Bazzle sneaks along the wall toward the bulbous thing and thanks the creature.
Tarnagius gives the diva some cover and attacks the man in front of her.]
The bulbous creature is absolutely confused when Bazzle appears out of nowhere and thanks it, then just a moment later shanks it in the side right between the rips and into the heart. He clutches his side only momentarily before falling over, nearly squishing the nimble rogue in the process. Meanwhile, Tarnagius makes a single strike with his longsword which catches the redactor off guard. Not only does it slice across the shoulder, but it also takes the redactor's left arm with it. Though he certainly screams in agony and clutches his wound, the man looks more determined than ever, ready to fight to the death.
Kethaera gets frustrated over casting spells and instead tries to smack the man on the head with her mace to put him out of his misery, but she misjudges the distance and just flails into the air.
As four redactors all run out of the darkness, Rexus blasts two of them with blinding colours, making them gasp before falling unconscious. Rexandi catches one with her dagger in a surprise attack, though the wound is rather superficial. He does spot Bazzle, simply because the Gnome doesn't have cover from the redactor's line of sight. Rexus yells "I got them! They will be out of it for a while!"
The redactor nearest Bazzle draws his sword cane and yells for a healing blessing from the Dark Prince, before casting a full spell upon his blade. The other redactor from that group, the furthest to the east, calls for justice, casts the same spell upon his blade, and moves towards Rexus menacingly.
The near-dead redactor faces down Kethaera and tries to slash her, but the blood covering his hand causes his sword cane to slip as it falls to the floor. The other one gingerly steps over the body of the Lout and hesitantly stabs Kethaera in the shoulder. A redactor in the back (the one who isn't blind) catches Kethaera off guard with a firebolt, which burns her face.
Bazzle looks terrified at the approaching redactor. "Oh no." He fumbles around with his dagger in his hand. Before striking at the man.
Rexandi likewise stabs haplessly once more with her mithral dagger.
Tarnagius shifts onto the bookcases and stabs at the wounded one near Kethaera.
Though Rexandi's attack does get parried by the redactor's much longer weapon, Bazzle manages to slip through the guard and get a very good stab into the redactor's chest. This particular redactor's wounds seem to be healing, however very slightly. Taking advantage of the darkness, he takes a single step into the shadows and makes a guard with his sword. Bazzle and Rexandi can see him ever so slightly, but he is concealed.
Tarnagius goes in for a stab, but the redactor brazenly blocks it with a reckless kick to Tarnagius' hand. Kethaera takes the opportunity to slip behind and flank, but she misjudges distance again and is left to swing at the air. Noticing this, the redactor takes a slight step towards the stairs and draws his dagger before lunging for Kethaera, but the nimble half-elf easily dodges back. The healthy redactor in front of Tarnagius makes a sweeping attack, but Tarnagius' armor saves him from any possible damage. That being said, Tarnagius suddenly feels dizzy and nausious as a redactor in the backline starts chanting. Tarnagius is barely capable of defending himself while his head remains in a daze.
Rexus begins his duel against a single redactor with a forward step and thrust, which catches the man off-guard and wounds his left arm. The redactor swings his sword as a reflex, but it is completely ineffectual.
No more reinforcements are currently being heard.
Rexandi desperately lashes out with her dagger again.
Bazzle closes in on the redactor and shifts to the side of man. Before striking at the guy.
As the redactor in the shadows continues to slowly heal, Rexandi stabs him right in his chest wound while Bazzle finishes him off with a jab into the heart. Rexus continues to stab forward at his foe, but the man parries it and ripostes for a devastating pierce into Rexus' chest. Blood drips down his silver trim tunic and he says "I... I doubt that will come out of the wash."
The wounded redactor fighting in a frenzy hurls himself towards Kethaera, but this time she takes the mace in both hands and smashes him across the face, killing him instantly. Tarnagius' foe hits nothing but reinforced armor, but a redactor from behind steps up and blasts both Tarn and Kethaera with fire. Tarnagius dodges the most of it, but Kethaera takes the full heat.
With her foe down, Rexandi hugs the wall as she moves over to Tarnagius and gifts him with a moment of guidance to help in his fight.
Bazzle moves carefully over to the redactor still fighting Rexus and tries to stab it in the back.
Stab it in the back, Bazzle does. Right into the heart, the redactor barely mutters "Dark Prince" before blood flows from his mouth and he collapses. Rexus lowers his guard and thanks Bazzle between gasps.
Rexandi comes in to give Tarnagius some extra support. Between Ketheara and Rexandi, Tarnagius is starting to look bigger and bigger as the redactors slowly diminish.
Tarnagius cuts at the nearest redactor.
