Round 3
The hound archon looks upon his foes with a stern look with just a hint of sadness behind his eyes. "So be it. He shifts towards an enemy and begins swinging to kill.
Round 3
Icabhod studies the officer for an opening and when he sees one, he stabs.
Tychus clocks the officer over the head and he falls to the ground. Three cartoon drakes circle over his head.
Xallis’ wand refuses to cooperate.
The hound archon cleaves across the enemies in front of him. The first soldier goes down and the other shouts as he is hit.
Julania hits the drunk soldier next to her over the head. He manages to raise his arm to block a second strike.
Since Henrika technically moves after Tychus, can I have her move forward to take up the position that Tychus is vacating instead of drinking her potion? If she doesn't do that, Tychus is going to be stuck on the front line next round when the officer moves up.
The three traitors in the room get their bearings enough to swing their swords but not well enough to land a hit.
The officer running north reaches the mess hall and shouts through the door. ”Get your asses in gear, men! We have intruders.”
The next officer, also runs north. This one heads up the stairs to the second floor.
The officer challenging Icabhod takes makes two more strikes against him, but despite resisting the poison, the damage Icabhod is inflicting is taking its toll and the officer’s attacks are easy to avoid.
The last officer holds the bruise on his head and doesn’t register that his opponent has changed when he stands up. Henrika slashes the officer as he gets up.
[ooc]Henrika hits Traitorous Officer #4 for 8 damage.
The officer growls because he can’t reach his challenged opponent and makes an attack against Henrika instead.
The officer forces Henrika to activate her mesmeric mirror which takes the hit for her. Surprised by Henrika's trick, the officer takes a step back.
The officers upstairs keep walking.
Round 3
Initiative
06 – Malphene (42/42 hp)
05 – Trevor (55/55 hp)
Round 4
Initiative
20 – Jaliessa
20 – Anua
20 – Jack (49/49 hp)
18 – Icabhod (37/54 hp)
16 – Tychus (58/58 hp)
16 – Xallis (59/59 hp)
16 – Hound Archon (51/51 hp)
16 – Julania (39/39 hp)
11 – Henrika (81/66 hp)
10 – Taldan Traitor #5 (16 damage) (Sickened 1 rd)
10 – Taldan Traitor #6 (9 damage)
10 – Taldan Traitor #7
10 – Taldan Traitor #9 - #10
07 – Traitorous Officers #1 - #2
07 – Traitorous Officers #3 (38 damage) (Challenge Icabhod)
07 – Traitorous Officers #4 (16 damage) (Challenge Tychus)
07 – Traitorous Officers #5 - #6
06 – Malphene (42/42 hp)
05 – Trevor (55/55 hp)
Active Spells/Effects
Henrika: ▲False Life (15 hp, 7 hr), ▲Heightened Awareness (70 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Mesmeric Mirror (1 image, 7 min)
Falchion Jack: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Mesmeric Mirror (1 image, 7 min), ▲Bull’s Strength (9 rd)
Icabhod: ▲Barkskin (+3 AC, 70 min), ▲Heroism (70 min), ▲Shield (7 min), ▲Bless (7 min)
Trevor: ▲Bless (7 min)
Malphene: ▲Bless (7 min)
Tychus: ▲Bless (7 min)
Xallis: ▲Mage Armor (60 min), ▲Bless (7 min)
Navia: ▲Unfetter (70 min), ▲Mage Armor (60 min)
Julania: ▲Barkskin (+3 AC, 70 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Magic Weapon (8 rd)
Taldan Traitor #5: ▼Aura of Menace
Taldan Traitor #6: ▼Aura of Menace
Taldan Traitor #7: ▼Aura of Menace
Taldan Traitor #8: ▼Aura of Menace
Everyone goes
Round 3
Seeing her opening, Malphene rushes into the barracks to join Julania and the hound archon. The lore warden attacks the nearest traitor .
Round 3
Trevor hunkers down, out of the firing zone of the archers and spellcasters.
Round 4
Henrika steps forward. She gazes at the officer, unleashing the power of her hypnotic forces on him, and feints an overhand blow.
She follows up with an upward slice against the outer wall, instructing her magic blade to defend both herself and Jack.
