(To the tied-up nondescript guy) "Why?"
"I don't know. I was just told to." The figure shrugs.
"Illusion magic detected. Scanning."
ICARUS attempts to discern if any of the Nimues stands out from the others with her scanners. She then proceeds to stab the most suspicious one, or a random one if none stand out.
[MIND: 93 + 15] ICARUS discerns that only one of the Nimues seems to be casting a shadow. She then proceeds to stab that one.
[44 vs. 47] Miss! ICARUS's target twists out of the way at the last minute, barely avoiding the blade.
Bismuth tries to weed out the real (or at least physical?) Nimue by sensing the iron content in her blood. Then stab her, hopefully.
[MIND: 99 + 12] Bismuth focuses on the real Nimue by detecting the metals in her body. Coincidentally, it's the same one that ICARUS was attacking.
[40 vs. 58 - 10] Miss! Nimue also step-steps Bismuth's sword, smiling wickedly.
"Two verses one and you still can't hit me? Terrible."Sen attempts to dispel the illusion magic with her Black Mass. If that fails she uses her Book of Binding to seal the fog. If that fails she continues to watch the battle outside of attack range in the air.
[MAG: 22 + 15] Sen's Black Mass doesn't seem to do against against the Nimue images. Or the fog. Or anything in particular, really. At least none of the enemies seems to have noticed her... Yet.
Tobias attacks one of the figures that attacked him with his shadow!
[37 vs. 26] Hit! 34 damage! The figure's shadow leaps up and entangles its legs, punching it in the gut. The figure wheezes, though recovers quickly.
Punch another figure.
[33 vs. 32] Hit! 158(!) damage! Neferis socks a figure in the head, causing it to go flying off into the fog. The person's body stumbles around for a few seconds before collapsing.
Charge!
[39 vs. 38] [32 vs. 32 - 10] [18 vs. 28 - 20] [35 vs. 31 - 30] 4 Hits! 44 + 16 + 40 + 2 damage! Four of the figures charge at ICARUS, tearing into her armour with their knives.
[22 vs. 26] [27 vs. 24 - 10] [24 vs. 33 - 20] [28 vs. 30 - 30] 3 Hits! 4 + 6 + 28 damage! Bismuth has a slightly better time than ICARUS while being attacked, due to her tougher body.
[28 vs. 28] [26 vs. 29 - 10] 1 Hit! 16 damage! The two remaining figures rush Tobias, managing to inflict a couple minor wounds on him.
Blast these fools!
[47 vs. 26 - 40] Hit! 72 damage! The real Nimue blasts Bismuth with a bolt of electricity, while her illusionary forms shift and move and generally confuse anybody trying to find out who's who.
ICARUS: 183 HP, 235 Mana
(15/15/20/10/15)
Bismuth: 328 HP, 300 Mana
(24/23/16/10/12)
Tobias: 272 HP, 350 Mana
(13/13/16/20/13)
Bethany: 75 HP, 365 Mana
(10/3/15/23/12)
Blossom: 315 HP, 285 Mana
(15/15/20/10/15)
Maire: 291 HP, 335 Mana
(16/13/25/17/19)
Nimue (? HP)
(?/?/30/25/?)
3 Nimue Copies (1 HP)
(?/0/30/?/?)
8 Figures (100 HP)
Figure (66 HP)
Figure (46 HP)
(10/10/15/?/15)
Bulky Figure (? - 122 HP)
(?/25/20/?/?)
((I'll do the turn against the bulky figure later. Not enough time right now, sorry.))