They come prepared, with talens and weapons, tooth and claw. They sweep the area beforehand for intruders, prying eyes. Finally, with the perimeter clear, they gather at the ashes of Alaric’s long-ago campfire.
Silence has slain a trio of deer, a doe and her two fawns. Their ribcages are wrenched open, their hearts bared and bloody. The bodies are still warm, and his hands are bloody.
“Prepare yerselves,” he tells his packmates quietly.
[Ruhiger] Prepare yourself, says Silence, and her reply is silent – but a clear agreement to do so. She stands, her form long and lean in he shadows, well dressed as always, though splattered with mud, dirt, and a mustard stain from Decker’s lunch left on the seat of the ‘Cuda – hazards of the trip out here.
A momen’t and then she is shifting, reflexively to her birth form, silent, deadly, in tooth and claw. A slow scrape of her claws against rock nearby, and then will spent to resist the inevitable pain.
She has no fancy gifts. She has nothing else but sheer determination. Most days that is enough. Today may be the same. Time will tell.
[Evan McCollach] Evan had joined up with the pack and readied himself to take on these three dark fimbul wolves. They had taken Alaric over to the dark side, corrupted his mind and his soul. They were monsters ready to claim these warriors of Gaia.
Prepare yourself.
Evan got himself ready, moving his body into the form of the hispo wolf, dire wolf. He was ready when it had to come down to it. Pushing his body into the wolf form. His will used to resist the pain that was to come. And then he came to call upon his other preparing gift. The gift that was offered by Luna’s own children. Hopefully he will get it to work well, have need for it.
(Luna’s Armour active, wp used)
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 2, 2, 6, 6, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 4 at target 7) [WP]
[Silence] OK, since the secret hideout room ain’t working, here’s what i’m thinking.
if all three show up at once, we should all focus on one if possible to take advantage of surround attacks, but may be forced into fighting back to back to avoid getting flanked/backattacked. if someone sustains heavy damage, Evan might need to drop out of combat for a round (or split actions for combat) to heal.
if only one shows up at a time, then we just surround it and kill it.
if they cast Armor, we’ll need to Fur Gnarl or similar.
we’ll adapt as necessary and communicate via PMs. we can assume whatever’s said here is said IC, only without all the fancy language and text effects *LOL*
to Evan McCollach, Ruhiger
[Ruhiger] alrighty – but you all will have to tell me what to roll and shit if we got to do pack tactics or whatever. heh.
to Evan McCollach, Silence
[Silence] (OK, consider the rolls happening over the course of several turns that i’m not gonna bother to post out. reflexive: Master of Fire ever-active, Spirit of the Fray ever-active. Resist Pain and Fearless for 1WP each. Now rolling Luna’s Armor from hispo form.)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9 (Success x 4 at target 7) [WP]
[Silence] (FotWR)
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 1, 1, 3, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 (Success x 1 at target 7) Re-rolls: 1
[Silence] (venom blood)
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 (Failure at target 7)
[Silence] (nerigal’s call to arms)
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 5, 6 (Success x 1 at target 8) [WP]
[Silence] (annnnd silver claws)
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 4, 6, 6, 7, 7 (Success x 2 at target 7)
[Silence] When the pack is prepared, the hispo-wolf Silence steps up to the carcasses lying ruined on the ground.
He’s a quiet creature, terrifyingly silent in battle. No howls of war; no barks of anger; no snarling, no growling from him. Only cold murderous silence.
Maybe that’s why the sudden howl he lets loose is so startling. It chills the blood and raises the hackle. There’s no loveliness in it — it goes on and on, savage and discordant, a brutal song, a call.
“DARK FIMBUL WOLVES! WAR WOLVES OF JORMANGANDR! BLOOD, WAR AND DESTRUCTION: I CALL YOU TO ME!”
[Evan McCollach] The glow of Luna’s Armour was stronger than the last time he used it, stronger than the first time either. It might have been that he was getting a grip over it, or maybe under Luna’s hidden face her moodiness was disguised. Either way he would accept it.
And as the power to resist pain came over his nerves and he readied himself, Decker called out to the Dark Fimbul wolves, looking to take them on it seemed. He was stuck last time the pack fought, frozen in fear. Now he was looking to regain his face in the middle of the pack.
