Irene, the Infirm

[MongoJerry]

IRENE: THE DARK WOOD



In the Dark Wood, Irene and Aliza had to be cautious. Monsters could be deceptively dangerous here, and skeleton archers could make any fight an adventure. As much as possible, Irene and Aliza used terrain features to their advantage. For example, the above screenshot shows how they broke up what would otherwise have been a dangerous skeleton archer boss pack into smaller chunks that could be dealt with more easily.



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Irene and Aliza circled the perimeter of the Dark Wood. The scariest moments involved carver camps, because Irene got lured by the appeal of the seemingly easy kill. She'd see a carver shaman all alone and race to him, leaving Aliza behind. But while Irene hit the shaman, carvers would come swarm her and deal damage faster than even Irene's light healing potions could heal her. (The higher the quality of the healing potion, the faster it heals). This happened twice and luckily both times Irene managed to kill the shaman or one of the carvers before she died. The other carvers then fled, allowing her to escape. After those two harrowing experiences, Irene was much more cautious around carver camps. She and Aliza would stay close together and kill many carvers before taking on the carver shaman. Even though those carvers would get revived, this strategy still ensured that Irene and Aliza would have plenty of time before they got swarmed, and most importantly, it ensured that they stayed together and could rescue one another if necessary.

Irene and Aliza had explored most of the Dark Wood by the time they finally found the Tree of Inifuss. Treehead Woodfist and his brute minions charged at them. How could two dainty women with no equipment defeat such powerful foes?