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[Remalle]

Use our hypnotic gaze as well!  They won't run if their self preservation instincts are gone (well, not away from us, at any rate).

[GreatWyrmGold]

Sounds acceptable. Maybe use some sort of magic on the elven hand. Fire manipulation? If we set the elf on fire, that kills three elves with one flame.

[Corruptor]

Hmm. Are the pit traps between Gwen and the elves, or behind Gwen?

[Weirdsound]

Character:

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Name: the Male Night Troll "My father says I earn a name when people fear me enough to give me one."

Physical Traits:
Arrow Lodged in Shoulder
Tattooed Arms "Prevents me from getting magic fatigued as easily, and even helps out a bit with casting. Also: Fashionable."
Springy Legs "I wish I could fly, but being able to jump like a flea and kick peoples ribs in is the next best thing."
Camouflaged Body "I can be invisible... at a glance or at a distance."
Hypnotic Gaze "I'm good at disabling a mortal's self preservation instinct... not so good at predicting his actions once I do."

Skills:
Eon Manipulation (+5) "Eon Manipulation is a family tradition. I hope to someday be as good as my father..."
Stealth (+4) "They can't escape what they can't see!"
Dark Manipulation (+2) "The night is my birthright and my greatest ally..."
Communication (+2) "Even for one as hideous as myself, a silver tongue goes a long way!"
Night Creature Empathy (+1) "Because it pays to be friends with other night dwellers."
Fire Manipulation (+1) "Fire is one of the few things capable of scaring mortals as much as I do. It makes sense that I should master it."
Plant Empathy (+1) "I can use this skill to navigate the forest... among other things."

Inventory:
A cursed bracelet of plant reading [+1 when listening to plants] (Worn, right arm, boosts Plant Empathy in some situations)
2 Bound Elves (Slung over each shoulder)
Steel Buckler (Wielded, left arm)
An Elf-Tooth Charm Necklace of Healing (Worn)
Alchemist's Work Outfit [Shirt, Apron, Pants] (Worn)
-A Soul Catcher Necklace (Worn)
-3 Full Coin Purses [Unsorted] (In pocket)
-28 Lockpicks (In pocket)
-1 Handheld mirror (In pocket)
-2 Large Rubies (In Pocket)
-2 Platinum Ingots (In Pockets, Straining Garmet)
-1 Human Brain of Phyros [Magically Preserved] (In pocket)
-1 Small Sack of Grey Powder Labeled 'Phoenix Ash' (In Pocket)
-1 Small Sack of Assorted Dragon Bits [Small Bones, Scales, Teeth, Ect] (In Pocket)
-1 Small Sack Labeled 'Warning: Gunpowder' (In Pocket)
-1 Book Titled 'Intro to the Inferno: The Scourge's Guide to Flame Manipulation' (In Pocket)
-1 Book Titled 'The Devil's Cookbook: Alchemy for Those Lacking in Moral Fiber' (In Pocket)
Thick Belt (Worn)
-Scorchedjade, An Artifact Rose Quartz Spear [Unknown Enchantment(s)]
-1 Large Knife (Sheathed, Hanging from Belt)
-1 Saber (Sheathed, Hanging from Belt)
-1 Steel Dagger (Sheathed, Hanging from Belt)
"Shit. Now I need to kill another human for Alchemy components. Wonderful..."

Perks:
Magic Perks
Budding Animal Empath: You will gain the animal empathy skill if you succeed in 1 animal empathy actions, or successfully study it in a book
Improving Communicator: Your Communication skill will increase if you succeed in 1 communication actions, or train extensively under a superior communicator.
Time Displacement Specialist: Take a +1 to any attempt to send something foward in time.
Budding Fire Manipulator: You will gain the fire manipulation skill if you succeed in 2 fire manipulation actions or train with somebody who has it
Budding Lore Keeper of Notcheclaw: You will gain the loreminder [Notcheclaw] skill if you study her scripture or train with an instructor 4 more times.
Budding Priest of Notcheclaw: You will gain the Invocation [Notcheclaw] skill if you study her scripture or train with an instructor 2 more times.
Aspiring Water Manipulator: You will gain the water manipulation skill if you succeed in 6 water manipulation actions, or train extensively with somebody who has it
Aspiring Swordsman: You will gain the Armed Combat [Swords] skill if you succeed in 6 sword combat actions, or train extensively with somebody who has it
Bug Speaker: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using animal empathy on bugs
Bird Speaker: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using animal empathy on birds
Youth Speaker: Take a +1 to any attempt to communicate with a mortal who is under 30 (Or equivilant to being under 30 for non humans)

Reproductive Perks
Mature: You are physically and mentally capable of converting and impregnating mates. To do so you must spend a "Gift" perk. "Gift" perks can be gained by rolling very high, learning new skills, or through other supernatural means. If you create a child it may be born with some traits of it's mother in addition to whatever gift you use to conceive it.
First Gift: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will have your four physical features. Gifts that grant more than two traits are rare, so this may be worth saving for somebody special. Bun in the Oven
Gift of Puppetry: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will be bound to follow your commands for as long as you both live. You will be made aware of any major changes to your puppet's health or location.
Gift of Hideousness: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will appear so unatural and ugly that it will almost always elicit a powerful emotional response (typically fear, disgust, or anger) in any mortal who lays eyes on it.
Gift of the Phoenix: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will have flaming wings and the ability to ONCE rise from the ashes of death if properly cremated.
Gift of Inferno's Embrace: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will be able to make itself as one with any sufficiently large blaize. While merged with a fire a night troll is nearly invincible, has the ability to materialize anywhere near it, and exert some control over the direction and rate of it's spread.
Gift of Withering Touch: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will have the ability to cause mortal beings to age upon physical contact. Humans can be brought from infancy to natural death in about 30 minutes. Dwarves take about three times that much. Elves and Goblins can be aged to physical maturity, but not beyond that point.
Gift of Amnesia: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will have a hypnosis power capable of removing the last few minutes of a mortal's memory.

