2022.08.02: SubTara Keep Part 2

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Silver Tara Part 2
The Fianna are asked to assist in the battle.
IC Date 2022.08.02
IC Time ic time.
Players Kennard, Isla, Sean, Tinlin-ST, Finn, Harrow, Lennox-Co-ST, Daffyd, Kohana
Location Dublin, Ireland - Silver Tara
Prp/Tp The Cursed Cow
Spheres Fianna - Gaian
Theme Song Drums of War


END OF PART 1: Poses. Re-cap



The great Fir spirit creaks in one last stretch and peers back at them all, all bark and moss, and with glowing yellow eyes. They are wild looking, and feral. The spirit commands, <<Now go to the ramparts and assist your brother and sister wolves! To war we go!>>

Where he was manifested as physical in the heart of the Keep, he shifts into a blur of yellow spirit light, and begins to walk right through the walls of the keep and into the dirt, as if it were no issue, to disappear, and teleport himself back out onto the battlefield.

From above in the battlefield, roots ripple upward from the deep ground, and the earth disturbed explodes, where He Who Walks Beside, suddenly pulls himself up from the ground itself, where the war rages outside. Now the fun, really begins...



All who hold a seedling from He Who Walks Besides, that are now emptying the Crypt below the keep, feel a sudden healing glow emanating from within.

Shifting back to warform, Wrath-of-Morrigu howls triumpaphantly! <<TO GLORY!!>> He howls and takes off loping along on all fours, leading the way back to the surface!

Singer-of_Lore lifts his head high and lets out a loud howl and begins to move as rapidly as he can to get to the ramparts. Once he reaches them and sees all that is occuring he again throws back his head and lets out another mighty howl, a calling to war and he triggers his gift call of the wyld as he does so.


The seed is taken up in hand by Finn, then he's off running after the others. He remains in Glabro for now, long loping strides trying to keep up with the others.



OUTSIDE ON THE BATTLEFIELD: Fiery Bellona wants her javelin back, and seeing that it is now stuck in it's target, she howls for Broken Claw >> THAT DINNAE BELONGS TO YE! I'M COMING FER IT AND YER HEAD! << And off she goes to get the prizes she wants.



Broken Claw's staff is over there too. He launches himself forward, but makes sure Fiery Bellona leads the charge. She is alpha, afterall.


+++++++++BEGIN PART 2: BATTLE OF SILVER TARA Ramparts+++++++++

KENNARD, FINN, DAFFYD - RAMPART WALL - SCENE SECTION NORTHWEST


Once the stairs are rushed that lead up to the outer ramparts, and the wall itself overlooking the castle grounds, they will find rain and plenty of it. The skies open up and it pelts down waves of rain in the wind as the battle rages on below. Fires burn in the distance, as the Minotaur tears up the battlefield itself now, bellowing out a red glowing substance from his wide nostrils. It allows them to see in the dark, spaces in the battlefield where the King and his packs are forging a long line to try and get to the catapults mid surge. There's three of them in the hills, and as the last fomori hammer hits the contraption in place, it's yelled to be <<FIRE!>>


The rampart wall itself is thick, with sturdy walls built to endure a siege. This is by no means a gigantic siege, but the siege is on the North Wall, and the Fomori and the Spirlas have yet to surround it due to size. For now, they'll see on the ramparts, two vats of an dark oil burning with a flame bubbling beneath. Someone already ran through to prepare, but this side of the rampart is empty of garou. There's racks of weapons behind them, courtside, for the taking. Bows, a few swords, and one mace. Three giant boulders sit up top of the wall, where someone spray painted on each one. PAY DIRT. MOTHER LODE GAIA, and EAT THIS WYRM!



The group finds themselves up fairly high from the ground, at least ten stories upward. IT is a massive Ireland keep after all. Thunder continues to roll over the field, with lightning flashing up in those dark night stormy clouds. The stone floor beneath them is wet, water pooling over on the far side near the staircase, and it begins to trickle down in rivulets, like a tiny stream. The stairs are wet!

<OOC> Daffyd says, "Call of the Wyld"

Daffyd loses one Willpower

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Daffyd rolls Stamina + Empathy + 2 vs 7 for 5 successes. 4 5 +7 +8 +8 +8 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

Singer-of-Lore rushes to the top of the ramparts and throws back his head and howls with all his energy a howl of defiance, a call to battle, a howl that strengthens his allies and demoralizes his foes. Singer-of-Lore stands tall and proud in his war form and draws forth the essence of the the tribe, of the ancestors, of the heros of old as they face again their old foe.

The dark, thronging mass appears to undulate across the ground below the rampart wall, the dark red firelight flickering across the crowd. Within the throng some appear larger, others smaller, some covered in reflective scales that drip slime while others are simply toned like wet earth. There is an undulating push against the rampart wall, and some of the creatures fall beneath the crush only to be climbed atop by the row behind.


With sudden intensity, groups thrust three large, rough hewn ladders up against the wall, stamping them down into the fallen bodies without regard and leaping up to begin flinging themselves upwards. Some throw themselves so forcefully up the ladder that they lose grip and fall from the side to slap down into the mass below to be ignored as they fall beneath the crush. With the ladders full, yet others climb the steadily increasing mound of bodies and scrabble up at the well fitted stones of the wall. As they get higher up the wall, a high pitched keening sound can be heard coming from some of the creatures, barely audible over the gnashing and snarling of lipless mouths but for the finely attuned hearing of the Garou.

Call of the Wyld sounds off and the creatures below begin to hiss and snarl. Some scream in fear, retreating, and then they are pulled back again by orders from a Spiral thick in the field still fighting!

Daffyd leaps forward to engage those enemy making the rampart prepared to defend with his very life if needed.


