Perhaps out of surprising teamwork, or maybe it was just because her goblins are slightly more competent than they used to be, while Orchid was able to cause the badger to hesitate the other goblins managed to get a few good hits in. A stone struck the badger in the head, dizzying it for just a moment before it charged at Bigs and Wejs. Sure Wejs was just about as scared as Bigs, but he stood his ground. That was better than how they'd usually react. Only Crispy somewhat made things more difficult by throwing a fireball at the badger when it was close to the two knobs, catching them in the crossfire. Orchid quickly turned towards the others who were either cowering or staying out of the way. [color=firebrick]"Oi you lot! Go help Bigs and Wejs put themselves out! Throw some dirt on em!"[/color] Sure Bigs and Wejs would probably be okay, but the faster they recovered means the faster they get to fight.

As Orchid shouted her orders Clod had came at the badger and hacked at it with his stone sword. Despite expectations it held up fairly well and did some considerable damage to the beast, causing it to stagger forward like some lumbering creature. A few days ago such a creature would have made Orchid flee; she was lucky that day that she had a shield that could defend herself from such a monster. But today she was a different goblin. More powerful. More vicious. She was the chief. And she would not run or let this badger escape her a second time. She took a deep breath as the badger winded up it's claw to slash her. 

[color=firebrick]"Haaaah... THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWEEEEEEEEEEER!!!"[/color] Dropping the torch betwen herself and the badger Orchid gripped her sharp club with both hands to deflect the Badger's claw. She was trying to go for a cut, but she simply needed to hold it in place so that it could not retract and dodge back, the stone teeth digging into it's fur and plates. As she roared, her hand indeed did seem to glow red, the sparks of flame appearing around her gauntlet hand. [color=firebrick]"ITS BURNING GRIP TELLS ME TO DEFEAT YOU!!!"[/color] Holding the Badger's claw up to expose it's face, she let one hand free as she [color=firebrick][i]SMASHED[/i][/color] her fist into the badger, at the same time shooting a fireball as well. What should happen, at least as Orchid imagined it, was a classic flaming punch right into the badger's mouth. She intended to catch it while it was roaring, not caring if it's teeth dug into her rope gauntlet or if she shattered any useful teeth in the process. This beast was going to be her next meal.

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Health: Full
Stamina: Full
Magicka: Full

Inventory -
Hex Fur Shirt (Good) (Equipped)
Raw Dire Rat Hide (Equipped)
Loincloth (Equipped)
Sharp Stone Club (Well-Made) (Equipped)
Vine Bracer (Above Average) (Equipped)
Torch (Good) (Stored)
Rawhide Bag (1/12) (Equipped)
[list][*]Antidote Fern
[*]Bloody Garrote
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Current Skills:
Use Light Equipment (--)
Pacify Animal I (1.1)
Stronger I (2.0)
Crafting V (5.0) (Maxed)
Material Analysis II (2.05)
Monster Analysis I (1.25)
Smash I (1.5)
Faster I (1.0)
Fireball I (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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