<strong>Eshalu - <em>not</em> Miss Muffet</strong><br/><br/>Her blade arced and sliced, gleaming in the sun. Curved, wickedly sharp metal found purchase in the spider's bloated abdomen, drawing forth a gout of unspeakable, viscid humours. Eshalu felt a surge of nausea, but that was nothing compared to the frantic, predatory drive overcoming her. She sliced the spider from the base of its thorax deep into its abdomen, and withdrew with some effort. Another spurt of vile fluid. It pattered like foul rain on her wyvern-hide armour and golden hair, slicking the edge of her shortsword in dark slime.<br/><br/>The spider turned, thrashing frantically, inadvertently slicing the joint of a columnar leg on the readied blade of her shortsword. It was panicking. Eshalu could feel it. Its unnatural life now hanging in the balance, the fungal spider appeared to turn and flee back into the dense garden from whence it came, its damaged leg dragging pathetically by its side. Eshalu resolved not to grant it escape. The hunt was on and the Great Mother would soon call this foul spider's spirit back to the heart of creation.<br/><br/>Eshalu dashed after it, charging forward to leap onto its thorax.<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: 4d3, adding -5to the total<br/>Comment: Athletics (3) check to defend against spider's flight<br/>Result: 2, 3, 2, 2,<br/>Total: 4, invoking <em>Pierced Leg</em> to take advantage of its reduced mobility for <strong>6</strong> - as this is a success with style, I would inflict the <em>Death from Above</em> aspect</div></div><br/><br/>Seizing the advantage granted by the spider's reduced mobility, Eshalu leaped onto its fungus-encrusted back, planting her weight firmly on either side of its thorax. Steadying herself, she drew her obsidian dagger from its leathern sheath and brought it down with all the force she could muster onto the spider's head, between the hideous nests of its unblinking eyes.<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: 4d3, adding -4to the total<br/>Comment: Fighting (4) roll against spider<br/>Result: 2, 3, 1, 2,<br/>Total: 4, invoking <em>Death from Above</em> and expending the <strong>Fate Point</strong> granted the previous round for a result of <strong>8</strong> </div></div>