Joining in with Singer-of-Lore's howl, Wrath of Morrigu also joins in! The Quickening burns in his blood! As he passes the racks, Wrath grabs a Greatsword! <<Someone pour the oil over! Light it!>> Wrath barks out. <<Grab Stones and thrown them down on the ladders! We need to break them.>> He hefts the greatsword, testing it's balance. <>

Racing up the ladder, Finn continues on in his Glabro form. It's easier for him to climb this way! Once atop the ramparts, he hefts a large rock - tossing it down to shatter a ladder. "There sure are a lot of cranky bastards out there..." He growls, looking for more rocks to toss down on the oncoming monsters.

One of the fomori reaches top side, climbing up the wall without use of the ladder. He makes a leap up toward Ken. <<<Rar!!!>>>

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Melee(4) (8 dice) vs 7 for -1 successes. -1 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Brawl(4) + -3 (5 dice) vs 6 for -1 successes. -1 -1 3 5 5 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Rage vs 5 for 4 successes. 3 +6 +8 +9 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

Wrath-of-Morrigu loses one Magical Essence

Wrath of Morrigu swings his greatsword! But the rain and much and blood, he loses his grip! To compensate, he tries to catch his balance and swipe with his claws, only to end up staring up at the stars!



<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 3 successes. 1 3 3 +7 +7 +8 9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Strength + 2 vs 6 for 6 successes. 2 4 5 +6 +7 +7 +8 +9 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 (2 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes. 2 3 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

Singer-of_Lore sees Kennard slip in combat and the fomori poised to attack him as he is momentarily helpless. Lunging forward with a flash of fangs and claws, Daffayd rends the fomori heavily leaving its corpse laying there.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Finn rolls Dexterity + Athletics vs 6 for 1 successes. 1 2 +7 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Finn rolls Strength + 2 vs 6 for 0 successes. 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

Spring-Heeled Jack roars up to his warform, huffing a big stone down on the ladder of the incoming Fomori. Apparently this ladder was sturdier, or the force he threw with was off, because the ladder doesn't even bend.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Athletics(1) (5 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes. 3 5 +6 +7 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Strength(8) + 2 (10 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes. 1 3 3 5 5 5 +6 +7 +8 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


The rocks stationed here are sized for Crinos, but just about movable for a strong Glabro too. They can be hefted over the crenellations to crash down into the enemy, and hopefully into the ladders as well. As this one rolls over and falls down the other side it catches and bounces off the wall, sending tremors through the rampart that the defenders can feel. There's a mighty smash as it contacts one of the ladders, breaking it nearly in half and knocking bodies aside to fall back into the mass below. The boulder finally hits the ground with a gut-sinking thud, settling deeply into the mound of fomor below, with the falling bodies from the ladder bouncing off the top.

Singer-of_Lore looking about to take stock of the situation, Daffyd realizes there are vats of boiling oil nearby. Seeing a chance to catch many enemy at one time and hopefully incapacitating them, he takes a vat and pours it over the side, down the ladder into the mass of fomori below.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Finn rolls Dexterity + Athletics vs 6 for 1 successes. 3 3 3 4 +6 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Finn rolls Strength vs 6 for 3 successes. 2 3 3 5 5 +8 +9 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


The cauldrons of heated oil are so huge as to be impossible for a mere mortal to budge, but the well applied strength of a Garou hyped for war rotates it up and over the rampart to spill bubbling, glugging, scalding oil down the side of the wall. Every fomor it touches screams with the pain, falling from the stones writhing into the mass around the legs of the ladders. Those caught fully under the oil simply cease to move almost immediately, giving off an awful stink of cooking flesh and the pool of rapidly cooling spreading oil creates a hazard that the rest of the fomor scramble to avoid.


If the rocks are defective, Spring-Heeled Jack will just work directly with the ladders. Gripping the top of one with both massive claws, he shakes the thing back and forth savagely. After a brief few seconds, he topples the thing to the right, sending the Fomori on it back to the bottom.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Athletics(1) (5 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes. 1 1 +8 9 9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Strength(8) + 2 (10 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes. 1 2 2 2 4 5 +6 +9 +10 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


Throwing the last boulder down, Wrath of Morrigu howls, <<NOT TONIGHT!! NOT ON MY WATCH!!>> His defiance and rage boiling. He looks down the wall. <<TO ME!>> He calls. <<Singer, Spring .. stick with each other, watch my back!>>


SPRING! Another fomori pops up over the wall near Finn!


SPRING! Another fomori pops up hissing at Ken!

SPRING! And a third half crawls up near Daffyd, but it doesn't quite make it up the wall edge. It slides down in the rain another two feet. Loser.



One of the catapults out in the distance suddenly looses, with a sound like a swiftly advancing storm. As the arm reaches the apex a tainted flaming boulder releases from the arm towards the castle. As it flies it spits and cracks, sending out shards of shrapnel in all directions. A piece falls amongst the fomor below, killing one dead instantly.


With an almighty explosion, like lightning striking close by, it hits a tower of Silver Tara, launching stones and shrapnel all across the rampart wall and the courtyard inside.


The fomori climbs the wall, hisses at Wrath of Morrigu. His response? He starts singing! It's a scottish war song! As he does, he's swinging that Greatsword with unerring accuracy, He cleaves the Fomori nearly in two!


<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Melee(4) (8 dice) vs 7 for 4 successes. 2 3 5 5 +8 +8 +8 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls 1 (1 dice) vs 7 for 1 successes. +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Strength(8) + 6 + 4 (18 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes. 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 +6 +6 +7 +7 +9 9 9 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 vs 6 for 0 successes. 1 8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


The fomori climbs the wall, hisses at Wrath of Morrigu. His response? He starts singing! It's a scottish war song! As he does, he's swinging that Greatsword with unerring accuracy, He cleaves the Fomori nearly in two!

