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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cage-Rattler" data-source="post: 4023498" data-attributes="member: 52785">István Angushtri:[sblock]  ooc:  The Reave's wearing gauntlets, which allows him to do lethal damage with an unarmed strike.  The reave caused non-lethal damage during the grapple round, since there is a -4 penalty to attempt lethal damage.  I did forget, however, to give István an AoO for that unarmed strike, so I retroactively factored it in this round.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> As the brute extended his arm in the vicious attack, István neatly slipped his blade inside his foe's defense.  Unfortunately, the thick metal deflected the force of the blow.  (István's AoO hit's AC 27; 2 damage before DR)Once again István danced forward under his opponent's reach, trying to slide the blade of rapier in between the gaps in the reave's armor.  His mark proved elusive however, and the crystal tip skittered off the thick metal plates once again.  Foiled, István nimbly stepped back to avoid the reave's counter-attack.  (István hits AC 14; 5 damage before DR.  Tumble Check 29; István draws no AoOs for moving out of threatened area.) The reave doggedly pursued the nimble gnome, and once again his armored fist crashed into István's chest.  István's blade flashed out in a preemptive attempt to sneak in a quick blow, but was again turned by the armor.  (Reave hits on Natural 20; no critical.  6 damage before DR.  István's AoO hit's AC 23; 3 damage before DR.)Status:István = 13 VP/ 12 WPReave = Fighting Desperately[/sblock]The thug glowered sullenly, but offered no resistance.  When he spoke, it was as much to himself as it was to anyone else in the room.  "Aye, I get it.  Primes are torqued off for bein' hipped in the Cage, so they wanna take it out on ol' Gerad."  He looked up briefly.  "That's me name, 'case you bashers couldn't put one-an'-one together.  S'fore why me and my mates came here; well, 'cause we was told to.  Shadow 'em primes, mark where they go an' who they see; that's what we're told ta do.  Supposed to wait for a signal before we made a move, but we didn't hear from that soddin' imp in a turn or so and me mates weren't twiggin' to the idea of just bangin' 'round, so we busted in here."  He spat on the the floor.  "I knew this rig was for the Mazes, I did."Vervain:[sblock]  "Do this one last thing for me, Vervain.  Do this for me, and you'll be free." Sometimes, in his dreams, the source of the voice would reveal itself to him; if he performed his tasks well, it took the form of a luminous violet mist that enveloped him and rewarded him with power.  If he did poorly, it was a terrifying mass of vipers that hissed its displeasure and nipped at his flesh. The dreams were always the same.  The darkness, like warm liquid all around him; the hushed voice, neither male nor female; the requests (orders?).  The promises.  Always the same, but he could never let go of hope -- the hope that the next time will be different; the next time will be the last.So, he did what the dreams asked of him.  ooc:  Scurry, I think we're all set for you to go ahead and introduce yourself to the characters soon.  It may be a bit awkward to barge in on their interrogation, but they might appreciate some supporting witness testimony in their favor once the Harmonium arrive.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> [/sblock]</blockquote>

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