Between here (well, Bervenia) and Besselat lies the Beddha Sandwaste.
That's what I said.
We rumble up.
Hey R2, you're out of formation, buddy.
R2: One might say the same of a Knight Templar so far from the Church. What is it you scatter to the wind?
Barich: Oh, that? I suppose there's no harm in your knowing. There's naught you can do to stop it now.
R2: Stop what!?
Barich: This.
And a pretty damned effective one, too.
Barich just poisoned my robot.
Barich: The toxin will not kill the men who breathe it -- but it will wither their constitution, rendering them unable to fight.
R2: But why? The High Confessor stands to gain naught by handing victory over to Goltanna!
Barich: Nor does he think to. The moment Goltanna hears of the Northern Order's plight, he will send his armies against them. With his own stronghold unguarded, Goltanna will be an easy target for assassination, and Count Orlandeau with him. But do not think Duke Larg will escape this scourge -- his is the easy death to achieve. Amidst the coming chaos, who could say how Duke Larg might meet his end?
R2: You're inhuman!
Barich: You ought rejoice! This will mean an end to war and bloodshed. And with that end, a new beginning. The Church's hand shall rule. Such is the will of the people. They clamor for change -- an end to groveling at highborn heels.
R2: The war will end, but not like this. There is another way!
Barich: I expected you'd say as much -- no matter!
Barich goes first, firing a magical icebullet like the one we saw in Gollund. Usually stealing that gun from him is priority #1 in this battle, but sine we went to Gollund first, nbd.
Barich has the same Arm- and Leg-sniping abilities Mustadio does, but oddly he doesn't use them much in this fight.
The whole point of this formation was to space out the chocobos next to R2 so they could Esuna away the starting poison. At the very least for Construct 8, for whom regular White Magic Esuna will never work.
Speaking of regular White Magic Esuna, it missed Reis. Dammit.
Geomancy does in the chocobo wounded by Barich's opening shot.
Barich: How do you propose to purge Ivalice of her corruption? Her fever will not cease to rage till her festered limbs are cut and seared! Even you must see that now!
Yeah! There's Count Orlandeau, he's a good guy. And there's... uh...
...um...
...Besrudio?
Barich: So long as you blight it with your existence, we must bow to your whims. A man alone might know equality. Two men, never! One will ever seek to exploit the other. And I will not be exploited! I will claim my seat, and take what is my due. I should think I have at least that right!
R2: You think to cure the realm's corruption by becoming part of it? What when another comes to claim your seat? You care not for Ivalice's suffering -- you care only for your own!
Barich: Such righteous words! More the greater your hypocrisy!
Two chocobos down.
Oh yeah. I haven't done the job review yet, but a Bard's standard weapon is a harp. You play a short arpeggio not entirely unlike the opening of the Crystals theme from most Final Fantasy games, and then your opponent gets hurt somehow.
In the case this one, you absorb HP too.
IMMA CHARGIN MAH LAZOR
SHOOP DA WOOP