Though she doubts the efficacy of her strike, the goblin that Joanna struck topples to the ground, very dead.
Aided by his magic, Kemras' arrow flies true, but a random movement of the singing goblin allowed it to escape with only a superficial wound. Still, it shrieks it's outrage! It dances around in its rage, then mutters some words and puts a hand on its injury, healing itself.
The lone remaining goblin snarls at Joanna as it attempts to slice her with its blade. Screaming it swings wildly, managing to sneak under Joanna's defenses.
Global Condition: |Party Condition:
Audra HP: 10/10 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Bulvarius: HP: -1/12 - AC: 13/13/13 Status: unconsious, stable
Joanna HP: 6/9 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Kemras HP: 10/10 - AC: 14/12/12 Status:
Sara HP: 3/9 - AC: 16/15/15/11 Status:NPCs:
Red Goblin HP: -10 AC: 16 Dead
Pink Goblin HP: -11 AC: 16 Dead
green Goblin HP: ? AC: 16
Yellow Goblin HP: -7 AC: 16 Dead
Signing Goblin White HP: ?? AC:??
Round 6
Audra slides another sling bullet into her slings pouch and takes aim at the singing goblin. However, the singing goblin notices her attack and ducks away from the projectile!
Global Condition: |Party Condition:
Audra HP: 10/10 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Bulvarius: HP: -1/12 - AC: 13/13/13 Status: unconscious, stable
Joanna HP: 6/9 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Kemras HP: 10/10 - AC: 14/12/12 Status:
Sara HP: 3/9 - AC: 16/15/15/11 Status:NPCs:
Red Goblin HP: -10 AC: 16 Dead
Pink Goblin HP: -11 AC: 16 Dead
green Goblin HP: ? AC: 16
Yellow Goblin HP: -7 AC: 16 Dead
Signing Goblin White HP: ?? AC:??
Joanna cries out in pain as the goblin gashes her thigh. Blood pours from the wound, soaking and staining her trousers and gambeson crimson. She grits her teeth against the pain and tries to put the vicious little monster down before it could follow up.
Unfortunately for the young noblewoman, the pain and shock make her clumsy and she misses for the first time since drawing a weapon at the beginning of the fight.
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"Joanna! No! No no no no... I can't... I can't lose you too... Please..."
In a panic, Sara turns her attention to the goblin attacking her cousin, and tries to strike him down before he can do anymore harm. But in her frantic state, she fumbles her dance like movements and fails to land a solid hit.
"You heal, too?" Kemras struggles to focus against his annoyance, but forces his emotions and the actions of the other fighters from his mind save inasmuch as they're potential threats. He draws another arrow, aiming at the singer. Desna, please grant me luck. With an exhale, he releases the bowstring, allowing the projectile to fly at the irritating creature.
The lone goblin jeers and scampers as bot Sara and Joanna's attacks are ineffectual. It lunges to attack, but Joanna's earlier clumsiness proves a boon as her unnatural movements throw off it's savage attack.
Kemras' arrow flies true, taking the singing goblin in the shoulder. It squacks in outrage, spitting and snarling as it bring's its own bow to bear on Kemras, answering in kind as it's arrow scores a long mark down his arm!
Round 7
Global Condition: |Party Condition:
Audra HP: 10/10 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Bulvarius: HP: -1/12 - AC: 13/13/13 Status: unconsious, stable
Joanna HP: 6/9 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Kemras HP: 7/10 - AC: 14/12/12 Status:
Sara HP: 3/9 - AC: 16/15/15/11 Status:NPCs:
Red Goblin HP: -10 AC: 16 Dead
Pink Goblin HP: -11 AC: 16 Dead
green Goblin HP: ? AC: 16
Yellow Goblin HP: -7 AC: 16 Dead
Signing Goblin White HP: -5 AC:18
Audra reloads and moves south.
"Keep going, we'll make it through."
Joanna's leg trembles as the flares of red-hot pain shoot up it from the gash in her thigh as she manages to dodge the goblin's strike. In frustration, pain, and not a little bit of anger at such a sacred and special even being ruined by the vile little monsters she lets out a scream as she tries to put the goblin down again.
Unfortunately, the goblin is too quick for her to land her blow.
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Still in a panic as she sees the goblin continue to attack her cousin, Sara does her best to ignore the pain in her arm as she tries to move behind it, hoping it will help her attacks get past the creature's reflexes.
No no no no... Stop... You wretched thing, stop attacking Joanna!"
Kemras scowls. I'm going to have to go over there now. It'll be easier to disrupt the spells from there. With that, he drops his bow to the ground, drawing his rapier and approaching the goblin singer to harass it more directly.
