East Gate
Svexyn dashes to the cart near the gate and motions for a guard to assist him in moving it across the entrance. Marcus watches the rogue dash quickly and shouts some words of encouragement. He readies his polearm, waiting for the chance to strike.
Valinnan charges from the other side of the courtyard, trying to close the open flank and defend Svexyn as he works his plan. He steps into a beetle's path and tries to skewer it with his rapier, but the heavy chitin shell deflects the blow. Another beetle crawls out from under a cart and flanks him, but Val is simply too fast for both bugs. Their attacks snap empty air. Several of the other beetles continue to harass Garthun's carvan animals, bringing down a horse and breaking into Garthun's stock of rich food and wine.
The crossbowmen in the rear line take shots at the large fire beetle crawling from the front of the gate, but their nervousness spoils their shots, sending the bolts wide into the wood of the gate.
The swarms of beetles charge the front lines, but the defenders are ready. Marcus takes two swipes at the oncoming bugs but both prove ineffective. He starts hitting the fist sized bugs off his armor as they begin crawling over him. One finds some open flesh and draws blood before Marcus smashes it with his fist.
One of Adofo's men is a bit more successful at fending off the insects, his flaming brand crushes dozens of the crawling menaces and ignites several others, but still he too starts panicking as he tries to knock the bugs from his armor.
Nia readies a spear, murmuring words of power known only to the women of her clan. The spear glows warmly, and she smiles, confident it will strike true.
Adofo gets his fight. The enraged beetle charges strait for him. The beeltes jaws clatter as it leeps for the burly warrior. Adofo was ready for it. He cleanly slices the beetle from head to tail with his falchio, splattering himself in dark ochre.
Svexyn and the remaining caravan guardsman move the cart into position, further bolstering the gate, and making it more difficult for the bugs to get through the tunnels they have dug.
More bugs begin to emerge from beneath the wall, but seem to be struggling to get out from under the cart.
North wall
Tamecia's guard drops momentarily after her victory, and it scores her a vicious slash across her thigh as a beetle leaps onto her. The beetles mandibles have no problem slicing through her meager linen clothes. She utters a curse but maintains her ground, blocking the open rear entrance of the cart. A slight smile curls on her face as she sees Caytis run around the back of the cart and motion towards the open drainage grate. Caytis whirls into combat, attempts to stab at a beetle blocking his access to the grate, but the stab slides off its armored plating. The beetle hisses angrily and snaps at his wrist, but he spins out of the reach of the snapping mandibles. Tamecia blocks another beetle leeping from a pile of crates with her staff, its mandibles snapping harmlessly on the heavy weapon. Tamecia takes one step back, trying to edge closer to the drainage grate.
Caytis can hear the buzzing he knows all too well echoing from inside the storm drain.
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COMBAT RESULTS
Tamecia takes 3 dmg
Marcus takes 1 dmg
Guard takes 1 dmg
Swarm 2 takes 4 dmg
Adofo killes Beetle 4
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The cart now forces bugs coming in to spend one turn freeing themselves of the gate before entering the courtyard. I'm going to pause again to allow Marcus and those who did not give further orders a chance to chime in. If you wish to stick to your existing plans, you do not need to post, but a quick "ooc" of same plans would help me know you are ready to advance time.
Left off a plus 1 for Caytis...unfortunately it doesn't give him success
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