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[blasbo]

"Hrm...." She leans in a little closer to examine the gem--though she doesn't exactly have eyebrows to quirk so much as a ridge, she still manages to look a little bit inquisitive at this find. "...I might have to take a look at that thing later, Grizel. I mean, you can keep it, I look great just the way I am, but it might be good to know how that works."

And....Grizel's giving her an antler. A gnawed antler, at that. She shrinks back a bit and frowns in a way that betrays at least a little bit of disdain for the object before shaking her head. If this were something edible, Grizel might have had her attention, but even marrow straight from the bone was always more trouble than it's worth. "....Go ahead and keep that, hon. I was just seeing if they left anything of yours to add to their tab, but I doubt that thing was gonna sell for much anyways. Nice that you're happy with it, though, I guess."

She turns back around to the bone guards, considering for a little while. "You know, I'm all in favor of giving those punks what's coming to them sooner rather than later, but I'd also rather you all not fall apart on me when you help me get such nice breathing room to work. Grizel in particular didn't look like she was doing so hot later on, and...I mean, their skeletons don't care about her but I'm sure she can bite the legs out from under their Tavros buddies and that's nice to have." She glances off into the dunes, her hair-serpents giving a few idle hisses. "Besides, you know the desert. The dead meat cheesing it over there aren't gonna get all that far, not when they've got so much more road to prowl."

[kj1225]

Grizel nods as she starts to idly nibble on the tip of the antler. She's silent as the snake woman speaks, although she frowns at the comment on her performance.
"Yeah, getting some rest before a large hunt is always best. And perhaps we could get some help from other victims of those guys."

[TricMagic]

"Champion, Scout Arial!"

The Reinforcements have arrived, and their leader walks up.

"Sorry we're late, we had the rest of the group to clean up east of here."

being a bit more silent, he says,

"What was the situation on your end?"

[Sirus]

: "Basically this whole section of the caravan wiped out. We killed eight of them, with help from these two, and the rest ran off after Alsh gave them a stern talking-to. We were debating what to do next when you bunch showed up."

[SirAston]

"It is as Arial said, although she might have confused my prideful boasting, as it befits a champion, with a stern talking-to. Especially given the distance, I needed to shout to make them heed my challenge. They did not accept, like the cowards they are."

[TricMagic]

"Hmm. Well, given everything, we don't actually have the resources to go after them now. I suppose you would not know this being so far out, Champion, but Era the Merchant is supposed to be coming in with a large supply of steel and element gems, among other things."

"We will need to gather all of what is left here and send a message back to Bonetown."

[kj1225]

Grizel nods as she shoves the antler into her mouth. In another glow she returns to her correct form, ready to go again. The antler hangs out of her mouth amusingly.

[Sirus]

Arial shrugs and shoulder her bow. She had wanted to chase the bandits down, make a clean sweep of them, but those were the breaks.

[SirAston]

"Then so be it. I shall assist you in getting the remains of the goods and deliver a message to Bonetown. There is no glory in chasing after beings with neither honor nor spine, incapable of standing on the battlefield like real warriors."

[TricMagic]

"While your devotion is as inspiring as always, we will need to gather some carts first.."

"You should go on ahead and bring them to Bonetown, we'll oversee the work here and catch up. The Council needs to know of this."

[Sirus]

Arial sketched a salute at the guard commander and waved to the caravan survivors.

: "Once you have your stuff, let's get moving. It'll be a lot safer in the city than out here."

[TricMagic]

Chapter 1: Dark Prelude

Having beaten back the apparent Bandits, the Guard guarded the caravan for transport.
Alshadmar & Arial were tasked with reporting to Bonetown with haste, and taking the surviving 2 with them.



Traveling, they make their way through a sandstorm. While they can continue onward, the two they were escorting would not do as well as them. They slowed to make camp atop a high point on the road, when suddenly, a huge amount of dark energy seemed to surround them, calling out.

Samedra recognized the energy pattern of Dark Sprites, and agitated ones, amidst a wellspring of something far different from the darkness she knew well.

And beyond that, all four could tell that something else was approaching from the west.


Turn 0-1
Start~


Victory Condition: Destroy the Boss and 2 Sub-bosses, then Destroy the Remainder
 Notice: The Talk Win Condition is not available.

Spoiler: Current Position, Stats, & HP (click to show/hide)

Players
(10,5)Arial(17/17 HP)
(11,5)Alshadmar(23/23 HP)
(9,6)Samedra(16/16 HP)
(10,6)Grizel Blair(16/16 HP)

Enemy List
(5,3)Dread Flux Wisp A{SB}(19/19 HP)

(4,3)Ancient Swarming Wisp(19/19 HP)
(5,2)Ancient Hustling Wisp(19/19 HP)

(10,15)Dread Flux Wisp B{SB}(19/19 HP)

(9,15)Ancient Swarming Wisp(19/19 HP)
(11,15)Ancient Hustling Wisp(19/19 HP)

(16,2)Dark Remembrance{Boss}(20/20)

(16,1)Dread Flux Wisp C(19/19 HP)
(15,1)Ancient Swarming Wisp(19/19 HP)
(17,1)Ancient Hustling Wisp(19/19 HP)

(14,10)Bone Doog A(19/19 HP)
(20,11)Bone Doog B(19/19 HP)
(18,14)Bone Doog C(19/19 HP)
(21,14)Bone Doog D(19/19 HP)

(20,13)Preserved Bone Doog(19/19 HP)

Spoiler: Weather & Terrain (click to show/hide)

Weather is interesting, in that it can have all kinds of effects. This actually includes blinding, but as any monster that's lived long enough knows, you can use your inborn senses to sense what is around you, which makes it pretty hard to slip past them. For Now, Sandstorm.

Sandstorms aren't all that dangerous, they mostly reduce the effects of Certain Magics. Fire, Thunder, and Shine are effected by this, reducing their MT by 1, and HIT by 5. Wind Magic actually receives a buff in this condition, gaining 1 MT and 5 HIT. Note that Magic Weapons are also affected by this.

As per usual, Humans and ordinary beasts suffer from a lack of sight in these conditions. Note that in this Map, the Weather will change to Heavy Sandstorm at the end of Turn 3, doubling the effects stated and making everyone act as if they are standing on a sand tile. That includes those with levitation and flight.


Wellspring of Darkness. See those tiles the Bosses are standing on? Those are Wellsprings. Temporary ones, but Wellsprings nonetheless.

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(Terrain Effect) Wellspring of Darkness: +10 Evade. Restores Dark Sprite's WP(s) Durability by 1 Per Turn, and restores 10% HP per turn.
(Beginning of Unit's Phase{Light and Anima Sprites receive the opposite effects})
They will dissipate once the Boss on them is destroyed. Wellsprings are fairly rare, and almost always associated with Sprites. Should you ever happen across some, they will likely grant a boon of some sort. Particularly Samedra.

Note, so long as the Wellspring is active, reinforcements will periodically arrive from it. Standing on the Black Tile, however, will block the reinforcement from spawning in this instance, if only for a time. The Black Tiles have no other effect, other than being where you can see a black/purple rift in the ground IC.

Spoiler: New Monster Type, Bone Doog, Data (click to show/hide)

Ancient Bones given life through unknown means, they know no fear, and have no spark. They exist only to devour the souls of others, the enemy.
 
Bone Doogs have high STR and SPD, as well as average HP and DEF, but suffer in other respects. They also have high MOV, though less than the Mauthe Doog. While lacking in a brain, they serve well as the first line of attack.

Bone Doog, the first Bone-Type enemy you've seen. And no, the Spark-laden Boneskellies didn't count. They come in two main varieties, the Armored version with the bone-hard furs, and the decrepit ones missing this defense.

Other than that, it should be noted the all come with the Dark Reanimation Ability, and a different stat-line compared to Mauthe Doog.

In addition, their All In skill is dangerous in it's own right, to both them and others. Being an additive, this damage is applied at the same stage as DR, effectively negating 2 points of DR should you have that. Otherwise, they will always deal a minimum of 2 damage when attacking.(Also, that 2 damage is added after crit, if any, like DR is calculated. On the other hand, taking 2 more does apply to crits. Wording..)

Might be best to read the Preservered Bone Doog's Sheet, as that one has all the abilities this monster has. As a Side note, it's Promotion is the Ancient Doog.

[kj1225]

Grizel goes to 6,5

[Sirus]

(5,6), shoot the Dread Wisp!

[TricMagic]

97-18. Dark Wellspring grants 10 Evade. Total Hit: 69.
Crit 4-4+10 from PS.
Sol Trigger 8+2=10.

Rolling, 18, 56, 69. Hit. 12/2 is 6 Damage.(13/19)

The Wisp quivers as the arrow begins to dissolve inside it.

EXP: 79/100 > 82/100.

Spoiler: Current Position, Stats, & HP (click to show/hide)

Players
(5,6)Arial(17/17 HP)
(11,5)Alshadmar(23/23 HP)
(9,6)Samedra(16/16 HP)
(6,5)Grizel Blair(16/16 HP)

Enemy List
(5,3)Dread Flux Wisp A{SB}(13/19 HP)

(4,3)Ancient Swarming Wisp(19/19 HP)
(5,2)Ancient Hustling Wisp(19/19 HP)

(10,15)Dread Flux Wisp B{SB}(19/19 HP)

(9,15)Ancient Swarming Wisp(19/19 HP)
(11,15)Ancient Hustling Wisp(19/19 HP)

(16,2)Dark Remembrance{Boss}(20/20)

(16,1)Dread Flux Wisp C(19/19 HP)
(15,1)Ancient Swarming Wisp(19/19 HP)
(17,1)Ancient Hustling Wisp(19/19 HP)

(14,10)Bone Doog A(19/19 HP)
(20,11)Bone Doog B(19/19 HP)
(18,14)Bone Doog C(19/19 HP)
(21,14)Bone Doog D(19/19 HP)

(20,13)Preserved Bone Doog(19/19 HP)