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[The Nonexistent Tazz]

Seymore's swift headcount of the remaining enemies made him feel like this was *almost* over, but not quite. He moves to R11 and attacks the Knight.

[rustytengo]

 "Let's take out that Swordsman in the trees." Kris quietly says to Dulcie before moving into the trees to do as such. 

 

Kris moves to P17 and bonks the Merc

[rokubiraijuu]

Seymore's hatchet strikes true, even if it doesn't do much more than lightly dent the armor.

Spoiler

(Seymore is feeling a measure of guilt!)
(Knight 4 is armoured!)

 

Seymore:
Attack: 3
Hit: 87%
Crit: 0%

 

Knight 4:
Attack: --
Hit: --
Crit: --

 

Seymore's attack, 29, hit!

 

Knight 4 takes 3 damage!

 

Kris lashes out at the swordsman, dealing a solid blow. He tries to retaliate, but she proves too elusive among the trees.

Spoiler

(Kris is affected by charisma!)
(Kris is in trees!)
(Merc 6 is on a hill!)

 

Kris:
Attack: 6
Hit: 80%
Crit: 0%

 

Merc 6:
Attack: 7
Hit: 54%
Crit: 0%

 

Kris' attack, 9, hit!
(Weapon Saver, 75)
Merc 6's counterattack, 94, miss!

 

Merc 6 takes 6 damage!

 

Cheat Sheet:

Spoiler

Enemies: Location, Health, Weapons
Fighter 1 (N10) : (17/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 2 (M10) : (23/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 3 (O13): (3/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 4 (P6) : (13/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 5 (K13) : (9/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 6 (M15) : (15/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 7 (AA13) : (16/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 8 (V18) : (12/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Archer 1 (L11) : (3/20) Iron Bow (42/45)
Archer 2 (P7) : (20/20) Iron Bow (43/45)
Archer 3 (Y8) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 4 (N16) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 5 (O15) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 6 (V14) : (4/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 7 (AB18) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Mercenary 1 (L10) : (21/21) Iron Sword (44/45)
Mercenary 2 (P11) : (4/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 3 (M4) : (3/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 4 (O6) : (5/21) Iron Sword (43/45)
Mercenary 5 (F27) : (21/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 6 (F27) : (4/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Soldier 1 (O7) : (3/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 2 (W9) : (17/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 3 (L14) : (7/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Soldier 4 (N15) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 5 (W13) : (17/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 6 (AA19) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Sharon (N15) : (17/24) Sigrut (43/45)
Knight 1 (V13) : (8/23) Iron Sword (45/45)
Knight 2 (AB13) : (3/23) Iron Lance (45/45) (Droppable)
Knight 3 (V19) : (0/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Knight 4 (AB19) : (20/23) Iron Greatbow (40/40)
Cavalier 1 (L11) : (12/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Cavalier 2 (J14) : (22/22) Iron Sword (40/40)
Cavalier 3 (L10) : (6/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Cavalier 4 (M12) : (11/22) Iron Sword (44/45), Vulnerary (3/3) (Droppable)
Cavalier 5 (V10) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Cavalier 6 (W11) : (14/22) Iron Sword (40/40)
Cavalier 7 (U12) : (1/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Cavalier 8 (V11) : (5/22) Iron Sword (45/45), Vulnerary (3/3) (Droppable)
Futch (Y16) : (25/25) Muramasa (45/45), Hatchet (35/35)E

Players: Location, Health, Weapons
Argos (Q16) : (15/21) Wooden Sword (40/50)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Kerr (Q14) : (0/20) Slim Lance (28/35)E, Vulnerary (1/3) Downed 2/3
Kris (P17) : (16/18) Iron Knife (37/45)E, Vulnerary (3/3), Vulnerary (3/3)
Seymore (R11) : (21/23) Hatchet (25/35)E, Iron Lance (44/45), Vulnerary (3/3)
Naomi (P14) : (12/18) Lightning (31/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Michi (P15) : (17/20) Fire (31/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Ceridwen (Q13) : (13/20) Slim Lance (28/35)E, Vulnerary (2/3) Dismounted
Fallon (P16) : (17/19) Worm (31/40)E, Vulnerary (2/3)
Dulcibella (O16) : (5/18) Training Bow (37/40)E, Vulnerary (1/3)
Rhian (R15) : (0/23) Wooden Greatbow (32/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3) Downed 3/3
Verden (Q15) : (15/16) Heal (21/30)E, Vulnerary (3/3)

 

NPCs: Location, Health, Weapons
Johanna (R12) : (11/23) Iron Axe (24/45)E, Hatchet (35/35), Vulnerary (2/3) Dismounted
 
EXP Tracker: 49/100

 

[Powder Miner]

Ceridwen turned to see Johanna, who appeared to be in a bit of trouble, and immediately resolved to help her out.

