Dannad's blade flicks between the portcullis bars.
"You're making a horrible mistake here, you know."
Dagobert shakes an admonishing rod at the oncoming hobgoblins and shuffles sideways to let his companions fire through the bars.
Portcullis or not, the party bursts into action. The spirit companion takes a piece out of the second passing hobgoblin and then moves to attack the first, jabbing its spectral sword into the creature's back. Vandis lays into the nearby pair with abandon, striking a solid blow on HS3 and bloodying HS2 with the follow through.
Dannad's dagger easily finds a victim, the blade maneuvered expertly through the bars of the portcullis.
Dagobert's wall remains standing strong and his psychic attack shakes the nerves of nearly every creature within distance. The previous looks of confidence have already begun to diminish.
Hawkseer
HS 1 (-2 attacks, 9 damage on miss)
HS 4 (-2 attacks, 9 damage on miss)
Orliss
HA 4, 5 (-2 attacks, 9 damage on miss), 6
HS 3 (bloodied, marked, -2 attacks, 9 damage on miss)
HA 1, 2, 3
HS 2 (bloodied, -2 attacks, 9 damage on miss)
Galad
Vandis
Dagobert
Dannad
In a blur of motion, Hawkseer is suddenly in front of HS3, cutting down Vandis's opponent, even while bathing in Dagobert's succoring light.
HS3 goes down as Hawkseer's curved blade makes quick work of him.
Seeing the fate of their comrade, the remaining hobgoblins nearby go into a defensive stance, still reeling from Dagobert's psychic attack.
The dragonborn once again issues commands and manages to flank Hawkseer with one of the hobgoblins following his orders. He swings his two handed sword in a wide arc at the cloth clad avenger. Even Dagobert's wall of radiance is not enough to deter the large blade.
"You're the ones who made the mistake of coming this far into the Beggar-King's territory. You are no longer dealing with surface scum."
A motion from the dragonborn brings half the archers into the room. The other half remain outside, ready to provide support. Soon, arrows fly across the room. Most bounce about harmlessly but one jabs hard into Dagobert's chain armor, nearly severing many of the links.
Feeling desperate and bolstered by the presence of the archers, HS2 ignores Dagobert's sanction and tries to take a piece out of the invoker. His short sword barely sneaks by the dwarf's strong defenses.
Galad
Vandis
Dagobert (bloodied)
Dannad
Hawkseer
HS 1 (-2 attacks, 9 damage on miss, total defense)
HS 4 (-2 attacks, 9 damage on miss, total defense)
Orliss
HA 4, 5 (-2 attacks, 9 damage on miss), 6
HA 1, 2, 3
HS 2 (bloodied, -2 attacks, 9 damage on miss)
The spirit cares little for the others' safety and continues to hack away at the hobgoblin as excess positive energy flows into Hawkseer.
Dagobert grunts slightly.
"We'll see about that. You're making me disgruntled."
"Stand firm, dwarf." Vandis growls as he jabs and parries.
Dannad once more slings his blade.
Galad's spirit has little success this time and HS2 stands defiant until Vandis' mighty sword cuts the top off of the hobgoblin's wooden shield and continues into bare flesh, dropping it to the stone floor. Wooden splinters fly at the hobgoblin's nearby ally followed by the tail end of Vandis' swing, bloodying the creature before it has time to react.
Dannad prepares a dagger for flight from behind the portcullis bars while Dagobert takes action.
Dagobert
Dannad (already posted)
Hawkseer (+1 AC, gains 5 temp HP at start of turn)
HS 1 (bloodied, -2 attacks, 9 damage on miss, total defense)
HS 4 (-2 attacks, 9 damage on miss, total defense)
Orliss
HA 4, 5 (-2 attacks, 9 damage on miss), 6
HA 1, 2, 3
HS 2 (bloodied, -2 attacks, 9 damage on miss)
Galad
Vandis
Familiar, spectral hands pop out of the air and slap at the hobgoblins and the dragonborn.
Hawkseer disregards the hobgoblin on his flank and stares at the dragonborn. "You will die today," the avenger says flatly as he slashes with his falchion.
Dagobert's radiant hands slap some sense into the ram-horned dragonborn who directs his archers to attack the dwarf.
Dannad's dagger is off by a few centimeters and strikes the side of one of the bars, rattling around harmlessly before returning to the halfling's hand.
Hawkseer nearly hits the dragonborn with a powerful blow but his blade is turned aside as the last moment.
HS1, seeing that the eladrin is surrounded, attacks where he sees the greatest advantage. The jab to Hawkseer's side is a painful one, only kept from being deadly by his divine armor.
HS4 follows suit after flanking with his Dragonborn commander.
