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The Illusium Court’s raid

Date: 2025-09-15 18:01


At Mon Sep 15 2025, in subway tunnels beneath Ivory Quarter

Mission: Obtain a signet ring with a cracked crest and bring it back to the extraction point.

Abandoned Subway Tunnels
It is afternoon, about 73F(22C) degrees, and there are clear skies. The mist is heaviest At Mayflower and Mariner/span>/span A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Amber which misses her.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Avalon(Gulo Gulo) which misses him.

Amber charges toward alcove.
Avalon makes a supernatural leap to machinery.
You spot Evalina fiddling with her smartwatch, you get the sense she might be calling for help.

A soldier of the 63rd fires off a shot at Evalina which misses her.

Amber empties her firearm at A small, fleshformed abomination in a wild spray. One of the stray bullets misses her.

Evalina charges toward abandoned carriage.
A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Amber which misses her.

Avalon charges toward machinery.
Amber reloads her firearm before taking a careful stance and aiming with both hands. After a moment’s pause, she fires a shot at A small, fleshformed abomination which misses her.

A soldier of the 63rd fires off a shot at Evalina which misses her.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Amber which misses her.

Avalon charges toward machinery.
Amber empties her firearm at A small, fleshformed abomination in a wild spray. One of the stray bullets misses her.

A soldier of the 63rd fires off a shot at Evalina which misses her.

Kai charges toward abandoned carriage.
Kai(Corvus corax) gets into cover behind the abandoned carriage.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Amber which misses her.

Avalon charges toward machinery.
Avalon(Gulo Gulo) gets into cover behind the machinery.

Avalon says “Amber, are you good?
Amber reloads her firearm before taking a careful stance and aiming with both hands. After a moment’s pause, she fires a shot at A small, fleshformed abomination which misses her.

A soldier of the 63rd launches an attack at Evalina which is parried by her rapier sword.

Amber says “Yeah. I’ll be okay.
Kai chucks his knife at machinery, the attack completely misses them.

You spot Evalina fiddling with her smartwatch, you get the sense she might be calling for help.

Ekaterina’s eyes suddenly look bloodshot.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Amber which misses her.

Evalina charges toward abandoned carriage.
Avalon fires off a shot at Evalina which sparks off the ground near her feet.

Amber is buffeted by a sudden gust of wind.

A soldier of the 63rd fires off a shot at Evalina which misses her.

A soldier of the 63rd fires off a shot at Evalina which ineffectually wounds her right shoulder.

Kai chucks his knife at machinery, the attack damages it.

Evalina charges toward abandoned carriage.
Evalina gets into cover behind the abandoned carriage.

Amber empties her firearm at A small, fleshformed abomination in a wild spray. One of the stray bullets impacts against her armor.

Avalon fires off a shot at Evalina which completely misses her.

Avalon offers a little greeting with a hand towards the northeast before resuming shooting

Evalina casually looses an arrow at Avalon without any real strength or aim behind it, already planning her next move. completely misses him.

Kai chucks his knife at Amber, the attack completely misses her.

Kai says “Oh duh, vampire… damn it./span>/spanAmber says “Rude
Amber reloads her firearm before taking a careful stance and aiming with both hands. After a moment’s pause, she fires a shot at A small, fleshformed abomination which impacts against her armor.

Avalon fires off a shot at Evalina which ineffectually wounds her forehead.

Amber is buffeted by a sudden gust of wind.

Kai chucks his knife at Amber, the attack completely misses her.

Avalon says “Amber, what are you doing? Come to the machinery…/span>/spanAvalon fires off a shot at Evalina which strikes the abandoned carriage she’s taking cover behind.

Evalina casually looses an arrow at a soldier of the 63rd without any real strength or aim behind it, already planning her next move. completely misses him.

Avalon says “They’ll try and shoot you down
Amber grabs a cr31e67e67p67y67 31doll and spits 24b6096l9696o9660o24d in its face. Amber drops the d31o67l67l, and the 24b6096l9696o9660o24d is gone by the time it lands. After a moment31, it st67arts to67 twitch.

Kai looks aside to Evalina, “This is a lot,” he mutters to her in annoyance.

Avalon says “Oh, you got to, nevermind/span>/b/spanAmber chucks the doll down once she’s behind cover, “I’m at the alcove. Seemed closer. I’ll join you guys once I’ve recovered a little.”

Evalina nods towards Kai, “We might be in a bit of trouble here.” She admits, furrowing her brow. “At least my masons are doing what they can…”

Avalon says “I’m alone, let’s try and keep the two covers until someone else arrives with extra fire
Tamar makes a supernatural leap to Evalina.
Tamar draws and quickly fires an arrow at a soldier of the 63rd, it sparks off the ground near his feet.

Avalon says “Just for reference, in case it is needed at some point… Can you triage?
Amber charges toward alcove.
A soldier of the 63rd launches an attack at Kai which is parried by his matte tactical katana.

Tamar hops off her horse and dashes for the carriage, firing off a shot at the soldiers on her way.

Ekaterina is pushed away from The Illusium Court Telekinetic by an invisible force.

Amber says “Why are they all on the same team? And uh- no. Just blood magic.
Avalon fires off a shot at an immaculate man wielding a rifle which strikes the abandoned carriage she’s taking cover behind.

Evalina raises her rapier against her chest, pointed straight at the air, takes in a deep breath, then explodes into a storm of beautiful flourishes aimed at a soldier of the 63rd. is parried by him.

Tamar charges toward Evalina.
Amber wards an object.

A soldier of the 63rd launches an attack at Kai which is parried by his matte tactical katana.