"I'll help you out, Johanna!"

And immediately Ceridwen ran on over towards her superior officer, shields scraping against the rest of her armor, and thrusted at the archer who had hit her fellow Dragon Knight.

S12, stab the Archer!

[Aurorix]

"Heh, come on boss, you can't let these fools slow you down!." Argos said following behind Ceridwen and taking an over head swing down upon the axe wielder. 

 

Argos moves to Q13 and smacks Fighter

[rokubiraijuu]

Ceridwen's lance strikes the archer, staggering him.

Spoiler

Ceridwen:
Attack: 8
Hit: 89%
Crit: 6%

 

Archer 7:
Attack: --
Hit: --
Crit: --
 
Ceridwen's attack, 89, hit!

 

Archer 7 takes 8 damage!

 

Argos goes to face down the other fighter. This time, he's able to swiftly outmaneuver the axe swing and counter with a finishing blow of his own, dropping the axeman out of the fight.

Spoiler

(Argos has the advantage!)
(Argos is affected by charisma!)
(Argos will attack twice!)

 

Argos:
Attack: 12
Hit: 100%
Crit: 2%

 

Fighter 7:
Attack: 10
Hit: 39%
Crit: 0%
 
Argos' attack, autohit!
Fighter 7's attack, 74, miss!
Argos's attack, autohit!

 

Fighter 7 is defeated with 24 damage!

 

Johanna colors at Argos' good-natured comment, and gives a tentative smile. "Right, of course." Her smile widens a bit as she watches him soundly defeat the fighter, recalling his mishap from earlier. "Hehe, maybe I shouldn't have said anything that time. I probably distracted you."

 

Cheat Sheet:

Spoiler

Enemies: Location, Health, Weapons
Fighter 1 (N10) : (17/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 2 (M10) : (23/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 3 (O13): (3/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 4 (P6) : (13/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 5 (K13) : (9/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 6 (M15) : (15/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 7 (AA13) : (16/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 8 (V18) : (12/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Archer 1 (L11) : (3/20) Iron Bow (42/45)
Archer 2 (P7) : (20/20) Iron Bow (43/45)
Archer 3 (Y8) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 4 (N16) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 5 (O15) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 6 (V14) : (4/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 7 (AB18) : (12/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Mercenary 1 (L10) : (21/21) Iron Sword (44/45)
Mercenary 2 (P11) : (4/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 3 (M4) : (3/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 4 (O6) : (5/21) Iron Sword (43/45)
Mercenary 5 (F27) : (21/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 6 (F27) : (4/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Soldier 1 (O7) : (3/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 2 (W9) : (17/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 3 (L14) : (7/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Soldier 4 (N15) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 5 (W13) : (17/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 6 (AA19) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Sharon (N15) : (17/24) Sigrut (43/45)
Knight 1 (V13) : (8/23) Iron Sword (45/45)
Knight 2 (AB13) : (3/23) Iron Lance (45/45) (Droppable)
Knight 3 (V19) : (0/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Knight 4 (AB19) : (20/23) Iron Greatbow (40/40)
Cavalier 1 (L11) : (12/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Cavalier 2 (J14) : (22/22) Iron Sword (40/40)
Cavalier 3 (L10) : (6/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Cavalier 4 (M12) : (11/22) Iron Sword (44/45), Vulnerary (3/3) (Droppable)
Cavalier 5 (V10) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Cavalier 6 (W11) : (14/22) Iron Sword (40/40)
Cavalier 7 (U12) : (1/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Cavalier 8 (V11) : (5/22) Iron Sword (45/45), Vulnerary (3/3) (Droppable)
Futch (Y16) : (25/25) Muramasa (45/45), Hatchet (35/35)E

