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The recruitment period (having been extended a few days) is now closed.

I have selected Jade (Aurorix) and Dani (cronos5010) as the new members of Team F. Everyone who applied or considered applying, thanks for your consideration and I hope to have you back next FEF!

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Rika
"Ah. Thank you, Lara. Yes. I just need you to....get a few things to my partner. Her name is Maria Silverman, and she should be in the third year dorms, Class 3-B. I also need you to pick something up from her if you don't mind. Don't worry about asking, just tell her I needed something and she'll have it ready."
Rika has accepted the quest 'Rheinberg Lab Partners.'

Reeve
"Sure. Heya, Kaya!"
Stephanie approaches her old friend, scooping her up in a hug before she can react. The weather-wielding girl yelps in surprise, before realising who it was who just hugged her.

"Sweet Sculptor, Steph? It's been so long! How have you been?"
"Doing fine, Kaya. Nice to see you're still here at Solrise. My brother not giving you too much trouble?"
"No, not at all. He's....well, you know Steven. Reeve, I assume you two've just met?"

Delwyn
"Huh. I...well....I....I guess that's...I really...."
Andreas seems a little lost for words.
"....you know, when you put it like that, that makes way more sense."

Astrea
"She'd normally be here to blow off steam but....well, when she's really feeling down, she usually heads out to the lake."

Mordecai
"Nothing at all, Mordecai. I'm just here to check on my students, is all. How are you finding things?"

Arnett
"Of course! I've made some progress on my dissertation, um...well....my mom sent some food from home, too! That was nice. Um, do you want some?"
Annika sounds a little awkward when she says that.

Quote from: Arnett
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1293
At Keith's provocation, Orobas almost seems to crack a good-natured grin. Almost.
"Like I said, boy. The loser's not the one who goes down. The loser's the one who gives up."

He flicks the mace he's planted into the ground.
"I'm not going to need this to thrash you. Only my hands. Man to man. Fist to fist."
"Those are my new clan members. They understand what it means to win and lose. Clan Rhadamanthus, demons of tenacity, aspect of Pride. Something even a pasty-faced upstart like yourself can understand is a virtue."
"Last man standing, huh? In that case, you'd best be ready, boy."
"The only thing left standing when I'm done with you will be your boots."

Quote from: Keith vs. Orobas
(Orobas is blinded by rage...)
(Orobas is inside a pit of danger!)
(Orobas' Underdog activates!)
(Keith's Underdog activates!)
(Keith's Sanjuro activates!)
(Keith is a strong starter!)
(Keith's Boxer's Roll activates!)
(Yliss' Support activates!)

Keith initiates!
Hit Rate: Irrelevant
Hit: Autohit!
Orobas takes 12 damage!

(Orobas' Bloody-Minded Determination increases!)
(Orobas' Demon Pledge increases in power!)

Keith strikes twice!
Hit Rate: Irrelevant
Hit: Autohit!
Orobas takes 10 damage!

(Orobas' Bloody-Minded Determination increases!)
(Orobas' Demon Pledge increases in power!)

Orobas retaliates!
Hit Rate: 71 to hit
Hit: 44, hit!
Keith takes 16 damage!
Keith's opening salvo of punches does soften up Orobas significantly. Indeed, despite his chronological age, Keith is surprisingly agile, given his vampiric physiology. He manages to get in hailing a series of punches on the old demon, forcing him, however temporarily, on the defensive.

However, what Orobas lacks in agility, he more than makes up for in durability and strength. A single sturdy and firm punch knocks Keith away from Orobas. He flicks his wrist out hopping in place.
"Tch. Not bad. Not bad at all."

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, Yliss makes a threat towards Miria and Trish.
"Alright, kiddo. Bring it."
"Oh, you'll bring them a show they'll never forget? How'll you do that? Will you...beat me with that sword? Slashing away my armor to try to get at the squishy parts beneath?"
"Hailing blow after blow upon me as I stand here, helpless, unable to fight back, suffering all that exquisite pain...."
"Maybe you'll taunt me a little, to make it sting a little harder and then you'll keep going relentlessly, pounding me into the ground....oh Goddesses!"
"....what is wrong with you?"
"I've been asking that question since she and I shared a dorm."


