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>>41570984
>GETTING HUGE!

After news of Loba's near-assassination got out, it wasn't too long until the Garou Village was in an uproar. In the center of the town, Garrus and Salia (well, more accurately, Yvette on their accounts) are trying to speak to their entourages and the locals, many of both parties being in a shocked frenzy.

"King Drasma and his protege are tending to Lady Loba's wounds. We will know who attacked her then," Yvette says matter-of-factly, loudly.

Ultimately, the accusation that everyone was waiting to be thrown out comes from the mouth of Ahua: in response to Yvette's statement, she barks out, "and how do we know they're going to make anything better?!"

"I beg your pardon." Yvette stares the wolf girl down.

Ahua either doesn't understand the intimidation of Yvette or doesn't care, since she only gets louder, angrier, "I'm saying it's gonna be awfully easy for your king to just say 'there was nothing we could have done' after having her killed."

From here, the other wolves start getting rowdy, cries of "murdering interlopers!" and "I bet that nomad did it!" and the like.

Surprisingly enough, the voice that quieted the wolves was that of Vaga, speaking much louder and more authoritative than usual, "we don't KNOW what happened, who attacked her! All this aimless speculation is just going to get people killed for no purpose. In fact, it seems highly improbable that they would send my sister back solely for the purpose of killing my mother."

Dama chimes in, "so all of you shut up!"

>A. Say something (write-in)
>B. Let this play out
>C. Go check on Loba
>D. Write-in

>>41571031
>>B. Let this play out

Go on.

>>41571031
>>D. Write-in
Let's go back with the others and see what happened. Let's attempt to piece this together and try to composite some clues and such.

>>41571031
Quietly (enough that no one else should hear) suggest to Yvette that either Dama or Vaga be allowed to watch while Loba gets treated, if only just to satisfy the Garou.

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>>41571186
>>41571048
>>41571116
Grandflaw should be picking this one up.

>>41571246
>Yvette intensifying~!

>>41571327
the hell does this mean

>>41571390
Maybe I'm misinterpreting things but I think we're about to speak out of turn again?

>>41571402
Nope, the write-in won out. I interpreted the "suggest to Yvette" as a vote for >A, since it was the "speak to someone" write-in, as opposed to >D's action write-in

Rolling is "numbers are assigned alphabetically."

>>41571116
You figure that nothing's going to be solved by sitting around while everyone just tries to place blame or calm people trying to place blame down.

Seeing Vaga clearly annoyed stomping out, you follow him, sidling out of the general area, moving to a far less densely populated part of the town. Following Vaga's path, hoping to talk about the situation at hand, he ends up walking towards another small group consisting of Mitchell, Stefyn, and surprisingly, Neir's princess.

While Salia seems almost as indignant as Vaga, the other two seem mildly annoyed at best. By the time you approach them, Salia has already turned to Vaga and started complaining about how unfair it is that his people jumped to these conclusions.

"I'm not sure that your people didn't do it, but I agree that it's quite unfair to assume they did." Vaga speaks, looking towards you as you get closer to the group.

Stefyn immediately tenses up, holding up both of his hands and excusing himself from the group in a nervous manner, causing Mitchell to sigh and shoot you a displeased look.

"There has to be a way to find out what really happened without flinging blind accusations." Vaga states, glancing around his field of vision for nothing in particular. "I'm going to try and piece this together. There has to be some clues somewhere, right?"

Princess Salia agrees with him, stating that she'd also like to find out the actual answer rather than just allowing everyone to keep bickering like that. Mitchell admits that he and Stefyn honestly just wanted to get away from the whole situation.


"Any idea where we could start?" Vaga seems to be asking Princess Salia in particular, but does shoot a quick glance at both you and Mitchell in case either of you wanted to give input.

>A. Think they'd let us see Loba?
>B. Maybe we could try to go ask Ahua for more info? She's the one who told us
>C. Look around the outskirts of town, maybe the assassins still here?
>D. Stay silent
>E. Write-in

>>41571647
>A. Think they'd let us see Loba?
>C. Look around the outskirts of town, maybe the assassins still here?
time to split the party!

>>41571680
"Maybe we could check on your mother? I mean,, examining the scene of the crime would be a pretty good way to figure out..."

"Pfft, you think I didn't do that as soon as I rushed to her side? Time is of the essence and whoever nearly killed my mother is still presumably nearby. From my own examination, she was struck by an axe, an exceptionally heavy one, regardless handled with speed. The angle of her gashes led me to think that it was a very tall sort..."

