<strong>Eshalu and the murder of crows</strong><br/><br/>Struck by the sudden realisation that the warped garden had come to life and very much meant to eliminate the interlopers, Eshalu felt the hard, knotty burst of adrenaline flush her veins. She breathed in deep, seeking to ignore the cacophony of flapping wings, raking talons and deafening caws. She needed to focus and forget for a moment that she was encircled. Defending against the erratic, vicious strikes of the furious, unnatural birds was another matter entirely.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Eshalu rolled: 4d6<br/>Comment: Fighting roll defensive<br/>Result: 3, 3, 1, 5, <br/>Net result: <strong>+4</strong> (+0 dice rolls, +4 Fighting)<br/>Eshalu takes <strong>1 stress (1 stress box checked)</strong></div></div><br/>The initial flurry had caught her off guard, pinning her in position, so she crouched low, trying to decrease the size of her target, and waited for the right moment to strike. When she detected a slight gap in the formation of midnight-black feathers, she stabbed her spear into the ground and drew her crescent shortsword, lashing out in long, arcing cuts, slicing through feather, flesh and bone.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Eshalu rolled: 4d6<br/>Comment: Fighting roll offensive<br/>Result: 1, 1, 4, 1, <br/>Invoking <strong>fate point</strong> to reroll:<br/><br/>Roll Result: Eshalu rolled: 4d6<br/>Comment: Fighting re-roll offensive<br/>Result: 1, 5, 6, 4, <br/>Net result: <strong>+5</strong> (+1 dice rolls and +4 Fighting skill)<br/>Preemptively invoking <strong>Killing Blow</strong></div></div><br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Physical Stress boxes:<br/><br/>4 [X] 3 [ ] 2 [ ] 1 [X]<br/><br/>Fate Points: 1</div></div>