Sakurena's first feeling upon opening her eyes is pain lancing through her head, followed by confusion at where exactly she is. She seems to be inside a small cave with unnaturally smooth and rounded walls, sunlight shining through the nearby entrance... but how she got there, she has no real clue. * SakurenaArashiken stands, slowly putting a hand the wall to stand up as she instinctively checks her armor and stuff is till there Indeed, all of your stuff seems to be present. * SakurenaArashiken steadies herslf with a hand against the wall and heads out to look to see where she is in detail. Out of the mouth of the cave, you can look down on the outside world from rather high on a hillside, a wide and verdant forest starting a good way below your current position. Off to your right in the far-off distance is a strange mountain that stands out against the backdrop of the sky, an eldritch purple flame burning at its peak. * SakurenaArashiken squints at the mountain but looks below to see if she can discern any signs of movement or.. well , people there. A mile or two to your right, a tall and thin tower stretches into the sky, ending in a much larger top than its lower structure seems like it could support. A ways into the forest seems to be a decent-sized village, with a road cutting through the woods and leading to it somewhat close to where you are. 6<<3 Roll Perception if you *really* want to stare at the village. 6>> roll 1d20+10 sure! 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1014: 9 + 10 = 151914. 14[15 sure! 14] It's a village. * SakurenaArashiken takes a deep breath to clear her mind, then starts walking towards the village You climb down the hillside without any problem, your headache clearing up as you walk, and are a good ways on down the road towards the village when you think you hear something. 6<<3 Roll Perception! 6>> roll 1d20+10 ~ 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1014: 1 + 10 = 151114. 14[15 ~ 14] << ... :| >> It must have just been the wind. * SakurenaArashiken continues on, a little wary, but.. You keep on walking another few dozen feet when a light-blue-haired girl barrels across the path, running as if two bloodthirsty axe-wielding gnolls were hot on her heels. But it wasn't like you heard any girls screaming, or bloodthirsty axe-wielding gnolls howling. Which is why you're surprised when the gnolls leap to attack you. 6<<3 Roll initiative. The gnolls start point-blank with you since you totally failed and were surprised. 6>> roll 1d20+5 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+514: 14 + 5 = 151914. roll 1d20+1 Gnoll Warrior #1 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+105: 11 + 1 = 041205. 05[04 Gnoll Warrior #1 05] roll 1d20 Gnoll Warrior #2 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d2005: 15 = 041505. 05[04 Gnoll Warrior #2 05] 6<<3 Sakurena 19, Gnoll Warrior 2 15, Gnoll Warrior 1 11 6>> * SakurenaArashiken draws her sword? and attacks the nearest twice! 6<<3 Sword? :p 6>> << It's a sword, buit not quite a sword... >> 6<<3 Oh. You mean keyblade. :P 6>> 6<<3 Roll to hit! 6>> roll 1d20+12 First Hit 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1214: 2 + 12 = 151414. 14[15 First Hit 14] roll 1d20+7 Second Hit 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+714: 4 + 7 = 151114. 14[15 Second Hit 14] ((.. Thanks, Schala. )) You might have hit the broad side of a barn on a good day. This sure wasn't one of those. << the dicebots are on strike >> << use a hero point :V >> One of the gnolls howls and lashes out at you with his battleaxe, attempting to knock you off balance! roll 1d20+10 Leading the Attack! 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+1005: 18 + 10 = 042805. 05[04 Leading the Attack! 05] << D: >> << or maybe they just HATE their human masters! >:D >> 6<<3 What's Sakurena's AC, for the record? 6>> << Hit by 2. >> << 26. >> roll 1d8+6 Slashing 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d8+605: 8 + 6 = 041405. 05[04 Slashing 05] [70/84] The other gnoll leaps at you and attempts to behead you with a mighty aerial blow! roll 1d20+12 Jump Check for Claw at the Moon 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+1205: 17 + 12 = 042905. 05[04 Jump Check for Claw at the Moon 05] roll 1d20+14 Claw at the Moon 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+1405: 5 + 14 = 041905. 05[04 Claw at the Moon 05] Thankfully, you manage to get out of the way of his attack in time. 6<<3 Sakurena! 6>> * SakurenaArashiken seems unamused, and attacks him again! roll 1d20+12 FH 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1214: 1 + 12 = 151314. 14[15 FH 14] roll 1d20+7 SH 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+714: 10 + 7 = 151714. 14[15 SH 14] 6<<3 One hit. 6>> ((... *stares.* )) roll 1d6+5 Behold my not at all massive damage. 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d6+514: 2 + 5 = 15714. 14[15 Behold my not at all massive damage. 14] [30/37] The gnoll you hit delays, growling! ((.. this is going to take a while. )) The other gnoll swings its axe at you, attempting to knock you off balance! roll 1d20+10 Leading the Attack! 