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Character of the Season
Once known as the Butcher of Whitebrim, he's now The Butcher of Dygra, stepping forward as the first created demigod of the Ancients. There is no question that Astaroth casts an intimidating silhouette. Tall, domineering and dangerous, if looks could kill you'd be dead already, but to get up close and personal with the Grounds' resident cannibal tells a much different story. Dripping with charm and clad in only the finest attire, Asta is a gentleman monster, as polite as they come and committed to his role as security for the Dusklight and those who have earned his loyalty. Be careful of that smile, though - those teeth are sharp.
Congratulations, Asta!
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Listen, okay - Ronin doesn't often get to play bait these days, more accustomed to doing the killing while his husband keeps the attention of the monster-of-the-week. So maybe he's enjoying himself a bit here, and potentially showing off for Remi just as much as the Bastion is enjoying the view. All of that is to say that as the ursur's attention remains squarely on him there are no complaints from the Knight, and he spreads his feet in the snow as if fully intending to wrassle the creature if it gets too close.
A terrible idea?
Probably.
But it might be dead by then!
As he braces himself, three more firebolts spark to life around his head, launching immediately forward to try to skewer the ursur a second time. Not anywhere that might make a fetching hat though, you understand. Just the usual vitals.
Ronin fires three more firebolts at the ursur!
Magic: Radiant Firebolts | Ronin may summon radiant energy as a fiery projectile. Control is excellent, and multiple projectiles may be created at once. (In quests or other combat situations requiring dice rolling, only 3 firebolts may be created per post). Range: 60ft
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered | Cost: Action
Magic: Now You! | When Ronin successfully hits a target, the next ally who posts gains advantage on their attack.
Type: Light | Rank: Basic | Cost: Feat
Regional Score bonus: +23 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +23 should be included). Residents cannot be cursed at shrines in this region.
Remi glances toward Colt with a smirk when she accuses him of doing nothing, waiting just long enough for the realization to catch up with her before his expression settles into perfect innocence. "I did tell you I was going to," he points out, broad shoulders lifting as though her missed opportunity for a trick shot can hardly be blamed on him.
His attention returns to Ronin, amusement warming his face as the Knight plants himself in the snow with every apparent intention of letting the ursur get far closer than good sense recommends. Remi isn’t worried, of course; there is very little the creature could do to anyone here that he couldn’t undo, and he has more than enough strength to carry whatever damage might need carrying besides. Even that feels unlikely, given how easily Ronin can move when he chooses to and how much slower the ursur seems by comparison, no matter how close his husband insists on letting those enormous paws come.
Remi maintains his tether with Colt
Magic: Don't Pick Fights You Can't Win | Characters/Creatures who have a difference of 30 STR or greater compared to Remi, roll with disadvantage.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic | Cost: Feat
Magic: I’ll have what he’s having | Tethers himself to someone and takes all of their damage during an encounter until it’s recast.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered | Cost: Action
Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!
Speaks with a thick Italian accent.
Force and magic can be used against Remi without permission.
My clothes still smell like smoke Your name's still in my throat But the glow ain't worth the burn that loving leaves
"I remember you offering, and me refusing," she counters with a resigned sigh. The only choice he'd really given her was to pair up with either Deimos or Ronin, and having done neither, she'd more or less agreed. Muttering something about her breath about demigod fine print, she turns her attention back to the bear as it begins to bellow towards Ronin. He seems to have it well in hand, as is expected of them all, but she doesn't envy his position, and despite her prodding claims she has no intention of strolling anywhere close to that beast.
"Thanks for the protection," she murmurs with sincerity, because it does not take much for things to go wrong, even when they seem under control. There's no arguing with the difference in her skill sets, especially as she notices with a dour frown that there's no arrow stuck in the beast's hide.
"Now stop being a distraction." She tacks that on as if she's not equally to blame for getting distracted. Bolstered by the knowledge he's quite literally got her back, Colt takes a step away from the rocks, giving herself a better line to aim. She pulls another arrow from the quiver and nocks it, bow lifting with a squint as she aims in the space after Deimos and Ronin have moved. Focusing with an exhale, she looses another arrow towards the ursur.
Colt shoots an arrow at the ursur
The Pencil Sharpener | An earthen quiver that sharpens any arrow placed inside.
Type: Dark | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered | Cost: Action
The Wildwatch: Hunter’s Presence: Rolls with advantage against regular creatures (anything marked with a difficulty of Normal or below).
When fire meets gasoline Lights you up quick but you can't control the heat It burns bright but damn you lose everything We only ever end up ashes on the breeze
Received a Gilded Market wig from Remi that resembles her usual hair and is enchanted to stay on better than most wigs | has a reverse centaur tattoo on her left hand with the legs going down her pointer and middle fingers that looks like this.
the ocean does not apologize for its depth and the mountains do not seek forgiveness
The assailments continued, with harsh bombardments waged upon the bear. Ronin ‘s lack of escape scarcely mattered. The bear’s feral attempts at scratching the White Knight proved to be immaterial and intangible; fast of foot, sleek, and swift, the demigod dodged with little issue, and fired upon the beast in close range. The firebolts seared and burned, turning the feral monstrosity into a singed component of pure, agonizing rage.
The pain must’ve been excruciating as it reared up, instinctually trying to get away but combined with the hostility and quest for vengeance, it stayed in the wide open terrain, not bothering to flee or evade. Not that it much mattered, as Deimos’s magic came flickering in again, tearing Air incantations through the sky and ripping through sinew and flesh.
And Colt, despite her prior distractions, managed to rally – her arrow piercing into its hindquarters, staying steadfast into its hide.
