Chapter 2: Back at the covenant

Ardath starts the incantations and scours the surrounding land for spirits of a possibly magical origin. Minutes goes by and a eerie silence fall upon the scene of summoning. Then before Ardatha a spirit appears and from what Ardath can tell it is a magical spirit. Ardath must concentrate to hold the spirit. It has a watery texture upon its apparition and in shaped like a miniature young maiden. [color=red]The spirit looks annoyed and asks with a rather harsh voice. Why have you summoned me?

Oh well, just my luck... A water spirit... What am I gonna do with this? :laughing:

[color=red]Ark, Oh, mighty spirit. My apologies for disturbing you from your tasks, but my need is great. My take is that you're the spirit of our river?

[color=red]I am a humble servant of the mighty sorceress of the spring. You have disturbed me from serving my mistress need. What is it that you want?

Uh-Oh! This stinks a lot... Do I know this spring? Have I heard anything about a "sorceress of the spring"?

[color=red]I wanted to contact your mistress, as I've heard rumors of her impressive power, but she has proved rather elusive so far. Do you know where I could find her?
I hope she won't be angry at you because of my summons. What is the task she assigned you? Maybe I can help you complete it before she notices the interruption, thus sparing you her wrath

[color=blue]Nope no one of you knows anything about the water spirits. Something to explore in the future. They are probably from your vis source.

[color=red]My task is to care for all the plants within the spring, and I have trouble believing that you can aid me in any matter. Place a suitable offering to my mistress at the spring. Don’t bother to ask me what a suitable offering is, that is a task for you to find out. That is if you are worthy of my mistress attention. Now release me, the spirit demands.

From the main hall bellow there can be heard sounds of the main door being flung up. One of your servants screams, a frightened screams not that of one who has been hurt. There can be heard a voice of a man who shout orders in a dark voice. The words can’t be heard but the language is that of locals.

Mariella heads to the main hall , preparing to cast a deadly spell if needed.
On entering the hall she will call out
[color=red] Who dares to enter here without permission
then she looks round

In the main hall there are five men and one of your female servants. The door is standing wide open and the servant has dropped a piece of glassware at her feet. All the men except one of the men have wolf like features. Ears, noses and eyes have adapted a more wolf like shape and their hair is ragged and grey toned. The man who is unaltered by the wolf like is young perhaps still in his teens by modern measures. The young man and one who seems to have a more elderly appearance is standing next to the servant girl and seems threatening to her. As Marielle in noticed by the men two men charge towards her with axes raised, eyes glaring with grim determination. All men are armed with axes and round shields.

Mariella quickly casts Flaws of the Weapon smith PeTe 25 shouting to ensure all her enemies are effectedcasting total +26 (28 WITH voice and gestures)

[color=blue]Flaws of the weaponsmith R Voice, D Mom, T Group
Affects up to 100 base metal objects causing them to rust away to nothing.

Just remembered spell is from guardians of the forest nor main rules

Ardath releases the spirit, and then, if it departs, she comes to mariella's side, after having cast a [color=blue]Wizard's sidestep (ReIm 10, casting +13, with Mastery 1)

Oh, and if the soil lends itself to it, I then cast a [color=blue]Pit of the Gaping earth in order to trap the most men possible.

Mariella’s spell casting stops her from being hit by axes. As the men charge towards her they drop their shields (there must have been some metal holing the straps in place) and throw away their axe handles. But then something changes in their appearance and they become more wolf like in their appearance. Hands and fingers turns in to paws and claws and human facial features turn into bestial wolf like grins with fangs pointing out. As the men doesn’t seem surprised by the workings of magic they continues their charge against Mariella and soon she will be ripped apart by the bestial men. The elderly wolf like man has taken a firm hold upon the servant girl and points a sharp claw against her throat. The growls something in Pomeranian, anyone able to understand a word? How will Mariella act upon any melee attacks?

Ardath releases the spirit without suffering any ill effects and the casting of the Wizards sidestep succeeds. Are the pit of the Gaping earth cast outside just in front of the front door?

Justus Felix rushes out of his chambers on the second floor and looks at Ardath.[color=red] What’s happening? I heard some noises?

Mariella will drop the first attacker with an Evisceration of the Thousand Knives with a total casting total of 33 and a penstration score of 5 plus the dice roll if that should be relevant.
If she has time she will do the same with the second, or alternatively go with a fast cast spell to buy time for a second evisceration
the spell
Tripping of the uncoordianted legs
ReCo base 2 lose control of a body part +2 voice, +1 diamater duration
Spasms in his leg casuing him to fall over

Casting total Re6 +Co7+stamina 1+ aura 3 +shout and gesture 2 -10 fastcast total 9 +dice roll so it goes off penetration will be 4 +total over 5

Then that will be an evisceration for him and hopefully everyone else

Mariella cast her Evisceretion of the thousand knifes upon one of the assailants. The man falls over with bloody stabs wounds sprouting over all of his body that doesn’t stop the other attacker. The man cast himself over Mariella who fail to dodge the man who throws himself over her. As Mariella crash down beneath the wolf like man she feels a pair of fangs penetrate her soft and fair skin. The pain is excruciating and as the wolf like man drives his fangs deeper into Mariellas flesh he tries to grapple her arms and stop her from kicking and fighting him of. Mariella can hear that the other men of the room rushes forward to interfere in the erupting melee.

[color=blue]Mariella has so far suffered from a light wound and the smell of a foul breath.

OCC so no time to get a fast cast spell off

Can I cast fast cast spell in the current situation?

If I can I'll try for a Re Co spell again
Casting total Re6 +Co7+stamina 1+ aura 3 +shout and gesture 2 -10 fastcast total -1 wouned 8 +dice roll so it goes off penetration will be 4 +total over 5
range touch duration instant
a level 5 version of Tossing the Brawling Brute tp throw him clear long enougth for a better spell

If I can't I will relay on my mastery of unarmed combat (I have a point in Brawl) to get clear long emougth to use magic

shouts [color=red]We're under attack by werewolves!!! We must call the grogs!

If I understood correctly, there were 5 men in the hall, 2 of them attacked mariella, while 3 others held a servant hostage.

If the soil inside is liable to be affected, I wanna cast it on the 3 men's location in order to trap them.
However, it will fail if the soil is made of, say, stone or wood instead of earth. If this is the case, I won't cast this, but instead cast an [color=blue]Obsidian Wall (level 20, casting +22+aura 3 + die) between us and the other men, hopefully blocking their path, or at least retarding them enough that a second casting will completely close us off.

Ardath must rush down the stairs in order to see what’s happening below. But as mentioned above all of the men are rushing towards Mariella except for the eviscerated man and the one already trying to bite Mariella.

Justus Felix shouts to Ardath, [color=red]I’ll summon the guards, the militia or anyone able to hold a weapon. Help Mariella as fast as you can.

Justus then looks out of the window and disappears in a puff of smoke.

OCC
Any spell i cast which does damage , which throwing a man could do , gets my lowest art doubled which helps a lot sometimes

Mariella can't use gestures properly as one man is trying to pin her down and chanting could be hampered because of pain and or distraction by a angry werewolf so the magic suffers from a few extra both dices. Does Mariella still wish to use magic or simply struggle until Ardath can save her?

Seeing as I rate my chances of struggling free as about zero , I will try and use magic anyway.
I will use either of these which wever will work best
The spontaneous fast cast spell which I Think as a fast cast requirees gestures
OR
A formulaic Evisceration as even with -5 for no gestures I will get it off and eliminate him unless I fail the concentration roll

A botch can't amke things much worse :cry: