belt and he took a dose. Overtaken by a feeling he could only describe as pure power, he wasted no time charging down the slope and loosing a bolt at one of the winged demons.

Uses a stimulant!

Str + 1 Skill + 2

Valter’s roll: 3,3,5

7 + 3 = 10 – 9 = HIT

7 + 3 = 10 – 2 = 8 DMG

No counter!

Harpy A’s HP: 1/9

Valter’s HP: 12/12

The bolt impaled the Harpy’s chest and sent it crashing to the ground. The bowman cursed as he realized it wasn’t quite dead yet. These abominations must’ve been more durable than they looked.

“Bert, Ranyin! Lend me a hand here!,” he shouted as he began reloading his crossbow. He wasn’t quite sure where they were and wasn’t about to check; the horde of monsters demanded his attention at the moment.

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By the time Synthia caught up the group had just reached the top of a hill, a hill beyond which unpleasant sounds could be heard. When she finally saw the other side her heart caught in her throat. What... what was this? There were a few humans scattered about, the mercenaries she guessed, but the majority of the creatures there gave off a sinister, unnatural feeling.

One of the group’s newest members, one she could easily pin as the white knight type, rode in front of her in what she could only describe as a defensive move. Well, if he was already set on protecting her... “You, knight! Follow me! You can’t let your healer die, right?”

While on the ship she had eventually opened the package Bert brought to find her tome amidst the wrapping. Really, at the time she’d been too seasick to think about it much. At the moment she was rather glad she had it and pulled it out to cast at one of the monsters that had attached itself to one of the wyvern riders.

Mage skill activated!

-4 Skill + 4 Mag

Synthia’s roll: 4, 3, 5

0 + 4 = 4 – 0 = HIT

10 + 3 = 13 – 2 = 11 DMG

Hellhound A’s HP: 0/9 DEAD HURHUR

Synthia’s HP: 12/12

As the wolf-like creature was sliced in two, she couldn’t help but remember the last time she’d used her tome. This was self-defense, she realized, but still decided healing would be her priority. Healing was always less dangerous.

[Rothene]

The flight was pleasant and Ranyin was not too happy with flying into the fray. He saw Valter shoot down one of the winged woman-like monstrosities and was immediately reminded of the fact they were facing Fallen. Seeing two more coming towards them after noticing their fallen comrade, Ranyin panicked, remembering that he had read about how Fallen would eat their prisoners, Ranyin found the determination to hold his ground to fight back. These winged woman look like monsters, they're definately the Fallen, thought the misguided Kigenese Mage grimly, mistakening harpies for Fallen.

Drawing onto the very essence of his fate, the invisible bond that cannot be seen but can be felt those who remember to reflect on their life, Ranyin bound it into his psychic energy as he cast his very magical essence into the wind. The wind surrounding him swayed into the air, then surged towards a harpy. It gently brushed around the monster, not ruffling a single feather, causing the harpy to pause momentarily to consider what happened. Then the air suddenly swirled into the shape of a tiger's jaw and crunched down so swiftly and completely that there was no room for the unfortunate being to react or evade. The harpy crushed, showering it's nearby companion in its blood.

Heh, these Fallen don't seem so tough, thought Ranyin as he looked up to the the real Fallens blasting away at the mercenaries. Woops, thought Ranyin as his features paled.

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2,4,2 Auto Hit + Mage abbility -4 Luck, +4 Mag, Ranged attack

Auto-hit = Hit

4+4+6-2= 12 Damage(KO!)

Ranged attack, no counter

Ranyin 12/12

Harpy B 0/9 crushed

+5 Points for Team Bert/Ranyin/Valter

Edited July 28, 2011 by Rothkitty

[Acacia Sgt]

''Ugh...'' The hound wasn't showing signs of letting go. 'Maybe if I use my lance...' John thought, but a sudden wind gust suddenly impacted on the hound and killed it, saving him the trouble. Free now, John stood back up.

