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The Temples Operation In Celestriana 240906
In a desperate struggle to reclaim a Celestrian village besieged by malevolent changelings, a band of warriors led by the fearless Cara embarks on a perilous mission to seize a changeling nest pivotal for the enemy's eradication. The night is cold, the moon crescent, and the air charged with anticipation as the crusaders contend against changelings with horrifying features, their intents as dark as the night sky overhead. Cara, with unwavering determination, calls for reinforcements, her voice a beacon of hope amidst the chaos. The battle rages with fervor, flames summoned by Isaiah dance dangerously close to friend and foe alike, and Jodie, a formidable wolf, dashes into the fray, embodying the relentless spirit of their squadron.
The turning point arrives with Cara’s strategic acumen and the unyielding valor of her comrades—Emmanuel taps into a hidden reserve of courage, Freya’s supernatural leaps defy the laws of physics, and Novel demonstrates his resilience under fire. Their coordinated efforts lead them to the critical moment of seizing the nest, their actions an intricate dance of offense and defense. Emmanuel, despite inadvertently locking himself within a cage in a moment of frantic struggle, continues his efforts to secure the nest, relying on Jodie's unwavering protection and Cara's oversight to maintain their hard-fought advantage. As the final changeling fades into the ether, the Virtuous Alliance emerges triumphant, their victory echoing as a testament to their unbreakable bond and indomitable will. Against overwhelming odds and through the shroud of night, they reclaimed hope for Celestriana, their unity a beacon of light guiding their path to victory.
At Thu Sep 5 2024, in a village near Celestriana
Mission: Get to the designated site and continue seizing the changeling nest until the process is complete.
The crusade against changeling kidnappers in Celestriana continues. Following a failed Templar attempt to exfiltrate the kidnapped children from the changelings cave nest, the changelings have become more aggressive and seized a nearby village under the apparent presumption this will help them pass for a human society and evade further attacks. Unfortunately for them, these adult changelings are easily discernible from their younger brethren. The local populace have posted a bill pleading for anybody and everybody with military might to take and hold the village until they can extract the kidnapped children themselves. Whilst they haven't posted a monetary sum, anyone who achieves this can expect significant political favor in the area.
A Celestrian village ransacked by changelings
It is night, about 50F(10C) degrees, and the sky is covered by grey clouds. There is a waxing crescent moon.
Cara presses a finger to her radio and calls for re-enforcement.
Fayad deploys the boy
Cara says "Corner? "
Emmanuel raises a hand to tap a subdermal impact behind his ear in a coded rhythm
Jodie(wolf) chuffs and bolts off towards the corner without more than a moments thought
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Jodie charges toward corner.
Freya charges toward stall.
Fire begins to drip from Isaiah's fingertips and puddle on the ground by his feet. After a moment, the flames begin to take on a humanoid shape.
Cara charges toward corner.
Emmanuel says "I suppose so."
Emmanuel charges toward corner.
Cara says "Middle again. Fuck."
Novel charges toward hut.
Fayad charges toward Novel.
Fayad says "Not much to hide behind, huh."
Fayad says "Oh, the hut."
Emmanuel says "The wagon might be a better idea, non? To the east? "
Cara says "Which way"
Novel simply nods, his feet drumming a rapport against the ground as he beelines towards it, angling to dive inside the minimal cover that it offers.
Emmanuel says "East. "
Emmanuel raises a hand to tap a subdermal impact behind his ear in a coded rhythm
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Freya makes a supernatural leap to stall.
Cara says "Wagon it is."
Cara charges toward wagon.
Emmanuel charges toward wagon.
Jodie charges toward wagon.
Cara fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Novel charges toward hut.
Fayad charges toward hut.
There's a wary look shot toward the changelings as Emmanuel dashes for the cover, "I am not liking their teeth, hm?"
Emmanuel fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Freya charges toward stall.
Cara charges toward wagon.
Emmanuel charges toward wagon.