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 5 successes. 2 3 +6 +7 +7 +7 +8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Strength + 4 vs 6 for 3 successes. 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 +6 +6 +7 8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 vs 6 for 0 successes. 3 3 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


Singer-of_Lore seeing Finn fighting Singer moves over, hoping the one closest will fall from the rain slickened walls. He makes a solid attack and tears into theone trying to top the wall to attack Finn and injures him enough to cause the foul beast to lose its grip and plumment back to the earth to land with a liquid splat.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Finn rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 2 successes. 1 2 2 3 +6 +7 8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Finn rolls Strength + 2 vs 6 for 4 successes. 1 3 4 4 5 +6 +6 +7 +8 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 vs 6 for 1 successes. 3 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


What was the thronging mass is not so much of a throng any longer, all the ladders are down, a pool of oil is expanding and still cooking the remains of the many dead already incurred in this unwise assault upon the walls of Silver Tara. And yet more still come, climbing the walls in desperation, thrusting claws and talons into cracks between the rocks and scrabbling for purchase up the wall. The high pitched keening sound that some make grows louder as more slowly creep up the walls towards the ramparts.


In the background the storm lashes harder, real lightning strikes and through the mist and rain illuminates snapshots of the greater battle for all to see. The Minotaur, huge amongst the smaller fomor, overtopping even some Crinos at the shoulder, is seen thrusting back it's head with bodies skewered on his horns. Are they fomor or Garou? Likely both, but it's impossible to tell at a blink.


No more rocks, no knife - just a Crinos and his claws. Spring-Heeled Jack lashes out with wicked looking talons, splitting open the fomori nearest to him. While not enough to kill him, the sudden stop at the end of their fall down the wall finishes the job.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Finn rolls Dexterity + Dodge vs 6 for 5 successes. 2 5 +6 +6 +9 +9 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Dexterity + Dodge vs 6 for 0 successes. 1 -1 2 4 4 7 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Dodge(1) (5 dice) vs 6 for 4 successes. 4 +6 +6 +7 +8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

He's sick and tired of these mother-jumping rocks on this mother-jumping rampart! As rubble and ruin tumble down on the Gaian defenders from above, Spring-Heeled Jack dodges, dips, ducks, dives and... dodges the rain of potential harm. <<Was that us? Or something else?>>

Singer-of_Lore as he looks out over the tide of the foe, Singer fails to notice that the storm has caused some structural damage and a bunch of debris is heading towards him. At the last second he realizes his danger and tries to dodge out of the way but with no success. Several wet and slimy shingles, a brick or two, and assorted gravel rains down on his head. He suffers no actual damage, but it is not a pleasant sensation at all. And now he has assorted gunk stuck in his wet and matted fur. Yuck!

It must be the singing! Wrath of Morrigu just can't be hit by anything! He's swinging the Greatsword with wild abandon! His voice lifting.

A soldier lad came here last night

With riding he was weary

A soldier lad came here last night

And the moon was shining clearly

Bonnie lassie, will you gang with me

Bonnie lass, will ye lie near me

I'll get all your ribbons reel

In the morning ere I leave ye


Wrath of Morrigu gives himself over to song and fighting and Rage and Glory!



The second in the line of catapults looses in the distance, artfully silhouetted by a lightning strike which lands eerily close to the catapults themselves, but doesn't damage them. The bass whoosh of the arm swinging and then the spitting and cracking as the evil ball of tainted balefire infused rock flies overhead. This one arcs over the wall, missing the tower and falls, striking one of the stone shuttered ballroom windows with a gruesome cracking, shattering, keening noise. The glass behind shatters and then the the ball explodes inside the ballroom itself. Screams emanate as flames start to lick up around the broken window.

The fomori are still climbing the wet wall, sliding and slipping upward in the rain. Howling, another two leaaaap up one full story, deciding the oil slick on one section is too slippery. Two fomori pop up suddenly over by Daffyd's side of the rampart! A third slinks up over on Finn's side and taunts him with a jeer, cackling with razor sharp teeth. It's hideous and yet MAD. Lunacy must be running through it.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Melee(4) + -2 (6 dice) vs 7 for 1 successes. 2 3 5 6 6 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Strength(8) + 6 (14 dice) vs 6 for 7 successes. 1 4 4 5 5 5 +6 +6 +6 +8 +8 +8 +8 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============-------------> <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->

Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Melee(4) + -3 (5 dice) vs 7 for 1 successes. 2 3 5 6 +7 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Strength(8) + 6 (14 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes. 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 +6 +6 +7 8 8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 (2 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes. 4 5 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 (2 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes. 4 5 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 4 successes. 2 3 3 +8 +9 +10 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 vs 6 for 1 successes. 5 +8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============-------------> <OOC> Tinlin says, "he died, you killed him!" <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Strength + 1 + 3 vs 6 for 3 successes. 1 2 2 2 4 4 5 +6 +9 +9 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

Lifting this voice higher in song, Wrath of Morrigu rushes over and with a flourish, cleaves the first one in half, the follow through digging deep into the second one! He continues his song, but looks over to the window!

She's takes the trooper by the hand

And leads him to her chamber

She's given him some wine to drink

And his love it flared like tinder

<<Spring Heel, go check the kinfolk!!>> Wrath of Morrigu calls out, without even looking! <>

Singer-of_Lore seeing Wrath kill one outright and cripple the second, Singer leaps in to slash the second with his claws, doing enough damage after Wrath's attack to finish the fomori off as it drops, dead, to the ground below.