Gift of the Left Stone: Can be spent to convert a female or impregnate a mate. Instead of producing a son or a consort, this gift creates a fully functional female night troll. The traits gained depends on the female converted or consort impregnated.

Recipes:
Drought of Perception Blotting: Causes the drinker to become invisible to members of a single sentient race unless the drinker tries to get their attention or is pointed out to them.
-1 Brain of the Race you wish to be not noticed by
-1 Fistfull of ash from burned oak
-1 1 Large Mug of digestive juices from a mammal

Other Party Members:
Gwendolyn, the Night Troll Consort (Healthy, Unfamiliar with her own body, Pregnant 2/?? Fear for Baby)
-Loincloth
-Oak Sword (Enchanted)
-Willow Sword (Enchanted)
-Steel Mace
-Steel Mace
-Wood Shovel
Alice, the 16 Year Old Human Woodsman (Healthy)
-Rope Reed Fiber Shirt
-Whale Leather Armor [Helm, Vest, Leggings, Boots, Gloves]
-Steel Combat Knife
-Steel Workman's Ax
-Rubber Wood Bow
-Human Leather Quiver [37 Steel Arrows]
-Coin Purse [33 Dwanmaiden Silver Coin, 3 Foghorn the Vile Aluminum Doubloons]

Use our hypnotic gaze as well!  They won't run if their self preservation instincts are gone (well, not away from us, at any rate).

You lock onto the the remaining elves with your hypnotic gaze, and the group instantly throws caution to the wind. The three remaining elves with Melee weapons charge you and the archer begins to notch another arrow.

Gwendolyn quickly closes the gap and sets herself upon the lone archer. The consort raises her blades to make a quick kill from behind, but the troublesome bowman detects Gwen at the last moment, and raises her arms to defend herself. Gwendolyn's dual slash does heavy damage to the archer's arms, tearing them open and damaging the nerves. The bowman drops his bow and Alice elects to chase after the ones charging you rather than deal a finishing blow. 1d20 = 5 + 3(Gwen's Skill) + 1(Targets Survival Instinct Disabled) + 3(Sneak Attack) = 12

As the charging elves close the gap to reach you an arrow flies over your shoulder from behind. Alice, showing incredible willpower for a mortal, has fired a shot from the ground rather than devote her energy to dealing with her wounds. You are not sure if such a decision is foolish or not, but the results are less than spectacular: Her shot misses the closest elf by over a yard. 1d20 = 4 + 4(Alice's Skill) - 3(In Pain) = 5

Your immunity to fear again proves invaluable as you are able to briefly regard your situation in a purely analytical fashion. Both the Elves and Gwendolyn are charging you; if they keep up the same rate the elves will reach you a splat second before Gwen does, and you will likely have to fend off several attacks. You could try to cast a spell before they reach you, but the time constraints could make it dificult.

The Axe Elf manages to raise her head above the pit. Gwen seems to have failed to notice her.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Quote misfire!

I suggest we jump to buy time, cast a spell at the elves, and land if we haven't yet. After that, we deal with Axey. Okay?

[gman8181]

Quote misfire!

I suggest we jump to buy time, cast a spell at the elves, and land if we haven't yet. After that, we deal with Axey. Okay?

Jump where?  Dodging and buying time sounds good.  Not sure what spells would be useful right now, melee might be better.

[Mlamlah]

Jump directly above, perhaps into rafters or another suitable perch, if no such perch exists then perhaps directly on top of an opponent.

[gman8181]

Jump directly above, perhaps into rafters or another suitable perch, if no such perch exists then perhaps directly on top of an opponent.

Sounds good except for the bit about jumping on top of an opponent.  They're all clustered together so we'd be putting our guy into a much riskier situation.  Rafters sound great as far as enabling us to use magic while in a safe position but on the downside they might just go over and finish off Alice if they can't reach us.

[Mlamlah]

It should in the very least buy us enough time to fire off a spell and then jump down again to defend Alice if need be, but Gwen is also going to be pressing on them from the other side.
If we do magic, i suggest either darkness illusion monsters in order to confuse distract and otherwise waste the valuable collective time of our attackers, or eon manipulation to take our opponents out of the fight.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I vote eon manipulation. We are better at it, and it works better. Especially if we just eon-manipulate their heads again.

[Fireiy]

We probably have a great disadvantage with the time limits here. I vote for dodging and otherwise buying time.

[Mlamlah]

We probably have a great disadvantage with the time limits here. I vote for dodging and otherwise buying time.

This is what jumping into the rafters is for.

Okay, if we're gonna eon somebodies head off, let it be the warrior leader. That should leave them demoralized and less organized.

[GreatWyrmGold]

...Assuming they notice.

[Mlamlah]

If they do it could be the straw that breaks the camels back, if they don't then at least we've taken out the best fighter.

[GreatWyrmGold]

If they do great, if they don't...hope for the best for Alice.
Although it probably would be easier to eon manipulate the leader's head than the heads of all the other people.