Skimish - First Flight: Feral Wyverns

[Phantom]

:Victory:

Rout

:Defeat:

All Allies Defeated
Fifteen Turns Pass

::Groups::

Ally - 4
Enemy - 6

::Positions::

:Ally:
Jacob Zerliab - E-8
Marine - C-8
Nadine Avalin - D-8
Jeb Emulus - H-9

:Enemy:
Wyvern - D-2
Wyvern - E-2
Wyvern - I-2
Wyvern - J-2
Wyvern - A-2
Wyvern - N-11

Wyvern (x6)

Level: 1
HP: 27
Strength: 14
Magic: 0
Skill: 10
Speed: 6
Luck: 6
Defense: 7
Resistance: 0
Type: Dragon, Flying
Promotion: Great Wyvern or Lord Wyvern
Weapons: Claws
Skills: N/A
Constitution: 16
Movement: 7

Wyvern Claw
Type: Claw
Range: 1
Weapon Strength: 6
Weapon Accuracy: 55%
Weapon Critical: 5
Weight: 1 lbs.
Weapon Level: --
Uses: --/--

Combat:
20 Damage
81% Accuracy
11% Critical Odds
18% Avoid

[Feneroe]

Well... That was a bit disheartening. Every last person nearby hid... except for one. There was one solitary axeman still out in the open. He looked familiar, but still from where? Either way, all that mattered right now was defending the town... and themselves. Jacob looked around to figure out a plan, but the best he could figure was the old bait and strike. It was their best chance until they could find a better plan, or at least get some breathing room. They had to take out some of the wyverns for that, though.

"Marine, fall back, but be ready to strike. Girl - Err, please tell me your name, will you? -, stay behind me. I shall do my best to be a shield against these beasts. Do strike them with that tome when they are close, though."

Marine would listen, there was no doubt in that. She had always followed their plans before, even if it seems stupid or crazy. The girl... He could only hope she would listen. The last one, the axeman, he could only hope he was willing to risk himself. He looked over to the man.

"Hey, axe fighter! We are going to draw the wyverns forward and cut them down! Mind lending your assistance?"

The cavalier waited a minute for a reply and after getting one, word or silence (for if the axeman was silent after being asked in their situation then chances are he would not help), he rode next to the nearest house. There was a wyvern flying just north of him. It was the best target as it was the westernmost one. Taking it out meant they had room to work.

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Marine hesitated a moment after she realized what they were going to do. It was dangerous, too dangerous. It was one thing to try it against people you could predict, but wild wyverns? It was too dangerous! Still... If Jacob thought it would work, he had to have to believe it, right? No one could possibly try something they had no belief in, after all... Right? She gave a light tug on the pegasus' reigns and flew behind - well in front - of the house Jacob was playing bait at. They landed in the front as they would be able to tell when the wyverns moved. They would hear - and smell - them. She was going to sit patiently silently, but... The house she was in front of had its door open. That meant that either someone was not home or, for some reason, they did not care that it might draw attention to them. She had no doubt that a doorway or a wall would be enough to stop a wyvern from getting in if it noticed someone. It was just barely enough to stop a person! She dismounted and walked over to the door, which she stuck her head in.

"Hello-! Anyone here?"

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Jacob's Movement: E-8 -> A-8 -> A-9
Action: None

Marine's Movement: C-8 -> C-10
Action: Visit
Canto: Not Used

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Jacob's Health: 15/15
Equipped: Iron Sword
Jacob's Location: A-9

Marine's Health: 15/15
Equipped: Iron Spear
Marine's Location: C-10

[Zet]

*It was good that everyone had gotten out of the way for the most part. It still left them with a bunch of wyvernly friends to deal with on the other hand however. He noticed that the ones with the girl from before hadn't fled, though he had heard the man shout out before the fight had gotten entirely underway. How should he go about this? Charging them was suicidal obviously, plus they were hovering about the city walls. Here though he heard a voice: the same one from earlier even. The old bait and strike plan...he was familiar with it given what he used to be in to. Guess some things never got entirely old.*

"Right! Not a problem!"

