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((Aww, I was looking forward to us going in as a team here. Phaing's hair-trigger temperament is going to be a serious plus here... that won't always be the case, as you can imagine.Lief wrote:((Apologies again. Been super busy and worn out lately. Can't make any promises or ETAs on a post, just Soon™.))
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Phaing wrote: "Izzmatzin!"
Phaing wrote:Holding on to that chair just long enough to make certain that has caught fire, Phaing rises and with a spin and a grunt, throws it into the attacking mob in a high arc.
That ought to cause them a little anxiety.
The first pair of wolves leap out of the way of the way, intent on not being set ablaze. However, a third, much larger wolf stands his ground. The beat bats the flaming chair effortlessly out of the air, sending it flying across the room and bursting to splinters as it crashes into nearby table.Lief wrote:Elizabeth reacted as fast as the woman across from her, pushing her chair back and over as she stood to get it out of the way. She grabbed her bow in the same motion, knocking an arrow and drawing it back as the other woman cast a simple fire spell, aimed in the direction the bolt came from.
The arrow flies true and finds its mark on the leading wolf, striking just shy of his heart. Unfortunately, the arrow head fails to pierce fully through the beast’s armour. The wolf grunts and staggers with the blow, only to break the arrow off with his spare hand and continue to move forward behind his men.Lief wrote:When the rest of the wolves entered, Eliza took a single heartbeat to adjust her aim before loosing the arrow towards the one who had given the order.
The second arrow finds it’s mark firmly lodged in the raiders back, giving the innkeeper enough time to find a discarded knife and drive it through his attacker’s throat.Lief wrote:Wasting no time to see if it hit its mark or not, she knocked another arrow and shifted targets, drawing and loosing on another wolf, one bearing down on the innkeeper with an axe in hand.
Lief wrote:As the second arrow flew towards its target, Elizabeth took a moment to kick over their table, to create cover from the crossbowman she had yet to spot.
John, now towering Judah, grabs the leopard by the shoulder and jerks him back towards the recently upturned table. “What are you doing you idiot!? Get behind something before they fire anymore- Arrgh!”kiabugboy wrote:Judah was petrified at this realization, his face became paler than a snow and he was once again stuck silent, oblivious of the raiders pouring in and charging at him.
"I-i" he tried to help but was quickly pushed back by the basitin to safetyThe Rookie wrote: “What are you doing you idiot!? Get behind something before they fire anymore- Arrgh!”
Great... haven't even had time to get a room yet, and the place is going to burn down.The Rookie wrote:The first pair of wolves leap out of the way of the way, intent on not being set ablaze. However, a third, much larger wolf stands his ground. The beat bats the flaming chair effortlessly out of the air, sending it flying across the room and bursting to splinters as it crashes into nearby table.
Okay, there are certainly few options now than when there were six of them. Phaing hisses over her shoulder; "the stables" to the others.The Rookie wrote:On command, 8 raiders charge the table at once. 4 are armed with sword and shield, two with axes and the final two carry short spears.
Behind them, however, other raiders...
"If they're still there." Eliza replied coolly before the woman darted off.Phaing wrote:Okay, there are certainly few options now than when there were six of them. Phaing hisses over her shoulder; "the stables" to the others.
I love that your char is so cool-headed, that will be the perfect counter-balance for Phaing.Lief wrote:...
"If they're still there." Eliza replied coolly before the woman darted off.
Don't let anyone tell you that a Bodkin would go right through someone at this range. They would go in, but soldiers wear armor that covers their backs, as well. As long as your aim is good, you shouldn't have to worry about hitting the wrong people.Lief wrote:((Bodkin points are good at penetrating armor. They don't do as much damage as broadheads, though. Do with it what you will, Rook.))
