D.E.M.O.N.S: Getting Summoned Weekly isn't so Bad

Kat accepted that answer for now and went back to examining the rest of the final team. Behind the dwarf was a human man with a pair of tonfas strapped to his waist. His name was Carl and would happily share that information with anyone who asked. His armour was made up of a mix of metal plates and leather strips. The upper half of his chest was guarded with metal, while the lower was just covered with leather. His arms had plates on the forearms, alongside metal pauldrons that sat somewhat awkwardly above his shoulders. Kat didnʼt think they would protect him from much. 

His helmet was made out of leather with a metal cap over just the top for extra protection from overhead strikes. It looked a bit like a mess if Kat was being uncharitable. The fact his leg armour looked to have once had metal plates that had since been remove didnʼt help that impression at all. Any hair he might have was also tucked inside the helmet, but there didnʼt seem to be that much room up there so it was probably on the shorter side, and his eyebrows were black… but Kat had seen a number of people with black eyebrows and blonde hair, so that didnʼt necessarily mean anything. 

Kat then moved on to the next person who had a sling as their weapon, not that Kat could see that right now. They had a bag on their back filled with heavy metal balls and the wrapped-up sling. Their name was Cyan, and they were a fae with hair to match their name. Cyan was a tall fae man… though he still wasnʼt as told as March. His armour consisted of light leathers that seemed to be fairly popular. Nothing else really stood out about him, and Kat couldnʼt even see his weapon to speculate on it. 

So she turned to the next second last contestant. Another dwarf, and this one had a miniature cannon as a weapon. Kat had no idea how that was effective in combat, and Borgick, the crazy dwarf in question, wouldnʼt be revealing that secret before he had to. Of course, the answer was that Romilda would use his cannon to fire one of the floating bits of metal before pulling it back to them afterwards. Though Borgickʼs bag of black powder was plenty deadly by itself if you werenʼt immune to fire. Then again, nobody was completely immune to being smacked over the head with a couple hundred kilograms of stone and metal, which made it a surprisingly effective weapon. 

Though weight of the whole ensemble did mean that plate armour was off the table. Borgick needed what mobility he could get because the cannon itself was already near his carrying capacity. As such, Borgick settled for some nice steal greaves and sturdy leather gloves alongside padded leather armour. 

Then last, and potentially least, was an elven girl that had to be part dwarf. If she managed to reach five feet, Kat would eat her hat. Her name was Asteodia The girl was much thinner than the dwarves, but still stockier in the arms and especially legs. Her face was still made up of sharp lines, and her ears made it clear that she WAS an elf, regardless of her lacking height. Her hair was cut short and hung loosely around hair head and was a light brown that caught the light well. 

Asteodia wore a magicianʼs robe and carried a spear with a wooden tip. The elf in question hid her talent for fire magic well. No acting on the urge to burn things down, and the wooden spear was a reminder of her resolve not to give into pyromania, something that awakened in many a fire mage. It was mostly the fact that Asteodiaʼs mother was a farmer with a healthy respect for the land that kept Asteodiaʼs darker impulses in check. Good thing she never asked if ash was considered good fertiliser. 

*An interesting team. Not really sure what to say about them though. Thereʼs just nothing that really jumps out at me combat wise, and I donʼt feel like commenting on the elfʼs height overly much. Ok no… I really want to ask what the fuck is up with the cannon. I mean… what good is it? Where is the ammo?*

[Iʼm guessing that he just hits people with it? If not… they might have a good storage ring somewhere?]

*Maybe? I donʼt think I saw any of them with jewellery on but I guess the metal mage could be hiding it somewhere, ready to bring it out once the fight starts.* 

Lily indicated towards the fae with the sling, not that Lily knew that. [Maybe Blue Hair has the ammo? I mean, thatʼs what the bagʼs for right?]