"Well, then, let's try looking around the outskirts of town!"

Mitchell nods, adding on, "either whoever did it's in town or they're on their way out, so if anything it could be our only chance to cut 'em off."

Vaga nods, leading the party in a specific direction.

>A. Say something to someone (specify)
>B. Quietly follow him
>C. There's nothing you can do here. Just get back to the others
>D. Write-in

>>41571680
What's the worst that could happen?

>>41571647
>E. Write-in

Well, I think someone was planning this for a while now but needed a perfect diversion for them to do it. I don't believe it was widely known that we were coming to town, so once they got word, they soon prepared their assassination attempt and waited for an opportunity.

Do we know any details how her Highness was attacked?

>>41571958
>B. Quietly follow him

>>41572027
And this is what I get for doing my chores first before waiting for a reply.

>>41571958
>B. Quietly follow him

If Salia is following him, I'd like to follow as well just to keep her guarded.

>>41572046
>>41572080
That's an obvious win for quiet following, update soon.

>>41572214
You keep quiet, yourself and Mitchell staying closer to Salia than Vaga. If you're searching for a would-be assassin, a noncombatant princess needs the most protection.

Salia asks Vaga, "why would anyone want to attack Lady Loba anyway?"

After a moment of thought, he responds, "the Garou have a lot of ancient enemies, princess. Even one of the biggest ones' chief's kids in your group."

"H-hey, Quidel wouldn't! Besides, you said she was attacked with an axe, and-"

"-and you can't just sneak in and out of our meeting hall without being noticed without someone assisting you. There was most likely an accomplice, someone who would've-"

"And Quidel wasn't exactly privy to your housing before this began, was he? If anyone was a mole, it has to have been one of your guys," Mitchell responds.

Vaga sighs before replying, "maybe... but I'll see to that being addressed after the actual assailant."

Just at the edge of the village, a pale, human-looking woman you don't recognize lays against a tree. A very impressive-looking sword is also propped up by the tree. A long scarf rests just under her chin, wrapped around her neck.

Vaga, Mitchell, and Salia also stand and stare. The woman doesn't seem to notice any of you.

>A. This must be the assassin. Attack!
>B. Consult with the others
>C. Approach without necessarily attacking
>D. Write-in

>>41572353
>D. Tell the others to stay where they are.
>C. Approach without necessarily attacking

>>41572353
>>C. Approach without necessarily attacking
>>D. Write-in

"Well, you seem out of place in this serene environment."

>>41572353
>B. Consult with the others

>>41572394
>>41572432
"Let me take care of this," you say quietly to the trio you're following. Mitchell nods and takes out his bow, ready for the worst turnout for this situation.

Vaga seems indifferent. Salia tells you to be careful. You reassure her that you will and start over to the woman.

Hearing your footsteps, she looks up at you. From this close, it's painfully clear that her eyes are glowing. You feel a chill down your spine, but still ask her what she's doing this far out in the mountains, in Garou territory no less.

In an affable, somewhat indifferent tone, she says, "yeah, admittedly. What can I do you for this evening?"

>A. Cut the crap, we both know what you did
>B. Ask who she is
>C. Ask what she's doing here
>D. Ask if she knows anything about Lady Loba
>E. Write-in

>>41572640
>>E. Write-in
"Well, for starters, you perhaps haven't seen a hooded boy running about, have you? He likes to keep some strange company, you see. Company that should be resting in peace."

>>41572699
Seconded

>>41572699
>>41572790
"Well, first off... Have you seen a blond kid, fond of wearing hoods, mostly keeps some company that... doesn't exactly liven up a party?"

The woman laughs. It's a somewhat cocky chuckle, one which she puts her head into, revealing long, braided hair behind her. "Oh, yeah, that kid. Good times."

"So you do know him?" you ask, both surprised and knowing to exercise caution around... most strangers, really, at this point.

"Yeah, I was supposed to do something here, but... Honestly, I just didn't care enough to actually listen, and he has to be here to send me back, so..."

>A. You've heard enough. Attack and try to capture her
>B. Ask what she was supposed to do
>C. Ask if she came alone
>D. Ask who she is
>E. Write-in

>>41572936
>C. Ask if she came alone
>E.
"And if you didn't, are you maybe accompanied by a tall, axe-wielding guy? On a completely unrelated note, someone in the village was recently attacked by a tall, axe-wielding guy. Know anything about that?"