''Thanks.'' John said to Synthia. Just then Gil came back down. ''That was a close one, eh?'' He said towards the wyvern, who grunted, before mounting again. ''Fine fine, better be more careful next time.'' He finished, looking over at the bite mark on his armor. 'Well, if we made it through this, it'll make a nice reminder of the battle I suppose.' He though, letting out a laugh as they gained altitude again.

[Mercakete]

The battle was starting almost quicker than Bert could regain his wits. Sure, growing up he'd heard stories about dragons from his sisters and Nigel's assistants, but he hadn't heard about these monsters. Bird-women who looked much different from the seemingly more intelligent Fallen, dogs that seemed to be suffering from an unnatural disease, cougars with long fangs and bulky, muscular builds... A call from Valter got his attention. Immediately, the pegasus flew towards the horseman. They were almost there when Rizen suddenly reared mid-air and whinnied shrilly in alarm, prompting a cry of surprise from her rider. "Whoa! What's wrong?" He was so surprised that he didn't notice the spray of blood that had landed on him and his passenger until a moment later. By then, Rizen's wings were flapping franticly, then she landed, refusing to go up into the air again. "... Ranyin," Bert sighed, "You cast a wind spell, didn't you? That shift in the air scared Riz. ... Looks like we'll be fighting from the ground for a while..." With that, he directed Rizen to run the rest of the way to Valter. "We had a run-in with a monster, but we're here now. Do you need help with anything?" he asked his bow-wielding teammate.

Bert defends Valter!

[-Cynthia-]

Noting that Valter had nearly taken out one of the winged women, but had not yet felled her, Veronika rushed forward and slashed her across the chest, ending her existence.

(6,4,2)= Hit. Harpy A dead. +5 points Veronika, Axel, John

Nadya waited behind Gabbie for the moment, waiting to see who needed healing. With the way this group went, this was bound to be sooner rather than later...

[Phoenix]

ENEMY PHASE

A hellhound quickly lunged forth aiming to maim Zel, but all he could manage was to gain a grip on the knight! Meanwhile, another hellhound closed in on Gabbie, just like she planned. She quickly rolled out of the way of its lunge putting the creature off to the side. She had the beast now, but how would she go about killing it. It was then and there she was wondering if Nadya had any combat training at all. Probably a bad time to ask but ... "Ey, Nadya, it's probably gonna take two people to kill this thing. Do you have any combat training whatsoeveh?"

Luca stared at the strange creature feeling so threatened that he kept his head held high and far back enough to get his rider's attention. The best he could hope to do if it got to close would be to shoo it away with threats of kicking and stomping, but obviously the young horse really wanted to just get the hell out of there.

Elsewhere, the remaining harpy with one group cried out and swooped down on Ranyin, quickly thrashing him with her talons!

While all of this violence took place, Svanhildr made her way ever closer to the still pinned mercenaries. "You would do well to release Siv now. The sooner you do, the fewer of you I must destroy to reach her."

"Stay back!" Atsuko cried!

"I see through your tactics, and I see your true intentions. You will not kill my sister because she is the only thing keeping us from unleashing our full power against you. That is why you sit there hiding behind her while I put down your treasured friends, one ... by one. You will not sacrifice those that remain for the sake of those about to perish. It seems sound, but you still have not found a way to end this battle without surrendering. Do you know what that means?" she explained before pausing. Atsuko didn't answer. "It means that all of you are going to die ..." With a somewhat stylish whip of her wrist, she flung a powerful blast at a mercenary not far from her. The dark pulse struck his body and all that was left of him was a skeleton and anything metallic on his body ... but all of that grumbled to dust as a couple of hellhounds pounced on the remains. "All of you ..." she repeated.

<"ECHIGOOOOOOOO!!!"> Atsuko screamed, almost falling to her knees. The hellhounds weren't too happy either, Svanhildr noticed. "Oh ... I suppose that was a little excessive. His body offered little resistance to the attack and he was disintegrated. Human bodies are so frail with their barriers down ... ... well, at least this will not take very long." The hellhounds tried to lick up what was left and we're getting just as much mud in their mouths as human remains, a sight that brought Atsuko to tears.