[Ruhiger] AnneMarie watches. Not her Alpha, or her packmate, but around them. Ready. Waiting. Fur standing on edge in response to the discordant call.
[.Fate.] There came the sound of yowling, snapping, and savage growling from somewhere. Like before, the Gauntlet is rent and the beasts stepped out. Forced their way out to meet those that had the audacity to call them not once, but twice now to this tainted land.
Thankfully for the trio of Eagles, it was only two of them.
And what is it that you want, mongrel wolf-changers? Verstoerung challenged. I cannot imagine that it would be a plea to become Men, like your fool tribemate had. The beast’s eyes were only on Decker, the leader of the pack. Alpha to alpha.
Perhaps to Evan’s great dismay, the wolf that next stepped out of the umbra was not Blut, as perhaps thought to be the weakest of the group. It was Krieg, the embodiment of war. Anger, insult, and raw Rage rolled off his form as he snarled at the pretend-Silver Fang.
Perhaps I will devour you after all. Your whore mother would no longer have to deal with your pitiable existance; the Silver Fangs would no longer have more shame over their heads.
[Evan McCollach] (Willpower roll)
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 (Success x 2 at target 6)
[Evan McCollach] (Rage roll)
Dice Rolled:[ 3 d10 ] 4, 6, 9 (Success x 1 at target 8)
[Silence] Silence is perfectly still as the Gauntlet rends and the monsters step forth.
They are huge, their fur discolored, their jaws dripping slime and saliva. They are every bit as large as a hispo wolf, perhaps larger. In the face of their rage, the three Eagles and their single stellar companion seem smaller.
Silence is perfectly still as they taunt him and his. As they prowl forward, all taint and bloodshed. As they snap and growl and snarl. As Evan strains beside him, anger so strong in the Philodox that Silence almost feels his fur ripple from it.
Be still. The totemvoice is very quiet, but hard as steel. And he lets the beasts continue until they are finished.
And when they are finished, there is silence for a second. Two.
“Want?” Silence speaks then, soft as velvet, low as thunder. “I want to see you grovel on your bellies for twisting my kinsman. I want to hear you beg the forgiveness of Great Fenris for whoring yourself to Jormangandr. I want to smell your fear. I want to eat your heart.
“That is what I want, Wyrm-whores. I want payback for my kinsman. Blood for blood. Life for life!”
No further words. On the last, the grey Modi lunges. Verstoerung! the order cracks out across the totemlink. Flank him and take him down!
[Evan McCollach] Evan stared back at Krieg as he stepped through and into the physical world. His words seemed to bite deeper than his teeth ever could, it hit him in the gut, in the psyche. It made Kreig what he was, a master of war and insult.
But maybe it was that it came from the mouth of one bent to the commands of the wyrm. Maybe it was his mother he attacked, a woman he never knew, maybe it was the presence of his packmates. Maybe Evan was just looking to rip this thing to shreds and didn’t care what it said. Maybe it was the commands of his own alpha. He steadied himself, cool passing over him.
And he just waited for the word and that would be it. Silent, just waiting for the chance to strike.
[Ruhiger] Evan strains, he’s angry, and she for one is glad. Where anger is, instinct is not far behind. Tonight he will need what she has tried to teach him. So will she. She is silent, ever silent and still as pale gaze slides over the wrymhounds.
Silence springs and snaps his command and her reaction is instant. Silence takes him head on, AnneMarie to the right, leaving Evan the left.
[Evan McCollach] (8+ Init roll)
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 3
[Silence] (provided ken allows it, one or both of you should try to strike from behind for full advantage. you guys have eagle barring unexpected crap *LOL*)
to Evan McCollach, Ruhiger
[Silence] (+20)
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 5 (Failure at target 6)
[Ruhiger] (+8)
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 1
[.Fate.] Krieg +21
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 8 (Success x 1 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Verstorrung +22
[.Fate.] Damn it
[.Fate.] 22
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 1 (Botch x 1 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Posting order – AM, Evan, Verstorung, Decker, Krieg.
[Silence] (star spirit, +10)
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 10 (Success x 1 at target 6)
[.Fate.] AM, Evan, Star spirit, Verstorrung, Decker, Krieg.
[Ruhiger] She is nothing if not balls to the wall, all or nothing. She knows they will get little in the way of a jump on these guys and so she wastes no time – claws swinging with the power of Eagle behind each and every swipe.