>>41572936
>D. Ask who she is
>B. Ask what she was supposed to do
I'm getting kinda overwhelmed with all these new characters lately but that may just be my problem though.

>>41572936
>>E. Write-in
"Hrmm... you wouldn't be apathetic enough to at least tell me he's attacking Royalty?"

>>41572991
He's running with whoever attacked Queen Loba.

>>41573021
The updated summary helps out a lot, man.

I'm guessing she's one of the "risen" dreadlords that Quidel was telling us about yesterday.

> http://pastebin.com/5iamQspd

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>>41572991
>>41573021
>>41573023

>>41573021
"Sorry, I, uh... didn't catch your name"

"Yeah, you did not."

There's a moment of silence.

"Will you... tell me?"

She shrugs, "yeah, sure. You can call me Simia."

You slowly slide your hand closer to your sword, next, cautiously, asking, "and... can you tell me what it is you were SUPPOSED to be doing?"

"Does it matter? I'm not even remotely interested in following through."

>A. Threaten her
>B. Attack/try to capture her
>C. Say something to try to convince her to talk (specify)
>D. Write-in

>>41573184
>Mus, Bovis, Tigris, Lepus, Draco, Anguila, Equus, Ovis, SIMIA, Gallus, Canus, and Porcus
These are the names of the Deadlords that Quidel spoke of. Remember how we bearly managed to hold of Bovis long enough for Mitchel to take a shot?
We're not going to be able to take her on. Thankfully she doesn't appear to be hostile, yet.
>C. Say something to try to convince her to talk (specify)
We should probably try and find out where the hooded boy or any other companion of hers could be.

>>41573184
No need to panic, Ellen. Deep breaths...

>D. Write-in
"And I'm Ellen."

>>C. Say something to try to convince her to talk (specify)
"I'm guessing you're not fond of the Gaoru, right? They seem alright. At least their food is decent. Say, when was the last time you had a meal? I could fetch something from their cooks if you gave me what you like and don't. Eh... but then again, I'm not even sure if someone in your state of being would even need sustenance or perhaps even taste it. Unless I'm wrong?"

>>41573351
My train of thought here is... if she's a warrior lady, maybe she might be a glutton just like us and Cheryl?

>>41573184
>D.
"Do you happen to know the boy's name? ...Oh, I'm Ellen, by the way."

>>41573305
Considering her odd aura, name, and paleness, this is a deadlord. You decide not to provoke her, instead continuing to ask questions.

"Alright, fine... I'm Ellen, and I'm just... curious. Did you come alone? If you came with anyone, did THEY listen to orders?"

Simia take a moment to respond, as though questioning whether she cares enough to answer. Ultimately, she does so, "yeah, Tigris was being a good noodle. Last I heard, he was annoyed that we would have to 'go to plan B.' I just sort of told him to have fun with that."

"What's plan B supposed to be? What's Tigris doing? Who the hell are you working for?"

Simia groans and stands up, readjusting her scarf to cover her face. "Your questions are really annoying, you know. I think I'm just gonna go... This way. Go down a path that Tigris won't intercept me and try to get all disciplinal."

Simia walks starts walking off with that, grabbing her sword and heading down the path out of town, opposite the path through which you came into town.

>A. Stop her!
>B. Get back to the others!
>C. Try to stop her with words! (specify)
>D. Write-in

>>41573504
>>B. Get back to the others!
>D. Write-in

"We have to go back now. There's a plan `B`, so there's going to be another attempt at the Queen's life."

>>41573575
Realizing that Simia is far from a priority, you immediately turn around and run back to the group. Well, you run back to Mitchell and Salia.

Salia explains that Vaga heard everything and immediately ran back towards the village.

Mitchell responds, "well, what are we waiting for?! Let's follow him!"

Naturally, you do so, coming by on the tail end of Vaga explaining what happened to his sisters, Garrus, and Yvette in particular (the others are just sort of listening from nearby) outside of where Loba is being kept.

Seeing you, Ahua says, "and this one let someone who could've easily been a conspirator go?"

>A. Defend yourself
>B. Don't even bother
>C. Write-in

>>41573768
>B. Don't even bother

>>41573768
>>B. Don't even bother

Do tell Drasma and Yvette that he's bringing more deadlords back to life, though.