Amber empties her firearm at A small, fleshformed abomination in a wild spray. One of the stray bullets impacts against her armor.

A soldier of the 63rd starts to slouch.

A soldier of the 63rd launches an attack at Kai which is parried by his matte tactical katana.

Kai slashes out with his blade at a soldier of the 63rd, the attack impacts against his armor.

Kai wards Kai.

Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with abandoned carriage, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings damages it.

Evalina swings her sword in a fanciful pattern, directed at a soldier of the 63rd, yet clearly an artistic move meant to distract him opposed to doing any serious harm. impacts against his armor.

Tamar makes a supernatural leap to a soldier of the 63rd.
A soldier of the 63rd launches an attack at Kai which is parried by his matte tactical katana.

Amber reloads her firearm before taking a careful stance and aiming with both hands. After a moment’s pause, she fires a shot at A small, fleshformed abomination which strikes her armor with bruising force.

A soldier of the 63rd launches an attack at Kai which is parried by his matte tactical katana.

Kai slashes out with his blade at a soldier of the 63rd, the attack strikes his armor with bruising force.

Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with abandoned carriage, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings damages it.

Evalina raises her rapier against her chest, pointed straight at the air, takes in a deep breath, then explodes into a storm of beautiful flourishes aimed at a soldier of the 63rd. severely wounds his left shoulder.

a soldier of the 63rd is forced to retreat./span>/spanTamar charges toward Evalina.
Tamar gets into cover behind the abandoned carriage.

Tamar’s weapons start to glimmer with flame.

Tamar swings her weapon at a soldier of the 63rd, it strikes his armor with bruising force.

The air around Kai blurs slightly.

Amber empties her firearm at A small, fleshformed abomination in a wild spray. One of the stray bullets sparks off the ground near her feet.

Avalon says “This is a Court raid, it’s everyone versus Court
A soldier of the 63rd launches an attack at Kai which is parried by his matte tactical katana.

Kai slashes out with his blade at a soldier of the 63rd, the attack severely wounds his right arm.

a soldier of the 63rd is forced to retreat./span>/spanA small, fleshformed abomination is forced to retreat.
Evalina says “The company just gets better and better-
Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with abandoned carriage, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings damages it.

Sofia charges toward abandoned carriage.
Amber says “I see.
Evalina casually looses an arrow at A creepy doll with a ruined eye that’s always open without any real strength or aim behind it, already planning her next move. completely misses him.

Amber reloads her firearm before taking a careful stance and aiming with both hands. After a moment’s pause, she fires a shot at A small, fleshformed abomination which sparks off the ground near her feet.

Kai reaches back and tosses a steampunk knight to the ground and utters a word of power.

Tamar offers a nod to Evalina and then to Kai, looking over at the rests of the field with a frown.

Avalon swings his weapon at A small, fleshformed abomination, it is parried by her.

A small, fleshformed abomination launches a stab at Avalon, it is parried by his pretty large hammer.

Sofia charges toward abandoned carriage.
A small, fleshformed abomination starts to move a bit slower.

Kai gives a two-fingered salute to Tamar and yanks his steampunk knight off of his back and tosses it, then exhales a breath that wafts into it and animates it.

Amber is buffeted by a sudden gust of wind.

Sofia fires off a shot at A creepy doll with a ruined eye that’s always open which completely misses him.

Sofia charges toward abandoned carriage.
Kai chucks his knife at Amber, the attack completely misses her.

Avalon fires off a shot at A creepy doll with a ruined eye that’s always open which misses him.

Evalina says “We could rush the alcove and try to capture it if we want to be brave/span>/spanAnnabelle charges toward A small, fleshformed abomination.
Annabelle pauses, looking like hostilities have ceased. She raises the scalpel in her hand, and taking a step forward, treats A creepy doll with a ruined eye that’s always open to a long-distance procedure that completely misses him.

Kai murmurs under his breath, trying to reform his magic shield around him, he looks off toward the alcove and nods to Evalina, “We could… up to you! I’m fine with whatever.”

“Avalon, the doll’s mine. Don’t shoot it,” Amber/span>/spanOh, sorry“
Avalon says “Is no one else coming?
“Will Amber not just retreat to the others and leave us in the open?” Tamar asks, looking at the pair. “She can fly.”

Ambrose says “Unfortunately hard to say.
“I can try to keep her down with my magic, but…” Kai nods, “She could escape, yeah.”

Avalon says “Well, Amber, here’s the plan, if they don’t take me down too quick… I can utterly maul them
“I prepared wood!” Annabelle greets with her hands on her hips, proudly entering with a hail mary sent west-bound.

Evalina says “Possibly, but if she does try to escape, that might allow us to take her out, which would greatly benefit us
Tamar looks towards the south, “Sofia and Annabelle are incoming. Perhaps with the five of us, it will be enough.”

Amber says “Let them fight all the 63rd and abominations if we can. I can come join you and help you fight off the ones attacking you.
Amber empties her firearm at A small, fleshformed abomination in a wild spray. One of the stray bullets misses her.

Evalina says “Fighting Amber, Damsel, Ambrose AND the Court’s soldiers is just too much for us I think
nods in agreement, “Amber and Ambrose should be weak to wood, Connie said Avalon’s weak to iron but I don’t have that shit yet,” Kai grouses.

Evalina says “If we can take out one or two first..
Tamar says “Damsel?
Sofia fires off a shot at Avalon which completely misses him.

Amber is buffeted by a sudden gust of wind.

Kai’s eyes suddenly look bloodshot.

Evalina says “I think others know them as avalon
“Gaaahh fuck!” Kai ducks down behind the carriage and clutches his eyes.

Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with abandoned carriage, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings damages it.

Ambrose makes a supernatural leap to alcove.
Ambrose gets into cover behind the alcove.

Amber reloads her firearm before taking a careful stance and aiming with both hands. After a moment’s pause, she fires a shot at A small, fleshformed abomination which sparks off the ground near her feet.

Evalina casually looses an arrow at A creepy doll with a ruined eye that’s always open without any real strength or aim behind it, already planning her next move. ineffectually wounds his forehead.

Sofia charges toward abandoned carriage.
Clenching his fist, Ambrose draws blood on the palm, which drips to the ground.

Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with abandoned carriage, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings damages it.

Annabelle pauses, looking like hostilities have ceased. She raises the scalpel in her hand, and taking a step forward, treats Amber to a long-distance procedure that grazes her right leg.

Annabelle charges toward Kai.
Evalina takes her time to aim, focusing, letting the world fade as she becomes one with her bow, then a powerful shot rips through the sky, straight at A creepy doll with a ruined eye that’s always open. severely wounds his right leg.

A creepy d31oll w67ith a67 ruin67ed ey67e tha31t’s always open is forced to retreat./span>/b/spanSofia charges toward abandoned carriage.

An Illusium Court Masquerade Hunter is forced to retreat.
Ambrose wards an object.

Amber empties her firearm at A small, fleshformed abomination in a wild spray. One of the stray bullets strikes his armor with bruising force.

Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with abandoned carriage, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings damages it.

Amber wards Amber.

Tamar draws and quickly fires an arrow at A small, fleshformed abomination, it impacts against her armor.

Evalina says “There, the doll is down
Sofia fires off a shot at Avalon which completely misses him.

Ambrose pulls one of many knives out of his bandolier, a snap of the wrist whipping it in an arc toward Annabelle.

Kai chucks his knife at A small, fleshformed abomination, the attack strikes her armor with bruising force.

Sofia charges toward abandoned carriage.
Sofia gets into cover behind the abandoned carriage.

Evalina casually looses an arrow at machinery without any real strength or aim behind it, already planning her next move. damages it.

Amber reloads her firearm before taking a careful stance and aiming with both hands. After a moment’s pause, she fires a shot at A small, fleshformed abomination which severely wounds her right arm.

A small, fleshformed abomination is forced to retreat./span>/spanAvalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with abandoned carriage, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings damages it.

Annabelle encourages their allies.

Annabelle charges toward Evalina.
Annabelle gets into cover behind the abandoned carriage.

Amber charges Amber with magic.

Tamar says “Amber has moved from the alcove.
Tamar throws a small knife end over end at A small, fleshformed abomination, it sparks off the ground near her feet.

Sofia fires off a shot at A small, fleshformed abomination which sparks off the ground near her feet.

Evalina says “let’s take it? It’s a way better spot. Might get the court after us though
Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with abandoned carriage, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings damages it.

Annabelle encourages their allies.

Ambrose unflinchingly hones his pistol’s sights on abandoned carriage/span>Ambrose is also… not a simple foe going by how well he fought last time
Amber charges Amber with magic.

Tamar throws a small knife end over end at A small, fleshformed abomination, it completely misses her.

Kai chucks his knife at A small, fleshformed abomination, the attack sparks off the ground near her feet.

Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with abandoned carriage, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings damages it.

“Yeah he’s annoying,” Kai/span>/spanWell, there’s five of them and two of us… Without counting minions“
Tamar looks over to Sofia and Annabelle, offering a nod of her head.

Amber squints in the bright tunnels, noting Ambrose with some surprise, despite having been slinging some magic that way. To Avalon, she shakes her head, “You. Me. Ambrose. Five allied soldiers. We can do it.”

Avalon says “Counting minions… Uhh, two versus eight
Evalina eyes the battlefield with a furrow of her brow, then giving Kai a /look/. “I don’t want to get banned from pizza for life.” She answers his joke, seeming deadly serious before giving Annabelle and Sofia a wave each

“The court support is far away.” Annabelle observes as distantly as they are, pulling her eyes to the item. “And we have more coming. They lose more by waiting.”

Ambrose remains holed up in the alcove of the tunnel, lining up shots and whipping knives downrange toward the carriage cover down the way. “We can at least make it hard on them.”

Avalon glances around “Oh, he’s come? Didn’t see him”

Sofia keeps taking pot shots at the court forces as she gets into cover, shrugging back at Kai. “Personally? I think Amber’s our biggest threat, but catching her out it’s gonna be a pain.” She glances back to Evalina and Tamar. “Who’s making the call? Not sure this cover will hold out much longer.”

Ambrose says “Going to unload on the carriage and then regroup.
Avalon says “Alright, so guys… I can go very big, but once I do, survival and not getting gangbanged is the survival strategy
Amber says “If we can get Kai, I’ll have the run of the objective. Wing magic blows.
Ambrose says “Preston was en route, too. It will get worse before it gets better.
Tamar looks to Evalina instinctively when Sofia seems to single the pair of them out. She’s allergic to making command decisions.

Kai nods at Sofia, “Oh fair, maybe,” he agrees and adds, “Also I was joking about the hostage taking… obviously…” he mutters.”

Ambrose peeks out of the alcove, lining his pistol up at the carriage.

Annabelle pauses, looking like hostilities have ceased. She raises the scalpel in her hand, and taking a step forward, treats alcove to a long-distance procedure that damages it.

Evalina shrugs. “I think the alcove is our best bet. Risky, yes. But it’s in range of the target so Amber can’t fly off and win the operation while we’re fighting.” She suggests, “But,” A sigh. “I am not experienced enough with these things. If you’ve a better idea, I’ll defer.” She tells Sofia

Amber empties her firearm at A small, fleshformed abomination in a wild spray. One of the stray bullets completely misses her.

