Nivian seems to relish the opportunity for some relaxation. Nine-pins, getting tipsy, telling crazy sea stories, singing sea shanties and doing ALL of the "off-hour pirate things."
"Get into a building, or below deck!", Nivian shouts, even as she finished a protective spell, grabbing a hold of Johara and heading towards the closest door with her.
The locals scatter and run for cover as the giant wasps swarm around the commons. Most have made it to safety but a few were not so lucky and are in danger of being carried off. Two of the giant wasps are currently fighting over one person who was not able to find shelter quickly enough. Another wasp has just stung and paralyzed its victim. The locals seem too afraid to risk confronting the giant wasps and even Rickity is cautioning people to stay where they are.
Sandman slipped his mask on, shaking his head as it moulded to his face and changed him. The Nightmare Man reached out and caused an eruption of grasping shadows beneath the nearest wasp.
"That is one hell of a bug," says Johara with some wonder as she sees the full size of the enormous wasp. "Nivian, let's ensorcel up!"
Working on the door, Nivian answers: "Dangerous, too, and numerous - what are you doi...", Realizing Johara intends to step out and help the man, Nivian rushes past her, cursing herself silently for acting so stupidly to protect the younger woman.
Focusing on her, Nivian starts singing a sad tune in Aquan.
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"If we don't deal with these things they'll carry us off next!" says Johara as she spins out of her spell.
Fargrim spots the locals nearby and shouts for them to get into the building. "Move you fools! Get away from the wasp and into this building!" He steps out to give the men a chance to get to cover, stretching his dorn-dergar out to Reach length.
The ladies step out into the action ready to be the hero just as Fargrim does the same. The last few men take off running past the pirates as the giant wasps continue to sting and give chase. Unconcerned about the pirates so far, the wasps fly closer yet still. One wasp flies close enough to Vivian that she could easily reach out and grab its wings. Another closes on Johara as the last moves up on Fargrim only to be swallowed up by shadows for it's troubles. It struggles angrily as it tries to break free from the sticky blackness but makes on ground for its efforts.
The Nightmare Man stepped out of the doorway to get a better look around. He waved his hand, casting dark blue sand outward. It vanished and seemed to reappear as glinting motes of darkness dotted with starlight all around the wasps near Nivain and Johara.
For now, Baltzar will hold her actions for if either a wasp approaches her or if someone needs healing.
Undaunted, Johara spins up into her dance and slashes upward with her scimitar, rising until the point lunges up into the giant wasp (#1).
Fargrim's chain lashed out and stung the wasp harder than it had ever been stung before, which really served to enrage the giant insect and more than it had been by being stuck in place by some inky shadow.
The wasp struggled and struggled but finally managed to break free and it was not happy.
The other wasp stings at Johana and the last at Nivian.
While the rapier-like stinger misses Nivian, Johara is not so lucky.
The stinger digs deep into her flesh and almost immediately she can feel the burn of the poison as it seeps into her blood.
Shouts and screams can be heard from the locals as the both cheer on the pirates and flee in panic.
Sandman hurls his infamous sand at the giant wasps and perhaps due to their enlarged eyes, the sand sticks to them and for the first time in their lives, find that they cannot see. Johara takes full advantage of the situation and opens a wide gash across the bug's thorax.
Fargrim lets slip the bloodrage and his forms wavers as enters his trance. He sends his dorn dergar slinging out toward the wasp yet again in a probing strike to see what defenses the insect possessed.
(includes +2 from heroism)
Stepping away from the beast assailing her, Nivian curses at the Wasp that struck Johara, even as she continued to sing an inspiring tune.
Baltzar is really far from Johara, but will start running that way. (I can't seem to move her on the roll20 map)
Fargrim's dorn dergar punctures through the wasp's wing and manages to rip it off completely as he heaves heavily on the chain. The other wasp doesn't seem to understand the concept of luck as it manages to ignore Nivian's curse. Baltzar darts out from the safety of the building and dashes towards the engaged ladies.
The wasps push forward, their stingers striking out against whatever they can hit and manage to find soft flesh to inject their venom into.
Despite getting grazed with a giant wasp stinger, Johara somehow manages to avoid being punctured and filled with poison, though it does catch and tear enough of her silks to yank her about forcefully. She does her best to adjust her cadence and continue to slash at the flying foe.
Nivian remains singing, channeling luck into Johara...looking at the wasps, she prepares to act if the situation is right...
