[Characters] Practice Makes Perfect: Bartholomew Side-Quest 1

[LuEngel]

Bartholomew Side-Quest 1

At the practice fields, Ina helps Bartholomew find a dummy away from others so that he can test his full range of motion with the blade. She steps back and goes to speak with a high-ranking guard.

[Achylleus]

Bartholomew raises his blade and swings down with all his strength at the dummy aiming for the joint of the left shoulder and the head, right at the lowest point in the neck.

Dice Roll:

d20

9

To hit 16

[Achylleus]

The first attack is quickly followed by a second, this time from low and left aiming for the dummy's right armpit.

Dice Roll:

d20

18

To hit 16

[LuEngel]

The first strike decapitates the dummy and Ina pauses in her conversation to clap for Bartholomew. However, Bartholomew is distracted by the combination of clapping and flying dummy heads and misses on his second swing.

Ina tilts her head and watches, the guard with her turns to observe Batholomew as well.

[Achylleus]

Bartholomew moves to the next dummy, swinging twice at it, both from above straight at its head.

Dice Roll:

d20

18

Dice Roll:

d20

1

Warning: rolls have been deleted from this post.

[LuEngel]

Frustrated by his miss, bartholomew over-corrects and swings in too wide an arc. However, he feels a calm fury pulse out from the sword and through him and his second swing hits and destroys the dummy in a flash of burning light.

Only ashes remain as Ina claps once more for him. The guard next to her frowns.

[Achylleus]

Bartholomew looks at the sword. (Does he feel any different?)

[LuEngel]

He can sense the power emaniting from the sword and it's almost like it can communicate to him through feelings and emotions rather than words. It fits in his hands now as though it was an extension of himself.

The sensation lessens to a dull sort of pulse when the sword is at rest or sheathed, but the sword is now like a constant companion in his mind/heart.

[Achylleus]

He grins and walks up to Ina "I have new friend" He gestures with the sword. "Spar now?"

[LuEngel]

Ina smiles at him: "I'm glad the two of you get along so well."

The guard with her gives a strange look at her comment, but steps forward to introduce himself nonetheless. "Good day, sir. I am Alkiviadis Haris, Leader of the Shadow Watch Regiment. If you wish to spar, might I be your partner?"

Up this close, the man appears to be about Bartholomew's height. He has also inserted himself directly betweem Bartholomew and Ina, the sword hums in Bartholomew's hand, indignant at this offense.

[Achylleus]

"Ok, spar over there?" Bartholomew points with his sword to an open area

[LuEngel]

"That are should be fine." Haris' voice is gruff and the sword seems to sense a type of disatisfaction within the man's tone.

Ina leads the way to the open area. "Good luck, Bartholomew! I'm sure you can do this!"

Haris frowns: "What, no luck for me?"

Ina blushes and looks down: "Good luck to you too, Lord Haris." Haris does not seem satisfied by this answer and walks over to Ina. She looks up as he places his hands on either side of her face and kisses her forehead.

"Lord Haris!"

He laughs and walks back towards Bartholomew: "Be calm, my lady. We are betrothed, are we not?"

He turns to face Bartholomew and pitches his voice for the ratfolk's ears only: "And I will not let half-formed vermin like you taint her."

[Achylleus]

With that Bartholomew would like to try to pick him up and throw him.

[Achylleus]

Dice Roll:

d20

11

To keep in control Will of 10

[LuEngel]

Bartholomew is raging.