The trees hemmed in tightly all the same, tall and twisted with their branches reaching up and out and creating an interlaced canopy of clawing limbs that let in only a small amount of external light; the open sky was still up there, clearly, but they couldn't see much of it.
As the party progressed signs of life were scant at first, but it wasn't to long before they came upon a particularly robust tree, thick and squat with many empty knotholes and cavities dotting its trunk. Partway up the tree, above even Drago's head height, one hole in the tree's trunk now contained a familiar dragon pot, wedged in at an angle to let the occupant exit and return easily. A growl and a rumble echoed through the wood, reverberating through the tree itself and gaining volume as the threatening roar sent ripples through the surrounding trees; a pair of glowing eyes glared out of the pot's open mouth, warning the newcomers.
In response to the roar, other things moved in the low light. One a higher branch of the same central tree, a battered-looking Trumpy hopped out of a different opening and began an energetic fanfare, almost as though introducing the dragon below. To either side, drifting out from behind different gnarled and twisted trees, a pair of nearly feral-looking Swordy appeared, swords ready and threatening, while above them, in the low crows of the two side trees, a pair of corn viruses picked themselves up and began to rumble and swell, as though to add their own spectacle to the fanfare.
Strangely, though the viruses were adopting a vaguely familiar allegiance and order as they faced Drago and his team, the dragon itself didn't seem to bear the monarch anomaly that they'd encountered before – for all appearances this was just a wild and feral collection of viruses that had gravitated towards the more powerful entity. Or possibly towards its treasure hoard – in a different cavity in the central tree, a crystalline object gave off a purple glow that added to the eerie lighting of the soon-to-be battlefield.
-=Viruses=-
GigaCornGigaCorn (BombCorn)
BombCorn move and dodge at average speed. They may move every turn as a free action once. They cannot move and attack at the same time.
Area: Okuden Valley, Dentech, Yumland
HP: 240
Attack Damage/Effect: 50 Wood + Blast1 x 2 Targets
Attack Accuracy: D
Attack Description: Launches bombs of corn at opponents
Element: Wood
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): CornShot3, Zenny
Special: Can use AreaGrab. A: 240Hp [Normal][Atop the Gnarled Tree]
GigaCornGigaCorn (BombCorn)
BombCorn move and dodge at average speed. They may move every turn as a free action once. They cannot move and attack at the same time.
Area: Okuden Valley, Dentech, Yumland
HP: 240
Attack Damage/Effect: 50 Wood + Blast1 x 2 Targets
Attack Accuracy: D
Attack Description: Launches bombs of corn at opponents
Element: Wood
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): CornShot3, Zenny
Special: Can use AreaGrab. B: 240Hp [Normal][Atop the Twisted Tree]
Trumpy3Trumpy3 (Trumpy)
Area: Dentech
HP: 210
Attack: Invincibility + To-All-Clause (Allies)
Attack Accuracy: S
Attack Description: Plays a tune that grants invulnerability to all of its allies, except other Trumpy. Does not affect itself.
Element: Null
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): Fanfare (Uncommon), Zenny
Special: Attacks every other turn.: 210Hp [Normal][Upper right branch of the Robust Tree]
Swordy-W3Swordy-W3 (Swordy-W)
Area: Okuden Valley, Dentech, Yumland
HP: 240
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 75 Wood + Long Range Attack + Slashing
Primary Attack Accuracy: B
Primary Attack Description: When this virus is 2 panels away from the target, or its enemies are 2-deep, it will attack with Bamboo Blade.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 50 Wood + Wide Range Attack + Slashing
Secondary Attack Accuracy: B
Secondary Attack Description: When this virus is standing directly adjacent to its target, or diagonally from it, it will attack with Bamboo Sword.
Element: Wood
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): BambooBlade, Zenny
Special: Swordy-W's are immune to Confusion Status.
Special: Uses Area Grab to get into attack range.