Jodie(wolf) scores divets in the ground as she moves her massive frame across the battlefield. When her group decides to change directions she takes a bit of a time to slow her inertia and trail after them.
Jodie charges toward wagon.
Fayad says "Huh, we're right next ot the capture point. Anyway, our priority is to destroy Freya and Isaiah."
Cara fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Novel nudges Fayad as he gets close, lifting his chin to the pair all the way off to the southeast and his eyes grazing over the changelings. And then he nods at Fayad's orders.
Fayad charges toward hut.
Freya says "Going to hide in the stall until the rest of them fight it out"
"They're predators. Only makes sense they eat meat right." Cara huffs through her mask as she bounds towards the wagon, pausing to take shots at the beasts from the kneeling supported position.
Jodie(wolf) snarls at Cara and snaps at her heels, then cocks her head back towards the corner. She seems really intent on it.
Fayad says "I'll start filling Freya with negative energy."
Novel says "They're just goddamn retreating to the opposite corner. Honestly? Let them. The temple can go ahead and start securing the object. I'll just let 'em."
A crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth draws and quickly fires an arrow at Emmanuel, it misses him.
Emmanuel fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Fayad nods affirmatively.
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Cara charges toward wagon.
Emmanuel charges toward wagon.
"I hear you Jodie. But we're going to get trapped in the middle and wiped out there. Better to make Jr and Freya the prey first. Then we can mop up." Cara says on the move.
Novel says "I'm gonna go fucking kill some child goddamn predators. Nobody fucking likes them."
Cara fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which deflects off her armor.
Fayad says "Isaiah vaguely in range."
Fayad says "He's going for that corner, so I'll send my wolf."
Fayad shoulders his rifle and takes careful aim at Isaiah.
a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth fades out of the nightmare.
A crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth swings his weapon at Emmanuel, it is parried by his steel battle-axe.
A furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon hurls a small fireball at Isaiah, it misses him.
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Jodie charges toward corner.
Isaiah throws a small knife end over end at Jodie(wolf), it completely misses her.
A templar strike force jarhead fires off a shot at Isaiah which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Emmanuel charges toward Isaiah.
Cara says "She has a point."
Cara charges toward wagon.
Cara launches a stab at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth, it strikes his armor with bruising force.
a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth fades out of the nightmare.
Emmanuel says "Non a good idea."
Jodie(wolf) rushes her considerable bulk into the corner before Isaiah, she faces the man and snarls a warning at him. It's her corner now.
Cara says "To the corner then."
Fayad shoulders his rifle and takes careful aim at Isaiah.
Novel shrugs and - moiseys on off.
Isaiah's armor blackens and burns.
A furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon hurls a small fireball at Isaiah, it misses him.
Emmanuel clucks his tongue gently at this, but good soldiers follow orders.
Emmanuel fires off a shot at Isaiah which ineffectually wounds his left arm.
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Cara says "No? "
Emmanuel says "We cannot leave her without support now, but we are putting ourselves in the middle."
Emmanuel charges toward corner.
Cara charges toward corner.
Cara fires off a shot at Isaiah which completely misses him.
Jodie(wolf) turns her focus towards the capture point where the gangly man sneakily tries to capture the objective. She seems primed to charge across the battlefield to make that not happen.
Novel runs towards the objective.
A cobbled together drone. fires off a shot at Isaiah which misses him.
A templar strike force jarhead fires off a shot at Isaiah which misses him.
Novel continues seizing the changeling nest.
A furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon hurls a small fireball at Isaiah, it ineffectually wounds his forehead.
Emmanuel fires off a shot at Isaiah which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Fayad says "Damn, silver's a hell of a thing. He can barely move."
Isaiah draws back his bow, unleashing an arrow of searing flame that arcs towards corner, scorching everything in its path with blazing precision. It damages it.
Cara charges toward corner.
Cara fires off a shot at Isaiah which completely misses him.
Emmanuel charges toward corner.
Fayad fires off a shot at Isaiah which completely misses him.
Novel runs towards the objective.
Isaiah fades out of the nightmare.
