Shale is part of the ALLY course at the university.
Ā it was the only thing her tutor could get her into. Without previous combat training or even basic knowledge of history Aboveground, she had no chance at the HERO course, especially with her being Non-inherent (a being unable to channel or produce magical energy), as with all Goblin-kind.
Ā But it was better than nothing? her tutor, a travelling witch who was a good friend of her clan, shrugged as she bundled Shale into a cart on its way to the city. She had seen Shaleās intelligence, her ability to create machines and concoctions that could rival their magic equivalent and the goblinās determination.
Ā that would take her a long way, the witch believed.
Anyway, Shale is very aware of her strengths in combat, and uh, strength is not one of them. she is not built for close combat or any sort of physical contest. Her bones are brittle and light, made for sprinting, her fingers spindly and clever, perfect for climbing to hiding spots. Also, of course, for creating things to distract and capture her opponents.
Ā She keeps vials of experimental solutions on her at all times, in her light leather jerkin and down her legs. her gauntlets are made ofĀ Devor, a lightweight metal that absorbs magical attacks. Devor can only be made by goblins, the source and smithing methods kept close, never written down but passed by word of mouth from smithing master to apprentice.
(The use of Devor has gone down since the elven/goblin peace treaty in ā43 but was a great asset to the goblins in halting the Siege of the Great Underground, known as the Ten Year war in Elven textbooks.)
Shale uses the pressure plates in the glove section of the gauntlets to release shieldsĀ to cover her if the open fire is too expansive for the gauntlets alone. she can also utilise the gauntlets to cause a high pitched reverberation when hitting them against other objects/each other to distract her opponents. she has made ear plugs that block out this frequency,Ā naturally.
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Her friend Adora, a fire mage who shale bonded with over explosives, says she looks like a bat with the shields expanded, crawling over the walls and ceilings with ease.
Ā Shale takes this as a compliment.
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