Advere tries to again watch over his allies, but once again, feels himself focusing his awareness away from himself. He realizes this and refocuses his perception on the area immediately around him, apparently just in time- he feels a small tingle behind him and spins around with a sword slash. It's an attack that's launched a bit too early, though, and the sword ends up cutting through a tree trunk. The panther it was intended for, meanwhile, flips in mid-air and lands behind Advere. He kicks at it and it dodges, slashing his lower leg with a claw and then fleeing into the darkness before he can retaliate. "Gah! Dammit!"
Passive Abilities
CQC (+1 to rolls involving close quarters actions)
Light Step (+1 to rolls involving stealth or sneaking)
Magneto Field (A magnetic field that deflects enemy bullets)
-Only when blurred
Techniques
Death Stare: Paralyze enemies with a terrifying gaze. Cost = 10 Energy
Dark Blur: Turn into the Dark Blur. Cost = 30 Energy
Shadow Hurl: Hurl out tangible shadows against your foes. Cost = 20 Energy
Shadow Wave: Create an explosive shockwave with a condensed ball of dark energy. Cost = 30 Energy
Annihilation: Unleash Godly fury with this high-energy attack; leaves you unable to fight for 1 turn. Cost = 80 Energy
Weapons
Lamina Tenebraum
M16A4 Rifle (30 rounds/90 spare rounds)
L9A1 High-Power Pistol (13 rounds/39 spare rounds)
Machete
Inventory
3 M67 Grenades
Full canteen of water (3 uses, restores Energy)
Hat and sunglasses
Condition(s)
Energy: 100 / 100
Slashed Leg (-1 to movement, three turns) [***]

Damien darts around, trying to stay on the move to prevent from being ambushed, and sees some movement in the trees to his right. He raises the FA-MAS and fires towards the shape, but when he runs over, he only finds another trail of blood and no body. "Dammit."
Passive Abilities
Marksman (+1 to rolls involving long-range combat)
First-Aid (+1 to rolls involving healing actions)
Null Field: An energy field that incinerates projectiles.
-Only when blurred
Hyperion Edge: A powerful light sword that spawns automatically with blur formation.
-Only when blurred
Dragoon Wings: Strong wings made out of light that spawn automatically with blur formation.
-Only when blurred
Techniques
Blur Morph: Turn into the Light Blur. Cost = 30 Energy
Blast: Generate a kinetic shockwave. Cost = 20 Energy
Panacea: Heal any and all injuries. Cost = 50 Energy
Sun Tendrils: Streams of tangible light. Cost = 20 Energy
Tsunami: Generates waves of burning light that rapidly expand in all directions. Cost = 50 Energy
Weapons
Barret M107 CQAM Rifle (3 rounds/50 spare rounds)
FA-MAS (30 rounds/60 spare rounds)
Conditions
Deadly Venom (Unpreventable death in 3 turns when activated)
Energy: 20 / 100

Fred looks around for any sign of the panthers and sees a small flash of gold in between two trees (Roll + Life Detection = 5), so he raises his M240 and lets it rip (Roll + Commando = 5), hearing a yowl of pain and surprise as his bullets find their mark and begin shredding the offending cat into bits. "Heh. Didn't miss this time."
Passive Abilities
Juggernaut (Increased health and endurance, reduces all damage taken)
Commando (+1 to rolls involving killing/shooting at animals/people; less affected by recoil and weight)
Awareness (Increased perception, less likely to be surprised by traps or ambushes)
Life Detection (+1 to rolls searching for people or vital signs)
Strong Arm (+1 to rolls involving throws; doesn't stack with "Knife Throw")
Techniques
Knife Throw (+2 to knife throw rolls)
Burst (+1 to a roll, removes negative modifiers temporarily; -2 to next roll)
Weapons
M240 w/ Foregrip & EOTech Holo-Sight (75 rounds/200 spare rounds)
Upgraded Mini-Uzi (Kinetically Charged Battery: 80%)
Combat Knife
Ban Ali Obsidian Spear
Inventory
First Aid Kit
Binoculars
N.V.G.
Heavy Kevlar Armor (Woodland Camo)
GPS
Atomic Watch
5 C4 Charges w/ detonator
Conditions

David again sticks close to Wilson, the nearest group member, and while the scratch on his chest hurts, it also seems to be heightening his awareness of the situation, helping more than harming (Roll - Light Scratch = 5) David hears a small rustle to his right and whirls around, firing a burst of PDR rounds without any hesitation. After a few shots towards a patch of trees, he can see splashes of blood lit up by his muzzle flashes, and he stops firing. Just as he thinks the threat is over and lowers his rifle, a panther leaps out from the trees, blood streaming from a dozen bullet holes, forelimbs outstretched and gaping mouth wide open, fangs extended. Before David can raise his rifle, he feels a tingle and the Reactive Energy once again erupts from his chest and slams into the panther, knocking it back into a tree. A burst of rounds from Wilson finally kills it. "Damn, these things are tough."
Passive Abilities
Athletic (+1 to mobile actions)
CQC (+1 to close quarters' actions)
Knife Mastery (+1 to knife attacks; stacks with CQC)
Reactive Energy (Automatically attacks incoming threats. Four uses.) [**--]
Techniques
Long Jump (+1 to jumping)
Weapons
Magpul PDR (10 rounds/90 spare rounds)
MGL-140 loaded w/ High Explosive Grenades (6 rounds/16 spare rounds)
-Anti-Tank Grenades (5 rounds/0 discs)
Trench Knife
Inventory
Shoulder Bag:
-Rations
-Comprehensive First-Aid Kit
Conditions
Light Scratch (-1 to movement for three turns) [**-]

Wilson creeps along, trying to keep an eye on his allies, when he hears a burst of gunfire behind him. He whirls around to see David firing into the brush, and seconds later, a wounded panther leaps out at him. Before Wilson can do anything, David's Reactive Energy slams into the beast and sends it careening back into a tree. Wilson takes the opportunity to execute the downed monster before it can get up and run.
Passive Abilities
Charismatic (+1 when interacting with people)
Tactical Mind (+1 when carrying out plans)
Blade Mastery (+1 to rolls using heavy blades, like machetes and scimitars)
Techniques
Dark Hands (Makes dark energy envelop hands. Four uses.) [****]
Double Slash (Roll twice for blade attacks, take the larger roll.)
Weapons
M4A1 (25 rounds/132 spare rounds)
-M230 Underslung Grenade Launcher (1 round/6 grenades)
MAC-10 (32 rounds/96 spare rounds)
Composite Scimitar
Inventory
Backpack:
-N.V.G.
-$2.74 in loose change
Conditions

"LET'S GO, ♥♥♥♥!" Elated by her success, Blue Demon runs around slashing wildly at whatever movement she sees. She fails to really hit anything, but she does keep the cats moving, no doubt preventing some of them from launching attacks. At one point, two panthers assail her simultaneously- one leaps out in front of her as a distraction while one jumps down from a tree and smashes into her, taking a bite of her upper shoulder as it falls. She gives a yelp of pain but turns around and cleaves the bastard's head off, holding her sword in her uninjured right arm. She turns around to face the other cat, but it's gone by the time she finishes off the ambushing panther. "No worries- I'll get all of you eventually."
Conditions
Left Shoulder (-1 to all actions/-2 to actions using left arm for three turns) [***]

Die struts along the lit path, looking left and right at the forest and failing to detect anything. "Oh, forget this." (Continued in Game Events)