A cobbled together drone. fires off a shot at Isaiah which mildly wounds his left leg.
Novel continues seizing the changeling nest.
A furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon hurls a small fireball at Jodie(wolf), it misses her.
Fayad shoots Jodie(wolf) with a tranq dart.
Cara charges toward corner.
Novel whistles to himself as he works on breaking open cages and general scattering remains, occasionally tossing firebombs into changeling holes on the way by and, generally, making a mess.
Jodie charges toward Fayad.
Cara fires off a shot at hut which damages it.
Jodie(wolf) leaps at Fayad.
Jodie(wolf) launches a slashing rake attack at Fayad with her claws which is dodged by him.
Emmanuel charges toward corner.
Fayad charges toward Novel.
Fayad says "Ah, shit, I can't move."
Emmanuel says "Hm, did the magic wolf go down?"
Novel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Cara says "Did the corner go down?"
Emmanuel fires off a shot at Novel which misses him.
Emmanuel says "Non. "
despite getting tranq'd, Jodie(wolf) pounces the last distance to Fayad and throws her considerable weight at him. Still to the north the gangly man is working the objective without any contesting
Cara charges toward corner.
Fayad turns and points at Freya with his dying breath, ordering his emberwolf to charge.
Cara fires off a shot at a furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon which misses him.
Jodie(wolf) launches a slashing rake attack at Fayad with her claws which is dodged by him.
Novel decides prudence is the better part of valor, occupying himself by moving right out of range.
Emmanuel charges toward Novel.
Cara says "Fuckit. Let's take the hut."
Emmanuel fires off a shot at Novel which misses him.
Fayad desperately dodges out of the way.
Fayad jabs Jodie(wolf) with a taser.
Jodie(wolf) snarls in the direction of the gangly man who threatens the capture. Only to get tased in the side while she's distracted
Fayad says "God, Novel, don't even fucking bother. A human like me I'm already done for."
Cara charges toward hut.
Cara fires off a shot at Novel which completely misses him.
Emmanuel runs towards the objective.
Emmanuel says "You alright there, Jodie?"
Fayad says "Funny joke, Emmanuel!"
Jodie(wolf) tries to shake the electric shock out of her head. She seems to be in good condition, just stunned as she tries to absolutely maul Fayad to death
Fayad says "Like I am any threat to your collared beasts, let alone you yourself!"
Emmanuel sucks down a steadying breath as they raise their rifle, and draw a bead upon Novel, after locating something vital on their target, they fire, which ineffectually wounds his left leg.
Fayad launches an attack at Jodie(wolf) which is dodged by her.
Novel notches back his crossbows with his pommel, and quickly fires a shot at a kevlar-clad Templar operative, opting to jockey into a different position and readjust his grips,
A red dot appears on a snickering Imp comprised of roaring flame
Cara charges toward hut.
Emmanuel says "I think we should put a pretty collar on you too, Fayad, mon amie!"
Freya makes a supernatural leap to a furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon.
a snickering Imp comprised of roaring flame fades out of the nightmare.
Jodie(wolf) launches a slashing rake attack at Fayad with her claws which impacts against his snug black kevlar vest with the HSD logo.
Fayad fades out of the nightmare.
Novel finds himself trapped in place by a bolt through the leg, and, offers a shrug. "Ah, well." He remarks to nobody in particular as he raises his bow.
Emmanuel says "A little red one! With bells!"
Freya fires off a shot at a furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Emmanuel runs towards the objective.
A cobbled together drone. fires off a shot at Novel which impacts against his armor.
A furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon hurls a small fireball at Freya, it misses her.
There's a click as Emmanuel sets his rifle into spray and pray mode, as it were, and then opens fire upon Novel with several quick potshots, which impacts against his worn kevlar vest.
Novel fades out of the nightmare.
A crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth draws and quickly fires an arrow at Freya, it misses her.
Jodie(wolf) clasp her jaws around the man at the hut, crunching down till he disappears into a smoke and then nothing. With the hut cleared out, the objective is near and no longer in the middle of a bunch of enemies. Free for the taking
Cara charges toward hut.
