Louis follows as well, his blade out and ready. There were undoubtedly more lizardfolk about, and hopefully there wouldn't be any more as deadly as the Huntress.
Aeronniell stays mostly near the back of the party, her eyes trained ahead for signs of more lizards. She grips her bow tightly and tries to hope for the best for Lavinia.
You can easily follow the fleeing lizardman's blood trail heading north, as you enter the ballroom. You know to the north lies a private dining hall and stairs leading to the second floor. As you about to head north, Baolo's keen eyes notice to the west, past another set of glass doors, in the courtyard human and lizardfolk bodies near the pond dotted with water lillies. It is clear this was the scene of a battle, perhaps between the manor's defenders and the lizardfolk invaders. Baolo also hears shouts and screams from upstairs and he swore he heard a female voice. He also hears male shouts from the west, though he can't make out the words.
Ialda headed north toward the dining hall, following the trail of blood.
Baolo uses a hand signal to point to the north and then gestures up. As Ialda moves north, he follows, ready to fire at any lizardfolk that emerge.
Perception
Aeronniell holds her breath and struggles to hear any sounds that might indicate more adversaries await in either the courtyard or dining hall.
You follow the trail of blood into the dining room, where you see it goes up the stairs. As you are about to follow, Ialda hears movement outside from the courtyard and she moves to the open door in the room and she sees a black lizardfolk wielding a greatclub, who is obviously the leader of the tribe, and currently 15' tall! He is flanked by 2 more lizardfolk to the north and three lizardfolk to the south.
From up the stairs, you hear Lavinia's scream of help, followed by a rough voice saying "Keep that whore quiet and buff me. I'll take out herr rescuers, just like we killed the Ravens. Come up, come up, and ol' Devorax will cut yer heads off!" You hear divine casting from upstairs.
Spellcraft
Round 1, InitX?
Aeronniell frowns at the sound of unfamiliar words and peeks past Ialda into the courtyard and winces as she sees several more lizardfolk prepared to do battle.
"We could make a stand here... funnel them into this room? Block those stairs?"
Ialda pulls her spear and braces it, hoping the enemies would charge them in their rage.
"Back ta de windows fa me." Baolo retreats through the doorway to the other room and fires a blunt arrow at the window.
"How many of these scaly bastards are in here, anyway?", Patterwell grumbles as he follows Baolo towards the other room, firing an arrow at the blackscaled lizardfolk.
Move to M14, then fire an arrow at the big one.
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Round 1: Lizardmen attack!
Non-blinded lizardman in G7 moves up and throws a handaxe at Ialda, but since she is not raging and in control of her senses, she dodges the weapon at the last second!
The lizardman in J7 moves up and also throws a handaxe at Ialda, which also misses!
The lizardman in K7 moves up and throws a handaxe at Baolo:
The lizardman in L7 moves up and throws at Left-Ear!
The lizardman chief seeing the incompetence of his tribe, rages, and charges at Ialda with his greatclub, unaffected by the water!
Attack
Damage
Hp 24/45
Concerned about his boss, Gruug will move forward putting himself between Ialda and the chief. Gruug will look down at his new trophy dangling from his belt and exclaim, "Me think your head make better trophy!" Gruug will follow this taunt with a swing from this falcion.
Baolo returns fire against the lizardman who attacked him. "Hey mon, ya bettah practice a little more."
Additional Damage
Louis pulls another arrow and switches targets to the same lizardfolk that Baolo is firing at. "Tenacious, aren't they?", he asks as he lets another shaft fly.
Attacking the one Baolo shot at as well.
Round 2:
The party hears more spellcasting from upstairs. Then more rough laughter, "Let's see Lavinia, if these heroes fare better than your Ravens bodyguards?! Hahahaa! C'mon Gorg, keep me healed, while I kill these intruders!"
You see a muscular scarred half-orc with a bandana, wielding a scimitar two-handed, garbed in studded leather, come down the stairs. "Come meet your deaths, at Drevoraz' hands!"
Round 2
Frowning at the lack of luck with her earlier spell, Aeronniell bites her lower lip and decides to give her spell another try.
"Blessed Dreamer - let's try that again!"
Hoping she's helped Ialda enough, she withdraws deeper into the room to stand near Baolo where she recognizes the name of the captain's first mate.
"Drevoraz! At last! Your captain sent us! Call off these lizardfolk before anyone else is harmed!"
Round 2: Lizardmen attack
The Lizardman wounded by Baolo charges at Aero, club in hand, but misses the oracle!
The other lizardman similarly charges Left-Ear, connecting to the side of the bard's ear with his club!
The blind lizardmen flail about and move away!
