Lug goes in bold, and goes home quickly. The next time he falls from the wire, he will be disqualified from the competition.
The wizard in the fancy dress robes smirks at Lug and hitches up his hem, un-selfconsciously exposing his bony, pasty knees to scratch at one. Meanwhile, the Duke has arrived with his daughter, the Assessor and the captain of the guard as his escort once again, in a loose-fitting shirt and pants and a pair of suede slippers. He pulls the slippers off and yanks the shirt over his head, mussing his graying hair slightly and exposing his thin but wiry frame. He is in remarkably good condition, if slightly underfed-looking, for a man of his age, but his skin is also remarkably clear of hair and other markings apart from an odd puckered-looking scar just to the left of the middle of his chest.
He climbs the pole nimbly and steps up to the wire, waving with a good-natured smile out at the assembled townsfolk before he darts out and attempts a forward cartwheel across the wire. His fingers slip on the narrow wire as his weight bears down on them, and his entire body tumbles down, head-first, toward the net. He manages to catch himself on the wire and vaults back upward, but merely grins at the audience as he falls again, this time bottom-first, into the net.
Vaul highwire with trick (Dex 13 - 2) [1d20] = 17
The Wendall climbs like a large, ungainly spider up to the end of the wire and calls out to the assembled crowd, arms spread: "The Wendall will now prove that he is not only the most powerful wizard in the land, but also the most nimble and impressive showman!" He flings his arms out and waves them around as though casting a magical spell, while calling out his own name repeatedly, then takes one cautious step after another out across the wire, his face fixed with concentration and a thin stream of snot dangling from his nose as he wrenches up his mouth.
He slowly picks his way across the wire, and is nearly to the far side when his balance suddenly goes. He hangs slightly to one side, his mouth agape and mock-surprise etched across his face. Perhaps this is part of the trick? A split-second later, the suspicion is confirmed as he spins in place to grab the wire with both hands, swinging down under it and releasing in order to perform a backflip in mid-air and land on his feet once again. However, he misjudges his weight and when he vaults back into the air he is well past both the wire and the edge of the net with nothing in place to prevent him from simply flying out into the crowd where he lands with a scream of horror and a violent crash, sending several festival-goers sprawling in the dirt.
Wendall highwire trick (Dex 17 -2) [1d20] = 20
The captain of the guard rushes over to assist Wendall in his recovery and see if he requires medical attention, while the Duke fixes him with a cross look and simply shakes his head in seeming disgust.
It is now Valorei's turn at the wire!
Lug: points 0, falls 1
Vaul: points 0, falls 1
Wendall: points 0, falls 1
Valorei: points 0, falls 0
Abi: points 0, falls 0
Varas: points 0, falls 0
