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HP = 23/66, PP = 46, EP = 52, Status = Severely Injured
Tamonten looked down upon the dessicated remains of the village and nearly despaired. Two years ago, when the place had been invaded by demons, it had been heavily damaged in the fight between the invaders and the assorted adventurers who had come to fight them. Fires had spread, and spells of devastating power had been slung from both sides, wreaking havoc on the formerly prosperous town. The two years since then had not been kind to it. Much of it had burned down or collapsed, and animals and human scavengers slunk through the streets, looking for something that might be valuable while trying to avoid the demons that still plagued the town. No effort had been made to retake the town by Badaria, and new trade routes rendered it unnecessary.
Here she might find some clue to her condition, and perhaps.... Even a way to reverse it. In the back of her mind, a sinister voice called to her quietly, urging her forward. The demon within her sensed its kin. Her black arm, its heavy manacle shifting with every step, itched and burned and shook irritably with every step closer to Artmirst, the demon infested ruins seemingly giving the monster locked within more strength. For a moment, that made her consider turning back, leaving the ruins to remain a grave long picked over, but it was only a fleeting thought. If she didn't free herself form the demon that had taken hold of her body, it would eventually consume her entire being; body, mind and soul.
Rolls
Perception: 2x Enemies win, 1x Tamonten wins. (All of them needed at least a 14 to beat you. Bad luck on your part.)
Attacks (x2): Auto hit from stealth.
Attack: 41 vs 41 = hit.
Damage: (1 + 8 - 1) x 2 = 16, armor at 17/25 TP.
Damage: (2 + 8 - 1) x 2 = 18, armor at 8/25 TP.
Damage: 2 + 8 - 1 = 9, armor at 0/25 TP.
Total damage = 43. Armor is destroyed.
That one hurt a little.
Attacks (x2): Auto hit from stealth.
Attack: 41 vs 41 = hit.
Damage: (1 + 8 - 1) x 2 = 16, armor at 17/25 TP.
Damage: (2 + 8 - 1) x 2 = 18, armor at 8/25 TP.
Damage: 2 + 8 - 1 = 9, armor at 0/25 TP.
Total damage = 43. Armor is destroyed.
That one hurt a little.
Tamonten strode down the unkept road toward the town. The weeds that had slowly start creeping beneath the paving stones had shifted some of them, making the footing a little bit uncomfortable, though by no means treacherous. The crack of breaking wood to her left causes her to pause and turn, just in time to see a wolf, patches of its fur missing to display discolored skin beneath, charging directly at her. She is just barely too slow to avoid its raking claws, which tear holes in her shirt and leave red, bloody scratches on the skin beneath. An even greater catastrophe awaits her, however, as two more of the beasts come out of the woods behind her, using the distraction caused by their comrade to take her unawares. One of them closes its jaws around her pale arm, its teeth breaking the skin in several places and further shredding her shirt. The other rams into her back, its teeth and claws shredding her pants even as it knocks the surprised woman onto her knees. Within seconds, Tamonten is covered in bloody injuries, none of them serious on their own, but all of them painful and draining. What's worse, her clothing is totally shredded by the beasts.
For a moment, it seems as though she's done for, the first creature moving in to attack again, a hellish red gleam in its eyes. But, from some unknown well of strength, she manages to push onward, knocking the two wolves behind her away and rising back to her feet. Her injuries are painful, and her clothing is ruined, her shirt hanging off and her pants lying in tatters around her ankles, leaving her totally exposed, but she hadn't left home for her quest to end like this; torn apart by mere wolves before she'd even had a chance to try and free herself from her curse.