The crowd erupts into wild applause as they wait for the start of the largest fight thus far.
The champions take their places, Macho and Blarnaz in the north, Jack, Rorsk, and Kitty to the south.
Blarnaz comes fresh off a unlucky loss into a second arena. This time, however, he has backup. Or he is the backup (noone's really sure). He silently takes his place to the left of his entry gate, wringing his hands in preparation. It seems impossible that his mask could portray even more pain than before, and yet every time you look at it, that is what seems to be happening.
Jack steps out into the arena looking around with interest. "Well now, this certainly seems like it should be fun," he says honestly, a smile on his face.
Looking over towards Blarnaz, he frowns a moment, seeming a little dismayed. After a moment though, he shakes his head, as if clearing it. Instead, he turns to the half-orc beside him, smiles and speaks a few words, giving a lopsided smirk as he finishes.
A half-grown timber wolf steps out of the darkness of the entrance, studded armor protecting its softer spots. The wolf sniffs the sand, the human standing to its left, then looks across the sands at the opposing two-legs.
Then a half-orc steps out from behind her and up on her right side. Rorsk is tall and athletic, powerful. His clothes are utilitarian and boring, though his weapons and armor seem well-maintained. The armor is a mithral breastplate. And peaking out from his cloak is a quiver with the ends of a few different weapons. His spiked-gauntleted hands hold a well-made longspear, the butt of which he plants in the sand as he sizes up his new teammate as well as their new opponents.
He idly pats the wolf on the shoulder as he responds to Jack, also in orcish.
Macho steps out int the arena
looks like its time for some tag team hurtin goin down Macho is very animated with his comments.
Maco man is a large muscular man clad in Lamellar (leather) armor his only weapons appear to be his leather gloves studded with small metal spikes. and around his wrists are spiked leather armguards (again small spikes)
picture in the profile that is public
Bruno wastes no time. He draws a piece of cured leather from his robes and whispers an incantation that makes no sence to untrained ears. The leather disappears in a swirl of arcane energy.
Jack watches Blarnaz, then turns back to Rorsk briefly, speaking a few more words in orcish. Halfway through the statement he draws a vial, then later drinks.
After drinking, he quickly doubles up, teeth clenched as his body contorts. His muscles expand, while shaggy fur begins to grow. His face twists into a lupine muzzle, not unlike that of the wolf beside him. His teeth move into vicious points, and his hands grow rigid and sharp claws.
He pants a few times as the transformation completes, then shakes himself like a dog, shivering, and snaps his jaws towards his opponents, taking a step forward. From the corner of his toothy mouth, he mutters a few more words to Rorsk, sounding a bit more feral.
The half-orc grins in response to his new teammate's tactics and comment, though his dark eyes never leave their opponents. He puts makes a fist-clenching gesture with his off-hand and mutters a soft whisper before touching the same hand to Kitty's armored back.
Then he points at Blarnaz and gives a quick series of whistles. Kitty reacts instantly, bursting towards Blarnaz like an arrow from a bow, growling as she tries to close her teeth around his leg.
Then uses his swift action to command her to attack Blarnaz, his +11 mod to Handle Animal when dealing with Kitty means he doesn't need to roll the check.
Kitty charges Blarnaz, ending in B.11
Kitty AC 19; CMD 16
----> Damage
----> Trip (if successful bite)
.. and as Kitty gets within about 20 ft of both opponents, all sounds in the arena seem to cease completely.
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Doggy wants to be friends.
macho steps over and gives the wolf a swift kick Your a baaaad dog
Blarnaz cocks his head to the side, as if confirming that he's suddenly deaf. Apparently satisfied, his eye, or rather the empty sockets in the shrine to pain that is his mask, lock with the recently transformed wolf-like monstrosity. Magic descends upon Jack.
Use Slumber Hex on jack
Blarnaz doesn't wait to see if his magic takes hold before stepping beside Macho man.
Blarnaz cocks his head to the side as the puppy gnaws on his new force-armor. Seemingly satisfied that he is deaf, he takes a step back to stand side-by-side with Macho man . He pulls back a fist and it is instantly covered in a fibrous, hairy substance. Bruno strikes out at the rabid canine, the newly formed fist of hair carrying the assault forward toward his target.
Jack mutters a few words to Rorsk, quietly so as not to be overheard, after Kitty moves in for the attack.
Without waiting for any reply, he runs forward on all fours, sliding to a halt behind Macho and making a bite at the back of his neck.
He seems to lose traction on his movements though, and the bite is unwieldy. He flails a bit for balance, missing on the attack, but stabilizes himself after a second.
That Spellcraft check above was to identify the spell Rorsk cast. Should have said that.
Whatever response Rorsk had for his lycan-like arena partner is lost as the wolf-man charges Macho . Kitty does, indeed, prove aware of the benefits of superior positioning as she takes a quick step into a Macho-flanking position opposite Jack before taking another bite at Blarnaz.
Rorsk, meanwhile, hustles across the field, longspear in-hand, closing on the combat quickly.
All five combatants find themselves struggling in an ominous sound-void... the usual sounds of grunts, crowd roars, cries of pain, metal clashing on metal, or arcane mutterings are replaced by an oppressive nothing in everyone's ears.
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double moves to C.10 (which activates Shake It Off w/ Jack for an additional +1 to saves)
Mwk Longspear threatens Blarnaz
Kitty: 5' step to A.11; Bite Blarnaz
Silence: rd 1 of 5
Rorsk Status: HP 43/43; AC 19; CMD 19; Fort +11 Reflex +8 Will +12
Kitty Status: HP 19/45; AC 21; CMD 18
----> Damage
----> Trip (if successful bite)
Jack's attack on Macho man has opened him up a bit
Looks like you wanna play doggy. Well its time for you to play dead
Macho man siezes the oppurtunity to attempt to gab hold of Jack and start to wrestle him to the ground.
Seeing that Macho has targeted Jack, the good Doctor turns his attention to the greater threat, Rorsk. The cavities that should be eyes turn to the Half-Orc and magic hits him like a brick.
He then takes a step back.
Rorsk stoically blinks away the curse, giving the orc wannabe the bird.
Jack growls (silently) as Macho grabs hold of him, and lashes out at him in a mess of fangs and claws.
The longspear hits the sand as the wolf takes a following step after the retreating curse-thrower.
Rorsk takes advantage of the sudden flanking position, drawing a falchion from over his shoulder and bringing it down in one smooth but powerful strike on Macho before taking an advancing step towards Blarnaz.
The wolf bites once again at Blarnaz.
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Move to draw falchion
Swift to activate Bane: Human on falchion
Ready an attack to strike Macho once Kitty is in flanking (which will effectively not change anything in initiative given they share initiative and that'll be Kitty's first action). Attack modified by Power Attack, Bane, and Flank.
Finish w 5' step to. B.9
Kitty: 5' step to A.10 (flanking w Rorsk); then Bite Blarnaz
Rorsk status: no change
Kitty status: Silence (rd 2 of 5)
---> Damage
Kitty bite
---> Damage
---> Trip
Macho dead again finishing him off not necessary already at -32 hp (once the rage ends)
Blarnaz makes no sound at his friend's demise, not that he could anyway. He steps back and to the side, sliding into a defensive stance ; then commences a short series of arcane gestures.
I fight defensively. AC now 23
AC 24 if I provoke
From the mouth of his mask boils a flood of black which quickly forms into a swarm of thousands of spiders.
Kitty