The sudden breeze and yelping of some animals didn't miss his notice, and Zebulon looked up to see a few of the Chosen dangling from some vines.
Of course it was vines. Made sense, considering the whole forest thing and the whole wanting to be wild and grass traps and whatever. Hopefully they'd be able to get out; Zebulon had no chance of reaching them from down here, after all.
He swung around and smacked one of the enraged teenagers with his shield again.
Current Form: Human Character HP: 56/56 Damage: 3 Total Damage: 161
Character Name:Zebulon Castaneda Brief description of character: Zebulon accompanies his even temper and clear mind with an oft-frustrating tendency to be snarky even in the most serious moments, needling people far past the point he should. Tagging along is a need for control, tempered by the fact that he does usually know what he's talking about. His normal ease seems lessened at current, though his control over himself is back now that he's removed enough from the conflict with the metal vulture.
Deity: Athena Weapon: Shield HP: 56 Minicert: n/a
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:06 pm
A startle squeak escaped them as the first vines dropped, holy s**t. Lex squirmed, trying to get away and yapped as thorns raked through their fur and dug into their flesh and muscles. They went limp, breathing before, setting their teeth into the vine closest to them and started to chew. Their paws wind milled about before setting into the vines and started to scratch, trying to dig through.
Let them go!
Current Form:Giant Otter – Medium size Character HP:44 Damage:8 Total Damage: 8 /10 to the vines
Green eyes went wide as vines shot up taking three chosen with them but she had other things to worry about. Such as the beasts that seemed to have only gotten more determined to kill her. Using what little room she had, she hopped backwards and whacked the charging beast in the face. The attack startled it until it stopped in its tracks. And she didn't bother to wait to see whether it'd try to go after her again or not, slipping between the mass of people.
Current Form: Human Character HP: 47 HP Damage: 8 Total Damage: 169
Character Name:Marisol Whelan Brief description of character: Marisol is a young woman who is adept at fitting in and capable of charming most of those she meets. A thrill seeker at heart, she does not shy away from difficult tasks or the spotlight.
Deity: Hermes Weapon: Whip HP: 47 Minicert:
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6Total: 6 (1-6)
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:11 pm
Someone called his name, and - well, of course someone would notice. "I'll do my best!" he shouted back down to Beth, even as conscious as he was of how utterly ridiculous he looked right now. At least his underwear was still mostly intact, even though they'd taken some thorn damage. So one of the other people - er - well, they had to be people - that had been lifted was named Lex? Well, unfortunately Ernst couldn't really tell which was which, and he had other problems to worry about.
And these vines did, fortunately, seem to respond to blunt damage. He tore at them with his shield and his free hand when there was time - maybe he could un-knot himself? Or, well -
Yeah, that was it. His fall was sudden and perhaps unexpected, but he landed safely among a crowd of animals, and now with the knowledge that he should at least try to evade any hanging vines.
Character Name:Ernst Nzikobankunda Brief description of character: A very tall, friendly but airheaded man with a tendency to ramble. He looks tired and run-down, and is dressed, for once, in a worn-down ensemble with no florals in sight.
Current Form: Human Character HP: 41/56 Damage: 10 Total Damage: n/a ignore this post - i'm attacking the vines, not the animals C8
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:12 pm
Beth heard what seemed to be a frightened squeak from Lex and set her mouth, striking out against the furred form that kept her from her friends. She had nothing against them, but they were obstructing her way. She wasn't even trying to figure out what, exactly, she was fighting. Her apprehension on behalf of her friends made her somewhat uninterested in the details.
It was just as well she didn't look up; seeing Ernst's lovely underthings and shapely noodle legs might have unfocused her.
Current Form: Human Character HP: 50 Damage: 8 Total Damage: 177 Weapon: Whip (agile ranged)
Character Name:Beth Almasy Brief description of character: A sweet but skittish beauty who's lived in the lap of luxury her whole life, Beth doesn't quite know what she's doing. She's always willing to support and cheer on her friends, mostly so she doesn't actually have to lift a finger.
Deity: Hera
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WC: 81, Total:2051
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:15 pm
She had been enjoying the chance to bury her hands in the thick fur of a real live bear (and consequently socially acceptable time petting Ed in public) when Circe made her overdramatic entrance. The too trite Disney Villain speech made her snort despite the serious situation. The humor quickly left when the animals burst from behind the witch and Misha yelped in shock.
She looked around to seek her friends but barely had the attention to spare as the animals neared. Edward surged past her to fight and she scrambled to retrieve her shield for battle. Before long, things grew worse and more chaotic.
"Brian! Beth!"
Misha gasped in horror as the vines grabbed Edward. "No!" Aithout thinking too hard, she started forward to help him.
Ernst was doing some great damage with his shield -- she could hear every clang of his shield as he went. She’d heard when he put her shield aside as well, glad to know it was close. She sank her teeth into the cat below her, then pulled her head back, ripping at skin. She knew this was an idiot goth kid, and very possibly not a bad person, but she had little choice. And something about attacking this closely, with claws and fangs, was much more gratifying than she had thought it would be.
The cat roared in retaliation, turning its head and trying to reach her. Sylvia pulled herself up closer to its neck, digging her claws in and holding on as well as she could. The cat suddenly whirled and Sylvia looked back to see an otter -- was that Lex? -- jumping after it's tail. She barked her appreciation, but then suddenly there was something green and Lex was gone. She frantically looked around and saw him hanging from some vines above -- as well as a huge bear, and Ernst. That didn’t seem good.
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Current Form: Fennec Fox, small Character HP: 70HP Damage: 5DMG Total Damage:182
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:22 pm
Current Form:Giant Otter – Medium size Character HP:44 Damage:8 Total Damage: 16 /10 to the vines - Dropped!