+ DC 16 Fortitude Save or be staggered.(plus another Fortitude Save at the start of my turn(which you can instantly do on update since that will be when my next turn comes up) to ignore half of damage.
Johara's scimitar bites into the wasp once again.
Fargrim grunts as the stinger pierces his skin and feels the burn of the vemon; however, his impressive hardiness takes care of that little issue. He takes a step back and lashes out with his dorn-dergar, striking the wasp solidly!
AoO: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Still is headed closer to Johara to heal her.
Fargrim's weapon once again spills blood as it rips the wasp in half. Baltzar continues to beat feet and Sandman follows suit. The two remaining wasps release their fury and both sting Johara fiercely, but not before Nivian summons the frost to steal the life from them. Ice crystallizes on their wings as they fall to the ground. Still, the rage fuels their anger and they continue to fight.
Fargrim turns to see Johara suddenly fall from the assault of the wasps! He lets out a primal shout filled with fury as he suddenly charges across the battlefield and sends his weapon flinging out towards the nearest wasp!
Baltzar casts Cure Moderate Wounds on Johara.
[Movement note: I've been wanting to move to her for awhile now, but I still am not able to move my token on the roll20 map... not sure why, but it seems you have been... so hopefully I can get to her with my move action this round, hopefully avoiding the wasps?]
The masked Nightmare Man moved in near Fargrim and slammed his club into one of the wasps.
Seeing Johara fall under the assault from the Wasps, Nivian curses slightly, then steps forward again, while healing the woman on the ground, still maintaining her chanting sing-sang.
Cold, clubs, and chains prove too much for the last wasps to handle as they tumble to the ground twitching. Johara's eyes flutter open as healing energy washes through her body.
Seeing the wasps fall, Nivian, already half-turned towards Johara from when she healed her, the subvocal voice still maintaining the singing, Nivian kneels down next to Johara. Brushing a strand of hair out of the girls face, she locks gaze with the other woman:"Shhh....they are gone. Easy. You were reckless, and being that forward can be dangerous. And I wouldn't want to lose you, anybody, over something like this. But enough now - relax and fight the poison. You can visit my room at night and we will talk further - there is still much to teach you."
Sandman took his mask off and set it on Johara's chest. It's eyes flared as it drank her pain.
Sandman made a small incision with his obsidian dagger at the sight of the puncture to increase the bleeding and pressed a leeching poultice of moss, herbs and blue sand against the wound.
I think she has learned her lesson.
Johara tries to sit up, but is still woozy. "Stupid flying bugs," she mutters. "Thanks, though. I think I'll pull through. Are they all dead?"
She rolls her head to the side and says to Nivian, "Don't get me wrong, I wasn't trying to be a hero, I just figured that they would find us and sting us so I might as well bring the trouble to them first."
Sandman stood and began to reach to help Johara to her feet, but stopped, instead stepping back and letting Nivian do it.
He looked around for more wasps, trying to assess how bad off the locals were.
Still lying on the ground, Johara looks down at the Nightmare Mask on her chest, leering up at her, then says, "I appreciate the help, Sandman. That poison really left me woozy. Um... do you need this back now?"
Sandman gave her a half smile. and held out his hand. The mask drifted up off her chest and to him. "It can hear you."
"It doesn't have a tongue, does it? I may be a dancer and a courtesan, but I have to draw the line somewhere."
"Only when it borrows mine."
"I don't feel damp, so I'll assume it didn't molest me. Thanks for that." Johara winks.
Oh, dampness is my domain, sweetie, I'm the Undine...
"I'm just glad that you are fine...as far as we can tell, the raid is over, but there may be more people in need of aid. I'll take care of Johara...Fargrimm, I want you to check on the others of our crew, make sure they are save. Sandman, Baltzar, you scan the perimeter for others wounded by the Wasps attack but not carried off. They may come back, we don't want wounded out in the open if so.", Nivians voice grew firm as she talked. She had the Captains Hat for the port...it was less than she enjoyed giving the orders, but more that they suddenly found themselves in a dire situation, and would need to act quickly and efficiently...and someone would need to make decisions.
"If you find there's any Wasps left, call out and we'll converge on your location."
Fargrim rushes over to Johara's side and lets out a sigh of relief when he realizes she is still alive. When talk turns to tongues and molestation he blushes and turns away to hide his discomfort. He then jumps at the task suggested by Nivian, but stops to look at Johara's once more. "Be more careful next time, lass." he nods and then rushes to check on the rest of the crew.