(2 rage, three claw.)
[Evan McCollach] Evan was given an order and he moved to take advantage of that order. He moved to the left of Verstorrung as AM moved to thr right. The creature couldn’t take them all at once and would have to expose itself to one of them for a proper attack. Evan moves at the creature, his body willed together activating his legacy of his silver fang father, Lambent Flame.
And his rage spent to take down the creature, biting at its fur.
(WP used to activate Lambent Flame, 1 rage used. 2 bite attacks.)
[Silence] The star spirit — a vaguely humanoid shape nearly ten feet tall, very slender, and roaring with white-hot light that emanates from the very core of its being — immediately moves to intercept Krieg. It attempts to grapple and crush Krieg.
(split action — 1a. grapple b. crush)
[.Fate.] Verstorrung
Finding itself attacked, the dark wolf lunges into the fray. He was Destruction, and fighting with his brother War.
Normal action split twice, 3 Rage
1a. True Fear – Evan
1b. Charm – Armor, Cost of 2 Essence.
R1. Bite – Decker
R2. Bite – Decker
R3. Bite – AM
R4. Bite – Evan
[Silence] Decker: 4 rage
1a. True Fear – Verstorrung
b. Spur Claws – Verstorrung (+1 rage)
R1-4 – bite Verstorrung
[.Fate.] Krieg
4 Rage
1. True Fear – Decker
R1. Bite – Decker
R2. Bite – Star Spirit
R3. Bite – Star Spirit
R4. True Fear – AM
[.Fate.] True Fear is negated by Decker’s Fearless.
[Silence] (True Fear on Vers, split action 1)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 9 at target 6) Re-rolls: 2
[Silence] (spur claws on Vers, split action 2)
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 1, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 5 at target 6) [WP] Re-rolls: 1
[Silence] (damage on Vers)
Dice Rolled:[ 13 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 8 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 2, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 10 (Success x 1 at target 6)
[Silence] 1a. Star Spirit grappling Krieg.
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 1, 3, 5, 5, 8, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)
[Silence] 1b. Crushing damage, -3
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7 (Success x 1 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 6 at target 6)
[Evan McCollach] (Bite attack on Ver)
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 5)
[Evan McCollach] (Damage 3+3(Mod)+3(Eagle)+2 (Bite bonus)+ 2 (sux))
Dice Rolled:[ 13 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 7 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 18 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9 (Success x 2 at target 6)
[Ruhiger] (claw one)
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 6 at target 6) Re-rolls: 1
[Ruhiger] (dam)
Dice Rolled:[ 17 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 18 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 5 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 1, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 8, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)
[Silence] (star spirit holdin’ on)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6)
[Silence] (Decker, rage 1, bite on Vers)
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 10 (Failure at target 5) Re-rolls: 2
[Evan McCollach]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 (Success x 3 at target 5)
[Evan McCollach] (Damage.. same as before)
Dice Rolled:[ 13 d10 ] 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9 (Success x 8 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Soak.
HAIL KAHSEENO!
Dice Rolled:[ 18 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 5 at target 6)
[Evan McCollach] (Decker receives Eagle’s Might)
[Ruhiger] (claw 2)
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 7 at target 6) Re-rolls: 1
[Ruhiger] (dam)
Dice Rolled:[ 18 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 18 d10 ] 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 7 at target 6)
[Silence] (star spirit holdin’ on)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7 (Success x 4 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Resist Grapple – Krieg
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 6 at target 6)
[Silence] action 3 of 5, bite vers.
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9 (Success x 4 at target 5)
[Silence] (damage, curr str +2 +3)
Dice Rolled:[ 16 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 8 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Soak
HAIL!
Dice Rolled:[ 18 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 5 at target 6)
[Ruhiger] (last claw – HAIL KAHSEENO!!)
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 7 at target 6) Re-rolls: 1
[Ruhiger] (damae – HAIL! KAHSEENO!)
Dice Rolled:[ 18 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 9 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Soak
Dice Rolled:[ 18 d10 ] 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9 (Success x 10 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Changing 3rd Rage to Scream of Gaia at +2 Diff, 1G.
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 9, 9 (Failure at target 6)
[Silence] action 4 of 5, bite vers.
