John
*Following the green haired individual's instructions, you all would walk down till you reached the shadier part of the merchant-district. Unlike the wealthier places of the merchant-district, this area looked abandoned and wasted. Very few people would be walking down the streets, and those that did were basically beggars. Seeing you all travel together, they would get the idea that something was about to go down, and knew better than to approach to ask for some spare coin.* 
*Scanning the area, you all would see a massive building. As the green haired individual said, the guild building wasn't very hard to miss, being the least rundown building in the area with a massive sign infront reading* **'Burner Knuckles'**
*Outside the entrance was a moderately armored individual tossing a pair of daggers with ease, seemingly the watch guard for the guild. He seemed to be pretty occupied with his little game and thus hasn't taken notice of you 5 yet*
Neal
"Well sure does changes things... The entire area seems rather dead for the most part and I haven't seen a single guard in the entire area." *Syele would scratch her head at that moment while looking at the only fella guarding the entrance at the time.* "Should we just stab him to death like a proper shanking and ditch his body?" *She whispered to the group if they were still out of distance from the man hearing them at the time.*
Ranae
"Hmn, him sounding the alarm would be troublesome, what do you guys think?" 

_Almann turns towards the other three_
Roger
"We have to dispose of him without anyone noticing. Anyone have any tools to do so? Or we could cause a large distraction somewhere else to make people flee"
Brandie
"Weren't we supposed to wait at night? Most people set out for their duties during the day, so that means less trouble for us to deal with. Plus, they're most likely to be tired at the end of the day, obviously after they had either finished a job, or got done with training. If they're like most guilds, anyway. I doubt they're any different."
Neal
"But really, if you think about it, this entire distinct doesn't catch much attention and since it is daylight then most of the guild members are already out and about dealing with quests that they're never going to return from since that man told us any outside of the guild are already good as dead. Secondly, didn't you kind of contradict yourself? Less people are here already, thus less people to deal with." *Syele explained in their calm tone while looking at those around the area.*

"Thirdly, if we start now then the sun will be setting by the time we're actually inside, we're just wasting a good moment to go ahead and strike." *She'd finish speaking at the moment.*
Brandie
"Wouldn't it be easier if we had even less people to complicate ourselves with? Striking now while everyone inside is out and about is the marks of a hasty fool. Besides, if we were to go in right now, we'd be charging blindly into the enemy's home. We have no idea what's inside, not even the layout of the building. We have lots of time to get some scouting and recon efforts in, so we can have this mission *Not* Spiral out of control. Got it?"
Ranae
_Almann laughs and claps his hands together_

"It's settled then. We have a couple people go inside to scout, one of whom should definitely be Alex. He can use his special lightning spell should anything go wrong as a signal to those on the outside. We can wait out here until the two chosen get enough intel and come back outside with it."

_In reality Almann just wanted to see the spell. How powerful it must be! He can wait if it means seeing that thing go off._
Neal
"I don't really believe we're understanding each other on the matter, but regardless, a guild like this isn't going to simply let us walk in to scout out what they have inside. It's not one of the public guild houses that we're all normally use to seeing, but regardless it's one of those 'You're wrong, I'm right, so fuck your opinion.' situations, so I believe you all can attempt to do as you wish... I'll be sitting somewhere waiting for night time." *Syele then walked off to the side for the time being still remaining in sight to the group.*
Roger
"It's a bad idea for Alex to go in. He's far too obvious. We either try to sneak in and take them out, or flush them out and pick them off"
Brandie
"Sheesh. What a close minded person." *He would then turn to the rest of the group.* "Question, but Alex is exempt from this. Can any of you transform into a small animal of any kind? You see, they obviously won't let us saunter in there like fools, but if we can find a way to sneak in as a beast, there can be 2 of us going in for recon. I'm obviously a part of the 2 man team, but who else can join me? If no one can, I'll do it myself." *He pauses for a moment, and then spoke again.* We've also got to set a point where we can all meet up so I can give you all the information I find. Go meet up with Jackal over there when I leave, and wait patiently. It shouldn't take too long."
Ranae
_Almann shrugs and raises an eyebrow_

"Sounds good to me."