Henrika takes the opportunity afforded by her tricking her opponent off-balance to make a surprise strike at his head!
Round 4
Jack moves up next to Henrika. He looks briefly down the corridor and sees Ichabod struggling with another officer at the far end. What's he doing all the way over there? he thinks, and shrugs. He lunges at the Traitor, trying to push past him into the corridor beyond.
When you attempt to overrun a target, it can choose to avoid you, allowing you to pass through its square without requiring an attack. If your target does not avoid you, make a combat maneuver check as normal. If your maneuver is successful, you move through the target’s space. If your attack exceeds your opponent’s CMD by 5 or more, you move through the target’s space and the target is knocked prone. If the target has more than two legs, add +2 to the DC of the combat maneuver attack roll for each additional leg it has.
Round 4
Not appreciating being targetted, Tychus tries to repay the favour.
Round 4
"THERE we go!" Xallis exclaims as he aims his wand at a nearby enemy.
Round 4
Julania follows up on her attacks and keeps swinging.
Round 4
With reinforcements arriving, it looks like this room is simply being mopped up. The hound presses on.
Round 3
Malphene catches the traitor off guard, busting through the southern door and stabbing him.
Round 4
The officer on the porch swings his scimitar high. Jack ducks under it and bodies the officer to the ground.
Icabhod holds his ground and stabs the officer a third time. Riddled with critical wounds, the officer goes down.
Study Target, spending a Grit point to ignore Cover penalties. If #4 isn't alive anymore, switch to #5
With the officer on the porch on the ground, Tychus turns his crossbow into the barracks and hits a traitor within.
Xallis’ missiles don’t care if the enemy is prone and hits unerringly.
Julania swings her warhammer straight down and splatters the soldier’s head like a pumpkin. Then she takes a step towards the next enemy but he weapon gets tangled in the bunks.
Suffering under the hound archon’s aura of menace, the traitors make easy targets. The hound archon cleaves his sword back in the other direction and takes out another enemy.
As the traitorous officer begins to push himself into a sitting position Henrika’s upward slice knocks him back flat to the ground.
The last traitor in the barracks shouts in triumph when his sword hits the hound archon only to despair that his weapon can’t penetrate the outsider’s flesh.
”I’ve got to warn Jaliessa!” You hear a soldier shout in the distance. Traitor #9 runs to the west end of the mess hall where he encounters an officer coming down from upstairs.
The other traitor in the mess hall moves over and opens the eastern door.
Officer #1 disappears up to the second floor. Officer #2, after warning the other soldiers turns around to rejoin the fight.
The officer on the ground tries to stand again, which provokes.
Jack mercilessly hits the officer with a downward chop, killing him before he can get back onto his feet.
The western officers shout to Jaliessa to hurry and draw and drink potions.
Round 4
Initiative
06 – Malphene (42/42 hp)
05 – Trevor (55/55 hp)
Round 5
Initiative
20 – Jaliessa
20 – Anua
20 – Jack (49/49 hp) (Defending +1 AC)
18 – Icabhod (37/54 hp)
16 – Tychus (58/58 hp)
16 – Xallis (59/59 hp)
16 – Hound Archon (51/51 hp)
16 – Julania (39/39 hp)
11 – Henrika (81/66 hp) (Defending +1 AC)
10 – Taldan Traitor #7 (25 damage)
10 – Taldan Traitor #9 - #10
07 – Traitorous Officers #1 - #2
07 – Traitorous Officers #5 - #6
06 – Malphene (42/42 hp)
05 – Trevor (55/55 hp)
Active Spells/Effects
Henrika: ▲False Life (15 hp, 7 hr), ▲Heightened Awareness (70 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Mesmeric Mirror (1 image, 7 min)
Falchion Jack: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Mesmeric Mirror (1 image, 7 min), ▲Bull’s Strength (8 rd)
Icabhod: ▲Barkskin (+3 AC, 70 min), ▲Heroism (70 min), ▲Shield (7 min), ▲Bless (7 min)
Trevor: ▲Bless (7 min)
Malphene: ▲Bless (7 min)
Tychus: ▲Bless (7 min)
Xallis: ▲Mage Armor (60 min), ▲Bless (7 min)
Navia: ▲Unfetter (70 min), ▲Mage Armor (60 min)
Julania: ▲Barkskin (+3 AC, 70 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Magic Weapon (7 rd)
Everyone goes
Jack sees another officer coming down the corridor and with a look back at Henrika to confirm he decides to continue forward. He runs towards him and shoves at him to get past.
