I gave the Speedwings from Amelia to Natasha this time.
This was going to take a little bit of luck. There was no way I was going to be able to get Duessel to recruit Cormag so I'm going to have to rely on Tana and her 34 avoid to pull through. I send her in range of Cormag, which also happens to be in the range of another of the Wyvern Riders. The main party marched into town, setting up to be attacked by the first group. Once those were cleared, Ross and Ephraim charged towards the keep.
Cormag attacked with his Killer Lance and dealt a solid hit while the other Rider missed. Tana spoke to Cormag and then retreated, while our newest party member killed the Rider with a critical then moved towards the boss area.
One of the Mercenaries was pestering Natasha and Neimi, so Neimi killed him off as Cavalry reinforcements came in from the north. Those two were starting to get surrounded, especially as Pirates were coming in from the south. Ross killed the Shaman, putting himself in range of the boss's Longbow and sustaining damage. Cormag and Ross took down a couple of the Cavaliers, allowing Natasha to escape, but Neimi was stuck on the other side, so she retreated towards Duessel's cavalry.
Taking a risk because of a 68% hit rate, Ephraim ORKO'd the boss with his Reginleif, ending the chapter.
Amazingly, and with no effort towards doing so, Duessel's group all survived, and joined the Frelian army, earning me a Knight's Crest, otherwise known as grip.
9 turns. 122 turns total.
Party:
- Ephraim: Level:16/0, HP:34, STR:15, SKL:14, SPD:19, LCK:15, DEF:13, RES:4
- Ross: Level:10/16/0, HP:35, STR:20, SKL:12, SPD:13, LCK:16, DEF:8, RES:2
- Neimi: Level:15/0, HP:24, STR:10, SKL:13, SPD:17, LCK:13, DEF:4, RES:6
- Natasha: Level:7/0, HP:25, MAG:7, SKL:6, SPD:11, LCK:10, DEF:3, RES:8
- Cormag: Level: 11/0, HP:31, STR:16, SKL:9, SPD:11, LCK:5, DEF:12, RES:3