The wolves rush in together, but one moves a tad faster than the others. He surprises the group but breaking into a sprint and outpacing his comrades significantly. He leaps over the upturned table and towards Judah.kiabugboy wrote:Just then, in the corner of his sight, he spotted one of the wolf attackers locking his target on him, the wolf started charging at him, shouting madly while frantically swinging his sword left and right
The surrounding tables and chairs close to the initial explosion of embers from where the chair struck the wall are starting to catch alight as well. However, it seems to be a very slow process as most wooden surfaces in the tavern are coated in flame retardant varnishes. It’s certainly be a while before the flames become a concern to anyone.Phaing wrote:Great... haven't even had time to get a room yet, and the place is going to burn down.
The wolf is disarmed (hehe) easily, he’d never expected such an attack and hadn’t seen the weapon until it had cleaved fully through his wrist.Phaing wrote:Oh, good, maybe this will surprise them. The Cloak certainly helps, there is so much cover in this room that there is almost too much of it ... and an archer is on our side that needs help.
Phaing waits until it is almost too late, one of the Wolves with an Ax is reaching for her when she explodes out of her crouch. Unsheathing her scimitar in the same motion, she aims to chop off that hand at the wrist with an upwards slash. The down-stroke is changed to a slash directed at knees of the Wolf standing next to the ax-man.
She makes it to a side door in no time, from there she can get outside and to the stables, but the feral wolf is hot on her heels. Swiping, biting and swinging with his bloodied stump. He’s not going to let her get away until he or she is dead.Phaing wrote:After that, its pure evasion, ducking and turning somersaults under tables, dashing between chairs and taking a swipe at any Wolfen that gets close enough. She takes a random path at first, unpredictable until she gets closer to a side-door or a window. If she can get to the stable she can get to her horse. Once mounted, she can attack twice as hard, and prove a thing or two to these warriors.
Two strike into the second swordswolf’s shield, while the third leaves a long deep gash along first spear man’s muzzle, having been a near miss.Lief wrote:Elizabeth loosed a total of three more arrows at their attackers as they charged, then ducked behind the table on the assumption that the crossbowman had reloaded.
John looks up, giving a flash of a smile as he clutches his wound. “It doesn’t hurt so bad when you don’t think about it.” While the wound isn't life threatening, it's certainly causing a bit of bleeding. If any one stops to check on him long enough, they can also see that John's starting to slip into an altered state of consciousness. Potentially from blood loss.Lief wrote:She was mostly correct, seeing as the Basitin had been hit in the shoulder by a crossbow bolt. She went over and briefly inspected the injury, finding it to be only a minor wound, she patted John on his good shoulder and stepped out again. This time on the other side of the table, near the foreign woman.
This time the wolf was too slow with his shield to block the arrow. He falls forward, the arrow pieced right though his lung, the momentum of his body causing him to skid across the floor towards the archer.Lief wrote:She drew her bow back, arrow already nocked, and waited until one of the charging wolves was just out of reach with his sword, then loosed.
The arrow catches the wolf in the forearm, wounding him, but not stopping him. His sword arm, while weakened, is still free to swing at Judah; and swing he does.Lief wrote:Some of the others seemed to be distracted by the foreigner's dash through the inn. Pivoting on her heel, Elizabeth nocked another arrow, drew, and loosed, this one aimed at the wolf charging the Snow Leopard. Then she took off after the foreigner, following her path.
(Nice touch)Lief wrote:Her fingers danced along the fletching of her arrows as she ran, until she found the one she was looking for. She quickly retrieved and nocked it, skidding to a halt at the same time. Bringing her bow up and drawing it back, she took several heartbeats to find her target and steady her aim before loosing the arrow. A bodkin arrow flew from her bow, flying once again for the wolf leader. She continued after the foreign woman before seeing if it connected with its intended target.
((Bodkin points are good at penetrating armor. They don't do as much damage as broadheads, though. Do with it what you will, Rook.))
This place is just full of surprises.She makes it to a side door in no time, from there she can get outside and to the stables, but the feral wolf is hot on her heels. Swiping, biting and swinging with his bloodied stump. He’s not going to let her get away until he or she is dead.