Players: Location, Health, Weapons
Argos (Q13) : (15/21) Wooden Sword (38/50)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Kerr (Q14) : (0/20) Slim Lance (28/35)E, Vulnerary (1/3) Downed 2/3
Kris (P17) : (16/18) Iron Knife (37/45)E, Vulnerary (3/3), Vulnerary (3/3)
Seymore (R11) : (21/23) Hatchet (25/35)E, Iron Lance (44/45), Vulnerary (3/3)
Naomi (P14) : (12/18) Lightning (31/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Michi (P15) : (17/20) Fire (31/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Ceridwen (S12) : (13/20) Slim Lance (27/35)E, Vulnerary (2/3) Dismounted
Fallon (P16) : (17/19) Worm (31/40)E, Vulnerary (2/3)
Dulcibella (O16) : (5/18) Training Bow (37/40)E, Vulnerary (1/3)
Rhian (R15) : (0/23) Wooden Greatbow (32/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3) Downed 3/3
Verden (Q15) : (15/16) Heal (21/30)E, Vulnerary (3/3)

 

NPCs: Location, Health, Weapons
Johanna (R12) : (11/23) Iron Axe (24/45)E, Hatchet (35/35), Vulnerary (2/3) Dismounted
 
EXP Tracker: 56/100

 

[Pyon Pyon Kyuu!~]

Hit the Soldier

[BlueCalibri]

Verden seems to be watching the others going through the motions for now, feeling safe to move thanks to the ranged threats having been taken out, and so he moves himself around to stand over on the hill at R16. Once there, he's finally got enough height to see what's going on elsewhere...

 

"Hmm, I see... So these are the last few people left. Good. I suppose we won't have to spend much more time on this."

 

There's a pause. He turns to face Rhian, having picked up on her having been knocked into the grass earlier.

 

"I did suspect that would happen... It would be a shame for the battle to finish with you sitting down there like that. A shame much unbefitting of someone like yourself, given those earlier shots you made, surely? So... Up you get."

 

He casts a Heal onto Rhian to help get her back into the condition to stand, moving in close enough to offer her a hand up in case she needs it, as well as a somewhat less helpful good-natured smile. It's pretty clear that the running around has exhausted him somewhat, not that it'll have any major consequence thanks to being in the closing stages of the practice skirmish.

[Aurorix]

"W-what? Me? Get distracted? Nah, never. Like I said before it was all part of the plan! Heh, heh, heh..." The lad said getting flustered once more scratching the back of neck and his cheeks seemingly growing a shade pinker. Obviously the boy is not very good at concealing his emotions.  "Ahem, well, lets focus on mopping up the rest of these clowns. Shall we?" He then faced off in a different direction, embarrassed and trying not to make eye contact. 

[rokubiraijuu]

(...)

Spoiler

(Naomi is shining bright!)
(Naomi is affected by charisma!)

 

Naomi:
Attack: 10
Hit: 100%
Crit: 18%

 

Soldier 6:
Attack: --
Hit: --
Crit: --
 
Naomi's attack, autohit! (9, crit!)

(Luna, 11, Naomi does an additional 0 damage!)

 

Soldier 6 is defeated with a devastating 30 damage!

Naomi's uncontrollable power self-inflicts 5 damage!

 

Cheat Sheet:

Spoiler

Enemies: Location, Health, Weapons
Fighter 1 (N10) : (17/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 2 (M10) : (23/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 3 (O13): (3/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 4 (P6) : (13/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 5 (K13) : (9/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 6 (M15) : (15/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 7 (AA13) : (16/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 8 (V18) : (12/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Archer 1 (L11) : (3/20) Iron Bow (42/45)
Archer 2 (P7) : (20/20) Iron Bow (43/45)
Archer 3 (Y8) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 4 (N16) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 5 (O15) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 6 (V14) : (4/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 7 (AB18) : (12/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Mercenary 1 (L10) : (21/21) Iron Sword (44/45)
Mercenary 2 (P11) : (4/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 3 (M4) : (3/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 4 (O6) : (5/21) Iron Sword (43/45)
Mercenary 5 (F27) : (21/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 6 (F27) : (4/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Soldier 1 (O7) : (3/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 2 (W9) : (17/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 3 (L14) : (7/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Soldier 4 (N15) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 5 (W13) : (17/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 6 (AA19) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Sharon (N15) : (17/24) Sigrut (43/45)
Knight 1 (V13) : (8/23) Iron Sword (45/45)
Knight 2 (AB13) : (3/23) Iron Lance (45/45) (Droppable)
Knight 3 (V19) : (0/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Knight 4 (AB19) : (20/23) Iron Greatbow (40/40)
Cavalier 1 (L11) : (12/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Cavalier 2 (J14) : (22/22) Iron Sword (40/40)
Cavalier 3 (L10) : (6/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Cavalier 4 (M12) : (11/22) Iron Sword (44/45), Vulnerary (3/3) (Droppable)
Cavalier 5 (V10) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Cavalier 6 (W11) : (14/22) Iron Sword (40/40)
Cavalier 7 (U12) : (1/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Cavalier 8 (V11) : (5/22) Iron Sword (45/45), Vulnerary (3/3) (Droppable)
Futch (Y16) : (25/25) Muramasa (45/45), Hatchet (35/35)E