The dragonborn brings his own sword to bare against Hawkseer, coordinating a joint attack with the flanking hobgoblin. The tall dragonborn's large sword scrapes the ceiling during his swing, however, and the attack is harmless when it finally reaches Hawkseer, who easily dodges out of the way.
All three goblin archers fire through Dagobert's wall of light and attempt to fell the dwarf.
The reserve archers continue to wait for their commander's orders.
Galad
Vandis
Dagobert (bloodied)
Dannad (already posted)
Hawkseer (+1 AC, gains 5 temp HP at start of turn)
HS 1 (bloodied)
HS 4
Orliss
HA 4, 5, 6
HA 1, 2, 3
Galad watches as the spirit drifts over to the hobgoblin and slashes at his sword arm.
Vandis makes a mighty sweep at one of the hobgoblins as he races forward to engage the archers.
The spirit companion takes a piece out of the neighboring hobgoblin and uses the strength of the blow to suffuse Hawkseer with spiritual protection.
Vandis' extended bastard sword fails to hit the hobgoblin, but with a fury he slices through the wall of archers with ease, felling both in one great swing. The remaining archer, up against the wall, looks at Vandis with terror.
Dagobert (bloodied)
Dannad
Hawkseer (+1 defenses, gains 5 temp HP at start of turn)
HS 1 (marked, bloodied)
HS 4
Orliss
HA 4, 5, 6
HA 1, 2, 3
Galad
Vandis
Ignoring his wounds, Dagobert slaps serenely again.
"You don't want to upset our foreign friend. A lot of people could tell you that. Or rather," he adds meticulously, "they could if they were alive."
"Come and redden my blade, goblin-men!" Vandis roars with glee.
"See if there's a way in there to open this blasted gate."
Dannad's blade spins once more, slashing along the side of the hobgoblin opposite Galad's spirit companion from Orliss.
Dagobert fails to lay a hand on the hulking dragonborn but HS1 and 2 receive painful retribution from the dwarf. HS1, especially, looks to be almost dizzy with injury, swaying slightly and dropping his shield guard repeatedly.
Dannad takes advantage of the opportunity and sends a dagger at just the right moment as HS1's guard goes down. This finally proves too much for the stocky hobgoblin whose knees give out, leaving him bleeding out on the floor.
Seeing his soldiers faltering, the dragonborn motions for the next group of archers to enter.
Hawkseer (+1 defenses, gains 5 temp HP at start of turn)
HS 4
Orliss
HA 4
HA 1, 2, 3
Galad
Vandis
Dagobert (bloodied)
Dannad
Hawkseer, growing frustrated, continues to slash at the dragonborn, even while invoking his goddess's blessing to try to get out of the flanked position.
"A present for you, Dannad!" Even as he does so, the eladrin moves through the Feywild to avoid the worst of the open field of the archers.
HS4 careens against the portcullis as Hawkseer slices across the dragonborn's exposed flank and teleports across the room through the Fey Wild.
HS4, not so easily cowed, shifts forward to attack Hawkseer again. The blow lands but is almost completely absorbed by Dagobert's radiant wall of light.
The dragonborn licks its lips for a moment as flames begin to spill out of its mouth. With a roar, Hawkseer and Vandis are surrounded by flames.
He then moves forward to challenge Vandis, issuing a great roar that bolsters the nearby goblinoids. Vandis, still overconfident from killing the archers, is unprepared for the dragonborn's mighty swing and falls unconscious to the ground.
"You overstep your limits little man!" declares the dragonborn with a sneer before turning his cold, reptilian gaze on Dagobert. "You're next dwarf!"
HA4 steps away from the fallen Vandis with a smirk on his face and points his shortbow at Dagobert. The invoker's chainmail is up to the task, however, and absorbs the arrow.
The backup archers enter the room and let arrows fly.
Galad
Vandis (bloodied, dying)
Dagobert (bloodied)
Dannad
Hawkseer (+1 defenses, gains 5 temp HP at start of turn)
HS 4 (+1 defenses)
Orliss
HA 4 (+1 defenses)
HA 1, 2, 3 (+1 defenses)
The spirit drifts past the mighty dragonborn and slashes at him as healing energy flows into Vandis and Hawkseer.
Dagobert maintains his healing wall and takes a moment to restore himself before slapping at the archers.
Vandis winces, and takes a pace back to reappraise the enemy leader.
Dannad looks for a weak point in the armor of the hobgoblin soldier facing Hawkseer and Galad's spirit companion, and once more slings his blade when he sees a likely spot.
CRITICAL HIT! 13 damage + = 17.
Orliss takes advantage of the spirit companion's movements and swings his large sword at the apparition's head. The blow proves strong enough and the spirit is torn apart only to be recalled a moment later. Healing energy follows is reappearance and Vandis is brought back to consciousness.
