He was nigh on two years old, more than prepared to begin making a name for himself within the Rainforest and in the greater lands of Amaryllis itself. So he would follow his mother to the impending war at her behest. She had said they were to fight upon the Brook's side, but he heard one from the Lagoon call for the Rainforest's aid, and he hesitated. If Gauthier had truly allied their pride with the Lagoon, then by rights his words would stand above his mother's. So it was with confusion that he came upon the scene, with fights already breaking out, and stood upon the sidelines instead of plunging himself into the fray. He scanned the ever growing crowd, spotting mother in the midst. @Astarte had not found an opponent for herself just yet, it seemed. As his gaze continued along, there was another familiar form present that made him stop, sucking in a breath of surprise as his eyes widened slightly. Vater was there. Well, that made his decision for him, now didn't it. Vater was his Jarl as well as his father, and therefore that trumped all. So instead of moving to his mother's side, he moved to join @Rainer's. Vater, he said simply. It is good to see you again. He didn't know where the man had been, and far be it for him to question him, but he was glad that he was back. Perhaps some of the chaos could cease now. Although, he was well aware the man might not be pleased that he was leaning into the Devorre ways. ((Everick is standing by, but does smell of the Rainforest and is open to anything.))

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His opponent arrives promptly. All red hot fury and smelling strongly of.. Cassius can only grin. The unfamiliar Queen calls for her allies but that is solely Icefang's problem. His job was simply to secure this place.

The grey warrior wastes no time. Good. He wasn't rightly in the mood for small talk. Emphasized by the way he pointedly ignores @Narsil. He was beginning to remember her now. Vaguely does he recall her face among the adults the day he had laid two other cubs down flat on their asses. She had sided with the losers then as well. Thus not worth his immediate attention.

His rival comes for him, charging in on a flurry of sand and teeth. Cassius swings his body slightly, preferring her shoulder slam into the lower section of his side closer to his abdomen. To let the cushioning of fat and muscle ensure that no ribs are broken. Though the force of impact indeed painfully knocks out some breathe.
Her jaws reach for his back and Cassius swings his body further, the searing pain of her bite fueling his adrenaline as his own teeth seek out an attempt on the thigh closest to him. His paw closest to her rears upwards, looking to try and sink claws deeply into the inner part of that same thigh.


Cassius vs. @Isla ♔
For Scilla Lagoon
Round 1 / 5
Hits:

Rolling 8d20: 15 + 10 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 9 + 12 + 20

Dodges:

Rolling 3d20: 1 + 20 + 16

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 1 + 8 + 5 + 20 + 17

Art by Rabbit, Code by Minxy

Arcania X'uekai

count my cards, watch them fall
I like the way they all scream

She didn't give a singular shit that Cassius was calling for them. Who was he to command them? He could come and haul her out of her den himself if he wanted her there so badly. But then she realized where he was going, and Icefang's call rang out, and she was suddenly much more interested.

Stay here, she ordered Temero as she rose. She had been expecting him to come, but he had returned injured from his fight in the Pit (and if she ever found the woman who had done that, they were going to have a little chat) and since no one had offered to stay behind with the cubs she would volunteer (voluntold) him.

She caught up to the party as everything was breaking out, a feral grin on her features. Obsidiana and Icefang both were already in battle, and while she was tempted to aid either of them she knew they could both handle themselves. Besides, Icefang's was personal.

I would run, if I were you, she threatened, lifting her voice above the din of the crowd, spotting a diminutive woman across the border (@Bordeaux). She crossed, then, making a slow but steady approach towards her, giving her ample opportunity to do so. She kept an eye on her surroundings, fully expecting someone to intervene.

((Arcania is threatening Bordeaux but has not yet engaged.))

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Coming in like a wrecking ball didn’t work as great as she had hoped and she found the breath knocked out of her as well on contact. Growling she kept her ears pinned and eyes narrowed protectively which she was glad she had as she found the dark girl’s fangs chomping down on her right cheek just under her eye. Feeling the warmth of the blood rolling down she snarled as she attempted to lift her front paws and tried to grab hold of the girl’s shoulders. Tail lashing behind her as she was attempting to push her weight into her back legs for balance.

(**+1 hit dice due to pride Tier 4 status - "Tier 4: Bonus to members participating in fights in their pridelands (doubles the level 1 bonus of their master trade).")

Fairytale vs. @Obsidiana
Dominance match
Round 2 of 3
Hits:

Rolling 5d20: 5 + 20 + 4 + 18 + 1

Dodges:

Rolling 5d20: 8 + 7 + 5 + 19 + 1

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 13 + 18 + 4 + 12 + 15

ART BY MOOGLE, CODE BY LARS, MODIFIED BY GUNNER

Well, it was as Cassandra had fortold. She just didn't think the Bluffs would be taking part in the war. Clearly she should have. What better time to start things than at a pride challenge?

The skeletal woman approached, bringing the wrath of the spirits with her. Chaos had already erupted, and for the moment there seemed to be little she could do to help. Everyone was on rather equal footing with their opponents... save for one. She admittedly didn't know the heir, but she did know a 2v1 when she saw it. She could certainly even the odds there.

I have ye back, she said, moving to join him as the man had moved to join the lioness he was apparently attempting to steal. She wasn't certain that was the best idea until the lioness had said she was a healer. Stealing the healers from their adversaries could only be a wise decision.