Players: Location, Health, Weapons
Argos (Q13) : (15/21) Wooden Sword (38/50)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Kerr (Q14) : (0/20) Slim Lance (28/35)E, Vulnerary (1/3) Downed 2/3
Kris (P17) : (16/18) Iron Knife (37/45)E, Vulnerary (3/3), Vulnerary (3/3)
Seymore (R11) : (21/23) Hatchet (25/35)E, Iron Lance (44/45), Vulnerary (3/3)
Naomi (P14) : (7/18) Lightning (30/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Michi (P15) : (17/20) Fire (31/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Ceridwen (S12) : (13/20) Slim Lance (27/35)E, Vulnerary (2/3) Dismounted
Fallon (P16) : (17/19) Worm (31/40)E, Vulnerary (2/3)
Dulcibella (O16) : (5/18) Training Bow (37/40)E, Vulnerary (1/3)
Rhian (R15) : (7/23) Wooden Greatbow (32/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Verden (R16) : (15/16) Heal (20/30)E, Vulnerary (3/3)

 

NPCs: Location, Health, Weapons
Johanna (R12) : (11/23) Iron Axe (24/45)E, Hatchet (35/35), Vulnerary (2/3) Dismounted
 
EXP Tracker: 63/100

 

[Powder Miner]

Ceridwen winced as Naomi worked her magic on another one of the "enemy" soldiers, but then something clicked in her head -- watching Naomi blast someone with a distressing amount of overkill reminded her of someone else she'd seen on the receiving end, and Ceridwen moved her hands to cup around her mouth and shouted Futch's way.

"Hey, Futch! You should go check on Sharon, our light mage hit her about that hard and I think she's okay but you should go look!"

[krim]

"Time to finish this."  Fallon said to no one in particular.

 

R14, Knockout Archer

[Pyon Pyon Kyuu!~]

"Here it comes again!" Naomi squealed. This time, as circles and symbols of magic surrounded her she spun her arms around with her hands in a cup, gathering all of the energy close in front of her. When it was a ball the size of her head, she squeezed it tight turning it smaller and smaller in turn burning her hands even worse than she had before. After she was done, the previously raging ball of destructive light was smaller than her hands. She opened her hand revealing a small butterfly, made of pure light magic. "Fly little butterfly, fly free!" The butterfly flew towards the soldier, fluttering slowly. As it reached the soldier it exploded, releasing all of the energy used to create it in a brilliant and fantastical light show. She grinned uncontrollably, putting her hands behind her head. "This training is going to be over way too soon, I wanted to have more fun."

[ElfCollaborator]

S-14, hold

[rokubiraijuu]

Fallon's dark magic makes short work of the rest of the archer's strength, and he lays down his bow in surrender.

Spoiler

(Fallon has a commander's intuition!)
(Fallon is affected by charisma!)

 

Fallon:
Attack: 12
Hit: 100%
Crit: 6%

 

Archer 7:
Attack: 7
Hit: 72%
Crit: 0%
 
Fallon's attack, autohit!

 

Archer 7 is defeated with 12 damage!

