Before I look into the rest, the attack mode Mao used should be attacking everything simultaneously rather than one by one. Which could result in more disarm attempts but I'll roll for the 4 ones for now. Edit: Auto failure for the last knife, the disarm seems to happen after the attack is performed but not sure if it prevents it if successful.
For those attacking Mao, I'll note that Mao has the virue "The Bigger They Are", which means that attackers don't get a size bonus/penalty against her. If they are reduced to 1 I'll have to roll the Mercy effect.
She also has a 35% miss chance.
She scanned a spired-capable creature and I'd need the details to decide on the defence plan (and could have used the details before the attacks too). She can also move away from the attacks with an immediate action and the virtue prevents melee attacks if not adjacent.
You can also Aid Another your mistress for a roll she failed in the previous round, and if you succeed this time, the effects change accordingly.
Also, I had planned to use the Lady's Maid ability to have Mao with that failed initiative roll. What would the effects changing accordingly be represented as? Just the initiative order changing?
Aryk swings her staff and summons a Force Cage around another of the lesser bio-monsters.
Since space is currently compressed, she could probably cage a quite a few at once. Not sure about the CONGELAR.