<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/XVWqjbw.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Freis Levian (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=347305.msg16353812#msg16353812)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Expedition Camp - Near the Mess Tent<br/><strong>Warnings:</strong><br/><strong>Open/Closed:</strong>Open<br/><strong>Direct Interaction Tags:</strong><br/><strong>Mentioned Tags:</strong><br/><strong>Actions Taken:</strong>Calling shots, picking targets<br/><hr/><br/>Planning went well after a quick break over tea and almond cakes, and they were about to wrap things up when rain suddenly started pouring hard outside. The sudden change of weather worried Freis - who knew they should be expecting a fair evening until the morning. Distant rumbling raised alarms in her head as she acted fast in the next few moments.<br/><br/>"EVERYONE GET DOWN!" Freis called out as she drew her twin staves out from their holster. Embers gathered in Dextera while Sinistra seemed to shudder with gravitational force gathering in its cavity.<br/><br/><strong>EARTH SPIKE</strong><br/><br/>With a quick twirl she struck both into one spot on the ground to unleash the combined energies and send a solid piece of earth spiking upwards (and wrecking the table and the day's work in the process) up to the tent's roof. The tent's structure exploded at that moment, blasting Freis onto the ground as all loose objects flew outwards from the position of the spike. Flaming tent debris fell all around the Folovan mage and her colleagues as a cloud of dust hung in the air.<br/><br/>A loud ringing overwhelmed her ears as she checked on the others that were with her - it wasn't the best solution she hoped for but she was able to protect herself and her companions from grievous harm by redirecting the thunderbolt through the ground with an earth spike.<br/><br/>It was fortunate there were strong winds, soon dispersing the cloud of dust where the tent once stood. The sight wasn't pleasing to her eyes - strange being rushed into the camp with the element of surprise, already engaging members of the expedition stationed at the outskirts of the camp. The Folovan mage coughed to clear her throat and struggled to her feet with the help of her staves.<br/><br/>"Noncombatants, move towards the pier in a calm and orderly manner!" Freis called out in a firm voice as she started gathering magical energies of water in one staff and wind in the other, quickly dropping the temperature once both staves were brought together, "Take out intruders that have breached the perimeter! Focus on keeping them out first!"<br/><br/>Loud bellowing could be heard throughout the camp as giants ran in with vicious weapons in four arms. A pair were charging towards Freis' position, seeing the Folovan mage and her companions as easy targets. She simply narrowed her eyes and directed the charged magical energies of her staves at them.<br/><br/><strong>ICE GUST</strong><br/><br/>Subzero winds blustered forth from her staves, embracing the incoming giants with intense cold. Ice quickly formed and grew on their skin, encasing the incoming assailants completely in solid shell of cold and holding them in place. It was a brief moment of respite as Freis then stood back to attend to the others.<br/><br/>"Get the members from Cabista and Bente to distribute longspears to those who are strong enough to wield weapons among the noncombatants," she told one of the scribes with her that appeared to have recovered from the shock of the initial attack, "Even if the attackers are strong they'll think twice about charging into a line full of sharp spears pointed at them."<br/><br/>Her priority now was keeping people alive. That meant denying their attackers easy targets and focusing on those who could fight back.