 

Cheat Sheet:

Spoiler

Enemies: Location, Health, Weapons
Fighter 1 (N10) : (17/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 2 (M10) : (23/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 3 (O13): (3/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 4 (P6) : (13/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 5 (K13) : (9/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 6 (M15) : (15/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 7 (AA13) : (16/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 8 (V18) : (12/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Archer 1 (L11) : (3/20) Iron Bow (42/45)
Archer 2 (P7) : (20/20) Iron Bow (43/45)
Archer 3 (Y8) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 4 (N16) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 5 (O15) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 6 (V14) : (4/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 7 (AB18) : (12/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Mercenary 1 (L10) : (21/21) Iron Sword (44/45)
Mercenary 2 (P11) : (4/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 3 (M4) : (3/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 4 (O6) : (5/21) Iron Sword (43/45)
Mercenary 5 (F27) : (21/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 6 (F27) : (4/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Soldier 1 (O7) : (3/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 2 (W9) : (17/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 3 (L14) : (7/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Soldier 4 (N15) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 5 (W13) : (17/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 6 (AA19) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Sharon (N15) : (17/24) Sigrut (43/45)
Knight 1 (V13) : (8/23) Iron Sword (45/45)
Knight 2 (AB13) : (3/23) Iron Lance (45/45) (Droppable)
Knight 3 (V19) : (0/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Knight 4 (AB19) : (20/23) Iron Greatbow (40/40)
Cavalier 1 (L11) : (12/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Cavalier 2 (J14) : (22/22) Iron Sword (40/40)
Cavalier 3 (L10) : (6/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Cavalier 4 (M12) : (11/22) Iron Sword (44/45), Vulnerary (3/3) (Droppable)
Cavalier 5 (V10) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Cavalier 6 (W11) : (14/22) Iron Sword (40/40)
Cavalier 7 (U12) : (1/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Cavalier 8 (V11) : (5/22) Iron Sword (45/45), Vulnerary (3/3) (Droppable)
Futch (Y16) : (25/25) Muramasa (45/45), Hatchet (35/35)E

Players: Location, Health, Weapons
Argos (Q13) : (15/21) Wooden Sword (38/50)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Kerr (Q14) : (0/20) Slim Lance (28/35)E, Vulnerary (1/3) Downed 2/3
Kris (P17) : (16/18) Iron Knife (37/45)E, Vulnerary (3/3), Vulnerary (3/3)
Seymore (R11) : (21/23) Hatchet (25/35)E, Iron Lance (44/45), Vulnerary (3/3)
Naomi (P14) : (7/18) Lightning (30/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Michi (S14) : (17/20) Fire (31/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Ceridwen (S12) : (13/20) Slim Lance (27/35)E, Vulnerary (2/3) Dismounted
Fallon (R14) : (17/19) Worm (30/40)E, Vulnerary (2/3)
Dulcibella (O16) : (5/18) Training Bow (37/40)E, Vulnerary (1/3)
Rhian (R15) : (7/23) Wooden Greatbow (32/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Verden (R16) : (15/16) Heal (20/30)E, Vulnerary (3/3)

 

NPCs: Location, Health, Weapons
Johanna (R12) : (11/23) Iron Axe (24/45)E, Hatchet (35/35), Vulnerary (2/3) Dismounted
 
EXP Tracker: 68/100

 

[Sentient Bowtie]

Dulcie moves to [O, 17] and shoots the Mercenary.

[rokubiraijuu]

A clean shot from Dulcie's bow is enough to send the swordsman tumbling off the hill.

Spoiler

(Merc 6 is on a hill!)

 

Dulcibella:
Attack: 6
Hit: 75%
Crit: 7%

 

Merc 6:
Attack: --
Hit: --
Crit: --
 
Dulcibella's attack, 47, hit!

 

Merc 6 is defeated with 6 damage!

 

Just having finished picking himself off the ground from where Rhian's powerful bolt had launched him right out of the saddle and rearranging where the impact had dented his breastplate, Futch looks up at the call of his name and frowns at Ceridwen's warning.

 

"Sharon...?" His brow furrows, concern growing in his voice. "She wasn't supposed to—"

 

"There you are, Futch!! Ugh, making someone really do the run-around looking for where you went, huh?"

 

At the sight of the disheveled and roughed-up — but no less energetic — apprentice jogging through the trees towards him, some of the tension leaves Futch's shoulders, and he sighs heavily. "Looking for me? Sharon..." He trails off tersely, fully aware of being within earshot of the others. "...We're going to talk about this, later."