>>41573890
Well, I had a lengthy write-in involved in defending ourselves, but now I'm too lazy to go through it.

>>41573908
>C. Write-in
Fuck it. I'll make it short.

"For the record, I've thought against a Darklord before and I had trouble dueling him. I'm not going to pick a fight against another one while Lady Salia and... uh... I guess Lord Vega were close by."

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>>41573890
You feel no real need to defend yourself against Ahua's verbal abuse, just standing around and taking it as the siblings argue.

Dama adds, "oh, and now we're not getting mad at Vaga for running off?"

"Dama, you know how he is."

"I resent that. Regardless, someone known as 'Tigris' is planning some sort of second attack, if this Simia is to be believed."

Khozen roars from where he was sitting, as though signaling something. Moments later, accompanied by Zoe and Monica, Cheryl flies down, saying "a lot of dead-looking folks are headed this way from the Neir entrance! It looks like a berserker is among their ranks, too, maybe in charge! We couldn't tell without getting dangerously close, y'know?"

Yvette immediately starts shouting, "everyone, be ready! I don't imagine they're here for bear meat! Defend Lady Loba and King Drasma!"

Nat steps out moments later, explaining that Drasma heard what the others were saying and instructing her to keep everyone fighting safe, now that he feels that Loba has been stabilized.

What was Ellen tasked with doing in this upcoming battle?

>A. Head out to meet the horde
>B. Position yourself near the end of town
>C. Stay close to Loba's place
>D. Write-in strategy?

>>41574101
>A. Head out to meet the horde
I mean, we did pretty well last time.

>>41574101
>>C. Stay close to Loba's place
But I wanna fight the actual assassins.

>>41574185
at this point I think we're just a straight "defend" chapter, mate. right down to a tough boss in the thick of the enemy
>>41574101
>A. Head out to meet the horde

>>41574216
Okay~! A fight is a fight. No complaining here.

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>>41574216
For the most part, the initial wave of people heading out to meet the horde head-on are mounted, but you and Ahua are exceptions. Aside from you two, Yvette, Biff, Byron, Zoe, Cheryl, Monica, and Quidel are part of this wave.

Waiting for them at the edge of town are Reese, Dama, Robert, Jay, Mitchell, Garrus, Natalie, and Stefyn.

The guarding of the town itself, especially its leader, is in the hands of Vaga and a few other Garou.

Ahua becomes a significantly more intimidating wolf... thing upon transformation, outspeeding even the pegasi to meet the Revenant approaching.

>A. Go after her
>B. Stay near and support someone else (specify)
>C. Go off on your own to cover more ground
>D. Write-in

>>41574448
>A. Go after her
Though we don't exactly owe her anything, we should do what we can to get her on our good side. Teamwork and all that.

>>41574448
>>B. Stay near and support someone else (specify)
Natalie, let's make sure our Healer doesn't get punked

>>41574597
Nat's back at the edge of town.

>>41574520
A few more Garou join the immediate fray behind you, but you're the only one who really feels the need to look after the Managarm eldest daughter, taking her side and drawing your sword as you cut through revenants.

There's an absolute TON of them, but they are slow and have even more heavily-choreographed attacks than the premature Dracozombies. By the side of such a powerful shifter and with so many knights and other Garou piling in, it's unlikely that you'll be overpowered.

Ahua doesn't really acknowledge your help, but maybe she doesn't notice. She certainly doesn't seem to need it.

>A. Try to cut through to their leader
>B. Keep sticking by Ahua
>C. Support someone else in your group
>D. Focus on keeping stragglers at bay
>E. Write-in

>>41574816
>A. Try to cut through to their leader

>>41574816
>A. Try to cut through to their leader

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>>41574935
You decide you can totally handle trying to keep attacking these things, possibly even taking on this Tigris fellow. Your defeat of Tabat has left you pretty confident in slaying berserkers.

You swing your sword time and time again, mowing down the monsters in your way without much effort, feeling stronger and hearing the sounds of other revenants being felled. You hear Cheryl complimenting Zoe and Biff spouting some one-liner as you get deeper into the horde.

There's only one real problem, though. You literally can't see through all of these undead. You could've sworn you had a general idea of where Tigris was before, but now... Now you're surrounded by a swarm of revenant and entombed, several of the latter having decided to postpone their march towards the village to surround and close in on you in particular.

You know that even the strongest of warriors get tired after awhile, so if this continues...

