Both parties rush toward South Gate. Behind you, more and more citizens are breaking through the line of the Shining Guard, and generally getting caught up in the entangling plant life summoned by Athisa. However, some are starting to break through. While they're not armed, and individually would not be dangerous at all, the mob mentality has taken over, and time is short: the riot has begun.
The members of the other group are running, but are a little bit behind yours. As you make it to the gate, you follow Elora and the disk she carries into the wards. There is a discomforting
twist in your stomach
vision blurs and swirls in colors you have no name for
sounds play in your head
78RPMLife sent a note to kona
78RPMLife sent a note to bowlofspinach
78RPMLife sent a note to lavtodd
78RPMLife sent a note to Moonbeam
78RPMLife sent a note to AugustAsh
78RPMLife sent a note to chunky04
78RPMLife sent a note to somebox
as you move through at what seems like a snail's pace, although you can see behind you that the world not held by the wards has slowed to the same speed. That's when you see the mob break through completely:
People caught in the entanglement getting trampled by their fellow citizens.
Athisa overrun, disappearing into the chaos.
One of the twins -- Narise the cleric you think it must be, given the clothing -- who brings up the rear of the other group stumble and fall. In the panic, none of her comrades notice immediately, and her cries for assistance go unheard in the clamor of the square.
As you watch in slow-motion horror, the mob tramples Narise, and you see nothing more of her.
Finally, you are through the wards. Kramat yells out,
"Quickly, away from the wards, so the disks do not keep them open!" He and his party quickly continue down the street, down a gentle slope toward the harbor, or at least most of them do. The other twin, Heira, breaks away from the dwarf Muoghan, who is trying to hold on to her. She rushes back toward the wards, screaming her sister's name. She is too slow, however, and bounces off the faint shimmer that represents the wards.
On the other side, the mob pushes against the wards, which hold strong against the pressure. So strong that you can see the people at front start to get crushed against them as the riot breaks like a tide against the wards.