ROUND TWO
Elysia bends down and scoops up the ring, then rises with an uppercut to lay out one of the members of the bloodthirsty
mob.
Dodging the clumsy blows of the enraged
crowd,
Elowin encourages
"Get out of there, Elysia!"
Ishi, meanwhile, realizes that the
bearers are retaliating with deadly force.
"They're EVIL!" he shrieks through gritted teeth, the veins standing out on his forehead. He whirls and draws his greatsword, hacking down into the one
bearer that is still smoking from the
mob's attempt to set it on fire. The blow cleaves into the leather-wrapped
creature, which collapses to the ground in a foul heap that reeks of rot. The nearby citizens in the
mob cheer. The citizen that was being choked takes a ragged, gasping breath and staggers away, grateful to be alive.
Adran continues moving Findal Dinfizzle Findazzle down the alleyways and back streets to avoid any pursuit (and to make sure they're gone by the time the Grayhaven Guards arrive).
Speaking of which, the yells of the guards grow louder as they approach, close on the heels of the courtier returning to the scene of the attack.
Long a surreptitious fan of roasts,
Eozindra tries a burn of her own:
""You should all be ashamed of yourselves! You behave worse than the beasts of the wilds and have the gall to call yourselves civilized!? I have seen goblins with better manners!" It's a little wordy, but she figures she can workshop it for the very next time she's faced by an angry mob.
Bramlin punches at another crowd member, trying to clear a path for he and
Elysia to escape (he hasn't realized that
Ishi's yell was from an ally).
Wary of
Ishi and his enormous sword, the
mob chooses a target (
Elowin, a bearer, Bramlin, a bearer,
Elysia, or another bearer: 1d6). They'd be going after
Eozindra but for the plants entangling their legs. So restrained, the
mob attacks
Elowin with DISADV...they are unable to land any solid blows on the fleet, dodging elf.
The five remaining
bearers drop the insensate bodies of the people they choked, and move to attack new ones: a citizen,
Ishi, a citizen, a citizen, and a citizen. Attacks on the citizens in the
mob are made with ADV since the people are entangled. Four more citizens are seized by the necks and throttled. One manages to rain blows down on the raging barbarian.
Ishi takes 2 damage (reduced from 4).
Morik casts
Guidance on himself and transforms into a bear as the
Entangle spell dissipates. He lands and grunts in ursine rage. The
bearers are unimpressed. The members of the
mob are alarmed. While they seem to have a raging barbarian on their side, several of their people are laid out on the street and a huge wild beast just appeared and started roaring at them! Only about a third of the mob remain on their feet, and the xenophobic courage of those few is on the verge of collapse.
[ +- ] Unwelcome Ambassadors, end of round two
24 - Elysia
23 - Elowin
20 - Ishi
20 - Adran
18 - drow
18 - courtier
14 - Eozindra
14 - Bramlin
13 - Mob
12 - bearers
8 - Morik