[quote=@Ryonara]
I mean I mentioned that because he'll likely just move further away from the cliff and avoid falling, since he's not long right next to it. Unless that dust shot is also suppose to limit Ebon's mobility as well.
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Regardless of the positions the dust shot was meant to destabilize the cliff and turn the topsoil and dusty rock into thick mud, like the kind that's dense enough to steal your shoes if you get stuck in it.