There's no hesitation - Kinfolk might be in danger. Not caring if his back gets exposed to a swing, Spring-Heeled Jack leaps off towards the sounds of screaming Kin.

Finn loses one Willpower

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Finn rolls Dexterity + Athletics vs 4 for 3 successes. 1 +6 +7 +9 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

From the broken window down in the courtyard, a person staggers out, fire licking up the back of his dinner jacket. Smoke curls around his head as two more kinfolk rush out to follow him with a ballgown held between them and pat out the fire across his shoulders. From inside, more organised kinfolk come out, slapping at the broken and burning window with various table cloths and shawls to put it out. The one who appears to be leading the kinfolk efforts waves reassuringly to the nearby Garou that they have this under control.

Ladders and rocks. This whole frigging place is ladders and rocks. Leaping off the side and lightly gripping the side of the ladder, Spring-Heeled Jack all but slides down the damn thing like a lunatic fireman. Fire in the courtroom is a bad thing. And though people are waving him off, he's not leaving that to chance. Nope. Could be a plant, could be a distraction - could be anything. He barges in through the broken window.

Outside the broken ballroom the kinfolk that was waving Finn off simply inclines his head to Finn as the Garou approaches, ignoring him, and he turns back to continue leading the kinfolk firefighting efforts, "No Miriam, swing that shawl from the elbows, you're putting out a fire, not wafting air on a hot day!" Inside the ballroom, Finn and only Finn gets to see...

FINN ONLY: Inside the ballroom it's clear that the kinfolk were not stupid, they gathered to the rear of the room and threw over tables to use for cover. The rock of tainted balefire is explode into fragments all over the floor, each one steaming and crackling still, some slowly sinking into the stone flags. There are injuries, and people are tending them using anything they can as improvised bandages. An older and well dressed and appointed gentleman calls out to you, "Cover up that hole man, or the next one will finish us all off!

FINN ONLY: A garou of Finn's strength is easily able to take one of the big banquet tables and brace it up against the hole. It's not as good as spirit crafted stone shutters, but right now anything is better than nothing. The kinfolk have the fire out by now and are retreating back to the main group again.

FINN ONLY: Once the table is in place, Finn will look for a more permanent solution - including propping the shutters closed as well. Everything and anything to seal the hole, and brace against any potential impact. He notices Tiana in the banquet hall, coughing from smoke, but apparently isn't one of the casualties.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Finn rolls Strength + Athletics vs 6 for 4 successes. 1 3 3 4 +7 +8 +9 +10 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

FINN ONLY: A good success, you get the shutters overlapping so the damaged parts are only minimally exposed, it would take another direct hit to do serious damage to this window.

FINN ONLY: <<Clear the room, withdraw lower if you can.>> He growls out to the others. <<They have a siege engine. This won't hold through another solid hit.>> He nods to Tiana, looking for any other injuries or potential dangers.

FINN ONLY: The kinfolk in the room look to Finn, many are far older with much more experience, surely. One of those stands at Finn's urging and ushers the rest up, "Yes sir, as you say." To the rest he bids them stand, "Quickly now, I'll unlock the door and we will head into the crypts. You will have to carry the injured. Everyone who can walk and lift, pair off and take one of the wounded between you." He very quickly takes command in a practiced way. Tiana, on closer inspection appears to have some burns on her left arm from shrapnel, and is coughing slightly but appears to be one of the lesser injured here. She's helping carry an older lady with a serious leg wound.

FINN ONLY: <<Make sure she's not poisoned - that schrapnel might be tainted.>> He chuffs, keeping an eye on the makeshift barricade. He's ready to head back out to fight, once he sees everyone is moved safely to the crypt.

FINN ONLY: The newly self-promoted kinfolk in charge nods to Finn, and then looks across the many people with shrapnel injuries with a concerned eye. For now, all they can do is get people safe and staunch the bleeding and await Garou to deal with the bane tainted wounds. "Thank you sir, I will make sure they make it safely into the crypts." With that, he turns and begins to more actively guide people out.

Once the Kin appear to be tended, Spring-Heeled Jack leaps out of the courtroom. He bounds towards the ladder and begins scaling it as quickly as he can.


The battle rages on that wall and now TWELVE Fomori are climbing upward in a single string, like double helix. Leaping for stronghold points, and grabbing onto wet brick. They are coming!

Two fomori pop up over the wall and scream at Ken! Hissss scccrreeeech!

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity + Melee + -2 vs 7 for 1 successes. 1 2 4 5 +7 9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Strength + 6 vs 6 for 5 successes. 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 +6 +6 +8 +9 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity + Melee + -3 vs 7 for 2 successes. 5 5 6 +7 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Strength + 6 + 1 vs 6 for 3 successes. 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 +6 +7 +8 8 9 9 9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 (2 dice) vs 6 for 2 successes. +6 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 (2 dice) vs 6 for -1 successes. -1 3 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============-------------

<<Pour the other oil!>> Wrath of Morrigu calls out, in the middle of his song. He moves, swinging his sword in wild abandon! He cleaves one in two, putting himself between Singer and the fomori. <<BRING IT!>> And then whipping his sword around, breaks out into more song!

Bonnie lassie, will you gang with me

Bonnie lass, will ye lie near me

I'll get all your ribbons reel

In the morning ere I leave ye


Singer-of_Lore leaps to the other vat of of oil finally getting the chance to put it to good use. With a mighty heave of his muscles, he manuvers the vat to pour it down over the fomori who oh so graciously lined up for him to have the maximum possible effect!