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 2 at target 5) Re-rolls: 1
[Silence] (damage)
Dice Rolled:[ 14 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 8 at target 6)
[.Fate.] HAIL!
Dice Rolled:[ 18 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9 (Success x 7 at target 6)
[Silence] (if by some miracle vers goes down this round, let’s Dogpile krieg’s ass.)
to Evan McCollach, Ruhiger
[Evan McCollach] (Whose gonna body tackle Kreig?)
to Ruhiger, Silence
[Silence] (probably evan, cuz he has lowest rage so won’t be missing out on too many actions. starspirit’s gonna drop rage to attack too)
to Evan McCollach, Ruhiger
[Evan McCollach] (Okay)
to Ruhiger, Silence
[Evan McCollach] (Evan still has 2 rage to burn, just didn’t want to burn, because I had a feeling Ken would try TF on Evan again)
to Ruhiger, Silence
[.Fate.] 4th Rage – Bite Star Spirit.
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 9, 9 (Success x 2 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 5 at target 6)
[Silence] (star spirit soak)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9 (Success x 6 at target 6)
[Silence] action 5 of 5, bite vers.
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 4 at target 5)
[Silence] …rerolling 10s, sorry:
Dice Rolled:[ 2 d10 ] 2, 3 (Failure at target 5)
[Silence] (damage)
Dice Rolled:[ 16 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8 (Success x 5 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 18 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9 (Success x 6 at target 6)
[.Fate.] The fight began, and there was a furious battle to be had. The Starling managed to subdue the massive Krieg for a few moments, but to no avail the beast freed itself. Cowed into submission, Verstorung was left to take the brunt of everyone’s abuse.
Then, there came a third snarl. Blut had stepped out into the waking world to join her brothers.
(Rolling inits for Blut. We’re keeping same inits, however. +19)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 3 (Failure at target 6)
[.Fate.] New post order.
AM, Evan, Blut, Verstorung, Decker, Krieg.
[Evan McCollach] (The star spirit)
[.Fate.] AM, Evan, Starling, Blu, Verstorung, Decker, Krieg. (my bad)
[Silence] (ok, turning True Fear on Krieg instead. star spirit will grapple Blut. all of us will fur gnarl the same spot on vers repeatedly until the fucker has no soak, or is dead *LOL* then we’ll dogpile on blut and move on from there.)
to Evan McCollach, Ruhiger
[Silence] (if we fur gnarl with teeth we can reduce the initial diff to 6, and subsequent diffs to 7. every 2 succ on damage BEFORE soak will remove 1 soak from Vers. i’d say… all non-rage actions should be fur gnarl, and at least the first round of everyone’s rage actions too.)
to Evan McCollach, Ruhiger
[Ruhiger] It is at times like this that pack pull together, they change their tactics, they act on instinct.
(rage 1, fur gnarl on ver, same place as evan/decker, x2)
[Evan McCollach] Evan comes to the fore, his teeth looking to take out the armour that ver has called upon.
(1 rage, Same place as AM and Decker, x 2)
[Silence] The Star Spirit, acting on some unknown impetus, turns on Blut instead. This time, rage burns — flaming incandescent, like a solar flare. It moves to grapple Blut much the way it had Krieg, and subdue her.
(4 rage. 1. grapple 2-5. squeeze, regrapple if necessary)
[.Fate.] [b]Blut[/i]
5 Rage.
1. Snarl of the Predator – Decker
R1. 1WP, Fearless
R2. True Fear – Evan
R3. Bite – Evan
R4. Bite – AM
R5. Bite – AM
[.Fate.] Verstorrung
4 Rage
1. Fearless, 1WP
R1. Bite – Decker
R2. Bite – Decker
R3. Bite – Decker
R4. Gift – Heart of the Ice Warrior
[Silence] Decker
4 rage (one regenerated from silver claws)
1a. True Fear on Krieg
b. Biting fur gnarl on Verstorrung
2. Biting fur gnarl on Verstorrung
3-5. Bite, bite, bite. If Verstorrung is dead, will redeclare.
[.Fate.] Krieg
4 Rage
1a. Fearless, 1WP
1b. Charm – Blast, Starling
R1. Scream of Gaia
R2. True Fear – AM
R3. Bite – AM
R4. Bite – Evan
[.Fate.] Charm – Blast, -3 dice.