@Lathan @Freja vs. @Colsun ♔ Heloise
for Freja
Round 0 / 3

An anxious huff escaped his lungs as his tail lashed against the vines he'd been patrolling through. Silver-streaked eyes look south toward the unmistakable sound of his younger sister's warcry. His claws instinctively slipped free and into the soft peat earth at his feet. He sent a chuff to both Voluspa and Kireena, a warning he would be answering @Isla ♔'s call, but not a warcry for the peaceful band itself.

His daughters had come to their first year and he could only hope they would remain safe and away from whatever might come today. As he initially approached he recognized some of the faces already gathered but his expression held nothing more than grim determination as he crossed the border toward the beginnings of a fight. The expected bloodshed elsewhere had not yet begun but the tension in the air... It couldn't be long.

And it wasn't. It was only a few heartbeats more before it was Cassandra herself lighting the match. Fair, considering she had started the initial fire. He slipped into the edges of the crowd, marking enemy against friend as he recognized a Rike face or two in the crowd. He would not find a target he could assist with just yet, but he made no effort of looking passive either. He was here to defend his sister, with brutality if necessary.

open for anything up to and including major maims <3

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“Your alternative is to join on your own accord,” he says with a gentleness unbecoming of a man so enraged. Colsun wants nothing more than to save these poor, pathetic fools that had fallen into Icefang’s clutches. “Do you know anything about the pride they're attacking? About Scilla? Do you understand you're working with monsters? They started this. You see that, right? You would condemn an entire pride because of what?” Colsun's eyes remained narrowed on her as she stepped up. “Join Scilla. Abandon them and learn what it is to thrive. I have no qualms with you, but I will do what I must in order to protect my home. You are a pawn in this war regardless., but at least joining Scilla, you have a chance to live in peace.” He respects her for stepping up at all. “Or fall with the rest of them.”

And then a man steps up to the plate, snarling after he murmurs something in the woman's ear. “Now, now. No need to be all grumpy when you're the ones who started this shit,” he replies flatly. He doesn't want Freja to have to fight, but it is what it is. The sound of @Heloise at his back is all the encouragement he needs.

Colsun attempts to lunge straight forward, attempting to jut out his left shoulder blade before impact to try and land squarely in Nathan's chest while simultaneously attempting to wrench his jaws forward and grab his opponent on the bridge of his muzzle.

COLSUN & @Heloise vs. @Freja & @Lathan
FOR @Freja
Round 1 / 3
Hits:

Rolling 8d20: 8 + 19 + 17 + 14 + 9 + 4 + 3 + 5

Dodges:

Rolling 3d20: 1 + 16 + 12

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 6 + 4 + 3 + 8 + 16

** +1 to master perk from pride tier 4 (+1 hit)

ART BY SPU, CODE BY DEE, MODIFIED BY GUNNER

Obsidiana's chest burned after the collision, knowing that are would get bruising after this fight but she wasn't afraid, she was here to help her mother bring revenge upon these idiots. As her jaws chomped on the woman's face she aimed to keeps her bite as firmly as she could. Yet the colored woman placed her arm around her shoulder pulling her skin on the process which was a painful situation feeling a sharp pain. Angry she aimed to pull her own left front paw and try to get it on the woman's other front leg(The one not over her shoulder) and attempt to pull that leg with her own out of the woman's body. She was aiming to mess up with her balance.

Obsidiana vs @Fairytale
for dominance
move 2 of 3
Hits:

Rolling 5d20: 8 + 11 + 20 + 2 + 9

Dodges:

Rolling 2d20: 6 + 7

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 6 + 17 + 12 + 2 + 4

Code by dee - Art by Shaz

+5 Observe a fight (Cassius vs. Isla)
+5 Observe a fight (Icefang vs. Cassandra)
+5 Observe a fight (COLSUN & Heloise vs. Freja & Lathan)

The fuck? She almost wasn't going to bother going, because she didn't really know the one who was calling for them, but then she heard another call go up for the Rainforest to come and join, and that spurred her into action. Though Amara and Louve had won their bouts, she still held a bitter anger towards the Rainforest lions for daring to attack in the first place.

So she made her way towards the chaos that had erupted, watching a few of the fights idly as she looked for anyone acting aggressively from the Rainforest. She knew Cassius as part of the bluffs, though if he won it seemed he wouldn't be for much longer. Another allied pride, perhaps. She would have been tempted to do the same, considering she had been born within the Lagoon, but she never really had much stake in it, except when Alizabeth had made her sovereign.

Speaking of sovereigns, there was another familiar form from the Bluffs battling viciously with one of the Lagoon lionesses, and another four lions facing off, presumably for claiming one of the lionesses, she thought. Which was all very well and good to watch, but she wanted the opportunity to sink her claws into someone.

((Dysnomia is open for fights, preferably with someone from Firnen.))

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Landing one leg around the dark lioness Fairytale grinned. An expression not at all ladylike but she didn’t care as she attempted to flex her claws and tried to dig more into the girl’s skin. Just because she liked fair fights doesn’t mean she couldn’t be a bully. The pink lady was already tired and annoyed so when she had her leg knocked out from under her she hissed as she stumbled. Being knocked off balance she attempted to use the girl’s shoulder as a support to keep her somewhat up even though she did fall partly down to her left.

(**+1 hit dice due to pride Tier 4 status - "Tier 4: Bonus to members participating in fights in their pridelands (doubles the level 1 bonus of their master trade).")

Fairytale vs. @Obsidiana
Dominance match
Round 3 of 3
Hits:

Rolling 5d20: 3 + 14 + 9 + 18 + 1

Dodges:

Rolling 5d20: 10 + 11 + 18 + 17 + 14

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 7 + 5 + 2 + 14 + 6

ART BY MOOGLE, CODE BY LARS, MODIFIED BY GUNNER