Sami continues to roll around on the ground laughing. If you looked close you would see tears of desperation in her eyes as well.
Lucien steps up behind the goblin facing Tiuvi and attempts to take advantage of its distraction.
Lucien is having trouble hitting the goblin again.
Syrix looks around at the laughing half-orc, then over to the where she can hear the chanting golbin.
"You OK over there, friend?" she shouts over to Sami.
As the goblins have left her un-engaged she decides to head around and try to support her prone ally. She takes a swing at one of the goblins on the way past.
Syrix just misses the goblin, who steps in to try to burn her with his torch.
Blue swings a blade at Tiyuvi, but also misses.
Sami's laughing fit ends, suddenly. The caster that caused it laughs for his own sake, pulls out his short bow, and fires at Sami. Then he throws his bow into the dirt in disgust.
Suddenly the false mirth drains from Sami's face as the laughing abruptly ends. Laying on the ground she brings her pistol to bear on the orange goblin.
"Blast it all."
As quickly as she can, still laying on the ground, she load another paper cartridge with shaking hands. Her hands still sake but it is quickly changing from nerves to anger that causes the tremors.
Rolling over, Sami takes her shot and puts a bullet right between the chanting goblin's eyes, ending its part in the song.
As the bullet finds it mark Sami's anxiety fades and she gives a little fist pump with her non-gun hand quietly she says to herself.
"I smite thee."
Tiyuvi dodges to the side as the goblin swings at him and then follows up with a quick jab that glances off the goblin's shoulder.
Lucien swings again at the goblin between him and Tiyuvi, this time just barely connecting and doing a little damage.
Lucien does enough damage to disable the blue goblin (0 hp), causing him to double over at just the right time that Tiyuvi's strike is simply a glancing blow.
"Good shot!" cheers Syrix as she sees the noisy goblin fall to Sami's gunshot.
"Right, your turn next!" she says as she puts all her focus back on the goblin in front of her.
She takes a step away to give herself room to swing her spear and then tries again to finish of the goblin.
Nice shot? Yes. I can do this.
Red follows Syrix, thinking her to be easy meat. He is rewarded by drawing blood again.
Blue tires to burn Tiyuvi and cut Lucien, at the cost of just not being able to concentrate on either attack. The effort is too much, and he passes out.
Just keep shooting Sami.
Still prone Sami rolls to the side a little and fires her pistol at the red goblin.
As soon as she shoots she starts reloading with powder and ball. Her confidence is back and her hands barely shake.
With the goblin in front of him down, Tiyuvi turns to the last one standing. Syrix seems to be occupying the goblin from one side so Tiyuvi races around to the other side, keeping wide of the goblin's blade. As he approaches, Tiyuvi lunges with his rapier.
Stepping over the blue-clad goblin, Lucien joining in the attack against the red-clad one. However, his dash throws off his aim and all he does is create a bit of wind.
Sami makes another excellent shot, but the goblin manages to stay upright... that is until Tiyuvi stabs him right in the heart.
With this threat gone, you have a few moments to gather your thoughts. Father Zantus rushes up to you. "Thank you! You are brave souls. Is anyone injured?"
Seeing Syrix, he mumbles a quick incantation and lays warming hands on her wound.
Here and there, the sounds of battle, clanging swords, calls of support by the town guard, and shrieking and singing goblins echo through the streets, but at the festival itself, most of the citizens have fled. One or two goblins remain behind to scavenge food, and many more lie dead (along with a few unfortunate citizens). It is obvious that the fight has moved on, especially when the sound of a scream and a frantic barking come from the north.
Near the cowers behind a rain barrel where he calls for help, while his dog fights against a mounted commando on a goblin dog. As you arrive on the scene, you're just in time to see the goblin commando kill the dog with his horsechopper. The dog crashes dying to the ground as the commando's goblin kin (who were themselves cowering nearby as the dog was handled) throw up a cheer and emerge from hiding. The goblins are still distracted by their kill, and as they turn their attention to the man, they fail to see you arrive.
Syrix gives a sigh of relief as the hard to hit goblin is skewered by the catfolk's rapier.
"That one was giving me some trouble there. Thank you for your help, friend." says Syrix with a nod of thanks.
After the priest heals Syrix she feels a bit better about the way the situation is going, though the continuing sounds of battle are still worrying.
"It looks like there are still goblins around causing trouble. We should go and see if anyone needs our help."
