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[Elisabeth Black]

As they moved through the battlefield, Prae collected mercenaries from various dangerous situations, adding them to their growing group.

Once they met back up with the ranged team, she felt Prae take hold of her and issue his warning. Wrapping her arms around him quickly, the pair flew up into the air, soon enough landing on a nearby sloop. Instructions were quickly given and acknowledged. She had two bandits to deal with and as soon as the pair landed, the bandits quickly turned around, surprised by the appearance of an Ithecal and young woman magically appearing on their deck.

Taking a deep breath, she stepped back a bit to give herself room. They weren’t the most brilliant of bandits and instead of attacking her at once, they took it one at a time. Sighing softly at the sloppiness of the tactic, she watched as the first bandit bore down on her. Arching an eyebrow, she simply waited until he was in range before turning and slicing his upper thigh open with an upward strike followed quickly by a backhanded swipe to the face, causing him to topple back in surprise. She didn’t have time to stop and smack him on the head like the others with her sword hilt, instead opting to kick him with her boot, causing the same effect.

The other bandit seemed to be having second thoughts about his involvement in the whole affair, looking around for options. Elisabeth wasn’t giving him a choice though. Rushing him quickly, she decided to try something a bit different. This bandit was close to her own size, so she started her run with a strike across his torso to get him on the defensive. There was no hesitation as she pressed in swiftly, giving the bandit no time to think, hitting his right shoulder with the hilt of her sword to destabilize him and stepping in with her right foot hooked in between the man's legs, hooking and pulling the man's left leg out from under him. After that, it was just a matter of following up with a smack across the head to knock him unconscious. Grinning softly, she remembered the first time she had seen someone use that move, whispering “Thanks, Balthazar. Worked like a charm…”

Running back to Prae, she gave him a quick update. “Your back is clear, Prae!” Casting a look around, she wanted to keep it that way.

[Doran]

Prae:

Knowledge:
Leadership x8
Tactics x2

Loot: -
Lost: -
Wealth: -
Injuries: -
Renown: 5
Magic XP: -
Skill Review: Appropriate to level.
Points: 15

Elisa:

Knowledge:
Athletics - Spinning one's body to connect combat elements
Combat - Blade - The hilt of a sword can be used to destabilize an opponent
Combat - Blade - Using sword hilt to knock attackers unconscious
Combat - Unarmed - Smashing an attacker's foot can make them release you
Detection - Keeping eyes open for new threats
Tactics - Letting an ally know their back is clear
Tactics - Taking advantage of the enemy's sloppy tactics
Tactics - Attacking while enemy is reorganizing is an effective strategy
Tactics - Safety in numbers
Tactics - Tactics are more than just stabbing someone with a sword

Loot: -
Lost: -
Wealth: -
Injuries: -
Renown: 5
Magic XP: -
Skill Review: Appropriate to level.
Points: 15

Yeva:

Knowledge: -
Loot: -
Lost: -
Wealth: -
Injuries: -
Renown: -
Magic XP: -
Skill Review: Appropriate to level.
Points: 15

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Comments: Please state if you are doing a calendar event in the review request next time and provide a link, if possible. I was quite confused about what exactly I was dealing with and where all those bandits and mercenaries were coming from until I contacted a Rharne mod.

Anyway, you write a PC in a leadership role who takes charge very well in my opinion, Prae!

I would have liked a bit more information on the NPCs though, even though they are Flavor NPCs. We never find out who the leader and the second in command actually are and what they look like, for example!

I was a bit on the fence when it came to the leader of a group of mercenaries being a Flavor NPC at first, but he doesn’t do anything too crazy, and Flavor NPCs aren’t stupid.

They just don’t have a lot of skills!

Elisa has certainly come a long way since those early trials in Rharne, but there are already hints of the woman she’ll become. Her desire to learn is very obvious in my opinion, and she’s already quite a skilled fighter!

Prae’s and Elisa’s combat skills are very impressive in my opinion, and the action was exciting to read. It’s a shame that this thread was never finished. I really wanted to read how exactly Prae dealt with those ships.

The posts you made were enjoyable though!

Elisabeth, I changed your “Combat – Bludgeon” knowledge to “Combat – Blade”. I was a bit undecided, but there are sword techniques where you hold the sword inverted and hit someone with the hilt!

Let me know if you disagree, please!

The thread was abandoned, but I thought you still deserved a little Renown for dealing with the bandits that you dealt with, Prae and Elisa.

That being said, enjoy your rewards!