Special: Can use the MindBender battlechip attack at will instead of attacking normally. A: 240Hp [Cursed][In front of the Gnarled Tree]
Swordy-W3Swordy-W3 (Swordy-W)
Area: Okuden Valley, Dentech, Yumland
HP: 240
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 75 Wood + Long Range Attack + Slashing
Primary Attack Accuracy: B
Primary Attack Description: When this virus is 2 panels away from the target, or its enemies are 2-deep, it will attack with Bamboo Blade.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 50 Wood + Wide Range Attack + Slashing
Secondary Attack Accuracy: B
Secondary Attack Description: When this virus is standing directly adjacent to its target, or diagonally from it, it will attack with Bamboo Sword.
Element: Wood
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): BambooBlade, Zenny
Special: Swordy-W's are immune to Confusion Status.
Special: Uses Area Grab to get into attack range.
Special: Can use the MindBender battlechip attack at will instead of attacking normally. B: 240Hp [Cracked][In front of the Twisted Tree]
ForestDragon3ForestDragon3 (ForestDragon)
This high tier virus is only encountered after battle 5. A PotDragon's pot is stationary during battle, as it remains above the panel the virus appeared on until battle is over or the virus is deleted, and will not fall even if the panel below it should be destroyed. PotDragons have two main attacks, each geared towards either ground or aerial targets. When executed, the pot tilts or falls over, and the dragon charges at the enemy before looping back and returning to the pot. When threatened, they will duck into the pot, which is both indestructible and capable of shielding them from all damage and effects except those that manage to fly into the mouth of the pot. Even Beam Attacks and Blast damage won't leave a mark.
Area: Dentech, Yumland
HP: 300
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 150 Wood + Ground Attack + Medium Area Mud Terrain Change + Terrain Changer
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Charges from its pot at high speed to attack ground-based enemies whilst leaving a trail of Mud in its wake.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 150 Wood + Impact + Group Attack (Arc)
Secondary Attack Accuracy: C
Secondary Attack Description: Flies from its pot at high speed to attack airborne enemies.
Tertiary Attack Damage/Effect: Invulnerability to Non-Drop Attacks/attacks from above.
Tertiary Attack Accuracy: S
Tertiary Attack Description: PotDragons hide in their pots instead of dodging. Doing this protects them from attacks from every direction but up, which is where the opening of the pot is.
Element: Wood
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): WoodDragon3, Zenny: 300Hp [Normal][Wedged in the centre of the Robust Tree][In Pot]
-=Navis=-
Dragonierman.Exe: 600Hp [Nomral]
Magistrate.SP: 150Hp [Normal]
Suzume.SP: 150Hp [Cracked]
Aya.SP: 150Hp [Normal]
-=Terrain=-
40% Normal
- No effects.
20% Cursed
- Doubles Final Damage.
- Cannot be in Sigs.
- PanelShot: Converts attack to Self-Damage.
20% Cracked
- Changes to Broken when stepped on, chance to fall in when triggered.
- Burrow: Change terrain to Broken, Null 50 to burrower.
- Panel Crack attacks, >100 Damage Break/Impact/Drop attacks: Change terrain hit to Broken.
- PanelShot: Splash1.
10% Magnet
- Non-Elec Elementals get -30% Evasion, and 50% (+/- 25% RP) chance to fail movement off the panel.
- Only Elec Elementals can burrow.
- Wood attacks: Change terrain hit to Normal.
- PanelShot: Imbue Elec + Seeking.
10% Broken
- Not bottomless.
- Reverts to Normal after a time, if no one is inside.
- Doubles dodge penalties for bad RP.
- 1-4 Movements actions to climb back out depending on method.
-=Objects=-
PMD: 30Hp [Upper left branch of Robust Tree]
Gnarled Tree: 140Hp [Directly left of the group]
Twisted Tree: 140Hp [Directly right of the group]
Crooked Tree: 140Hp [Directly behind the group]
Robust Tree: 280Hp [Directly in front of the group]
-=Chaos Battle 1, Start!=-