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 2 at target 6)
[Silence] (star spirit soak)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 7, 8 (Success x 3 at target 6)
[Silence] (switching 1a to fur gnarl as well, +1 diff for maneuver, +1 for switching actions)
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, 8 (Failure at target 7)
[Silence] (1b, same, +1 diff for maneuver)
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 7, 7, 10, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6) Re-rolls: 2
[Silence] (damage — every two succ before soak removes 1 die of soak)
Dice Rolled:[ 16 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9 (Success x 6 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 18 d10 ] 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 11 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 15 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 6 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Blut
Snarl of the Predator, diff 7. WP added.
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 1, 4, 4, 5, 9 (Success x 1 at target 7) [WP]
[Silence] (star spirit grapples krieg rather than blut, since blut used all her actions this round — +1 diff)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6, 8, 9, 9, 9 (Success x 4 at target 7)
[Evan McCollach] (Bite same spot on ver as Decker did +2 diff)
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 4, 4, 6, 6, 7, 10 (Success x 2 at target 7) [WP]
[Evan McCollach] (damage)
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8 (Success x 3 at target 6)
[.Fate.] soak
Dice Rolled:[ 14 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 8, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 6 at target 6)
[Ruhiger] (Fur gnarl bite same spot +2 diff)
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 6 at target 7) Re-rolls: 2
[Ruhiger] (dam)
Dice Rolled:[ 15 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 5 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 2, 3, 3, 6, 7, 7, 7, 9, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 8 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Scream of Gaia – 1G. WP.
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 2, 2, 4, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 7 at target 6) [WP]
[Silence] (Decker)
Dice Rolled:[ 13 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 10, 10 (Success x 6 at target 6)
[Silence] (Star Spirit)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 8, 8, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)
[Ruhiger] (soak)
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 (Failure at target 6)
[Evan McCollach] (Soak)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8 (Success x 5 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Verstorung
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 2, 4, 5, 5, 8, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)
[Silence] (switching rage 1 to a grapple on Krieg, str+brawl vs 6+1 diff)
Dice Rolled:[ 16 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 5 at target 7) Re-rolls: 2
[Silence] (star spirit hangin on)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 10, 10 (Success x 2 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Blut
True Fear – Evan. STR 6, INTIM 3
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 (Failure at target 6)
[Silence] (nevermind then, star spirit squeezes)
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 4, 5, 5, 5, 7, 10 (Failure at target 6)
[Evan McCollach] (Evan changes rage action to attacking the Kreig. Considering he is being held. All attack dice would go into damage)
[.Fate.] Soak for Blut.
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 4, 5, 5, 8, 8, 10, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6)
[Evan McCollach] (Err sorry, thought it was complete immoblization. Rolling attack)
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 2, 3, 5, 7, 7, 10, 10 (Success x 6 at target 3)
[Evan McCollach] (damage 3+3(mod)+3(might)+2 (bite)+5(sux)
Dice Rolled:[ 16 d10 ] 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9 (Success x 10 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Soak for Krieg
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 2, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 9, 10 (Success x 6 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Changing action, +1 diff to resist grapple. Rage roll
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 3, 3, 3, 5, 6, 6, 8, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 4 at target 7)
[Silence] (Decker lets go and reverts to original bite attack)
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9 (Success x 6 at target 5)
[Silence] (damage)
Dice Rolled:[ 18 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 8 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9 (Success x 4 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Changing action, resist grapple. Rolling Rage, +1 diff.
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 3, 6, 7, 7, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 4 at target 7)
[Silence] (star spirit hangs on)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 1, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 10 (Success x 2 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Krieg
True Fear Evan! :D STR 7, Intim 5! +1 diff
Dice Rolled:[ 12 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 5, 6, 7, 7, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 7)
[Silence] (+3/5, spur claws on krieg, -1 diff flanking, +1 diff changing)
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 3, 3, 3, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 6 at target 6) Re-rolls: 1
[Silence] (damage)
Dice Rolled:[ 17 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)
[Evan McCollach] clark is dead
[.Fate.] Blut
Bite – Evan
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9 (Success x 5 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Soak for Krieg.
