The party, right after leaving the dangerous mountain pass, is assailed by a large enemy force.  Aurich knows as Claire does that they must form a line and prevent the enemy from pushing them back into the hills or off the end of the cliff!<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Battle</div><div class="spoiler_body">RNG 6, 47 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=33622)<br/>Aurich moves E17 and attacks the Myrmidon at F17.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Current Stats</div><div class="spoiler_body">new statblock!<br/><tt class="bbc_tt">Battle Inventory:<br/>  Name            Rng  Atk  Hit  Eva  Crt  AS  Ql<br/> - Iron Lance      1   013  092  013  003  06  39<br/> - Vulnerary                                   03<br/> -<br/> -<br/> -<br/>Active Skills:<br/><strong>Daunt</strong>: Enemies suffer -5 to Hit, Evasion, and Critical within 3 spaces<br/><strong>Anti-Cavalry</strong>: +5 Damage, +1 Defense against mounted units<br/><strong>Brace</strong>: +15 to hit if Aurich does not move this round<br/><strong>Cohesion</strong>: +10 to hit and evasion if Aurich is within 3 spaces of Allied units<br/><strong>Flanked</strong>: -15 to evasion if Aurich is not within 3 spaces of Allied units</tt></div></div><br/>Aurich is under the effect of Maribelle's <strong>Charisma</strong>!<br/>He hits the myrmidon for 12 damage with 118 Hit.<br/>Enemy myrmidon retaliates and hits Aurich for 2 damage with 52 Hit.<br/><br/>Aurich gains 11 Exp and is currently at 21/23 HP.<br/></div></div><br/>These mercenaries were not as raw as the ones they fought before, but neither were they.  Between the black knights fine armor and his skill at fencing the enemy myrmidons would appear to be just as helpless as before.  Unfortunately for the party, however, the line could not be completed with just the two of them.  Ashton would plainly survive these attacks with his own armor, but the others would have to rely on footwork and sheer luck if they wanted to hold the line with them.