Round 2:
Mihai extends the blessings of the Walker unto Nim, a touch to his harrow deck and gesture acting to guide and optimise the Nimosaur's attacks...
Round 2, Init 5
Anton sneers at the fools that brought longswords to a longbow fight. It isn't a traditional weapon of his people, but he spent five years as a "special operative" in the Molthuni army, and so he appreciates how easy it is to load a bow: draw an arrow, nock it, and pull back. The martial halfling takes a couple of steps forward and does just that, burying a missile in the masked man directly in front of him.
Tragershen finishes his spell, targeting it at the intersection of A-B 14-15.
Knowledge Engineering
Step to -N15 and ready his wand of magic missiles.
Recap:
Order of Combat Round 2:
Dogs and Masked men 18 *gone
Corbrius 15 *gone
Aedalis 13 *gone
Tragershen 13 *gone
Nim & Wic 6
Anton 5 *gone
Mihai 5 *gone
Tragershen's spell finishes, hitting two of the men.
Both men fall to the ground, alseep.
Nim rips into the dogs with teeth and claws...
Wic attacks any dog still standing after Nim's attacks...
Corbrius knocks one of the dogs unconscious with a shocking strike, Aedalis finishes it with his spell.
Tragershen puts two of the men to sleep.
Anton drops the man he shoots with a well aimed arrow.
Mihai blesses Nim.
Nim delays until just after Mihai before killing two of the dogs.
Wic attacks and hits a dog.
Order of Combat Round 3:
Dogs and Masked men 18 *gone
Corbrius 15
Aedalis 13
Tragershen 13
Nim & Wic 6
Anton 5
Mihai 5
A bear suddenly appears from nowhere!
A man with the features of a bear steps from around the corner of the building next to it. he speaks to the bear who then charges Nim.
Fool, wake him up he is just asleep. He then wakes up the man in B,17. The other man wakes up the one in B,14. Both men are now awake, but prone and lose their round.
A large Grizzly now stands before you!
Aedalis was rather surprised at the appearance of the bear, but figured it was Nim's area of expertise. He focused on the newcomer who spoke to the Bear, clutching a piece of iron as he attempted to freeze him in place; but not before attempting to turn fate against him...
Noted.
Nim rips into the bear with teeth and talons...
Wic attacks the bear as well...
Round 3:
Noting the approach of the bear and fearing what destruction it may wreak, Mihai maneuvers to delivers a salving palm of healing unto Nim...
Tragershen then Anton to go.
Round 3.
Tragershen calmly steps forward to get a better view of the whole scenario. Even as he advances, he is casting his next spell to help turn the tide of battle.
Tragershen will step to -M15 and cast Create Pit, centered at A-B 14-15. The pit is in A14, A15, B14 and B15. For those able, it is a Reflex DC 17 Reflex save to avoid falling in. For those adjacent to those squares, it is DC 15 to avoid falling in. Duration 5 rounds. It is 30' deep.
Seeing Anton as the foremost member of their side, Tragershen calls out "Anton, is there anything you can do to retard the blaze?"
Aedalis tries to control the new man's mind...and have him freeze on the spot. He shakes his head and growls at you.
Tragershen then creates a pit in the ground under a group of the men.
Damage
All three men fall into the pit, the new man curses in some language none of you can understand except for Nim.
You hear some yells and grunts as they hit the ground.
The man curses in Druidic as he slipped in.
The last man above ground seems to falter a little as Anton's bow shifts and points directly at him...the bear doesn't seem to be bothered though.
Updated map, Anton to finish the round.
Map End of Rnd 3
Round 3, Init 5
Anton snorts at the sudden appearance of the bear; he's seen the summoning trick before, and knows that the real danger is the spellcaster. He shuffles forward a couple of yards to get out from under the long arms of the grizzly, trusting his companions to take care of it. A pit opens under the remaining miscreants, leaving only one facing him directly; with a mental shrug, the halfling draws and nocks an arrow, pulls back the drawstring, and releases it in a single, smooth motion. Reaching back into his magical rucksack, Mr. Green pulls out a vial of alchemist's fire that he'd been saving for a rainy day.
Nim lands several vicious blow on the bear but it still stands.
Just as the man had feared, the accurate bowman places an arrow deep within his chest, piercing his heart. The masked man drops to the ground, slowly pumping out...
Order of Combat Round 4:
Dogs and Masked men 18 *gone
Corbrius 15
Aedalis 13
Tragershen 13
Anton 5
Mihai 5
Nim & Wic 4
The bear attacks Nim:
The dog bites at Wic, not knowing better:
You hear some creaming from the pit but nothing else.
While the elf is concerned by the spreading fire, he is not wanting to run past the deadly bear. Tragershen pauses for a mere moment to see if Nim's verocious alter ego is on the verge of putting down the beast to clear the way for him, or if he should summon more magic to help in the contest.
Delay until after Nim and Wic.
Nim ccontinues his assault upon the large bruin facing him...
Wic attacks the bear again...
Aedalis will use his Fortune hex on Nim and extend it.
Round 4, Init 5
Figuring that being on fire might distract someone from casting spells, Anton trots up to the pit and tosses the vial inside, hoping to hit the ursine man who commanded the bear.
When you get to the edge of the pit, you see the 3 men...one is laying no the floor dead. The new man has blood on his hands or are they claws.
Nim and Wic slay the last rabid Dog...Tragershen to go.
Round 4:
Nearby threats ended, Mihai jogs forward after Anton towards the burning building.
Tragershen will double move to -B12 and start looking for anything that might be useful in dealing with the fire, either to douse or smother it.
The Alchemists flask hits the man with the clawed hands, burning him. He again growls at you, Foreign scum, there will be a time when you pay for that, sometime soon! But that time is not now.
The clawed man then changes into a dirt like creatures and walks into the side of the pit, disappearing.
The combat is effectively over. Now that the immediate threat is over other people start to assist you to put out the fire. Without a magical means to help put out the fire you find that most of the supplies and animals that were in the warehouse are destroyed or dead. The 4 guards at the warehouse are dead as well. The remaining arsonist who was is in the pit tries to flee but you can easliy capture or kill him. The other man who fell in is dead and the one who apparently summoned the Bear has disappeared.
There is no sign of Jask though...
Aedalis followed the others, using his Healing ability on Nim's loyal pet as he did so.
Wic nuzzles Aedalis' hand in thanks...
Nim remains in his current form and begins to search for Jask's scent...
As the threat has passed, Mihai sees that the last arsonist is captured rather than killed - so that he can be turned over to the authorities. As Nim begins to seek the scent he muses "Claws of a bear... perhaps." tapping finger to lips in thought.
Anton scowls at the captured arsonist and scours his memory for hints of what to ask. "Are you not proud of your group? Brag to us of who you are, what you would do, and the animal that leads you."
Unfortunately you can't think of anything you know about related groups in the city...and your attempt at threatening the man ends up in a quick retort, My uncle is a judge you foreign s$#!e, after a small fine I will be out of holding in a day. I will tell you nothing! he brags.