<span style="font-style: italic">And once again I'm on the slow end of things.  Working on getting better about this, but classes starting back up in earnest did not help things.  Will be a relatively short post just for a single action that shouldn't interfere with the automatic one you gave me (which I have no issues with you doing; I've been on the receiving end of it more than a few times as a DM).</span><br/><br/>Cursing as a distant puff of smoke and echoing report blast from the ramshackle cannon, Sevana throws herself to the ground.  Undignified to be sure, especially for the title and position she will have once they finally arrive at the town, but she was always one to put more practical things like survival above niceties like comfort.  Although she started to somewhat regret her choice of evasion as she half-buried herself in the cold snow, the spray of snow and earth from behind her mean that it worked in the end.<br/><br/>Clambering back to her feet and trying to shake off as much of the snow as possible, Sevana took stock of the developing fight.  Arcea was successfully standing her ground against her attackers for now, and the elf was still out of range of the remaining gator thanks to whatever the pika had splattered it with.  When she sees Yasha's plight, however, a surge of anger runs through her.  While she had to give the marten credit for being so bold, this was more the kind of bold that usually ended badly for the initiator.  Pointing a pistol at the marten, she gives a slight whistle to Ludwig, bringing him to her side.  "Cough her up and leave,<span style="font-style: italic">now</span>.  This is the only warning and the only mercy you'll get from me.  You saw what I did to that poor fool's axes, so don't think I'm bluffing when I say that I can kill you without hurting my friend, and you won't outrun either me or Ludwig here like that."<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Intimidate at the marten trying to swallow Yasha</span><br/>[<a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/358413">Intimidate check</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">2#1d6</span><span style="font-weight: bold">5</span>]