*Seeing that the cavalier had gone off to the far end, he was likely aiming for the feral one by the edges. He'd gun for the one right near the pegasus knight then that was near the house, judging how far the creatures could move and how quickly anyway. Moving over and standing his ground, waiting for it to charge at him. This was going to sting one way or another if he didn't avoid it. He doubted he could though all considering.*

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Jeb Movement: H9----: E10

[Miracles]

Nadine gave a quick nod to the Cavalier and spoke before he galloped off. "They gave me the name Nadine..." And once the man was away she took a moment to look at the wyverns in the distance coming towards them. She knew from her readings that the basic wyvern's magical defenses were near to non-existent, and so her magic would be particularly deadly...if she could hit. Shaking her head, the girl ran off to get behind Jacob, grasping her tome close to her chest as she awaited what would occur.

Nadine: D8->A10

[Phantom]

~ Enemy Phase ~

The ploy had worked on the wyverns had gone in on full, soaring through the town and straight for the two in their range. Swiping at Jeb with its claws as it passed, the other doing the same with Jacob. The creatures were large enough where they at least didn't have to worry about their accuracy too much when it came to countering them.

Marine on the other hand found a relatively empty house. Instead, something fell out of it and a shadow moved inside before it was gone right after. What fell out though looked to be a spear, a pale glow warming over it before it faded.

Marine: Gant's Lance Acquired

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Wyverns:
E-2 ------- > E-9 = Battle vs Jeb
A-2 ------- > A-8 = Battle vs Jacob

= :Wyvern vs Jeb: =

Wyvern:
10 Damage
26 Critical Damage
55% Accuracy
5% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

Jeb:
16 Damage
32 Critical Damage
89% Accuracy
3% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

= :Wyvern vs Jacob: =

Wyvern:
8 Damage
24 Critical Damage
56% Accuracy
6% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

Jacob:
8 x 2 Damage
21 Critical Damage
105% Accuracy
3% Critical Odds

Crit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

~ Ally Phase ~

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[Miracles]

Nadine immediately went into action as the wyvern struck at the one who guarded her. Her dark tome opened on its own as she stretched her free arm towards her target. The magic she commanded roared to life and become a black ball of ever moving darkness before it sank into the ground. In moments it crossed under Jacob with no harm and came out from under the wyvern to strike with a large amount of magical force.

Nadine vs. wyvern:

100% hit rate
22 damage
Crit Rate: 0
1 Hit

Strike One - Kill

HP: 15/15

[Feneroe]

Marine slowly walked to the spear. It was a beautiful one and someone purposely dropped it, she thought. She picked it up and admired it... until she heard the wyverns outside. She ran to the door and turned around and shouted two words for whoever it was that was in the shadows.

"Thank you!"

Marine headed outside and fastened the spear with the two other weapons she bought today before mounting. The pegasus kicked into the air and the two of them charged the remaining wyvern...

While Marine attacked, Jacob looked back to the shaman girl with a grin. Despite seeming to not possess a lot of common knowledge, she was skilled. That strike took down the wyvern as if it had been a sickly bird.

"Good strike, Nadine. I am going to try to draw in another. Back me up, will ya?"

With that, he rode forward to the back of the house, where he could see a wyvern in the distance by looking straight north. He spun the blade in his and and shook it a few times to relax while waiting. He did not like waiting to be attacked; Jacob preferred to rush in whenever possible.

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Jacob's Movement: A-9 -> A-8 -> D-8
Action: None

Marine's Movement: C-10 -> C-9 -> D-9
Action: Attack
Target: Wyvern
Canto: Not Used

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(Defending Stats Added In)

Marine Versus Wyvern
(Double Attack!)

|Marine's First Attack|
Damage: 10
Accuracy: 100%

Critical Damage: 25
Critical Rate: 1%
[dice=100]

|Wyvern Counterattack|
Damage: 13
Accuracy: 40%
[dice=100]

Critical Damage: 25
Critical Rate: 4%
[dice=100]

|Marine's Second Attack|
Damage: 10
Accuracy: 100%

Critical Damage: 25
Critical Rate: 1%
[dice=100]


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Jacob's Health: 15/15
Equipped: Iron Sword
Jacob's Location: D-8

Marine's Health: 15/15
Equipped: Iron Spear
Marine's Location: D-9 [rand=17082975574707882587017698750410257212476118612337701058053313112]

[Zet]

*He had managed to evade the strike and counter effectively, but the rider going in and finishing it off. It was good to have a pegasus knight against these guys given that they were technical natural enemies. Of course, the pegasus knights in his opinion were always the better ones despite being native to Bern. Hey, there was a reason he was an axemen and not a wyvern rider here.*

"Just a few more to go...."

