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It stood there, waiting to attack from behind any zombie which was foolish enough to separate itself from the group.

While standing there, it hoped to take advantage of the previous spell's invigorating properties, and so muttered another quick word of healing for any injuries in the room.

((Stands as hidden guard on other side of door, attempts to mitigate any injuries the party may have))

...He scans the room for a musical instrument so he can play a eulogy for the fallen bodyguard. A comedic one at that.

"Zombies!" she shouted. "Zombies in other room! Keegra is opening door!" She glanced at the other members of her party, saw the second orc decapitate himself, and facepalmed. "Keegra opening door now!"

Blood pumping with anticipation and adrenaline, she wrenched the door open and threw herself at the nearest (un)alive zombie.

((Sorry I haven't updated this in almost a week now. I honestly forgot about it on Tuesday and then I've been ill since Wednesday (and busy since Thursday, which isn't a nice mix). Round 9 WILL begin 48 hours after this goes out, and I will try my damned best to keep this up (although things may get a bit iffy around Christmas, we'll see). Anyway, onto the dice rolling.))

Virro: (10) You start your well practiced speech on the good points of joining up with you and your group. Even without your bodyguard's sword at his neck, you see that the second Orc is truly listening to your speech and is nodding (as much as it can) along to your points. In fact, you've managed to somehow hire yourself a second Orc bodyguard! Gained Orc Bodyguard 2. (you can give them names you know, just don't get too attached to them).

Evard: ()

Uriel: (3) You manage to get yourself ready for anything. You just forgot that you were planning to go to the door Keegra had been holding shut before you got yourself ready for anything. On the plus side you manage to get what you thought was the Studded Leather Armour on. Turns out it was just some quite Sturdy Robes, but you are confused about how you could not tell the two apart.

Keegra: (9 - 3Inj +1Cir = 7) You manage to limp down the corridor to the door and brace yourself in such a way that the door should remain shut.

Xiv'riit: (11) You manage to successfully focus your healing magics on yourself. Feeling the magic coursing through your veins and healing you, you manage to feel much better and much more invigorated. Gained +9 Health, Invigorated (+2 Cir 3 Turns remaining).

Kali: ()

Yeleni: ()

Orc Bodyguard: (8) At Virro's command you stand over your fellow Orc and manage to look really threatening, holding your blade just over the other Orc's neck. (-1 Cir for Orc 2 this turn)

Orc Bodyguard 2: (7 - 6Inj -1 Cir = 0) Convinced by Virro to become his bodyguard, despite your injuries you start to get up, thinking that everything is OK know. Unfortunately that is the last thought that enters your brain as you manage to kill yourself on your fellow Orc's blade that was still right above your neck. On the plus side you gain a Darwin Award posthumously. Lose -22 Health, Dead.

Room 4: (11) With Keegra now firmly holding the door closed, the occupants of Room 4 do not realise that getting out of their room through the door to the northern corridor has now become that much harder. But that does not stop them from trying. One is lucky enough and manages to knock a hole in the door, unfortunately it loses its head over this fact (quite literally).

Characters:

Virro: Weapons - Shortbow(+2) Quiver(38 Arrows), Armour - , Other - (+1 Cir when guarding a door or doorway), Orc Bodyguard (You control what your Orc Bodyguard does each round), Health 26/26

Evard: Weapons - Dagger(+2), Dagger(+1), Armour - Studded Leather Armour(+4, Invisibility), Other - Invisibility (Can turn invisible for one round (counts as a passive action), Cannot be noticed or attacked by enemies whilst invisible, +1 Circumstance when attacking whilst invisible. Invisibility can be activated once every 4 Rounds (Rounds Remaining 1)), Health 23/23

Uriel: Weapons - Mace(+1), Armour - Sturdy Robes(+1), Other - , Health 29/29

Keegra: Weapons - , Armour - , Other - Ring of Thur ('Rub thrice and drop it' and a mysterious stranger may arrive to help you for a turn, One use only), Bloody Ankle (-3 Inj 1 Turns Remaining), Health 18/22

Xiv'riit: Weapons – Spork(+3), Armour - , Other - , Ring of Thur ('Rub thrice and drop it' and a mysterious stranger may arrive to help you for a turn, One use only), Health 13/28

Kali: Weapons - Deer Shot(+3, Deer Fling), Armour - Leather Armour(+1), Other - Deer Fling (Once per room, you may fling a Deer instead of a stone at an enemy. This does +1D8 damage, and the difference between the offence and defence scores (either way) is taken as damage by the Deer. If it survives this it stays around as a permanent companion following your orders), Health 12/12

Yeleni: Weapons - Quarterstaff(+2), Armour - , Other - , Health 26/26

Orc Bodyguard: Weapons - Longsword(+1), Armour - Studded Leather Armour(+3), Other- , Health 24/26

Loot in Room 4: Leather Armour(Light +2), Club(+2)

Larkus: My rank was a big one for me. My author had a reallly hard time deciding between Detective and Officer. It's a pretty big difference in responsibility and it took him months to stop switching back and forth.

