Donar…..: walks to the pit....leaps in....showing you my weapons War axe in right hand, long sword in sheath on my back, quiva in belt. Got shield on left arm. Both hands gloved.
Takan …… ~I shuffle slowly to the center of the pit, using my staff as a walking aid, then kneeling to tie back my long hair before standing again, to eye my opponent and smile~ Hai Donar . . . I bring with me this day the short sword and shield you see carried on my back, a quiva of infinite beauty made in Ar, given to me long ago by a beloved Ubar, and this old seven foot staff. So that you know, this “stick”, as Kurzon is wont to call it, is made of black ironwood, capped at both ends in iron with strips of iron running down it’s length to render it unbreakable, and as such is quite capable of defense against sword, axe or lance in the hands of a Master should one be attacked . . .~Grin~
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1)Takan says to Donar Bloodaxe Mercenary: A large smile pleasantly on my face, my staff held in one hand at my side as I close the distance between us, I sweep it upward, it's end catching the course sand of the pit, flinging the grains into your eyes, then swiftly using a stabbing motion I drive the iron clad end forward to tap you gently on your forehead, before drawing the stout weapon back just as quickly as I continue around your left, to reach a safe defensive distance
1) Donar …..seeing the sand starting upward raising the shield and lowering my head behind it avoiding the sand....not seeing but hearing the end of your staff striking the upper half of my shield with a resounding *THUD*.....closing quickly as you retreat, giving you very little room.....smashing into your chest and face with the shield....a low chopping blow with the axe striking your knee with the handle of the axe...catching the back of your knee in the crook of the axe blade and yanking HARD
2) Takan …….. Mildly irritated as you close, I drive the iron clad end instantly forward, directly to your mouth, knocking out your front teeth, then feeling the blow to my knee I shift my weight,evading the attempt to knock me down and spinning off to the rear, letting the other end of the staff smash wickedly to the back of your head as I do, trusting to Thor that both blows will serve as a wake up call~ Over here Donar, let us hurry . . .there are slaves to fondle and meade to drink . . ~BAG~
2) Donar ……..: head snapping back with the blow to my mouth but not falling, spitting blood.....spinning and ducking to avoid the second strike to the back of my head....closing behind the shield, step for step as you retreat, giving you no room.....using the shield to knock the staff low.....an overhand chop from the axe hitting your left shoulder and trailing down your arm....the shield between us, axe back for another strike
3) Takan ……..: Feeling the pain from the blow to my shoulder and seeing that you are still before me, the end of the staff instantly shoots upward between us to strike at your nards, hard enough to make the eyes cross, but not hard enough to render you helpless, then spinning it away and reversing ends to come over the top, striking your head, none too gently but only to remind you again that the weapon has two ends before I flow to your left side out of range ~Close is fun . . .let’s do it again…..~Grin~
3) Takan ……… Yelping loudly, disgusted with my slowness as I feel the axe bite my calf I circling to my left, slowly close the distance between us, one end of the staff held high . . . then parrying your weapon to hopefully force your arm down and as I release the pressure, the long end of the staff flys up to whomp you a stunning blow on the side of your head before stumbling around to your rear, once again out of range.
4) Donar Bloodaxe Mercenary says to Takan: seeing you circling to your left, my right toward the axe ....wondering if you're suicidal...then, feeling your staff forcing the axe and arm down, leaning to my right and straining against your effort....feeling you release the parry of my axe but staying low and dropping the axe.....taking the reverse staff strike off the shield in the crouched low position.....my right hand free, two quick blow to the left side of your face with a massive right fist
~~ after rereading Takans Post a half dozen times and then going and picking up a staff just to check for sure it becomes apparent that the strike comes from your right, not a reverse Blow at at all,…..and crouching behind the shield as You descibe would not parry the Blow
Takan says to Donar Bloodaxe Mercenary: ~peers at you out of a rapidly closing eye then grins~ Well fought my friend...it was my honor to be in the pit with you......
This was a well fought and Clean Match,….You may Notice the 3rd Post of Donar's is Missing….I deleted it by accident but it was clean and had no Mistakes…. You May also Notice that no points are deducted When Takan strikes without engaing His opponents weapon ….this is because the staff Has the reach to do this with out closing……
Takan (looses 0 points)
Donar (looses 1 point)…. impossible parry
TaKan wins 10-9