"Back off! If anyone gets to kill her, it's us!"
Ellantera is genuinely angry, but has mixed emotions about things right now. She doesn't think she'd kill Natalya, but she's very frustrated with her 'friend'.
As her closest foe attempts to move, Kassandra lunges forwards with her dagger, this time drawing some blood.
Kassandra's knife and Ellantera's blade both draw blood from the would-be assassin, but they cannot stop her entirely. Instead, she slashes with her short sword, trying to prevent Kass from using any more of her magic against them.
"Here goes. But I'll warn you El, that lady isn't anywhere near as nice as you think she is."
Swinging again at the man with audacity to attack him, Oscar grins at him before striking. It almost seems like he's enjoying this.
Warhammer attack
Clobbering time damage.
Shiv takes another stab at the woman but she is too quick for him.
Ellantera stops talking, concentrating on pressing the attack.
Miet attempts to pull the wounded Natalya out of the way.
Uraisa can't cast Burning hands over top of Oscar, so she is just going to hold her action.
Galyna targets the man facing Salt, choosing to keep the long range enemies at bay.
As Shiv stumbles and slips in the muck, the standing woman takes another slash at him.
Oscar and Galyna find their attacks are still blocked by the shield of the man facing off against Oscar, although Oscar is still holding the door against them as well.
For Kassandra...last round she used her dagger. If she can do so again, she will.
Dagger
Damage
After Kassandra managed to pierce with her dagger and find a weak part in her enemy's armor, drawing blood, she smiled and moved back grinning to herself in satisfaction. Her smile remained on her face, and it appears to have annoyed the woman who slashed at her. Kassandra saw the blade moving towards her as the world around her slowed down. She tried to dodge the slash, and her last thought before the blow connected was "who would try to melee without armor?". Then there was only pain. The woman's sword slashed Kassandra's hip, reaching to the bone and sending vibrations throughout the witch's body. An uncontrollable shout came out of her throat as she stopped thinking clearly and felt a primal urge which must have been bloodlust burst inside her. Ignoring her own safety and forgetting her healing magics, she lunged forward with her dagger, this time slashing her opponent across the face.
Kassandra's knife cuts the woman's cheek, and the confidence in her eyes is replaced by a look of panic. She shifts into a defensive posture, her eyes darting for possible exits, and she begins to retreat toward the doorway.
The other would-be assassin, wary of Shiv standing over her, attempts to stand while keeping a defensive stance as well.
Across the room, Oscar still stands in the doorway, holding it against three men with skill and daring. They continue their assault unabated, trying to work together to find an opening.
Oscar's defense is up to the challenge of holding off all three of them, however, and they begin to look despairing.
Ellantera moves toward the woman still on her feet.
"You're Tower Girls, aren't you? Too bad you didn't want to talk about this first."
"So uh that still a no for discusiing this?" Miet has she just attempts to generally stay out the way.
Uraisa is still pinned in behind the dwarf. She holds her action, waiting to see if an attacker was able to pass him and get into her range.
Uraisa pulls a dagger and swings it at the enemy next to her.
Attack
Damage
1d6+3
As her enemy retreats, Kassandra's blood cools down a bit, although she is still too excited to attempt any kind of magic or care about anything other than her soon-to-be victim. Intent on drawing more blood, she pulls out her crossbow, loads it and fires a bolt straight at the woman.
Kassandra's bolt is right on target, but the woman is prepared and hurls herself aside at the last moment.
Erwin draws his mace and moves to give Uraisa a flank.
Where is El?!, the rogue feebly thrusts his rapier at the woman as he shakes his head to stave off the darkness of unconsciousness that threatens to envelope him.
Oscar continues to try and make approaching the door dangerous.
Warhammer attack
Damage
Oscar continues to find his match in the thugs, as the two men exchange blows without finding an advantage. Galyna reloads and shoots at the more distant Tower Girl rather than try to aim past Erwin.
Much as with Kassandra's shot, the bolt is perfectly aimed, but the Tower Girl still manages to duck beneath it.
Finding herself badly wounded and surrounded by Erwin, Uraisa and Ellantera, one of the two Tower Girls throws down her blade and raises her hands. "I surrender!" she cries. "Mercy, I beg you!"
The other woman, disgusted, sneers at her companion before drawing her own sword and cutting at Shiv with it.
Shiv parries the blow easily.
At the sound of the Tower Girl's surrender, three of the thugs - unable to even reach the doorway past Oscar's indomitable stand - turn and flee back through the far exit. The remaining three keep trying to work together to battle past the fighter and enter the larger fray.
Ellantera kicks away the surrendered blade and moves .
"Yer sister-in-arms has her head on right. Still attached, that is. What's your preference?"
"Finally someone with some sense." Miet grabs away the Tower Girl's blade just to be on the safe side.
The reeling rogue grimaces in pain, "There ya are. Better late n' never..." His strike is pulled up short due to lancing pain from his freely bleeding wounds...
"You've never need m'help before..."
Opting for an easier target, Glayna swings her crossbow to aim at the man facing Shiv.
Oscar grimaces silently at the pain of the wound, and keeps ineffectually flogging away.
Warhammer Attack
Damage
Erwin spends the round patting down the surrendered Tower girl for hidden weapons and valuables, and seeing to it that she gets tied up properly.
Kassandra loads another bolt and shoots at the remaining Tower girl, but misses by a few yards.
If there is a current threat within her movement, Uraisa moves and tries to poke it with her dagger. If not she moves toward the closest threat to allow the others to use her as a flank partner.
Attack
Damage
Attack
Damage
Uraisa casually steps across the room to face the remaining Tower Girl and slashes at her hamstring with her dagger. The wound is not serious, but the Tower Girl looks shocked nonetheless. She turns to stab at the wizard, taking her for the greatest threat.
Thrilled that their combined tactics against Oscar have manage to penetrate his defenses, the three in the doorway continue to hammer away at him with their morningstars.
Stung by the impact of the last attack, though, Oscar is prepared and very nearly tears one of the men's morningstars from his grip as he parries it.
Miet continues to keep an eye on the surrenderd tower girl
Ellantera shifts to gain a flank (if she does not have one now) and strikes.
"Hey, missy! I'm over here!"
Smirking as Uraisa and El distract the surrounded Tower Girl, "Now that's more like it."
Warhammer flail attack
Damage
"The only way you're getting through here is over my corpse". "Do you like your chances"?
Barely standing, Uraisa again tries to attack the now flanked foe.
Attack
Damage
Current HP 1/8
El, Shiv and Uraisa all cut the Tower Girl with their blades. Bleeding fiercely and surrounded, she too throws down her sword and raises her hands in surrender. Seeing that she has done so, the three men in the doorway give up on trying to fight through and beat a retreat, following their fellows. In a few moments, all is quiet once more.