Celestine carefully focused on her powers. While maintaining her field of fortune with one hand, she made a slashing motion with the other, sending a bolt of energy at the closer guard. Turning his back on her probably hadn't been the best idea...
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"You really... shouldn't have... done that," panted Marvin, as he coughed up another gout of fire at the two unlucky guards.
Zyxtivia will keep quiet during this fight until freed since if the thief is killed and the guards win she does not want to be seen as actively assisting in the escape and suffer or die too soon...she will try again later if this fails...now if freed she will help take the guards down and then their teeth...
Sholano's legs nearly buckled as the guard slammed him again, catching him across the brow this time. Blinking rapidly, he stumbled forward just behind the latest gout of fire. Still on his feet, if only barely, he lashed out at the nearest guard with the blade in his hand.
Linus tries to sink his sharp canines into the remaining guard.
Burned and battered by magic, one guard collapses limply to the ground. The other suffers a vicious kick to the throat from Erick. Although Hal and Linus' attacks miss, the guard realizes he's in a very precarious spot and quickly backs out of range. Pulling a signal horn from his belt, he gives it a mighty blow. From downstairs, you faintly hear a dog begin to bark.
"Well that is not good... Perhaps you should finish this fight quickly."
Without hesitating, Celestine sent another bolt of force arcing through the air, towards the remaining guard. If they could get him out of the way, then hopefully everyone else could be gotten out of the chains. She really did need some bodies between her and the other guards...
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Celestine's magic takes down the other guard.
"Finally, now see if there are some keys, if not then do better at getting us out of these chains before the guards come. Once again get the muscle first to hold them at bay and then the rest of us."
Sholano shook himself, clearing his head from the blows he'd taken. Nodding to Celestine, he gestured towards the guards and stepped over the fallen towards Linus, raising the thieves' tools again. "If you would, search them for keys."
"There we go." He flipped the dagger in his hand to hold it by the blade, offering it to Linus with a flourish. "Here's hoping you're as good as you say: looks like you're going to get some practice soon." Waving towards the guards, he said, "If we're particularly quick, we might be able to salvage something out of this little fiasco - I'm going to keep working on these shackles, but somebody needs to strip them down and check them for gear. Fast."
"If there's anything you want but don't want to carry on you, give it to me." Celestine said, not bothering to explain further. They'd see soon enough. For now, speed was definitely an asset...
Linus smiles as the shackles leave his wrists. "Thank you, friend. I wont forget this." He takes the blade and twirls it a few times in his hand. "But I think that guard has something more well suited for me." Linus looks through the downed guards things, looking for a sword.
"Best unlock Mr. Foams-at-the-mouth over there next. He's likely to break his own hands if you don't release him soon." Marvin said, nodding towards Erick.
"Working on it..." Sholano says distractedly, eyeing Erick's bonds.
Do I really want to let this maniac loose in here with us...? I doubt 'subtle' is his favorite watchword. Ah, Nine Hells, they already blew the damn horn, we're touch and go at best.
He flashed Erick a friendly smile. "Right then, let's get you out of those."
He grimaced at the stubborn lock. "Soon, anyway."
Gear
Chain Shirt x2
Heavy Steel Shield x2
Longsword x2
Leather Club x2
Longbow x2
Quiver of 20 Arrows x2
Celestine exhaled sharply, then focused on her powers, gripped the air, and physically pulled it apart to reveal a space where any items nobody wanted to carry could be stored. "Pick what you want - we can use or sell the rest later." she said. Time was short, after all - and this was far more exciting than she'd dared hope.
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Erick grows slightly excited as Hal approaches him with the lockpicks. Rattling his chains he arches forward to make it an easier reach for the half-elf.
Hearing one of the picks crack instead of the lock tumbler Erick's smile turns into a frown. We will have to spend some time and get you better at this now won't we? It's ok pressure does this to most men. He says returning his smile.
Nodding his head at the lock. Give her another go. You got this.
After a moment's extra work, the lock finally clicks on Erick's shackles, and Sholano nods to the freed human. "Naturally."
Darting across the chamber to return to Zyxtyvia's locks, he notes the swords on the ground and reflexively snags the dagger back from Linus along the way. As he examines the elven woman's shackles one more time, he tosses a wink over his shoulder to Marvin. "Ladies first, my friend - you understand." Slipping the dagger between his teeth, he sets to.
From this angle, he notices a bit of rust or debris of some sort he hadn't seen before holding a tumbler stuck closed. Scraping it free, the lock finally gives way, and he almost breathes a sigh of relief before remembering himself. Instead, he offers the lady a swift little bow, then turns back to Marvin.
