[D2 EN] The Hungry City (Attack!) (Expecting Raya)

[Raya]

Unfortunately for Rufus, the shadows didn't seem to move either...

(holding action until after Ghul/Rufus)

[Jewel]

Unaware that it was entering the trap of another predator the foul beast focused on the only foe it knew striking in the man's, apparent, moment of hesitation.

Crimson sprays through the street as claw and fang tear through chain as if it was parchment and find an artery beneath.

(Complex action attack
D2, EN: Full Attack Rufus | 6k4 ⇒ 41 (TN: 27)
D2, EN: Damage Rufus, -5 Reduction | 5k2-5 ⇒ 38 (TN: ?)
Throat Attack triggers
D2, EN: Throat Attack | 7k4 ⇒ 29 (TN: 27)
D2, EN: Throat Attack damage, -5 reduction | 4k1 ⇒ 16 (TN: ?) (11, forget to hit the -5 in the actual code)

26 - Rufus - Center - TN27 - 39 wounds after Void
14 - Ghul - Full Attack - TN10
11 - Raya - Center - TN15)

[Raya]

Raya charged out of the shadows with a hard fast strike, slicing into the ghul and trying to knock the thing down. She had seen Rufus go down, and the awful wounds were clear.

She had an idea. It was kinda crazy, but it might just work.

(ooc: Switching to full attack stance, attacking Ghul
Attack roll: D2 EN attacking the Ghul - knives/agility. Full attack. 2 raises to knockdown. Tn10+2 raises (TN20) | 9k5 ⇒ 27 (TN: 20)
Damage roll: D2 EN Damaging the Ghul - knives/agility. Centre stance bonus for damage, and +1k0 from tech for being unnoticed | 6k2+2 ⇒ 15 (TN: ?)
Strength knockdown: D2 EN Opposed knockdown | 2k2 ⇒ 9 (TN: ?)

Spending void to increase Init by 10 for rest of encounter (so going ahead of ghul now)

[Jewel]

The ghul snarls at the interruption from its feast as the Ra'Shari lashes out at it. Sadly despite the surprise it was not staggered by the blow - though it did certainly feel it.

(D2, EN: Opposed Knockdown | 4k4 ⇒ 24 (TN: 9)

21 - Raya - Full Attack - TN5
14 - Ghul - Full Attack - TN10 - 10 wounds)

[Raya]

Well, now I got its attention! Now for the plan!

With that Raya....ran, taunting it as she did.

"Come on then ugly!"

(ooc:
Move to defense stance
2x Simple action to move away
Free action to taunt it

[Jewel]

Since flesh would never actually fulfill its hunger the prospect of live prey was far more enticing than a cooling husk... especially prey that had injured it.

(Water 2 vs Water 2 'chase' means it can never catch and attack - Raya can eventually get away when it gets distracted unless she had other plans)

[Raya]

Raya knew these streets. She kept shouting at the ghul, tipping things over to get his attention as she kept him following her. Then as she ran down an alley, she spotted it - that small gap between two streets where a wall had collapsed some time ago. Terrible maintenance plan this city had.

She watched the ghul run past, looking around, then make a horrible sound as it ran down the next street. Likely having spotted more prey, Raya realised a little too late.

Crap... at least it's not me I guess.

Slipping back out once the noise had died down, she followed the route of disruption some thoughtless Ra'Shari had caused back to where Rufus was. One touch on his skin confirmed that he had died.

Sorry Kezia. Sorry Rufus. I hope you can forgive me.

She checked the mans body, and taking what appeared to be important quickly slipped off into the night. Working out how she would return them to another of Rufus's people.

(ooc: D2 EN Hungry Dead. Unskilled perception/int | 2k2 ⇒ 16 (TN: ?))

[Jewel]

(TN was 15 - Raya gains a Free Raise towards The Hungry City 2 if participating)

Though now that they were at the surface they were acting like their normal, feral selves she could not help but shake the feeling that there must be a reason they all surfaced now. In fact, as adrenaline fades and clarity returns, she remembers strange claw marks near where her knife had struck.