"Want me at the door or with you?"
”If you can take the lead down to the cells, I will be directly behind you, ready to use my magic if a threat presents itself,” Zomeraand replies to Anton.
"And I and Shivi will follow the two of you, make sure you don't get into trouble..." M'ara quips, nodding at Shivi to keep her sharp eyes about.
Anton nods and takes the lead.
Anton steps on the stairs leading out, and at that second Shivi nervously and silently peeks M'ara's shoulder.
M'ara, understanding her familiar warning, quickly stops Anton.
They all stay silent and unmoving for the longest seconds, before hearing some shuffling and bickering over the eastern part of the room.
Anton peeks just enough to see them. A couple of the emaciated humanoid monsters you fought before.
Anton looks to his companions. He makes a "2" with his hands, imitates the body language of the creatures, and points in the room. If he can, he gives Shivi a grateful pat.
Zomeraand nods to Anton in acknowledgement, grasps his amulet in one hand and readies himself to cast.
Delin remains at the previous door, watching behind the group and waiting for any signs of trouble. She thumbs her lighted bead to calm her nerves.
"Let us take them unawares.... M'ara advises, raising her crossbow...
Zomeraand nods, then looks to Anton to lead the attack.
"Hup hup!" Anton enters and takes a swing at the nearest creature.
As Anton 'Hups' forward, M'ara aims at one of the things and fires...
Zomeraand unleashes his flying dagger at the nearest creature.
The first creature is gravely wounded by your characters' combined attacks but doesn't fall. It growls in rage and unleashes a powerful attack against Anton.
The second Sinspawn looks at the others in the platform with rage and hate and moves to attack them.
And tries to bite The Magician Zomeraand.
"Ow! Gross! Don't bite people!"
Zomeraand feels boiling anger welling up inside him from the pain of the creature’s bite.
Zomeraand stabs at the thing clumsily with his dagger.
Anton's attack of opportunity hits.
"All right, you nasty weirdo. $*&% right off!" Anton this time swings both his weapons at the creature.
As the creature launches itself at Zomeraand, Shivi squeaks in alarm, but M'ara merely shoots the bird a sarcastic look, then her hand raised in a warding gesture , utters a single gutteral syllable.
Anton decapitates the creature in front of him with his longsword.
Delin will move forward and toss her lighted bead down so there is clear illumination for Anton.
Seeing Zomeraand seething and wounded Delin will place her hand upon him and use her healing hex to try and close the wound. "Be strong." she offers, "We've already beaten one of these."
Zomeraand turn his angry stare to the creature before him, and unleashes a blast of bitter cold at the thing.
Delin heals Zomeraand, but the anger keeps in him. Zomeraand attack fails.
Anton turns around and slices at the remaining creature.
Anton attack the Sinspwan from the back, hurting (but not killing) it.
With Anton healed and a threat still immediate Delin will throw a daze cantrip in the face of the sin.
M'ara slaps another bolt into her crossbow and fires at the sin-creature...