Once on the other side of the officer, Jack attempts to pull the man's hat down over his eyes, temporarily blinding him.
If your attack is successful, the target takes a penalty. The penalty is limited to one of the following conditions: blinded, dazzled, deafened, entangled, shaken, or sickened. This condition lasts for 1 round. For every 5 by which your attack exceeds your opponent’s CMD, the penalty lasts 1 additional round. This penalty can usually be removed if the target spends a move action. If you possess the Greater Dirty Trick feat, the penalty lasts for 1d4 rounds, plus 1 round for every 5 by which your attack exceeds your opponent’s CMD. In addition, removing the condition requires the target to spend a standard action.
Round 4
Malphene continues her attack on the traitorous #7.
Round 4
With enemies charging down the hallway, Trevor rushes up to the next intersection, offering aid to Henrika.
Henrika follows Jack, marching up to flank the officer and making sure she can still see the rest of her party behind her. She coldly stares at him struggling with his hat and Jack's hands in front of his eyes, and tries to run him through with her longsword.
Icabhod moves up to the door where the oval table is.
Round 5
Another enemy, another attempt at the wand.
Round 5
The hound seeks to put an end to his foe.
Round 5
Not wanting to fall too far behind, Julania leaves his room in the capable hands of her allies before marching towards the front lines.
Round 4
Malphene stabs the traitor again. The traitor grabs onto the bedpost to stabilize himself.
Round 5
Having finally received confirmation of additional intruders, Jalissa makes haste to join the fight.
Jack pushes his way past the officer (but doesn’t knock him down). The sight of Jack rushing him terrifies the man who nearly drops his weapon. Then he yanks the soldier’s turban over his eyes and entangles him in a way that will take some time to remove.
Icabhod opens the door to the kitchen. Four halfling servants stop what they are doing and turn in his direction. They immediately raise their hands in surrender. One says, ”We don’t want any trouble. We are just humble servants, not fighters. Please spare us.”
Xallis rocks the blinded officer with balls of force. The officer grunts but is focused on getting the turban off his head.
The hound archon’s greatsword cleaves through both man and bedpost, cutting the last traitor in half and dropping the top bunk bed down on top of his corpse.
Henrika slashes the flanked officer. He spins wildly, unsure where the next attack will be coming from.
The halflings in the kitchen all move to huddle in the corner and hope that no one kills them.
The Taldan traitors (#9 and #10) see Jaliessa’s presence and take up positions to make a stand in the wider mess hall.
Initiative Rolls
The officer (#1) who ran upstairs reaches additional reinforcements who will join the fight.
The blinded officer swings his scimitar in what he thinks is Henrika’s direction but his weapon catches harmlessly in the wooden wall.
Traitorous Officers #5 and #6 also move to take up positions in the mess hall.
Round 5
Initiative
06 – Malphene (42/42 hp)
05 – Trevor (55/55 hp)
Round 6
Initiative
22 – Jondus
20 – Jaliessa
20 – Anua
20 – Jack (49/49 hp) (Defending +1 AC)
18 – Icabhod (37/54 hp)
16 – Tychus (58/58 hp)
16 – Xallis (59/59 hp)
16 – Hound Archon (51/51 hp)
16 – Julania (39/39 hp)
11 – Henrika (81/66 hp) (Defending +1 AC)
11 – Grassling #1
11 – Grassling #2
10 – Taldan Traitor #9
10 – Taldan Traitor #10
07 – Traitorous Officers #1
07 – Traitorous Officers #2 (29 damage) (Blind 2 rd)
07 – Traitorous Officers #5
07 – Traitorous Officers #6
06 – Malphene (42/42 hp)
05 – Trevor (55/55 hp)
Active Spells/Effects
Henrika: ▲False Life (15 hp, 7 hr), ▲Heightened Awareness (70 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Mesmeric Mirror (1 image, 7 min)
Falchion Jack: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Mesmeric Mirror (1 image, 7 min), ▲Bull’s Strength (7 rd)
Icabhod: ▲Barkskin (+3 AC, 70 min), ▲Heroism (70 min), ▲Shield (7 min), ▲Bless (7 min)
Trevor: ▲Bless (7 min)
Malphene: ▲Bless (7 min)
Tychus: ▲Bless (7 min)
Xallis: ▲Mage Armor (60 min), ▲Bless (7 min)
Navia: ▲Unfetter (70 min), ▲Mage Armor (60 min)
Julania: ▲Barkskin (+3 AC, 70 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Magic Weapon (6 rd)
Back to you.
