One of the assailants gives one last wail of agony then drops dead, the residue of the eldritch spear still jerking the muscles of his now dead body. Several arrows whizz past the attackers without doing any damage (Aranth, Retief, Devon). Konnel throws the rapelling lines overboard and prepares to drop down. Forge looks for a target, but they are still out of range. Jael simply jumps overboard and casts a spell on the way down. Sarello then makes a fine maneuvre, forcing the ship down and towards the fight. It's now about 30 feet high over a small road, with the assailants inbetween the caravan and the airship.
The bandits, on their part, see that the fight has turned against them and try to leave. They spread out into the forest. The dwarf on top of one of the carts sends another blast of arcane energy towards the fleeing bandits, causing one of them to fall from his horse.
Init:
23 Gillian
21 Aranth
17 Konnel
11 Retief
9 Devon
7 Forge
6 Jael
3 Sarelo