Dagobert then calls upon radiant energy once more and helps clear the room as two of the goblins go down under the fury of divine conjurations.
Dannad throws his dagger expertly at a hole in the hobgoblin's armor, bloodying it and producing a howl of pain in response.
Hawkseer (+1 defenses, gains 5 temp HP at start of turn)
HS 4 (+1 defenses)
Orliss
HA 4 (bloodied, +1 defenses)
HA 1, 2, 3 (+1 defenses)
Galad
Vandis (bloodied, prone, +2 defenses, gains 5 HP at start of turn)
Dagobert (+2 defenses)
Dannad
"Your soldiers are falling, dragonborn. How long do you think you'll last?" Hawkseer taunts as he redouble his assault.
Hawkseer's strike clearly wounds the dragonborn but also sends him into a wild frenzy. Reptilian eyes glare at Hawkseer with murderous intent.
"I will last long enough to see you lying at my feet, elfling!" cries the dragonborn, preparing his sword for a wide and powerful swing.
Taking the cue from his commander, the remaining hobgoblin moves to flank Hawkseer and lashes out with his short sword, using his tactical advantage to inflict further damage. The sword is no match for Hawkseer's divine armor.
The hobgoblin then says something to the dragonborn using his native goblin language. No one understands the words, but he refers to the dragonborn as Orliss. Orliss moves in time with the hobgoblin around Hawkseer, putting the hobgoblin in line to attack Dagobert while he swings his sword at Hawkseer.
The remaining archers focus their fire on Dagobert as retribution for his previous attack. Neither arrow finds purchase, and shatter against the stone walls.
Galad
Vandis (bloodied, prone, +2 defenses, gains 5 HP at start of turn)
Dagobert (+2 defenses)
Dannad
Hawkseer (+1 defenses, gains 5 temp HP at start of turn)
HS 4 (bloodied, +1 defenses)
Orliss (bloodied, frenzied)
HA 4 (+1 defenses)
HA 1 (+1 defenses)
Galad intones a prayer to Delvyr as a wave of divine energy washes out from him, burning his enemies and healing his allies.
Vandis stands up, purpose renewed and concentrates on defending Dagobert.
Galad's waves of healing bring much needed aide to his wounded comrades on the other side of the portcullis. The attack also brings a wince of pain to Orliss and the last remaining hobgoblin.
Vandis brings himself to his feet with the sound of clinking chainmail and attempts a great sword strike against HS4. The hobgoblin sees it at the last moment, however, and manages to block it with his shield though the shock nearly tears it from his hand.
Dagobert (+2 defenses)
Dannad
Hawkseer (bloodied, +1 defenses, gains 5 temp HP at start of turn, regen 2)
HS 4 (bloodied, marked, +1 defenses)
Orliss (bloodied, frenzied)
HA 4 (+1 defenses)
HA 1 (+1 defenses)
Galad
Vandis (+2 defenses, gains 5 HP at start of turn)
All allies get Regen 2 when bloodied. This effect can be ended as a minor action to heal 10 HP.
Somewhat startled both by the abrupt arrival of a hobgoblin next to him and Vandis's defense, Dagobert makes a small clucking sound and eases away. Admonitory hands of light try to clout sense into the remaining archers and almost as an afterthought, tap the dragonborn on the shoulder.
"You can't say we didn't warn you. This is not going to go well, you know."
Dagobert doesn't mention who it's not going to go well for.
"Oi, snake face!"
The halfling slides up beside Galad and sends his dagger spinning at Orliss.
"Want a tasty snack? Come get it!"
Dagobert's radiant hands fly about the room once more, missing the goblin archers but slamming into the obviously winded Orliss.
Dannad's dagger spins end over end towards the off-balance dragonborn, embedding itself deeply between Orliss' chin and protective gorget. The dragonborn glares with hatred as the life drains from him and he collapses.
The remaining goblinoids cry out and prepare to flee.
Hawkseer (+1 defenses, gains 5 temp HP at start of turn, regen 2)
HS 4 (bloodied, marked, +1 defenses)
HA 4 (+1 defenses)
HA 1 (+1 defenses)
Galad
Vandis (+2 defenses, gains 5 HP at start of turn)
Dagobert
Dannad
All allies get Regen 2 when bloodied. This effect can be ended as a minor action to heal 10 HP.
"Thanks for the assist," Hawkseer calls, even as he turns to the bloodied hobgoblin. "Next?"
HS4 crumples to the ground under the weight of Hawkseer's blade.
The remaining goblins throw down their bows and run out of the room, panting with effort and fear.
Galad
Vandis (+2 defenses, gains 5 HP at start of turn)
Dagobert
Dannad
Hawkseer (+1 defenses, gains 5 temp HP at start of turn, regen 2)
HA 4 (+1 defenses)
HA 1 (+1 defenses)