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[Ebiris]

No. She can manifest a Sword of Light at will which is a +6 brilliant energy and holy longsword, but she doesn't carry any physical weapons.

Technically she still owns her old tiny longbow but she doesn't carry it around or use it.

[Anastasia]

At that moment as Jessica smiles back, you feel it - a connection with Jessica, strong and vibrant.

Node update incoming. Notably, this one is as follows:

Jessica: Item Strengthening (Gentle Serenity and one other weapon)

So Bonds, Blessing of the Twelve or the Black Horn Spear. Any preference, Alicia?

[Ebiris]

Blessing of the Twelve has the least number of enhancements so give that a boost.

[Anastasia]

Blessing of the Twelve and Gentle Serenity both momentarily glow, power flowing into them.

Node update.

[Ebiris]

"Someone approves," Alicia says with a smile and glance between the two. "Anyway you can both rest, I'll call on you if you're needed to help our avatars in Ysgard."

[Anastasia]

Thus Jessica goes off for the moment to other things. Once gone, "I also have a report on the order of battle," Antenora announces. "The demons look to have mustered into a semi coherent horde and are preparing an all out charge.  Something to drown us in bodies - and yet without reinforcements anymore, they are now the prey to break on our shields."

[Ebiris]

Marie sticks around since she can't really go back to her Honey Belle duties while waiting to be on call for amazing barrages like this, and it's interesting to listen to the high level strategy!

"They still have a lot of numbers," Alicia says. "But I've arranged for some outside help to thin them out and break up their cohesion before they hit our lines, then we'll see if our fortifications hold."

[Anastasia]

"That should do," Antenora says, "While leaving us the flexibility to strike if they have another plan in the offing."

"Which I wonder if they do now," Syala says, "But at worst, we overprepared. Again." Antenora gets a pointed look at that.

[Ebiris]

"It's still reassuring if we can handle something like this while still keeping plenty in reserve," Alicia says. "If we have to throw all hands on deck for every single demon invasion we'll never get anything done."

[Anastasia]

Antenora returns that look with a faint smile before saying, "Regardless, shall we adjust any before the demons charge?"

[Ebiris]

"Not unless you have any ideas for extra changes we can make?" Alicia asks.

[Anastasia]

Headshakes all around as...

Just so we're all on the same page, refresh me on your side's order of battle.

[Ebiris]

Sylican army has fortifications on Ysgard close to the border with Sylica. Difficult terrain to slow down movement, walls to funnel charges, fog to disrupt fliers, dimensional blocks to prevent teleportation. All that jazz. Intent being to mess up demon charge and have them stagger into our prepared lines in dribs and drabs.

Also if we got those dwarves involved there will be mines ahead of those fortifications too.

The planetars and dragons if they were recruited will be harassing the demons on the march to mess them up but won't commit fully and won't take part when the demons reach our army.

The lancers if they were recruited will attack the demon rear when they reach our fortifications just to drive them into it in even less order.

Plan is to fight a defensive battle and break them on our lines pretty much, then after they're defeated sweep forward to start banishing demon corpses at the battlefield and again at the valley, as well as claim plunder.

[Anastasia]

Okay, is Alicia or her avatar going to directly participate in battle here?

[Ebiris]

Her avatar, Syala's avatar, and Latha are participating.

Not majorly, she'll be seeing how her forces do for the most part since casualties don't matter on Ysgard, but she'll throw some spells down at long range and join melee if anything seriously badass appears.