Picking herself up off the ground Sami dusts off a little bit.
"I'm not injured thought that spell caster made me look a little foolish. Thank you for the concern Father. It sounds as though others are in trouble."
Not waiting for the others to decide she heads towards the noise of battle and closes into a better range.
"Away from him you dirty invaders or I will smite you where you stand."
That should get their attention.
"Thank you Father. I'm afraid I do have a couple scrapes." Tiyuvi holds his arm out for the Father to heal.
"Yes, it looks like there's more to deal with." Tiyuvi flicks the whiskers on his face in a gesture that seems to show direction, as if he was pointing to where the noise is coming from. "Syrix, right? Let's follow that half-orc and take care of more goblins."
Syrix moves up with Tiyuvi to support the half-orc.
"You don't belong here goblins!" says Syrix from Sami's side.
Tiyuvi steps along with Syrix and comes to the other side of Sami. The three of them make a wall.
Lucien completes the line, stepping up next to Tiyuvi. "Your fun is over, vermin. Leave. Now."
Lucien manages to surprise and intimidate the goblin commando, who is now shaken for 1 round.
"I said away form him."
Sami takes a small step forward ash she brings her pistol to bear on the mounted commando.
Righteously indignant at what is going on her shot is not as accurate as she would like.
Syrix steps moves around Sami and to get her spear in range of the nearest goblin. She swings the long elven weapon around and strikes out at the little pest.
Lucien charges forward into the midst of the goblins, blade held high, before bringing a graceful strike down on the goblin in front of him.
Crit?
Lucien and Syrix each make quick work of their goblin targets, but Sami missed her's by a mile.
Red fires a bow at Syrix
The yellow goblin steps up and swings his dogslicer at Lucien.
Holding her position Sami quickly reloads her pistol.
Glad that thing didn't charge me while I stand here like this.
As quickly as she can she brings the pistol back up and fires at the goblin commando.
vs touch
As the gun goes off she yells to the trapped gentelmen hoping to reassure both herself and him as she reloads again.
"Fear not sir, we will get you out of this."
With quick strides Tiyuvi races up next to Lucien and stabs at the goblin there.
Tiyuvi strikes a blow to one of the lessor goblins, but it continues to fight.
Sami takes another shot, this one just clipping the goblin commando.
Syrix gets hit but the arrow doesn't even scratch her. She moves and tries to stab at the mounted goblin.
Staring down at the little creature that tried to stab him with a look of disgust on his face, Lucien slices down at the creature.
The goblin dog manuevers his mount to back up, and fires an arrow at Syrix, this one drawing a bead of blood across her cheek.
The yellow goblin looks at Tiyuvi and screams a crazy scream, trying to run the swashbuckler through. It is a clumbsy, comical effect.
"Oh no you don't no backing away from me."
Same takes a quick step forward matching the goblin and dogs movement backwards and fires her pistol.
The moment the bullet leaves the barrel she is again shoving a paper cartridge into the end.
Tiyuvi slips to the side and then runs in a wide arc around the goblin in front of him. He approaches the goblin from the back, flanking it with Lucien. His rapier whips through the air with a flourish as he stabs towards the ugly beast. The blade goes wide and misses the gibbering goblin entirely.
Lucien takes advantage of the distraction Tiyuvi provides and chops ino the goblin from the other side.
Lucien kills the last of the foot soldiers as Sami puts another bullet into the arm of the leader. The mounted goblin returns fire.
As the arrow sinks in Sami grits her teeth and shifts a step to the north. taking aim she fires again at the mounted goblin.
Again she starts to stuff a paper cartridge into her pistol as soon as the shot is fired. The callouses on her fingers warming from the now hot gun barrel.
Tiyuvi scans the field as the goblin in front of him drops. Still one left, and he looks like the leader. Tiyuvi bounds across the hard-packed ground then lunges at the leader.
Sami lines up her shot and puts a bullet between the goblin's eyes. Losing its master, the goblin dog is clearly intent on fleeing.
The man behind the barrel peeks out, and says "Is it over? Is it safe? Thank you! Thank you, heroes of Sandpoint!"
Tiyuvi greets the man. "Yes, I believe it is safe." He moves towards him and offers a friendly paw. "I'm Tiyuvi. To be honest, I don't feel like a hero. Just someone trying to help out." And make amends, Tiyuvi adds in his head.