Meanwhile, Jenkins does a very bold play, and may or may not have gotten away with it.
Quote from: Jenkins vs. Terrorslayer
(Jenkins doesn't seek out a fight!)
(Jenkins fights for the sake of toenails!)
(Jenkins gives them a heart attack!)
(Jenkins' Duelist activates! +3 DMG)
(Terrorslayer's Duelist activates! +10 Crit)
(Terrorslayer's Daunt activates!)
(Andras' Support activates!)

Jenkins initiates!
Hit Rate: 69 to hit
Hit: 66, hit!
Terrorslayer takes 20 damage!

Terrorslayer retaliates!
Hit Rate: 82 to hit
Hit: 75, hit!
Jenkins takes 27 damage!
"You fool! You committed the classic blunder! Attacking a wielder of the power of Garsabadon!!"
Spoiler: HP (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Map Info (click to show/hide)
XP: 98/100

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"A talented Goddess such as myself knows how to hide their true talents, after all.

Keilee surges forwards to set the mysterious stranger's robes on fire with her newly acquired fire tome. The conflagaration envelops the mysterious being,  their robe going up in smoke and obscuring their presence.

~~Enemy Phase~~
Kazuto grins audaciously at Keith's challenge.
"You AND Rio, Keith? Fine by me, I'll take you both on-"
"The vampire's MINE, boy!"

[Now Playing: Theme of Orobas ~Pledge of Demon~]

A red-skinned fist swings into Kazuto's face and out of the smoke produced by Keilee's spell as he lunges forward, staggering him. Rena, almost instantly, yells and swings her flail at the attacker, only for him to catch the flail and throw Rena back towards her partner.

The newcomer throws off their now burning, smoking robe, stepping forward in front of Kazuto's team. In one hand, a wicked-looking black hunk of metal, barely shaped into the semblance of a mace hangs almost limply from a gauntleted hand, the spikes leaving furrows on the ground. Thinking briefly, he plants the mace head-first into the ground next to him.

"OROBAS! OROBAS! OROBAS!"
A chant cries out from the crowd as the hooligans who showed up painted in red stand up, raising signs to spell out his name.

Orobas Centimani Rhadmanthea
~Patriarch of Clan Rhadamanthea~

Kazuto pulls himself to his feet.
"You....here? Now? Why you-"
"Pipe down, boy. I'm not here for you. You remember what happened the last time we crossed paths. No, I'm here for him."

He points a gnarled finger at Keith. Orobas cracks his knuckles, his eyes fixed squarely on Keith.

"You and I aren't done yet, Piper. Not. By. A. Long. Shot."
"...oh boy."
"Kazuto! Are you okay?! Here let me-"
"I'm fine, Rena. Really. Let's....just not get in his way."
"Wait. You know this guy?"
"Not voluntarily."

Map objectives and map updated.
Stats updated.

"Well, big red man or not, I dunno who you are, lil' lady, but when I gotta, I gotta!"
The stony gargoyle descends upon Shoes....
Quote from: Jeff vs. Shoes
(Jeff's Death from Above is active!)
(The patth leads Jeff to who knows where!)
(Jeff's strong enough to carry him!)
(Shoes's hooves thunder!)

Jeff initiates!
Hit Rate: 92 to hit
Hit: 35, hit!
Shoes takes 28 damage!

(Shoes' Wrath activates!)

Shoes retaliates!
Hit Rate: 58 to hit
Hit: 34, hit!
Critical: 22, crit!
Jeff takes 18 damage!
....and Shoes barely manages to hold on against his titanic strength. Even Jeff looks impressed with himself for a minute.