Seizing an opportunity, Ambrose/span>/spanabandoned carriage. The bullets damages it.

Kai slashes out with his blade at A small, fleshformed abomination, the attack is parried by her.

Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with abandoned carriage, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings damages it.

Sofia says “We gotta do something. Alcove it is. Let’s go together./span>/spanTamar’s weapons start to glimmer with flame.

Tamar swings her weapon at A small, fleshformed abomination, it severely wounds her left leg.

A small, fleshformed abomination is forced to retreat.
“Then let’s go to the Alcove.” Annabelle decides.

Annabelle helps their allies advance.

Annabelle charges toward alcove.
Ambrose slowly and steadily lifts his pistol, lining up a shot on abandoned carriage.

Evalina charges toward Annabelle.
Sofia charges toward alcove.
Amber empties her firearm at Tamar in a wild spray. One of the stray bullets misses her.

Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with Evalina, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings misses her.

Kai charges toward alcove.
Annabelle helps their allies advance.

Sofia charges toward alcove.
Avalon fires off a shot at Evalina which completely misses her.

Kai charges toward alcove.
Kai gets into cover behind the alcove.

Ambrose makes a supernatural leap to Amber.
Annabelle charges toward alcove.
Ambrose says “Later, loser.
Tamar makes a supernatural leap to alcove.
Kai chucks his knife at Ambrose, the attack completely misses him.

Amber is buffeted by a sudden gust of wind.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Amber which misses her.

Avalon fires off a shot at Evalina which misses her.

Ambrose charges toward Amber.
Annabelle pauses, looking like hostilities have ceased. She raises the scalpel in her hand, and taking a step forward, treats Amber to a long-distance procedure that grazes her right leg.

Evalina casually looses an arrow at Ambrose without any real strength or aim behind it, already planning her next move. misses him.

Evalina charges toward alcove.
Evalina gets into cover behind the alcove.

Annabelle charges toward alcove.
Annabelle gets into cover behind the alcove.

Sofia charges toward alcove.
Sofia gets into cover behind the alcove.

Amber charges toward Kai.
Amber makes a few quick feints at Kai, focused on speed over power. Only the last blow attempts to make contact before it is parried by his matte tactical katana.

Tamar charges toward alcove.
Tamar gets into cover behind the alcove.

Kai jabs his knife at Evalina, the attack completely misses her.

Tamar’s weapons start to glimmer with flame.

Kai’s wounds seem to be bleeding a bit more freely all of a sudden.

Evalina says “Hey Kai?/span>/spanAvalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with alcove, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings completely misses them.

Tamar swings her weapon at Evalina, it is parried by her rapier sword.

Evalina says “…Tamar???
A small, fleshformed abomination launches a stab at Avalon, it is parried by his pretty large hammer.

Annabelle fixates a Piercing stare past Amber, the nurse’s voice a cadence that brings and takes life from this world.Shhhh, hold still now. The sudden gut stab grazes her left hand.

“They have illusionists, don’t bug me!” Kai/span>/spanCan you people all stop murdering me please?“
Tamar blinks as her swing goes badly wild.

Amber hesitates a moment, wrapping both hands around the hilt of her blade. At a moment of vulnerability, she thrusts hard at Kai. The blade is parried by his matte tactical katana.

Kai jabs his knife at Evalina, the attack completely misses her.

Ambrose is buffeted by a sudden gust of wind.

Sofia sends several quick, probing swings at Amber which is parried by her folding hunting knife.

“Mom was better.” Annabelle/span>/spanA small, fleshformed abomination is forced to retreat.
Amber wards Amber.

An immaculate man wielding a rifle fires off a shot at Ambrose which misses him.

Amber starts to slouch.

Ambrose charges toward Avalon.
Tamar swings her weapon at Amber, it ineffectually wounds her left leg.

Kai pants quietly and shakes his head, “So annoying,” he glares after Ambrose.

Evalina raises her rapier against her chest, pointed straight at the air, takes in a deep breath, then explodes into a storm of beautiful flourishes aimed at Amber. ineffectually wounds her left leg.

Annabelle goes out on a limb and attacks who she believes to be Evalina, noticing the voice. The wood drives with a little splash of red paint.

“Right up your alley, then,” supposes Ambrose as he jaunts back toward the machinery rapidly.

Sofia says “And there she goes…
Tamar says “I am sorry, Eva.
Amber shakes her left hand when hit, hissing, “The fuck is that made of?” She barely parries a few more blows before flapping her wings and making a getaway.

Avalon says “Ambrose, you can triage if it comes to worse, yes?
Ambrose says “I can, but do not do it on us. I have one roll remaining.
Evalina says “Can anyone somehow keep Ambrose still?
Avalon says “Oh, no, don’t worry, I’m just saying, if it comes to frontal clash, I like knowing it’s there
Annabelle considers her box of tricks and shakes her head slowly.

Tamar says “I can slow him down?
Evalina says “That sounds good
Kai shakes his head at Evalina as well.

A small, fleshformed abomination launches a stab at Ambrose, it is parried by his throwing knife.

“Pin him down!” Evalina exclaims, grinning(Disable)

Kai chucks his knife at Ambrose, the attack completely misses him.

Amber is buffeted by a sudden gust of wind.

Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with alcove, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings damages it.

Annabelle pauses, looking like hostilities have ceased. She raises the scalpel in her hand, and taking a step forward, treats Avalon to a long-distance procedure that completely misses him.