Brynhildr was serious about fighting and quickly attacked Katsu! He deflected her attack as best he could, but would have a new scar from the graze she left on him. That wasn't going to be the end of this round of fighting however, and Katsu quickly switched over to his cleaver aiming to overpower her defenses with a critical hit. She was well ready for it however, and the attack was blocked by the feathers on her lance. They harded just like before and a loud clang cut through the air letting Katsu know that it was time for him to move in. The warrior learned quickly that he shouldn't switch over from his defensive weapon just yet, because Brynhildr's counterattack passed right through Kai's guard, and she impaled him with her lance! The only thing that saved him, was Katsu rushing in and swinging down at her head forcing her to remove the lance and block the attack. She tried to impale him to but he swiftly blocked with his sword and then leaped back. Kai was already down on one knee clinching the wound tightly.

<"I overestimated her ..."> he said in his native tongue.

<"Kai! Are you going to be alright?!"> came from a concerned Katsu.

<"Too bad our healers are dead, huh?"> he replied with a pained smile and sweat coming down his brow.

<"This isn't a break. Stand and fight, Kigen Warrior. You will not waste my time just standing there like livestock chatting it up with each other all day!">

<"Hear that?"> Kai muttered.

<"Yeah, here she comes ..."> Katsu said bringing up his sword.

Hellhound B attacks Zel! Rolls 4,2,1

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3127347/

HIT!

No Damage

Fang grapples!

Hellhound B and Zel's evade are now 0!

Zel hp 18/18

Hellhound C attacks Gabbie! Rolls 1,3,5

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3127348/

Miss!

Gabbie hp 15/15

Harpy C attacks Ranyin! Rolls 4,5,3

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3127374/

HIT!

-7 hp

Harpy C's attack continues! Rolls 1,5,4

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3127378/

HIT!

-7 hp

KO!

Ranyin hp 0/12

Svanhildr attacks Mercenary D! Rolls 2,1,1

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3127383/

HIT!

-54 HP!

Mercenary D hp -45/9

Brynhildr attacks Kai! Rolls 6,5,1

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3127408/

HIT!

-7 hp

Kai hp 29/36

OTHER PHASE

Kai equips Giant Cleaver! Attacks Brynhildr! Rolls 1,6,2

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3127414/

HIT!

0 Damage!

Brynhildr counters! Rolls 3,1,3

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3127415/

AUTOHIT!

-19 hp!

Kai hp 10/36

Katsu attacks Brynhildr! Rolls 4,3,5

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3127417/

HIT!

0 Damage!

Brynhildr counters! Rolls 1,3,4

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3127419/

HIT!

0 Damage!

Brynhildr 42/42 (Erratic) E: Cloud Breaker

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Svanhildr 30/30 (Erratic) E: Dark Purge

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Hellhound A 0/9

Hellhound B 6/9 (Aggressive) E: Fang

Hellhound C 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Fang

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Hellhound D 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound E 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound F 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

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Hellhound G 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound H 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound I 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

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Harpy A 0/9

Harpy B 0/9

Harpy C 9/9 (Subvert) E: Talon

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Harpy D 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

Harpy E 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

Harpy F 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

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Hellcat A 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

Hellcat B 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

Hellcat C 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

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Hellcat D 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellcat E 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellcat F 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

NPC Teams:

Kai 10/36 (Erratic) E: Giant Cleaver

Katsu 30/30 (Erratic) E: Liberator

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Atsuko 12/12

Mercenary A (Knight A) 24/24 (Defending) E: Steel Lance

Mercenary B (Knight B) 24/24 (Defending) E: Steel Axe

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Mercenary C (Wind Mage) 9/9 E: El Wind Tome

Mercenary D 0/9

Mercenary E (Soldier) 12/12 E: Javelin

PLAYER PHASE

Edited July 28, 2011 by Phoenix

[Acacia Sgt]

From the air John scanned the situation. The group was overall doing fine against the monsters. Spotting another hound John ordered Gil to descend again, this time taking a more head-on approach.