Meanwhile, Fantine advances towards Momo, a confident smile on her face.
"I see you and I have not yet been acquainted. My name is Fantine von Allia. Call me....the erstwhile master of flames for I, greatest of all fire mages, shall demonstrate an unrivalled fire to you!"
"O, blackness blacker than black, darkness condensed into the void, summon forth from the abyss that which cannot be resealed in the name of destruction. Let this unfortunate soul be cleansed in the void-borne flames of creation from the ocean between the worlds!"
"MEGIDDO FLAME!"

Quote from: Fantine vs. Momo
(Fantine steals the stars!)
(Fantine deceives the day!)
(Miria's Support activates!)
(Momo's Bewilder activates!)
(Momo's Discombobulate activates!)
(Keith's Support activates!)

Fantine initiates!
Hit Rate: 74 to hit
Hit: 69, hit!
Momo takes 37 damage!

Momo is downed!
(The gods shall drowse in the face of Fantine!)
And Momo, indeed, gets blasted down in one hit.

"As I thought. Nobody can withstand such a powerful spell from me."
"Don't get cocky now. You've only just started to be able to use that spell without falling over."
"I've got your back, Fantine!"

Quote from: Miria
Miria activates Guard!
Miria Guards Fantine!

"Luv, you realise us gargoyles got be'uh hearin' than you humies, yeah? I 'eard that. I also ain't stupid. Miss Rena taught us 'ow to count to five!"

With that, he takes on someone who is clearly an easier target and totally does not have a tome capable of piercing his stone hide's defenses.
Quote from: Dom vs. Keilee
(Dom's strong!)
(Dom's Death from Above activates!)
(Rena's Support activates!)
(Keilee's feeling good!)
(Keilee wants everyone's hands off Keith! +3 DMG)
(Keith's Support activates!)

Dom initiates!
Hit Rate: 86 to hit
Hit: 91, miss!

Keilee retaliates!
Hit Rate: 81 to hit
Hit: 72, hit!
Dom takes 14 damage!

(Keilee has Assessed Dom!)

However, this leaves Keilee very free for a flail to the face, courtesy of Rena. Keilee's retaliatory blast of flame goes wide.
Quote from: Rena vs. Keilee
(Kazuto's Support activates!)
(Keilee's feeling good!)
(Keilee wants everyone's hands off Keith! +3 DMG)

Rena initiates!
Hit Rate: 84 to hit
Hit: 17, hit!
Keilee takes 18 damage!