AND ALL 10 of them fall burning to the ground. Ahhhh! Sizzle.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 4 vs 7 for 0 successes. 1 5 6 8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


The second fomori sees the other dark mass that was popping up beside him on the wall get splattered by Ken's sword. This one swipes a sharp claw, lunging for him with a screech! He misses with a wooofh sound in the pouring rain.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 1 (1 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes. +6 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

There's still that one fomori left that is right on Kennard! And now that Daffyd has gotten rid of the immediate fomori horde on the wall, there's still more below that still climbing.

Now to the left on the rampart, it seems the garou over on the other side of their parapet, might need some help. Fomori have swarmed the garou, and two more fomori break off and are running straight at Daffyd. Here they come! The sound of splashing feet hitting stone in the rain is all sploshes! One of the fomori slips and water slides forward onto his belly and is coming for them, like a slip and slide.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Melee(4) + -2 (6 dice) vs 7 for 0 successes. 1 3 5 5 6 8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Melee(4) + -3 (5 dice) vs 7 for 3 successes. 2 5 +7 +7 +8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Strength(8) + 6 + 2 (16 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes. 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 +6 +6 +6 +9 +10 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 vs 6 for 1 successes. 4 +6 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


<<Throw a torch, light the oil!>> Wrath of Morrigu calls to Singer! He misses with the first swing, spinning around bringing the giant blade to bear a second time. He continues his song, reveling in the heat of the battle.

They had not been in bed an hour

An hour but scarce a quarter

But the drums coming up the street

And then the beat was shorter

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 4 successes. 3 4 4 +8 +8 +10 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Strength + 2 + 3 vs 6 for 10 successes. 4 4 +6 +6 +7 +7 +8 +8 +8 +8 +9 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

Once the Kin appear to be tended, Spring-Heeled Jack leaps out of the courtroom. He bounds towards the ladder and begins scaling it as quickly as he can.


Singer-of_Lore getting an idea, Singer steps to the very large vat and takes hold of it. With a mighty heave he flexes his mighty thews and strains as his sinew is pushed to its very limit. Holding the huge vat overhead, he gives another mighty heave and throws the vat directly at the fomori rushing along the rampart to reach him and Wrath, hoping to knock them off the edge in the rain slickened conditions.


<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 4 vs 7 for 2 successes. 4 5 +7 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 3 vs 6 for 1 successes. 3 5 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Stamina(7) (7 dice) vs 6 for 2 successes. 1 2 3 3 +6 +9 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 1 vs 6 for 1 successes. +6 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 1 vs 6 for 1 successes. +6 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Melee(4) (8 dice) vs 7 for 0 successes. 1 -1 3 4 5 6 6 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls 1 (1 dice) vs 7 for 0 successes. 3 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


The garou next wall over finish off their enemies, and look up suddenly as the VAT goes flying overhead and down over the wall, taking with it numerous Fomori. Wide eyes, look over at Daffyd in surprise, and the garou HOWL to cheer him on! <<<FUCK YEAH!>>> Not so clean mouthed, but they are Cliath too.

It must be all the slick stones and gunk that's causing such havoc. Wrath decides he's had enough and drops the sword, scraping his claws on the rocks! He prepares for the incoming still singing!

Its up, up, up, our colonel cried

It's up, up, up and away, then

It's up, up, up, our colonel cried

The morn's our battle day then


Finn is on his way back to the Highlander pack on the rampart wall. He's not quite there yet, but he's climbing as fast as he can muster. There's one almost dead fomori on the ground, with his teeth trying to chomp on Ken's ankle. It's not seeming to hurt him, but there's a fomori maw on his furry foot. There's still another fomori on his belly now trying to get UP in the rain now to stand. He just tried to swing, but it did no effect on WRath of Morrigu. Two are on him though!

Wrath-of-Morrigu loses one Magical Essence

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 5 successes. 2 2 +8 +10 +10 +10 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Strength + 1 + 4 vs 6 for 5 successes. 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 +6 +6 +7 +9 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

Singer-of_Lore sees the one attempting to gnaw at Wrath's ankles and laying in a spreading pool of blood. Deciding finishing that one off is the easiest and most strategic move to be made, Singer pounces and falls on the fomori rending with his claws and ending its existence.


Somewhere out in the rain-sodden darkness a horn call can be heard, but not a pure, clean horn such as the Fianna would use. This one sounds growly and rough, it itches at the edge of hearing and seems to push darkness into the vision of all who hear it. Two long blasts of the horn, and the remaining tainted army around the castle begins to howl and retreat, the mass seeming to flow stickily back up towards the great catapults that for some reason fell silent.


Only a few stragglers remain who were near the top of the Keep. Instead of climbing back down, they finish the climb upwards. There's one fomori now standing up leering at Ken and swinging back one claw, and then the other, ready to rumble with him!


Two more rush up the wall, which are the last TWO of the rampart fight they will need to face. It's almost breather time for the garou!

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Brawl(4) + -2 (6 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes. 2 +6 +6 +6 +8 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls 1 (1 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes. 4 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 vs 6 for 1 successes. 4 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Strength(8) + 1 + 1 + 4 (14 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes. 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 +6 +7 +8 9 10 10 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Brawl(4) + -3 (5 dice) vs 6 for 4 successes. 5 +6 +7 +7 +8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Strength(8) + 1 + 1 + 3 (13 dice) vs 6 for 10 successes. 4 5 5 +7 +7 +8 +8 +8 +8 +9 +9 +10 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 5 successes. 3 5 +6 +6 +7 +9 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


This has gone on long enough! Wrath of Morrigu rushes forward, arms extented. He growls and swipes at one, then plunges his claws into the other, arm coming out the back, holding it's still beating heart. <<DIE!!!>> He roars in its face! He picks up his song again, it brings him focus in battle!