Jack darts a glance down the corridor, from which he hears the sounds of movement. He starts to report out loud, then decides that he doesn't want to reveal anything about their positioning to the enemy. Instead he whispers to Henrika through her active message spell. "Sounds like trouble brewing ahead, I would venture a guess that they are settling in and preparing for a showdown in the big room with all the tables. Whatever it is, it'll be a big mess." He guffaws to himself at his joke, and then sees about finishing off the officer struggling to remove his hat.
Henrika nods at the message Jack has sent her and conveys it to the others she can see down the corridor. "Sir Tychus, Sir Xallis, Julania-- Jack says he can hear preparations ahead. The remaining soldiers are likely gathering in the large room at the northern end of the compound."
She takes this opportunity to drink the potion of bull's strength she considered taking earlier, and she also moves back down to regroup with the others. When she sees Trevor, she also conveys Jack's intelligence to him. "Sir Trevor, Jack says he can hear preparations ahead. The remaining soldiers are likely gathering in the large room at the northern end of the compound."
She takes this opportunity to drink the potion of bull's strength she considered taking earlier, and she also moves back down to regroup with the others. When she sees Trevor, she also conveys Jack's intelligence to him. "Sir Trevor, Jack says he can hear preparations ahead. The remaining soldiers are likely gathering in the large room at the northern end of the compound."
Round 5
Understood. Trevor answers mentally.
The cleric runs back to tell his fiance the stratgem, then finds himself face to face with a hound archon.
"By The Tankard!" Trevor exclaims, but quick bows to the outsider.
"Darling, the next staging area is the large room in the northern part of the compound. We must go."
Trevor nods to the hound archon once more then leaves.
Round 5
Malphene gives her past remarks to the hound archon and leaves to follow Trevor north.
Not wanting to get bogged down dealing with trash while his comrades are still fighting, he closes the door and opens the east door. A kitchen through the north door, We might be able to use it as an alternate route.
Round 6
Xallis nods at the warning. The enemy is preparing, they may as well prepare in turn. He weaves an old favorite spell around himself and his allies.
Round 6
Seeing no way to easily get into the fray, the hound archon instead steps closer to Dame Trant and grants her some magical aid.
Round 6
Julania grumbles at her occupied hands. She drops her weapon, allowing it to clatter to the floor, before casting divine favor on herself. Then, she quickly kneels down to retrieve her hammer from the floor.
Round 6
Taking inspiration from Julania, Tychus copies her and casts Divine Favour on himself.
"May as well..." he mumbles.
"Coinfather aid us."
Round 6
If Jondus or Jaliessa do anything, it is out of your sight.
The officer lifts his turban just enough to see Jack’s killing blow coming for his face. The dead officer’s body topples over the side of the banister.
The rest of you spend the round positioning and casting spells.
Although, trying to be stealthy, Tychus hears the wooden stairs near him and Xallis creak as if someone stepped on them.
No enemies take any visible actions this round.
•A grassling’s type is fey.
•Grasslings are sneaky, inquisitive fey creatures that populate wild grasslands. Resembling a crude, four- armed doll made of long blades of green grass, a grassling’s body contains virtually no flesh or muscle- just fresh, tough grass. Despite their fibrous construction, grasslings are made up of magic and whimsy as much as they are of vegetation; they are fey creatures, not plants. Each of a grassling’s four arms ends in a hand with grass blades that protrude like claws. These claws are supernaturally sharp and can slice flesh with ease, although grasslings prefer stealth and deception to direct combat. Their excellent reflexes allow them to twist away from danger with great agility and reach hiding spots before an observer can blink. Grasslings are capricious and delight in playing pranks-which range from harmless to mean spirited-upon larger creatures.