An immaculate man wielding a rifle fires off a shot at Amber which ineffectually wounds her left shoulder.

An immaculate man wielding a rifle fires off a shot at Amber which ineffectually wounds her right arm.

Tamar draws and quickly fires an arrow at Amber, it ineffectually wounds her chest.

Ambrose charges toward machinery.
Ambrose gets into cover behind the machinery.

Amber starts to slouch.

Kai chucks his knife at Ambrose, the attack completely misses him.

Sofia unleashes a wild battering of heavy swings at A small, fleshformed abomination, which severely wounds his left shoulder.

A small, fleshformed abomination is forced to retreat./span>/spanAvalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with alcove, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings completely misses them.

Amber wards Amber.

An immaculate man wielding a rifle fires off a shot at Amber which mildly wounds her right shoulder.

Amber is forced to retreat.
Kai says “Woot, there goes Amber.
Tamar draws and quickly fires an arrow at a preserved taxidermied rodent, it ineffectually wounds her left leg.

Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with alcove, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings damages it.

Kai chucks his knife at A small, fleshformed abomination, the attack sparks off the ground near her feet.

Evalina casually looses an arrow at A small, fleshformed abomination without any real strength or aim behind it, already planning her next move. misses her.

Ambrose says “Amber’s out. Down to us./span>/spanAmbrose pulls one of many knives out of his bandolier, a snap of the wrist whipping it in an arc toward Kai.

Ambrose starts to slouch.

Annabelle encourages their allies.

Avalon says “Alright, let’s see if we can pull this off…
Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with alcove, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings completely misses them.

Kai chucks his knife at A small, fleshformed abomination, the attack misses her.

Kai throws a knife at A small, fleshformed abomination and slips, stumbling out of cover, “Whooops!” he yelps and scrambles back for the alcove.

Avalon says “I’m trying to keep them from healing as much as I can/span>/spanEvalina takes her time to aim, focusing, letting the world fade as she becomes one with her bow, then a powerful shot rips through the sky, straight at A small, fleshformed abomination. sparks off the ground near her feet.

Kai charges toward alcove.
Kai gets into cover behind the alcove.

Tamar draws and quickly fires an arrow at a preserved taxidermied rodent, it severely wounds her right arm.

a preserved taxidermied rodent/span>/spanTamar’s weapons start to glimmer with flame.

Kai says “I’ve got wood too but that’s it.
Annabelle says “Flush them out. Hunt them down.
Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with alcove, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings completely misses them.

Kai slashes out with his blade at The Illusium Court Telekinetic, the attack impacts against his armor.

Annabelle says “I’ll go first./span>/spanTamar swings her weapon at An Illusium Court Masquerade Hunter, it impacts against his armor.

Evalina raises her rapier against her chest, pointed straight at the air, takes in a deep breath, then explodes into a storm of beautiful flourishes aimed at A small, fleshformed abomination. impacts against her armor.

Annabelle leads a charge?(Advance)

The Illusium Court Telekinetic launches an attack at Tamar which is parried by her backsword.

An Illusium Court Masquerade Hunter swings his weapon at Kai, it is parried by his matte tactical katana.

Ambrose starts to slouch.

Kai says “Anna we’ve got enemies back here first?!
Avalon loads a special bullet into his rifle, shooting it and upon impact with alcove, shattering and spreading sharp shards in their surroundings completely misses them.

Kai slashes out with his blade at An Illusium Court Masquerade Hunter, the attack severely wounds his left leg.

An Illusium Court Masquerade Hunter is forced to retreat./span>/spanTamar swings her weapon at Kai, it is parried by his matte tactical katana.

Evalina swings her sword in a fanciful pattern, directed at A small, fleshformed abomination, yet clearly an artistic move meant to distract her opposed to doing any serious harm. strikes her armor with bruising force.

Annabelle charges toward machinery.

A small, fleshformed abomination is forced to retreat.

The Illusium Court Telekinetic is forced to retreat.
Avalon says “Two incoming ones it seems
Kai peers between the abominations and looks out and over to Sofia from behind his cover.

Tamar makes a supernatural leap to Annabelle.
At the approach of the Orderites, Ambrose nods once to Avalon. “Going to be hard-pressed to match both of them even without their backup.” But he lifts his knife in preparation regardless.

Evalina looks around as she slashes at an abomination, “Once we got these two down, let’s rush Ambrose and Damsel. We overpower them now – it should be possible.”

“We’re already going!” Annabelle calls back.

Evalina says “I mean the rest of us!
Preston quickly taps a button on his smart watch, in an attempt call for aid

Preston says “Sup.
Evalina says “Sup Larry
Sofia says “Get the abominations, we got them!
Kai says “Hey Navy and Presto are here.
Navessa stretches. “So, what’s the plan?”

Avalon stretches his neck, telling Ambrose “Alright, let’s try this…”

Preston says “How are we holding up?
Tamar leaves the other two to deal with the fleshformed things and takes a leap towards Annabelle.

Preston says “I’m going to head to that carriage.
Navessa says “Sounds good.
Annabelle whistles over to the coming Orderites in military fashion. “Over to the machinery, sword and scroll!”

Ambrose nods grimly to Avalon, but offers a goading grin toward Annabelle and Sofia.

Annabelle also does a kickflip.

Kai says “Eva if you want to go, me and Sir Steam can handle these two.
Navessa charges toward abandoned carriage.
Preston says “Okay, machinery it is.
Annabelle is pulled towards Ambrose by an invisible force.

Annabelle gets into cover behind the machinery.

Evalina says “Honestly I can probably handle these two with Mason one and two, Kai
With a sheen of 03raw energy along his navaja knife, Ambrose lunges a raking slash at Annabelle. The blade grazes her left hand.