_He makes his way over to Jackal_
Stanley
"I'm good at many things. Stealth isn't one of them. Sorry, Arthur. Unless Jackal decides that she doesn't want me to gain her pay, you're doing this alone."
Brandie
"Fine by me. Could you do me a favor and watch over my stuff? Turning into a fox... Strips me naked when I turn back into human form. Sorry."
Roger
"So here is the plan. Arthur and maybe Jackal can scout the place until later in the day. Then he can get his clothes back on. Arthur and I rush in, Alex and Almann stop anyone trying to get out. If Jackal wants to help, she can"
Brandie
"Yeah, seems like it. Unless Jackal wants us all to fail since she's got an attitude, that seems like the plan. Is that fine with you guys?"
Ranae
_Almann nods_

"I agree with this plan."
Stanley
*Ugh.*

"Alright, fine. Somebody tell Jackal to pull her fucking weight or we get her pay."
Neal
"Pull my weight? None of you have even done anything yet and thus you somehow have the right to claim that weight is needed to be pulled?" *Syele lightly blinked in insult at that very moment, she almost decided to let the group have it their way and leave altogether. The money wasn't going to be worth anything to her if they just kept picking at each other for a 'plan'.* "I've voiced my opinion on the matter and you all act as if I ripped your cocks off and spat on them, really, the only two I've found I'm fond of is maybe Almann and Kaisa thus far."

"But since you're so insisted that we're going to be able to find a way into that guild without causing a damnable ruin of the entire situation then I'll come along with the almighty criminal." *She would cast lesser form behind an alley to the side, losing the entirety of her garments for the time being and slowly shifted into that of a medium sized jackal, then stepped back out to join the group.* "Well... Let us get this started I suppose." *The jackal would communicate through a magical means to the others through projected sound.*

```Lesser form used| 90/100 mana```
Roger
*Kaisa would gather the clothing and wrap it using her cloak* "I guess Arthur's next"
Brandie
*Arthur sighed in complete and total exasperation. The girl had no idea what she was talking about. Haven't done anything yet? Seriously? Sure meant dog shit coming from the person that wanted to blindly charge into the damn building like a fool. She certainly acted like she wouldn't have pulled her own weight, and now she apparently got mad that she'd been outvoted on the procedure of the quest. She was obviously the kind of person to barge into troublesome situations head on, not even thinking about the consequences. A muscle brained fool. However, even a muscle brained fool was better than Nox, so Arthur was somewhat grateful at this fact.*

"Yeah, suppose'll go now as well." *He would morph into his fox form, leaving behind his armor and sword to Alexander. He would take a step towards the guild house, and pause momentarily.* "For the record, I'm not only criminal here. Seeing that you took up this job as well, you're obviously a criminal like me. Don't think too highly of yourself, otherwise you'll end up in a less favorable place. You're nothing special, there are plenty I've seen who are more useful and more agreeable than you. Now, let's get going before sundown."

*He would then walk towards the building, hiding himself in the brush and the grass. Arthur circled the perimeter from the right, looking for a number of entrances, whilst keeping himself hidden from view as well as possible.*

``` Lesser Form used. Remaining mana: 160/170 ```
Ranae
*Almann hums as he makes his way towards the rooftops overlooking the entrances to the guild. He waves his hand at the others, a gesture meaning if they want to take up position with him they can do so, and if they don't, they can find another spot to overlook. He'll settle down a bit, perhaps take a small nap. He sits down on ledge and takes out his compound bow, loading a steel arrow into it just in case. These people are interesting, to be sure, the most suspicious one seems to take a likening to Almann. They can fight with eachother, as long as they don't kill him. In reality he just needs to enemies alive to make this worthwhile for him. 600 silver each? That'll just give him enough to open up another shop.*

*Almann takes out a small pipe and stuffs some black leaves into it. Just to calm his nerves and improve his aim. The less his heart beats and his body moves, the better off his shot will be. He takes out a striking stick and scrapes some sparks off with a steel knife, effectively lighting the pipe.*

_He'll wait for them to exit the guild, if they don't they'll have to go in themselves, which might be a pain, or a fun time. Who knows?_
John
*Circling the building Arthur and Syele would find that the only way to view the sides of the buildings would be to squeeze through the alleyway. As such there were no windows on the left or right, much less entrances. From the back it looked like there was an entrance directed toward this much more shadier alleyway. It would also look more crowded unlike the main road by the front entrance. Plenty of shady looking folk would walk by and some of them would even take notice of Arthur and Syele, spitting in their direction muttering "Fucking orinates...", but would otherwise leave them alone. The entrance from the back would also be guarded by two heavily armored individuals, one of them wielding a longsword and shield and the other a mana crystal.*
Roger
*Kaisa picks up Arthur's clothes as well, and bundles them in a separate part of the cloak. She waits in a nearby alley*
Neal
*Syele was confused by the fact that some folk could recognized them so easily in animal form, but then again, it is strange to see a jackal and a fox walking together through an alley way she thought. Even more so, she wanted to smile with glee since Arthur's proposed stealth plan was falling apart so quickly and that he was wrong to assume that they just simply find a way in to understand the interior of the guild house. The thought of failure did leave a distaste in her mouth, she wasn't intentionally wanting to be so spiteful at the man, but she felt that he needed his balls kicked in just due to his stubbornness alone.*

