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A silver bolt flashed from Litiraan’s wand, just missing the kobold that Erlmoor had wounded and then an arrow flashed past from Enlishia’s bow. Another arrow followed and this drove through the creature’s skull, hurling it back into its companions were it fell to the floor and died. The slingers retreated from the companions then to form a line beyond their spear-wielding fellows. More kobolds with spears leapt forward to fill the gaps in the forward line but Dulvarna and Erlmoor stood firm, despite a spear cutting the side of Erlmoor’s arm below the shoulder.

Dulvarna lashed out with her blade and cut the throat of the kobold before her while spinning on the spot and driving her blade into the shoulder of another of the creatures. They fell back before her ferocious attacks and the slingers loaded their weapons and began to whirl them above their heads to fire at any of the companions that came through the spear line. On the right, another kobold leapt down from the escarpment and stabbed its spear at Telkya but at the last, she brought her blade down and knocked the thrust aside.

A slinger let fly another clay missile towards but the shot flew high and burst over the wall behind her, spilling a sticky glue-like substance onto the stone. Another slinger came forward and loosed a missile at Erlmoor but this flew behind him and struck the cavern wall close to Enlishia, spilling more sticky goo. Telkya parried another thrust from her right while Erlmoor and Dulvarna held the kobolds at bay in the centre and left of the line. Lavren came to Telkya’s aid again, stabbing his blade into the hip of one of the kobolds before her. The creature screeched and fell back and as it did, Litiraan loosed a silver bolt into its side. It fell back against the rock where two of its companions had already fallen and hissed its defiance.

Enlishia loosed two arrows quickly and both flew straight and true, driving into the face of one of the kobolds before Erlmoor. The creature fell back and collapsed on the floor in front of its companions. From the right, a slinger loosed a clay pot at the dragonborn that struck his right side and covered his leg with sticky glue. He found himself stuck to the stone of the cavern floor by his right foot and unable to move. The dragonborn roared again but the kobolds surged forward, sensing a chance to fell the mighty paladin.
Another kobold loosed a clay pot from its sling towards Dulvarna and this struck her breastplate, dripping the sticky substance down her legs. She, too, found herself rooted to the spot as the kobolds came forward. A sling stone glanced off Erlmoor’s shoulder, bruising him painfully and as he looked around, he could see that all the slingers were coming forward now, seeking vantage points from which they could loose stones and more clay pots at the helpless dragonborn. He roared again and slashed his blade across before him to keep the kobolds at bay but still they came forward. Another stone whizzed past his head, uncomfortably close and he decided then to focus his strength on pulling himself free.

Dulvarna made the same decision as a stone skipped off the stone of the cavern wall close to her head. She heard Erlmoor roar again as a spear was driven into his right leg and started to try to pull her own legs free of the glue. Desperately, she lashed out at the kobold nearest her, opening a deep wound in its right leg and then slashing a shallow cut across its chest. The creature fell back and the warrior woman tried desperately to heave her legs free of the glue. As the fury of her first attempt waned, the kobold she had wounded came forward warily again once more and then rushed at her with its spear before it.

Telkya fell back as the kobold before her parried her sword to one side and then drove its spear into her side, just above her hip. She staggered and cried out and the kobold came forward after her. Behind the creature, another kobold loosed a stone from its sling across the line behind its companions towards Erlmoor. The missile struck the dragonborn’s right shoulder full on and sent the paladin lurching to his left. From Telkya’s right, the second kobold she faced came forward and stabbed at her with its spear. Telkya brought her blade around and parried the blow, holding her enemies at bay for a few more moments.

The kobold spear wielder that Dulvarna faced, came at her fiercely and stabbed out with its weapon. She half parried but the spear point still tore along the top of her hip and opened a painful wound. Behind her, Lavren retreated from Telkya’s battle and loosed a bolt of black energy from his wand that seared into the side of one of the kobolds. The creature was hurled back into the stone escarpment and collapsed to the floor beside its two slain companions.

Erlmoor chanted a prayer as he tried to pull himself free of the glue and then, as his kobold foe came forward at him, he lashed out with his blade. The sword glowed with a golden light and clove into the creature’s side, sending it reeling away. A wave of light burst out from the paladin as he struck the blow and he and Telkya felt new strength fill them and stop the pain of the worst of their hurts. With a roar, Erlmoor pulled himself free of the glue and surged at his wounded opponent. The kobold and its sling-wielding companions fell back before the dragonborn’s renewed fury.

Litiraan raised his wand and loosed a silver bolt into the remaining kobold that Telkya faced, hurling it back into the cavern wall. The kobold slingers unleashed a hail of stones in response but hit nothing but stone and Enlishia answered them with her bow. Nocking two arrows to her string, the ranger moved forward to stand behind Erlmoor and Dulvarna and then let both shafts fly at the same time. They separated in the air and flew towards two spear wielding kobolds, driving into their throats and hurling them back to fall before their companions. Both gasped and gurgled for a moment as they lay on the floor and then they both died.