The goblin attacking Joanne was so absorbed with its target that Sara was able to flank him easily. At her scream, it turned its head slightly, only to catch sight of Sara's starknife descending towards it's forehead. With a hollow thunk, Sara's blade buries itself in the goblin's skull and with a shudder , the goblin's eyes roll back and it slides off of Sara's weapon, lifeless.
The singing goblin snarls as Kemras runs up to it, striking out at him with it's makeshift whip! With a snapping motion and a quick pull, the whip coils about Kemras's ankles and his feet are taken out from under him! As he begin to fall, Kemras strikes out at the goblin, but it nimbly avoids his attack.
It then backs away, now screaming its song, with hate and viciousness .
Global Condition: |Party Condition:
Audra HP: 10/10 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Bulvarius: HP: -1/12 - AC: 13/13/13 Status: unconsious, stable, prone
Joanna HP: 6/9 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Kemras HP: 10/10 - AC: 14/12/12 Status: prone
Sara HP: 3/9 - AC: 16/15/15/11 Status:NPCs:
Red Goblin HP: -10 AC: 16 Dead
Pink Goblin HP: -11 AC: 16 Dead
green Goblin HP: -12 AC: 16 Dead
Yellow Goblin HP: -7 AC: 16 Dead
Singing Goblin White HP: -5 AC:18
Round 1
"B-bulvarius--n-need--to help--Bulvarius," Joanna pants as she realizes that the goblin is down. Her wounded leg trembles as she lurches over to him and swallows her pain and fear. She begins to sing as she kneels down and puts her hand on his chest.
As the last note is drowned out by the horrid goblin song, Joanna winces from a stab of pain shooting up her leg.
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Global Condition: |Party Condition:
Audra HP: 10/10 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Bulvarius: HP: 5/12 - AC: 13/13/13 Status: prone
Joanna HP: 6/9 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Kemras HP: 10/10 - AC: 14/12/12 Status: prone
Sara HP: 3/9 - AC: 16/15/15/11 Status:NPCs:
Red Goblin HP: -10 AC: 16 Dead
Pink Goblin HP: -11 AC: 16 Dead
green Goblin HP: -12 AC: 16 Dead
Yellow Goblin HP: -7 AC: 16 Dead
Singing Goblin White HP: -5 AC:18
Kemras topples to the ground, using an old trick that a brawler back in Magnimar taught him - land on your upper back if you can - to avoid having the wind knocked from him. It's only partially successful, and he groans his annoyance. "I appreciate your efforts over there, but any help with this one would be great!"
The half-elf climbs to his feet, glaring after the goblin, and then follows with a grim resignation.
Bulvarius' eyes flicker and open.
Smell of burning... tang of... blood
The hellknight aspirant groans and rises to his feet. He stoops, collecting his longspear with a nod of his head toward Joanna.
"M'Lady. My thanks. What have I missed? Are the foul goblyns repelled?"
"Th-that one's the last one," Joanna tells Bulvarius as she points to the goblin that has just tripped Kemras.
Audra moves east, then starts spinning her sling towards the goblin.
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Sara freezes for a moment, staring wide eyed and shaking as the goblin falls lifelessly to the ground. She blinks as she hears Bulvarius voice. She looks at him surprised, and then looks to where Joanna is pointing, seeing Kemras rise up and rush the remaining goblin.
"I... I... There's still one... Can't... Can't let it hurt anyone else..."
As if in a daze, Sara rushes over to Kemras side, readying herself to bring this one down as well.
Audra's sling stone sails harmlessly out into the gathering shadows, while Sara and Kemras press the remaining goblin. It sneers as they approach, brandishing it dogslicer menacingly, before lunging at Sara! It's a near thing, but Sara just manages to pull back her belly before the goblin opens it up!
Global Condition: |Party Condition:
Audra HP: 10/10 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Bulvarius: HP: 5/12 - AC: 13/13/13 Status:
Joanna HP: 6/9 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Kemras HP: 10/10 - AC: 14/12/12 Status:
Sara HP: 3/9 - AC: 16/15/15/11 Status:NPCs:
Red Goblin HP: -10 AC: 16 Dead
Pink Goblin HP: -11 AC: 16 Dead
green Goblin HP: -12 AC: 16 Dead
Yellow Goblin HP: -7 AC: 16 Dead
Singing Goblin White HP: -5 AC:18
Joanna feels her heart leap into her throat as she sees Sara barely dodge teh goblin's strike. She hobbles as quickly as she can to line up a shot where she wouldn't put the others in danger. Her fingers tremble as she nocks another arrow and lets fly.
