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When Coriel was torn from the sweet embrace of oblivion, it turned out that his squad had decided not to fight the bandits after all and to give them everything peacefully. Unfortunately, the price for such belated prudence was the lives of the Refitian soldiers accompanying them.
-May the Mother receive you in her embrace, - the lily-bearer consecrated their bodies with a sacred symbol - praise Mana, that further bloodshed was avoided. However regrettable these sacrifices may be, many more lives could have been lost today. I hope that these unfortunate souls, forced to engage in robbery, will be able to earn enough money from the things taken from us to stop engaging in their shameful craft and begin new, better lives.

Today, Coriel observed two interesting individuals. She knew one of them before, but the events allowed her to see her in a new light. She didn't know the other, and perhaps it would have been better if she hadn't, but fate had other plans. And since they met, certain lessons had to be learned. The first person was Ayrlys. Having already made a decision that Nao also agreed with, their commander was able to assess the situation and change it for the better. Coriel herself probably wouldn't have been able to do that and would have gone all the way, simply because... Well, her books told her that she was right, so what was there to lose? Of course, she was afraid for the life of their newfound friend, Ilk, and the fact that two soldiers died so quickly, despite all their military training, suggested that things were not going well for the rest of their squad... But isn't it said that "He who comes to us with a sword will die by the sword"? So, will they be avenged? Nao herself would probably have been stubborn and fought until she could no longer, but Ayrlys turned out to be wiser, and the Kaolian had something to learn from her. The second person was Suitangi. Despite his profession, he unexpectedly possessed rather firm ideas about honor. Perhaps somewhat twisted, otherwise he wouldn't have become a bandit, but rather like Raum, but Suitangi still had some kind of plan in mind, so he didn't want to cause more harm than he had already intended. According to the bandit's calculations, since the escort lost three men, three items should remain with him... Although the profession of those who destroy souls for silver did not evoke Dante's pity, despite the circumstances (of course, these circumstances are always bad; people choose crooked paths when they are not living a good life), and Coriel herself could hardly feel sorry for the bandits, and rather not for them themselves, but for their kind, which she had grown accustomed to pitying after living side by side with such unfortunate people for a whole month... Despite all this, it had to be admitted that Suitangi's principled stance was in its own way interesting and praiseworthy, unreasonable, but not absurd. Yes, this will be included in the book later. *** "Indeed, no one here likes Father Dante, which is why even Risha stays with us, while I am forced to give him away..." Nao had already given away her books, albeit reluctantly; she didn't mind giving away the money too much (although she did a little), because without coffee, her productivity would decrease, but what could she do? When it came to the statuette, the hands of the fragile girl, reaching out to the bandits, seemed to stiffen. Whether the bandit was surprised in silence, or said something like, "So, are you giving it or not, I don't understand?", Coriel didn't notice. In the end, only by applying all her considerable strength, Risha's creation tore the figurine of Dante away from the lily and threw it into the bag. "Well, at least remember him with a kind word from time to time..." Coriel finally said quietly, coming out of her stupor. Of course, the last few days were full of trials, but on the other hand, the girl was alive again, and those soldiers who were simply fulfilling their duty were already in the heavenly halls. Dante surely guided them there... Ilk, a kind soul, also blessed them. Well, whatever the circumstances, she had to continue her earthly journey. With these and many other thoughts, Nao eagerly began to assimilate the knowledge she had gained from the books, as well as from Nolina (staff1, wings of wind, restoration), because knowledge is truly the only thing that will save this terrible world.

I'll ask this mid-game, what is OD and what is it used for? 😅

How many cells can you traverse in a single turn, at most?

Ashur at the outpost:

So, what's the plan? Are we surrendering to the elves or what? 🤕

Ples's actions, as he wrote to me:

buying herbal tea in Borea (-0.82 x from the total)
learns Satiety, Claymore 3
buys and drinks two potions: +1(2) to Beauty and +1(2) to Attack (-8.2 x from the total combined)

Nao's actions: buying a Traveler's Headgear (-8.2 x from the total), and that's it.

We are completely ready. If anyone wants to buy or learn anything else, let's go, and then we'll head to the tree. I wrote the plan earlier; the guys are on alert, Nao is at maximum range (within the curse's area of effect, but not the poison) and is shooting with her staff. Mira gives her Resolute beforehand (Lock said he agreed to lend it). If something goes wrong, we'll adjust.

If anyone needs to learn or buy anything before this moment, write now. But in any case, it should be fine even without it.

Is everyone ready?

the curse doesn't simply apply to approaching and standing at a distance.

well, I would consider skipping a turn as an "action" for casting the curse, but okay, let's go with that.

Well, I would consider skipping a turn as an "action" for casting a curse, but okay, let's proceed.

X tries to skip a turn. Critical failure: the Ancient skips a turn instead of X.
Well, let's go with everyone.
It would be good to clarify with Misha, just in case, whether there will be any unpleasant consequences in the forest due to the crowd, and whether the tree will curse us after its death. In short, let's ask before we go, just to be sure.

Curses everyone within a 5-tile radius (all rolls are at their minimum, 50% chance of a critical failure for any action).
Poisons everyone within a 5-tile radius.

Will: 5

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You don't have to go if you don't want to...

X tries to skip their turn. Critical failure: instead of X, the Ancient One skips their turn.

It's like when you can't sit still during a boring lecture and start fidgeting in your chair, accidentally bumping into Na'o's arm, and you get split in two by their staff.

Like, you can't sit still during a boring lecture and start fidgeting in your chair, accidentally bumping into Nao, and then you get split in two by a staff.

You need to stand further apart from each other; there's no need to cluster together... At least not on adjacent squares.

Having reached Zlodrev, the Arvenian squad observes as Coriel Naoh, standing one meter away from the range covered by its branches, shoots down a defenseless opponent with her magical staff, which she had only recently learned to use. It took her two dozen shots, but she managed to destroy Zlodrev, allowing the mercenaries to collect its bark.

Upon returning to Magograd, Misha paid the group 59 chimes and personally thanked Naoh, crafting a staff for her from Zlodrev's bark.

Staff of Zlodrev Bark
Damage: Willpower*5 (M)
Number of attacks: Willpower
Range: 10
Applies a curse (minimum rolls until their next turn) and poison to opponents.
Requires magic ability.

Naoh receives 4860 experience points, the other members of the group receive 236 (Tao Kug 256).