The soldiers prepared themselves for the ensuing combat, raising their shield and spears to meet with the incoming enemy. Due to the given commands and currently being of NPC status until Skittles takes control of her again, Lexa would not in affirmation to Alvin’s plan and have Nightmare soar forward, part-way into the air as much as possible inside this castle [s]that apparently doesn’t exactly have a roof considering Habit was walking on the wall earlier, in any case[/s]. The soldier which Albin flew towards did raise his shield to defend himself against the attack by the Grado prince, not aware that he had attracted the intentions of another individual on the battlefield. Alvin was the superior fighter of the two and had the supported strength of a Wyvern’s charge, he would have been the one to come out of the encounter victorious, however before Alvin was able to strike an arrow soared through, shot from Archibald’s bow and hit the soldier exactly where he was intended to be hit, the soldier yelping in pain and falling over with an arrow going through his armor in his side. He wouldn’t be dead, though if Alvin continued his strike he would likely be. Regardless, this battle was over for this soldier. Though, exactly as was predicted the Fighter behind them would leap forward, physically dashing forward with a glee in his eyes as he would attempt to jump at the wyvern-mounted Alvin, grabbing his axe with both hands to attempt striking at the currently lance-wielding prince in order to take advantage of the weapon’s triangle. Of course, since this was already part of the strategy… Meanwhile, Lexa would charge down and attempt attacking the other soldier. However, this was not done with as much success. The soldier was able to lift his shield and parry the attack, proving to be more skilled than his company gave him credit for, and unless someone comes up with a timely saving or her player reappears Lexa will be inflicted with a minor injury on her side, the tidings of battle showing off its dangers. In addition, the soldier had moved aside a little in order to allow a mercenary to jump forward and try to strike in addition at Lexa, hoping to take advantage of the current numbers in that particular encounter to take her off-guard. Lexa would probably be able to avoid the blow, weapon’s triangle and the speed of a Pegasus Knight on her side, but at that point she’d possibly be sitting in a little spot of trouble. Assumingly Aiph and Darius would be following after Archibald, trying to keep up. Aldo would aim a stare at Griswal and after aiming a glance at Kalte the two would dash after, hoping to at least get past the corner so that Sion wouldn’t see them when he came through the door… … On that side, Sion had already sliced through his opponent, the general falling as Sion stood proudly and swung his sword to clean off the blood. Like his king, Nethanel had also finished off the General he had been fighting, but no such motion of cleaning seemed to be necessary for him as he simply smiled and sheathed his sword. The two shamans who had been standing behind the generals raised their hands to combat their enemies, but powerful spells of flaring anima magic suddenly flew over the heads of the symbols of the invasion forcing them to jump into the corners for their lives, rolling around on the floor with burning robes trying desperately to put out the flames. Meanwhile, the druids on the ledges west and east of the corridor prepared to shoot their magic to injure, but as if completely ready for that the enemy Sniped moved in and sniped at a speed and force which magic-users simply cannot handle. Both stunned Druids fell as Sion walked up to the door… “Key.” He asked, and a Rhodri (who had left his opponent as a shaken damaged mess leaning against the wall incapable of movement) grinned behind him as he lobbed a key (which he had taken from said General) which landed perfectly in Sion’s hand. The king of Jehanna held a serious expression of combat as he inserted the door-key and opened up the large door, letting it swing open as he looked out over the remaining defenders on the other side of the door, who held their weapons with determination despite the fear they had for their enemies. Map [hider][img]http://i.imgur.com/11l4zJj.jpg[/img][/hider] Notable individuals: [hider=Blue, Allied Units]Blue Mercenary [url=http://i.imgur.com/HPbCPPj.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/HPbCPPjt.png[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/6royWMX.png]Kalte[/url] – A strong-willed Swordsman who likes to travel. [url=http://i.imgur.com/PjpUky0.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/PjpUky0.png[/img][/url] Blue Knight [url=http://i.imgur.com/O6imwxe.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/O6imwxet.png[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/OAOUYWx.jpg]Griswal[/url] – A proud knight of Grado heritage. Stoic, but empowered. [url=http://i.imgur.com/yGJfpkX.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/yGJfpkX.png[/img][/url] Blue Horserider [url=http://i.imgur.com/ChK0CAK.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/ChK0CAKt.png[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/PahbVRC.jpg]Marwood[/url] – A Renais prince with a good heart and a rebellious streak. [url=http://i.imgur.com/oiFzCGf.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/oiFzCGf.png[/img][/url] Blue Faithful [url=http://i.imgur.com/jVars5X.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/jVars5Xt.png[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/L3CQV5T.png]Arathyra[/url] – A sweet young healer from Grado [url=http://i.imgur.com/zmcZ0yF.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/zmcZ0yF.png[/img][/url] Blue Wyvern [url=http://i.imgur.com/gqvua3g.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/gqvua3gt.png[/img][/url] (Though more cheerful than the image claims~) [url=http://i.imgur.com/1Jqg96t.jpg]Alvin[/url] – Prince of Grado. Gregarious and diplomatic, though a fine warrior in his own right. [url=http://i.imgur.com/NGq8oRY.