*The one who called out to him was heading off to bait another one no doubt, so he would do the same. Spotting the one hovering just over the wall, he moved a bit closer to one of the buildings off sight. It was quick, so he would have to hope he could evade and counter again.*

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Jeb Movement: E10----: F11

[Phantom]

~ Enemy Phase ~

While Marine had received no response, it would always be known that someone had actually been there. The lance would be a nice addition to her arsenal and more than likely a lifesaver in the time to come, but for now the ploy came into play yet again, wyverns soaring off to collide with Jacob and Jeb in another clash of beast and human. More roars could be heard in the distance however...

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Wyverns:
N-11 ------- > G-11 = Battle vs Jeb
D-2 ------- > D-7 = Battle vs Jacob

= :Wyvern vs Jeb: =

Wyvern:
10 Damage
26 Critical Damage
55% Accuracy
5% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

Jeb:
16 Damage
32 Critical Damage
89% Accuracy
3% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

= :Wyvern vs Jacob: =

Wyvern:
8 Damage
24 Critical Damage
56% Accuracy
6% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

Jacob:
8 x 2 Damage
21 Critical Damage
105% Accuracy
3% Critical Odds

Crit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

~ Ally Phase ~

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[Zet]

*Sidestepping the sudden strike before he brought his axe down upon the beast, he took a step back, reading for a possible opening. Still had to be careful, even more against wild animals. Now it was time to deliver the final blow to this one.*

"Rah!"

*With a somewhat sudden strike, Jeb lunged forward and brought his axe down upon the wyvern. It had to be questioned how it was so quick, but that was probably why most fighters had inaccurate aim.*

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Jeb Movement: None

Jeb vs Wyvern:

Jeb:
16 Damage
32 Critical Damage
89% Accuracy
3% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100][rand=69492358254734033483673907778518400940597975143631325416507677]

[Feneroe]

(Taking control of Nadine for this battle so it'll finally MOVE!)

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Nadine's Movement: A-10 -> A-7 -> B-7
Nadine's Action: Attack -> Wyvern

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Nadine vs. Wyvern:

100% hit rate
22 damage
Crit Rate: 0
1 Hit

Strike One - Kill
-

Nadine's Health: 15/15
Equipped: Flux Tome
Nadine's Location:B-7

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For a moment, just a moment, Jacob felt the thrill from the clash of metal and magic versus scales and he and the shaman Nadine took down one of the wild wyverns. The beasts claws grazed him (for a graze could all it could be called since nothing was critically injured), but that was a minor pain for now. True, the pain was rather intense, but he had suffered worse and his mind wasn't focused on the injury thanks to the cries in the distance. He pulled a vulnerary out of his saddlebags and used it to reverse the damage caused before looking around to access the situation. Not much to see, though. All the wyverns on this side of the walls were laying dead and only two more were visible over the walls. Still...

"Just a little more... Marine, help me in drawing those last two in. We need also need to have our audience to go inside where it's safe. Going to have more trouble soon, it sounds..."

The cavalier rode forward right into the main northern street, right out into the open, in hopes of being a good decoy to draw at least one of the beasts. Hopefully the fact he had slayed one of their pack would make him a more valuable target as it would be a horrible thing if the beasts were to go for an unarmed and innocent (if slightly lacking in common sense at the moment) bystander. While he did this, Marine decided to take care of two of the requests by flying to the town directly to the east of herself. She had her pegasus land right in front of the door and the onlooker and made a few overhead swipes to point them to the inside.

"In, in! Not smart to get a front row seat to this performance."

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Jacob's Movement: None
Action: Item -> Vulnerary -> Self
Restored: 8 HP!
Canto: D-8 -> G-8

Marine's Movement: D-9 -> K-9
Action: Visit

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Jacob's Health: 15/15
Equipped: Iron Sword
Jacob's Location: G-8

Marine's Health: 15/15
Equipped: Iron Spear
Marine's Location: K-9

[Phantom]

~ Enemy Phase ~

The citizens quickly started to run after Marine had given them the signal, apparently someone having dropped something. There was no giving it back though since they had locked up tight plus with no knowing who it belonged to, it would be kind of hard. Funnily enough, it was a Shortbow. Probably something she didn't want to see in fact.

Marine: Shortbow Acquired

What came next was the ploy working again, the wyverns swooping down to come after the two. One headed for Marine, the other for Jacob as they both clawed at their selective targets, down to their skills whether or not they were avoided or not.