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 (Failure at target 6)
[Evan McCollach] (Soak)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 3, 5, 7, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 7 at target 6)
[.Fate.] dmg STR 6 + 4(suxx) +2 bite
Dice Rolled:[ 12 d10 ] 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 7 at target 6)
[Silence] (Star, 3/5, regrapple, +1diff)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 6, 8, 8 (Success x 2 at target 7)
[.Fate.] Bite – Decker, +1 diff for chang +2 for spur claws.
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 1 at target 9)
[.Fate.] dmg – +2 Bite.
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 8, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 7 at target 6)
[Silence] (soak)
Dice Rolled:[ 13 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 7, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)
[Silence] (Decker 4/5, biting krieg again)
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 9 at target 5) Re-rolls: 1
[Silence] (damage)
Dice Rolled:[ 21 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8 (Success x 1 at target 6)
[.Fate.] soak for krieg
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 3, 3, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 7 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Resist grapple. Rage. Yeah. Blah blah.
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 9, 10 (Success x 1 at target 6)
[Silence] (Star 4/5, holding on)
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 1, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 10 (Success x 1 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Bite – Decker. +1 change actions, +2 spur claws.
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 8, 8, 10 (Failure at target 9)
[Silence] (Decker 5/5, biting krieg’s fucking head off)
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 7, 7, 8, 8, 10, 10 (Success x 7 at target 5) Re-rolls: 2
[Silence] (damage)
Dice Rolled:[ 19 d10 ] 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 10 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 4, 5, 5, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 5 at target 6)
[Evan McCollach] Evan moves towards AM side as she seemed to need his help the most. The pain of teh bite in his side left him bleeding a little bit, but he couldn’t feel it. He had to help AM right now, or else these creatures would take them all down.
(1 gnosis used for Mother’s Touch)
[.Fate.] Blut
5 Rage (no more Rage for Blut)
1. Bite – Decker
R1. Bite – Evan
R2. Bite – Evan
R3. Bite – Decker
R4. Bite – Decker
R5. Bite – Evan
[.Fate.] ( Change Normal action from bite to resist grapple )
[Silence] (er… retroactive star squeeze)
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 1, 3, 5, 5, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6)
[.Fate.] Soak
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 2, 3, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6)
[Silence] Silence tears the head off the second of the dark trio and shakes his head to clear the blood from his eyes. An unlucky bite had snapped off an ear and a large chunk of scalp, ripped a chunk of flesh out of his cheek and neck. His sharp molars gleam ghastly red and white through the hole, but sheer willpower keeps him functioning.
He activates two talens with the last of his gnosis, applying one to Evan and one to himself —
Then he falls on the last of the monsters with all the savagery that wrath impels.
(2 gnosis, +5 health to himself and Evan
Splitting actions 4 ways for four bites on Blut.
Star spirit will continue to grapple as best it can)
[Silence] (split a, -4 dice)
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 (Success x 3 at target 5)
[Silence] (damage a)
Dice Rolled:[ 15 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8 (Success x 5 at target 6)
[Silence] (bite b, -5)
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 4 at target 5) Re-rolls: 2
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 3, 6, 8, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)
[Silence] (damage)
Dice Rolled:[ 17 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 9 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 2, 4, 5, 7, 7, 7, 8 (Success x 4 at target 6)
[Silence] (c, -6)
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 1, 3, 8, 9, 9 (Success x 2 at target 5)
[Silence] (damage)
Dice Rolled:[ 14 d10 ] 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 11 at target 6)
[.Fate.]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Botch x 3 at target 6)
[Silence] (and d, -7 dice, +WP)
Dice Rolled:[ 4 d10 ] 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 4 at target 5) [WP] Re-rolls: 2
[Silence] (damage)
Dice Rolled:[ 16 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 9 at target 6)
[Evan McCollach] (Heal AM)
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 1, 5, 6, 9, 9 (Success x 5 at target 1) [WP]
[Evan McCollach] As AnneMarie had a lovely habit of standing over Evan when she knocked his ass down, he knelt over her as well, pouring what he had in his spiritual energy and will into her being and then just waiting. He would wait until she finally got up. Letting the glow of his body start to fade.
“Rise and shine sleepy.”