>A. Write in
>B. Try to cut your way out. Now is not the time for planning!
>C. Try to call for help

>>41575086
>C. Try to call for help

>>41575086
>>C. Try to call for help

I think we're in too deep now.

>>41575109
>>41575118
Recognizing that you've gotten yourself a bit overwhelmed here, you start calling out to no one in particular, trying to bat away the entombed as they come. A few of them are taken down by your aimless defense flurry, but at the same time you're struck by a couple of their claws. It... doesn't hurt all that bad, but you do feel very woozy afterwards, and feel it all the more urgent that you continue to dodge and repel.

More keep breaking away to take you on as you kill their undead breathren, and you continue with your increasingly-choked up cries for help, but even as you fail to get hurt again by any of these guys, it's clear that there must have been SOMETHING to the claws that's... drained you. Some sort of venomous claws?

Your vision is fading. It's getting harder to lift your sword. You finally notice Tigris joining in on approaching you.

You find yourself flashing back to your helplessness against the Johalva bandits. You swear you see Tabat's own form in front of you where the Deadlord once stood, seeing horrific, mangled human beings where you saw Revenants and Entombed earlier. Are you hallucinating?

"Still that same weakling even after killing me," your hallucination of Tabat says derisively, lifting his axe, "and here I was hoping the woman who killed me was a worthy fighter. The world is truly unfair..."

>A. Keep fighting! This will not kill you!
>B. Slip out of consciousness, overwhelmed (I don't like to spoil the effects of options, but no, this is not a "give up and embrace death" option)
>C. Write-in?

>>41575413
>>C. Write-in?
"I was hoping to draw you in. Hiding behind an unfathomable wall of bone and flesh. Even in your afterlife, you're a coward! But now that I've beckon you, you will know my scorn twice!"

>>41575413
>>A. Keep fighting! This will not kill you!

>>41575413
>B. Slip out of consciousness, overwhelmed

>>41575559
>>41575579
You put forth all of your efforts into attacking the hallucination of Tabat that has replaced Tigris in your poison-induced state. Swinging at him, you say, still with a choked-up voice, "I was h-hoping you would... show up here... It's... why I came out this far. Look at you, hiding behind all of these puppets, some sort of scared ghost! You're the pathetic one, hiding and having the nerve to call me weak! I'll kill you a second time!"

Hallucination-Tabat actually looks somewhat impressed, even if he parries every single strike your tired self can manage. "Gorman's determination, his training, his legacy... Here I thought I had eradicated his finest student."

Finally, the poison overwhelms you, bringing you to the ground. Somehow jolting you back into reality moments before you slip out of consciousness, you hear a friend's voice, filled with a flurry of emotion she rarely expresses. "Cheryl, Monica, it's just like we talked about... Triangle attack!"

When you return to consciousness, you're just within the town, eyes open to a staff being waved above you. Your eyes trace its holder's hand to the form of Natalie.

>A. Ask if we've won
>B. Ask if you're dead
>C. Ask what happened
>D. Remain silent
>E. Write-in dialogue

>>41575832
>D. Remain silent

>>41575832
>>C. Ask what happened

>>41575832
>>D. Remain silent

gotta get HUGE

>>41575852
>>41575988
You say nothing, simply looking up and around. Nat smiles down at you, and you slowly sit back up... only to find a certain pegasus knight's arms around you.

"You're okay!" Zoe says, sounding as though she's trying not to cry. It's almost embarrassing.

"Please don't do anything too sudden like that," Nat says plainly, but she doesn't at all stop your pegasus-riding friend.

You take a moment to look around, sort of assuming you had another moment of heroically passing out, but just happened to wake up faster this time... and literally the first thing you see is Ahua lying on the ground in her more canid form. Nearby, Tigris is squaring off against Jay and Robert, closer to the center of the village than ever. Revenants and Garou are fighting, and of course knights are continuing to give all they've got against the undead menace.

Immediately, you stand up, inadvertently knocking over Zoe, and Nat frowns. "Are you. Certain you should be doing that," she says, completely certain she can't stop you.

>A. Run in and attack Tigris
>B. Help others under attack by the undead
>C. Say something to Nat and/or Zoe (specify)
>D. Actually avoid overexerting yourself.

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>>41576182
> inadvertently knocking over Zoe

What have we done...

>E. Well, at least allow me to defend whatever little safe spot we got.

>>41576182
>D. Actually avoid overexerting yourself.