Bonnie lassie, will you gang with me

Bonnie lass, will ye lie near me

I'll get all your ribbons reel

In the morning ere I leave ye

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Strength + 1 + 4 vs 6 for 8 successes. 2 2 2 4 +6 +7 +7 +8 +8 +9 +9 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 1 vs 6 for 0 successes. 3 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 1 vs 6 for 1 successes. +7 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 1 vs 6 for 1 successes. +6 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->



As if giving a last breath, as the horde retreats from Silver Tara and the defenders begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the last catapult launches it's hulking boulder towards the castle. Perhaps the perfidious Blightbringer had them all aim at the same place, the ballroom perhaps? Because this one is arcing directly towards the wall where our brave trio of Highlanders held the line. The aim is slightly off, it's not going to hit the ballroom, it's falling short indeed.


The battle raging below appears that the Fianna are now winning! The battle is now near over! They've overtaken the catapults. One crashes down, another, and then the King is howling in the distance

The King's packs are spreading out, cleaning up the last remaining fomori, and any spirals that didn't already go down. The RED Minotaur Bull, is now no longer seen dashing on the field below.

Lurching up the last rungs of the ladder, Spring-Heeled Jack sees an unwelcome sight. A growl as he hops up to the ramparts, then starts running to the left. <<DODGE LEFT! FIRE>> He howls out, scampering out of the way. Should someone flounder, he'll do his best to get them clear.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Wrath-of-Morrigu rolls Dexterity(4) + Dodge(1) (5 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes. +7 +7 +8 +9 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


Singer-of_Lore loses one Willpower <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Singer-of_Lore rolls Dexterity + Dodge vs 6 for 2 successes. 2 2 3 5 +8 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Finn rolls Dexterity + Dodge vs 6 for 4 successes. 4 4 5 +7 +9 +9 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


Thanks to the quick feet and quick thinking of Spring-Heeled Jack, the Highlanders are alerted to the incoming doom and manage to get themselves clear of the rampart where the boulder falls. It crashes into the stone, smashing off a crenellation and falling down into the courtyard below, but this one wasn't spitting and cracking, and doesn't explode. Instead it sinks just an inch into the stone and then fades into inertness.


With the warning from Spring Heeled Jack, Wrath rolls forward, tossing the heart over the wall! He rolls up into a crouch, looking back and what he was just running from! He grins and continues with the next stanza, raising his voice in spirit!

It's when will you come back again

My own dear soldier laddie

When will you come back again

And be your bairnie's daddy

One more amazing dodge to do - Spring-Heeled Jack gets everyone moving with his howl. For his own flare, he hops along the crenulatinos of the rampart as he skitters out of the way of the fireball with the other Fianna.


Singer-of_Lore :jerks at the shouted warning and doesn't bother taking the time to see what it is about. Someone yelled jump to the left now and so he acts and jumps to the left NOW! After he regains his balance from the jumping and dodging, only then does he look and see that he just dodged another ball of fire shot from those infernal catapults.


END COMBAT FOR THIS WALL SECTION


Looking down at himself, Wrath of Morrigu shakes himself, trying to get some of the gore and muck off. He looks to Spring Heeled Jack and Singer of Lore and gives a toothy grin. He takes a deep breath and howls in victory! <<Catch your breath.>> He says, looking down into the courtyard adn then out over the field. <<We may yet still be needed.>>

Singer-of_Lore sighs heavily and shifts out of crinos form. "Is it over? Have we won. Cousin I am very worried about one thing.", he looks at Wrath, to see if he hears.Shifting back to his Glabro form, Finn shakes his head. "We still have to see if the Elders will need us." He says, before looking to Kennard. "Tiana is all right. Just a wound on her arm. They all have been moved down to the crypts, and they are keeping shelter there."

With the battle seeming to slow, Wrath looks back to Daffyd. <<What is it cousin?>> He asks. A look to Finn and he seems relieved. <<Both of you did well tonight, I am proud of you both.>> He says with a little bow. but Daffyd had a query.


Daffyd looks up at his cousin, "Think about it. That info you uncovered in that dossier. Gifts to the queen. From the Dancer. Who is to say that at the opportune time fomori didn't burst from them just like at your folk's home?" he looks worried, "Just something to maybe think about. I don't know."

A look to Daffyd, then to the battlefiend, then down to the courtyard. Such a quandry. <<We will pass it to the Hand, or the Ard Ry.>> Wrath of Morrigu shifts back to Glabro form himself. "Let's start preparing to cleanse and help the wounded."

KOHANA AND HARROW'S - RAMPART WALL - SCENE SECTION NORTHEAST

Strikes-From-Shadow arrives on the rampart and takes a quick look over the edge. See the enemies below he bellows his rage with a wide fanged mouth. He attempts to grab a boulder and carry it to a space above the ladder. <<Through me, Gaia murders you!>>.

There's a mass of fomori piling on top of eachother ten stories below. They growl and hiss, screeching at one another as they begin to swarm, climb, and fall on top of one another. There are a few climbing up those ladders, and some free climbing the wet walls in the rain. It's slippery, and it makes it challenging, but they are CLIMBING!

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 4 successes. 4 5 5 +7 +9 +10 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

Strikes-From-Shadow launches the boulder down the laddder. The rock goes crashing down smashing the rungs until it hits the climbers breaking bones and spilling blood.

A battle horn blows in the distant fields below! The night sky is dark but through the rain the lightning flashes across the sky. When it blinks bright, you can see the throngs of fomori and spirals below, fighting against the Fianna, the King's packs, and you may just catch Isla with her bright red hair zooming up the field with her javelin. Sean is running right behind her!