•Grasslings have a number of immunities common to plant creatures, including immunity to paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning.
•Grasslings can move through any sort of undergrowth without taking damage or suffering any other impairment.
Round 6
Initiative
06 – Malphene (56/42 hp)
05 – Trevor (55/55 hp)
Round 7
Initiative
22 – Jondus
20 – Jaliessa
20 – Anua
20 – Jack (49/49 hp) (Defending +1 AC)
18 – Icabhod (37/54 hp)
16 – Tychus (58/58 hp)
16 – Xallis (59/59 hp)
16 – Hound Archon (51/51 hp)
16 – Julania (39/39 hp)
11 – Henrika (81/66 hp) (Defending +1 AC)
11 – Grassling #1
11 – Grassling #2
10 – Taldan Traitor #9
10 – Taldan Traitor #10
07 – Traitorous Officers #1
07 – Traitorous Officers #5
07 – Traitorous Officers #6
06 – Malphene (56/42 hp)
05 – Trevor (55/55 hp)
Active Spells/Effects
Henrika: ▲False Life (15 hp, 7 hr), ▲Heightened Awareness (70 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Mesmeric Mirror (1 image, 7 min), ▲Haste (7 rd)
Falchion Jack: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Mesmeric Mirror (1 image, 7 min), ▲Haste (7 rd), ▲Bull’s Strength (6 rd)
Icabhod: ▲Barkskin (+3 AC, 70 min), ▲Heroism (70 min), ▲Shield (7 min), ▲Bless (7 min)
Trevor: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Haste (7 rd)
Malphene: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Aid (14 hp, 6 min) ▲Haste (7 rd)
Tychus: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Divine Favor (+2, 10 rd), ▲Haste (7 rd)
Xallis: ▲Mage Armor (60 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Haste (7 rd)
Julania: ▲Barkskin (+3 AC, 70 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Divine Favor (+1, 10 rd), ▲Haste (7 rd), ▲Magic Weapon (5 rd)
I think it is safe for you all to act together at least one more round before I squeeze Jaliessa in there.
After briefly coordinating in magical whispers with his allies, Jack believes they are making a straightforward assault, and so acting as the vanguard he moves directly into the room to assess the situation. When he arrives, he is standing directly before one of the traitorous officers, so he slashes at them with his falchion.
Henrika conveys the whispers of her allies to help them coordinate, casts displacement on herself, and then moves purposely through the compound to emerge at the top of the mess hall. She stares at the nearest traitor, silently challenging them to swing the first blow.
Icabhod moves up behind Falchion Jack
Round 7
Wanting to keep close, but not an easy shot, Xallis progresses along the hall partway.
Round 7
The hound archon marches forward, continuing to lend its magical aid. This time, to Julania.
Round 7
Bolstered by her allies' spells, Julania boldly strides forward to secure a place on the front lines.
Round 6
Malphene follows Ichabod upstair and sees the cowering halfing servants.
"Okay, gentlefolk. Please leave this area quickly. Down the hallway and out the front steps."
Round 6
Trevor is surprised to see several halfings push past him and down the hallway.
Round 7
Although, trying to be stealthy, Tychus hears the wooden stairs near him and Xallis creak as if someone stepped on them.
If someone looks up the stairs: You can remove the pinkish shape on the 2nd floor on the right side to see some enemies on the stairway coming down. Two grasslings and an officer are preparing to sneak down and flank you. Grassling #1 would be on the spot marked with a X on the 1st floor.
Damned fey... WE ARE BEING FLANKED! I will try to hold them off from this end!" Tychus shouts out, hoping his allies are not too preoccupied to listen.
Round 6
"Okay, gentlefolk. Please leave this area quickly. Down the hallway and out the front steps."
The servants move into the next room but with fighting still going on, they just want to get out of the crossfire.
