Knights of Tezoth

But players don't wish for the judge to die of cancer and don't cast curses for diarrhea.

I'm looking at the fight of the tens, and tears are welling up. The Northerners got crits, tiny dodge chances, and 10% for a double turn on a hit, and minor evasion. But the Capital Knights only got a crit from Bib.

No, actually, statistically it all comes out even. As I already said, Ambrose had not just a low crit chance, but a low chance of even hitting Rezare. And even hitting Lorican (let alone critting) had little chance. Not to mention Axel, who consistently hit with his bow at 51% accuracy. At the same time, Alaria with 65% accuracy missed Ambrose both times. Yashchur can confirm that the RNG here played without any bias in either direction.

Even Inspiration, in general, is a deceptive thing. It procced twice. 10% is rolled every turn, and there are three turns per round. Over 14+ turns, the chances of it triggering twice are very good, and we had more than 14. We were lucky it triggered at the right moment — no argument there. But the fact that it triggered at all, based on facts and statistics, is not surprising at all.

The very fact that Lester didn't hit the horse at the start, and Ambrose with the magatama missed without accounting for the block roll and only killed after Yin's encouragement speaks in favor of slightly more luck for the Northerners.

Still, I won't argue with one point — I would 100% not want to fight you in tactics.

40% miss chance is quite a lot. More than most northern attacks have.

05.03.297 — a clash between the knights of Deus and the Northerners in honor of Deus Mariarnelia's birthday

A mini-battle that was not on the event program. It arose from a sudden expression of will by Deus Mariarnelia during casual conversations with one of her knights after the tournament. Not all of the announced participants looked pleased, but no one dared to refuse.

Deus's side:

1. Axel Von Himmel, Knight of the Gloomy Sky

2. Ambrose Turbon, Knight of Hegemony

3. Lester Vargas, Knight of Dawn Steel

4. Yin, Knight of Serene Bliss

All four are capital knights. Sir Yin formally led the team, while most of the instructions were given by his deputy, Sir Axel Von Himmel.

The Northern side:

1. Rezara Sanjore, Knight of the Scarlet Blade from Sordgard

2. Lorican Daleoside, Knight of Perfection from Sordgard

3. Gingkink Ardelisot, Knight of the Crushing Blow from Sordgard

4. Alaria Doran, Knight of Catharsis from Silverdan

The commander of this team was Sir Gingkink Ardelisot, but he delegated most of the battle decisions to Lady Alaria Doran.

Judge — Emilia Lane, Knight of Justice from Florenzan

Force deployment: the capital fighters stood on the northern side of the arena, while the Northern team took the southern side. The arrangement of Deus's knights from left to right: Lester, Axel (not on a wyvern), Ambrose (on horseback), Yin; the Northerners: Lorican, Gingkink (on horseback), Rezara, Alaria.

To avoid an incomprehensible mess on the arena and to allow everyone to follow the action, Lady Emilia announced a division into rounds with breaks for short rests. The gong was struck not too often, only so that the judge could keep track of who was doing what and not miss any important detail. This also allowed the doctors to collect fallen fighters for treatment in time.

Round 1

As soon as Lady Emilia announced the start of the battle, Axel grabbed his bow and shot towards Lorican. Unsuccessfully.

At the same time, Lester, following his usual tactic, disappeared into the shadows. Sir Ambrose charged forward on his horse.

Without waiting for the next attack to come his way, Lorican moved forward, assuming a defensive stance. At the same time, Alaria also assumed some strange stance. She looked as if she was ready to withstand a nearly fatal blow. Meanwhile, Rezara and Gingkink went on the offensive without any unusual movements.

Only Yin did not attempt to advance. Instead, he made some strange gesture, understandable only to him and the other knights of Deus. It seemed the instruction was primarily addressed to Lester, as Yin's eyes darted around chaotically. Perhaps he was worried that the message would not reach the main recipient.

Round 2

Lester appeared out of nowhere behind Gingkink and attacked his horse. The horse dodged two knife strikes, but the third one landed.

The Northerners perceived the action of the Knight of Dawn Steel as a gift, as they all surrounded him. Rezara struck first, delivering a strong and precise attack that caused Lester to start bleeding heavily. Gingkink swung his sword with all his might but missed and decided to retreat. This maneuver allowed Alaria to heal his horse, named Faithful. Only Lorican ran forward, unable to do anything before the gong sounded.

