The battle against the beasts rages on.
Attack the dog on dragnar's head.
"I'll help you!" Rashilux screams out and rushes for dragnar, swinging your gladius (5) and slash the dog before it manages to bite him.
Throw one of my axes at one of the dogs.
The butcher throws his axe(1), and it spins towards Cato (1/7)! Cato RTD: (1). He turns right into the hurled axe and it imbeds into his chestplate, knocking him onto his back and giving Cato a bleeding axe wound!
Throw the dog on my head at the other dog then attempt to finish them both off.
You try to grab the mangy dog on your head (1) but you end up ripping off your facemask instead! The dog, angered by Rashilux's attack, bites again (4-1 for injury) giving you a bleeding minor wound to the forehead.
Raise my trident up into the air and let out a roar, rallying the crowd.
Afterwards, look for a nearby dog that isn't attacking anyone, and CHARGE!
You give a loud roar to the crowd, and some cheer back. Charging, you stab at a dog with your dog-trident (3) and the dog (3) is knocked on his back! (-1 to attack/defense).
*Bash the dog I've injured with my shield to stun it and lay into it with my axe.*
Lifting your bronze shield high, you smash it back at a dog (5) who's right shoulder snaps and crumples under the blow, and your axe strike finishes him off with an axe through the skull. Dog RTD: (3)
I will kill the dog that attacked me
You swing your gladius at the dog (6) RTD: (2) and blood spurts everywhere as you pierce the heart! However, in your glorious bloodshed, you've managed to get your sword, net, and a dead dog body all tangled up together. (-1 to attack rolls until its untangled).
I kill the dog that tried to bite my face off.
Staunchly ignoring the newly found axe in your chest,you stab your spear up against the dogs body (6) but trip (-1 to attacks requiring much movement) and it manages to avoid the worst of the damage (4-1 bashed on ground) and then goes for your outstretched hand (2-1) impaling itself only further on your spear, slumping off in death.
The remaining dog, looking pitiful and bleeding from a greivous wound, bites with the last of its strength at Dragnar, it's killer (3-1) but only opens its mouth and lets out a pitiful bark and dies from bloodloss.
[/i]Suddenly the Arena goes wild with cheering! You have no idea why, until you start hearing 'GERT, GERT, GERT' and (5) notice a thin man, scarred across the chest and snapping a leather whip and leading a rangy looking-tiger with sharp claws out of slowly opening gates across the arena floor. You notice he's wearing a -bronze pauldron- on one shoulder, bronze greaves and a +bronze gladius+ strapped to his belt.
He shouts at you, cracking the whip above his head "
You feckin' Novicii still alive? And killed some of the dog pack! Hah! At least you haven't pissed yourselves yet!"[/i]
Character ListName: Cato Ambustu
Status: Axe imbedded in chest, bleeding moderate wound, stumbling (-1 to actions involving much movement)
Gender: Male
Age and Background: 24 years of age. When he was 22, his father fell into debt and sold his son into slavery to pay it off, while faking his son's death to save face. He despises his father Duilius, though does not hate the rest of his family. Since he is supposed to be dead, he can not use his true name, Cato Tacitus Flavius.
Height and Weight: 6'2" 174lbs
Traits: Tactician, Counter-Attacker
Deity(optional): Minerva
Items:
Bronze Spear
Bronze Helmet
Bronze Breastplate
Name:Paulus
Status:
Gender:Male
Age and Background:(16 yrs.)One of the germanic tribesman from the northern territories he was taken as a prisoner of war as a young boy.
Height:6' Weight:160 lbs
Traits: Defensive fighter, Herbal lore
Deity:Mother Nature
Items:Hand axe (1), Shield (1), Bronze Breastplate (1), Sandals, Loincloth
Name: Maceris
Status: Carrying impaled dog on trident.
Gender: Male
Age and Background: 27; once Quintus Vitruvius Licinus, he was forced into slavery to pay his debts. His father, a blacksmith, perished three years ago. He was heavily in debt, and that debt was simply passed onto Licinus. He was soon captured, and ended up slave to Gnaeus Hostilius Macer. Unwanted as a slave, he became a gladiator.
Height and Weight: 6'2", 170 lbs
Traits:Can withstand pain, metalworker.
Deity(optional): Ianus
Items: Trident, buckler, breastplate, leather facemask.
Name: Lupus "The Butcher" Prowne
Status: Angry
: Male
Age and Background: 27 year old, Lupus use to live in a outpost town far from the walls of Rome, living a quiet life with a family. Until he went insane. Lupus is charge with the slaughtering of almost a hundred people, the bodies always torn to chunks. By the time he was caught, he was well known in the surrounding area, becoming something of a bogyman. He seems to have a affiliation with the moon.
Height and Weight: 6' 3", 240 lb
Traits: Axeman, Insane
Items:
2 Hand-Axes
Leather Shirt
Leather Greaves
Name:Flintix
Status: Minor bite on left calf, has weapons tangled (-1 to attacks)
Gender:Male
Age and backround: 32, Flintix was a member of a higher class Gaulic family and was the brother of a highly decorated chieftan. Flintix fought alongisde the great Vercingetorix but was inevitably and to his great shame captured. Now he is a broken man fighting for the entertainment of those he hates and longs for the day he will break out and slaughter all Romans.
Height and Weight:6' 5'', 270 lbs
Traits:Very powerful, Leadership.
Items: Gladius, Javelin, Net. Bronze Breastplate
Name: Rashilix
Status: Scratch on right arm, feral dog head latched on to right arm.
Gender: Male
Age and Background: 24, Was captured and taken away when the romans invaded his little Armorican village and burned it down
Height and Weight: 5'7", 175 lb. I notice that almost everyone is tall, even by today's standards
Traits: Well-built, swordsman
Deity(optional): Toutatis
Items: Gladius, Shield, Bronze Pauldron
Name: dragnar
Status: Minor bite on face, one bleeding minor bite to face.
Gender: male
Age and Background: A man of few words and precise action. He does not speak of why he was brought to the arena, but he has a noble air about him, and he seems to fight for more than just his life.
Height and Weight: 5' 6"
Traits: calm, tactical
Deity(optional): none
Items: gladius, shield, facemask
Area: Arena crowd chanting "GERT, GERT, GERT" (-1 to actions involving morale), Gert the Beasttamer and Rindclaw, the tiger. One dog left, injured, on dragnars face.
Race: Egyptian
Status: Healthy
Traits: Animal Tamer, Cruel
Weapons: +bronze gladius+ (2), leather whip (.5)
Armor: Bronze Greaves(1), -bronze pauldron- (1.5)
Race: Tiger
Status: Healthy, hungry
Traits: 'Tamed', Quick
Weapons: Claws (1) Bite (2)