[i][h3]The Vale[/h3][b]The Town,[/b]
[b]Currently[/b][/I]

Like a flurry of activity, the small inky beasts scampered low across the ground, alternating between two legs and dashing about on a hand or two. The first, drawn to the beck of Cesar, leapt at the man's exposed back as he dealt with a far more dangerous contender who seemed, if anything, at least fixated on him. His wizardly companion, not more than a few feet away stepped in to intervene although the damage was already done; black claws struck at the bard's back and the offender fell back down to the ground upon its palms and soles.

Birbin, on the other hand, was far more lucky. Perhaps he had that ounce of feyfolk in his blood or, more close to truth, the bumbling gnome again stumbled his way into success. His spell cast, he thrust a fist into the air and only found a whiff pass by him as the ebon attacker swung. Immediately his celebratory expression ended and turned into a disappointed frown. Not so much because he was attacked, rather because the other size par foe he had, the one he dazzled with his magecraft, stumbled around and right past the chaos that was the front line. Fortunately, by the time it reached the roof, the clearly staggering creature was swinging wildly - badly enough that the sun-blessed monk needed to do little more than sidestep her attacker. As an added boon, the enemy was tantalizingly close to the edge and not obviously wholly aware of her location, let alone its environment; that bit of mischief she naturally felt wouldn't be ill placed either in this battle.

Scene unfolding before him, the slayer of monsters and other diabolical creatures watched his enemies erupt into their usual chaos. Fighting these things was, perhaps, one of the most disorganized and riotous experiences to be had, yet it did offer a challenge nothing else before had; it lent credibility to the notion that the Kingdom of Light truly had been matched equal in the past... perhaps even edging closer back to that now.

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A [i]Shadow[/i] comes darting in behind Cesar, apparently drawn in by his taunt and missed by Haemar's attack. It swipes at him and deals 4 slashing damage. Birbin dodges a careless attack by another remaining [i]Shadow[/i]. The last of the Shadows scrambles past the the head of the assault and scampers up the wall after Katia. It attacks her, ultimately finding failure by wildly missing, still in part mesmerized by the light.

[b]Score[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieoKLL-6zjA]To Battle[/url]

[b]Map[/b]
[url=https://www.myth-weavers.com/map.html#id=4370]Town[/url]

[b]Initiative Order[/b][list][*] Theodore (19)
[*] Katia (16)
[*] [i]Shadow Soldiers (15)[/i]
[*] Thea (14)
[*] [i]Night Fury (13)[/i]
[*] Wick (9)
[*] [i]Birbin (9)[/i]
[*] Haemar (8)
[*] Cesar (4)
[*] [i]Shadows (4)[/i]
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