Her hand on her sword, Tialyn waited - Waited - for the orc to spring down to take her on...!<br/><br/>But she really should've seen it coming, as<em>three</em>more raced towards her! As they charged forward across the rocks, her eyes widened minutely...She hadn't actually been in a<em>fight</em>so far! Their battle-cries, the weapons they brandished, the spray of the sand...It felt too real. *Way* too real, more than anything game she'd ever played...!<br/><br/>Tialyn shook off her momentary hesitation - Her gaze drawn to the very first orc, and the huge hammer of black iron it hefted! Her sword scraped from it's scabbard, her slim fingers curling around the hilt...Even as she drew on the power deep within, her mana bar shrinking as she cast her first spell!<br/><br/><em>"Disease Cloud!"</em><br/><br/>A plague wind - green-tinged, carrying the stench of raven-blighted battlefields - gusted forth, a hazy miasma that engulfed the oncoming orcs! Tialyn readied her blade, angling it just so...The skull-pommel flaring, a seething bolt of necrotic energy searing forward, leaping towards her nearest opponent! She stood ready, her heart pounding in her chest...Simulated adrenaline tingling through her veins, her sword raised to strike - A baleful violet glow issuing forth from the hilt!<br/><br/>Three on one...She had to seize the advantage! With a shout of her own, the gorgeous blonde sprang forward...Her blade slicing the air, like the scythe of death itself-! It whirred, blurring in a lethal sweep - The Shadow Knight had the better weapon, and was<em>probably</em>more skilled...But given the more *realistic* combat system, three-on-one odds was nothing to trifle with-! Her heels kicked up sand, both hands on the hilt of her sword - Knowing she had to take them down *quickly*, before their superior numbers told-!<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Rolls!</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span class="bbc_u">Mental Strength:</span><br/>Roll(1d10)+5:<br/>10,+5<br/>Total:15<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Mental Agility:</span><br/>Roll(1d10)+5:<br/>7,+5<br/>Total:12<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Mental Discipline:</span><br/>Roll(1d10)+3:<br/>2,+3<br/>Total:5</div></div>