Meanwhile, Ambrose continued his advance. Axel was waiting for something. Yin made a gesture, after which Axel whistled to Lester and pointed towards the horse. The Knight of Dawn Steel nodded and, despite the obvious pain in his body, finished off Gingkink's horse with two strikes. After that, he drank a dose of healing potion.

Round 3

Axel successfully shot Rezara. Lester, despite the bleeding, managed to hide in the shadows, leaving no traces on the arena.

Essentially, no one else did anything until the gong sounded. Everyone followed their chosen routes, taking advantageous positions. Except that the Knight of the Scarlet Blade took a sip from a flask. And Yin, unlike the others, instead of advancing, decided to retreat to the farthest part of the arena to give instructions from a safe distance.

Round 4

Being the only one who hadn't moved from his spot, Axel once again easily aimed and shot at Rezara. Lester leaped out of the shadows and wounded Gingkink in the arm, nearly causing him to drop his sword. Meanwhile, the Knight of Dawn Steel's bleeding only intensified, significantly weakening him. Perhaps because of this, his two usually fast and precise strikes were feeble and missed.

Catching sight of Lester, Lorican struck him with his sword, not only damaging his health but also paralyzing his opponent. The success and praise from Gingkink inspired him so much that he rushed towards Axel, successfully attacking the wyvern. For some reason, he did not finish off Lester.

Seeing what the Knight of Perfection had done to his comrades, Ambrose attacked him. However, luck smiled on Lorican again, and he easily dodged the lance.

Alaria successfully threw a knife at the wyvern and, encouraged by Gingkink's kind words, attempted a strong sword strike to break through Ambrose. But the Knight of Hegemony managed to dodge.

Rezara, seeing Lester bleeding profusely, struck him again. The man barely stayed on his feet, but it was clear that after the gong, he would need medical attention; he already looked very bad.

Seeing that the Knight of Dawn Steel would fall even without his help, Gingkink moved away from him towards the other capital knights, taking a sip from his flask along the way.

Yin made a gesture again, but this time directed it at Ambrose. He nodded and struck Lorican with all his might to even the odds.

Gong — one knight from each side, accompanied by the gloomy looks of their comrades, headed to the infirmary. And six remained.

Round 5

Axel, together with his wyvern, attacked Rezara. While the beast missed the Knight of the Scarlet Blade, Axel managed to graze her with his sword. Ambrose also attacked her, but the girl once again showed wonders of agility. She not only dodged but also struck the Knight of Hegemony with her blade, causing him to bleed.

Alaria, running forward, hit the wyvern with a dagger again. And Gingkink, following her nod, chose the Knight of the Gloomy Sky himself as his target, striking him with a blow of immense power. Another of Deus's warriors fell, shaking the morale of his comrades.

Nevertheless, Yin pulled himself together and made another gesture towards Ambrose. He nodded again, but instead of the expected strike, he picked up a book and galloped forward, just as he had done earlier in the tournament in his fight with Lester.

Before the stunned Northerners and the Knight of Serene Bliss could recover from such a maneuver, the gong sounded again. And five remained.

Round 6

The bleeding Ambrose, without slowing down, closed the book, sharply turned around, and lethally struck Rezara with his lance. And four remained.

Whether from the loss of a battle comrade or from the unpredictability of the Knight of Hegemony's actions, the Northerners became a little disheartened, but quickly pulled themselves together.

Alaria tried to attack Ambrose with her sword, but whether due to bad luck or her emotional state, she missed. However, nothing prevented Gingkink from striking the Knight of Hegemony with all his might, knocking him out of the arena.

Yin's morale dropped; he did nothing until the gong. And three remained.

Round 7.

Yin waited for the opponents to come closer, trying to break through Alaria's barrier. She, in turn, firmly gripped her sword and, turning the Knight of Serene Bliss's momentum to her advantage, struck him powerfully, leaving him no chance.

And two remained. And they were Warriors of the North, having prevailed over their capital colleagues.

Actually, per RP, she turned Yin's own momentum from his charge against him. That was in the post...

😱

Would you like to be in his place?

I haven't had a chance to read this mega-canvas yet, I'll take a look now and make edits.

Well, instead of her weight, I played his weight. Fixed it.

I'll write the second fight either in the evening or tomorrow.

Revan, why didn't Yashchur even get reputation bonuses for judging these two big battles?

Yashchur definitely got reputation bonuses in the control panel... And Emilia will get hers later.