OOC: Order of initiative: Jovik (23), Goblin dog 2 (
21, Goblin dog 1 (
13, Jokad (10), Kael (9), Danth (7)
Jovik arrives in time to watch the goblins flee, the head of their chieftain bouncing a few feet along the corridor behind them, leaving a gruesome trail in its wake. The three goblin dogs, all leaking boils and stinking fur, come shrieking and yelping into the fight. The leftmost one pounces towards Danth, the right towards Jokad.
Jovik knows he only has a second to act, and his view of the one attacking Danth is not quite so clear, so he lets loose with a deft flick of his wrist at the dog approaching Jokad, watching Gull's Wing arc forward. The blade embeds in the meaty thigh of the dog. It yelps pathetically, its rat-like tail pulled between its legs as it responds to the pain.
The dog, already in mid-air when the blade struck, is completely distracted by the pain that washes over it. It aborts its leaping attack, sliding forward as its rapidly scrabbling paws tries to stop its momentum (
it rolled a 1 on its attack).
Jokad knows an opportunity when he sees one. But before his axe completes its swing, the second goblin dog attacks Danth. Its leap takes it high, its jaw stretched wide as it aims to sink its teeth into the priest's chest. It lands its attack alright, but you all hear the loud crack as it breaks a few teeth off the metal of Danth's breastplate. The priest knocks the stinking beast back with his shield. The creature looks distressed.
OOC:
It misses
And then Jokad's axe falls. He aims for he head, but the scrabbling dog turns and starts to retreat. It is too slow, and while his axe falls short of the neck, it still manages to cleave the creature entirely in two across its midriff. Its legs twitch one last time.
Jokad sees Danth repel the second dog, and uses the fluidity and strength of his earlier attack to take the opportunity opened up. He swings at the dog to his right, catching it under its legs, and thrusting the axe up through its gut. The dog flies into the air, hitting the far wall and then the ground with a wet smack.
The third goblin dog turns on its heels and runs for he exit. It may be stupid, but it knows that what it has just seen was frightening.
There is a moment of partial silence, broken only by your own breath. Then Jovik hears something behind him. He spins, his movement attracting all of your attention.
There, at the back of the room, frozen in fear, is a small goblin, a girl perhaps, or young adult. She is in the top left corner, where the child had been left. She is holding something, something swaddled. When she sees you all staring at her attempted secret movement, she finds herself unable to move. She thrusts the bundle behind her back, as if to hide it, but does not move. Her eyes dart left and right. She looks terrified.
You recall that you saw a single goblin dive into the northern room when you first entered the throne room. This may be her, come to reclaim the child, or perhaps hoping to make good her escape while you were occupied. She probably wasn't expecting your battle with the goblins and goblin dogs to be over in just a few short seconds.
Behind you, back towards the main entrance of the palisade, you can hear the continued noises of retreat. It appears that the goblins may be abandoning their stronghold. At least, the noises seem to be moving away from the building, back towards the long rope bridge.
Obviously all of this is said in common.
