Helen as a resting monster.

Fergus, as the Lord of Blood-Fury. Run. Run. Run quickly.

The combined forces of Light and Chain prepare to take on the oppressor.

The forces of evil.

The forces of Good. And Toquell Velasquez.

Battle is joined, a fact which seems to be filling Helen with joy.

Horrible, horrible melee. Witness Matt as Simon de Briganza raising the Light. He did this quite a lot, until he got kecked and made into Selena's beeatch.

Whirling blurry blades of doom!

More Light-raising. This was a fight with the Red Gryphon's shock troops, who were relatively unthreatening but horribly numerous.

And some more melee. Ellie, as Yana, was doing hepts-- that's seven points of damage per hit. We went down quite quickly.

Arik Blackthorne and his Amazing Flexible Morals.

Arik and his Amazing Flexible Morals are introduced to Carlos and his Amazing Flexible Fists.

Would you take orders from a man in that make-up?

Young, foolish and hopelessly outnumbered nobles of the White City.

Lots and lots of Red Griffin soldiers, ready to slaughter the nobles.

Nice orderly lines - it's just like a barn-dance. A really violent barn-dance. With swords.

The nobles fell quickly to superior numbers and training.

Shenya Cristofori, attacked from both sides.

The surviving nobles are driven backwards.

Shenya finally outnumbered and defeated.

Federico fights his way back through the soldiers...

There is an ancient saying in these lands: Don't Piss Off the Chain-Mage...

...for they are subtle and can take two of you at once, easy.

A brief pause to finish off the fallen.

Despite his best efforts, Federico arrives too late, and his comrades are already dead or vanished.