Orchid and her entourage marched briskly following the trail of the rats. Fortunately they didn’t seem very subtle, at the very least Jezee’s sluggish footsteps made it easy for Orchid to know where she went. However she didn’t drop her guard for a second, and when Sqwal ended up getting attacked by something Orchid was not the least bit surprised. They were going fairly deep into the forest now so it’s only a matter of time before there was more random encounters.

Turning to face the new enemy, they appeared to be some sort of big black cat, like a puma or a mountain lion. Orchid remembered hearing about them in her human life though only her father ever had to deal with them personally. And somehow Orchid doubts these magic cats are anything like normal mountain lions. First thing Orchid did was use her Mobster Analyze on them to get some intel, then she started doling out orders.

[color=firebrick]”Divide em up! Crispy, help out the other two with one of these cats. I’ll take care of the other one.”[/color]

Orchid went to the black cat attacking Sqwal, knowing he won’t be able to defend himself as well as Bigg’s could. Sqwal was flailing so Orchid couldn't just walk past him, but it also meant that the black cat who was attacking him backed off. Orchid barked orders at Squal as she stood behind him. [color=firebrick]”Sqwal, stick with Bigg’s and Crispy! I got this one.”[/color]

Orchid would have her sharp club parallel to her hip, held at a somewhat low angle. If the cat tried to pounce at Sqwal she could easily jab her club at the beast to intercept. Orchid could do the same if it just came straight at Orchid. Her other arm with the vambrace was held up close to her head, in case something tried to strike her from a blind spot. Orchid’s tactic beyond just intercepting the black cat would be slicing up its legs, just like how she fought Crispy. Only instead of bit and powerful swings she’ll whittle then down with weaker but faster and more accurate swipes and smacks. She’ll even use Smash to make her jabs do more damage than they would’ve normally. 

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Health: Slightly Wounded
Stamina: Full
Magicka: Full

nventory -
Raw Dire Rat Hide (Equipped)
Loincloth (Equipped)
Sharp Stone Club (Well-Made) (Equipped)
Vine Bracer (Above Average) (Equipped)
Torch (Good) (Stored)
Rawhide Bag (2/12) (Equipped)
[list][*]Antidote Fern
[*]Bloody Garrote[/list]

Current Skills:
Use Light Equipment (--)
Pacify Animal I (1.1)
Stronger I (2.0)
Crafting IV (4.6)
Material Analysis II (2.05)
Monster Analysis I (1.25)
Smash I (1.5)
Faster (1.0)
Fireball (1.0)
Charisma I (1.6)
Taboo I (0.1)
Hellish Fiend's Protection (Petty)

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Demon Affinity (0.666)
Muffle (0.8)
Deception (0.7)
Charm (0.3)
Alert (0.3)
Stone Shot (0.4)
Throw Item (0.4)
Slash (0.8)
Warcry (0.5)
Pierce Resistance (0.7)
Blunt Resistance (0.3)
Slash Resistance (0.1)
Blood Drain (0.35)
Skewer (0.4)
Mental Resistance (0.4)
Mana Orb (0.2)
Focus (0.2)
Magic Analysis (0.2)
Overwork (0.3)
Intercept (0.3)
Defender (0.7)
Rabid Fit (0.5)
First Aid (0.1)
Intimidate (0.5)
Counter (0.4)
Shield Slam (0.6)
Poison Resistance (0.1)
Fire Resistance (0.6)
Dust Blow (0.1)
Magic Resistance (0.2)
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