Marvin waited patiently as the others were released from their shackles. "I think I hear people coming, someone make sure they can't shut the door again and trap us in here. And someone start shoveling the guards equipment into that hole; we're going to need everything we can get our hands on if we want to get out of here."
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Erick spends a moment stretching as he had been stuck in an awkward position for many hours.
Nodding to Marvin he places himself by the door, just around the corner. I won't let them past, just hurry so we can get out of here.
Positioning himself by the door Erick feels the cold stone of the wall across his back. Calming himself he listens for an approaching guard.
Erick reaches out and grabs ahold of the guard's neck and quickly clamps one hand around his mouth. Shhhh. Shhhh. It will all be over soon enough. Hehehe
Zyxtivia thanks the thief and touches his cheek to give him a bit of before the witch stays by the wall in case the escape fails...
The barking grows louder, and as Zyxtyvia comes free, a quartet of guards led by two large dogs come rushing down the hall. Seeing your cell door open, unchained prisoners, and two dead men inside, they charge toward you, shouting loudly. The first one to reach the doorway is immediately grabbed by Erick.
Energy crackled on Celestine's fingertips as she prepared to hurl a bolt of energy towards whichever of the guards came in her direction first. It would be most useful if someone besides that madman could move forward and help stop the guards from mobbing their whole group...
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Zyxtivia will cast on the incoming foes targeting those in the back since Erik is already dancing with one and hoping the ones in front do not notice the sudden slumber of their brethren behind them...
Linus quickly grabs up a sword and goes to the other side of the door, and attacks the grappled guard.
Sholano clicks his tongue at the onrushing guards, his eyes and hands still focused on Marvin's bonds. "Gentlemen, please! Can't you see we're busy here?"
Continuing his task, he tsks at the click of the uncooperative lock and says over his shoulder, "Honestly, you'd think a man could get a little peace and quiet while he's working."
"Duck," Marvin said to Sholano, only a moment for a final blast of fire belched forth.
Erick's prisoner thrashes about wildly but is unable to escape the madman's grasp. He's promptly wounded by Linus' blade. One of the other guards pushes past them (evading Linus' attack in the process) and attempts to club the kitsune. As he does so, Celestine's blast strikes him in the small of the back, knocking his blow terribly askew.
After a moment of observing her handiwork, Celestine focused on twisting fate again. That had been a pretty good shot, but honestly, her blasts weren't accurate enough to consistently strike targets ducking and weaving wildly in melee, and she didn't want to risk hitting one of the meat-shields.
A line-shaped spell shoots away from you in a line in the direction you designate. It starts from any corner of your square and extends to the limit of its range or until it strikes a barrier that blocks line of effect. A line-shaped spell affects all creatures in squares through which the line passes.
On Zyxtivias turn she will move to a better vantage point and cast the sleep spell, centered on the rear dog and rear two humans if possible...
A dog and a guard suddenly slump over and begin to snore.
Erick's blow comes close to knocking the guard unconscious, but he remains clinging to life by a thin thread.
With a sudden move, Erick snaps the guard's neck.
Celestine grinned slightly as the guard's neck was snapped. Maybe that man would be good for something after all...
Meanwhile, she was continuing to focus on the blessing for those close to her. She could keep it up as long as necessary, and planned to move with the rest of the group if they could get into a good formation of some kind.
"kill the guard by the door before he goes to alert more!"
With a jangle of metal, Marvin's shackles finally fell free, and Sholano smirked, spreading his hands wide and stepping out of the other man's way. "After you, sir," he said with a casually polite tone, pulling the silken veil out from beneath his shirt.
As Marvin's hands slipped free of the manacles, red scales erupted along his forearms and his hands twisted into black taloned claws. The older man looked up at Sholano with a far toothier grin and rasped, "Thanks," before surging forward to join the fray.
"Hey! Wake up, you idjit!" The rearmost guard begins roughly kicking his companion back to wakefulness. The foremost guard suddenly feels vulnerable under Zyxtyvia's unnerving stare. He dodges Linus' blade but only has time for a hasty (and extremely inaccurate) swing before the terrifying dragon man is on him.
Celestine did indeed move, angling to stay behind the others while bringing her Serendipitous field closer to the others so she could help aid all of them. Wasn't much point in only aiding one or two of them, after all, and it was a better move than flinging bolts into the melee. She didn't really want to knock out one of her associates by accident.
Zyx moves closer to aid in their attacks...