Freya charges toward stall.
Cara says "Capture point is there for the taking."
Emmanuel says "Oui, I am heading there."
Freya fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which misses him.
Emmanuel runs towards the objective.
A furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon hurls a small fireball at Freya, it misses her.
A crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth draws and quickly fires an arrow at Freya, it misses her.
Cara says "Jodie. Can you move to Emmanuel. Keep him up. I'll provide overwatch from the hut."
Cara charges toward hut.
Freya charges toward stall.
Jodie(wolf) glances to Cara at the command, she hesitates as she eyes the distant enemy like she wants to go kill them. But sense wins out and she moves to do as Cara says
Jodie charges toward Emmanuel.
Freya fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which misses him.
Emmanuel runs towards the objective.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
A crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth swings his weapon at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
Emmanuel finally reaches the changeling nest, and tries to catch his breath before starting the long process of wrestling away it's guards, "Shoo, hm! Bad! Gross!"
a furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon fades out of the nightmare.
Jodie moves protectively towards Emmanuel.
Freya launches an attack at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which is parried by him.
Cara says "She's doing her job Emmanuel. PRotecting... Where'd you go?"
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Cara says "Wait I seeya."
A crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth swings his weapon at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
Cara fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Jodie(wolf) weighs over a ton and has the bulk to match so when she moves in front of Emmanuel, she provides a solid wall of cover for him to work the objective while she waits there for anything to threaten them.
Jodie(wolf) half a ton, stupid metric
Freya launches an attack at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which deflects off his armor.
a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth fades out of the nightmare.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
"I was not shooing the wolf, Comandante." Emmanuel calls over the radio with a cluck of the tongue, and continues his work while using Jodie(wolf) as cover.
Cara fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which deflects off his armor.
Freya fires off a shot at a templar strike force jarhead which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Cara fires off a shot at corner which damages it.
a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth fades out of the nightmare.
Freya fires off a shot at a templar strike force jarhead which sparks off the ground near her feet.
"Think the Changelings will up the ante once Freya goes down? SHe might be frightening off some of the shier ones." Cara suggests.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Emmanuel says "Oui. This makes sense. I would be scared to be getting close to her too."
Jodie(wolf) drags her paw across the dirt, ripping up some of the terrain out of boredom. To her, there does not seem to be any threat for her to deal with and guard duty clearly bores her.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
"In any case, I've called our re-enforcements back to my position. They're just targets for Freya out there, and not providing any defensive value." Cara states, watching the battlefield from behind her weapon.
Freya fires off a shot at a kevlar-clad Templar operative which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Cara says "Though the headquarters provided ones have a mind of their own."
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Freya fires off a shot at a kevlar-clad Templar operative which misses him.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
"How're things looking over there? Changeling free in the kiddie cage?" Cara asks down the line.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Emmanuel has managed to lock himself into one of the cages, but does his best not to let Cara see, "..It is going well." He calls out over the comms, while trying to reach through the bars to get the keys, "Jodie? Pspsps?" Apparently he's more of a cat man.
"Don't be teasing the werewolf like that Emmanuel. You know damn well she could bite your finger off, and you could do with a light mauling." Cara mutters down the line.
Jodie(wolf) curls her lip over her teeth to show Emmanuel a seriously impressive array of sharp instruments with which to punish him for pushing her too far.
A kevlar-clad Templar operative launches a stab at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
A kevlar-clad Templar operative launches a stab at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Cara fires off a shot at corner which damages it.
"..Help?" Emmanuel gestures at the keys, just out of reach, and then back over toward Jodie(wolf) with pleading, widened eyes.
Cara says "On it."
Emmanuel says "Non, non. You are fine, Comandante."
A kevlar-clad Templar operative launches a stab at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
A kevlar-clad Templar operative launches a stab at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Cara fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which misses him.
Cara says "I think I am going to be hit in melee momentarily though. Stay on the objective."