Rolls: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3127499/

Target: HellhoundC

(4,6,5)

Hit: 4+5=9=9 HIT

Damage: 6+6=12-2=10 Damage

The hound saw too late the incoming attack until it had the spear almost face-to-face, even if it had had enough time to react, the spear would've passed through it's head anyway. The collision of the two moving forces drove the strongest one, the spear, further into the hound, stopping it in it's tracks and dropped, death.

John removed the spear from the corpse. 'Messy.' He thought looking at the now blood-stained lance as it dripped some into the grass. 'Well, that's one more down.'

[Remaining HP:

Hellhound C 9/9

John 21/21]

[+5 points for Veronika, Axel, and John. John's current total: 21.]

[Phoenix]

Surprisingly, the hellhound went after Zel this time, but that was a relief for Amon, because it gave him an opening and he knew he would triumph this time. He struck hard and fast dragging his knife through the creature's head and ripping it out from the back. Skull split clean open this time, the hound staggered around in confusion as its innards began leaking out from every orifice. A few more staggered steps and head swaying, and the creature fell over dead. Amon wiped his knife clean against the soaked grass and then jogged over to Zel and Synthia.

Gabbie meanwhile didn't have to bother figuring out what to do about the hellhound. John swooped in and killed it. "Err ... thanks." she said awkwardly. "Alroight, now let's try that again." she said twirling her lance and taking a defensive position.

Amon attacks Hellhound B! Rolls 2,5,3

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3127496/

HIT!

-9 hp

KO!

Amon hp 12/12

Hellhound B hp 0/9

Gabbie defends Nadya!

Brynhildr 42/42 (Erratic) E: Cloud Breaker

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Svanhildr 30/30 (Erratic) E: Dark Purge

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Hellhound A 0/9

Hellhound B 0/9

Hellhound C 0/9

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ACTIVE!!!

Hellhound D 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound E 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound F 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Claw

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Hellhound G 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound H 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound I 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

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Harpy A 0/9

Harpy B 0/9

Harpy C 9/9 (Subvert) E: Talon

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Harpy D 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

Harpy E 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

Harpy F 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

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Hellcat A 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

Hellcat B 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

Hellcat C 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

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Hellcat D 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellcat E 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellcat F 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

NPC Teams:

Kai 10/36 (Erratic) E: Guardian Axe

Katsu 30/30 (Erratic) E: Liberator

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Atsuko 12/12

Mercenary A (Knight A) 24/24 (Defending) E: Steel Lance

Mercenary B (Knight B) 24/24 (Defending) E: Steel Axe

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Mercenary C (Wind Mage) 9/9 E: El Wind Tome

Mercenary D 0/9

Mercenary E (Soldier) 12/12 E: Javelin

Edited July 28, 2011 by Phoenix

[Zsword]

Zelatus

Zel looked down at the Dog that had just assaulted him... at least, he though it was assaulting him. It latched on to Sliep's low chain armor, and was shaking it valiantly... evidently, it thought it was doing something. Zel and Sliep looked at each other and shrugged, and the Amon came in and tore it's head off. "Good work Sir... Amon! Don't worry Lady... Synth... I shall protect you from these foul demons!" He called out, taking up another defensive position in front of her.

Shadrak

Shadrak looked up into the air at a harpy flying through the air, with a laugh he threw an series of magic at it, it tried to evade but the pattern he through them in was just so dense, it was struck several times and sent plummeting. when it hit the ground he chuckled, blasting it once more even it's crunched up, dead, shape.

http://invisiblecast...r/view/3127519/

(5,5,6)

5+5+2(stim, 2/3 turns)-9=3! Hit!

10+5+5(stim)-2=18! OVER KILL!!!

Harpy C, -9/9

Shadrak: 15/15

Zel: 18/18

+5 points for Chelsea, Shadrak, and Domovoi.

