Deserter

Objective:
Defeat at least one Lamia or Merrow.

Recruitment:
Lv.70, 3-6 mercenaries

Time Limit:
30:00

Come Prepared With:
Widescan maybe?

Assault Points:
Variable AP; based on the number of enemies you disarm - the number of enemies you kill

Treasure Coffer:
(H-9)

The objective here is to find the Lamia and Merrow mobs and "defeat" them by breaking their weapons. You only need to defeat one to finish the mission, but you get more points for each additional mob you defeat. You also lose AP for each Lamia or Merrow that you kill. There are some random Draugar wandering around as well, but they do not count towards AP.

You break the Lamia and Merrow weapons by landing Critical Hits and possibly stun moves like Shield Bash and Tachi: Hobaku (we had a couple mobs surrender after Hobaku). Sneak Attack is also handy. The number of Crits/Stuns required to break their weapons seems to be random.

Note: If you are using Sneak Attack, don't stack it with a weapon skill; you'll end up killing the mob before it can surrender due to the damage bonus when stacking the WS. The best approach seems to be fighting with the lowest damage weapons you have and/or using Crit Hit bonus weapons, combined with Sneak Attack and possibly Stun moves.