"For the record, I don't think very highly of myself or that I have much care for you either. You as a individual are quite a prick and a selfish one at that." *The jackal muttered over to the fox as it tilted it's head back to the front entrance after they couldn't find a good enough opening to sneak into the building without causing alarm. If Arthur had kept up to her side would still be muttering for the time being.* "Well, now that we know the building is too well guarded to sneak into would you propose we just simply wait for night now, your jackassness?"
Brandie
*Arthur was getting somewhat disturbed by the woman's manner of speaking, and her tone out of the manner as well. At least there weren't any complications besides some passerby noticing them walk around the perimeter, but what should happen now? They could split up and take both sides of the guild house, if the others felt like they were capable enough to handle 2 heavily armored guards, or launch a single strike towards the original door where the one guard was situated. Alexander could probably handle the two guards at the back quite easily, given he was a master at lightning magic. Arthur himself would probably assist him, leaving Kaisha, Jackal, and Almann to assault the frontal gate with the single guard. If they were competent, it shouldn't bother them at all. He smiled grimly. His stealth mission had gone to ruin, but they had gathered information. And all information, depending on how you use it, is valuable in some form.*

"Look, self deprecation isn't going to get you anywhere with me. So is unnecessary insult, for that matter. Call me selfish, selfish for trying to devise a plan that would keep all of us alive. Any plan is better than yours, what with barging in through the front gates and killing everyone in there. There's a reason the others didn't choose yours to follow." *He would canter over to where the rest of the group was situated, magically calling out to Jackal.* "I would say to mind your tongue, but I guess it's to be expected coming from a disgusting animal like yours!"

*He'd then arrive to where Kaisha, Alexander, and Almann were located, but since Almann was on the roof of a nearby building, Arthur went up to him and woke him up, telling him to come down to the ground. Once everyone was situated, he told them all the information he found, and the plan he had in mind.*

"Two guards from the back," He began. "Both of them are heavily armored, but it should be fairly easy for Alexander and I to take out. The rest of you guys should take out that one guard over there, who's just fooling around. Should be easy pickings. Wait for a signal of some sorts, then we both go in at the same time from both sides of the building. We kill all we see. Sounds good?"
Stanley
"Sounds fair."

*Alexander adjusts his cuffs and pricks his right hand's fingers on the spikes on his metallic hand's knuckles.*
Ranae
"Right-o."

```Almann casts Bronze Fists on himself, increases his strength to 6, leaving 90/100 mana left.```
Roger
*Kaisa hands Arthur and Jackal their bundles of clothing.* "Get changed, both of you. And stop arguing" *She would glare at both of them from behind her helmet*

"I don't want to kill, but these guys seem prickly. Seems good." *She extends her arm blade*
Neal
*Syele would lightly nudge her clothes to the alley way that she had originally used to transform. She quickly shifted back into human form and got back dressed into her garments before anyone could notice what was happening. She'd draw out the katana she had on loaned as she exited and kept it to the side.* "So, shall we begin?"
Stanley
"Let's get down to business."
Roger
*Kaisa aims her hand at the guard's face. She makes sure the projectile will hit him true, and casts Flaming Barrage* 
```7.5 mana spent, 100 still remaining due to 14 mana regained```
Ranae
_Almann attempts to use the flaming barrage as a decoy, following behind the projectile to get up close and personal with the guard, hopefully the projectile will leave him open, or make him dodge a certain direction right into Almann's right or left hook._
Stanley
*Alexander slips into the alleyway and slowly approaches the two guards. He chuckles beneath his mask.*

"Hello, lads."

*Suddenly, he charges up two Chain Reactions, attempting to thrust them both into the guards' heads.*

