[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Dragonstrike]

Ran breathed a sigh of relief when the colourful musician agreed with his plan, pleased that neither he nor the rest of the group would be getting showed in Hail for the time being. Condition were terrible enough as is without everyone and their partners getting pelted by sharp and pointy ice!

He's also inwardly pleased/relieved that his deterrent duo of girls were doing a terrific job keeping the wild riff raff away for the most part as they traveled the upper path, though he doesn't let that ease him in the slightest. After all, 'for the most part' doesn't mean they warded off all of them tundric pests, as evident by the a scant few Tough and/or exotic looking critters popping up from the snow to carefully observe them as the Weather cleared.

Case in point, the bristly blacksmith spotted that peculiar Excadrill*  watching him and his partners like a Hawlucha, and after deliberating what to do about it let out a small grunt and quietly spoke to everyone.

"If none of ya mind, I'll take care of the Excadrill* sizing us up. Don't want to chance that mole Digging the ground out beneath us in a Ambush later, and if I catch it maybe we can convince it to help us tunnel our way through to the top of Coronet. No promises, though."

If nobody has any objections, he'll prep himself for the fight by switching out Catherine for Zorn (Abilities and Item being Rough Skin and Rocky Helmet), and directing Brigid to cart him over to it and summon his scaled brute to do battle with it. It's been a little while since they had a chance to tear stuff up, and he still had a promise to them to keep, so what better way to fulfil both than sicc his Dragon on a species of Pokemon they normally prey/compete with?

(Waiting for Zorn's reaction and the Initiatives, if nobody objects to me taking this Encounter!)

Zorn is snarling at Excadrill, a rival tunnel dweller.  The Excadrill sharpens its claws and scowls in turn and fully emerges from the snow to stand off against the dragon.

And it's a biiiiig mole.  It's almost as tall as Zorn, and it definitely looks like it's gonna pick a fight now!

Excadrill Round 1 Initiatives
Zorn: (4) + 9 = 13
Excadrill: (3) + 10 = 13

Zorn goes first.