(OOC: Will Save 21, Fort Save 25. Let's hope my luck holds out...)<br/><br/>Oh, but my weapon of choice is<em>not</em>steel, so possibly I have that advantage. Regardless, she can command animals, but by putting her faith in them and fighting through them, all she does is open herself to the pain of watching them die... now suitably strong thanks to the magic that flows through me, I take a step back, draw the stingray whip up across my body, look the bear in the eye...<br/><br/>Then deliver a fierce backhand, a crack of magical "leather" against the tough hide of the beast. And then, before it can retaliate, I bring the lash down again, swinging at the face in my efforts to tear the skin open and blind it with its own flowing blood! The nymph will pay the price for her choices, and she will regret not surrendering from the start.<br/><br/>(OOC: 8 rounds remaining on both spells. First attack: 34 to hit, 11 damage. Second attack: 30 to hit, 12 damage.)