>>6151905Life goes on in Ordalan. There are invaders pushing into our territory, but their march has been halted, trade has been severed up north, but our eastern road makes up for it with the import of iron. It has been a long time since our smiths have worked with such plenty of iron. A new blessing takes form in the people, the Tigernixen, marked with stripes and some even ears and tail, plentiful among the ranks of the Pyre Axes.
>Action 1: Nixenzorn, a beautiful wrath, blessing of Schwaerz. The Pyre Axes train to harness their newfound rage and power, blossoming into a form that inspires adoration and fear.As the embers of Leutgard's Pyre continue to glow in the hearts of the Nixen, as our lands are invaded by barbarians set to undo our very way of life, as beastmen come through the woods and Tagagayans seek to subvert our trust in one another, a fire is lit in the Nixen hearts. Together they suffer, together they burn, the dawn of Leutgard's rule was hard fought for, and Avila's dawn will be fought for too. The Pyre Axes find themselves burning brighter than the others, and burning with a familiar ferocity, the one of the Ash Tigers. This flame gives them power, but also drives them to reckless action, and it is fleeting, it needs to be improved, focused, harnessed. And after much trial and tribulation, they develop the Nixenzorn, a stable form of the tiger's wrath.
In its dormant state it renders the Nixen unblemished and strong, beautiful even, though their bodies are marked with tigress stripes and a beast hides behind their eyes. However when the beast inside is roused, the claws come out, bestial features emerging, they remain beautiful as they tear through men with the strength of an Ash Tiger.
>Action 2: Ashen Rampage, the fire of Schwaerz coursing through one's veins. Unshackling the Nixenzorn, blackening their skin, burning bright for a short while, but leaving the user exhausted and worn afterwards.While working to restrain and harness the Nixenzorn, the Pyre Axes are keenly aware of the use of letting loose one's rage, not think, only kill. And so they work on the counterpart, the Ashen Rampage. By coursing their inner flame through their veins, their skin darkens to something akin to charcoal and their eyes blaze with flame, in addition to the ability to spew fire from their mouth. Their strength is amplified yet further, but doing this pushes their bodies past its limits, harming itself and makes restraint difficult. They act out their emotion, usually rage, and will destroy whatever the user aims themself at, though love is a vital component. As we fight to protect what we love.
>Military Plan: Continue the defence of Sturnes and its surroundings.With better weapons and the emergence of the first Tigernixen, our strength grows, but caution must remain for our warriors are still weary. Drain the enemy's strength, so we may crush them later.