Kai says “Okay
Annabelle’s whipped forward right onto a blade!

Unfortunately, Annabelle does not complete her kickflip, and wooshes right into Ambrose’s knife.

Ambrose starts to slouch.

Kai charges toward Ambrose.
Sofia charges toward machinery.
Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi) launches a slashing rake attack at Annabelle with his claws which is dodged by her.

Kai chucks his knife at Ambrose, the attack completely misses him.

Evalina raises her rapier against her chest, pointed straight at the air, takes in a deep breath, then explodes into a storm of beautiful flourishes aimed at A small, fleshformed abomination. is parried by her.

Annabelle charges toward machinery.
Annabelle fixates a Piercing stare past Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi), the nurse’s voice a cadence that brings and takes life from this world.Shhhh, hold still now. The sudden gut stab is dodged by him.

Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi) suddenly seems to start having trouble breathing.

Tamar charges toward Annabelle.
With a sheen of dark/span>/spanAmbrose lurches a brisk stab at Annabelle. The blade completely misses her.

Sofia hipfires her pistol with a crack, a shot careening towards Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi) which completely misses him.

Kai charges toward Ambrose.
Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi) starts to slouch.

Sofia charges toward Avalon.
Sofia gets into cover behind the machinery.

Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi) launches a slashing rake attack at Annabelle with his claws which impacts against her armor.

Kai chucks his knife at Ambrose, the attack completely misses him.

Navessa charges toward abandoned carriage.
Evalina swings her sword in a fanciful pattern, directed at A small, fleshformed abomination, yet clearly an artistic move meant to distract her opposed to doing any serious harm. impacts against her armor.

Annabelle retreats from machinery.
Ambrose is buffeted by a sudden gust of wind.

Annabelle encourages their allies.

Tamar charges toward Sofia.
Tamar gets into cover behind the machinery.

Preston shoulders his rifle and unloads a focused burst at machinery that damages it.

Tamar swings her weapon at Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi), it is dodged by him.

Sofia unleashes a wild battering of heavy swings at Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi), which ineffectually wounds his left shoulder.

Kai charges toward Ambrose.
A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Kai which sparks off the ground near his feet.

Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi) starts to slouch.

Navessa throws a small knife end over end at The Illusium Court Haemomancer, it completely misses him.

Navessa charges toward abandoned carriage.
Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi) launches a slashing rake attack at Sofia with his claws which ineffectually wounds her right arm.

Kai tosses his knife at Ambrose to distract them, the attack completely misses him.

Evalina raises her rapier against her chest, pointed straight at the air, takes in a deep breath, then explodes into a storm of beautiful flourishes aimed at A small, fleshformed abomination. strikes her armor with bruising force.

Tamar swings her weapon at Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi), it ineffectually wounds his chest.

Kai charges toward Ambrose.
Kai gets into cover behind the machinery.

Annabelle charges toward machinery.
Annabelle gets into cover behind the machinery.

With a sheen of 03raw energy/span along his navaja knife, Ambrose lunges a raking slash at Kai. The blade grazes his left hand.

Sofia sends several quick, probing swings at Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi) which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.

Ambrose makes a supernatural leap to Evalina.

machinery is forced to retreat.
A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Tamar which misses her.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Sofia which misses her.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Tamar which misses her.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Sofia which misses her.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Tamar which misses her.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Sofia which misses her.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Tamar which misses her.

Navessa charges toward abandoned carriage.
Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi) launches a slashing rake attack at Sofia with his claws which ineffectually wounds her left leg.

Kai slashes out with his blade at Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi), the attack ineffectually wounds his forehead.

Tamar’s weapons start to glimmer with flame.

Preston says “You good, Sofia?/span>/spanAnnabelle fixates a Piercing stare past Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi), the nurse’s voice a cadence that brings and takes life from this world.Shhhh, hold still now. The sudden gut stab ineffectually wounds his forehead.

The Illusium Court Haemomancer is forced to retreat./span>/spanTamar swings her weapon at Avalon(Ursus Arctos Middendorffi), it mildly wounds his right arm.

Avalon is forced to retreat.
Evalina swings her sword in a fanciful pattern, directed at A small, fleshformed abomination, yet clearly an artistic move meant to distract her opposed to doing any serious harm. severely wounds her left shoulder.

A small, fleshformed abomination is forced to retreat.
Preston charges toward Sofia.
Ambrose charges toward Evalina.
Ambrose gets into cover behind the alcove.

A steampunk knight toy gripping a porportionally-sized claymore launches a slashing rake attack at Ambrose with her claws which is dodged by him.

With a sheen of dark energy manced along his navaja knife, Ambrose lurches a brisk stab at Evalina. The blade is parried by her rapier sword.

Annabelle turns on someone and makes a face, raising a knife. . .

But it’s not to be.

Tamar forces the bear to back off then turns on someone with her blade flaming.

Evalina raises her rapier against her chest, pointed straight at the air, takes in a deep breath, then explodes into a storm of beautiful flourishes aimed at Ambrose. is parried by his throwing knife.

Evalina says “Ambrose you’re in the wrong place you little-
Kai charges toward Ambrose.
Kai(Corvus corax) gets into cover behind the alcove.

Preston charges toward Evalina.
Annabelle turns on her land lord and makes a face, raising a knife. . .

But it’s not to be.

Ambrose says “Am I?
Annabelle pauses, looking like hostilities have ceased. She raises the scalpel in her hand, and taking a step forward, treats A small, fleshformed abomination to a long-distance procedure that misses her.

Navessa charges toward Preston.
Preston squeezes off a quick snap shot at Ambrose with his rifle, which looks to be more of a feeler that misses him.

