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I just had an idea for how to bring the fight to the players. Teleport is a thing...
@Dark Cloud Actually, Dexter could probably do that too. He's the same kind of being as the Witch. That kid could be a lot stronger than he looks.
Gonna write up some more lore bits while waiting.

While the Witch is essentially a normal human with immortality, that immortality allows her to do some things normal people cannot, most important of which is free use of "hysterical strength." Our bodies our way stronger than we think, but that strength is self-destructive, so our bodies possess a limiter to keep us from tearing ourselves apart. "Hysterical strength" overrides that limiter in certain emergencies. The Witch has trained herself to override that limiter at will, and is able to heal injuries incurred in the process.

There is a caveat to this healing ability, however: healing is painful. The faster the healing, the greater the pain. Regenerating a lost limb in a few seconds incurs excruciating, traumatizing pain, while doing so over a few hours incurs a dull ache. The amount of strength she uses is often enough to crack her bones or strain some muscles, but the pain from healing it is often bearable, especially if she takes painkillers (which she tries to avoid). This is how she manages to hold her edge against her mortal opponents. Anyone with good healing powers could probably replicate this ability, but unlike a mage, the Witch will never run out of mana doing it. She might run out of pain tolerance though, so she likes to reserve that level of strength for truly worthy opponents.
@Zerofighter Thank you! Whenever I mention Mai Shera is present, that will be the moment she can be used. ;)
@Zerofighter The Witch is participating in the invasion, not sitting in her throne room. She's got a dramatic entrance planned. :P
When at least one character steps outside, I'll begin describing the invasion.
@Rabidporcupine
"Ey, Guardman?" he asked, still having trouble with the hume language. "Me Chatak. Chatak need smart people. People who make building, or metal, those type. You know where?"

"Chatak need smart people? Me too, buddy. Me too. Just the other day, Perrius decided it would be fun to try and eat grass using a magic spell, so he was ripping out clumps from the captain's front yard, and hoo boy, lemme tell ya, the captain was pissed. Now there's a whole-ass rule in the book saying, I kid you not, 'Thou shalt not eat grass.' And don't even get me started on Tartary brothers. You find any smart people around here, you let me know, okay? I'll be right here, making sure nobody eats the captain's grass while there's a whole friggin' invasion on the way..."

So that human wasn't terribly helpful. After asking around for a bit, he managed to find somebody who was able to give him useful direction: "Oh, you mean blacksmiths? Yeah, we got a bunch of those down in the industrial sector, that-a-way. They're really busy at the moment though, since, you know, there's an invasion coming any minute now. I gotta go. Good luck to you, kiddo!"

Shouted commands and endless "Yes sirs!" filled the air as soldiers hustled to prepare the fortress for battle. In the distance, an ominous, unnatural fog filled the sky, a sign of powerful magic that even the weather had to obey.

The Goddess's right-hand mage had the power to control the weather...
@Thinslayer

Yakeru gazing at the Witch: "I'll be damned..." Grabs the handle of his sword tighter, not knowing if he should bow to such power or prepare to fight it

@Rabidporcupine
The tower and its city are situated in the middle of the continent, so you'll probably pass it on your way to other neighboring countries. The fortress city was primarily intended to protect the tower, but it has since become an important trade hub. It's also fairly close to the Zodiac territories, so if Chatak wanted to make a trade agreement with the humans, the Sealed Tower City would be a good place to go.

There's also the fact that the tower is ridiculously, absurdly tall and would probably be visible for thousands of miles.
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