"In a nutshell, they're explosives powerful enough to level a city the size of Fourside. If the blast itself wouldn't, then the ensuing shockwave will. Then there's the nuclear fallout that gets left behind. Exposure to the radiation harmful, and potentially lethal. At the epicenter, the radiation can remain for roughly a hundred years, and has a could spread through various means. All in all, not something that should be used."
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"Thanks..." Erica weakly said to Rookie once he brought her to cover.
Seeing the spike of miasma heading towards them, Erica gathered what little strength she could muster and raised her left hand towards the spike, raising a Lesser Ward. Although this looked precicely the same as the Steadfast Ward she had used earlier, it would absorb impacts with far less efficiency.
Seeing the expanding shield, and hearing Tophat's warning, Valentine sprinted away from the wizard and took cover behind a tree.