Kyras will attempt to break the grapple.
Kyras squirms in the creatures grasp his arms pinned he is unable to make any headway.
Finwik drew his silver dagger and attacked the wyrm with caution...
...and missed because of it.
Kryas tried to get free of his wyrm's grip but could not manage it.
One of the two wyrms fighting Danna took advantage of its position...
... and bit her on the shoulder, latching on.
Danna forgoes trying to break the grapple with an attempt to poke it again.
Damned wyrm! she shrieks while flailing with her shortspear.
She manages a lucky strike and pokes its writhing body.
Striker seeing her master struggling, attacks the creature as well.
Her bite goes wide but her claws find purchase on the wyrm.
Returning his morning star to his right hand, Bjelich moves to attack the tatzlwyrm to the south of Danna - attacking it with a solid hit.
.
... Mokos slips a little further into the darkness...
Bjelich plows through the swampy water and bashes the wyrm behind Danna in the head. It immediately slumps into the water motionless.
Danna and Striker are able to down the other one with a combination of spear and claws.
Grigor moved Gladius forward once again and stabbed at the wyrm holding onto Kyras...
...piercing its flesh causing it to hiss in pain.
The wyrm rakes and bites Kyras in anger...
...sapping his ability to fight before shifting closer and inside the reach of Grigor's lance.
The other wyrm came at Kyras from the other side, launching itself at the disadvantaged Kyras...
...biting down on the half-elf and joining the frenzied fray in the water.
Things were starting to look very grim for the Baron, as the two Tatzlwyrms threatened to pull him limb from limb!
On the other side of the battlefield, the last wyrm moved against Finwik...
...and even his defensive posture and agility could do nothing to avoid the bite and grasp of the monster.
As the creature before Bjelich slips into the mud, the cleric turns to rush to the Baron's aid. Raising his holy symbol, Bjelich utters a few words in the ancient language of Erasil, thus unleashing a wave of healing light in all directions.
Kyras continues to try and find a way out of the trap he seems to be in.
Success?
Unfortunately the stress of it all causes Kyras to black out and go limp just as he finds some way to slip from the creatures embrace.
Current Status
Hp -1/29
AC 17
Grappled?
Shocking grasp held
Grigor! Take out that Tatzlwyrm! Bjelich points to the untouched Tatzlwyrm next to Kyras.
Danna, hearing Bjelich's cries and seeing Kyras surrounded, moves in to throw her spear at the nearest Tatzlwyrm. She then directs Striker to move in to attack.
I know he is going to heal him but Kyras does not. I doubt kyras could even tell what is going on with the other members while being mailed by the 2 of them. Kyras acts before Chris. That is meta gaming.
Instead of attempting to break the grapple, Finwik steels his tiny resolve and attempts a feint on the Tatzlwyrm.
Finwick, caught in the clutches of the wyrm, tried to create an opening to strike effectively, rather than escape its deadly hold.
Kyras, severely weakened by the ordeal, attempted to extract himself from the two wyrms holding onto him...
...managing to only escape from one but not the other. The effort proved too much for the Baron and he slipped into unconsciousness.
Bjelich moved towards the downed half-elf and attempted to revive Kyras with a burst of divine healing. Kyras regained consciousness, but was prone and still in the deadly embrace of one of the wyrms, with the other looming over him.
Danna slogged through the water and hurled her spear at the wyrm still clutching onto Kyras...
...embedding it into the reptilian monster.
Striker moved in and attacked the same wyrm...
...biting it as well.
Grigor directed Gladius to attack the same wyrm as well...
...landing a bite and a vicious stomp, finally causing the beast to relinquish its hold and fall still in the fetid waters.
Meanwhile, the wyrm on Finwik strengthened it grip on the hapless adventurer...
...and wrapped him in a tight embrace prey.
The only other remaining wyrm bites at the prone Kyras...
...opening a nasty wound in his neck before moving off. Kyras grasps at the wound trying to staunch the flow of blood but loses consciousness again and slips below the water.
As the wrym retreated Grigor poked at it with his lance...
...and tore a significant hole in the thing's hide.
Failed drowning
Kyras inhales a large lung full of murky water before slipping beneath the water and into pain-free darkness.
Danna, seeing Kyras' head slip below the water realizes she will never be able to make it to him in the boggy terrain in time. Bjelich! I can't get to Kyras! Help him!
Like a bad dream, Bjelich makes a slow - painfully slow push towards Kyras' limp form. Sheathing his morning star along the way, the cleric continues to negotiate the swamp, each step a struggle, every second seemingly an agony. After what seems like an eternity, Bjelich finally reaches the Baron. Kneeling at his side, the cleric turns Kyras over. Then, taking up the holy symbol of Erastil, Bjelich holds the wooden figure over Kyras' body and utters, An-k-h. A jolt of energy hits the Baron forcing the half-elf to spit-up the water from his lungs and take a deep breath; returning him to the land of the living.
Seeing the magus breathing and stable, Bjelich lifts his head and shouts, Danna! Grigor! Free Finwik!
Finwik desperately tries to wriggle free of the the Tatzlwyrm's crushing embrace.
