Jenya aims her lantern where Aak points.
As the elementals move within firing range, Jenya swings her lantern toward the side of the vent. The shifting light and shadow seems to distract all but her. Everyone else seems to slowly prepare for the approaching attack.
Round One: Jenya now acting.
Jenya fires at the first elemental to come into her range
As Jenya's shot impacts the closest elemental all three merge into the ground and out of sight.
Round One: All other PCs acting.
Iron Sprocket readies an attack on the next elemental to surface beside him.
As Aak charges to intercept the strange creature, it yells and ferociously slashes at Ergas with it's long spear like weapon. Though Aak was able to stop it from closing the distance, the long weapon still manages to reach the dwarf, who lays on the floor of the vent bleeding from a deadly wound. The creature turns toward Aak, who has clearly wounded it. Strange words flow from it's mouth, that none of the group understand. It's hand motions make clear it's message, pointing toward Ergas it makes a slashing motion across it's throat. Gesturing toward the group, it motions toward down the vent, opposite the direction the group has been heading.
Round one: All PCs other than Aak may still act.
Reloading with a paper cartridge Jenya responds to the creature's threat with a bullet.
YOU DIE! she screams.
The shot easily hits the strange creature. It nearly falls and is clearly gravely injured, though still alive.
Knowing that there is nothing he can do for his Dwarven ally right now, Iron Sprocket focuses on the elementals that remain hidden.
Iron Sprocket readies an attack on the next elemental to surface beside him.
Seeing that it is out numbered and out matched, the creature attempts to escape in the shadows of the vent, heading back into the direction it came from.
Perception rolls.
Just as Aak seems about to alert the group to the whereabouts of the creature, the elementals appear. Rheynold attacks right away, but is unable to connect. The elemental in turn responds with a burning slam attack (), which hits Rheynold ( damage. Reflex Sv. 9 to avoid burning damage). The two rear elementals continue to close distance and seem posed to attack.
Round two: All PCs acting.
Rheynold's armor and quick reactions easily protect him from the heat of the elemental's attack.
Blast it, that thing seems to be the leader. If anybody can see it, kill it
As she can't find her true target she turns her ire at one of the visible elementals
A shot rings out in the vent. The foremost elemental crumbles in a pile of rock and lava.
Iron Sprocket continues to defend his party against the oncoming elementals.
Though Aak fails to connect with the dog-like creature, his attack makes it clear where the creature is to the others nearby.
Aak's attack misses the strange creature.
Tamayra targets one of the unharmed elementals, swiftly reloading her musket.
The shot easily hits the elemental.
Jenya five steps towards the dog creature and shoots it again after reloading with a paper cartridge.
The strange creature crumbles to the ground at Aak's feet, fresh blood gushing from the wound left by Jenya's shot. The two elementals converge on Aak, their closest target.
Elemental attack 1: , dmg: . Reflex sv. (9) to avoid burn.
Elemental attack 2: , dmg: . Reflex sv. (9) to avoid burn.
Maybe with their leader dead the rest will listen to reason Rheynold Jenya says coolly as she switches targets back to the elementals now surrounding Aak aiming at the injured one.
Another elemental falls, this time beneath the barrage of Aak's attacks. Seeing itself surrounded, the remaining elemental seems to pause.
Rheynold action remaining.
The elemental hesitates, crackling sounds scrape from within it as it upper body turns toward the corpse of the dog-like creature.
The elemental quickly pulls it's gaze from the dead creature. It seems to be conflicted, hesitant to attack, but full of rage. A series of booming noises burst in a short series from it's depths.
Though the elemental seems to still itself, the sounds that come from within it are nearly as booming.
"You do not know the master."
Iron Sprocket sheaths his weapon and looks to his companions.
"This may or may not work, but I might have a way through this tunnel. Be ready for combat if needed."