 

Ignoring her offended pout and attempts to protest, he turns and waves for the remaining men to stand down. "Training is concluded! You all did well." He turns to the members of the Allied Guard with an approving smile as the remainder lower their weapons and the tension of battle -- even if only staged -- lifts from the air, replaced with friendly relief. "It seems like you all know what you're doing. It was an honor to test that firsthand."

 

"I helped too! Don't think you can just forget about what I did!"

 

"Sharon, I need you to go and assist anyone who's been injured. And if I hear that you've run off to play hooky again—"

 

"Yeah, yeah... ugh, boring..." As she huffily pivots on her heel and stalks off to do as told, Futch can only watch her go with the beginnings of a headache.

 

[ VICTORY ]

 

Final Results:

Spoiler

Enemies: Location, Health, Weapons
Fighter 1 (N10) : (17/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 2 (M10) : (23/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 3 (O13): (3/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 4 (P6) : (13/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 5 (K13) : (9/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 6 (M15) : (15/23) Iron Axe (44/45)
Fighter 7 (AA13) : (16/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Fighter 8 (V18) : (12/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Archer 1 (L11) : (3/20) Iron Bow (42/45)
Archer 2 (P7) : (20/20) Iron Bow (43/45)
Archer 3 (Y8) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 4 (N16) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 5 (O15) : (20/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 6 (V14) : (4/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Archer 7 (AB18) : (12/20) Iron Bow (45/45)
Mercenary 1 (L10) : (21/21) Iron Sword (44/45)
Mercenary 2 (P11) : (4/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 3 (M4) : (3/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 4 (O6) : (5/21) Iron Sword (43/45)
Mercenary 5 (F27) : (21/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Mercenary 6 (F27) : (4/21) Iron Sword (45/45)
Soldier 1 (O7) : (3/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 2 (W9) : (17/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 3 (L14) : (7/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Soldier 4 (N15) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 5 (W13) : (17/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Soldier 6 (AA19) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Sharon (N15) : (17/24) Sigrut (43/45)
Knight 1 (V13) : (8/23) Iron Sword (45/45)
Knight 2 (AB13) : (3/23) Iron Lance (45/45) (Droppable)
Knight 3 (V19) : (0/23) Iron Axe (45/45)
Knight 4 (AB19) : (20/23) Iron Greatbow (40/40)
Cavalier 1 (L11) : (12/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Cavalier 2 (J14) : (22/22) Iron Sword (40/40)
Cavalier 3 (L10) : (6/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Cavalier 4 (M12) : (11/22) Iron Sword (44/45), Vulnerary (3/3) (Droppable)
Cavalier 5 (V10) : (22/22) Iron Lance (45/45)
Cavalier 6 (W11) : (14/22) Iron Sword (40/40)
Cavalier 7 (U12) : (1/22) Iron Lance (44/45)
Cavalier 8 (V11) : (5/22) Iron Sword (45/45), Vulnerary (3/3) (Droppable)
Futch (Y16) : (25/25) Muramasa (45/45), Hatchet (35/35)E

Players: Location, Health, Weapons
Argos (Q13) : (15/22) Wooden Sword (38/50)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Kerr (Q14) : (0/20) Slim Lance (28/35)E, Vulnerary (1/3) Downed 2/3
Kris (P17) : (16/19) Iron Knife (37/45)E, Vulnerary (3/3), Vulnerary (3/3)
Seymore (R11) : (21/24) Hatchet (25/35)E, Iron Lance (44/45), Vulnerary (3/3)
Naomi (P14) : (7/18) Lightning (30/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Michi (S14) : (17/21) Fire (31/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Ceridwen (S12) : (13/21) Slim Lance (27/35)E, Vulnerary (2/3) Dismounted
Fallon (R14) : (17/20) Worm (30/40)E, Vulnerary (2/3)
Dulcibella (O17) : (5/18) Training Bow (36/40)E, Vulnerary (1/3)
Rhian (R15) : (7/23) Wooden Greatbow (32/40)E, Vulnerary (3/3)
Verden (R16) : (15/17) Heal (20/30)E, Vulnerary (3/3)

 

NPCs: Location, Health, Weapons
Johanna (R12) : (11/23) Iron Axe (24/45)E, Hatchet (35/35), Vulnerary (2/3) Dismounted
 
EXP Tracker: 73/100 + free 27/100, Level Up!

