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Sir Favian was no fool it would seem. Aslain noted the knight's strength, sure enough he was no spoon fed noble, he was a warrior of equal raport. The problem now was that Sir Favian had entered a contest of strength against Sir Aslain's own, he aimed to push him back into the grass, but not this knight, this knight had fought in campaign against the French. He pushed against Favian's own strength, shifting his feet to get better purchase on the grass.

I'm no peasant nor am I a mere brute... You'll have to do better to put me on my back Sir Favian. Aslain shifted his grip quickly to have better leverage. For a moment, he saw Favian's cold gaze through the gaps of his visor. Favian was a man of cold focus, he decided to test this. He gave way slightly only to shove back with another burst of strength hoping to catch Favian off guard and push him out of measure so that he could ready another strike.

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Aslain let out a frustrated huff as his thrust was parried to his right side, he quickly recovered by advancing with his left foot forward and using the momentum of the parry to put the butt spike in front and the axe towards the back to guard an advance. They were now maybe two or three paces apart. The poleaxe is a rather effective battlefield weapon and is excellent in a duel, but Favian's longsword was far less cumbersome in some regards and Favian shows his expertise in it.

Aslain changed tactics, he feigned to do the same move again. He hit the sword away with a swing from Aslain's right, he put his right foot forward as he did. However instead of moving to thrust he quickly moved his left hand up to maneuver the axehead to try and quickly hook Favian's right foot and put him on his back.

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@Drifting Pollen

Did Favian parry the axe towards his left or his right? During the thrust he stepped forward leading with his right foot shifting from his left.

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Without any further words, he knew that the fight was on. The air stilled as if the world held its breath for each passing moment of this fight. He remembered this feeling, the exhilarating moments before clashing with the enemy. How many have been felled by his hands in this manner? He could not remember, but it was Favian who would step forward first.

Aslain was careful, watching Favian's advance looking for any openings in his opponents defense. Favian took a classic longsword guard that would check any foolish advance. This sir Favian was a calculated man, a worthy opponent. Aslain inched forward, closing the distance between them to six feet, still a little out of reach of a proper swing from his poleaxe. He stepped towards his left, left foot leading as he lowered the head of his poleaxe towards his hip, pointed slightly towards the ground.

He continued this movement circling looking for a gap in his defense. He quickly stopped and shifted his weight to balance himself before deciding to break through Favian's defense with brute force and a burst of speed. He lunged towards Favian attempting to swipe away the point of his sword with the weight of the poleaxe and positioning the axehead's spike towards his chest for a proper thrust.

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Thanks! I was thinking of doing something in the next post but I wanted to be clear on things before I try to post. Thank you again for being patient with me!

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@Drifting Pollen

Now that we're getting into the fight proper, is there anything I should know? For example, if I were to try and swing at Favian, what is allowed and not allowed? Just for reference?

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Sir Griffon Aslain marched towards the grassy field where the peasants and nobles had gathered around to watch two knights fight. He stopped opposite of Sir Favian Procell and stared at him as a man introduced both men and their titles. Griffon was equipped with beautiful german gothic plate and a dagger strapped on his hip while his intimidating poleaxe was rested on his shoulder. He looked around and waved at the cheering crowd. The nobles murmured amongst themselves asking why a man who has been away to campaign came to compete here instead of resting from fighting battle after battle. The rumors began to spread and become more outrageous as they passed from ear to ear. Griffon's reason? He came here to fight as peace did not suit him.

His eyes evaluated Sir Procell, he then closed the visor to his helmet and took his poleaxe and gripped it in both hands keeping the axehead above his right shoulder with the butt spike pointed towards his opponent. "May God favor you sir Porcell, for I will show no quarter!"

Anyone want to show me the ropes?

I'll fight you!

Seems you're looking for a no-powers medieval melee match, so I'll bring Sir Favian Procell, knight of House Dawnwood, outfitted in his own set of plate armor plus one rondel dagger and one steel longsword. If that sounds about right, then we can start whenever!

@Drifting Pollen

Sure! Though again as I've said, I've never done this before so I may not understand the etiquette. But I'll try my best, I look forward to learning with you.

Anyone want to show me the ropes?

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The Gist

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I've never done anything in the arena before. I was hoping for a hands on experience and someone to teach me.

I'm going to be running with a knight in full plate armed with a poleaxe as a primary and a dagger for backup. The pole axe has an axe face, hammer face, a spike, and a butt-spike. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to specify the arena, but for now let's just say it's in a medieval tournament square - unless anyone has any other suggestions.

A Song of Iron and Coal - The second war of the five kings

I love the idea but I have absolutely no knowledge about Game of Thrones. Would it be alright if I watch though if this takes off?