Part 12: Blood for the blood god
Part XII: Blood for the blood god![](1-image898.jpg)
We're at the Teron barracks. Before getting our next assignment, we need to get some things out of the way.
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First, killing the shit out of the thugs near the tavern.
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Then we convince Rhaskos to poison the wine at the Aurelian outpost and kill them too.
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Man, this is a piece of cake compared to other playthroughs!
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We finish up by slaughtering the bandits holding Tiberius hostage. I got the Terminator achievement, as you can see.
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Enough of that; we need to get back to work.
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Soundtrack: Imperial Guard I
Carrinas means business.
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Geez, how green are these recruits?
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Naturally, we go with the block option.
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Any option is fine, but I prefer to attack the exterior guards.
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The fight is nothing special: there are more enemies in the tower, but they're occupied by our allies.
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Christ. I don't think I can convey how tedious some of the fights can be. When you've got multiple people in heavy armor and shields blocking damage or straight-up absorbing it, these scuffles become grinding bores.
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We're officially awesome!
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The quartermaster has a nice selection of items, which we'll make use of shortly.
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Place your bets on whether this goes smoothly.
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Oops, I didn't put any points into the speech skills!
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No regrets!
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For a noble, Antidas is a tough old bastard.
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Eep.
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RIP Antidas. Unfortunately, this doesn't make the fight much easier.
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Cue a long, interminable fight that ends in death.
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And then two more after that!
Death Count: 18
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Eventually, I start throwing bombs.
Sometimes it's pure luck whether you survive. Just before the above screenshot, I was hit with a CS which did something like 20 points of damage. I decided to reload a save, because fuck that noise.
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I stumble into a winning strategy by shanking Antidas and then retreating towards friendlies. Healing salves are a must, or else you'll take a dirt nap via blood loss.
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That's Dellar, managing to hold off five Guards. I swear, the friendly AI is braindead at times.
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Dellar finally dies and we mop up the lone spearman.
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Thanks. Could you give us some people that aren't fucking idiots, next time?
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We're a centurion now!
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We could escape, kill the guards, and go to Maadoran that way... but I'm going to wait. The outcome is a little more intriguing.
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One more side playthrough, and then it's back to Octavia.
Next Time: Kleptomania