Gio rushes up to give aid to Sha'Lea calling back to Quen, Quen, tend to Mender!
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That was a whole lot that happened very fast in front of Io. Noting that Mender has fallen, he decides to help attack that bandit captain instead. Tossing down his rapier, he moves over to that bush next to the end of the pier, drawing his crossbow as he goes.
Giuseppe's longsword flashes out from behind his shield, the boat rocking gently from the melee. But Vance counters the attack with footwork alone, impressive technique given the confined space there on the prow. He seems poised for a deadly riposte...
The rogue dashes across the field, mindful of quarrels from the north. He pauses at the bush to take an opportunistic volley at the captain, but the scene is too chaotic and changes before the bolt can get there. With the mudflats bandits distracted, he slips behind the building.
Round 1:
Sha, Mender, Quen, Giu, Io, Gor <--UP
Enemies
Shae eyes the man with a grim look, assessing him, his fighting style, and his weaknesses.
You're skilled, Vance. It's a shame you became the very thing you fought against for so long. Men like you have no honor, and men without honor always fall to the righteous.
She them thrusts the butt of her staff at his throat, and follows it with a low kick at his knee, and a powerful elbow thrust to his nose.
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Mender was rather stoic as he regained consciousness.
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The aasimar needed no prayer to guide him, no potion to warm his insides. Existence was simply his fate and woe to those who mistook him for an easy kill.
Round 1:
Sha, Mender, Quen, Giu, Io, Gor <--UP
Enemies
Mender used a bit of his healing magic on himself, stood, then called down divine fire on the bandit.
The cleric will cast guidance on the shader kai.
Vance narrowly avoids the shadar'kai's staff with a quick jerk of his head back, but such a counter was exactly what the monk had trained to expect. She followed with a shin-blaster, nearly dislodging the bandit's kneecap cartilage with a sick sound. Limp bounties were easier to keep close, after all. As part of her martial art, and almost as an afterthought, she concluded her flurry of movement with a raising elbow to Vance's face. The scoundrel he turned at the last moment causing the attack to fall on a hard cheek bone rather than the soft of his nose...
Distracted by the monk, the forgotten Mender rose from the pier, calmly wrapping himself in a warm aura of healing even as he called the fires from above...
...this time the energy fully coursed through the mere human, burning deep in his evil soul.
Meanwhile, Quen dashed onto the ship and called support from a god far beyond the Realms.
Round 1:
Sha, Mender, Quen, Giu, Io, Gor <--UP
Enemies
I will go ahead and move up.
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Gorum runs and leaps into the mud in order to close the distance between him and his would be ranged opponents. ”You were told to run...”
”Now you’ve gotten us all stuck in the mud. You guys are a+# h!~%s.” Gorum’s attack falls short due to the slickness of his surroundings but his foes now have a large greataxe in their faces to contend with.
Vance decides theres too many aboard his ship, and bull rushes Sha'Lea, trying to knock her off the boat into the quipper filled waters...
Meanwhile out in the mudflats the skinny little ass-wipes use what else but ass-wipe tactics to try and take down the glorious paladin. The closest tosses a mudpie right in the Ersatz eye...while the other lines up a thrust through the weak point near the joint...
...wiping the mud he feels and hears the sting coming through the back of his knee.
Wanting to free up Gorum, Mender calls down fire on Blue, then heals his own wounds.
From the pier, up on high, the celestial called forth a smiting radiance against the assailants in the mudflats...catching one with a burning lash that stole the bandit's breath...and nearly his life.
Round 3:
Sha, Mender, Quen, Giu, Io, Gor <--UP
Enemies
Squinting through the mud in his eye, Gorum swings widely at one of the mud bandits missing. ”Dirty son of a b!*~#. I’m going to make you eat this mud!”
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Giuseppe, seeing the bandit shove Sha'Lea, moves to provide a distraction!
Flipping his longsword around and catching it by the blade in gloved hands, the swordsman catches the bandit's ankle and tugs with all his might!
Io sees the gang up on the boat captain, and aims his next crossbow against one of the jerks in the mudfield. , to no avail.
Caught off guard, Shae goes tumbling into the mud! She sputters, and spits words full of anger at Vance.
Gorum’s correct You guys are a~&+&%*s. You’re quickly making yourself a “cold” bounty Vance.
At Gor's taunt, the mudslinger snickers "Really? Is that your spoon, mom?" pointing at the flailing axe.
On deck, Giuseppe gives Vance a taste of his own medicine...
...but remarkably his sea legs brace the shin sweep.
Round 3:
Sha, Mender, Quen, Giu, Io, Gor <--UP
Enemies
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Shae grabs the side of the boat, and launches herself up (climb), executing a flip over the side to land on her feet in front of Vance.
She then goes right back into her fluid attack routines, despite being covered in mud and flinging it everywhere.
As the muddy monk claws her way back to the top, the captain braces for the heavy swing of her bostaff with a stable upward defensive cross. But his attention up left his throat wide open for the followup jab..."*hhhOORkk* *cough*" shutting him up for a time, at least.
Round 3:
Sha, Mender, Quen, Giu, Io, Gor <--UP
Enemies
Rhe cleric will maintain concentration on his guidance spell.
EDIT:
Vance's attention had stuck with the Athkatlan after ditching the shadar'kai overboard...
...the river bandit struck first just under Giuseppe's shield, tearing at his bracers and drawing blood. The captain followed up with a quiet flurry just inches from his nose, but his stance was wrong, shifted at the last moment as Sha'Lea rejoined. He compensated the miss with a sudden thrust of his dagger into Giuseppe's side...twisting the sharp edge inside to cause extra pain.
On the mudflats, the rogue duo continued their game, waiting for Gorum to slip up both literally and figuratively. The injured one attacked recklessly with his blade, as his partner tried to execute a quick takedown from behind...
...the wound made the paladin cringe, not because of any physiological reason...just for the pure fact that he knew it was only a lucky swing.
Mender 13 /17
Giuseppe 10 /20
Ionnis 15 /15
Gorum'drek 8 /22
Quen 17 /17
Sha 17 /17
Suddenly a quarrel darts from the bushes like a scared quail, a scared quail that embeds itself bloodily in the bandits neck...the man falls face first in the mud and dead beached quippers.
Gorum finds a bit of solid ground for a brief instant and shrugs off the thug’s meager attempt to shove him. Keeping the bandits occupied is all Gorum manages to do though as he wrestles around with the remaining bandit. He moves to knock the man out with a downward thrust of his pommel but looses the solid footing he had found just before striking.
Gio snarls, Is that di best you have?
Flipping his blade and catching it by the hilt, the Athkatlan slashes up from groin to nose!
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Gorum backswings, hoping to catch the last bandit standing with him down in the mud and blood, but he just feels air.
Like opening a keg tap, Giuseppes upward slice loosens the hold of Vances nose on his blood flow. It streams down his face, into his mouth, and splatters on deck. The sight is enough to give you a vengeful rush of strength. For a moment its as if you see actual fire in his eyes, but perhaps that's Mender after all...
Round 4:
Sha, Mender, Quen, Giu, Io, Gor <--UP
Enemies
The cleric will recast guidance on the shader kai.
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Quen, I understand your predilection for peace, but dis is an evil man, that preys on the weak. What does your goddess say about that? Giuseppe wonders aloud, not taking his eyes from the dangerous bandit.
Mender raises his holy symbol and a beam of light arcs towards Vance.
As the beam sears towards Vance, Mender says "Thank you for not surrendering." and then light smashes into Vance's face.