I also had a few changes to how well I knew the Jedi, which was pretty important since it played into how I found the PPC. Plus some reworking of what my job was like during the Clone Wars, which was also pretty important given that it was my entire career.

Other than than that, though, it was pretty smooth flying. Except for the fact that he still hasn't decided which canon I'm from, but that'll be settled someday soon. I hope...

Curff: As for myself, I am a much older character concept so I had far fewer changes. Merely a few tweaks to my magical abilities to keep me relatively in line with the rest of the DMS (under normal circumstances a sorcerer from my universe would be more fit for ESAS), some minor shifts in personality (I am somewhat less brusque and sarcastic than I once was), and one or two edits to my backstory.

Beyond that, I remain much the same as I was when I was first selected as a potential agent for my author. Likely because we are not so much under development as we are on hold.

Larkus: Yep. We're pretty close to finished, but our author wants to get in some more first hand canon knowledge about the CSF before finishing up my backstory.

Curff: And he is still not entirely satified with my powers. Which is of course ridiculous, my powers are fine as they are.

Larkus: So then, hope that answers your question.

Curff: and if you are willing, perhaps your own agents would be interested in answering it?

((OOC: Sorry this took me so long. I am a master procrastinator and the last week has been special proof of that.))

Laura Dukes

First off, thanks for bringing up the whole 'bearing its kids' thing. James will never let me hear the end of that one now. But anyway, Mass Effect. Mass Effect is awesome for many reasons: the combat, the setting, the mere existence of Garrus Vakarian. I wasn't huge on RPGs beforehand, but this convinced me something hard. If your stuff can run the games, then pick them up. The first one can be a little rough play-wise, and the third game is always going to be mocked for that original ending, but I would still recommend it regardless.

Danny Richardson

There are times I do miss it, I will admit. But those times are fairly rare nowadays. I'm happy where I am: teaching future agents, both what to do and what not to do. I feel it's more my strength than running around strange worlds trying to kill powerful abominations.

I do still exchange messages with Xericka. As for Laura… we don't speak anymore. I'm not really comfortable going over why.

((OOC: Sorry this took so long! I forgot about the post for a few days.))

((Why take out your Mace? You're a Slugger, you fight better unarmed (+2 Cir when unarmed vs +1 Dam from the Mace).))

((I've also realized I made a mistake as I forgot you are a Natural Psion and so can't wear Light Armour. I will edit my post later (going Christmas shopping now) to give you an appropriate piece of Clothing instead. Sorry about any confusion caused on my end.))

He then takes position at door 4, ready to fight what ever comes through.

Muttering about incompetent buffoons, she crossed the room to hold the door to Room 4 shut, bracing herself against it.

He prepares to decapitate the other if need be. Virro then begins to attempt to persuade this new Orc to join their cause, using his bodyguard's sword at the newcomer's neck as one of the numerous reasons why it would be advantageous to him to join their side.

Virro: (7) Waiting at, not guarding the door you are fully ready to let the Orc hear the power of your voice. Unfortunately for you (and no matter how well you roll) the Orc can't hear your voice yet.

Evard: (8) You move into position and continue to admire Keegra's muscles, Readying up to attack the Orc you are fully prepared to leap into action (+1 Cir next round)

Uriel: (5) You find a piece of armour that certainly makes you look good, even if it isn't as well armoured as perhaps you'd like it to be. Gained Leather Armour(+1)

Keegra: (9) You brace yourself and manage to hold the door closed, ready to push back against any attempt to open it. When the time is right you manage to pull the door open and send Orc 2 sprawling on the floor (-2 Cir), in a position almost anyone could take advantage of.

Xiv'riit: (2) Still tired from your earlier battle you try to heal Keegra as best you can. However you manage to muddle your actions up, kicking the sword (rather hard) at Keegra and trying to heal Virro's new Orc Bodyguard instead. Given Keegra's tendency to not wear anything armoured, and your own bad luck, it perhaps should not be surprising that the sword manages to hit Keegra in the ankle, causing an injury (-3 Inj 2 Turns Remaining). Your attempts to heal the Orc Bodyguard don't succeed either and instead you (somehow) manage to transfer the damage done to your body (that has not been healed) to the Orc Bodyguard in return for the damage done to him (Xiv'riit -7 Health, Orc Bodyguard +7 Health)

Kali: (8) Like the Tako on the other side of the door you are fully ready for the Orc that is trying to get in (and will probably continue to try until Keegra gives in). Conscious of the proximity of your allies you have chosen to use a normal shot from your sling. (+1 Cir next round)

Yeleni: Still in shock you don't move a muscle.

Orc Bodyguard: (10) Thanking the Shardmind who partially healed him, the Orc Bodyguard picks up the sword now near Keegra's bloody ankle, licking the blood from it, the Orc seems to be slightly healthier strangely. (+4 Health)

Orc 2: (8 - 2Cir -4 Inj = 2) When Keegra unexpectedly opened the door Orc 2 flew through and accidentally landed on its Mace, Damaging itself and causing it to lose 9 Health. In landing on its own Mace it also manages to break the weapon so completely it cannot be used again. In addition to this, the fall also injures the Orc, causing it to suffer from a bad injury (-2 Inj, 3 Turns Remaining).