Edited July 28, 2011 by Zsword

[Phoenix]

Brynhildr 42/42 (Erratic) E: Cloud Breaker

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Svanhildr 30/30 (Erratic) E: Dark Purge

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Hellhound A 0/9

Hellhound B 0/9

Hellhound C 0/9

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Hellhound D 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound E 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound F 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Claw

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Hellhound G 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound H 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound I 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

---

Harpy A 0/9

Harpy B 0/9

Harpy C 0/9

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Harpy D 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

Harpy E 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

Harpy F 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

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ACTIVE!!!

Hellcat A 18/18 (Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

Hellcat B 18/18 (Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

Hellcat C 18/18 (Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

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Hellcat D 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellcat E 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellcat F 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

NPC Teams:

Kai 29/36 (Erratic) E: Guardian Axe

Katsu 30/30 (Erratic) E: Liberator

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Atsuko 12/12

Mercenary A (Knight A) 24/24 (Defending) E: Steel Lance

Mercenary B (Knight B) 24/24 (Defending) E: Steel Axe

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Mercenary C (Wind Mage) 9/9 E: El Wind Tome

Mercenary D 0/9

Mercenary E (Soldier) 12/12 E: Javelin

[-Cynthia-]

"Wolfy, I like to get out of fights, not into 'em," Nadya replied, before John swooped in and took care of the hound. "Let me try to save the people fighting for us here," she said, moving Luca over towards the big axe guy and healing him a little before cantering back to Gabbie.

Kai +9 19/36

After cutting down the harpy, Veronika noticed that the cats were charging the group. She attacked one of them, cutting it twice (2,2,5) (5,6,5). It attempted to bit her but missed (3,2,1)

8-7= 1 damage!

12-7= 5 damage!

Hellcat A 12/18

Veronika 12/12

[ReformBlade]

In her rainbow fury, Aneda attacks a Harpy (D)!

(2 2 4, Aneda misses by a few feathers)

(4 5 6, She's hit for a solid blow of 5 damage)

Aneda= 10/15

H D= 9/9 (u mad, Aneda?)

[Phoenix]

Brynhildr 42/42 (Erratic) E: Cloud Breaker

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Svanhildr 30/30 (Erratic) E: Dark Purge

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Hellhound A 0/9

Hellhound B 0/9

Hellhound C 0/9

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Hellhound D 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound E 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound F 9/9 (Aggressive) E: Claw

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Hellhound G 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound H 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellhound I 9/9 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

---

Harpy A 0/9

Harpy B 0/9

Harpy C 0/9

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ACTIVE!!!

Harpy D 9/9 (Subvert) E: Whirlwind

Harpy E 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

Harpy F 9/9 (Passive-Subvert) E: Whirlwind

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Hellcat A 12/18 (Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

Hellcat B 18/18 (Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

Hellcat C 18/18 (Aggressive) E: Sabertooth

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Hellcat D 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellcat E 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

Hellcat F 18/18 (Passive-Aggressive) E: Claw

NPC Teams:

Kai 19/36 (Erratic) E: Guardian Axe

Katsu 30/30 (Erratic) E: Liberator

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Atsuko 12/12

Mercenary A (Knight A) 24/24 (Defending) E: Steel Lance

Mercenary B (Knight B) 24/24 (Defending) E: Steel Axe

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Mercenary C (Wind Mage) 9/9 E: El Wind Tome

Mercenary D 0/9

Mercenary E (Soldier) 12/12 E: Javelin

Edited July 28, 2011 by Phoenix

[Mercakete]

+3pts for Bert, Ranyin and Valter for a successful defend

More blood -- though not a whole lot -- splashed onto Bert as a harpy swooped down and knocked Ranyin right out of Rizen's saddle, right in front of Bert. He immediately lashed out with a hand, trying to grab the creature's leg, but it was just quick enough to rise into the air again. Then it dove and attacked Ranin again, this time knocking him out. Norbert's anger swiftly escalated. I should have been watching him more closely! Darn it!! Before he could even get Rizen into the air again, dark energy pummelled the birdlike creature and destroyed it. He was glad it was dead. He wasn't glad that he hadn't been able to tear its spine out and crush its skull like a hard-shelled insect with the sole of his heel. His eyes locked onto another of the bird creatures. This one was his target now.