The lizardman Chief looks at the half-orc and swings his greatclub at him, but the half-orc easily avoids the awkward swing, as the club bangs into the ground, leaving a large indentation! The Chief curses in Draconic!
Devoraz laughs, looking at Aero, "You think your puny magic and pretty colors is going to stop me. I aim to carve my name into yer forehead! Captain Harliss ain't my captain when I ain't on the boat.. and I don't see no water around me! I'll take ye all out!"
Seeing the new opponent enter the fray, Gruug slashes away at the large foe in front of him while calling out towards Devoraz in orcish.
"Call off these lizzies and let us settle this as true warriors!"
Ialda takes a 5' step to the south and pokes her spear at the lizard warrior as she again yells at the orc, "We have a letter from your Captain giving you a new mission, first mate! We have a common enemy in Vanthus...call off your troops and let's figure a way to work this out."
Attack
Damage
HP 24/45
As the lizardfolk charges him, 'Left-Ear' discards his bow again. "Damnable creatures, leave me be! I'm just wantin' a piece o' revenge, not yer scaly hides!"
"Ya mon! Devoraz! Chill! Ya capt'n even sent us wit a lettah. Vanthus is da baad boy. Help us out."
Baolo steps around Aero and sends two more arrows flying toward the lizardman now engaged fighting her.
Round 3: Devoraz' attack
"Sorry lassies, but I'm goings to teach that Vanderboren bi&ch a lesson and you can take your lettah and shove it! Now before, this pretty thing blinds me too, let me cut her up a little!"
Devoraz moves up to J16 and attacks Aero, holding his scimitar 2-handed, cutting and gashing her deeply, as she screams in pain!
Devoraz smiles, "I like my women loud!"
Round 3
Stumbling backwards, Aeronniell shuffles her bow to one hand and holds up her free hand.
"Devoraz! No... you have made a terrible mistake!"
Backing up , the elf tries to find a way out of certain death.
"Think on what you're doing.. flee!"
"Using yer magic on me?!! I'm gonna cleave yer head right off, wench!"
Round 3: Lizardman attack
The wounded lizardman, close to death, steps to K15 and attacks Baolo, but the Mwangi easily sidesteps the clumsy swing.
The lizardman on Left-Ear attacks him again with his club and bashes him on the side of his face!
Bloody Lizardman Chief attacks Gruug again and misses again, badly, frustrating him!
Ialda keeps spearing at the Chief.
Attack
Damage
Gruug slices away at the chief.
Lines of anger begin showing on Gruug's brow.
Louis shifts slightly to keep both battles in his sights, and attacks the lizardfolk he's been flailing at with his blade. "Come on, this thing's supposed to be magical - magick him, you worthless blade!"
Move to L11.
"Da lady is right Devorahs. Ya make a beeg mistake. Vanthus will cut ya throat out." Baolo takes a step back away from both the wounded lizardman and Devoraz and fires a pair of arrows. The first flies at the wounded lizardman, the second is a thistle arrow at the stubborn pirate.
Both of Baolo's arrows hit, the first piercing the lizardman's eye, killing him instantly, the second catching the half-orc pirate in the shoulder.
Round 4: Devoraz
Devoraz cries out in pain, as the arrows digs in his skin! "Aaargh! Why you damn native?! You're going to pay for that!" He steps to K16, smiles wickedly, and swings his scimitar horizontally at Aero opting for accuracy rather than power, trying to kill 2 birds with one stone! His sword blow is too fast for Aero to dodge, and the blade cuts deep across her chest, as she falls! The blade continues its trajectory into Baolo's shoulder, delivering a solid cut to the Mwangi!
Round 4: Lizardmen attack
The lizardman continues his duel with Left-Ear, as the pair circle each other. He bashes the bard in the head again, though Left-Ear avoided what could have been a more devastating wound!
Cub attack:
Confirmation roll: ...no
Damage:
Bloody Lizardman Chief attacks Gruug again and misses again! He looks at his weapon stupefied that he can't bash the half-orc!
Gruug slashes away at the lizard chief and looks surprised when his weapon slices through him.
Panic fills Aeronniell's face as her spell finds no purchase in Devoraz's mind.
"Oh, shi---"
Jovial voice: Will you be joining us for dinner in the afterlife?
Roguish voice: Oh, I think I found a bottle of wine somewhere around here...
The elf crumples into a bloody pile at the first mate's feet.
Ialda smiles at Gruug's successful strike, and she tries to follow in kind.
Attack
Damage
"Aagh!" cries Baolo as Devoraz sweeps his blade through both Aero and himself. "I gave ya a chance ta back off mon." Baolo takes another step back, putting Aero's fallen form between the two foes. He fires another pair of thistle arrows at the pirate, hoping the combined effect of arrows and sap will bring the half-orc down.