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Frank quit so there's that huh, well twas a good game while it last folks.i don’t think he quit, he’s just wait9ng for our characters to get to stage 2
"those who can still fight should stall"
Joey begins charging the attack Hellfire Cannon, aiming for the mati in the center
"Oh crap, this looks bad..." Aethyrion manages to utter despite his asthma.
Aethyrion takes some yummy maple syrup medication, and then throws a Holy Flash heal to Hope. He would also continue using Holy Aura to suppress the Matis' efforts of getting near/attacking the barricade, if possible.
Jonas continues to cower bravely under his Pocket cover.
“Hope! You may drop the barrier and run if maintaining it will cost your life! I was understanding the risks when I took this mission!”
Move out of the area of effect. If the shot would be able to penetrate his cover, snipe the enemy commander (who I know is there through Omniscience.)
Well the good news is that Mona managed to find the agent. The bad news is that the Agent found her. It seemed as though they were misinformed about the profession of the agent, at least partially, as it if was just an alchemist, then that wouldn't explain what appeared to be a gravity spell. Mona was eager to take a closer look at him, but she had other priorities.
Mona would use her Telekinesis to push her allies in the direction that they are attempting to go to counter the effects of the downward force. She wouldn't be able to do much for Shara if her tactic was to go underground; but a downward force wouldn't exactly hinder a downward movement anyway.
Use my shovel as a support so that I can stand up and move away.
Run away from the pressure if I can, if I can't run crawl away.
Dig underground and try digging a tunnel in a random direction, hopefully towards the source of whatever the heavy air is coming from
Action turn: Hope would use her duplicate ability and combine it with her imrpoved warm light. Combined move success. She created a lantern that heals allies around the area over time.
Joey grows long spines to wrap around the soldiers and pull them away from the fight
Aethyrion dashes in to grab any remaining soldiers that need rescuing, flying away and dropping them off at a safe location. If all soldiers have been rescued, he would fly near Jonas and surge his holy aura to knock away any attackers that are trying to break into the barricade, stalling their attacks if possible.
Bori holds ground, ready to retaliate against any enemy that threatens him with his revolver.
Mona responds. "I think we should all move. There seems to be nothing but MATI near this corner of the fortress and they'll be busy with Jonas's 'plan'. If we want to take out the enemy leader before they catch wind of the situation time is of the essence."
Move. Overwatch.
Follow Mona, keep my AK ready in case we come into contact with hostiles.
Follow Mona, look for chimeras along the way
Mona speaks to her comrades. "The MATI have been engaged. We can proceed with our scouting."
Mona starts to head to the north so that she can get a good view of the west wall and what lies beyond it with Maximized Sensory. She would pay attention for enemies at the wall, and stop upon detecting an enemy that was likely to be able to see her if she got too close.
She will attempt not to move more than thirty meters away from her comrades. If she suspects that she has been spotted, she will teleport back to the fortifications that Unknown made.
Bori buffs nearest allies with his melodic ballads.
"It is good we got here when we did. It is time to put plan into action! First we must gather their attention. Things will go smoother if we can remove their ranged weapons from the equation, I will attempt to disarm them with my new ability. If you can do the same you may assist, otherwise do what you wish so long as it does not kill them. If my verstehen is correct they should target me, for as we have all recently discovered I am filled with the bloodlust. If we are lucky they will ignore our soldier comrades in favor of doing so."
Opening the fight, Jonas unleashes his bloodlust. He points at the B2 bow Mati's bowstring - with one hand behind his head and the other on his hip. He wasn't sure, but he is pretty sure this is the way to invoke complete erasure. With a verbal "BANG!" he unleashes his assault- attempting to erase enough of the Mati's weapon that it becomes nonfunctional.
Aethyrion eyes the floaty blobs from afar. "Large, check, blue, check, creatures made of mana... yeah probably. I deduce with 98% certainty that these creatures before us are the ones dubbed 'Matis'!" Aethyrion declares with decisiveness.
"Okay so gather their attention..." Aethyrion waves to the Matis, in particular S1. "Hello there Matis! What are you guys doing? What's with those soldier dudes you guys are fighting with?"
Joey Bones begins taunting the Mati while rattling his bones, trying to get them to follow and target him away from the fort
"come get me you waste of ecotplasm filth"
Mona adjusted her telescopic monocle, and gazed at the walls of the fort. She would cycle through her different vision aspects with Maximized Sensory to see what she could see while still concealed within the forested area, and report her findings to the rest of her squad.
Mona also makes a note of the time of day, and which direction that the shadows are cast upon the ground.
Overwatch.
Keep watch for anything that might attack us.
Make some basic concealed fortifications at our location, and do so at each place we move to. Always include at least one vector of retreat.
Burrow, attempt to move while underground to figure out whether I can or not
"What about the Mati at the front gate? From what that knight said, it would be a bad idea to fight them conventionally. Should we just remain passive and attempt to move past them?"
that sounds like a good idea, hopefully they aren’t near the statues...what if we tricked the Magic into moving while near the statues? If they turn the Amati into statues, they won’t explode
"Without a firsthand account, I cannot guaruntee the accuracy of any of the things that I have learned. I'll tell you the most important things about what I have read however."
"The Weird Statue is supposedly connected to rhama in much the same way that the Lockjaw are connected to Xiya. They gain power through stillness, and are allegedly nearly impervious to attack while remaining still. Conversely, if you want to destroy one you will need to strike it when it does move. The most concerning thing about them is that they have a contact petrification ability.
They are allegedly capable of creating some manner of constructions, the books I've read are vague about the details. They are angered by sudden movements and will act with hostility when someone does so. The books I have read recommend remaining still if you provoke one to pacify them."
"The book has had less information about the Chimera, which are described as being a combination of multiple other animals; conventional tactics should be effective on them. Come to think of it, you had a chimera quite recently didn't you? I recall you attacked it when it asked for you to kill it. While I am not going to say that was the wrong thing to do, I do feel that you didn't do your due diligence. We could have learned quite a bit from talking to it... I'd have also liked to perform an autopsy, but certainly not enough to touch it after the Plague Walker incident. I am also curious as to what you learned during your brief parasitic relationship with it... OH! Now that I think of it, perhaps I could still salvage this opportunity!"
Mona attempts to contact the Chimera previously belonging to Shara with Peace of Mind