Danna moves toward Finwik dropping her shortspear and pulling out her spear. She then heaves it with all her might at the writhing wyrm attached to Finwik.
Even at this distance need guides her arm and the spear strikes true!
She directs Striker to aid Finwik and attack the other wyrm, she runs as fast as she can towards the helpless Finwik.
Finwick struggled mightily but could not escape the wyrm's strong grip.
Kyras fell deathly still as his lungs began to fill with water.
Bjelich rushed to where Kryas lay underwater and dropped his morning star into the water . Plunging his hand down into the murky water, he grabbed ahold of the Baron's shoulder and hauled his head clear. Bjelich could hear ragged breaths and see foaming bubbles escaping the half-elf's lips.
Danna continued slogging through the water, this time hurling a spear at the wyrm wrapped around Finwik...
...embedding it into the reptilian monster.
Striker raced to help the ensnared gnome.
Grigor spurred Gladius towards Finwik as well but failed to get there in time to prevent the wyrm from ravaging the team's newest member...
...but the god's were watching over Finwik as he suffered only a few bruises and had some breath knocked from him. The tatzlwyrm then released its grip and moved to better defend itself from Grigor and Striker.
Meanwhile, the other remaining wyrm circled back, still hoping to get itself a meal.
...but Bjelich was able to fend it off with his shield.
Emboldened by the sight of his allies rushing toward him, Finwik thrusts forward with his tiny dagger.
Finwik's strike missed the mark, while Kyras coughed water from his lungs.
Realizing the wyrm had come back to finish the job, Bjelich thrusts his hand into the water to retrieve his weapon The cleric watches the beast carefully, waiting for his chance to strike back and when it comes, swings his morning star connecting with a solid blow. Hold on Kyras, this isn't over yet...
As Bjelich reached into the muddy water to retrieve his dropped weapon, the wyrm used the opportunity to lunge at him with its jagged teeth...
...biting the cleric and coiling around him. Bjelich swung at the creature, landing a solid hit, but in doing so lost his grip upon Kyras, who once again sunk below the water , still unconscious.
You guys are bound and determined to make things as difficult as possible for yourselves at every turn huh? :P
Danna, hoping that Grigor and Striker have Finwik's Tatzlwyrm in hand, rushes back to aid Bjelich and Kyras. She is just in time to see Kyras slip back under the water and curses to herself again. She pulls out a spear as she moves closer and throws it at the (heavily?) wounded wyrm.
She manages to land a blow. Meanwhile Striker moves in to attack her target and manages to get a nip in.
Danna's spear stills the wyrm wrapped around Bjelich while Striker nips the other.
Grigor then moves on it as well...
...driving his lance home.
The Tatzlwyrm, heavily wounded and obviously outnumbered, finally breaks off hostilities, withdrawing some 30' away before plunging below the water's surface.
Bjelich once again hauls the unconscious Kyras above the water...
Danna, trusting Bjelich to tend to Kyras, calls Striker to her and makes her way carefully, with Striker as her escort, to recover her thrown weapons and check on Finwik.
She then makes her way to Palm and lays her hands on her faithful beast, saying her good-byes. She then retrieves all the gear she had stowed on her. In keeping with the laws of nature Palm is left to feed the beasts of the forest or swamp as the case may be.
Perhaps we need to put some signs around this place indicating it is Tatzlwyrm territory and to enter at your own risk. Danna states wryly.
Bjelich takes stock of what's just happened. One horse, Palm, mutilated with no hope of returning to this realm. The other, Mokos, although badly wounded, will make a recovery; but he will bare the scars of this day for the rest of his life. As for the others, the cleric waves everyone over to where Kyras lays. Calling to Danna, Bring Finwik and his pony over here!
Grigor, stay vigilant! That other wyrm is still out there.
No Danna, the cleric looks back to Mokos and wipes his brow, I don't think we should post signs. If we are to tame these lands, that beast needs to join its friends.
[ooc]And just checking, but do you honestly think that these 5 are the only Tatzlwyrms in the swamp? Or this hex? Or the Stolen Lands? :P
Danna speaks passionately to Bjelich and everyone else.Don't be ridiculous! Do you plan to hunt down and kill every wyrm, wolf, lion, and other predator in the land. She scratches between Striker's ears as she says this. That is against nature and I for one will not stand for it! They have just as much right to live their lives as any other of the Gods' creatures in this realm. She then addresses Bjelich specifically and says spitefully, Perhaps you should check with your god regarding his thoughts on this.
Danna had 9 HP of strain that was removed when Bjelich cast his spell.
Finwik spits out a gob of blood into the muck and glares at his pony. Lot of good you did. Can't even stomp on it? At least you didn't run away I guess. Finwik grabs the reins, collects his crossbow from the ground, and follows in Danna's path to join the others.
Looking at the grisly scene before him, he says We don't look to be in much shape to go hunt anything right now. Nodding at Kyras' limp form, he says Can we get him up on a horse and get the hell out of this swamp? Hopefully go somewhere dry...and warm...and with thick, thick walls? I have a tale to tell and a possible lead on Tig.
He then reaches into his backpack and produces a small flask (cure light wounds). Would this do Kyras any good?