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+1005: 17 + 10 = 042705. 05[04 Leading the Attack! 05] roll 1d8+6 Slashing 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d8+605: 8 + 6 = 041405. 05[04 Slashing 05] The injured gnoll froths at the mouth and hacks at you in a murderous rage! roll 1d20+18 Rabid Wolf Strike! 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+1805: 7 + 18 = 042505. 05[04 Rabid Wolf Strike! 05] You barely manage to parry its blow! 6<<3 Sakurena! 6>> [ 56/85 ] It looks off-balance after that attack. * SakurenaArashiken concentrates for her next blow on the damaged gnoll (Ruby Nightmare Blade) roll 1d20+15 Con Check 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1514: 16 + 15 = 153114. 14[15 Con Check 14] roll 1d20+12 Attack 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1214: 18 + 12 = 153014. 14[15 Attack 14] 6<<3 You hit for double damage. 6>> * Kerri has left #nova-prologues << Is it just I add 1d6, or double what damage I deal? >> 6<<3 Double your damage as if you scored a critical hit. 6>> << ah. >> roll 1d6&1d6+5 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d6&1d6+514: 6 {2 4} + 5 = 151114. << 22 damage. >> [8/37] The first gnoll attempts to cut you down! roll 1d20+10 Ax 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+1005: 3 + 10 = 041305. 05[04 Ax 05] The injured gnoll takes a leap attack in the attempt to /part you from #life. roll 1d20+12 Jump Check for Claw at the Moon 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+1205: 4 + 12 = 041605. 05[04 Jump Check for Claw at the Moon 05] roll 1d20+10 Ax 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+1005: 12 + 10 = 042205. 05[04 Ax 05] His leaping was considerably impaired by his wounds, however. 6<<3 Sakurena! 6>> * SakurenaArashiken attacks back with a growl, watching him carefully to determine just where to slice [Insightful Strike] roll 1d20+12 Attack! 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1214: 17 + 12 = 152914. 14[15 Attack! 14] roll 1d20+15 Concentration check. 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1514: 13 + 15 = 152814. 14[15 Concentration check. 14] Suffering something like a million more damage than its HP, the injured gnoll perishes. The remaining gnoll circles around behind you and attempts to chop you down! roll 1d20+10 Ax 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+1005: 8 + 10 = 041805. 05[04 Ax 05] 6<<3 Sakurena 6>> * SakurenaArashiken brings the sword in an a rapid horizontal slash at the gnoll behind her, bringing it across his chest roll 1d20+12 FH 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1214: 5 + 12 = 151714. 14[15 FH 14] roll 1d20+7 SH 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+714: 16 + 7 = 152314. 14[15 SH 14] 6<<3 Two hits. 6>> roll 1d6+5 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d6+514: 6 + 5 = 151114. roll 1d6+5 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d6+514: 5 + 5 = 151014. [16/37] Greivously injured, the gnoll froths at the mouth and attempts to tear through you with a fell blow! roll 1d20+14 Rabid Wolf Strike! 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+1405: 3 + 14 = 041705. 05[04 Rabid Wolf Strike! 05] But instead, it staggers and misses by a mile. 6<<3 Sakurena! 6>> * SakurenaArashiken takes a swift action to regain her manuvers while slicing at the gnoll again roll 1d20+12 slice! 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1214: 13 + 12 = 152514. 14[15 slice! 14] roll 1d6+5 Dice! 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d6+514: 4 + 5 = 15914. 14[15 Dice! 14] The gnoll attempts to kill rather than be killed. roll 1d20+10 Ax 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+1005: 9 + 10 = 041905. 05[04 Ax 05] But it is instead going to be killed. [7/37] 6<<3 Sakurena 6>> * SakurenaArashiken focuses, looking for it's weak point, and brings her sword down in a rapid slice towards it. [Insightful Strike] roll 1d20+12 FH 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1214: 3 + 12 = 151514. 14[15 FH 14] 6<<3 Horrendous miss. 6>> (.. and misses.) The gnoll is encouraged by its not being a corpse and hacks at your neck! roll 1d20+10 Ax 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d20+1005: 19 + 10 = 042905. 05[04 Ax 05] roll 1d8+6 Like that. 09[Roll] 04Imban05 rolls04 1d8+605: 4 + 6 = 041005. 05[04 Like that. 05] 6<<3 Sakurena! 6>> [46/84] * SakurenaArashiken growls angrily at it and brings her sword down to bear on the axe, concentrating right before the blow [RNS] roll 1d20+12 FH 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1214: 13 + 12 = 152514. 14[15 FH 14] roll 1d20+15 Con Check 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d20+1514: 10 + 15 = 152514. 14[15 Con Check 14] 6<<3 Double damage 6>> roll 1d6&1d6+5 09[Roll] 15SakurenaArashiken14 rolls15 1d6&1d6+514: 4 {2 2} + 5 = 15914. The gnoll is totally massacred and collapses in a pile, twitches once, and expires. The battle resolved, you now have two gnoll corpses laying at your feet, and a blue-haired human girl panting and leaning up against a nearby tree, where she seemed to have been watching the battle. * SakurenaArashiken dismisses her sword and looks at the gnolls carefully. 