Strikes-From-Shadow offers a prayer to Gaia for Isla's success.

One of the fomori makes it up the wet wall, and clings to the side, looking over to see Harrow and Kohana. It hisses at them both and growls before it launches itself at Harrow!

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls 3 vs 6 for 0 successes. 1 4 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls 4 vs 7 for 4 successes. +7 +7 +7 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Strength + 1 + 3 vs 6 for 5 successes. 1 2 4 5 5 +6 +7 +7 +9 +10 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 (2 dice) vs 6 for -1 successes. -1 2 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

When the fomori arrives at the top of the wall, SfS takes a wild sipe with the claw but before the creature can feel good about being missed, a follow of swipe of the Garou's claw knock his head clean off!


To the left of your wall you suddenly hear more ladders breaking as crinos are picking up boulders and tossing them down to HULK smash them! The screaming of fomori losing their purchase on the walls or ladders, are scattered as they fall downward.


Strikes-From-Shadow moves swiftly the the vat closest the two coming up and snarls, tipping it over. <<Gaia kills you through me, you abominations!>> he calls down.

The hot boiling oil is tilted from the vat and it sizzles over the two coming up the wall, one story below. They screeeeeech! They burn, as their flesh melts, and bubbles. Completely coated, they slip and fall off the wet wall, and crash into another climbing up the second ladder. The torrent of oil going downward hits the masses below and it splashes outward, to cause a massive death pile. This wet splosh, makes the lemming fomori at the bottom run outward, and back in again. They are like a black swarm of insects. Yet half of them are now depleted thanks to the oil. Those who came up in the back of the field, start to climb again, they are urged forward by a howling spiral in the distance! <<<FIGHT YOU BLOODY HEATHENS!>>

Suddenly, there's a flying flash of burning red light zooming across the night sky toward the tower above him. One of the catapults launch, and smacks through to send debris falling downward in a cascade of burning materials!

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Dexterity + Athletics vs 6 for 2 successes. 1 2 3 4 +7 +7 8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


Strikes-From-Shadow's feral eyes watch the firey streak from the catapault on the field and when it hits the tower, he tumbles aside as a rain of bricks comes down. He rises gazing apprehensively at the catapaults. There's nothing he can do about them, just stay alert.


Strikes-From-Shadow looks over to see how Kohana is doing. 

As the debris falls, one of the fomori comes flying over the wall near the parapet. It's leaping over Kohana's head and coming straight at Harrow with its claws extended! A second one also flies over from Kohana's left, but it slips in the rain on the wall, and belly slides forward into a FLOP!

Strikes-From-Shadow loses one Magical Essence

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 2 successes. 1 2 3 4 +7 +8 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Strength + 1 + 1 vs 6 for 7 successes. 4 5 +6 +6 +7 +7 +8 +9 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 5 for 5 successes. 1 +5 +5 +7 +7 +8 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Strength + 1 + 4 vs 6 for 6 successes. 1 2 2 2 3 +6 +6 +7 +8 +8 +8 8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 (2 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes. 5 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


While the fight ensues, there's the sound of an empty oil vat clanging in the distance, as if someone threw it, and it hit part of the wall, and tumbled down over the side. It goes down 10 stories, and clang, CLANG, CLANG, BOOM, CLOoooooong! Hordes of screeching go silent at the bottom on the left wall.

Strikes-From-Shadow leaps to meet the oncoming formori, SfS's claws it in mid air and cuts it's belly open, tearing it in half. He then lets his rage move him onto the prone one, burying his claws in the back it's head before it can struggle of get up. Strikes-from-Shadow throws his head back and howls in gruesome spleandor.

Reality saved. Thank you for your patience. StormBreaker transforms into a nine-foot-tall furry death machine. DELIRIUM IN EFFECT. (+rules The Delirium)


Suddenly, there's a group of shadow merging on the wall where one fomori climbs on top of another, and another, and then five of the suckers LEAP as one off the wet ledge of the wall at Kohana! Harrow will catch the sight of this mass just as he kills off his last two with his claws! They screeeeech sending shrills of cackling sharp teeth grinning their way.

StormBreaker loses one Magical Essence StormBreaker loses one Magical Essence StormBreaker loses one Magical Essence

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> StormBreaker rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 7 successes. 2 2 3 5 +7 +7 +7 +8 +8 +8 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> StormBreaker rolls Strength + 9 vs 6 for 7 successes. 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 +6 +6 +7 +7 +7 +8 +8 9 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============-------------> " <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> StormBreaker rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 3 successes. 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 +6 +7 +8 9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> StormBreaker rolls Strength + 5 vs 6 for 6 successes. 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 +6 +6 +6 +7 +7 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 1 (1 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes. 2 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> StormBreaker rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 0 successes. 1 1 1 -1 3 5 5 5 8 9 9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> StormBreaker rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 6 successes. 2 2 2 3 4 +7 +7 +8 +8 +9 +10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> StormBreaker rolls Strength + 8 vs 6 for 6 successes. 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 +7 +8 +8 +9 +9 +9 10 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 1 (1 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes. 3 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Strength + Brawl vs 6 for 5 successes. 1 4 4 +8 +8 +9 +10 +10 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Strength + 1 + 4 vs 6 for 5 successes. 1 2 3 3 4 4 +6 +7 +7 +7 +8 9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 1 (1 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes. +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

The Wendigo wades into the battle, lightning crackles from his claws. Thunder echoes across the sky. Blood and rain, it washes over the dark fur as the ahroun strikes down fomori after fomori.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Strength + Brawl vs 6 for 1 successes. 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 +6 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Strength + 1 vs 6 for 6 successes. 3 5 +6 +6 +6 +7 +7 +8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============-------------> <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 1 (1 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes. 4 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

Strikes-From-Shadow watches with admiration as his superior kills three formori at a go. He'll be damned if he lets one of those things get Kohana from the back so he goes to work. He attacks one with a claw rake that brings the creature to his knees and follows it up by extending his claws through the neck of the last one and then tossing aside.