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Wyverns:
I-2 ------ > H-8 = vs Jacob
J-2 ------ > J-9 = vs Marine

= :Wyvern vs Jacob: =

Wyvern:
8 Damage
24 Critical Damage
56% Accuracy
6% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

Jacob:
8 x 2 Damage
21 Critical Damage
105% Accuracy
3% Critical Odds

Crit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

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= :Wyvern vs Marine: =

Wyvern:
13 Damage
29 Critical Damage
40% Accuracy
4% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

Marine:
10 x 2 Damage
25 Critical Damage
95% Accuracy
1% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

~ Ally Phase ~

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[Feneroe]

-|Ally Phase|-

Nadine's Movement: B-7
Nadine's Action: Visit (Tavern)

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Nadine's Health: 15/15
Equipped: Flux Tome
Nadine's Location:B-7

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Jacob grimaced as his previously healed wounds were basically reopened by this beast's attacks. He got a couple good swings in, but not good enough to end the beast's life. He rode out of range of the wyvern's claws before looking around. He noticed that one of the houses by the wall - a perfect target for wyverns - was standing wide open. He wasn't sure if the inhabitants were watching, had fled, or had just forgotten to shut the door, but he could check and, if they were there, stand guard in the event one of the beasts survived against the axeman and Marine. He rode up to the place and dismounted before knocking his blade against the door frame to get the attention of anyone there if there was.

Marine, temporarily forgetting the fact she was bait for a wyvern upon seeing the bow that had been dropped, had jumped down to examine it. It was just a simple shortbow and the owner probably wouldn't even think about it before someone else came and picked it up. She decided to take it with her, despite it being something that any pegasus knight would hate seeing normally, and probably sell it for what might be a decent amount of gold. By the time she tied it to the pegasus' saddle, the wyvern's shadow alerted her to it's presence. She quickly turned around to defend herself and ended up getting struck full-force by the beast's claws. Marine fell to the ground from the force and pain. Out of desperation, she stabbed wildly at the beast with her spear and, shockingly, landed two good blows on it. She used the time gained by this to get on her feet and stab again before climbing back onto her pegasus and urging it to get somewhere safer.

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Jacob's Movement: G-8 -> G-7 -> J-7 -> J-5
Action: Visit (House)
Canto: Unused

Marine's Movement: None
Action: Attack
Target: Wyvern (J-9)
Canto: K-9 -> K-11 -> G-11

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|Marine versus Wyvern|
(NOTE: Counterattack and second attack negated if first hits.)

Marine's Attack
10 Damage
25 Critical Damage
95% Accuracy
1% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

Wyvern's Counterattack
13 Damage
29 Critical Damage
40% Accuracy
4% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

Marine's Second Attack
10 Damage
25 Critical Damage
95% Accuracy
1% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100]

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Jacob's Health: 7/15
Equipped: Iron Sword
Jacob's Location: J-5

Marine's Health: 2/15
Equipped: Iron Spear
Marine's Location: G-11[rand=4515527682455846947397730290522293727824874355818596249221088723]

[Zet]

*Seeing one alive and in the open, Jeb headed over without much hesitation in his step. He had to take it down before it got any worse. Unlike the battle cry which was a warning before, this time he just immediately lunged forward and brought his axe down upon the wyvern. Really, it explained how they could miss so often when they just jumped and slashed like that. So far so good in his case at least though.*

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Jeb Movement: F11------>H9

Jeb vs Wyvern:

Jeb:
16 Damage
32 Critical Damage
89% Accuracy
3% Critical Odds

Hit:
[dice=100]

Crit:
[dice=100] [rand=139853785861201453429319398388866269266766125561449063596816141554]

[Phantom]

Checking the tavern the building was empty, possibly from the people who had ran away in the end. The only thing left behind was an odd note. For Jacob, a shadowy figure was seen briefly, before he noticed a longsword stuck in the center of the floor near the door. After felling the last wyvern, the cries from the rest became a bit more distant, possible that they were headed in another direction now. But where exactly?

Jacob Received: Longsword

Nadine Received: Mysterious Note

Rewards:

Everyone: 40 EXP and 450 Gold

Jacob: +10 Weapon EXP and 45 EXP

Marine: Arms Scroll

Jeb: 80 EXP

Nadine: +5 Weapon EXP and 760 Gold