Keilee retaliates!
Hit Rate: 60 to hit
Hit: 84, miss!

~~~~Turn 2~~~~
Player Phase
[Theme of Orobas ~Pledge of Demon~]

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Spoiler: Map Info (click to show/hide)
XP: 92/100

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"I warned you, Oswald. This is Starlight Soldier turf. You're not welcome here."

A tall, Revivian lady strolls forward in front of the Warriors, dressed in some odd uniform in the style called "sayfuku", as transliterated by fashion houses native to Generia. Her gloved hands are sparking with electricity.

"Nice to finally meet the Warriors in person."
"Don't interfere, little bird. This is beyond your purview."
"You people keep firebombing our office. I think purview went out the window after that, pasty-face."

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: "That was unfortunate. Also a little surprising that they only arrested two of us." A thought struck the homonculus, and he turned to Serena.

: "You are a goddess, are you not Miss Serena? Could you have said something to those law enforcers?"
"You guys hardly believed I was a Goddess. Do you think they will?"

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Rika
"Oh, no, no. I wouldn't ask you to help with that. It is rather advanced stuff; I'm actually supposed to be coordinating with a field team for this project. If you're still willing to help, do you mind running a small errand for me?. Nothing too complex."

Reeve
Indeed, Reeve arrives at the training grounds, much to her shock.

Less to her shock, however, there doesn't seem to be any sign of Steven.
"You know, love, I don't think we're there yet."
However, there appears to be a Kaya quietly training at one of the dummies, launching what appears to be blasts of rock at a dummy.

"Well, I might as well come and say hi to her, too. You coming along?"

Quote from: Reeve
Reeve, Orrel and Rika cook!
Pass chance: 30 to pass
Cooking Roll: 27, pass!

The class gains the Well-Fed buff towards the next map!

Reeve trains at the Training Grounds!
Reeve gains 1 point of SPD!

Reeve brews at the Alchemical Labs!
Reeve gains +10 Crit towards the next map!

Delwyn
"Well....you know my Arte, right? It's....well, how do I put it?"
"Being able to fix things isn't exactly as cool as moving things with your mind. No matter how much Dora tries to convince me it is. Or, well, have you seen the mad stuff Steven can do with his Arte?"

Astrea
"Well...she's quiet. She's already naturally very quiet, but...well....she hasn't said a word since she came back. She seemed almost....angry."
Astrea has accepted the quest 'Memories of Volskaya, Part 1'.

Mus'ad
"What'swrong? CanIhelp? I'mnotsurehowI'dhelpbutI'mhappytohelp."

Orrel
Kaede turns to Orrel very swiftly.
"No, I'm fine. Those were Kuriyama men. One of them tried to sneak in here. I caught him when he tried to climb down the wall, but...."

Mordecai
As Mordecai returns from the faculty office, he runs into Professor Ververs, who flashes him a smile.
"Hello, Mordecai. How are you? You doing okay?"
Quote from: Mordecai
Mordecai brews at the Alchemical Labs!
Mordecai gains +3 DR towards the next map!

Mordecai continues his Personal Study!
Personal Study Progress: 1/3 -> 2/3

Mordecai works at the Forge!
Mordecai earns 100 thalers!
Mordecai also gains Whetstone x1!

Mordecai trains at the Training Rooms!
Mordecai gains a point of DEF!

Mordecai studies at the Library!
Mordecai gains a point of RES!

Arnett
"Oh, no, no! I was just um....I was just really happy you figured out how to use your Arte better. It's always nice to see your friends doing better."
Spoiler: Activity Point Counter (click to show/hide)

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Lin
"Excellent. If you can get as much detail with the specifications as possible, we can work on them together. Including any names they may want for it."
Lin has accepted the sidequest 'A Personal Touch.'

Rika
"I was assisting my partner with something on her degree. I'd hate to bore you with the details, but I offered to assist because I happened to be writing a dissertation on a similar subject."

Reeve
Steph's grin grows even wider.
"Oh, she hasn't? You're kidding me. Back when we were kids, she couldn't shut up about him. You know all those stories about childhood friends growing up and marrying each other? It was like seeing the beginning of one of those. They even made a promise to attend Solrise together, 'cept Kaya couldn't afford it."

Delwyn
"....well, it's like....it's just feeling like you should be at everyone else's level. How do you, you know, not feel like that?"

Kruger
"Ah. Well....still, we'll get through it. Just got to, you know? The show must go on."
Quote from: Kruger
Kruger works out at the Gym!
Kruger gains +3 DR towards the next map!

Astrea
"Okay, um....what about you and I come and find Katarina to tell her about this? I....think she'll want to know."
Quote from: Astrea
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Mus'ad
"Everythingwentasplanned. Ididn'tpanic, wewereabletosavemultiplepeoplefromacollapsingbuildingandtheFiendsweredefeated. ThebuildingwasnotcausedbyFiends. SomeonedecidedtomakebarbequewhiletheFiendswereattackinganddidn'tevenknowuntilweshowedup. Violationoffirecodes. Bad."

Spoiler: Activity Point Counter (click to show/hide)

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As the group advances upwards, a group of serious-looking officials mounts the stage.
"Miss....Selene, was it? Your sister has requested your presence in Wybernia. She needs someone to pay the bail again. Officers, please arrest the man in black."

Some of them grab Vlad, wrestling him into handcuffs.
"Vlad of Team F, you are under arrest by the City of Ishim for five counts of littering. And only because that's all we could pin on you. Those poor orphans never got over those fires and I swear on Rhea we'll prove you set them. Sorry, Team F. You'll need to find someone to sub in for you."

The officials take away Vlad, and Selene tags along with them, presumably to retrieve her sister from Wybernia.

"...I guess uh....Milly, you wanna....come in?"
"....sure."

Map and stats have been updated.

Spoiler: HP (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Map Info (click to show/hide)
XP: 83/100

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As we have had a few drops recently, we are looking for two characters to replace them. You will be joining the game as promoted characters. If you wish to use classes from the supplement employed in Solrise Academy or Whereabouts of Drink and Coin, please PM me on Discord. A performer will be preferred, but not absolutely guaranteed to get in.

The deadline is the 21st of April.

1301
"Well, then. You can dance in flame first, big boy. As an example to the-"
"SUPREME THUNDERBOLT!"

A blast of lightning, temporarily lighting up the entire area, suddenly shoots an inch in front of Oswald, knocking him back and blinding Warrior, Messiah and Chief alike.

"D-damn! What the hell-?"

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"Hey, listen. I think Milly, Sitri and I will sit this one out, yeah? I'm, uh.....not exactly good at fighting."
"G-good luck, though!"
"Yeah. Good luck! We'll root for you from the stands!"

With that, the three women leave the party to ascend onto the board.

A cloaked figure takes position near the front of Kazuto's team. They seem to brush past the others, prompting Kazuto to call over to Trish.
"Wait, who's this? Trish, did you bring someone with you?"
"They're not with me, buddy."
"Rena?"
"The officials just popped this guy over as we went up here and said he was here to be slotted into a training match. Didn't say why."
"Right. Well. Okay. Buddy, whoever you are, just....follow our lead, okay? It's an exhibition match. We gotta look good."

No response can be discerned from the cloaked figure.

A loud, booming voice fills the arena, presumably the announcer, as the groups take their position.
"Goooood morning, people of Ishim City! At the Midgardia National Stadium today, we have a real star-studded match! On the blue side, we have none other than the one, the only Team F! They need no introduction!"

A surprising level of cheers follows the mention of your team's name.

"On the red side, we have Great Grandee! Dragon-slaying, princess-saving, swashbuckling legends in their own right!"

More cheers.

"Without much further ado, let's get this match started!"

