Aristocles

Halo: Aegis Team

Ben-E218

"I don't think these things are in the mood to talk! Ben wasn't exactly bleeding, but Yalu's point was taken. The number of drones seemed to be endless, but Ben had been informed that Forerunner facilities rarely sent more than a few dozen drones out at a time at most, unless the flood was attacking.

The Spartan-III heard the telltale sound of his shields recharging. He counted himself very lucky that he had never taken a blow which damaged his suit's battery. More thermal lances short out from the drones, forcing Ben to duck down. Grikgar would have been struck if not for his much shorter stature.

"Just keep fighting! These things seem to be programmed to send a set number of themselves out against intruders! We just have to reach it and they'll stop coming!"

Goblins of the Wilds

(I was going to wait for Ashethereborn to reply, but it seems that is delayed. I'll reply here now.)

@BigPapaBelial@Searat

Breden nodded. "Right. Let's get going. Ashe! We're heading into the village again! You can come with us if you like. We're doing to Griz's hut!" He didn't want to rush off, but it was getting late and once the sun went down, the forests around the village became much more dangerous. It was rare to find any goblin traveling alone at night, and most who did go out alone were male warriors or hunters, and even those tended to travel in groups when it was that late.

The three of them made it to the village without incident, and it was easy for them to maneuver through the dirt paths which served as "streets" in their hometown. Apart from starlight and the half-moon, there was very little light to go by.

"Almost there, Griz. Don't worry. Ashe, you still there?"

Men vs. Women Race to 1000: Version 2.0

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Halo: Aegis Team

Ben-E218

Ben opened fire on the nearest sentinel, downing it with a well-places sniper shot. He had to conserve ammo on that rifle, so he found that he had to switch to his pistol for the time being. After downing four more with his pistol, he realized that his rounds were running out on that gun as well. His arms configuration on this mission had been optimized for taking down a few high-value targets, not a swarm of what might be deemed low-tier trash.

Thinking quickly, he ran over to one of the fallen drones, discarded his pistol, and ripped out a beam turret from the construct, hastily checking to see if the weapon was still intact. He aimed the turret at an incoming sentinel and fired, releasing a potent line of thermal energy. It worked, and when it inevitably ran out of power, he'd simply be able to pick up another from one of the fallen sentinels. Why exactly the Forerunners included hand controls on a weapon meant to be fired by a robot without limbs was beyond him, but it didn't matter right now.

He ran over in the direction of Grikgar and Tasuma. He knew that, unusually, the Unggoy was shielded, but Tasuma was not. The Mgalekgolo's armor was strong, but unlike an energy shield, it didn't recharge; all damage between repairs was permanent. Incredibly durable though Hunter armor was, it could be burned through eventually. It also had a weak point in the back which was left wide open to attack. And as the sentinels kept coming, the odds that one of them was going to fire its beam into the Hunter's exposed back grow greater and greater.

"Tasuma, behind you! Ah!" Ben had leapt between Tasuma and a sentinel beam, taking the blow for the Hunter. Fortunately, Ben's shields had been almost at maximum durability when the beam hit. As such, he could take the blow head-on and return fire with the beam turret, quickly downing his assailant.

Goblins of the Wilds

AsheTheReborn made this map for the RP and gave permission for it to be reposted in the OOC here:

Goblins of the Wilds

@BigPapaBelial

Take all the time you need.

Goblins of the Wilds

@AsheTheReborn@Searat

"Griz? Griz!" Breden saw that his older friend was having something of a panic attack. He ran over to him to make sure he was okay before even thinking about responding to Ashe. "I"m fine. No one got hurt. That thing was more powerful than I imagined it would be, but nothing bad happened. You got this?" He turned back to Ashe, raising his voice so she can hear him. "Griz will be fine! He's just a bit shaken!"

Breden walked back over to Ashe once Griz began to calm down a bit. "I think we've done enough with the bombs today. They work, and I'm sure they'll help. Now, maybe we can get back to the village? I'll walk you home if you like. Maybe we should take Griz home first. In fact, how about we go to his place and have some of the venison we caught? I'll let you eat out of my half if you like."

Goblins of the Wilds

@BigPapaBelial

The boy nodded at Koglan. "Give me a couple of years, and I'll be the one using that sword, just you wait and see! Thanks for showing it to me. Oh, my name's Tareth" he explained, pronouncing it 'tear-eth', as one would would tear a piece of paper. "That thing is amazing!" Reluctantly, the boy began to leave the smith, taking one slow step back at a time. He was hardly the image of a warrior, being a slim little goblin, clad in only a single strip of fabric which covered his privates. Still, he had time to grow.

"Bye! I'd better get to the well for that water!" He ran off, not wanting to be later for that chore than he already was. Tareth would remember this day and that sword.

Men vs. Women Race to 1000: Version 2.0

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@AsheTheReborn@Searat

"I've never heard that, but I suppose it doesn't hurt" Breden replied skeptically.

"Getting gold from a stone? Maybe the humans like that sort of thing, but it's not exactly what we like around here. The shaman says that a field of good soil is worth more than gold, so maybe a fertility potion would help more? I dunno. I'm not the al-ki-mist."

He walked with Ashe until she stopped and he was given the vial. "A flame? I can build a small fire for that." He proceeded to do so, still possessing the tools Griz had given him for that same task a bit earlier in the day. It took a bit longer than he had thought it would, but withing a short time, he had put a flame on the fuse. He tapped his foot twice on the ground, then threw the vial as far as he could. It went fairly far, but many a warrior in the village could have thrown in yards more.

Siwa saw what was happening from about 50 meters away. She was hidden in the bushes, so no one saw her yet. She'd have gotten closer, but she wouldn't dare until it was safe, given that she also had to think about the safety of her unborn young as well as her own well-being.