Still, it somehow managed to not die (yet), and the Sword shook his head, still hovering from above and taking measure of the calculations at hand. This would likely be the last of its defiance, and he took half a breath, before sending the momentous forces of enchantments down into the ursur once more.
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Everyone hits, and Ronin manages to garner a very impressive dodge of the ursur’s claws. Deimos uses his Mastered Air + stacked combo again against the bear.
Air manipulation (Abandoned/Hybrid): Can create and control air within a 30ft radius.
Type: Grey | Rank: Mastered | Cost: Action
Magic: Tailwind | adds additional air magic damage at mastered level on a successful hit when Deimos uses his air magic.
Type: Grey | Rank: Mastered | Cost: Other
Magic: Gale Winds | Adds additional air damage at basic level on a successful hit when Deimos uses his air magic.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic | Cost: Other
Remi chuckles under his breath, accepting the correction with none of the chagrin Colt had probably intended. "Ahh, I must’ve forgotten." He raps his knuckles playfully against the side of his head before lifting one shoulder in an easy shrug. "I’ve had my memories removed so many times that sometimes things don’t stick."
At her request, he raises both hands in immediate surrender and takes several obedient steps back, putting enough distance between them that she can hardly accuse him of interfering now. The smile still tugging at his mouth suggests he’s enjoying himself far too much, but he leaves her to the shot while keeping the invisible tether firmly wrapped around her, his magic holding steady even as he pretends to withdraw entirely.
Remi goes ahead in the order so that Ronin's advantage goes onto Colt while maintaining his tether.
Magic: Don't Pick Fights You Can't Win | Characters/Creatures who have a difference of 30 STR or greater compared to Remi, roll with disadvantage.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic | Cost: Feat
Magic: I’ll have what he’s having | Tethers himself to someone and takes all of their damage during an encounter until it’s recast.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered | Cost: Action
Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!
Speaks with a thick Italian accent.
Force and magic can be used against Remi without permission.
My clothes still smell like smoke Your name's still in my throat But the glow ain't worth the burn that loving leaves
The bait of Ronin appears to have been a solid choice. The deer knight not only maintains the full attention of the beast, but also evades all its attempts at fury with an ease that makes her inclined to apologize to the creature. Nothing worse than being pissed off and outmatched at the same time.
Satisfaction sits in place of sympathy as she notes her arrow chasing the bear's hide as it moves in spectacular failure after Ronin. As Deimos descends for another round of cutting wind, she pulls another sharpened point from her quiver and takes aim. Mindful of Deimos and Ronin's positions, she only looses it when bear hide could be its only target (or perhaps, the snow again). Her gaze tracks it as it arcs, using where it lands to alter her next shot, if one is needed. The ursur doesn't have much fight left outside of outrage by the looks of it.
Colt shoots another arrow at the ursur
The Pencil Sharpener | An earthen quiver that sharpens any arrow placed inside.
Type: Dark | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered | Cost: Action
The Wildwatch: Hunter’s Presence: Rolls with advantage against regular creatures (anything marked with a difficulty of Normal or below).
When fire meets gasoline Lights you up quick but you can't control the heat It burns bright but damn you lose everything We only ever end up ashes on the breeze
Received a Gilded Market wig from Remi that resembles her usual hair and is enchanted to stay on better than most wigs | has a reverse centaur tattoo on her left hand with the legs going down her pointer and middle fingers that looks like this.
Say what you will, but this is one of the better workouts the Knight has had in the past few seasons. As a demigod of Vi this sort of bullying dispatching of an animal normally wouldn't sit in his wheelhouse, but given that this is in aid of a quest (and therefore hardly needless), he chalks it up to the greater good.
Still, as the ursur rears up in agony and the rest of the party unleash further violence from a distance, Ronin has it in mind that they should probably put the poor thing out of its misery at last.
And so with three more points of radiant fire igniting in a halo about his head and shoulders, he baits the bear around for a clear shot, and lets them loose in what he hopes will be a final time.
Ronin fires three more firebolts at the ursur (and hopes that's enough to finally kill it, honestly).
Magic: Radiant Firebolts | Ronin may summon radiant energy as a fiery projectile. Control is excellent, and multiple projectiles may be created at once. (In quests or other combat situations requiring dice rolling, only 3 firebolts may be created per post). Range: 60ft
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered | Cost: Action
Magic: Now You! | When Ronin successfully hits a target, the next ally who posts gains advantage on their attack.
Type: Light | Rank: Basic | Cost: Feat
Regional Score bonus: +23 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +23 should be included). Residents cannot be cursed at shrines in this region.
the ocean does not apologize for its depth and the mountains do not seek forgiveness
In the end, the outcome was always going to be the same. Legions of magic and arrows pummeled into the weakened bear, and no matter how much rage, acrimony, and hostility fueled it, the parallels of pain would eventually overwhelm the body. Between firebolts, Air magic, and puncturing armaments, the ursur gave its final defiant roar, before succumbing upon the snow, directly in front of Ronin.
Quick and efficient hunting made the Sword exhale a long, steady breath, before landing on the ground, long strides sweeping towards the sled, pulling it back towards where the fallen beast lay. No one injured, maimed, or hurt, despite some being bait – he had to shake his head and laugh. Success came in many forms, but a lack of lacerations on their part was a great triumph. His rumble extended outwards to the group, nodding his head to each in turn. “Thank you for all the help. Help me load this up then we can head to the Citadel? I will buy you all lunch for your efforts.” And Ronin could have his ursur hat, of course.
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Well done crew! The ursur is very dead! Thank you for all the help!