Swift, but not too threatening. A minor wound is formed along the redactor's right arm as Tarnagius gathers his senses and slices horizontally. With a battle cry, Kethaera turns her sound into shards of glass that impale the three redactors on the stairs. As one of them dies, the remaining two withdraw and flee down the stairs. Rexus grabs and quaffs a healing potion for a little bit of relief.
Moans and groans are being heard from the upper staircase...
Bazzle looks for one of his thrown daggers.
Bazzle can spot his dagger embedded in a dead redactor at the top of the western staircase.
Tarnagius charges down the stairs after the wounded redactor and leaps off the end of the flight with an overhead two-handed chop from his longsword. The attack slices down the redactor's face and smashes his skull in before he collapses to the ground. There's still one redactor remaining near Tarnagius, a healthy but incredibly frightened redactor who is on the verge of panic.
Meanwhile, Kethaera draws her wand of CLW and hops next to Rexus to keep him healthy. It's a very minor amount of healing, but still something. Rexus thanks her with a nod and a sigh of relief. He then proceeds to kick away the swordcane of an unconscious redactor while also ripping off the unholy symbol of Asmodeus and tossing it aside.
Rexandi follows Tarnagius down the stairs to back him up in case things go awry.
Just as Rexandi races after Tarnagius to help protect him, the remaining redactor there runs as fast as he can down the hall and rounds the furthest corner.
The moaning and groaning continues to get louder. It is likely that zombies will be down the stairs soon.
Bazzle follows Tarn down the hall daggers in hand.
Tarnagius moves back up the stairs to rejoin Kethaera and Bazzle.
Rexandi turns and follows quickly on Tarnagius' heels.
"Huh? Did we get 'em. Found my dagger. I need like a bandolier or something. Ran out of the suckers."
Now wielding a wand of healing in each hand, Kethaera ends her song and rushes over to Tarnagius. "Tarnagius, you're going to lose a kidney if we don't seal those wounds! Look at you, you're bleeding from head to toe!"
Meanwhile, Rexus takes the sword cane and holy symbol of the next redactor and tosses it into the now-growing pile on the other side of the room.
He freezes however when he hears the groaning as if it were not but a few feet away. Suddenly his hands begin to shake and panic crosses his face once again.
Tarnagius nods to Kethaera and starts to speak until he hears the groaning.
"They're not your parents anymore. Hide or help."
He moves to near the area of darkness and stands ready to attack the first enemy that steps out of it.
Bazzle takes a similar position. Daggers ready.
Rexandi likewise takes up a position near Bazzle and prepares her mithral dagger.
Kethaera starts up her song again, but Rexus pauses. He looks down at his blood soaked outfit, and the blood dripping from all of his allies. Though his hand still shakes, he clasps it tight in a fist and readies his weapon.
At that moment the zombies begin to shuffle out. Three of them look normal, but the other two are crisp with char. These two are Rexus' parents, and they still carry small embers within their singed forms.
"Blasted darkness! Why can't the Prince of Darkness grant me vision?"
Rexandi lunges at the zombie emerging from the darkness and hopes that Bazzle will join in - and that he will have more luck than she.
Tarnagius moves in and engages the zombie in front of him.
Poor Rexandi is having a hard time in close quarters fighting and the darkness doesn't help any either. Tarnagius steps up and slices off a zombie arm, but it isn't enough to put the thing down.
To help Rexus and his nerves, Kethaera casts a spell to the beat of her song in order to inspire heroism in Rexus. Emboldened, Rexus steps up to strike. Though he hits, his sword cane simply pierces through and does essentially nothing.
Bazzle inches closer to the zombie and strikes out with his daggers from the shadows.
Bazzle inches closer until he notices that the zombie has no idea that Bazzle is nearby. Then, he launches himself upwards in a double dagger uppercut to the zombie's neck. As he pierces the undead's rotten flesh, he cleaves outwards, flinging the zombie head into the shadows. A voice yells out "Ouch! What in hell's name was that?"
Infernal chanting is heard within the darkness, asking for blessings and strength in the oncoming battle. Meanwhile the zombies attack. One of them bends down and consumes a portion of a unconscious redactor's neck. The zombie that Rexus stabbed presses through the blade and slaps him upside the head with tremendous strength, knocking Rexus out and likely starting some internal bleeding. Then, Rexus' mother comes forward and gazes upon her son with hunger, it looks like she's getting ready to feed! The last zombie tries to attack Tarnagius, but Tarn dodges out of the way with relative ease.
failed
pass
pass
what?
Still hits!
Your first attack hit as well
Rexandi lunges at Rexus' mother, trying to slow her down!
Bazzle lays into the zombie in front of him again.
Bazzle stabs away at the zombie's torso, before shanking it right in the heart. The zombie fall onto its back and flails at the air before lying motionless.