[center][h1][color=chocolate]Edward Marsh[/color][/h1][/center] [hr] Ed simply nodded and kept his position as Asteria left and the chaos ensued. While the battle raged on between goblinoid bandit and bug, the ratman and Mother Rat snuck towards the mouth of the cave, so that his heightened senses could pick up any signs of trouble and react accordingly, but far enough for them to still get a good overview of the battle. Ten meters should suffice. Not too far to lose the accuracy of his senses but not too close to get easily spotted by the combatants. Just as Ed and Mother Rat were settling down in their new hiding place the sound of wood against wood caused him to quickly swivel his head to the source of the sudden noise. The sight was quite to behold, the pale and emaciated form of the formerly caged troll barreled itself towards the din of battle. [color=chocolate]"Holy shit...Asteria really did it."[/color] Ed muttered to himself in awe of the display of cunning and sneakiness done by the younger female dire rat. That awe was short-lived as his ears picked up the sounds of movement from above the fighting. There he saw the form of the hobgoblin bowman, ready to turn the tide against the myrminors and the newly freed troll. The rest of their buggy reinforcements were just about to be wiped out and the troll they set free didn't look too healthy to begin with. The archer would make short work of them...but judging by the amount of blue blood spilled near the camp? More myrminors were soon to come. Thus, Ed decided that he wouldn't allow the hobgoblin archer another second of life before it could provide any ranged support. Ed set down his club and grabbed a rock, small enough to fit inside his hand comfortably but large enough to have some considerable heft. He then imagined himself at the pitcher's mound during one of his games when he was younger. The hobgoblin archer was the substitute for the umpire. And its head, the mitt. With everything set up inside his mind, he began to wind up the pitch and activating his offensive skills. He was unsure if his current body could even handle that amount of power, but he had to try. [b][Focus I], [Dynamic Eye I], [Breath Control I], [Rabid Fit II], [Smash I], , [Mana Strike I], [Point Strike I], [Strengthen I][/b]. The surge of magical power manifested in small arcing bolts of red crackling electricity while his physical skills caused his muscles to swell from barely contained might. It was painfully obvious that activating all these skills in one go was putting a major strain into his still weak adolescent ratman body...but to ensure that the Hobgoblin would not toss a wrench into the plan? The pain was a small price to pay. [hider=Stats] LVL: 8 HP: [color=Green]Healthy[/color] SP: [color=Green]Energetic[/color] MP: [color=Yellowgreen]Used[/color] Effect/s: [b]Peckish:[/b] No negative effects. High recommendation to eat some food. [b]Dry Throat:[/b] No negative effects. High recommendation to ingest a drink. [b]SKILLS:[/b] Unspent Skill Points: [color=red]0[/color] Current Skills: Monster Analysis (1.7) Magic Analysis I (1.0) Overwork (1.55) [color=green](ACTIVE)[/color] Dynamic Eye I (1.15) [color=green](ACTIVE)[/color] Rabid Fit II (2.1) [color=green](ACTIVE)[/color] Smash I (1.6) [color=green](ACTIVE)[/color] Focus I (1.0) [color=green](ACTIVE)[/color] Warcry (1.05) Mana Strike (1.0) [color=green](ACTIVE)[/color] Point Strike (1.0) [color=green](ACTIVE)[/color] Strengthen (1.0) [color=green](ACTIVE)[/color] Breath Control (1.0) [color=green](ACTIVE)[/color] Beast Sense II (2.95) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Mental Resistance I (1.1) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Alert I (1.35) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Harder I (1.0) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Faster I (1.1) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Stronger I (2.725) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Muffle II (2.45) [color=green](ACTIVE)[/color] Dexterous I (1.55) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Use Light Equipment (--) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Use Medium Equipment (--) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] __________________________________ SKILL PROGRESS: Material Analysis (0.6) Tremor Sense (0.05) Telepathy (0.2) Mana Shape (0.8) Shield (0.5) Mana Shell (0.5) Soil Manipulation (0.7) Crafting (0.8) First Aid (0.1) Meditate (0.5) People Sense (0.4) Plant Analysis (0.2) Swift Swimmer (0.4) Charm (0.05) Repel (0.025) Stealth Kill (0.3) Blunt Resistance (0.1) Prehensile Tail (0.6) Minor Heal (0.05) Iron Gullet (0.4) Taming (0.2) Suppress Presence (0.6) Inspire (0.3) Pierce Resistance (0.2) Double Skill (0.1) Deception (0.3) Lucid Dream (0.2) Stone Shot (0.05) Mana Sense (0.1) Flame Aura (0.1) Guidance (0.2) Intimidation (0.2) Charisma (0.3) Slash (0.1) Cleave (0.2) Blood Drain (0.1) Spiritual Awareness (0.1) Sensory Resistance (0.1) Fire Resistance (0.05) [b]Inventory:[/b] - Vine Belt (Shoddy Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] [list][*] [Empty] [*]Flame touched crystals x 2 [*]Short Cudgel (Unknown Quality) x 1 [*]Sturdy Stick (Unknown Quality) x 1 [*]Stone Knife (Unknown Quality) x1[/list] - Wood Breastplate (Unknown Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Straw Sandal (Unknown Quality) x 2 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Black Dyed Robe (Shoddy Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Battered Wooden Shield (Unknown Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Great Club (Unknown Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Grass Packroll (Unknown Quality) x 1 [b][Dropped][/b] [list][*] Healing Herbs x 1 [*] Nullven Cone x 1 [*] Flint and Striker x 1 [*] Tainted Crystal x 1 [*] [Empty] [/list] - Assorted Insect Parts x 1 [b][With Asteria][/b] - Hobgoblin Meat x 10 lbs. - Myrminor Corpse x 1 [/hider] [hider=Action Summary] - [/hider]