[.Fate.] The battle had gone on longer than perhaps one would have thought, but with the fall of the last Dark Fimbulwolf, the twisted Man-Changer that had once been a proud, loyal Get of Fenris Kin named Alaric Reiter was at last avenged. His tormentors had been slain, so that they could not twist another to the will of the Wyrm.
The final chapter had been written, the book closed on this particular story.
Except…
A soft shimmer appeared in the air, coalescing into the translucent image of a bald-shaven man with sad eyes that were once so hard and emotionless. It was a man wearing a pair of beat-up, scuffed boots and tattered jeans. The leather coat, bulky. The form was familiar.
“Silence-rhya,” said the spirit of the big Dane.
“Judgement of Sterling Silver-rhya,” his eyes shifted to the Child of Gaia.
“Ruhiger-rhya,” and they turned toward the ever-silent woman.
“I have found my peace in Erebus. Charyss, the domain’s ruler, has said I may leave to join our brethren.” Alaric looked down to the earth quickly, the spirit giving a sigh that sounded like the wind rushing through a vale. “I can meet Great Fenris with a clean soul; I have been allowed entry into the White Halls of Valhalla.
I want to apologize, to you all. What I did, I did out of pride. Pride, and loyalty. Great Fenris has given me forgiveness; I only hope that you all will as well.” Alaric knelt down onto one knee before Decker Rohl, Adren Modi of the Get of Fenris. “Farewell, my Jarl. I will save you a seat in Valhalla’s mead hall. I will save you all a seat,” he added.
[Rihiger] Rise and shine, Evan says, and for his troubles he gets a solid fist right to his jaw as she jerks awake and swings at the first thing close enough.
In retrospect, he should have seen it coming. As she regains the full of her senses, to see the carnage, and judge the injuries and statuses of her pack, she smacks the back of her hand against Evan’s shoulder. It might be a thanks – it definitely isn’t an apology for the slug.
And then… then… well. She just stares at the apparition.
[Rihiger] (..ahem.))
[Ruhiger] (better. Harumph.)
[Silence] So much of battle was planning, and forethought, and strategy, and tactics now. He was wiser. More cunning. He knew his strengths and he knew how to find his enemies’ faults. He knew how to lead.
But sometimes —
Sometimes, it’s just time to let the instinct take over.
—
When the dust settles, he tastes blood. He smells blood. He sees blood, and he sees the rended Dark Fimbulwolves, the corrupters that had claimed one of his own. His hackles are still up. Fury still pounds in his blood, increasing with every second the silver scorched at his paws. His handpaws are clawless now, so he downshifts to Homid, flicks his knife out. With his bare, bloodied hands he saws the space between the ribs of the fallen War Wolves open. With his nail-less, blood-slippery fingers he rips the lungs of the beasts out, spreads them over their backs like so many pairs of soft, pinkish wings.
The bloody eagle. It’s a barbaric, silent, ghastly ritual of vengeance. Decker works it in utter silence.
He’s ripping and tugging at the last grisly corpse when the apparition appears. At first the Modi wheels with his teeth bared, savage, with a feral light in his eyes.
When he recognizes who has come, the set of his shoulders relaxes. When the spirit of he-who-was-Alaric kneels, Decker grimaces and extends a hand to pull him up.
“Here’s yer vengeance, Alaric. Yer honor-debt’s cleared as yer spirit’s cleansed. We’ll meet again at the end’a days.”
[Evan McCollach] goodnight
[.Fate.] “When Ragnarock comes, Silence-rhya,” Alaric said with a small smile. “Look for me on the battlefield. I think I will be there, except not with the changing blood. I think I prefer it that way.” Decker offers his hand, and the chill of death steals into the Modi as Alaric takes it.. Rising, the Dane nodded.
“Alaric! Come on, now. Stop dawdling! Herger is telling his stories again, and Jussi has drank too much ale!” It was a disembodied, female voice.
“I am coming, Mother. Wait a moment, won’t you?” His eyes shifted back to his three friends. “This chapter is closed. I wish you all health, and fine battles.
Until I see you all again in Valhalla — and I expect you to at least visit Valhalla, Judgement of Sterling Silver-rhya, even if you are not one of us in blood.”
The apparition turned, and walked toward the tear in the gauntlet where the Dark Fimbuls had come. A wave of the hand, and it was healed. With a look over his shoulder, Alaric turned and smiled. Then, he slowly faded away.
Exeunt.