In a matter of seconds, the attacker would have swung his sword right at his neck and end him right there.The Rookie wrote:The wolves rush in together, but one moves a tad faster than the others. He surprises the group but breaking into a sprint and outpacing his comrades significantly. He leaps over the upturned table and towards Judah.
so I'll let all of you post first 
) Phaing’s lack of understanding of keidran almost proves fatal when the beast takes an upward swipe in her direction. Given his feral state, the wolf’s additionally enhanced senses were able to track where Phaing had hidden almost before he entered the room. It hard to trick a feral, and harder still to hide from one.Phaing wrote:She keeps going at a dead run, Phaing isn't the one that will be bleeding out soon. Ah... but not soon enough, its just not very far to this Inn's own stables. Fortunately, she took the time to see to her horse when she first arrived, and knows exactly where it is.
The plan is to dash into the stables, where it is probably darker, and with a leap and a strong heave flip herself up onto one of the overhead platforms where hay and other things are stored. A shelf will do in a pinch. Then, take a swipe at the head of the Wolf when he bursts in.
While the sight of a Feral Keidran can certainly be terrifying, Phaing does not know enough about Keidran to understand that yet. Moreover, he has a dagger... "... stupid mutt brought a knife to a sword fight!"
The wolf is taken entirely by surprise and comes crashing down to the ground with Elizabeth top of him, causing his dagger to miss its mark and tumble out of his hand.Lief wrote:Upon seeing the foreigner dash through a side door, with crazed and bloodied wolf hot on her tail, Eliza altered her course slightly, heading for a window that should be closer to the stables than the door- And with some luck allow her to ambush the foreigner's pursuit.
She spotted the foreigner dashing past the window just as she reached it, and used the table set up in front of it as a launch platform of sorts- Jumping onto it then diving through the window. If her timing was right, she should land on or bowl over the wolf.
From what you can see out the window you can tell this is no small attack. The party that attacked the tavern was merely a tiny fraction of the force that was massing outside.Phaing wrote:After that is done, the horn will probably be blowing, and Phaing will have to glance outside to see how much time is left. Can she saddle her horse, or will she have to go bareback?
Or is it too late to do anything but set her valuable horse free?
The wolf rises as quickly as he fell, promptly grabbing a the other swordwolf’s discarded blade. He underestimated his opponent, and refuses to make that mistake again.kiabugboy wrote:He grabbed the cross guard of the sword, pulling it away from his direction while at the same time placing his left foot on the Wolf's chest, and with one swift move he snatched the sword out of his hand, while using the same momentum, kicked the wolf back, sending him hurdling into a stack of barrels.
The blow came from the second spear wolf, who’d been forced to make do with a burning table leg after his commander disarmed him earlier. He’d flanked around to Judah’s right during his entanglement with the sword wolf and was attempting to catch the leopard off guard.kiabugboy wrote:Judah quickly flipped the sword around to grab it properly, with both hands close to his hips in a defending position, scanning for anymore threats.
Judah was about to dash back into the cover when suddenly, he felt a powerful wooden blow and was pushed back quite a distance.
Phaing won't hesitate, as usual. She jumps out of her perch and on the way down, she bring one booted foot down on top of the Wolfen head. An overhead chop with the scimitar would have been tempting, and very final... but that would have meant taking the risk of hitting Eliza too. That simply isn't acceptable.The Rookie wrote: Further agitated, the wolf is attempting to reach behind himself to claw at Elizabeth, but otherwise isn’t in a position to fight back. This is only while she’s on top of him, so as soon as she shifts her weight he’ll be up and at them again. That is unless they deal with him some other way...
"Oh [censored] ... its BAD! Forty or fifty of them, maybe. We could both ride my horse and make it out of here." Oh, and the boys too... hmmm. "Maybe if the pretty boys hang on to the stirrups then can run alongside long enough. But, I can't surrender, not if the word "witch" means what I think it means."The Rookie wrote:From what you can see out the window you can tell this is no small attack. The party that attacked the tavern was merely a tiny fraction of the force that was massing outside. ....there could be as many as 8 or more raiding parties responding to the call for help alone.
Little by little you can see at least 2 or 3 more full strength ‘squads’ forming in the street outside the tavern, but instead of rushing in they seem like waiting for something, or someone.