Cara says "You guys have one inbound from the east"
A kevlar-clad Templar operative launches a stab at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
A kevlar-clad Templar operative launches a stab at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
The Virtuous Alliance has proved victorious.
The turning point arrives with Cara’s strategic acumen and the unyielding valor of her comrades—Emmanuel taps into a hidden reserve of courage, Freya’s supernatural leaps defy the laws of physics, and Novel demonstrates his resilience under fire. Their coordinated efforts lead them to the critical moment of seizing the nest, their actions an intricate dance of offense and defense. Emmanuel, despite inadvertently locking himself within a cage in a moment of frantic struggle, continues his efforts to secure the nest, relying on Jodie's unwavering protection and Cara's oversight to maintain their hard-fought advantage. As the final changeling fades into the ether, the Virtuous Alliance emerges triumphant, their victory echoing as a testament to their unbreakable bond and indomitable will. Against overwhelming odds and through the shroud of night, they reclaimed hope for Celestriana, their unity a beacon of light guiding their path to victory.
At Thu Sep 5 2024, in a village near Celestriana
Mission: Get to the designated site and continue seizing the changeling nest until the process is complete.
The crusade against changeling kidnappers in Celestriana continues. Following a failed Templar attempt to exfiltrate the kidnapped children from the changelings cave nest, the changelings have become more aggressive and seized a nearby village under the apparent presumption this will help them pass for a human society and evade further attacks. Unfortunately for them, these adult changelings are easily discernible from their younger brethren. The local populace have posted a bill pleading for anybody and everybody with military might to take and hold the village until they can extract the kidnapped children themselves. Whilst they haven't posted a monetary sum, anyone who achieves this can expect significant political favor in the area.
A Celestrian village ransacked by changelings
It is night, about 50F(10C) degrees, and the sky is covered by grey clouds. There is a waxing crescent moon.
Cara presses a finger to her radio and calls for re-enforcement.
Fayad deploys the boy
Cara says "Corner? "
Emmanuel raises a hand to tap a subdermal impact behind his ear in a coded rhythm
Jodie(wolf) chuffs and bolts off towards the corner without more than a moments thought
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Jodie charges toward corner.
Freya charges toward stall.
Fire begins to drip from Isaiah's fingertips and puddle on the ground by his feet. After a moment, the flames begin to take on a humanoid shape.
Cara charges toward corner.
Emmanuel says "I suppose so."
Emmanuel charges toward corner.
Cara says "Middle again. Fuck."
Novel charges toward hut.
Fayad charges toward Novel.
Fayad says "Not much to hide behind, huh."
Fayad says "Oh, the hut."
Emmanuel says "The wagon might be a better idea, non? To the east? "
Cara says "Which way"
Novel simply nods, his feet drumming a rapport against the ground as he beelines towards it, angling to dive inside the minimal cover that it offers.
Emmanuel says "East. "
Emmanuel raises a hand to tap a subdermal impact behind his ear in a coded rhythm
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Freya makes a supernatural leap to stall.
Cara says "Wagon it is."
Cara charges toward wagon.
Emmanuel charges toward wagon.
Jodie charges toward wagon.
Cara fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Novel charges toward hut.
Fayad charges toward hut.
There's a wary look shot toward the changelings as Emmanuel dashes for the cover, "I am not liking their teeth, hm?"
Emmanuel fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Freya charges toward stall.
Cara charges toward wagon.
Emmanuel charges toward wagon.
Jodie(wolf) scores divets in the ground as she moves her massive frame across the battlefield. When her group decides to change directions she takes a bit of a time to slow her inertia and trail after them.
Jodie charges toward wagon.
Fayad says "Huh, we're right next ot the capture point. Anyway, our priority is to destroy Freya and Isaiah."
Cara fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Novel nudges Fayad as he gets close, lifting his chin to the pair all the way off to the southeast and his eyes grazing over the changelings. And then he nods at Fayad's orders.
Fayad charges toward hut.
