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Konsoda Skalar Dir Rasmuso (Skalkr Consortium, under the Son of Rasmus)
Menali Rif vu Senk (Equivalents of the first month of the year to the third, three months have passed)

There are two hundred and twenty of us. Some able men, other elders.

Knowledge:

• Basic Metallurgy: 1/2

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Now is a new dawn for the Skalar*. Long years have passed since the days we cowered in fear of the wretched unserim that once preyed upon us. Now we prey upon them. We stack their skulls up high at night and partake of their flesh. It is only payback for the fear they have given us. We have a stronghold now. A fort. It is only basic, crafted from the skins of our prey, and the tough wood of the senk-rima. We have to take care not to burn down the entire place.

The desert is harsh, and unforgiving. Many of our kin have died to settle this land. Many have been born in this land. What food we find, we kill or find in those rare juicy fruits that grow upon the hardy bushes of this land. We have settled near a river in the cool shadow of the mountains; the river itself descends from there, and that is a gift from whatever force governs the world.

And with the mountains came a discovery. One of our comrades, Olar Stenso, found a strange rock, green in color, during his foraging near the mountains to find fruit. Mistaking it to be an egg of some unknowable creature, he threw it into the fire to cook- careless fool.
I must thank him, as it led to a different discovery. The rock melted- that is right, melted- to create some form of strange, orange substance that was hard and tough. Nothing like rock nor wood. As I write, I have sent out groups of able-bodied Skalar to gather the strange rock from the caves or mountains. We must have more. Already, one has had the bright idea of presenting me with a crude knife made from Olar's rock- I have it with me as I write. I plan on using it to hunt tomorrow and see what this ore is worth.

Some of our comrades are complaining about headaches for an unknowable reason. Perhaps it is this strange rock? Regardless, I see it as a passing illness. It will go soon.

The unserim no longer prey upon us. We have a land we may now call our own. The future if the Skalar is bright.

And I, Swen Rasmuso*, shall lead it to one.

(-the rest is too dirty or ripped to translate-)
*Rasmuso is transliterated as Rasumussen or son of Rasmus.
*Skalar is an archaic word for the Skalkr people with no literal translation. The closest is 'children of the sand'.
*Unserim means, roughly, 'people-eaters'. A modern translation is often predator.
*Senk-rima is translated as 'sand-roots', an unusual, wood-like found in the desert.
*Transliterated as Sven Rasmussen, one of the first recorded leaders of the Skalkr people.

((Wanted to try this in the style of a historical journal. If it was too overblown, feel free to tell me; it was just an experiment.))

Yukari retaliates by sweeping away from the sword and firing a shot point blank into Altrius' face.

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TURN NINE
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Tom [5][25] kicks Soarla's body, for what it's worth, doing 5 damage. Soarla [15][32] slams Tom into the ground, [30][23] knocking him unconscious.

Soarla wins!

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Altrius slashes Yukari, who [30][4] barely gets hit, getting dealt [25][12] 22 damage.
Yukari, however, shoots him in the face, dealing [30][46] 46 damage.

((I don't know. We don't even have PN to confirm stat debuffs for races....))

Yukari leaps away, taking aim and firing. (-5 to aim).

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TURN SEVEN
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Tom turns....and [15][37] is stabbed in the back [30][12] hitting for 37 damage. Ouch.
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Altrius leaps!  [20][30] vs [30][26] Yukari just manages to leap away, [30][7-5] but misses utterly.

((Blame the RNG. I'm questioning that myself, to be honest.))

((No stats for Soarla's head. :3))

Yukari dodges that too!
TURN FIVE
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((....I just looked at all the rolls. This is going to be one sucky turn.)
Tom [25][5] reverts the groin damage, but otherwise is still hurt. Soarla [15][1] somehow pulls the sword out and plants it in the dust.

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Altrius [10][2] puffs out only a small spark of fire. That's okay, because Yukari [30][4] trips and collides into him, knocking them both over!

No spoilers posted as the statuses are the same apart from Tom retaining his fertility.