Round7
Jack bursts into the large mess hall and clashes swords with the first soldier he comes across. The soldier pushes Jack back defiantly.
Now that someone is in the mess hall, you can see the assembled warriors and can see that Jaliessa has also summoned an air elemental to join the fight.
•An air elemental’s type is outsider (air, elemental, extraplanar).
•Air elementals are fast, flying creatures made of living air. Primitive and territorial, they resent being summoned or doing the bidding of mortals, and much prefer to spend their time on the Plane of Air, swooping and racing through the endless skies.
•An air elemental has damage reduction which cannot be overcome.
•Airborne creatures have a penalty on attack and damage rolls against an air elemental.
•An air elemental can transform into a whirlwind.
•Air elementals speak Auran.
•Immunity to bleed, paralysis, poison, sleep effects, and stunning.
•Not subject to critical hits or flanking. Does not take additional damage from precision-based attacks, such as sneak attack.
The traitor near the door swings at Julania as she slides by but hits nothing but air.
Then two four-armed child-sized creatures made of long green stalks of loosely woven grass rush down the stairs behind you.
Tychus was ready for them and fires a bolt into the leading enemy. The enemy takes the hit and keeps on charging.
The grassling tries to tumble past the hound archon but the archon stands like a strong bulwark and blocks its passage. The archon strikes back, injuring the grassling further.
The second grassling ducks low while the archon is distracted and squeezes past via the officer’s mess hall doorway. Once standing in front of their opponents, the grasslings vibrate rapidly making an intimidating rattling sound like dried grass blowing in the wind.
The traitor in front of Jack sidesteps and swings his sword. This time, it’s Jack’s turn to block.
The next traitor holds his ground and attacks Henrika. His sword passes through an illusion.
Back over by Tychus and the hound archon, and officer comes down the stairs behind the grasslings.
The next officer steps up to Jack and makes an attack. This officer moves with a speed unseen in the other officers faced thus far. But, Jack also had an illusion which takes the hit.
The last officer hoists himself up onto the dining table and swings his sword in a wide cleaving attack. He cuts through Julania and would have cuts through Henrika as well if not for her displaced image.
Round 7
Initiative
22 – Jondus
20 – Jaliessa
20 – Anua
20 – Medium Air Elemental
20 –Jack (49/49 hp) (Defending +1 AC)
18 – Icabhod (37/54 hp)
16 – Tychus (58/58 hp)
16 – Xallis (59/59 hp)
16 – Hound Archon (51/51 hp)
16 – Julania (45/39 hp)
11 – Henrika (81/66 hp) (Defending +1 AC)
11 – Grassling #1 (36 damage)
11 – Grassling #2
10 – Taldan Traitor #9
10 – Taldan Traitor #10
07 – Traitorous Officers #1
07 – Traitorous Officers #5
07 – Traitorous Officers #6
06 – Malphene (56/42 hp)
05 – Trevor (55/55 hp)
Active Spells/Effects
Henrika: ▲False Life (15 hp, 7 hr), ▲Heightened Awareness (70 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Bull’s Strength (3 min), ▲Displacement (6 rd), ▲Haste (6 rd)
Falchion Jack: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Bull’s Strength (3 min), ▲Haste (6 rd)
Icabhod: ▲Barkskin (+3 AC, 70 min), ▲Heroism (70 min), ▲Shield (7 min), ▲Bless (7 min)
Trevor: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Haste (6 rd)
Malphene: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Aid (14 hp, 6 min), ▲Haste (6 rd)
Tychus: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Divine Favor (+2, 9 rd), ▲Haste (6 rd)
Xallis: ▲Mage Armor (60 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Haste (6 rd)
Julania: ▲Barkskin (+3 AC, 70 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Aid (13 hp, 6 min), ▲Divine Favor (+1, 9 rd), ▲Haste (6 rd), ▲Magic Weapon (4 rd)
Taldan Traitor #10: ▼Hypnotic Stare
This time, just Malphene and Trevor go next. Jaliessa is now engaged in combat.
Round 7
Malphene roars, "Alright! You sons of whores! Stand in the presence of THIS lady!" But the lore warden is shocked to find herself in the middle of two traitors, so she attacks #5.
