Training the Townsfolk
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The Champion of Norwick Uljas gathers townsfolk near the collected crates of weaponry and armor, next to the craft hall. There he addresses the people.
"You! You are Norwick. You feed town, you are town. You need to fight for town, too!"
He opens a crate with simple weapons, such as morningstars and daggers
"Is going to teach you how fight with these. Then can protect family, protect homeland. Protect lives. Is what proud men do.
First, is dagger. You all use knives. Dagger just big knife. You point it where? No, not where it hurt!! Point it where it kill!"
He shows a few stabs at a scarecrow's throat, heart, or eyes
"Hit there, bang, is dead. But what if goblin wear armor? What if is evil skeleton?! Then use this!"
Uljas takes out a morningstar, twirling it around. He then proceeds to smash the carecrow into pieces, hitting it long after it's down on the ground.
"Smash, bash, hit hard! Careful not hit self with it though! Now.. see what you can do. Come on, hit me, all of you. Hit me! Attack! HIT ME!"
Uljas takes a firm stance in the middle of the fight night area, laughing heartily as he throws weapons at the commoners. He doesn't take out any weapons himself and waits for the people to advance on him.
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Salin nods to Uljas, spinning his dagger. He strikes high and low, but each one is easily averted by the far more skilled warrior.
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Once it seems they've figured out the basic weapons, Uljas hands over some light armor
"This leather. This, chain. Not need more, leave tincans for knightmen. Is good armor because let you move a lot.
You, you.."
Uljas points people to pair up
"Start practice. Remember, keep moving, but not too much. Can not always dodge.. but when can not, try not take direct hit. If manage to direct dagger away with your bracer is better than if take pointy end to chest."
Uljas moves to practice and show example with the other adventurers about
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Vega watches for a few moments before decide to show that knives and morning stars aren't the only "simple" to learn weapons and pulls out a quarterstaff to show people a few defensive combat techniques as well before encouraging them to take shots at her and try and break her defenses.
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Salin watches the scene and, after spelling up, joins the targets team
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Grobble emerges
Hmm … weapons. Very good.
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Chief Vsevolod Krivichi of Clan Kovlass and some Kovlass Raumviri put down their weapons and join in the training, encouraging townsfolk to take swings at them as well.
