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Rota's Roll 1 111(74*1.5) vs Roll 3 22 (61-5%=57-35=22)= MAJOR HIT SUCCESS

Roll 3 22 vs Alyx's Roll 1 29(1+28 )= Hit failure

111-22= 89/4= 22+4=26 DAMAGE TO BOAR

Name:Rota
Level:1
HP:9

Boar HP: -8
-35 to all combat rolls
1-25 will turn to flee. Requires one round to prepare to flee, during which it will not attack, and a second roll in a row will confirm it leaving combat and escaping.
26-50: defend
51-100: attack (will attack party members at random. 51-100 can be split)

((roll is loot))

Rota was listening to the Boar's movements, waiting for it to strike, and then he heard the subtle *thud* of the Boar clanging uselessly off of Alyx's shield. that was just the boon he needed. he rounded Alyx's right side, the tip of his blade digging through the ground as he felt an overwhelming surge of power. he stabbed the boar through the flesh between its jaws, and drug his sword down the length of the boar as he was pulling the blade horizontally behind him, cutting the Boar in two. Its eyes glazed as it fell in twin pieces and shattered into dancing light. Rota flicked the blood off the blade, stabbed the sword into the ground and pumped both fist in the air triumphantly "YEEEEEEEES!!!" It was now that Rota remembered his injury, and fell to his right knee with a startled shout of pain, clutching the hole in his side with his left hand.

Rota brought himself to his feet, ripping the sword out of the earth and shouldering it once more. "Yeah, just never felt pain like that before. That was WAY worse than training." Rota cracked his neck. "By the way, the name's Rota Abyssian, but most just call me Rota. I assume my intuition is right in telling me that you're Alyxandeyr?"

Rota smiled as he took the Boar hide vest. he was more partial to jackets, but this thing was way better than what he had. it was a dark brown vest with a soft fur lining. the arm holes had hide faux paldrons that set along the shoulder so someone who used a double bladed weapon like Rota did could shoulder their weapon. the shoulder protectors had no legitimacy as armor beyond that. It had a matching set of fingerless gloves and the back collar to the center of the back was covered in the mane of the Boar. It started Black, then tapered off to a cream/white. "Well, aren't you just the equipment fairy today. Thanks, man!" He pulled off his battle worn black jacket, and tossed the vest over his red tank top. He zipped up the vest, rendering the shirt invisible, and his arms exposed to the elements. He slapped on the gloves and shouldered his blade once again. "I just wanted to see what this wood had to offer before starting to make a name for myself. That Boar came out of nowhere!" He sighed and shook his head. "Besides, I'm Half-Demon! I've never been sick a day in my life!"

The player turned on his OOC chat and Rota's eyes and hair grayed out once more. "If it hasn't become clear yet, I am playing up my character. I figured if I was going to play this game, I might as well go all out." He bowed Rota's head respectfully "Thank you Alyx, for helping Rota through that fight, and for the gear." He turned off his OOC chat and Rota's colors were back to normal.

Rota smiled his shark-esque, toothy smirk. He did his best to take in a lot of the knowledge Alyxandeyr had. "That sounds like it would be great! I heard that the town was a good place to start,but I wanted to take stock of my surroundings first to see what I was dealing with." Rota shrugged. "I guess no one has ever accused me of taking the path of least resistance." he rolled his shoulders, and prepared himself to walk back the way he came back towards the town.

Rota began following Alyx towards the town, still taking in the subtle beauty around him. Yes, it was a grim landscape that smelled of mold, and many of the trees choked out the light from view, but there was a certain ambiance to it that struck a cord with him. "So, did you have help out here, or were you always this experienced?" As they walked, he considered things he could do in the safety of the village, and how it would improve him for combat moving forward.

Name: That's Not a Knife
Questgiver: Weaponsmith
Prerequisites: None
Objectives: 1 post to produce a skinning knife
Rewards: 1 skinning knife

Rota nodded. "That sounds like a plan. I'll get to that right away." As he walked to the Weaponsmith, Rota couldn't help but feel that there was something that Alyx was keeping from him. He had seemed very tentative about answering, but he had no reason to distrust him. All he had to do was prove him wrong. He graciously accepted the materials to make his skinning knife, and sat down to work.

His father had been a smith, so the workings of metal and leather were not unknown to him. he had tried to learn before, but he never quite took to it. Now, in this hostile landscape, things were beginning to make sense as he wound leather cord around the handle to provide grip. He felt more inspired to be a craftsman than ever before. Metal seemed the most desired path, but as long as he was going to be getting animal hide from now on, he might as well take up leather working on the side. He refined the edge to his knife, making sure that it was as sharp as he could get it without compromising the material. this way, he shouldn't have to sharpen it for a good long while if he took care of it.

Name: Hunt Quest: Gloomweave Spiders
Questgiver: Concerned Mother
Prerequisites: None
Objectives: Kill 10 Gloomweave Spiders and return to the questgiver
Rewards: 300 Gil and 2 rookie health potions

Name: Bob and Weave!
Questgiver: Weaponmaster
Prerequisites: None
Objectives:
Evade once
Parry once
both in the same battle
Rewards 100 gil


Rota chuckled. "Jeez, the way you talk, you'd think I was obsessed with glory. I am willing to bide my time. Legacies aren't built in a day, and that is something I realize." He wandered a bit, looking at all the people and heard their plights. while he did want to forge, he heard the plight of the mother, and felt it prudent to take that one on first. Not only did she have a dire reason for him to take it, he desperately needed healing items. He noticed that there was a challenge that had great synergy with the mission he had taken, so he decided to claim that one as well. Rota turned to Alyx "I think I will do combat for now."