Freya says "Going to hide in the stall until the rest of them fight it out"
"They're predators. Only makes sense they eat meat right." Cara huffs through her mask as she bounds towards the wagon, pausing to take shots at the beasts from the kneeling supported position.
Jodie(wolf) snarls at Cara and snaps at her heels, then cocks her head back towards the corner. She seems really intent on it.
Fayad says "I'll start filling Freya with negative energy."
Novel says "They're just goddamn retreating to the opposite corner. Honestly? Let them. The temple can go ahead and start securing the object. I'll just let 'em."
A crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth draws and quickly fires an arrow at Emmanuel, it misses him.
Emmanuel fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Fayad nods affirmatively.
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Cara charges toward wagon.
Emmanuel charges toward wagon.
"I hear you Jodie. But we're going to get trapped in the middle and wiped out there. Better to make Jr and Freya the prey first. Then we can mop up." Cara says on the move.
Novel says "I'm gonna go fucking kill some child goddamn predators. Nobody fucking likes them."
Cara fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which deflects off her armor.
Fayad says "Isaiah vaguely in range."
Fayad says "He's going for that corner, so I'll send my wolf."
Fayad shoulders his rifle and takes careful aim at Isaiah.
a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth fades out of the nightmare.
A crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth swings his weapon at Emmanuel, it is parried by his steel battle-axe.
A furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon hurls a small fireball at Isaiah, it misses him.
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Jodie charges toward corner.
Isaiah throws a small knife end over end at Jodie(wolf), it completely misses her.
A templar strike force jarhead fires off a shot at Isaiah which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Emmanuel charges toward Isaiah.
Cara says "She has a point."
Cara charges toward wagon.
Cara launches a stab at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth, it strikes his armor with bruising force.
a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth fades out of the nightmare.
Emmanuel says "Non a good idea."
Jodie(wolf) rushes her considerable bulk into the corner before Isaiah, she faces the man and snarls a warning at him. It's her corner now.
Cara says "To the corner then."
Fayad shoulders his rifle and takes careful aim at Isaiah.
Novel shrugs and - moiseys on off.
Isaiah's armor blackens and burns.
A furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon hurls a small fireball at Isaiah, it misses him.
Emmanuel clucks his tongue gently at this, but good soldiers follow orders.
Emmanuel fires off a shot at Isaiah which ineffectually wounds his left arm.
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Cara says "No? "
Emmanuel says "We cannot leave her without support now, but we are putting ourselves in the middle."
Emmanuel charges toward corner.
Cara charges toward corner.
Cara fires off a shot at Isaiah which completely misses him.
Jodie(wolf) turns her focus towards the capture point where the gangly man sneakily tries to capture the objective. She seems primed to charge across the battlefield to make that not happen.
Novel runs towards the objective.
A cobbled together drone. fires off a shot at Isaiah which misses him.
A templar strike force jarhead fires off a shot at Isaiah which misses him.
Novel continues seizing the changeling nest.
A furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon hurls a small fireball at Isaiah, it ineffectually wounds his forehead.
Emmanuel fires off a shot at Isaiah which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
Isaiah charges toward corner.
Fayad says "Damn, silver's a hell of a thing. He can barely move."
Isaiah draws back his bow, unleashing an arrow of searing flame that arcs towards corner, scorching everything in its path with blazing precision. It damages it.
Cara charges toward corner.
Cara fires off a shot at Isaiah which completely misses him.
Emmanuel charges toward corner.
Fayad fires off a shot at Isaiah which completely misses him.
Novel runs towards the objective.
Isaiah fades out of the nightmare.
A cobbled together drone. fires off a shot at Isaiah which mildly wounds his left leg.
Novel continues seizing the changeling nest.
A furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon hurls a small fireball at Jodie(wolf), it misses her.
Fayad shoots Jodie(wolf) with a tranq dart.
Cara charges toward corner.
Novel whistles to himself as he works on breaking open cages and general scattering remains, occasionally tossing firebombs into changeling holes on the way by and, generally, making a mess.