Round 7
Trevor follows his roaring fiance, only into the same predicament. In an effort to protect Malphene, the cleric attacks #6.
Round7
Malphene’s reckless charge is rewarded with three bloody cuts. But she gives one back as well.
Trevor follows into the room and stabs at the southern officer. The quickened officer twists at an angle and Trevor’s rapier scrapes harmlessly across his armor.
Round 8
Next to come down the stairs is a lean, powerfully built man with a sharp nose, close-cropped black hair, and a forward hunch that makes him look a bit like a predatory bird. He carries a large earth breaker is both hands as he stalks forward. He calls to Tychus, ”I am Jondus Staubel. You think you and that outsider can stand alone against my might? Prepare yourself to meet my hammer.”
Jaliessa shouts, ”Intruders! This operation has cost me everything! You will not take it from me! Die!” She incants a spell, weaving her hand in an intricate pattern. A symbol of Erastil briefly flashes then a column of holy fire erupts from floor to ceiling around those to the east, burning enemies and allies alike.
Then Jaliessa’s ram bounds forward and rams its horns into Trevor’s gut.
Finally, the air elemental soars straight ahead, over the head of the traitor, and throws a fist of solidified air at Henrika’s face.
Henrika ducks down under the attack.
Round 8
Initiative
22 – Jondus
20 – Jaliessa
20 – Anua
20 – Medium Air Elemental
20 – Jack (12/49 hp) (Defending +1 AC)
18 – Icabhod (19/54 hp)
16 – Tychus (58/58 hp)
16 – Xallis (59/59 hp)
16 – Hound Archon (51/51 hp)
16 – Julania (8/39 hp)
11 – Henrika (63/66 hp) (Defending +1 AC)
11 – Grassling #1 (36 damage)
11 – Grassling #2
10 – Taldan Traitor #9
10 – Taldan Traitor #10
07 – Traitorous Officers #1
07 – Traitorous Officers #5 (8 damage)
07 – Traitorous Officers #6 (37 damage)
06 – Malphene (16/42 hp)
05 – Trevor (31/55 hp)
Active Spells/Effects
Henrika: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Bull’s Strength (3 min), ▲Displacement (6 rd), ▲Haste (6 rd)
Falchion Jack: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Bull’s Strength (3 min), ▲Haste (6 rd)
Icabhod: ▲Barkskin (+3 AC, 70 min), ▲Heroism (70 min), ▲Shield (7 min), ▲Bless (7 min)
Trevor: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Haste (6 rd)
Malphene: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Aid (6 min), ▲Haste (6 rd)
Tychus: ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Divine Favor (+2, 9 rd), ▲Haste (6 rd)
Xallis: ▲Mage Armor (60 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Haste (6 rd)
Julania: ▲Barkskin (+3 AC, 70 min), ▲Bless (7 min), ▲Aid (13 hp, 6 min), ▲Divine Favor (+1, 9 rd), ▲Haste (6 rd), ▲Magic Weapon (4 rd)
Taldan Traitor #10: ▼Hypnotic Stare
Jack, Icabhod, Tychus, Xallis, Julania, and Henrika are next.
Jack grimaces. "Spells," he mutters in a magical whisper to Henrika. "Hardly fair when they have them too!" Knowing that his number is probably up if the former lieutenant has another one prepared, he decides to make hay while his thresher is sharp, so to speak. He swings his falchion twice at the badly injured traitor on the table.
Henrika feints her opponent by seeming to attack the creature flying over his head, then chopping her sword down toward the traitor's neck. She mentally directs the sword to protect Jack.
In the wake of her successful feint, Henrika's blade returns for a surprise strike on the traitor!
Casting her eye about for more dangerous opponents, she transfers her hypnotic stare to the air elemental.
She calls out to the lieutenant, "It surprises me that a follower of Erastil would countenance working with traitors and criminals to sabotage the local community. Perhaps your operation has failed for other reasons."
Unable to get through the press of bodies ahead of him and badly burned, Icabhod pulls back and drinks an extract of CLW
Round 8
Taking a cautious step back, Tychus buries the end of his crossbow's stock deep into his armpit, bracing himself for the recoil of his coming volley.