``Chain Reaction Simulcasted. 90/130 Mana remaining.``
John
*As Kaisa launches her flame barrage at the guards face, they would pelt through through his helmet causing him to drop the dagger and fall over. However, the body wasn't bleeding. After a few seconds the body would glow blue and disperse into mana particles along with the dagger it was tossing. The front entrance is now 'unguarded'.* 
*As Alexander approached the guards they would immediately taking a defensive posture.* 
"What the hell are y-"
*Seeing you launch chain reaction at them, the guard with the shield would attempt to block with his shield, only to have the electricity course through his arm and have it go limp. The other one with the crystal though would summon a barrier and intercept your spell just in time.*
"Well then, guess you're the third batch huh? The 'boss' sure is persistent..."
Neal
"...The front entrance is a trap, we shouldn't go through it." *Syele stated plainly, she started to put two and two together and figured out that the alley path was really the main entrance to get into the guild house. It had too much traffic and was more well guarded, no one puts just a single guard on the front door... Let alone just a decoy.* "Let's go around and back up the others."
Roger
*Kaisa eyes the front entrance.* "You're right. Too easy. Let's go help the others. Almann, stay here and shoot anyone that comes out. She starts to run towards the back entrance, motioning for Jackal to follow*
Brandie
*Arthur, seeing that the first guard had his shielding arm go limp, optimized on the situation and attacked that guard with Piercing sunstrike, but kept his other hand free in case he needed to act quickly. The guards were backed to the door, so they didn't seem to have that much wiggle room to move between them. He cast the spell on the guard with the paralyzed arm, aiming for his chest. However, he did not let the other guard leave his sight, so he kept his peripheral vision open so that he could see both of the guards at once.*
``` Piercing Sunstrike cast, 130/170 mana remaining. ```
John
*Piercing Sunstrike would strike the shield guard's chest, but its heavy armor only dents from the impact as the steel heats up a bit. He would look to the guard with the crystal and motion to the tight passageways to the side. The crystal guard would nod and press both his hand on the ground. A moment later two 15 walls made of earth would appear and block the sides of the building.*
"Can't afford to let any more members come through, now can we. We hold the advantage in these tight alleyways after all."
*The shielded one would then rush at Arthur, attempting to swing their shield arm as a flail and try to smack him with it.*
Ranae
_Almann is on the roof... Again. He wanted to take a direct engagement, but sometimes you got to draw the short stick. He is now looking towards the front entrance as the others take care of the two guards in the back. His bow is drawn and ready at the front door in case others come out due to the commotion. The added strength from his Bronze Fists spell increases his draw strength considerably. He simply waits until an enemy falls into his hands._
Stanley
"Cute. You're trying, at least."

*Alexander backs up for a bit and utilises his vampiric running speed to attempt a powerful tackle. If the tackle succeeds, he tries to puncture the shield user's throat with the spikes on his arm, and grab the man's head, pulling it back and exposing the windpipe.*

`8 mana regen. 98/130.`
Neal
*Syele would be blocked by the now fifteen foot wall that separated her from the other two on the other side... She'd simply try to resolve the issue by looking for items to stack up so she could at least vault jump it if necessary.*
Brandie
*Arthur would easily notice the guard's reckless charging at him, and so he responded by sidestepping to the side. As the guard kept charging past him, he kicked him over, in an attempt to cause him to face plant onto the ground. With his left hand, he would cast Burn Up, increasing his general speed to 2.0, and running speed to 42 mph. With his right hand, he drew his sword, Rasmus, and followed up by attempting to slash vertically downwards at the guard's shield arm, where the arm met the shoulder.*
``` Burn Up cast. Remaining mana: 88.75 ```
Roger
"Jackal! Boost me up!" *Kaisa would take a running start towards the wall. If Jackal helps boost her up, she attempts to grab onto the wall or get on top if she reaches high enough. If she doesn't, she tries to wall jump from one side of the alley to the other in an attempt to grab onto the wall*
John
*As Alexander attempts to charge at the shield user, he would find himself colliding with another barrier. The crystal guard has his hands on the ground, smirking.*
"You're going to play with me you fucked up doll"
*Another wall made of earth would appear on the other side of Alexander and slowly close in on him with very little room to move about given how tight the alleyway was.*

*As for the shielded individual, Arthur with his boosted state is more than fast enough to trip the man over, causing him to fall over and in one swift motion you separate the man's shoulder from his body as it flops to the ground. The shield guard grunts in pain, but slowly gets up, You see his skin now has a steel-like tint to it as he attempts to body slam you with his slow, but buff, body. It would prove slightly difficult to dodge as the caster has summoned even more walls, making it even more cramped in this already tight alleyway.*

*Syele would find pieces of trash on the ground, like a half broken pot, bricks, sticks, and stones. She would find enough to make a pile about 3 ft tall to securely stand on, She would then notice Kaisa run toward her, and despite not being very strong herself, she is able to give Kaisa enough of a boost from the stand she made to barely reach the edge of wall.*