Ambrose is buffeted by a sudden gust of wind.

Evalina swings her sword in a fanciful pattern, directed at An Illusium Court Masquerade Hunter, yet clearly an artistic move meant to distract him opposed to doing any serious harm. is parried by him.

Tamar makes a supernatural leap to Ambrose.
Navessa throws a small knife end over end at An Illusium Court Masquerade Hunter, it completely misses him.

Annabelle says “Court’s taken care of! Just abominations and the item now!/span>/spanKai slashes out with his blade at An Illusium Court Masquerade Hunter, the attack is parried by him.

Tamar says “Ambrose is still here!/span>/spanTamar draws and quickly fires an arrow at alcove, it damages it.

Evalina says “Hey! Don’t kill my cover!
Clearly on his way out regardless, Ambrose does not make his capture or culling easy, leaping and dashing across the battlefield.

Navessa says “Who do we have going for the item?
Preston says “You should go for it.
Kai flies over and reverts, landing in the alcove where he slashes and stabs at the nearby enemies, “Raaaghghhrh!”

Tamar takes off after Ambrose, leaping over the mangled machinery.

Preston says “Or..
Annabelle says “Tamar, was the Alcove your intended target?
Preston says “I don’t know.
Tamar says “No.
Navessa says “I can.
Preston says “I don’t think anyone is.
Annabelle says “Roger.
Preston says “I can get it, I’m close.
Patience, now,” Ambrose calls back after someone, attempting to put some more distance between them.

Annabelle charges toward Ambrose.
Patience, now,” Ambrose calls back after Tamar, attempting to put some more distance between them.

“Patience… is that not your childer?” Tamar calls after Ambrose as she keeps the pressure on, blade aflame.

Preston charges toward Evalina.
Annabelle pauses, looking like hostilities have ceased. She raises the scalpel in her hand, and taking a step forward, treats alcove to a long-distance procedure that severely wounds their left leg.

alcove is forced to retreat./span>/spanKai charges toward Ambrose.

An Illusium Court Masquerade Hunter is forced to retreat.
Preston shoulders his rifle and unloads a focused burst at Ambrose that ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.

Evalina takes her time to aim, focusing, letting the world fade as she becomes one with her bow, then a powerful shot rips through the sky, straight at Ambrose. completely misses him.

Kai chucks his knife at Ambrose, the attack completely misses him.

An Illusium Court Masquerade Hunter fires off a shot at Evalina which sparks off the ground near her feet.

Annabelle charges toward Ambrose.

An Illusium Court Masquerade Hunter is forced to retreat./span>/spanAmbrose starts to slouch.

Tamar charges toward Ambrose.
Annabelle pauses, looking like hostilities have ceased. She raises the scalpel in her hand, and taking a step forward, treats Tamar to a long-distance procedure that misses her.

Movements crisp, Ambrose/span>/spanTamar. It sparks off the ground near her feet.

Navessa throws a small knife end over end at Tamar, it completely misses her.

Ambrose charges toward abandoned carriage.
Navessa says “Oof, sorry, Tamar.
Evalina charges toward Ambrose.
Evalina says “Hey Ambrose, want a hug?
An immaculate man wielding a rifle fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his left leg.

Tamar says “All good..
An immaculate man wielding a rifle fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his right arm.

An intense looking man with green eyes fires off a quick blast at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his forehead.

Evalina casually looses an arrow at Tamar without any real strength or aim behind it, already planning her next move. completely misses her.

Kai chucks his knife at Tamar, the attack completely misses her.

Tamar draws and quickly fires an arrow at Ambrose, it ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his right leg.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his left leg.

Pulls the objective.

Navessa throws a small knife end over end at Ambrose, it completely misses him.

Tamar charges toward Ambrose.
Tamar’s weapons start to glimmer with flame.

Annabelle lets Tamar do it.(Encourage)

Sofia says “This is a lot of abominations…/span>/spanAmbrose charges toward abandoned carriage.
Ambrose gets into cover behind the abandoned carriage.

Kai says “Sorry Tamar, he’s doing fuckery!
Evalina charges toward Ambrose.
Sofia moves protectively towards Preston.
Evalina casually looses an arrow at Ambrose without any real strength or aim behind it, already planning her next move. completely misses him.

Tamar is pushed away from Ambrose by an invisible force.

Tamar charges toward Ambrose.
Navessa throws a small knife end over end at Ambrose, it completely misses him.

Tamar’s weapons start to glimmer with flame.

Annabelle encourages their allies.

Evalina charges toward Ambrose.
Preston says “Gonna head to extraction!
Ambrose holds up to catch his nonexistent breath for a beat. Just a beat.

Tamar is almost there and then she slides backwards with a surprised yelp.

Annabelle charges toward abandoned carriage.
Kai soars over to the item and reverts, stumbling and pinwheeling his arms as he lands.

Preston squeezes off a quick snap shot at A small, fleshformed abomination with his rifle, which looks to be more of a feeler that sparks off the ground near her feet.

Tamar charges toward Ambrose.
Tamar gets into cover behind the abandoned carriage.

Navessa throws a small knife end over end at Ambrose, it completely misses him.

Ambrose makes a supernatural leap to support-beam.
Annabelle pauses, looking like hostilities have ceased. She raises the scalpel in her hand, and taking a step forward, treats A small, fleshformed abomination to a long-distance procedure that sparks off the ground near his feet.

Evalina charges toward Ambrose.
An intense looking man with green eyes fires off a quick blast at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.

An immaculate man wielding a rifle fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his right leg.

Pulls the objective.