The second in the line of catapults looses in the distance, artfully silhouetted by a lightning strike which lands eerily close to the catapults themselves, but doesn't damage them. The bass whoosh of the arm swinging and then the spitting and cracking as the evil ball of tainted balefire infused rock flies overhead. This one arcs over the wall, missing the tower and falls, striking one of the stone shuttered ballroom windows with a gruesome cracking, shattering, keening noise. The glass behind shatters and then the the ball explodes inside the ballroom itself. Screams emanate as flames start to lick up around the broken window.


The garou to the left are still fighting on their wall section. Wrath of Morrigu is singing to keep his comrads hyped up for the fight. He suddenly yells at Finn! <<Spring Heel, go check the kinfolk!!>> Wrath of Morrigu calls out, without even looking! <>

From the broken window down in the courtyard, a person staggers out, fire licking up the back of his dinner jacket. Smoke curls around his head as two more kinfolk rush out to follow him with a ballgown held between them and pat out the fire across his shoulders. From inside, more organised kinfolk come out, slapping at the broken and burning window with various table cloths and shawls to put it out. The one who appears to be leading the kinfolk efforts waves reassuringly to the nearby Garou that they have this under control.

Ladders and rocks. This whole frigging place is ladders and rocks. Leaping off the side and lightly gripping the side of the ladder, Spring-Heeled Jack all but slides down the damn thing like a lunatic fireman. Fire in the courtroom is a bad thing. And though people are waving him off, he's not leaving that to chance. Nope. Could be a plant, could be a distraction - could be anything. He barges in through the broken window.

Outside the broken ballroom the kinfolk that was waving Finn off simply inclines his head to Finn as the Garou approaches, ignoring him, and he turns back to continue leading the kinfolk firefighting efforts, "No Miriam, swing that shawl from the elbows, you're putting out a fire, not wafting air on a hot day!" Inside the ballroom, Finn and only Finn gets to see...

Wrath of Morrigu, and Daffyd are now holding their section of the wall without Finn's aide! They are surprisingly holding it in the wet rain! Fighting like their lives depend on it. <<Pour the other oil!>> Wrath of Morrigu calls out, in the middle of his song. He moves, swinging his sword in wild abandon! He cleaves one in two, putting himself between Singer and the fomori. <<BRING IT!>> And then whipping his sword around, breaks out into more song!

Singer-of_Lore leaps to the other vat of of oil finally getting the chance to put it to good use. With a mighty heave of his muscles, he manuvers the vat to pour it down over the fomori who oh so graciously lined up for him to have the maximum possible effect!

AND ALL 10 of the fomori climbing closest fall burning to the ground. Ahhhh! Sizzle.

Once the Kin appear to be tended, Spring-Heeled Jack leaps out of the courtroom. He bounds towards the ladder and begins scaling it as quickly as he can Somewhere out in the rain-sodden darkness a horn call can be heard, but not a pure, clean horn such as the Fianna would use. This one sounds growly and rough, it itches at the edge of hearing and seems to push darkness into the vision of all who hear it. Two long blasts of the horn, and the remaining tainted army around the castle begins to howl and retreat, the mass seeming to flow stickily back up towards the great catapults that for some reason fell silent.

Only a few stragglers remain who were near the top of the Keep. Instead of climbing back down, they finish the climb upwards. There's one fomori now standing up leering at Kohana and Harrow, and swinging back one claw, and then the other, ready to rumble and JUMP!

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> StormBreaker rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 4 successes. 1 1 4 5 5 +6 +6 +8 +8 9 9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> StormBreaker rolls Strength + 6 vs 6 for 5 successes. 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 +7 +8 +9 +9 +9 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 (2 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes. 2 +8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 3 successes. 3 3 3 3 +6 +7 +8 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Strikes-From-Shadow rolls Strength + 1 + 2 vs 6 for 2 successes. 1 1 2 2 3 5 +6 +9 9 10 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======---> Tinlin rolls 2 (2 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes. 2 +9 <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


A burst of speed, heart thumping in his chest and Stormbreaker savages the fomori. Lightning burns flesh as fast as fast as its ripped open.

Strikes-From-Shadow quietly culls the formori that was felled by StormBreaker's claws. The albino crinos's fur is all splattered with the fomori's dark blood. And his arms are soaked in it up to the elbows.

As if giving a last breath, as the horde retreats from Silver Tara and the defenders begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the last catapult launches it's hulking boulder towards the castle. Perhaps the perfidious Blightbringer had them all aim at the same place, the ballroom perhaps? Because this one is arcing directly towards the wall where our brave trio of Highlanders held the line. The aim is slightly off, it's not going to hit the ballroom, it's falling short indeed.

The battle raging below appears that the Fianna are now winning! The battle is now near over! They've overtaken the catapults. One crashes down, another, and then the King is howling in the distance <<>> The King's packs are spreading out, cleaning up the last remaining fomori, and any spirals that didn't already go down. The RED Minotaur Bull, is now no longer seen dashing on the field below.

OVER ON THE LEFT WALL: Where Kennard, Finn, and Daffyd are... Finn can be seen warning his group on that section of wall. They dodge the in-coming fire.


Strikes-From-Shadow stumbles and sits down hard on some broken stone, catching his breath. Red eyes look over at the other rampart. <<Ballroom>> he croaks dryly. Then adds, <<Need Water>>.

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