There wasn't much to say about the battle between the players and the mountain bandits, it could basically be summed up to ranged-attacking players launching an unstoppable barrage towards them.
Even if the mages that had just enough time to put up a magic shield and survived the flurry of spells the players had cast, they would still die from a Backstab by the players who had reclassed into Shadow Rogues.
Of course, the players didn't come out of it completely unscathed, an unlucky Shadow Rogue couldn't help his curiosity while he used his Backstab ability and aimed right at the mage's chocobo's ass. The kick he received left him more than just a little scarred.
After all, if we were comparing leg strength alone, these monsters that donned the appearance of cute birds were multiple times stronger than a horse on Earth.