Giwill leapt to his feet, well hooves, as he heard a horn being blown nearby. He quickly retrieved his spear and cautiosly went outside the tent. Outside, he saw armored warriors fighting his fellow Centaurs!
''Die inhuman scum!'' came from right beside him, and he narrrowly dodged a sword being aimed for his neck. Looking at his new enemy he saw it was a Human with a sword and shield with fairly well-kept armor.
Brandishing his spear he tried to stab at the Human only to have it blocked by the shield repeatedly. Then the apparent soldier parried his next thrust and sliced across his chest.
Damage Recieved -20 Hp
This took Giwill aback and he flinched from the pain of the cut. The human laughed out, ''Time for you to die scum.'' Moving in quickly the Human swung once again for his neck but without the spear keeping him from the soldier he couldnt do anything.
Then a arrow came from behind him and hit the Human in the chest. It hit directly in a spot that there wasnt too much armor at as well. He quickly drove his spear forward as the soldier was recovering from the arrow in his chest and speared right through the stomach.
Critical (+50% Dmg)
Damage Given -50 HP
The Human fell off the the spear on to the ground but not before saying, ''For the Empire!'' He then fell to the ground and stopped breathing.
Giwill looked around for whoever shot the arrow but no one was behind him. He looked towards the camp and then became outraged at what he saw. There were soldiers about to kill a Centaur child! He bellowed out a shout and charged at them.
The first one he speared through his unarmored head, taking it off completely. The other one reared back in fear and fell to the ground slowly trying to back up. Removing the head with a quick flick of his spear he moved towards the other soldier.
Killing Blow (Insta-Kill)
Damage given -200 HP
He then rammed the butt of his spear into the soldiers head knocking them out. Giwill then calmed down and looked at the child. She was a smaller Centaur but still bigger than most Human children. He kneeled down and softly said, ''Are you alright little one?'' She was in shock or something similar as she was just staring at him but then nodded her head.
He then asked, ''Can you get some rope and tie this one up?'' She then looked at the Human and looked back and gave a positive sounding noise. She then retreated into the nearby tent and brought out rope which she quickly used to tie the soldiers hands and feet together.
She looked at him afterwards and he said, ''Go hide in the tent, I have to leave to help the others alright?'' He then gave her one of the soldiers swords and she smiled at him and trotted into the tent again.
Just then a large spout of fire shot up into the air near the outskirts of the camp and as he hurried through he saw about 15 mroe dead soldiers but also one or two Centaurs as well. Feeling despair and anger at this he galloped towards the fire.
Getting closer he saw a Human in robes, surrounded by a few soldiers dressed similarly to the others. They were in combat with other Centaurs who kept them in a circle with spears and a few tried to get in a few arrows near the mage but they deflected off of a light blue shield that popped up when a arrow came by.
It looked like it took a second for the shield to pop up after an arrow hit it but none of the Centaur archers could hit in that one moment. He observed the combat for a few minutes until he felt a tingling feeling on his skin and he looked at the mage.
He had his hand up with the plam facing the Centaurs running circles around them that suddenly spread out. Then in a flash of light a bright ball of fire came out and striked near a Centaur that got caught in the small explosion that burst into existence when the fireball struck the ground.
Hearing his fellow Centaur scream in pain he prepared to charge them, but then he remembered the interval between the shield popping up to deflect arrows.
He grit his teeth as he focused on what he could do to help. Then he looked at the spear in his hand and came to realisation that he could throw the spear, but that would disarm him. He felt the tingling sensation again and he saw the other Centaurs still shooting while manuevering to dodge the mage's spells. He waited until one was in the middle of it's flight and then launched his spear at the mage.
It soared through the air making a shrill whistle like noise, and all heads turned to look at it. The mage smiled as he thought it would just deflect off his magic shield. But just before it hit an arrow had hit the barrier a split second before causing it to go down. The mage grimaced as he saw that and turned his head to look at the other projectile.
The spear then pierced cleanly through his skull leaving a fist sized hole in the middle of his head. The soldiers looked at him with a growing feeling of despair as they turned back to the Centaurs only to be riddled with arrows all over their bodies.
Major Critical (+100% Dmg)
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Damage Given -200 HP
After the last soldier fell the other Centaurs raised their weapons into the air and roared their victory into the heavens. The lead Centaur, which Giwill noticed was Eypos, trotted to him and said, ''Well it doesnt seem your so useless after all.'' He then smiled and said, ''This one is now one of us my brothers and sisters!'' The others gave a roar of agreement as they circled him and praised him for his cunning strategy. Demonth and Coliton were among the crowd and were smiling at him.
Eypos then asked him, ''Did you happen to see a better armored soldier among the fools?'' Giwill said, ''Yes, he was one of the first ones I killed before coming over here, and I also knocked one out.'' Eypos nodded at this and said, ''We will interrogate that one to see why they attacked us.'' he then added, ''These are soldiers from the 'Holy' Empire of Thalmos, but I cant understand why they came after us as they are always moving.''