~~~~Turn 1~~~~
Player Phase
~~Map Theme (Trouble Shooting Star)~~

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Spoiler: Map Info (click to show/hide)
XP: 83/100

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Reeve
Steph grins.
"Huh? You don't know? They've known each other since they were kids. And, well, you know how it is. Some rich assholes make fun of him for hanging out with Kaya, he gets mad and beats on them. Really such a hot-blooded boy, even if you wouldn't know it from him now."

Kruger
"Alright, well....we're still sorting out the final roster. For all I know, I might end up being the vocalist if another student agrees to do clarinet and we're looking for someone on piano. We also don't know when exactly we're doing the after-party. So, you good with any other instruments?"

Delwyn
"What? No, of course not! I couldn't ask you to be Dora! But....well, you have a point. Hey, you seem pretty laid back and you keep up with those guys. How do you do it?"

Lin
You feel Professor Ramsay would be lifting an eyebrow at you, if only his face was visible.
"Alright, well, if you go and collect some information from your classmates, we'll be able to put together some commissions. I have the ones from the other classes and I have some other students coming in to help. Do you definitely want to do this?"

Rika
Ilse sighs as Rika comes to help.
"Ah....okay. Good. I am sorry to trouble you with this. I'm usually better with alchemical work."

Astrea
"....yes. Why?"

Orrel
As you go towards the yelling, you see Kaede yelling at someone who seems to be clambering over the Academy's walls away from her.
"Hey! Come back here! Don't you dare run away from me, you creep!"

Arnett
At that, Annika's eyes light up.
"Did you really get better at using your Arte?"
Quote from: Arnett
Arnett brews a concoction at the Alchemical Laboratory!
Arnett gains +15 Hit towards the next map!