12<< lol keyblade :V 12>> They seem dead. Also equipped with well-made chain shirts, battle axes, and heavy steel shields. They might have more stuff if you feel like rifling through their belongings. ".. wonder where they got all this." She checks to see if there's any hint of where they got it from The equipment doesn't really bear any maker's marks or anything. Aside from the chain shirts, they're of pretty crap quality, anyway. "A... ano... miss...?" * SakurenaArashiken stands up and looks at the girl. "Yes?" "T-thank you for saving me from those monsters..." 12<< So I'll read her mind now. 12>> "It's no problem.. I'm more or less supposed to.. I think." 12<< * Shingro takes some 20 mental damage. 12>> The girl nods, then stops and just looks confused. "I... guess so, huh." "...?" "Hey... if you wouldn't mind, I live in the village of Laetan. It's pretty close to here. Would you mind taking me there?" "No problem." "Thanks." The girl waits for you to either loot the corpses or start walking with her down the road. *Sakurena starts walking.. not much of use to her. In a half hour or so, you arrive in the small village of Laetan. People seem to give you odd and slightly frightened looks, probably because of your status as a slightly bloodied tigergirl, as you walk into town. The girl dashes forward a bit, then turns to face you with a smile. "Thanks~ Say, why don't you come over to my place for a little while? I need to thank you properly for helping me, after all, and..." "...I can answer some of your questions, too~" * SakurenaArashiken raises an eyebrow, but smiles. "I'd like to, thanks." The two of you go inside a small, three-room. She offers you a seat at the table in the main room, then goes into one of the back rooms. "I'll be out in a bit with food~ By the way, my name's Leah. Leah Kinnings. What's yours?" 6<<3 three-room house 6>> "Sakurena Arashiken." 6<<3 three-room wooden house in fact. Blah, edits! 6>> "That's a strange name... then again, I've heard my name's pretty strange around here too. Ah well. Where are you from?" "I.. don't remember. I know it's not around here." "I see... and I imagine you don't know where you got that strange sword of yours either..." she trails off. "Mm, no matter~" "I don't.. it just comes to me." "Ah, done~!" Leah walks out carrying a wooden tray with five rice balls on it, two on one side and three on the other, and sets it down on the table between the two of you. "...you look like you have a bigger appetite than me." * SakurenaArashiken smiles, her eyes lighting up at the rice balls. "Probably." Leah takes a seat. "Anyway, I've been hearing news lately from Greendale - that's the capital of this country, if you didn't know - that his High and Mightiness Atma has been looking for strange people who he claims have recently awoken from a long slumber. Says the girl they all call the Daughter of God told him about it, but he says that for everything. And... well, to be fair, you're a pretty strange one." "I .. imagine I am." Sakurena recalls the looks from the villagers. Leah chuckles. "But it's what's in your heart that matters, right?" "I suppose so." Leah sighs, but then stands up with a smile. "So I imagine you'll probably want to go to Greendale and find out what's going on after this, and I have a map in my room somewhere... if there are any questions you have, feel free to ask, and make sure you enjoy the food~" She walks off into the other side room, which is apparently her bedroom. "Thank you for serving the food!" Sakurena calls, beginning to eat. A minute later, she comes out carrying a map and a soft white and blue cap. *Sakurena stops eating and looks up at her "This should be good for showing you around most of the country. It has most of the local landmarks on it." * SakurenaArashiken smiles and looks at her. "Thank you for helping me.. it's a bit more than you had to do." "And thiiiiis~" Leah points at the hat. "Thiiiiis is a gift from me to you~ remember what I said about how it being what's in your heart that matters? Not everyone sees it that way in this world, and this will help with those times." "Oh?" By way of demonstration, she puts the hat on her head, and suddenly appears to be a taller, dark-skinned man wearing leather armor. * SakurenaArashiken blinks. "Isn't that ... that's quite a gift to give me. Are you sure you won't need it?" She takes it off and smiles. "Eh, I've never really needed to use it myself. It was fun sometimes, but you did save my life after all..." She sets it on the table again, along with the map. * SakurenaArashiken stands up and smiles. "I'll.. have to thank you again, if I ever return here.. and I will try to." She bows formally. "And.. I hope you do well." "I'd love to see you again, of course, Sakurena, and you're welcome to come here any time you like. I know we'll meet again..." Leah returns the bow, then waves goodbye. * SakurenaArashiken puts the hat on and looks at the map. "Good luck, Leah." She heads outside and then.. up to Greendale 6<<3 End of Prologue #3 6>>