Episode 2

Thorn
R1

Attack 1 Hit
Attack 2 Hit

Thorn unleashes a combination of strikes that overwhelms the hefty Heshbaan attacker. Urdav's blade slashes once and then twice, and the spearman split open. Blood and gore spill out onto the deck of the Keshet.

Thorn notices that the blood instantly spreads in dilution. The Keshet is taking on water, seeping up from the floor.

Bryn
Reaction R1

Attack held at Ready gets trigger (Valates revealing self briefly).
Longbow arrow Attack Miss

Bryn pops up from behind cover and fires an arrow at the Korvaran leader, but it sails past his head.

Heshbaan Raiders and Myrmidons
R1
(another wave)

Four more attackers pour over the rail of the longship and land on the deck of the Keshet. Two myrmidons lead the way and two of the irregular skirmishers follow.

Movement onto Keshet

Attacks:
Myrmidon 3 Spear vs. Thorn
Myrmidon 4 Spear vs. Ivor
Raider 5 Javelin ranged vs. Thorn
Raider 6 Javelin ranged vs. Ivor

Boats Review

The Keshet is now cluttered with the dead and crowded in close combat. Battlers are stacked in close to one another on the narrow ship. In all of the commotion it is challenging to move about without tripping over something or someone.

The oil fire that burst up moments ago still burns on part of the stern railing and deck.

Damaged from the impact has caused a slow leak. There is apparently a crack underneath the deck, and water is seeping in somewhere at the stern. Again, it is a slow leak. There is no imminent sinking of the ship within seconds, but it will be a problem eventually.

After the hit, the grapplers and pole hookers were unable to complete a good catch. Now that the momentum is set in for both boats, The Keshet is setting off on a gradual counter clockwise spin. The port bow is turning to port as the Korvaran longship pushes onward and presses stern towards starboard quarter.

A separation between the boats is happening to a degree. At least the Korvaran bow is rolling away from The Keshet stern. Though the Keshet seems to be beginning a course of being spun alongside the longship's port bow. But all that being said, the boats are still very close together at this point.

Opponent and Battle Space Review

On the deck of the Keshet, there are 6 active boarded enemies:
3 Heshbaan Raider skirmishers (1 injured)
3 Mercenary Myrmidons (1 injured)

All are crowded at the back near the stern. That section of the boat is packed.

Thorn is furthest to the back near the stern. He is close combat with a Myrmidon with a skirmisher supporting just behind the Myrmidon, and the injured raider 1 step further back still.

Ivor is the next forward (moving from back stern to front bow). He is right beside the now-injured myrmidon that knocked down Kray and then got stabbed at reach by Maeriks.
There is another Myrmidon facing Ivor for attack, with a skirmisher backing him up one step behind.

So Ivor and Thorn are the ones who are really in the front line clash at this point.

Just forward of all that clutter is Kray on the deck Prone. The first Myrmidon is still bearing down on him.

Maeriks is right beside/slightly behind Kray. He has provided some cover and response against the myrmidon that knocked Kray down.

Bryn is further forward a few steps more near a grouping of cargo just forward of the center midship mast.

Again, there are bodies that were already on The Keshet before and in the last seconds three more were dropped on the deck (the other went overboard)

On the Korvaran longship, there are still a dozen or more troops, rowers, javelin throwers, shieldmen. Probably no more than 20 though.

Transition to R2

prework roll

Round 2
Maeriks, Kray, Ivor, ThornKray shifts to the side and then heaves up to a crouch, slinging the Serpent Judgement low across the belly of the Heshbaan myrmidon who had knocked him to the deck. The burly man's guts spill out and he falls forward in shock, dropping his spear and shield.

Seeing the closest opponent felled, Maeriks moves towards the stern of the ship. As he comes even with Ivor, Maeriks bashes a Heshbaan mercenary in the shoulder with the butt of his glaive. As the soldier spins back a step, Maeriks moves forward still and tries to grapple the bearded warrior.

Thorn slashes hard and low at the beefy Heshbaan that faces off against him, seeking to knock him from his feet. The soldier is too sturdy to fall, but Urdav's blade cuts deep through the muscle of the man's leg, opening the femoral artery. The big mercenary falls, a panicked look on his face as he sees his lifeblood gushing down his leg, soaking his sandal wraps and spreading rapidly in the thin level of water on the stern deck.

Maeriks is unable to manhandle the big myrmidon, but Kray slices the Heshbaan across the back as he is distracted by Maeriks' assault. The pain of the cut makes the man arc his back and throw his shield out wide in reaction. Seeing the opening, Maeriks chops down with his glaive, raking a huge slash down the Heshbaan's torso from right shoulder to left hip. The Heshbaan falls so hard backward that Kray has to sidestep quickly to avoid being knocked back as well.

Seeing the cluttered space immediately ahead of him, Ivor makes a deft leap towards the rail. With the expertise of an experienced shipman, the big Dannein sets one foot on the rail, tucks in to sidestep the commotion of Kray, Maeriks, and the myrmidon, and then shoves back in towards the deck right when he passes them. As he lands, Ivor slaps his net over on top of the spearman behind the myrmidon. Caught off guard, the Heshbaan is powerless to resist as Ivor stabs him in rapid succession, first in the stomach and then in the side of the head.

Thorn steps out quickly with a strong forward thrust, driving Urdav's blade right through the chest of the next Heshbaan raider, breaking at least two ribs as the sword crashes through the man's organs and emerges out of his back. Thorn sees the man's eyes go wide with surprise as he realizes his own death.

Having cleared the deck of five adversaries in mere seconds, all four of the warriors step forward towards the last opponent still standing, the original raider injured by Maeriks' javelin throw. Still clutching his wound, the Heshbaan backs up against the rails. Horrified, he drops his javelin and freezes up, paralyzed with fear.