Mus'ad
As Mus'ad goes to meditate at the Shrine, he encounters Alicia, who seems to have just finished.
"OhithereMus'ad. Nicetoseeyou. Areyoudoingwellafterthatfight? Itwasprettyexciting, wasn't it?"
Quote from: Mus'ad
Mus'ad concludes his Personal Study!
Mus'ad may now select a new Subcategory at rank C from Performance or Staff!

Mus'ad prays at the Shrine to the Sculptor!
Mus'ad gains 1 point of CON!

Mus'ad works at the Greenhouse!
Mus'ad gains Taal Rice x1!

Astrea
"Welcome to Cowan and Cowan. How can we help you today?"
Quote from: Selection
300 thalers:
All E-rank physical weapons except Devil Weapons, Leather Shield

400 thalers:
All E-rank Tomes, Performances and Staves

500 thalers:
All D-rank physical weapons, Iron Shield

600 thalers:
All D-rank Tomes, Performances and Staves

700 thalers:
All C-rank physical weapons, Steel Shield

800 thalers
All C-rank Tomes, Performances and Staves
Quote from: Astrea
Astrea works at the Forge!
Astrea earns 100 thalers!
Astrea also gains a Whetstone!
Spoiler: Activity Point Counter (click to show/hide)

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"Huh. Right. Well....shall we get in? I think your team's coming up."
Indeed, you see the rest of "Great Grandee", as Trish had called them, moving up. With that, you enter the stadium.

The two teams walk into the main arena area, Surrounding them are rows upon rows of seats, with seats slowly filling with spectators. A suspicious amount of people with red paint on their skin seem to be sitting in the stands, resembling the hooligans you fought the day before.

In front of you, somehow, looks like a piece of land taken out of the wilderness. Small groves of trees can be found dotted around the arena, along with rocks and small ponds.
"Geomantic magic. It's really crazy how they can simulate an actual battlefield in here with that, huh?"

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Reeve
Steph rubs the back of her head.
"Well, not quite. Climbing giant mountains for fun is, well, for fun. I'm more the muscle for scientists who want to do expeditions on mountains. They're not exactly known for knowing their way around a carabiner, so they hire people like me to get them up there to do their thing. Also, you're one of those Polyions, huh? Real old money."

The tone of her voice is ambivalent as to if she approves or disapproves. She shrugs after a moment.
"Alright, we're looking for him, right? Cool. Let's go. Hopefully he's not gotten himself into trouble over Kaya again."
Reeve has accepted the sidequest 'Cats at Play'.

Kruger
"Just do what you're comfortable with, you know? We're not some professional band."

Delwyn
"Well, they're....complete badasses. And, well, do you hear anyone talking about me like I'm some badass? No? That's what I thought. Dora's, well....Dora."

Lin
Professor Ramsay thinks for a moment.
"Well, I was going to ask you to collect commissions from your class first, to make sure we know what weapons we're working with. But, as it so happens, I already have a commission from Theodora. If you want to work on that with the others, I'm happy to allow it."

Rika
As Rika turns to find the source of the noise, she finds Ilse cleaning a light-bluish concoction off the floor with a mop.
"Scheisse! Verdammte Alchemiegetränke, verdammt, verdammt!"
"Ah. Lara. Hello. Yes. You....didn't hear or see anything, right?"

It's rather unusual to be called by your first name, but then, Ilse wasn't exactly someone you spoke with often.

Astrea
"Well, I was here to stretch, but..."
Per frowns.
"You were fighting alongside Katarina, right?"

Orrel
As Orrel leaves the dining hall after cooking, he overhears what appears to be loud shouting.
Enough students have entered the Dining Hall to cook. Would you like to use ingredients?

Quote from: Orrel
Orrel works at the Forge!
Orrel earns 100 thalers!
Orrel also gains Whetstone x1!

Orrel prepares to cook at the Dining Room!

Orrel studies at the Library!
Orrel gains 1 point of RES!

Orrel trains at the Training Rooms!
Orrel gains 1 point of DEF!

Orrel trains at the Gym!
Orrel gains +10 Crit towards the next map!
Spoiler: Activity Point Counter (click to show/hide)

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