Jystn tries to get Pringles attention but he's just peeing on himself....scared to death. "Little guy, listen...go hide. Let the real bad boys take these guys down. Stealth yourself now, and when you see an opportunity help. Do it. But by Uthgardt...if you attack us, I will personally eat you for dinner."
Jystn runs to the entrance of the tunnel and stands just outside and attempts to blend in, while readying himself for the big battle.
Kan steps back into the room, just to the left of the opening up against the wall. He crouches, faces the tunnel opening with Neda right behind him. Readying his shield in front of him and putting his hand on the hilt of his sword, he readies himself to attack anything that exist through the tunnel.
As you ready yourselves, you hear several sets of footsteps coming toward you through the northern tunnel. Struggling to hold their footing over the rougher than normal terrain. As you peer around the corner, you see four goblins 2 armed with short bows and 2 with scimitars. Once in range they notice a golden snoot poking out past the side of the tunnel opening. One of them whispers in goblin though you can't quite make out what it says. An arrow flies and just misses Sanguis as it clatters to the ground.
Kan readies his shield and makes sure to keep it between his person and the oncoming goblins at all times - he steps towards the goblin who just made a move at Sanguis and in one graceful move he slashes it with his longsword and then reverse somersault's back behind the wall.
Proclus steps into the tunnel. A dazzling array of flashing, colored light springs from his hand, swirls for a moment, and then explodes onto the remaining goblins. They shriek and clutch their eyes in horror and confusion.
Proclus cries, "Move now!" as he hurries towards the southern tunnel. Strigiformes swoops low and cuts an arc between the party and the dancing colors before also turning south. The protective arc almost seems like a warning.
Jystn sees the party start to attack the blinded goblins and feels his blood rise. He looks to Proclus, who isn't attacking..
*He doesn't want to fight to fight. He's said it before, and tries to not engage. This was a lesson from the elders of my village once....*
Jystn seems torn as to what to do.
@Storm moves around the corner and shoots a bolt at a stumbling goblin hitting it squarely in the gut. It leans over and wails in pain but still standing
Neda, spotting its weakness, peeks out of her hiding spot and sends a blast of eldritch energy at the injured goblin. It screeches briefly, then collapses to the ground, unmoving.
@Ruff takes aim at the rocky ceiling above the two remaining gobbos and releases a blast of eldritch energy into the stone causing it to crack and several stones to break loose and crash down. One of the goblins is smashed by the collapsing ceiling as the other manages to somehow avoid the falling rocks.
As his blast, and the ensuing crashing rocks, echo through the cavern. A familiar sound, a deafening horn blast. Much louder and closer this time, coming from the southern passage as you see a massive half-ogre two bloodstained curved blades in his hands as he grins and steps forward into the cavern. Flanked by two bugbears, one holding a crossbow and the other holding a shield and morningstar. The Half-ogre yells out, "Prepare to meet the flayer"
The 2 bugbears flanking the Flayer, looking stronger than the normal bugbears you've encountered already converge on @Jystn and swing their morningstars in unison hitting him with a devastating group of attacks inflicting 35 dmg (reduced to 17dmg)
Saunter up next to Jystn with my shield held high and my longsword at the ready, and attack the Flayer with my longsword - being inspired by Jystn’s rage Kan senses an additional feeling of energy and attacks the flayer yet again!
@Kan takes two swipes at the Flayer, the first is parried by one of his blades. The second catches him on the arm and he roars in pain, though preparing an attack of his own.
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Everyone has 1 round of actions to choose what you want to do.
Jystn runs to the entrance of the tunnel and stands just outside and attempts to blend in, while readying himself for the big battle.
I'd like everyone to roll initiative
@Proclus you are up
Proclus cries, "Move now!" as he hurries towards the southern tunnel. Strigiformes swoops low and cuts an arc between the party and the dancing colors before also turning south. The protective arc almost seems like a warning.
*He doesn't want to fight to fight. He's said it before, and tries to not engage. This was a lesson from the elders of my village once....*
Jystn seems torn as to what to do.
He pulls it back and fires it, lodging an arrow directly into that dumb goblins face.
Sanguis salivates at the thought of tasty dead goblins.
@Ruff finally has his turn
@Kan you're up