With the Shoanti brothers on the warpath and the impending threat of the yrthak apparently neutralized by his cousin's spell, the mage sets his sights further down the road to the remaining giants closing in on Alwyn and Hudak. Gaining a bit of altitude for a better angle, the mage rises up and unleashes yet another of his signature fireballs.
"Artillery inbound!" he shouts as the bead streaks in across the sky before detonating in a torrent of flame.
Flame blossoms around the giants. It also blossoms around the buildings they are next to, as Vethran inadvertantly sets fire to the fish market and the other nearby sheds, shops and homes.
The crippled yrthak flies on unsteadily, the fight gone out of it. Something else comes out of it as well as it gives a mournful groan, spraying the street where Illes stands.
"Where did that other giant go?"
Awesome!!!!!
85 of 95 hp. That should do it.
As the yrthak flies out of Sefayll's view behind one of the buildings, the signifier curses her foolishness - of course that was going to happen! where did you think he was going to go! - and realizes that the Shoanti have both moved well away from her position. She follows them .
One of the giants takes his courage - and stone club - in both hands and charges at Alwyn, hoping to take him down with a single massive blow. The other hurls barrels of fish at him.
Charging to AF-AG 83-84.
Putting the blade to this one...
damage
oho.
Another crit.
damage
The giant's knees buckle but he's still alive - somehow - after what must be a mortal wound to the side, a red gash streaming blood.
"Uggghhhhh...." Illes flings dragon puke from his arms and wipes off what he can before breaking into a run to regroup with the others.
Swooping into the street behind the Shoanti brothers and the others, Vethran unleashes a salvo of arcane missiles that pepper the badly wounded giant.
"Keep an eye out for the last giant. He's behind us now. I'll deal with the beer-thrower." Alwyn runs after the last giant, sword arcing through the air.
Camlo moves to the end of the alley and scopes out the scene. He waits there for an opportunity to surprise the giant with a well-placed bolt.
Meanwhile, Sefayll watches for the return of the one that fled.
Sefayll looks about and listens, but can't detect the missing giant.
The other giant fights back with its club.
AK-AL 90-91, to whack this rascal who just put a hurt on Alwyn.
damage
Gnnnnng!!!
Guess I used up all my crits for the month.
Hudak's sword swooshes through empty air before ripping a large chunk out of a nearby building.
Failing to detect him, Sefayll directs her will to the helm again, contrating to see if she can hear his thoughts instead.
Sefayll begins picking up the presence of the minds around her.
Several bedraggled, slime slicked Illes rush into the market square. Mid run he slips back into the normal time flow, once again in sync with the world around him.
Reasonably sure that the brothers have things in the square under control, the Varisian looks around for locals in danger or further fronts in the assault on the village.
Illes notices no imminent dangers.
Realizing that Illes' spell will not hold out forever, Vethran circles back towards the nauseated yrthak and unleashes a volley of searing beams in its direction.
Vethran's missile slam into the yrthak's flank and the creature takes the hint, continuing on its unsteady flight path across the river.
Alwyn keeps chopping at the giant with supernatural speed and agility.
The giant is running on fumes but manages to dodge and parry Alwyn's over-confident attacks.
I want to move Camlo to AV 88 to look around back for that last effin giant.
stealth
perception
She continues concentration on her Detect Thoughts effect.
Sefayll pickes up the thoughts of her companions, and the giant as it faces Alwyn and Hudak. In the houses and shops abround and about more people huddle and hunker down to hide from the assault on the town. But she can't seem to detect the other giant which disappeared into the alleys.
The giant tries a last desperate strike.