![]() What’re Cyrus and Tressa to do but provide covering fire? Okay, covering fire might not quite xdescribe it. The blade he wields, Olberic realises with cold horror, used to be the weapon of Erhardt! Blade or no blade, thoigh, Olberic will have Philip freed… And now, he will have answers, too! Of course, the leader of these brigands is no random comic relief sidekick, the scholar noted while throwing Tressa the stink-eye. The brigands were, needless to say, not too impressed by our merry band of rag-tag adventurer-scholars and traveling merchants.īut Olberic is far from all bluster, and his skill catches many of the petty criminals unawares. What did folks say about a road paved with good intentions? The pavement’s real high-quality? No, no, that’s not it. And besides, after the episode with the pirates, it only seemed the next logical step for Tressa to rob some brigands blind, next! Needless to say, both Cyrus and Tressa were all too happy to save young Philip. *Companionable reading ensues for hours, until Tressa comes across a person and buys everything they have, including the clothes on said person’s back, for pennies. Now would be a good time to spend a few lines to recollect the time spent on the road, and how Cyrus and Tressa have so far gotten along! It went something a little like this:Cyrus: Do you like books, dear girl?Tressa: I sure do! How about you?Cyrus: Love them!T. It was then that we, COUGH, I mean, Cyrus and Tressa, came upon the man, as he made his preparations to crack open a circle of hell as yet unimagined by any brigand. Queue the Liam Neeson-style Taken moment, when Olberic decides to murder his way through an entire band of brigands to get the lad back to his mother. But little did Olberic know, in another part of town, a brigand had snuck away and taken young Philip. A level slash of his blade, and they were done for. ![]() Olberic is not a man to shy away from combat, though, and his skill was more than enough to take. Yeah, those lads, it turns out we’re asking for it. Then, shameless and in the light of day, brigands attack. ![]() What this lesson is, no one is quite sure, but when a swordsman smacks you stupid with the dull of his blade, you better thank him, or else! Others, too, are promising students, especially a pair of young men who remind the expert swordsman of himself and an old friend, almost painfully so.Īll goes well for a time, Olberic using his Path Ability, “Challenge”, to teach a great many of the villagers a lesson. Philip is a nice enough lad, even if a bit impatient a little bit too young to see combat, he nevertheless clamours after it. I’ll file this under “to be researched further”. ![]() Far from glamorous indeed, but it’s better than thieving, isn’t it, Therion?! Cough, cough, I’m getting ahead of myself.įrom all the village miscreants, Olberic took a liking to one in particular, a fatherless lad named Philip, gasp! Okay, okay, that’s not him, that’s another Filip, with an F. Olberic has toiled away as a hired sword from town to town, teaching the youths to fight, and protect their homes from roving bands of brigands. He used to be Olberic’s sparring partner and dearest friend, and that betrayal stings all too deep, despite just coming into Olberic’s story.Īt any rate, Erhardt wins this round, and Olberic fails in his last duty to avenge his liege. Did anyone ask for a fresh serving of “Assassin of Kings”? Think I’ve got that order squared away for ya!Įrhardt is just the kind of villain you learn to hate with surprising ease. This flashback, in fact, is little more than Octopath introducing us to the first real antagonist I have come across in my ten hours of play. And when someone knows you under that moniker, you’re either a helluva fighter, or a damn good lover and I wouldn’t be surprised to find out Olberic is both!īut Olberic has something that neither Cyrus nor Tressa have – – a nemesis. The low, dangerous voice he has doesn’t hurt any, either. He’s immediately likeable, owed to his no-nonsense personality. This flashback is seventeen different kinds of epic, starting with Olberic holding off an entire platoon of enemy soldiers without so much as breaking a sweat. This one takes us back years from present times, at a time when Olberic was not a glorified sellsword going under the name of Berg but a true knight, serving his king and kingdom. Olberic’s tale begins with a flashback, as is sometimes the case with badasses. Cobbleston, Cyrus and Tressa soon enough find out, is home to Olberic, the warrior. ![]() Cobbleston, home to beautiful women, sturdy young men, and quite possibly the realm’s mightiest retired knight. ![]()
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