>>41576182
D

>>41576182
>>A. Run in and attack Tigris

>>41576314
>>41576402
Surprisingly enough, you actually... agree with Nat. Just standing really hurt you there, and it's clear you're not quite done being healed. You sit back down.

Nat's eyes widen a bit for a moment, but she then resumes waving her staff. Zoe looks no worse for wear from that little accident a moment ago, and she takes the opportunity to calm herself down and fill you in.

"We were able to hurt Tigris, my sisters and I, but... before I could contribute to another triangle attack, I saw Entombed getting at you, and I... I couldn't... We've lost a lot of ground, and now we're barely keeping them away from the town. Ahua is out cold after a fight with Tigris, so she was moved over to be with her mother. A few Garou have been ripped up..."

You take another look at Jay and Robert, seeing Robert take swing after swing at Tigris while shouting all sorts of unsavory things, Jay mainly trying to repel any attacks on his friend.

Stefyn and the transformed Dama are fighting side-by-side, intercepting as many enemies that break through as possible.

Vaga is actually playing more aggressively now, having transformed and rushed into the horde.

You don't see anyone else, but are reassured that they're alright, and soon enough you actually feel fully healed.

Nothing's going to stop you from helping SOMEONE now.

>A. Jay and Robert
>B. Stefyn and Dama
>C. Vaga
>D. Have Zoe lead you around

>>41576635
>C. Vaga

>>41576635
>>A. Jay and Robert
They are really very outclassed.

>>41576635
>>D. Have Zoe lead you around
I dunno if we can be carried by her around like in the early Fire Emblems, but I say we can cover a lot of ground and help everyone if we're led by Zoe.

>>41576635
>A. Jay and Robert
because NEITHER of them is important enough for an essential flag

>>41576689
>>41576739
Your immediate reaction is to run towards Jay and Robert, again attacking Tigris. Sword ready and Zoe quickly taking to riding behind you, you rush to their aid.

Moments before his axe was about to make contact with a disarmed Jay, Tigris is distracted by your sword striking his arm, followed by Zoe whacking him from above in a fashion not unlike the middle sister of her family.

"Trying to hit me again? Didn't I make it clear how outclassed you were before?"

"Well, that was different!" Robert says, "this time, she's got me and Jay backing her up!"

Jay nods, despite not... Actually being armed.

"I'm here too..." Zoe tries to say.

She's immediately drowned out by Robert's lame attempt at a one-liner, "Deadlord, more like dead guy!"

>A. Attack first
>B. Have Robert lead the charge
>C. Have Zoe lead the charge
>D. Have Jay lead the charge

>>41577017
>>A. Attack first
Sword beats axe.

>>41577017
>A. Attack first

>>41577017
>A. Attack first
weapon advantage let's do this

>>41577084
>>41577091
>>41577092
You immediately head in, slashing at the berserker as Robert and Zoe support you and Jay... scrambles around quietly, searching for the axe that was knocked away from him.

Though you manage to surprise him a few times, you find yourself tiring out, even as the numbers of Revenant and Entombed thin.

A young girl's voice no one is familiar with rings from the closer-to-Heim entrance. "Some hero this is! Do you think I misinterpreted the vision, Mimon?"

"No, Katina, this... looks exactly like you described. Maybe there'll be something familiar to your visions just up ahead..."

Tigris suddenly stops, uttering "those voices... I cannot fight these people."

The revenants and entombed are left without their commander, becoming significantly less coordinated as Tigris runs back the way he came, vanishing in a puff of shadows.

Everyone seems... confused by this sudden turn of events, but they quickly take the opportunities to hunt down the last of the revenants.

>A. Join in on doing so
>B. Try to find the sources of those voices
>C. Write-in

>>41577365
>>B. Try to find the sources of those voices
More support ranks!

>>41577365
>>B. Try to find the sources of those voices

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>>41577408
A curious Garrus and Salia are the only other two to abstain from zombie-finishing to investigate these newcomers who could apparently scare off a Deadlord.

What the three of you find instead is a scared-looking blonde girl, seemingly in her early-mid teens, a fellow dressed in simple, yet elegant blue robes and black curly hair, and an extremely tall, muscular-looking fellow in light robes, all holding different sorts of book. The three are surrounded by at least a dozen of the remnants.

The black-haired one, having the voice that was referred to as "Mimon" earlier, asks the girl, "is this a heroic enough situation for you?"