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/NGq8oRY.png[/img][/url] Blue Thief [url=http://i.imgur.com/Nomcpce.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/Nomcpcet.png[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/PBgbe8X.jpg]Habit[/url] – A Thief hailing from Jehanna who seems unable to refuse any task. [url=http://i.imgur.com/vo5txpk.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/vo5txpk.png[/img][/url] Blue Pegasus Knight [url=http://i.imgur.com/Biy4RML.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/Biy4RMLt.png[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/3UwEAaX.jpg]Lexa[/url] – A jaunty young pegasus knight from Frelia. Often has her head in the clouds. [url=http://i.imgur.com/AVzTKSp.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/AVzTKSp.png[/img][/url] Blue Shaman [url=http://i.imgur.com/uUoHTVv.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/uUoHTVvt.png[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/uUoHTVv.png]Aldo[/url] – A shaman researcher and advisor on things magic in service of Grado. Magically gifted and incurably serious. [b]Weapon Mastery:[/b] Dark: D [b]Level:[/b] 1 [b]Equipment and Items:[/b] Flux, Vulnerary, Guiding Ring.[/hider] [hider=Green, Grado Forces]Green Warrior in Throne Room [url=http://i.imgur.com/LUIwLsF.jpg][img] http://i.imgur.com/LUIwLsFt.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/LUIwLsF.jpg]Rioga[/url] – The Court Emperor of Grado. Trusted by his people. Known for catching bandits and trying to strengthen Grado’s military. [b]Weapon Mastery:[/b] Axes: B, Bows: C [b]Level:[/b] 5 (25) [b]Equipment and Items:[/b] Steel Axe, Tomahawk Green General to Rioga's right [url=http://i.imgur.com/SmSfpXp.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/SmSfpXpt.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/SmSfpXp.jpg]Nero[/url] – Commanding guardian of Grado and one of Rioga’s best men. [b]Weapon Mastery:[/b] Swords: ???, Lance: ???, Axe: ??? [b]Level:[/b] ??? [b]Equipment and Items:[/b] Steel Sword, Steel Lance, Steel Axe, Knight Crest Green Swordmaster to Rioga's left [url=http://i.imgur.com/It4OSIL.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/It4OSILt.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/It4OSIL.jpg]Garric[/url] - Skilled Swordmaster in employ of Grado. Excessively cautious about himself. [b]Weapon Mastery:[/b] Sword: ??? [b]Level:[/b] ??? [b]Equipment and Items:[/b] Steel Blade, Killing Edge, Hero Crest [/hider] [hider=Red, Jehanna Forces]Red Hero at Right Corridor [url=http://i.imgur.com/195g5oR.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/195g5oRt.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/195g5oR.jpg]Sion[/url] – Jehanna’s King of Red Sands, cause of this war. A graceful and deadly swordsman who can seem gentle and/or devious depending on who you are. [b]Weapon Mastery:[/b] Swords: ???, Axes: ??? [b]Level:[/b] ??? [b]Equipment and Items:[/b] Lancereaver, Silver Sword, Wind Sword, Elixir. Red Swordmaster to Sion’s right [url=http://i.imgur.com/aDtRBvl.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/aDtRBvlt.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/aDtRBvl.jpg]Nethanel[/url] – Second-in-command of the Royal Guild. His swordsmanship and bloodlust is only matched by his adoration for Sion. [b]Weapon Mastery:[/b] Swords: ??? [b]Level:[/b] ??? [b]Equipment and Items:[/b] Killing Edge, Runesword. Red Berserker to Sion’s Left [url=http://i.imgur.com/e54681b.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/e54681bt.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/e54681b.jpg]Rhodri[/url] – Brutal leader of the Wheel Guild. An excellent drinking partner who’s jolly personality masks his lack of compassion. [b]Weapon Mastery:[/b] Axes: ??? [b]Level:[/b] ??? [b]Equipment and Items:[/b] Battle Axe, Tomahawk, Elixir Red Mercenary at Left Entrance [url=http://i.imgur.com/yxPpxfS.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/yxPpxfSt.png[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/yxPpxfS.png]Morag[/url] – The leader of the Spike Guild. Proud, confident and looking for wealth and fortune above all else. [b]Weapon Mastery:[/b] Swords: D [b]Level:[/b] 3 [b]Equipment and Items:[/b] Steel Sword (is what that qualifies as now)[/hider] [hider=Other]Purple Archer [url=http://i.imgur.com/70r0ipB.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/70r0ipBt.png[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/QCFc2gx.jpg]Archibald[/url] – A friendly poacher who wanders around Grado with his merry band of bandits. Has a hidden dark side. [url=http://i.imgur.com/GgFC0IT.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/GgFC0IT.png[/img][/url] Purple Thief Aiph - Thief with thin, wiry frame assisting Archibald. (As far as I know.) [b]Weapon Mastery:[/b] Swords: ??? [b]Level:[/b] ??? [b]Equipment and Items:[/b] Iron Sword, I'd assume, possibly something more, I haven't given it any thought. Purple Fighter Darius - Right hand-man of Archibald with a gruff voice. (As far as I know.) [b]Weapon Mastery:[/b] Axes: ??? [b]Level:[/b] ??? [b]Equipment and Items:[/b] Iron Axe, I'd assume, possibly something more, I haven't given it any thought. Green Odd Guy in left corridor [url=http://i.imgur.com/kPNZpHz.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/kPNZpHzt.png[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/2y3jxOz.jpg]Ret[/url] – A Mage from the rural mountains of Caer Pelyn, uncivillized yet seemingly the honorable sort. [url=http://i.imgur.com/yqNCKCQ.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/yqNCKCQ.png[/img][/url] Green female Myrmidon who I figure would be trying to gtfo after you guys [url=http://i.imgur.com/6Gj5OCZ.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/6Gj5OCZt.png[/img][/url] [url=http://i.imgur.com/fi64xk8.jpg]Narina[/url] – A defiant woman born in Jehanna but raised in Renais. [url=http://i.imgur.com/HyjQZbY.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/HyjQZbY.png[/img][/url][/hider]