Room 4: (4) Whatever occupies Room 4 continues to try and beat down the door between it and the corridor to no avail.

Characters:

Virro: Weapons - Shortbow(+2) Quiver(38 Arrows), Armour - , Other - (+1 Cir when guarding a door or doorway), Orc Bodyguard (You control what your Orc Bodyguard does each round), Health 26/26

Evard: Weapons - Dagger(+2), Dagger(+1), Armour - Studded Leather Armour(+4, Invisibility), Other - Invisibility (Can turn invisible for one round (counts as a passive action), Cannot be noticed or attacked by enemies whilst invisible, +1 Circumstance when attacking whilst invisible. Invisibility can be activated once every 4 Rounds (Rounds Remaining 1)), (+1 Cir next round). Health 23/23

Uriel: Weapons - Mace(+1), Armour - Leather Armour(+1), Other - , Health 29/29

Keegra: Weapons - , Armour - , Other - Ring of Thur ('Rub thrice and drop it' and a mysterious stranger may arrive to help you for a turn, One use only), Bloody Ankle (-3 Inj 2 Turns Remaining), Health 18/22

Xiv'riit: Weapons – Spork(+3), Armour - , Other - , Ring of Thur ('Rub thrice and drop it' and a mysterious stranger may arrive to help you for a turn, One use only), Health 13/28

Kali: Weapons - Deer Shot(+3, Deer Fling), Armour - Leather Armour(+1), Other - Deer Fling (Once per room, you may fling a Deer instead of a stone at an enemy. This does +1D8 damage, and the difference between the offence and defence scores (either way) is taken as damage by the Deer. If it survives this it stays around as a permanent companion following your orders), (+1 Cir next round), Health 12/12

Yeleni: Weapons - Quarterstaff(+2), Armour - , Other - , Health 26/26

Orc Bodyguard: Weapons - Longsword(+1), Armour - Studded Leather Armour(+3), Other- , Health 24/26

Orc 2: Weapons - , Armour - Leather Armour (Light +2), Other- Concussion (-4Inj 2 turns remaining), Bad Fall (-2 Inj, 3 Turns Remaining) Health 7/16

So, you guys've been in development for a while now, huh? Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course. Glances at own request. But, has anything big changed for you over that time?

((/hugs the Dok I wILL MANAGE THIS SOMEHOW DON'T TELL ME IT'S IMPOSSIBLE/))

"Aw, Dok..."

Two rounds, in fact. She was nervous. Her daggers had done little to halt the Orc's charge. However, she wasn't done yet; a kill would certainly improve her standing in Keegra's eyes. So she prepared. She noticed Keegra bracing against the door and took up a position on the hinge side, as if the door did burst open she would be hidden from the other Orc's view. A knife or two in the neck would probably be helpful for the group's goals.

And it wasn't just an excuse to look at the way Keegra's shoulder muscles moved as she held the door shut. Why would you even think that?

Keegra tilted her head, considering the elf's words, before turning back to the door and listening intently, picking out a rhythm to the pounding on the other side.

Right before the door was hit again, she opened it, hoping to send whoever was on the other side sprawling.

"Using my knowledge from beyond the Fourth Wall, I know that that Orc on the other side of the door has a circumstance penalty that I intend to take advantage of."

((It's been long enough since a post last broke that wall, right?))

Keegra pointed to the other door while remaining at the one she was holding shut. "Small-man watch other door. Keegra have this one."

The Elf shook his head and gestured to the sword on the ground. "Not yet," he said. "We need every fighter we have right now. We may air our grievances once we have defeated the foes at hand, and believe me, I have some of my own I will be releasing." He shot an irritated look at the Shardmind. The Orc grumbled and cast a glare at the Shardmind, but decided to listen to the Elf. He knelt and picked up the sword, ready to do battle to defend the Elf. Said Elf was thinking carefully. "That sounded like a rather hard knock," he said to himself. "I believe... yes, I believe I may be able to do so twice. Bloodfist, would you mind stepping away from the door?"

[Orc Bodyguard grabs Longsword and stands next to Virro, ready to protect him from any attackers. Virro prepares to attempt to enthrall the Orc on the other side of the door as soon as he enters, and wonders if this counts a guarding, therefore giving him his bonus.]

"Good job, um, holding the door, Keegra," she calls. "Keep it up!"

[Kali steps back, loads her sling, and waits.]

((Sorry I didn't comment on the last round; it's been an abhorrently busy week.

-Alleb))

"Weak-minded orc!" it spat at the creature which had allowed its mind to be dominated, uncaring of how much (or how little) choice the creature had in the matter. "Useful, you should make yourself."

It kicked the sword over to the orc bodyguard, and moved to heal Keegra, still braced against the door.

((Main action: heal the Vanguard barbarian who will likely end up running headfirst into battle next round))

She felt the thump and smiled a satisfied smile. The door wouldn't be moving anywhere... as long as she didn't, either. She decided to brace her feet and hold her ground.