Katina, her name presumably is, puffs her cheeks and starts thumbing through her book. "A-ha!" She points from a page in the book to an Entombed, setting it ablaze along with a nearby one.

The big guy grunts and waves a staff around, causing a pair of giant spiders to appear in a flash of divine light and devour another two.

Mimon, however, has the flashiest display, using a magnificent burst of wind called forth from a tome to literally tear the other eight into pieces, all while standing directly in front of them and baiting them away from his other companions.

Salia looks on in awe, and Garrus looks at you as though silently asking what to do.

>A. Let's talk to them!
>B. Let them come to us!
>C. Write-in

>>41577625
>>B. Let them come to us!

>>41577625
>>A. Let's talk to them!
We're not shy to talk to strangers.

>>41577625
>A. Let's talk to them!

>>41577625
>>A. Let's talk to them!

>>41577666
>>41577760
>>41577840
You decide to approach them, causing the giant spiders to glare with indecipherable intent at the three of you.

Garrus is the only one unnerved, and Salia actually goes over to try to pet one of them, only to look somewhat disappointed when the big guy makes them disappear.

"Bah, Logan, you never let people play with your spiders!"

"They're not like normal animals, Lady Katina. The Bael I summon are very aggressive because they're just spells."

"Hmph."

Mimon's eyes widen upon seeing the three of you, possibly not having expected other humans to be here. Regardless, his composure is unchanged, and he's the first to greet the three of you. "Has this been happening for awhile? Sorry if we took so long to make an abrupt appearance."

"It's not your fault mountain-climbing is tough, Mimon! You shouldn't be hard on yourself!" She says this with enough intensity and naivety that "infatuated child" feels almost like an understatement.

"Are there any more of them?" Mimon asks the three of you, ignoring Katina's statement.

>A. Yeah
>B. We're taking care of them
>C. Let Garrus or Salia answer

>>41577927
>A. Yeah
>B. We're taking care of them

>>41577958
DOUBLE DOWN!

>>41577958
"Yes, but we and the rest of Neir's knights are taking care of it."

Garrus starts, "the... Deadlord ran away when he heard you coming. Do you happen to know why he-"

"It's because Mimon is the greatest Sage ever! He can wipe the floor with anyone as easy as taking a breath!"

Though he doesn't change his tone of voice, Mimon does get a bit red from embarrassment, saying, "now, now, I'm just a mercenary. I'm hardly an Archsage, Katina."

Salia looks like she's realized something. "Katina... Hey, you're Mage General Corneria's daughter, aren't you?"

Katina nods, "I'm on a super important quest to find my twin brother, Bolse! We've always had a sort of... weird magic connection, and lately I've been seeing visions of him doing things! So mom made sure I was in the best hands possible and sent me to look for wherever he could've gone missing! I'm... really not feeling like he's in the garou mountains in hindsight, though. He gets scared too easy! I think I'll check back with mom soon..."

Garrus insists that Katina's party travel with his own, since they were headed for Heim's capital anyway.

Lady Loba did not yet wake up (but is expected to recover), and Ahua survived her defeat with no lasting injuries. She would later entrust Dama with traveling with the party, investigating this faction that has now targeted them as well as Neir's royalty, while she and Vaga remained to run the village until mom got better.

You spend another day in Garou Village in relative peace before all moving on.

>To be continued next thread

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>>41578221
Thank you for the quest~!

>>41578254
It's always a pleasure to run it and know that people enjoy it.

>>41578221
how many levels we gain

was it possible to kill Tigris this thread

>>41578342
Entombed are like EXP pinatas, so you're probably around level 10.

It MIGHT have been possible if you were clever enough and attacked him as soon as you woke up, but it was extremely unlikely and we hadn't explicitly thought up any pathways that ended in it. Overall, you made wise decisions anyway, aside from rushing into the sea of zombies.

I did have a contingency in mind in case it was pulled off, though.

>>41578385
implying we aren't always thinking of gains when we go shit like that

HUGE

>>41578565
Yeah, but EXP gains are written flexibly enough that Ellen can't just constantly tear through everything herself by the midgame as the most viable strategy, even if she is admittedly pretty consistently stronger than average.

>>41578613
Also, this never got clarified, but did Reese become an actual Knight (as in, the class) or is he a Soldier? Given the high defense he's displayed, I've assumed the former.

>>41578682
Yeah, he became a Knight-class.

How often are you guys making the next thread?