Zombies in Moonbright village - RPLOG
From Rusted Promises
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Date
10/6/479
Log
The village of Moonbright is clearly visible from the distance, being placed on a small hill, near an equally small river. Today however, it is basically a beacon, with multiple of the one story buildings that make up the formerly 200 being big village on fire. Armored humanoids can be seen shambling through the streets between both burning and still untouched buildings as one gets closer.
Cassidy frowns behind her mask, standing on the road outside the village. "Now, why is it on fire... This certainly isn't her work. It's not her method," she says with a huff. "Some spurned caller, perhaps. Mmmm. No matter. It needs to end, and that's what is important." She pulls the longbow from her back, running her fingers along the string as she starts seeking a vantage point in the scenery.
Fenris stands beside Cassidy, looking over the area. "It does not make sense," he agrees, "This is not Pyrrha's modus operandi at all. And I shudder to think she has a caller powerful enough to controll so many powerful undead." The tiger adjusts his long coat and fingers the ornate pendant he wears at his throat, before taking a deep breath and striding forward. "Let's see what damage we can do," he says, lightly.
While late on the scene, the large maneback being gently pulled along by its equally large rider makes an appearance as Fenris begins to stride forward, and Cassidy moves for her own vantage point. Though, the large fennec looses the maneback as she brushes its head and makes her stride to catch up with fenris. "Mm~ not late to dsis one... looks like you're a bit... low in dse 'elp department. she offers to the tiger as she glances at Cass moving of her own accord. A smile crossing Kialla's lips as she turns to focus on Fenris as he moved forward. "'ow can I 'elp you?"
From the vantage point the situation does not look much better, there seem to be about two dozen heavily armored undead in the village, as well as three cloaked riders on skeletal horses and a couple of undead who still have all their flesh and fur, wearing peasant clothing stained with blood. The fire in the village seems to originate from a single building, indicating an accident, rather than the horde setting the village on fire.
Cassidy starts to reach into one of her quivers, but changes her mind at the last minute and reaches for another one, instead, pulling one of the broad tipped bladed arrows from it instead. She sets it against her bow and waits, looking back towards the road from on high to see what move Fenris and Kialla make.
Stealth is not really on option with what Fenris has in mind. The tiger looks up at Kialla and her massive maneback mount with a grin. "Probably for the best," he says, "Means that I don't have to worry too much about hurting an ally, right?" He frowns at the undead forces, especially put of by the fresher walking corpses. "Bone Woman," he mutters, "What is it you think you are doing?" In preparation for what is without a doubt going to be a loud and messy battle, Fenris waves a hand through the air, carefully summoning a little water elemental into being. Every little bit helps, after all. "The best thing you can do for me," he says to Kialla, "Is stay well out of my way."
Kialla mmms as she watches Fenris... magic was a good bet after all, it lessened the chances of getting hurt. She had her own to tend to as she began making her own equations, starting with an earthen protection divination. Turning her flesh and fur to hardened rock, an extra assurance just in case. There was more to do, but one thing at a time as she made sure to stay next to Fenris for now. "Dsat is both wise and unwise. We could draw dsem apart into seperate 'ordes, but then we'd be fighting an individual battle instead of as a group battle."
Cassidy squares her shoulders and spreads her feet apart, taking a careful firing stance before lifting the longbow. Seeing Fenris call the elemental, she decides to make her own move, setting a passive bit of air magic in the back of her mind as she draws the string back, eyes scanning the village for a target before letting the arrow fly, guided by air magic towards the thing's neck to try to take the head off from her external vantage.
"I can't say that bother me any more than fighting a horde of the undead next to a giant wolf," Fenris confesses with a short lived smile, "Too late to worry much about it now." The tiger turns his attention to the shamblers ahead. Specifically looking for any collections of the mounted monstrosities. The tiger chooses out the largest concentration of undead, then breaks into a jog. "Ready? Go!" he calls back to Kialla.
Kialla raises her brow as she listens. Watching, though she hardly expected a charge... feeling her spell fizzle out did not phase her. It was done too quickly for her only meager apointment with it at the moment. It leaves little time to prepare further as she for now, follows after Fenris. She pulls out her twin longknives in preperation as she mentally attempts a water equation to hopefully make matters easier for the two of them.
The arrow finds its mark and takes off one of the armored zombie's head, pinning it onto the wall of one of the buildings in the villages, this causes the three cloaked figures to turn towards the group and one of them to shout some commands. Two skeletons with crossbows, leather armor and metal helmet nod at the orders and each one let go of a bolt, before quickly starting to reload. Kialla is narrowly missed by the bolt destined for her, Fenris however feels a sharp pain in his left foot, which has been pinned to the ground by the shot. The remainder of the armed zombies starts to draw together between the riders and the attacking Freeswords, while the fresh "recruits" continue shambling around, many of them seem to be carrying things, now that Fenris and Kialla are closer.
Cassidy settles another bladed arrow against her bow, taking aim on the crossbow wielders. If she could get rid of them, that should take the pressure off the other two. Drawing the string back, she lets the arrow fly once more.
Fenris grunts and comes to a sudden halt, his boot nailed to the ground. It is only by the grace of said boots that the arrow did not go through his foot. The tiger's attention moves quickly to whoever is shouting orders. "The dead don't speak," he says, then raises his free foot to stomp down hard, channeling a shockwave of earth magic at the gathered enemies.
Kialla is mindful of her allies as she hears the screaming bolt fly past her... too closely. Fenris was either tough, or the arrow missed. An interesting turn, but not one unexpected so far as she stands to Fenris' side as he stomps down onto the ground. Another arrow flying from the trees. She glances towards the undead crossbowmen before she picks her booted heel up to snap the back half of the bolt off so Fenris could lift his boot through the hole as she holds up both of her hands as she specifically targets the crossbowmen with frigid magic to prevent further assault.