Annabelle charges toward abandoned carriage.
Squirrely bastard, Ambrose/span>/spanNavessa throws a small knife end over end at Ambrose, it completely misses him.

Preston unleashes a barrage of bullets at A small, fleshformed abomination, that empties the clip, uncaring about others. It sparks off the ground near his feet.

Tamar draws and quickly fires an arrow at Ambrose, it completely misses him.

Annabelle pauses, looking like hostilities have ceased. She raises the scalpel in her hand, and taking a step forward, treats Ambrose to a long-distance procedure that completely misses him.

Evalina charges toward Ambrose.
Unfortunately, the abominations are not amused by Ambrose/span>/span03raw energy
along his navaja knife, Ambrose lunges a raking slash at Evalina. The blade is parried by her rapier sword.

An intense looking man with green eyes fires off a quick blast at Ambrose which misses him.

An immaculate man wielding a rifle fires off a shot at Ambrose which misses him.

Pulls the objective.

Annabelle encourages their allies.

Annabelle charges toward abandoned carriage.
Annabelle gets into cover behind the abandoned carriage.

Evalina runs after Ambrose at this point, her rapier in her hand, an anger in her gaze, then shocked as she finally slashes… and misses completely. “What the hell?!”

Navessa just… looks in Ambrose’s direction and sort of smirks.

Unfortunately, Ambrose is just too damn squirrely, one hand on his knife and the other constantly weaving crooked sigils. Still, he’s starting to visibly wear down. “Come on, now. Almost.”

Tamar is left always on the back foot while chasing Ambrose, trying to pin him somehow with Evalina.

Sofia sets to pulling the package, vigorously.

Evalina’s expression is tinged with frustration, but she doesn’t allow it to control her. Dancing, trying to pin him with Tamar, desperate to just /get a fucking slash in/.

Kai moves protectively towards Sofia.
Navessa heads toward Sofia and the item to assist, if need be.

Kai moves over to cover Sofia, hmming as he looks into the distance, “Lotta bad guys,” he murmurs to her uncertainly.

Sofia says “Hopefully it’s someone else pissing them off.
The air around Kai blurs slightly.

Evalina says “Your boyfriend is a pain in the fucking ass
A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which misses him.

“Yeah, let’s keep him alive for as long as possible,” Kai says and focuses on Ambrose, thickening the air around him.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which misses him.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his forehead.

Tamar charges toward Ambrose.
Navessa throws a small knife end over end at Ambrose, it completely misses him.

Tamar’s weapons start to glimmer with flame.

Preston unleashes a barrage of bullets at A small, fleshformed abomination, that empties the clip, uncaring about others. It sparks off the ground near his feet.

Tamar swings her weapon at Ambrose, it completely misses him.

Ambrose makes a supernatural leap to support-beam.
A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Kai which misses him.

an immaculate man wielding a rifle is forced to retreat./span>/spanKai says “Guys focus on the… argh… monsters.
Kai moves protectively towards Sofia.
A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which misses him.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his left arm.

Tamar takes a solid swing at Ambrose and misses. She blinks, confused. “Eva, did you see that?”

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his forehead.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his left shoulder.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his right arm.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his right leg.

Navessa throws a small knife end over end at Ambrose, it completely misses him.

Preston shoulders his rifle and unloads a focused burst at Ambrose that completely misses him.

Tamar draws and quickly fires an arrow at Ambrose, it completely misses him.

Annabelle pauses, looking like hostilities have ceased. She raises the scalpel in her hand, and taking a step forward, treats A small, fleshformed abomination to a long-distance procedure that sparks off the ground near her feet.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Kai which misses him.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his left leg.

Ambrose starts to slouch.

Evalina says “Oh god. We’re in trouble. Time to run./span>/spanTamar charges toward Ambrose.
Pulls the objective.

Kai moves protectively towards Sofia.
Evalina says “Run away from our allies, draw them out
A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his right leg.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which ineffectually wounds his left arm.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Ambrose which severely wounds his right leg.

Ambrose is forced to retreat.
Navessa throws a small knife end over end at A small, fleshformed abomination, it misses him.

Evalina says “Let’s buy them time
Annabelle says “If you’re fast and not being shot at, grab the item!
Tamar takes off after the other angelborn.

Preston unleashes a barrage of bullets at A small, fleshformed abomination, that empties the clip, uncaring about others. It misses him.

Annabelle pauses, looking like hostilities have ceased. She raises the scalpel in her hand, and taking a step forward, treats A small, fleshformed abomination to a long-distance procedure that impacts against her armor.

Annabelle helps their allies advance.

Pulls the objective.

Kai says “Ambrose’s down./span>/spanKai moves protectively towards Sofia.
Navessa throws a small knife end over end at A small, fleshformed abomination, it completely misses him.

Navessa says “Then let’s get this thing out of here.
Evalina says “Anyone going for the item?
Preston unleashes a barrage of bullets at A small, fleshformed abomination, that empties the clip, uncaring about others. It sparks off the ground near her feet.

Navessa says “I am.
Tamar throws a small knife end over end at A small, fleshformed abomination, it completely misses her.

A small, fleshformed abomination fires off a shot at Preston which misses him.

Preston says “Sofia and Navessa are.
Sofia says “Almost extracted!
Evalina says “I will try to lure them away
Kai moves protectively towards Sofia.
Tamar charges toward Evalina.
Navessa throws a small knife end over end at A small, fleshformed abomination, it sparks off the ground near her feet.

Tamar, Navessa, Preston, Annabelle, Evalina, Sofia and Kai have successfully got away with a signet ring with a cracked crest.
Tamar gets into cover behind the some cover.