Tanith steps through the door and fires her crossbow at Courages opponent, but misses. Luckily, she also missed Courage.
One of the ant-dwarf creatures swings his axe wildly at Jonas, but Jonas manages to duck out of the way.
The severity of Courage's injuries are becoming apparent as she swings her axe weakly at ant-like dwarf in front of her. The dwarf easily dodges her blow and comes back with a swing of his own axe. Miraculously Courage sidesteps the blow as Dyspeer leaps in the foray with his jaws snapping. Again the lucky dwarf-thing escapes injury as Dyspeer narrowly misses.
Shai steps around to flank the other chitinous dwarf, but as he swings his hammer he realizes that the move is useless; the sneaky dwarf has managed to sense his swing and duck out of the way, even from behind!
As Tanith becomes distraught over her missed shot, she is shocked back to her senses when she sees movement at the top of the stairs. Suddenly, without warning, a formian, larger than the others, leaps from the top of the stairs and lands in front of her. The thing lashes out with an ominous stinger but Tanith manages to block it.
Dread fills Tanith's eyes as the realization comes to her: this could get very, very ugly.
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Round 3
14 Tanith Dathius 18/20: (casts flaming sphere, SR 15+5=pass, Ref 20+7=pass, no damage)
11 D2: attacks Jonas (19=hit, 12 damage)
7 Courage Bloodstone 3/34: attacks D1 (16+7=hit, 7 damage)
7 Jonas Cleighton 31/36: attacks D2 (18+7=hit, 1d8+4=8 damage)
7 D1: attacks Courage (hit, 9 damage)
5 Shaimon Hu'u 18/32 (barkskin 188 rounds): attacks D2 (8+8=miss)
5 Dyspeer 20/29: attacks D1 (9+6=miss)
5 Formian: (sting=hit, 8 damage, fort 14+3=pass; 2 claws=miss, miss; bite=miss)