OoC: Roy, Valter stopping Bert from acting on his anger is encouraged.

Edited July 29, 2011 by Mercakete

[Rothene]

Ranyin's feeling of triumph was short lived as the remaining harpy was clever in picking its prey as it chose out of three potential targets, none other than him, for he had cast his fortune to the winds with his use of magic, thus he had to pay the hefty price. There was too little room to maneuver while sitting on Riz, as if destiny meant him to be caught at that very moment. As the Kigenese mage was knocked off the pegasus's back, the last thing Ranyin saw before the pain of hitting the ground caused his consciousness to wander, was Bert's failed attempt to grab onto his attacker. Darn, you should've reached hig...THUD!!!

Edited July 28, 2011 by Rothkitty

[Snowy_One]

From behind the lines, Robin had been taking her time. She wasn't being idle, or wasting time lining up a perfect shot, she simply was waiting for a clear, non-lethal shot at her target. Was it even worth it, trying to take down beasts such as this without killing them? After all, they were clearly animals, if even that. She shook her head as she focused again on her target. Even if they were animals, she had waited too long for this shot to consider changing her target now. She looked at one the harpies, aiming for her shoulderblade, then loosed her arrow!

Robin shoots at Harpy D 2, 2, 3! Hit! Robin deals 7 damage (7 SKL + 2 roll - 2 defense!) to harpy D! No counters due to ranged weapon.

[Snowy_One]

From behind the lines, Robin had been taking her time. She wasn't being idle, or wasting time lining up a perfect shot, she simply was waiting for a clear, non-lethal shot at her target. Was it even worth it, trying to take down beasts such as this without killing them? After all, they were clearly animals, if even that. She shook her head as she focused again on her target. Even if they were animals, she had waited too long for this shot to consider changing her target now. She looked at one the harpies, aiming for her shoulderblade, then loosed her arrow!

Robin shoots at Harpy D 2, 2, 3! http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3126894/ Hit! Robin deals 7 damage (7 SKL + 2 roll - 2 defense!) to harpy D! No counters due to ranged weapon.

Edit: The harpy then turned around and mauled Robin with a whirlwind of hot air. Rawrrawr.

5, 6, 5http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3126894/ Robin takes 8 damage! (3 MAG + 6 roll - 1 RES = 8) Robin HP 1/9

Edited July 28, 2011 by Snowy_One

[roymbrog]

“Ranyin!” Valter shouted as the mage met the ground a few feet away. Damn, those bird things were fast. One of the party’s magic user managed to take out his attacker, but the bowman had a feeling that would make things worse for the Pegasus knight. His suspicions were confirmed when he saw Bert glaring murderously one of the other winged creatures. There was no way he could escape an encounter unscathed, much less put a hit on the thing. He put a bolt through it before his teammate could do anything reckless.

2 turns of stimulant left

Valter’s roll: 6, 5, 1

7 + 6 = 13 – 9 = HIT

7 + 5 = 12 – 2 = 10 DMG

Harpy D’s HP: 0/9

Valter’s HP: 12/12

+10 points due to level difference~ (Valter, Bert, Ranyin)

“Don’t attack the birds, Bert, get Ranyin off the ground!” The half-eaten corpses of mercenaries had not escaped his attention. If these monsters had a taste for human flesh, it would be unwise to leave anyone unconscious out in the open.

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Despite the situation, Synthia smiled at how ineffectual the attack against her defender was. If he was protecting her this whole battle, she could stand to be a little more reckless herself. Considering that the most wounded (conscious) person on the field was directly battling fallen, she needed that.

Skirting the edge of the monster horde, she ran until she was close enough to heal and held out her staff towards the mercenary. It would be no good to let their meat shields die, after all. She shuddered to think what would happen if the fallen went directly after Raquel’s group.

Heals 9 HP

Kai’s HP: 28/36