Jodie charges toward Fayad.
Cara fires off a shot at hut which damages it.
Jodie(wolf) leaps at Fayad.
Jodie(wolf) launches a slashing rake attack at Fayad with her claws which is dodged by him.
Emmanuel charges toward corner.
Fayad charges toward Novel.
Fayad says "Ah, shit, I can't move."
Emmanuel says "Hm, did the magic wolf go down?"
Novel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Cara says "Did the corner go down?"
Emmanuel fires off a shot at Novel which misses him.
Emmanuel says "Non. "
despite getting tranq'd, Jodie(wolf) pounces the last distance to Fayad and throws her considerable weight at him. Still to the north the gangly man is working the objective without any contesting
Cara charges toward corner.
Fayad turns and points at Freya with his dying breath, ordering his emberwolf to charge.
Cara fires off a shot at a furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon which misses him.
Jodie(wolf) launches a slashing rake attack at Fayad with her claws which is dodged by him.
Novel decides prudence is the better part of valor, occupying himself by moving right out of range.
Emmanuel charges toward Novel.
Cara says "Fuckit. Let's take the hut."
Emmanuel fires off a shot at Novel which misses him.
Fayad desperately dodges out of the way.
Fayad jabs Jodie(wolf) with a taser.
Jodie(wolf) snarls in the direction of the gangly man who threatens the capture. Only to get tased in the side while she's distracted
Fayad says "God, Novel, don't even fucking bother. A human like me I'm already done for."
Cara charges toward hut.
Cara fires off a shot at Novel which completely misses him.
Emmanuel runs towards the objective.
Emmanuel says "You alright there, Jodie?"
Fayad says "Funny joke, Emmanuel!"
Jodie(wolf) tries to shake the electric shock out of her head. She seems to be in good condition, just stunned as she tries to absolutely maul Fayad to death
Fayad says "Like I am any threat to your collared beasts, let alone you yourself!"
Emmanuel sucks down a steadying breath as they raise their rifle, and draw a bead upon Novel, after locating something vital on their target, they fire, which ineffectually wounds his left leg.
Fayad launches an attack at Jodie(wolf) which is dodged by her.
Novel notches back his crossbows with his pommel, and quickly fires a shot at a kevlar-clad Templar operative, opting to jockey into a different position and readjust his grips,
A red dot appears on a snickering Imp comprised of roaring flame
Cara charges toward hut.
Emmanuel says "I think we should put a pretty collar on you too, Fayad, mon amie!"
Freya makes a supernatural leap to a furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon.
a snickering Imp comprised of roaring flame fades out of the nightmare.
Jodie(wolf) launches a slashing rake attack at Fayad with her claws which impacts against his snug black kevlar vest with the HSD logo.
Fayad fades out of the nightmare.
Novel finds himself trapped in place by a bolt through the leg, and, offers a shrug. "Ah, well." He remarks to nobody in particular as he raises his bow.
Emmanuel says "A little red one! With bells!"
Freya fires off a shot at a furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Emmanuel runs towards the objective.
A cobbled together drone. fires off a shot at Novel which impacts against his armor.
A furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon hurls a small fireball at Freya, it misses her.
There's a click as Emmanuel sets his rifle into spray and pray mode, as it were, and then opens fire upon Novel with several quick potshots, which impacts against his worn kevlar vest.
Novel fades out of the nightmare.
A crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth draws and quickly fires an arrow at Freya, it misses her.
Jodie(wolf) clasp her jaws around the man at the hut, crunching down till he disappears into a smoke and then nothing. With the hut cleared out, the objective is near and no longer in the middle of a bunch of enemies. Free for the taking
Cara charges toward hut.
Freya charges toward stall.
Cara says "Capture point is there for the taking."
Emmanuel says "Oui, I am heading there."
Freya fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which misses him.
Emmanuel runs towards the objective.
A furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon hurls a small fireball at Freya, it misses her.
A crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth draws and quickly fires an arrow at Freya, it misses her.