Giwill grimly asked, ''Perhaps this wasnt the main force of the army?'' Eypos grimaced and said, ''That could very well be the reason, but we must move past this for now and celebrate our victory and mourn the dead.''
After this the other Centaurs trotted away to clean up the remnants of the battle.
Then a multitude of those screens came up again.
Quest Recieved, Quest Completed x2!
Protect the Camp! (complete)
Enemies are are attacking. Defeat them and help the others.
Rewards: ?Exp?, Loot, Rare Item!, Increased Relations with 'Centaur Tribe'
Hidden Goals: Kill the Mage, Kill the Leader, Save a Centaur, No-one dies, Going out in style.
Hidden Rewards: T1 Magic/Holy Spell, 100 Gold, Relationship Boost, New Perk
Failure: Death, Enslavement
Must Take
Walking on Sunshine (complete)
Life as a Centaur isnt a walk on sunshine. Become a member of your tribe.
Rewards: Major Increased relations with Centaurs, Rare Armor!, New Quest!
As he read this he was warry of the fact that he hadnt received Exp for both quests as he hadnt leveled up yet. As if prompted by this thought another menu opened up.
Tutorial: Exp
Exp or Experience points are only rewarded upon killing enemies or finishing a product for crafting. Exp from enemies is based on their LVL. A level 5 enemy would give 50 Exp while a level 1 enemy would give 10 Exp. A Level's Exp requirements increase by the previous Exp requirement plus half the base value of the previous requirement. (So if level 1 takes 100 Exp, then level two will take 250 Exp)
Also loot gained from enemies is auto-looted and what is gained is shown in a Battle Report Screen, and anything unusable by your race is converted to Gold. (BRS is how it shall be reffered as.)
He waited for the next screen showing the BRS to pop up. Then smiled as it came up right then.
Battle Report Screen
Battle Won!
Enemies: 1x Thalmos Captain (50 Exp),17x Thalmos Footman (170 Exp), 1x Thalmos Battlemage (75 Exp) Slain.
Allies: 5 Centaurs Slain
Exp Reward Total: 295 Exp
Gear Gained:10x Shortswords, 9x Longswords, 1x Mage Robe, 18x Poor Iron Armor, 1x Good Iron Armor, 19x Iron Round Shield,
Enemy Captured: 1x Thalmos Footman
Do you wish to claim this?
Y/N
He couldnt choose the 'No' Button so he just hit the 'Yes' Button. Another screen popped up.
Conquered Foes Tutorial
Enemys captured in battle can be dealt with in 3 ways.
Option 1: Become Servant, enemies dealt with this way become your Servant becoming you property that you can manage as you want.
Option 2: Rule them (only peasants), Rule over peasants as a Noble of some sort.
Option 3: Sell, Sell any captured enemies you dont want.
For the sake of the Tutorial you must take this Enemy into Servitude, Have Fun!
He grimaced as he thought of the consequences that this system could bring to other players and people in the game.
Status
Name: Giwill
Age:20
HP:145/170 Regen: 1.3/min
MP:50/50 Regen: 0.5/min
STA:84/120
Race: Centaur
Class: Civilian
Title: None
Level 2
Exp: 195/250
Gold- 100 Gold
Stats-
STR:8
VIG:10
AGI:6
INT:7
CHA:6
LUK:6
FAI:5
Stat Points: 0
He put two points into INT and VIG and one point into LUK, thinking that having more plans and health would help and that being lucky would be a good help. He noticed that his CHA, INT, and AGI all increased by one so that must be because of what he did in the earlier fights.
He then opened his inventory to check the other items he had gotten from the quests were.
Rare Item(s) gained!
Necklace of Minor Regeneration (Rare): A Bead Necklace that has inch thick beads on it that are enchanted with Minor Regen (+3 HP/min)
Special Justice Bracelets (Rare): A set of two Copper Bracelets imbued with the power of justice! (Actually just +1 STR/AGI) Made by a distant admirer.
Spell Gained
T1 Heal (Holy Spell): Heal any being within 1 meter of you by 25 Hp, Costs 10 MP
Perk Gained
Headshot Baby!
Due to repeatedly getting headshots on enemies you gain +25% Dmg when damaging an enemy with attacks from the neck up.
Quest Recieved
Fight or Flight
The Tribe has learned that there may be a larger force of Anti Demi-Human Soldiers nearby. Influence them to either fight them or to run away to a safer place.
Reward: Safety, Extreme Relationship Boost, ???
Failure: Death, Enslavement, Torture, Extinction of Centaurs
Y/N
Once again unable to choose 'No' Giwill pressed 'Yes', and went to find wherever the other Centaurs took the Human he captured so they didnt kill them.