So far, Kisara had mostly been ignored by the crew, as they worked around "the landlubber". But then she spoke, and she was suddenly the centre of attention. Something about the natural command in her voice killed the growing panic in a moment. Where there had been a rabbled of ill-equipped and barely-organised smugglers, suddenly there was a disciplined and organised crew....<br/><br/><em>The hosts of the Dragon-Blooded stood firm, holding the broken gates against the armies of madness. The Fair Folk host consisted of a sea of howling and misshapen hobgoblins, dotted by great ogres and mutants, and the nobles atop their lionlike steeds, clad in their armour of silk and dreams and wielding razor-sharp glass swords. In the distance were the hulking forms of behemoths, including a great steam-spitting panther and a shaggy, two-headed dragon. Hundreds of scorched, frozen or poisoned bodies already lay before the shield wall of Creation's defenders, yet it could not hold forever against these numbers.<br/><br/>But they did not need to. A cheer arose from the bloodied Terrestrials as the general disembarked from their aerial chariot to take the field personally. The sound was echoed with a wail of despair from the common Fair Folk. Victory was now certain, with the might of the Dragon-Blooded host reinforced by the strength and tactical genius of--</em><br/><br/>The moment passed, and Kisara was back on the boat. The waterlogged corpses climbing from the sea resembled a hybrid of shark and human, which would have looked intimidating enough before they died. Maybe they were the same would-be scavengers that Balam had been spinning a story about. The flesh had largely fallen away from their jaws, making their saw-like teeth even more pronounced. To one side, the undead whale slowly turned, raising a massive tail to strike down onto the boat.<br/><br/><br/><em>OOC: Combat!<br/><br/>Rotting Leviathan: AC 7, Saves 12+, Morale 12<br/><br/>Small Mob (Undead): AC 7, Saves 16+, Morale 12<br/><br/>And allied (and under your control for this fight):<br/>Medium Mob (Crew): AC 9, HD 28, Saves 15+, Two Attacks +1, Damage 1d8, Morale 12, invincible defence vs mental powers.<br/><br/>You and your allies go first. Remember that Mobs make their attacks against all enemies in range. Since it's in the process of striking, you and your allies can attack the undead whale this round.</em>