*Almann would continue to keep watch, but would notice an armored individual walk out the front door, looking side to side confused*
Neal
"Now me!" *She was hoping that Kasia would hold onto the wall long enough to grab her hand as she bounced off the trash that she gathered trying to reach up to her with her arm completely extended.*
Roger
*Kaisa grabs Jackal by the arm, and pulls her up so she can latch onto the wall as well. She climbs on top and sees Arthur fighting the shield guard. She casts Flaming Barrage, and this time, flaming darts fire from her shoulder pods and hands, 4 in total, aiming for the guard's head*
```30 mana spent, 14 regained. 84/100 mana remaining```
Brandie
*Arthur, cleaving the guard's shield arm off, quickly returned back to his previous position a couple feet away from his opponent. He instantly took notice of the extra walls that the caster had created, limiting his lateral movement even more. The guard, blood gushing out of his stub of an arm, slowly got up and attacked Arthur again, with what seemed to be a reckless tackle. Arthur, not bothering to move from his spot, simply held his sword out in a defensive position, preparing to stab it through the guard's chest as soon as he got close. Reckless attempts would never go unpunished, after all.*
``` No spells cast. 5 mana regained. Remainina Mana: 93.75/170 ```
Ranae
_Almann is directly above the man, unable to get a clean shot on his only vulnerable part. He's going to do something stupid instead._

_Almann puts away his bow and drops off the roof with a steel dagger in hand, aiming towards the armored man. He hopes to take him off guard, and stun him while using him as a cushion for his fall. He will have to recast the strength spell once he gets back on the ground however._
Stanley
*Alex summons a steel barrier around himself in order to guard from the other mage's barriers. He laughs, a bitter, acrid sound.*

"Aren't you something else?"

80.5 mana remaining. 17.5 used on Steel Guard.
John
*Syele would now finally be on the wall with Kaisa as she lifts her up. Launching her fiery barrage at the shielded individual's head would throw him slightly off balance as he charges at Arthur, but it doesn't matter so much as Arthur stands in place preparing to stab the guard's chest with his sword.* 
*With a loud a clang, Remus would be able to pierce through the already dented spot in the guard's armor, but would stop short of stabbing through the guard's chest. With his one remaining good hand, the guard would grab your swords hilt and attempt to crush your hands with brute strength*
*As for Alex, the walls would be hard pressed as they attempt to crush Alex. The crystal guard simply smirks and another wall appears before him, blocking your view of him. That wall then also starts to slowly move forward in an attempt to crush you. If this keeps up, Alex' barrier will only last about 1 more turn at most*
*As for Almann, he would make a dashing leap onto the poor confused guard not expecting an attack from above. With a resounding crack the guard would slam into the ground with Almann atop of him. The fall wouldn't have it's consequences though, as it appeared Almann fractured his bones from the fall, but at least they weren't broken thanks to his earthen heritage. The guard on the other hand clearly had his leg bent in a way that shouldn't be bent and screaming in agony. From the door he walked out of Almann would hear people getting up and sound of crossbows being loaded as the sound of footsteps come walking toward him.*
Brandie
*Arthur heard a metallic chink as Rasmus pierced through the guard's armor, but that was short lived, seeing that the guard had grabbed the sword's hilt in his hand, squeezing and attempting to crush his own hand with brute force. Arthur writhed and grunted in pain, but this was nothing compared to Vinran, the elf he had fought prior to this encounter. With his left hand, he cast Hellfire Blades, having both of them target the back of the guard's neck from behind, aimed at the exposed flesh of the guard's neck, if there were any at all.*
``` Hellfire Blades cast. Remaining mana: 63.75/170 ```
Roger
*Kaisa would jump down and say* "Stay there!" *To Jackal. She would bring her pointed shield down on the guard's head, and then attempt to punch him in the groin*
Neal
*Noticing that the walls were still closing in she'd make her way across one of the others if they were able to be reached towards the crystal guard that was attempting to kill Alex. If she was able to get above him undetected she'd take three roughly six pound sharp rocks that she had gathered from the chapel and hauled the bundle down toward his head with all the strength the little jackal had trying to at least distract him from the spell.*
Ranae
*Almann casts Bronze Fists on himself once more increasing his strength to 6. This will cost him 10 mana and reduce him from 100 (due to previous regen) to 90 once more. Almann attempts to knock out the guard by dealing a heavy punch to the side of the helmet after his Bronze Fists take effect. His bone knuckles should help with the blunt force. All he needs to do is stall for the others to get there. Luckily, for him, running away is his specialty.*

*He looks towards the rooftops once more to see where he can get a vantage point front to shoot down at the enemies once they leave the guild hall. Perhaps he could maintain his position on the ground as well, dodging attacks and using his Bronze Shield ability to block some of the crossbow bolts.*


```Mana reduced to 95 from 100. +2 strength now up to 6 total.```