[OPEN] Smoke and Mirrors: Perendale

[minrathousian]

WHO: OPEN!
WHAT: The Inquisition's forces fight against the Venatori to prevent Corypheus from seizing power in Perendale.
WHEN: Early November.
WHERE: Perendale, Nevarra
NOTES: Violence.

On the edges of Corypheus' territory, Perendale is the site of a major Venatori offensive--a push by Corypheus' forces to take control of the city and push his influence further across Thedas. The Inquisition's forces have rallied to answer the Nevarran governor's desperate plea for support. The battle for Perendale will decide the fate of hundreds within the city's walls.

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[circleprodigy]

That prompts a smirk from Inessa, who adds to the Venatori's problems with a Death Hex. Anything James does to them will be that much worse, now. She also takes a moment to shore up her defenses with an array of ice mines set up just before her. She glances over to their mabari, but they seem to have the situation well in hand for the moment, and the Haste spell ought to last a little longer.

[judgemewhole]

The Death Hex, plus the Venatori mage being left without any defenses whatsoever, gives James the opening he needs. He lunges forward, first slamming with his shield, then swinging around to slice the mage across the chest, and then taking his footing again for another blow. He lunged forward again, doing a Ring The Bell movement to smash the Venatori to the ground, and bring his sword down again.

[circleprodigy]

Given that James seems to be managing just fine, Inessa turns her attention to the area beyond. She frowns as Inquisition soldiers keep getting in the way of her targeted areas, but as soon as there's an opening, she'll cast Blizzard well beyond them. That puts out some of the fires the Venatori mages were unleashing, though between barriers of their own, not too many of them are affected. To that end, she'll start Dispelling their magics.

"Garahel, Interceptor! Back here!" Long attacks need close-range backup, and she knows both dogs will be smart enough to avoid her ice mines.

[judgemewhole]

Interceptor finished off the soldier he had ... well pretty much just turned into a whimpering mass of deep gouges and bites, barking protectively as he goes to guard Inessa, his gaze sharp and hard as he watched the soldiers start to approach.

He waits for one to come straight at him, then leaps, going to grab him by the sword arm. He yanked him around, and then sent him right into an ice mine, where the soldier froze instantly.

And was then shattered by a swift sword blow from James's sword, as he too, had come to support Inessa's next wave of magic.

"We need to destroy the engine itself." He stated, eying the thing. "Think you can make it brittle?"

[circleprodigy]

Garahel races along back with Interceptor, of course, bloodied but triumphant. Give his ease of movement, Inessa's rather certain none of it is his own. Shifting her gaze, she frowns at the engine. "I can try."

She focuses and ice springs upward to encase it. Almost right after that, she casts Stonefist, sending the fade-boulder soaring at the Venatori construct. That combination is usually good enough to shatter most objects and people, though she doesn't know if that will hold true this time. At the very least, it'll be damaged somewhat.

[judgemewhole]

James nodded in approval, hearing the crack of wood here and there. "I'll rally some of the others to hit it as hard as they can. See if we can parse the thing apart. For now, how about we finish cleaning up here, and get inside to start a full sweep of these bastards?"

[circleprodigy]

"Agreed! Just a moment...." There, Inessa casts another Barrier spell, replenishing the one that had begun to fade. Afterward, she encases one of the nearest survivors in a ring of ice, knocking down another near them. Garahel rushes forward to help finish them off, a sickening crack heard as he clamps down with his jaws.

[judgemewhole]

James moved towards the next wave of soldiers, Interceptor at his side. The mabari lunged in towards one soldier, throwing him off balance so that James could shove him with his shield into his compatriots. It bought them enough time to flank, and attack, putting them ever closer to the gate inside.

James gestured with his sword for the others to follow, as his sword went to work.

[circleprodigy]

Inessa nods and blurs forward to reach him swiftly enough, and of course Garahel has no trouble at all keeping up. The mabari soon resumes as a fierce brick wall of a distraction while his mistress helps cut them a path with ice and rift magic.

[Onto the next segment?]

[judgemewhole]

Interceptor is right on their heels, and he uses his momentum to clear out the rest with a slamming charge, allowing the rest of them to get through the wreckage of the siege engine and into the city itself.

[Onwards!]