Lex kept frantically chewing, spitting out hard bits of thorns and plant matter as they came to them. They hissed, paws scratching through the vines. Get out, get out, get out… ********! Lex gave a frantic sounding yaps as they fell and managed to get their feet beneath them and rolled.
They uncurled and shook, licking at the worse of the wounds before hissing at the beasts.
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:24 pm
Beth struck out and connected again, before hearing her name called above the din. She looked around. Was that Misha? She squinted in the direction of the voice, the chaos of combat making it hard to focus. "Misha?" She responded, heart stuttering at the terror in her voice. It either meant that Misha simply couldn't see her and was making sure she wasn't in trouble, or was in desperate trouble herself.
Her attention was diverted by the sound of Ernst and shortly after Lex freed themselves."Good job!" She yelled in their direction, flashing a thumbs up. She let out a breath she didn't realize she was holding and continued wading through the fight, calling out again for Misha.
Current Form: Human Character HP: 50 Damage: 4 Total Damage: 186 Weapon: Whip (agile ranged)
Character Name:Beth Almasy Brief description of character: A sweet but skittish beauty who's lived in the lap of luxury her whole life, Beth doesn't quite know what she's doing. She's always willing to support and cheer on her friends, mostly so she doesn't actually have to lift a finger.
Deity: Hera WC: 104, Total:2255
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:25 pm
It'd take him a bit to get back into the battle, but Ernst was now determined to make up for lost time. His pants had already been in pretty poor condition thanks to the swamp, and the animals, and whatnot, but for them to just be gone was unforgivable, really.
It didn't take that long for him to spot an animal that looked kind of rabid - a someone angry-looking adolescent sika deer with a spiked collar around its neck. That was, uh, interesting, and of course he'd be careful to avoid the neck, but if he swung for the legs, his shield was still huge despite everything. Whatever he did was going to hurt.
Character Name:Ernst Nzikobankunda Brief description of character: A very tall, friendly but airheaded man with a tendency to ramble. He looks tired and run-down, and is dressed, for once, in a worn-down ensemble with no florals in sight.
Mal managed to straighten off the chair, and he decided he was not going to check to see who had seen him fall. He just swung at the animals again, and this time he did better, catching another moose full on the snout.
Current Form: Human Character HP: 60/60 Damage: 12 Total Damage:198
Character Name:Mal Gherig Brief description of character: Mal is the the quintessential ice prince; cool in a crisis, he keeps a space of calm around himself even when the world is falling to pieces, but what you see on the surface isn't necessarily what's going on beneath. He has no fear of appearing like an a*****e in order to play devil's advocate, and will frequently go out of his way to do so in order to force others to think about their choices.
It wasn't enough they had to attack their ranks that they knew -- now they had others to bring harm upon, all because of some crazed powerful being who thought they knew everything and held all the answers. How many were going to suffer for such a delusion...?
Rose couldn't just wait for that answer to present itself. The wolf lunged forward with fangs bared, using what was available to her to protect the ragtag group from the Prytaneum. Some were looking worse for the wear, some had more fur than not, but they were still a team, and this b***h wasn't going to get away with this.
Current Form: Wolf - Medium Character HP: 60 Damage: 8 Total Damage:216
Character Name:Juniper Rose Brief description of character: An enigmatic songstress who seems to have stepped out of a time long passed, Rose is level-headed and self-reliant, perfectly willing and capable of doing what's necessary with her own two hands. Strong-willed and no-nonsense, she's a bit reserved but puts on affable airs, making her somewhat pleasant to be around.
Caleb stayed back to preserve energy, feeling that a final push in the battle may be what is needed to tip the scales when push comes to shove. And this seemed as good of a time as any to charge forward, swinging his greatsword at a minion blocking his pathway to Circe.
Current Form: Human Character HP: 50/50 Damage: 5 Total Damage:221
Character Name:Caleb McCloud Brief description of character: Caleb is a strong and silent type, but when he does speak, he's probably being an a*****e. But he's got a hell of a jawline, so he's got that going for him at least.
Deity: Ares Weapon: Greatsword HP: 50
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6Total: 6 (1-6)
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:30 pm
He wished there was a way to do damage to those vines other than being up there, though. He couldn't do anything to them from here unless he wanted his shield to fall onto someone's head, so all he could really do was hit more animals until those vines fell again.
So he kept going with the sika.
It felt a little like beating up someone who couldn't really help it - but he hadn't managed to accidentally kill any of the human-animals out there so far. With any luck that'd hold for these animals.
Character Name:Ernst Nzikobankunda Brief description of character: A very tall, friendly but airheaded man with a tendency to ramble. He looks tired and run-down, and is wearing a worn-down teal shirt, a jacket tied around his head, and black floral underwear. Don't ask.
Current Form: Human Character HP: 41/56 Damage: 10 Total Damage: 231
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:34 pm
Blood. It was a horrible taste - horrible because as a wolf, it wasn't as bad as it should have been. Horrible, because the human in wolf's clothing knew better. Rose didn't flinch nor waver, even as she knew she'd likely have to deal with the trauma of her actions at a later time.
Just not now. There was still so much to be done --
Her jaws snapped and her head twisted to yank at what she grabbed onto. They'd get to their goal, one way or another.
Current Form: Wolf - Medium Character HP: 60 Damage: 8 Total Damage:239
Character Name:Juniper Rose Brief description of character: An enigmatic songstress who seems to have stepped out of a time long passed, Rose is level-headed and self-reliant, perfectly willing and capable of doing what's necessary with her own two hands. Strong-willed and no-nonsense, she's a bit reserved but puts on affable airs, making her somewhat pleasant to be around.
