Ring-Mother's Answer

The Ring-Mother never struck first in her life. Nobody who struck her ever struck twice.

Mode

Stance

Used with

Unarmed

Stamina

140

Fury

100

Cooldown

300s

Range

1.4 tiles

Price

not for sale

Needs first

Feather-Snatch, Bonejaw's Grin

Deed

A task from the teacher. Stand last in the Thing's tournament ring with fists or knuckles: Grima answers only someone who has answered every band at once.

What it does

Stamp and breathe (0.3 s), then for 10 s you answer everything. Every melee blow aimed at you from any side is caught (no damage; at most one catch every 0.25 s, the rest land at -50 %) and answered at once with a counter at its striker within 1.4 tiles (2.4 x roll and 25 poise; an S or M striker already down or lifted is thrown 2 tiles instead, Hard Ground). Every arrow, bolt, thrown blade or sling stone from any side is caught and flies back as yours at 1.5 x its damage. You can't be knocked back, stunned, held, staggered or downed, and your hands stay free: LMB, the String and your Knuckle techniques work as usual. Each catch gives +4 Fury, but Berserk can't start until it ends. Then Spent 6 s. Needs 2 stamina Stars (140).