The arrow flies high and thunks into the lintel of the door of the house behind the goblin.
After narrowly dodging the goblin's weapon, Sara moves with a twirl, hoping getting on the opposite side makes it easier for Kemras to hit it, and tries to land a slash with her starknife herself, but completely misses her target.
"Why? Why? Why are you doing this?"
Audra tucks away her sling and regrips her staff. She moves east, ending just near Joanna.
"Instinct. Poor upbringing. Innate cruelty. There're lots of theories, really-" Kemras cuts himself short, aware that he's rambling, and thrusts abruptly at the goblin with his rapier, taking advantage of Sara's presence flanking it.
Bulvarius surveys his own countenance, noting the charred quality of his Hellknight leather.
Perhaps Valdur was right, flame redeems and restores...
Hefting his longspear, the warrior moves forward with purpose, coming to a stop where he can bring his pike to bear.
Joanna's volley makes the goblin turn its head and laugh,but it then has to dodge out of the way of Sara's attack...right into Kemras's rapier.
The goblin snarls in defiance and pain as more of the group approach and threaten her and in a high , pitches, mocking voice she chants "Why are you doing this? Why are you doing this? Why are you doing this..."
She continues the mocking repetition as she keeps her focus on Sara...abruptly striking out with its dirty blade, scoring a burning cut down Sara's leg!
Global Condition: |Party Condition:
Audra HP: 10/10 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Bulvarius: HP: -1/12 - AC: 13/13/13 Status:
Joanna HP: 6/9 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Kemras HP: 10/10 - AC: 14/12/12 Status:
Sara HP: 1/9 - AC: 16/15/15/11 Status:NPCs:
Red Goblin HP: -10 AC: 16 Dead
Pink Goblin HP: -11 AC: 16 Dead
green Goblin HP: -12 AC: 16 Dead
Yellow Goblin HP: -7 AC: 16 Dead
Singing Goblin White HP: -10 AC:18
Seeing the goblin mocking her cousin and landing a blow, Joanna grits her teeth and moves around Audra. She slips between Kemras and Bulvarius as she clutches her dagger and tries to drive it home in the goblin's back.
"Aaah! Sara cries out as she stumbles back, barely managing to stand and stay conscious after the blow to her leg.
"I... I can't... I have to hold on."
Grabbing her holy symbol and intoning a quick prayer to Desna, Sara touches her wounds and infuses them with positive energy, hoping her magic is enough to undo all the damage she has taken so far.
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As Joanna steps into the breach, Bulvarius counters by skirting round the nearby tree
As the goblin continues to taunt, the warrior levels his pike and mirthlessly runs the creature through ;
"Quiet wretch!"
"Hang in there, Sara." Kemras says. "I've a healing spell prepared myself." With that, he takes a swift sidestep to take advantage of Bulvarius' presence, and thrusts his rapier in a series of swift strikes.
He mocks the goblin as he attacks, his expression tight.
Bulvarius's pike and Kemras' rapier strike in unison pinning the defiant goblin up in the air for a moment before it falls off of each weapon, it's mouth a rictus of horrible mirth as it understand's Kemras' jibe.
For a moment all is still, until the sounds of sporadic combat reaches your ears: he sounds of battle, clanging swords, calls of support by the town guard, and shrieking and singing goblins echo through the streets However, none of that activity is near enough to see through the darkness and drifting smoke. A few villagers remain in the square, but most have fled.
As you allow the adrenaline of combat to lessen, a voice comes out of the smoke...revealed to be Father Zantus, hurriedly running towards you. "Oh, well done! Well done! Thank you all for helping in this desperate time! " he all but shouts. Then he notes your various injuries, "Come....come. Gather near!" he instructs, then solemnly begins a benediction in the name of Desna, a warm light springing forth from his holy symbol, washing over each of you.
He does this enough times to see that all of your injuries have been healed. Then with a nod of satisfaction, he rises, "I must see whomever else I can grant aid to....take care!" and then runs over to a nearby villager, sitting up , blood coming from a wounded head.
Gathering your wits at the priest's rapid arrival and just as rapid departure, your momentary peace is shattered by a terrified scream coming from the street North of the Cathedral...
After the goblin is killed, Joanna sees that her cousin was badly hurt and stumbles over to Sara even as the shock of violence leaves her shivering. Thankfully, Father Zantus is swift to mend their wounds, but the magical healing does nothing to lift the electric feelings coursing through her. The euphoria of having survived, the horror as the death and destruction, the guilt of not having been quick enough to prevent anyone from getting hurt, the relief that they'd all somehow survived, and the terror of facing a deadly threat all race around her body as she hugs her cousin.
There's no time to say anything or process what has happened, though. The scream of terror so close chills Joanna to the bone as she looks in Sara's eyes, her own fear and horror clear in her eyes.
"W-we should help," she says, letting go and running to grab her dropped weapons before racing to the source of the scream.
Kemras glances around the group of his newfound comrades, and is about to go heal one of the two most injured - Bulvarius or Sara - when the scream stops him. "Of course." He says with a dry, annoyed tone. "Why not?" With that, he sheathes his rapier and turns to the most his most injured compatriot. "You need healing. Have this." He invokes his magic again, touching them and healing their wounds.
"Because someone has to do the right thing," Joanna replies to Kemras as if the answer to why not is obvious.
As his wounds are healed, the big cavalier nods his thanks to Kemras;
"My thanks... Mistress Whitehall has the right of it... We help because we can. There is no wrong in doing right."
He hefts his longspear and joins Joanna in heading toward the scream at pace.
"Come....come. Gather near!" he instructs, then solemnly begins a benediction in the name of Desna, a warm light springing forth from his holy symbol, washing over each of you.
He does this enough times to see that all of your injuries have been healed.
As you round the corner of the new cathedral, onto the street beyond, you see the source of the screams you heard.
A well dressed man cowers behind a rain barrel, calling for help. In front of the barrel a dog valiantly defends it's master against a goblin mounted on a gobliny dog. With a vicious slash, the goblin rider chops the guard dog's head from it's body! The dog vanquished, a number of other goblins emerge from hiding to cheer!
None of the goblins have noticed your arrival from around the corner.
Global Condition: |Party Condition:
Audra HP: 10/10 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Bulvarius: HP: 12/12 - AC: 13/13/13 Status:
Joanna HP: 9/9 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Kemras HP: 10/10 - AC: 14/12/12 Status:
Sara HP: 9/9 - AC: 16/15/15/11 Status:NPCs:
Red Goblin HP: ?? AC: 16
Pink Goblin HP: ?? AC: 16
white Goblin HP: ?? AC: 16
Yellow Goblin HP: ?? AC: 16
Riding Goblin HP: ?? AC:??
Joanna pales as she sees the poor dog's head fly from its neck. Her stomach twists, threatening to empty itself at the sight. Fear threatens to drag her under and paralyze her, but seeing someone in danger pulls her back from that precipice. She turns to the others, obviously afraid, but in control and willing to put actions to her words.
"I'll go first. Master Bulvarius will follow behind," she tells the others, sounding eeriely calm to her own ears when what she really wants to do is hide behind the hellknight aspirant. Unfortunately, he had a weapon that was unwieldy in close and she didn't. "Sara, will follow with Master Kemras and Miss Audra bringing up the rear."
Without waiting for any protests, Joanna charges forward, fully intent on ending one of the goblins who looked ready to kill the man in wicked glee. She only hopes that she doesn't wind up getting herself killed in the process.
It'll be fine. It'll be fine. Strike fast. Strike hard. We only need to give the man a chance to run.
Joanna's strike is true, but too shallow to end the goblin. Her heart thunders in her chest as the saner or more fearful, it is hard to tell the difference as adrenaline courses through her veins, part of her screams in her mind that she's alone versus four goblins. The part of her that was more focused on the man's safety than her own is in control, however and she spares enough of her attention to call out to him.
"Run! We'll hold them," she tells him, hoping that the others were coming up behind her.
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Sara drops to her knees as the last goblin falls, sobbing quietly as she takes in the chaos around them. When Joanna hugs her, she hugs her back tightly, as she lets herself cry on her cousin's shoulder for a brief moment.
"Why, Joanna, why? This... This is all wrong..."
She feeezes when she hears the scream, and slowly nods at Joanna's words. "We... We should." as she follows along and picks up the starknife she threw at the first goblin. She gives a weak smile at Joanna's and Bulvarius replies to Kemras, and starts running behind Joanna.
"Thanks, all of you. For doing the right thing."
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As they turn the corner and see the brutal way in which the goblin rider killed the dog, Sara stops and grabs at her holy symbol.
"Please, Desna, grant me your strength, and guide my hand. Help me keep everyone safe."
Her eyes go wide as Joanna gives her orders and starts charging the goblin group. "No! Joanna, wait! It's too dangerous! Let me go first, instead! Please..."