 

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"So what was so important you pulled me from the training, Farrimond? You know this mock battle was crucial to evaluating the state of the Allied Guard, and of Johanna as its acting commander."

 

"I'm sorry, Captain—" At Joshua's weary hand-wave, he corrects himself and adopts a more personal tone, "—...Joshua. Milia and I received disturbing reports of movement at the base of the mountains near the Fogwood. These aren't the ordinary comings and goings of local bandits. We couldn't make out their identity, but these men were moving with practiced purpose a ways south of the fort."

 

For a few seconds, Joshua studies Farrimond's expression, then frowns and looks down in thought. "Coming from you, this must be something you think may be serious."

 

"I don't want to jump to conclusions... but you know I wouldn't distract you if it were trivial. What would you have me do? I can investigate further when the fog lifts."

 

"...No. We'll proceed as we've trained. I want you to secure the Goya area, and I will speak with Milia and hear what she has to say. Send in Gareth to me. I will have him fly down under cover of nightfall to find out what's going on."

 

"Sir."

 

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A couple of hours after the conclusion of the training battle, both Allied Guard and the mixed Calissian-Knight forces have collected in the even, rolling meadows just beyond Antei's walls. The alabaster gates to the city stand nearby as men and women rest from the morning's work, having sectioned off naturally into small groups of comrades and friends to free themselves of heavy armor, nurse bruises, tend horses, and chat with those around them amidst the waves of grass rippling in the afternoon breeze.

 

"Lunch is served! By the generosity of the Antei mayor."

 

Johanna comes down the path to join the rest of the Allied Guard, pulling a cart behind her filled with various grains, fruits, and salted meats and vegetables well-known in this area of southern Caliss, along with satchels and cases of water, light spirits, and flavored drinks. Around the makeshift camp, other soldiers are also receiving deliveries of a similar kind.

 

She selects a few items for herself, then retires off to the side, a little ways away from the rest of the group, to rest against Idriss' side. With the heaviest parts of her plate removed, she looks smaller than she had during the battle, the commanding lines of her face softened out. As she breaks off a piece of dark bread and exhales, sinking against Idriss' scaly side, she seems to be unloading some invisible burden.

 

Not far away, Futch and Sharon also stand. She scuffs the grass with the toe of her boot, looking rather put out, clearly being scolded by her mentor, though his exact words are inaudible from the distance. Bright rests beside his rider, enjoying a bucket of choice cuts of raw meat.

 

[ INTERLUDE START. Johanna, Futch, and Sharon are interact-able. ]

[Aurorix]

"Hmph, did you all really think you had a chance against us!?" He points his sword towards the regrouping men before twirling it around like a pin wheel in a strong breeze. He then tossed his still spinning sword in the air before catching it and having it rest on his shoulder.

 

"AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Thee boy let out roaring laughter in victory.  "Looks like those weeks of practicing that victory pose are finally paying off. But damn does that make my wrist hurt..."