Cara says "Jodie. Can you move to Emmanuel. Keep him up. I'll provide overwatch from the hut."
Cara charges toward hut.
Freya charges toward stall.
Jodie(wolf) glances to Cara at the command, she hesitates as she eyes the distant enemy like she wants to go kill them. But sense wins out and she moves to do as Cara says
Jodie charges toward Emmanuel.
Freya fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which misses him.
Emmanuel runs towards the objective.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
A crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth swings his weapon at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
Emmanuel finally reaches the changeling nest, and tries to catch his breath before starting the long process of wrestling away it's guards, "Shoo, hm! Bad! Gross!"
a furless, ash-grey mottled Emberwolf; emancipated from the enthrallment of a dragon fades out of the nightmare.
Jodie moves protectively towards Emmanuel.
Freya launches an attack at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which is parried by him.
Cara says "She's doing her job Emmanuel. PRotecting... Where'd you go?"
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Cara says "Wait I seeya."
A crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth swings his weapon at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
Cara fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Jodie(wolf) weighs over a ton and has the bulk to match so when she moves in front of Emmanuel, she provides a solid wall of cover for him to work the objective while she waits there for anything to threaten them.
Jodie(wolf) half a ton, stupid metric
Freya launches an attack at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which deflects off his armor.
a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth fades out of the nightmare.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
"I was not shooing the wolf, Comandante." Emmanuel calls over the radio with a cluck of the tongue, and continues his work while using Jodie(wolf) as cover.
Cara fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which deflects off his armor.
Freya fires off a shot at a templar strike force jarhead which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Cara fires off a shot at corner which damages it.
a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth fades out of the nightmare.
Freya fires off a shot at a templar strike force jarhead which sparks off the ground near her feet.
"Think the Changelings will up the ante once Freya goes down? SHe might be frightening off some of the shier ones." Cara suggests.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Emmanuel says "Oui. This makes sense. I would be scared to be getting close to her too."
Jodie(wolf) drags her paw across the dirt, ripping up some of the terrain out of boredom. To her, there does not seem to be any threat for her to deal with and guard duty clearly bores her.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
"In any case, I've called our re-enforcements back to my position. They're just targets for Freya out there, and not providing any defensive value." Cara states, watching the battlefield from behind her weapon.
Freya fires off a shot at a kevlar-clad Templar operative which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Cara says "Though the headquarters provided ones have a mind of their own."
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Freya fires off a shot at a kevlar-clad Templar operative which misses him.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
"How're things looking over there? Changeling free in the kiddie cage?" Cara asks down the line.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Emmanuel has managed to lock himself into one of the cages, but does his best not to let Cara see, "..It is going well." He calls out over the comms, while trying to reach through the bars to get the keys, "Jodie? Pspsps?" Apparently he's more of a cat man.
"Don't be teasing the werewolf like that Emmanuel. You know damn well she could bite your finger off, and you could do with a light mauling." Cara mutters down the line.
Jodie(wolf) curls her lip over her teeth to show Emmanuel a seriously impressive array of sharp instruments with which to punish him for pushing her too far.
A kevlar-clad Templar operative launches a stab at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
A kevlar-clad Templar operative launches a stab at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Cara fires off a shot at corner which damages it.
"..Help?" Emmanuel gestures at the keys, just out of reach, and then back over toward Jodie(wolf) with pleading, widened eyes.
Cara says "On it."
Emmanuel says "Non, non. You are fine, Comandante."
A kevlar-clad Templar operative launches a stab at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
A kevlar-clad Templar operative launches a stab at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
Emmanuel continues seizing the changeling nest.
Cara fires off a shot at a crazed changeling with oversized eyes, wild hair and sharklike teeth which misses him.
Cara says "I think I am going to be hit in melee momentarily though. Stay on the objective."
Cara says "You guys have one inbound from the east"
A kevlar-clad Templar operative launches a stab at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
A kevlar-clad Templar operative launches a stab at Freya, it is parried by her glaive spear.
The Virtuous Alliance has proved victorious.