Bridge-Holder

One spear on a narrow bridge, and a host that could not cross it.

Mode

Stance

Used with

Spear, Shortspear

Stamina

160

Fury

100

Cooldown

300s

Range

2.9 tiles

Price

not for sale

Needs first

Longreach, Thane's Ell

Deed

A task from the teacher. The Stormreach song is of one spear holding a bridge against a host; the Spear-Thane asks for the same done for real: a town held through a siege.

What it does

For 15 s you hold your ground: rooted (turn at will; Space or the key again ends it early). Every foe whose hurt circle comes inside your reach + 0.6 tiles (spear 2.9, shortspear 2.35) in the front 160 deg is met by an automatic thrust: power 2.0, a tip blow at the tip, poise 15, knock 260 heavy (M and L are shoved too), a fresh HitSpec each; at most one per foe per 0.6 s and 5 a second in all. Blows and projectiles from the front deal you 40 % less (never breath, fire, clouds or other areas); you are immune to knockback, flinch and stagger. Your own thrusts and techniques still work at x1.25 power and don't break the stance. The Ell is full when it begins and doesn't lapse while it lasts. Afterwards Spent 4 s (the core's Spent: its own timer and sprint lock, never the `spent` status). 160 stamina: needs 3 stamina Stars.