 

~~~~~

Argos filled his plate with a whole bunch of fruits, vegetables and huge slice of meat. He then grabbed a huge mug of one of the flavored drinks. One could say the boy's appetite could be proportional to how loud he gets. Looking around for a place to sit he notices something off. Yea, Johanna went off by herself with her wyvern. What a party pooper. He can not stand idly by while their commander of all people sits alone by herself! So with his huge plate of food and large mug he made his way over towards the lass.

 

"Having fun going off in your own little corner? Hope you have room for one more because I ain't letting you eat alone." He then plops himself down on the grass near the dragon knight before giving a smile then shoving a big piece of fruit down his mouth.

[Pyon Pyon Kyuu!~]

First order of business Naomi had to get her hand bandaged. Explaining to the medic that her wounds were 100% self inflicted was a bit awkward, but Naomi powered through it. Second order of business with her hand ready to go, food! She filled her plate with grains, vegetables and a lot of fruits. And a large cup of water to wash it all down. She finds a spot near the edge of the gathered people, and begins to devour her plate, one humongous bite at a time. 

[Powder Miner]

The red-headed Dragon Knight looked less bulky now than she had during the battle, seeing as the shields of her armor were currently stored within Ynddi's saddlebag, but unlike her commanding officer that isn't to say she looked much smaller; Ceridwen was, after all, an exceptionally tall woman, standing at five foot ten. She immediately went for some of the particularly sweet fruits on the cart and plopped a few of them onto a plate, only grabbing a couple of pieces of meat as an afterthought, remembering the many times her mentor had gently chided her for paying more attention to her sweet tooth than to her nutrition. She grabbed a second plate, then, and piled this one high with meat -- this plate wasn't for her, see. She held one plate in each hand, and considered where to go from there.

"Hmmmm... why don't I go check on Sharon? Well, I guess she looked fine, but... ehhh..."

 

So she walked in the direction of Futch and his apprentice, holding the plate of meat out slightly... where Ynddi happily trotted out and began to scarf up the meat off of the plate even as they walked. She saw that Futch was giving Sharon a chewing out that was no doubt deserved, and she faltered for a moment. Ceridwen didn't want to interrupt something like that unless welcomed over, so she wasn't going to call out, but she couldn't exactly give much of a nonverbal indication of her approach with two plates in her hands.

 

And then Ynddi promptly grabbed the meat plate, which he had already emptied, grabbed the plate in his jaws, and casually took it from Ceridwen, trotting over to return it near the cart.

"Oh. Yeah, that'd do it!"

With that obstacle out of the way, she gave Futch a hesitant wave to see if he signalled it being okay for her to come over or not.

[Chevaleresse]

Rhian was settled with a plate of seemingly entirely meat, except for one almost sad-looking bit of broccoli wedged between two pieces of jerky. She was sitting cross-legged a small distance away from the bulk of the group, occasionally glancing in the direction of Sharon. A part of her was tempted to chime in, but she figured the apprentice was getting enough of an ass-chewing, and whatever she had to say back was just going to piss Rhian off. Not that it was a difficult or unusual thing to do so, but she didn't deliberately seek out things to get mad at. 

 

Much like many of the other armored individuals in the group, she had the heavier parts of her plate removed, but rather than being stowed they were strewn about in front of her along with a set of small tools and bits of spare leather. She muttered to herself about the fits of the plates never being quite right, and something about pinching as she fiddled with a pauldron, gnawing at a strip of beef that looked dangerously similar to what she was using to adjust the fit of the piece of armor.

[Swordstar]

Spear resting against his shoulder, tossing an apple up and down with the other hand, Kerr strolled up behind Rhian, peering over her shoulder. Interesting.

 

"Hmm, don't they usually make sure everything fits before they send someone off into battle? Or did you rush off before they could do it all? Only other option I can think of is that the armor is for someone else and either given or stolen... But surely you wouldn't steal something. So it must be a gift or just poorly handled by the armor maker. So, which is it?"

Edited August 16, 2018 by Swordstar

[Chevaleresse]

Rhian continued working for a moment without responding to Kerr's appearance outside of a stray glance. She set her tool down, pulled at one of the straps of the pauldron, hefted it by said strap, and then set it down with a mumbled word that might've been an expletive. This done, she turned her head slightly toward her visitor.

"Do you need something?" It was hard to tell if she was irritable or if that's just what her voice sounded like all the time. 

[Swordstar]

"Need is such a strong word... And you're asking so generally! I need lots of things. This apple, for instance, I need because I need food. That being said, I could substitute it with something else fairly easily and still have the same end result. I need the air I'm breathing. Though I suppose if I end up getting a fist to the throat it will be somewhat harder to get that air..."

 

He paused as if seriously considering this for a second before giving a shrug and continuing.

 

"But to answer what you were really asking, no I don't need anything from you. I was simply curious as to why one would isolate themselves from the rest of their group, especially right after a successful battle. Even if that battle was a mock one. It's not the best way to make friends. Though I suppose you're not really here to make friends, are you? I guess the real reason I'm here is you intrigue me."

 

With that, he sat down next to her, taking a large bite out of his apple as he did.

[Chevaleresse]

Rhian sighed audibly, clearly not amused by Kerr's goings on. Her expression shifted from annoyed to slightly less annoyed when he actually got around to answering the question, then shifted back as he finished speaking. She didn't move away from him - she wasn't about to leave her work behind or put the effort into gathering it up. 

"I have work to do. It's not that intriguing." She gestured at the bits of metal strewn about in front of her. What was he getting at, anyway? As he'd pointed out, he already knew she wasn't here to socialize. She mostly wanted to fix her armor and try to distract herself from how sore she was.