3-2 The Forgotten Abbey

Lord Mayor's Man 1 takes two steps in the room, grunting as missiles hit him, and releases his crossbow toward his target: Elysia! The fusillade of shafts thudding into his body throws off his aim, and the bolt punches into the stone by Elysia's head! He yells: "ALARM! INTRUDERS IN THE LIBRARY! TO ARMS!"

Eozindra sees her sister safe behind her, and releases a bolt in the direction of the only visible foe left standing: LMM2, but the attack goes just wide. The bard ducks back behind the bookcase with Elysia.

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INITIATIVE
20 - Ishi (24/35) Grappled, Restrained, Underwater
16 - LMM2
15 - Elowin (12/24)
10 - Morik (Dwarf 13/33) Grappled, Restrained, Underwater, Limned by Faerie Fire
8 - Elysia (24/24)
8 - LMM1
7 - Adran (26/26)
7 - Mara (20/20)
7 - Thing - Underwater, Limned by Faerie Fire
1 - Eozindra (15/15)

ROUND FIVE
(this is preceded by round four, followed by round six)

Deep in the pool, "Why won't this thing die!" Ishi burbles angrily, air bubbles rising from his mouth as he hacks at the transparent glowing folds engulfing him. The underwater monster takes 12 slashing damage.
Up in the relatively dry part of the library, the battle with the remaining guard rages on. Lord Mayor's Man 2 swiftly pulls, nocks, draws, and looses two more arrows. He tries to retaliate against the rogue who just stabbed his friend (Elysia takes 6 piercing damage), and then sees the cleric chanting and launches an arrow at her (which misses). Then he backpedals and disappears around the corner, out of sight, still yelling for reinforcements. The party can begin to hear distant voices of several other robbers rapidly approaching.
Calling upon her goddess of mystery, magic, and the vault of stars above, Elowin is granted aid to her and her companions. Glittering stardust sparkles momentarily around each of the party members.
Every PC now has 4 temporary HP.
In the depths of the dark pool, surrounded by the glowing folds of the transparent monster, Morik growls and thrashes, transforming back into the form of a bear once more. Restored to his ursine form, Morik savages the monster with his claws. The underwater monster takes 10 slashing damage.Barely holding on with its claws dug into the slippery stone above the yawning pit with an unseen bottom, Mara gnashes and snaps with its jaws again. The underwater monster takes 4 force damage. With that final blow, the monster releases Ishi and Morik and goes limp, sinking flaccidly into the depths until the glow of Lunea's starlight disappears into the distance below them.

Ishi and Morik are no longer Grappled or Restrained, though Morik is still illuminated by Lunea's shimmering presence.

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20 - Ishi (24/35, 4 temp HP) Underwater
16 - LMM2 (run away to the southeast around the corner)
15 - Elowin (12/24, 4 temp HP) Concentrating on Faerie Fire
10 - Morik (Bear 34/34, Dwarf 13/33, 4 temp HP) Underwater, Limned by Faerie Fire
8 - Elysia (18/24, 4 temp HP)
8 - LMM1
7 - Adran (26/26, 4 temp HP)
7 - Mara (20/20, 4 temp HP) Underwater
7 - Underwater monster
1 - Eozindra (15/15, 4 temp HP)

With Morik's ursine claws, he tears into the underwater monster, dealing 10 slashing damage. So when Mara bites it a moment later, the monster is defeated and goes limp, releasing both Ishi and Morik from its grasp.

Ishi, Mara, and Morik remain 20' underwater, but none of them are Grappled or Restrained (Morik is still limned by Lunea's starlight).

The party is no longer in combat, though it sounds like more people will arrive in several moments, and you could chase Lord Mayor's Man 2 around the corner if you wished. You have time for two turns' worth of actions before they arrive.

What do each of you do?

Note that every PC has 5 temporary HP now.

Ishi swims upward and breaks the surface of the pool with a gasp. He hadn't been underwater that long, but it was still a relief to get a breath after half a minute of serious exertion. He smoothly pulled himself out of the pool and looked around to see how everyone else was doing. The only one he can see that is hurt aside from himself was Elysia, who is extracting a crossbow bolt from her side.

Meanwhile, Elowin reaches for the book and swings it back. There is a soft >click< and the whole bookcase shifts slightly. Apparently the book is a trigger to release the locks on this portion of the wall, which can swivel around a central axis.

The secret door is not open, but you can easily push it open noiselessly. The voices of several more robbers are approaching.

What do you do?