[EVENT] the Stone Lion —

[Official Day Account]

the Festival of the Sun

the Stone Lion

a mini-event

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(continuing from the main festival post)
The colt's pebble opens a hairline crack in the stone lion's mane. The lion's eyes, two chips of raw obsidian, begin to glow.

You are standing amongst the uneasy crowd when a small gust of wind throws up a sheet of sand; you avert your eyes. Perhaps that is why you do not see it happen: that the stone lion's right eye blinks.

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introduction

Welcome to the stone lion mini-event for the Festival of the Sun!

When I was writing up the festival prompts, I felt that I really wanted a prompt featuring half the violence of the Solonia tournaments, yet retaining still that Solterran ~ flair ~. Hence I came up with this! 

There is something trapped within the stone lion. The one who frees it, will earn the loyalty and the companionship of the creature within forever. That is, the character who frees the creature will win a special fantasy bonded: a chimera! The chimera's magic must be solar related, as this companion will be perceived ICly as a gift from Solis himself. Additionally, the fantasy bonded item cannot be transferred from one character to another. Please be sure to participate with the character you'd like to receive this special chimera bonded.

This mini-event is open to all characters—however, the chimera must ultimately go to a Solterran. This means that if it is freed by a non-Solterran, I will be awarding the fantasy bonded to whichever Solterran character posted closest to the winning post. There will still be opportunities to earn an IC participation prize (a fragment of the stone lion) as well as smaller Agora items "dropped" by the stone lion as characters attempt to free it!

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how it works

• The stone lion will start off with HP: 150. Every character who posts may "attack" the stone lion once, in any fashion. The damage they deal will be their Attack stat. For example, if @Adonai attacks the stone lion, he will deal 28 damage.
  
• Once you post your first attack, your character must wait for a minimum of 2 other characters to attack before attacking again.
  
• Each player may enter a maximum of 2 of their characters to this mini-event.
  
• Every time a character attacks, they have a small chance of receiving one of the following items dropped by the stone lion:
  
  • a pet item.
    
  • an enchantment item.
    
  • an outfit item.
• Once the stone lion's HP drops to 50 or below, the lion will begin restrengthening itself. This means that:
  
  • Every character who attacks from that point onwards has a 50% chance of having their damage halved, and a 25% chance of the stone lion absorbing half of their damage points as HP.
• The character who attacks the stone lion and knocks its HP to 0 wins! 
  
  • Again, if this character is not a Solterran, than the Solterran who posted closest to the winning post will win the chimera bonded.

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stone lion hp: 139 / 150

attack log

• Saoirse: -11 HP

[Saoirse]

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The Solonia had been harrowing, and her mood had been sorely soured after losing the first round. No Nemain could lose a spar without having some shame cast upon them, they were meant to be the war-mongers of the Roanne. The Nemain and the Badb together representing all that is fierce and cruel under the waves. They are the ones who looks seals in the eyes, and have them sacrifice themselves without question. Their blood brings them all swimming, and for that they are chosen. For that, Saoirse had been chosen.

Perhaps she was better off attacking a creature of stone, one whose sentience was severely lacking. One who would not strike back. Much like the dummies they had the Cruite practice their first strikes against. She blamed it on the surroundings. She was a creature of the sea, and fought as such. At a disadvantage on the land. That was why she had lost, she told herself, eager for any excuse to preserve her broken ego. Perhaps it was time to start training on land as well. 

She walked quietly around the statue, examining the crack made by the first colt.  It is a strange statue, with eyes that light up the delicately carved face. She stops at its shoulder, turning, and giving a sharp, but altogether half hearted kick, just to see how delicate the stone really is. Afterall, if a pebble could crack it, it mustn’t be all that strong.

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[Official Day Account]

STONE LION ATTACK: no. 1

SAOIRSE
Saoirse's attack deals 11 damage!

ITEM DROP
The stone lion does not drop an item. (dice roll)

@Saoirse
Saoirse cannot attack again until at least 2 more attacks have transpired.