Kemras glances at the woman, considering her plan. "Understood." However, at Sara's objection, he grimaces. I guess she can't be blamed. We're hardly close friends and comrades in battle.
Still, he takes the initiative to move around the nearby stall, readying himself to shoot at the goblins as soon as he can.
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Seeing yet another loyal hound lose its life brings a steely gaze to the aspiring hellknight's eyes.
Nodding, he follows Joanna's charge, hustling within range of the lead goblin
"Fight on Lady Whitehall! I stand with you!"
Mirthlessly he brings his pike to bear against the same goblin Joanna targeted ;
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Joanna finds that she can't speak for a moment as Sara sobs and questions why it is happening. The young noblewoman doesn't know herself, and as much as she wants to reassure her cousin, she can't find the words.
Unfortunately, before she has a chance to go looking for them, the scream draws their attention to someone in need.
Joanna hears her cousin's protest, but she can't answer it. Someone is in trouble and something within her demanded that she act to help. She sends a brief pray to Shelyn, begging the goddess to not let her add to Sara's grief with her foolhardy rush.
Audra advances to next to Kemras.
Letting her staff lean against her shoulder, she draws her sling.
The group of goblins screech in fear as Joanna and Bulvaris descend upon them. The closes goblin screams in pain as Joanna's blade cuts it's arm, but its scream turns into a death rattle as Bulvarius' pike lifts it bodily into the air, skewered.
Global Condition: |Party Condition:
Audra HP: 10/10 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Bulvarius: HP: 12/12 - AC: 13/13/13 Status:
Joanna HP: 9/9 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Kemras HP: 10/10 - AC: 14/12/12 Status:
Sara HP: 9/9 - AC: 16/15/15/11 Status: Divine Favor 10 roundsNPCs:
Red Goblin HP: -4 AC: 16
Pink Goblin HP: ?? AC: 16
green Goblin HP: ?? AC: 16
Yellow Goblin HP: -12 AC: 16 dead
Riding Goblin White HP: ?? AC:??
Joanna slips through two of the goblins, getting behind the one in front of Bulvarius while she tries to take another down. Her fear makes her clumsy, however, and her strike misses the goblin. A brief flutter of panic crosses her face as she realizes how precarious her position is now that her attack failed to end one of them.
"Joanna! I'm coming to help! I'll protect you, just, please... Please be safe..."
Imbued with divine luck, Sara rushes forward next to Bulvarius and strikes at one of the goblins surrounding her cousin.
Sara can feel Desna guiding her hand and her thrust strikes true.
Dammit, not quick enough! The goblins had already rushed to engage with Joanna and Bulvarius before he had the chance to nock an arrow to bowstring. Taking a deep breath, Kemras focuses. "Are you any good at firing into a melee fight?" He asks Audra, trying to keep his tone casual.
As he does so, he looses his nocked arrow at the further afield goblin, praying to Desna that it won't hit the poor fool it's attempting to kill.
"I'm not, any evidence to the contrary notwithstanding." He finishes the thought as the arrow cuts through the air. "We should focus on saving that man's life right now."
As Sara rushes forward, Bulvarius gives himself room to bring his pike to bear , then attempts to skewer another of the wretched creatures;
Audra spins her sling at the purple goblin.
Sara looks like Desna's avenging angel as she rushes up and opens up the neck of one of the goblins! Kemras' arrow scores a long cut along the riding goblin's leg...it screeches it indignation. Audra's sling bullet grazes the forehead of one of the other goblins.
Joanna and Bulvarius find the frenzied combat to distracting to land any blows.
The two goblins remaining look a bit discomfited at the quick killing of two of the their comrades, but the riding goblin screams at them, and they regain their courage and attack...Joanna! One move slightly so that the goblins were on opposite sides of the unfortunate woman, each striking when her attention was momentarily one the other....both sinking their small swords into Joanna's leg and arm!
The riding goblin shouts some vile curse at Kemras in Goblin, draws and shoots an arrow in return...the arrow scoring a narrow cut along Kemras' abdomen.
Global Condition: |Party Condition:
Audra HP: 10/10 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Bulvarius: HP: 8/12 - AC: 13/13/13 Status:
Joanna HP: 9/9 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Kemras HP: 10/10 - AC: 14/12/12 Status:
Sara HP: 9/9 - AC: 16/15/15/11 Status: Divine Favor 9 roundsNPCs:
Red Goblin HP: -4 AC: 16
Pink Goblin HP: -1 AC: 16
white Goblin HP: -12 AC: 16 dead
Yellow Goblin HP: -12 AC: 16 dead
Riding Goblin White HP: -3 AC:19