<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Sanger</strong></span><br/><em>The Dawn Charger</em><br/><strong>Location:</strong>The Demon City, apartments of Rhikki-Annha Vase-Weaver<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Iori<br/><div class="floatleft"><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Status</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Sheet (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=185350.msg8923399#msg8923399)</strong><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>CHANNELS</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><strong>HEALTH</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Willpower</strong>   </td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td> </td><td>         </td><td><strong>[ ]</strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>-0 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Compassion</strong>   </td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong> </strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">- = B</span>      </td><td><strong>[ ]</strong></td><td><strong>[ ]</strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>-1 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Conviction</strong>   </td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong> </strong></td><td><strong> </strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">X = L</span>      </td><td><strong>[ ]</strong></td><td><strong>[ ]</strong></td><td><strong></strong></td><td><strong></strong></td><td><strong></strong></td><td><strong>-2 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Temperance</strong>   </td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong></strong></td><td><strong> </strong></td><td><strong> </strong></td><td><strong> </strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">* = A</span>      </td><td><strong>[ ]</strong></td><td><strong></strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>-4 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Valor</strong>      </td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong>[X]</strong></td><td><strong> </strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>            </td><td><strong>[ ]</strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>Inc</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>ATTACKS</strong></td><td><em>Speed</em></td><td><em>Accuracy</em></td><td><em>Damage</em></td><td><em>Defense</em></td><td><em>Rate</em></td><td> </td><td><strong>DEFENSES</strong>      </td><td><em>Parry</em>   </td><td><em>Dodge</em>   </td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Zankanto</strong></td><td>5/3</td><td>17</td><td>+8L</td><td>+1</td><td>3</td><td> </td><td><strong>Mental</strong>      </td><td>4   </td><td>10   </td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Shield</strong></td><td>5/3</td><td>14</td><td>+1B</td><td>+6</td><td>1</td><td> </td><td><strong>Physical</strong>      </td><td>12   </td><td>6   </td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong> </strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><strong>Soak</strong>      </td><td>6B/23   </td><td>6L/23L   </td><td>17A</td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong> </strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><strong>Hardness</strong>      </td><td>1B/11B   </td><td>1L/11L</td><td>0A/11L</td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td><td><strong>   </strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>ESSENCE</strong></td><td><strong>••••• •••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>LIMIT</strong></td><td><strong>••••• •••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>ANIMA</strong></td><td><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">•</span><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">•</span><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">•</span><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">•</span><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;">•</span></strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Personal</strong></td><td>25/25</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Peripheral</strong></td><td>43/57</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Overdrive</strong></td><td>0/10</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><strong>Current Effects:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><em></em></li></ul></div></div></div><hr/><br/>Sanger's smile faltered when Iori asked him what happened, and as he tried to think about what he was going to tell her, a heavy weight settled on his body.  Moving towards her, he scooped the fire elemental up and placed her back on the futon.<br/>"You... you might want to sit yourself someplace more comfortable while I tell you."<br/>He grabbed a cushion, setting down beside the futon and sat down on it, so that the two of them were face to face with each other.  Holding his hands together, he twiddled his fingers, the first words difficult to form.<br/>"Anjushri is dead.  Two people attacked you: a Day Caste called Five Burning Villages and a Changing Moon called Elmala, the Adamant Cobra.  They also killed Anjushri.  The first sign that we had trouble coming was when a wave of demonic energy swept through the buildin'.  A group of us went to the antechamber to find out what happened, and that's when we spotted Anjushri's body.  The others went to investigate, I ran back to go check on the attendants.  One... was already dead, and Suicides was being attacked by another person who got invited, Ferril-Shines-Through-Shadows.  Turns out he wanted revenge on Suicides, and agreed to get the two through in exchange for a shot at Suicides.  I managed to convince him to not fight, and to help me save the attendants instead.  Some of the others met up with us again, and then I realized that I hadn't seen or heard from you at all, so I rushed towards your room to make sure you were safe."<br/><br/>He took a deep breath.  The next part was going to be the hardest for him.<br/>"I followed a trail of, well, pools of fire really, and then found you slung over Howl's shoulder.  You had been attacked, and poisoned.  He had sucked out the poison, savin' your life, and was busy knockin' walls down tryin' to find your attackers.  He handed you off to me, tellin' me to take you someplace safe when I told him the place was goin' to explode.  I tried to get him to come with us, told him he had a duty to go carry on Anjushri's will and also because whoever had attacked was more likely to come at us again, but he wouldn't listen.  I wanted to stay longer, to get him to listen and come along, but since I was holdin' you in my arms and I didn't know when the place would blow, I'd be riskin' your life doin' so.  So I made the choice to go save you, told Howl to come along soon and left him."<br/><br/>"The rest is pretty straight forward.  Went back to the antechamber, the Day Caste and some monsters were fighting with the attendants, Chorgath and Samaro killed most of the monsters, Samaro and I kept the Day Caste's attention while Chorgath fixed the portal out of the buildin' and we left before it exploded.  Howl though... we didn't see Howl leave with us."<br/>There was heavy sorrow in Sanger's eyes.  Though he hadn't been friends with the man, really barely knew him at all, Sanger couldn't shake the feeling he had left a comrade behind.  If only he had tried harder, if only he knew the words to say that would have gotten Howl to come along.  There were many if onlys, and one truth of the fact.<br/>"I'm sorry, I wish I had some better news for you."