Zyva (gold-dragon-pixie) - played by Ron
Glauca (old man wizard) - played by Maija
Hesperose (human mariner) - played by Scott
Aramil (elven wizard) - played by Eric
Kita (kenku) - played by Committee
After the Elven council made their decision Shiffit approaches Team One. They consist of two human females, one seems a follower of divinity and the other rather shifty, literally, with a weasel about her neck. There are three elven maidens, one with a quaterstaff, one with flowing robes and one cloaked along with a longbow. Finally, there is a female half-orc, big, strong with a huge scythe in her hands.
Shiffit awkwardly approaches the human cleric and offers a handshake. The cleric seems wary and asks where Shiffit comes from. At this point, Glaucus begins to check the female team out and makes a few derogatory comments. He flirts with the wood elf which seems to upset the half-orc. "She's mine!" she yells into his face. The cleric tells her team to leave. Shiffit seems dejected in his offer to be friends. He wanted to agree on some niceties and sportsmanship. Team One doesn't trust Team Shiffit and they think Team Shiffit are trying to get them to pull their punches. Team One wants to win the tournament the way they want to, with full effort.
Team Shiffit spends the rest of the night learning the rules, talking about caviar, throwing Glaucus into the water, talking about what spells everyone can cast and the like. Glaucus describes his unseen servant and Hesperose takes offense. "I'm right here!" and then leaves the room. Glaucus also calls Shiffit a metal head, Zyva tries to intercede but Shiffit point out that his head is in fact metal.
Heralds come and go to the Celeste, bringing reminders and answering questions. The team is allowed to practice in the Arena and to get a feel for the landscape. They learn the odds around town have Team One as favorites, 5-1. They also learn about the history of Team One.
Eventually the final day arrives. The team is instructed to line up at one of the entrances and when the music stops, the King of Madea will make a speech and the Queen will then drop her neckerchief symbolizing the beginning of the final round of the tournament. The music stops, the King begins his speech and Zyva begins casting spells, as does Shiffit. Some of the crowd notice this and begin booing.
The garment hits the ground and the crowd cheers! Zyva has turned invisible and creates a clone image of herself. She moves the illusion forward and then mimics a mirror image spell so there are now six Zyvas flying to the center of the Arena. Hesperose begins his slow advancement. Kita begins to sing. Shiffit settles into a pool of water. Aramil sends forth a dire wolf to take down the shifty human. Glaucus directs the team from behind.
Two arrows plunge into wolf but it continues to advance. The shifty human takes refuge behind the half-orc. The rest of Team One disappear behind the dense foliage in the Arena. The wolf runs past the half-orc, who misses with a slice from her scythe, and bites the shifty human and successfully trips her to the ground. The half-orc composes herself and swings again, splitting the wolf in two. Zyva's illusion expands into the horde of Zyvas summoning another wolf. Glaucus summons a real wolf and sends it forward, also after the shifty human. Two more arrows plunge into the second wolf. Before it can reach its target the half-orc again splits this wolf into two. (Natural 20's on both beasts)
Aramil sees the half-orc and expertly places an arrow in her neck. This really seems to upset the half-orc. She probably thinks all humans look the same and so this wizard is Glaucus, who she already hates. She begins a bee-line to Aramil, ignoring Zyva's horde. Hesperose attempts to block her path, taking arrows from the enemy archer and magic missiles from the shifty human. Enough that he contemplates retiring early. Aramil supports Hesperose with some magic missiles of his own and damages the half-orc. This act reinforces Hesperose's resolve and he continues on. He gets two passing blows as the half-orc trudges toward Aramil and she begins to bleed profusely. Shiffit then castes a spell that begins to heat the half-orc armor. Taking all things in, the half-orc realizes her dire situation among the enemy with no allies to cure her mounting wounds, and holds up a hand in submission. She begins to walk off the battle field but not before Glaucus can get a couple zingers in. Kita picks up on the insult and begins to sing, "Half-orcs are easy, Half-orcs are easy. If you ever need some pleasy pleasy, remember, Half-orcs are easy."
Mumbles can be heard throughout the Arena. Many are surprised the barbarian is out of the fight already. One can hear the odds makers call out the new odds, Team One, 4-1.
(To be continued)
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