A Tale of Two Dragons

OOC: Nope, she doesn't. Do you want a challenge or not, punk? =P

The mounted warrior (S1) shivers violently as Peter's shadowy appendage grips his soul. (3 STR damage) Raena takes advantage of her opponent's weakness and distraction by sliding her sharp weapons in and out of his body. (3 hits, 10 + 14 + 9 = 33 damage) The man howls with pain, blood is seeping from many wounds, and his arms droop with weakness.

Nick, having just dismounted and been healed, throws his spell at the leader. This time it hits, and the holy man seems to shrink a little. (6 STR damage)

Brak's female foe (J4) backs up 5' and takes another two stabs at the dwarf. Her first poke is a helluva poke and gets Brak right in the chest, but the dwarf simply grunts and continues fighting. (Crit: 22 damage)

The warrior and the horses still in the pit of tentacles struggle in vain, except for one noble horse, which somehow manages to slip free from the tentacles' grip. It wades through the mess and gallops away across the tundra to the west, where the riders came from, limping all the way.

Zithran's opponent gets one succesful strike through Zithran's defenses. (11 damage)

Penthar and Regalclaw, having saved Nick from his impending doom, gallop towards the leader to stop the madness. Penthar's Lance of Bravery hits the man right in the chest, but the leader simply laughs. It's as though Penthar has jousted a stone wall.

END ROUND 4

OOC: Good gods, this is a lot of work.

ROUND 5

The warrior pinned between Raena and Peter throws off his shivers and attacks Raena again. He misses terribly, the tiny halfling easily dodging both his stabs.

The leader is angry. With his glowing red battleaxe, he deals Penthar a world of pain. Two strikes, one particularly well-aimed, cut through Penthar's armor. (15 + Crit: 20 = 35 damage)

Hareka's tentacles deal the female warrior (J5) 5 damage. The three horses finally collapse under the pressure of the tentacles.

Hareka himself...

"Women; they're better for arguing than fighting," says Brak. He presses the attack against the leader. "Now it's your turn, yer big ugly basturd!"

Dwarven Waraxe +2 Thundering +20/+15/+10 1d10+13 19-20/x3)
PS: I assumed you added the Thundering (deafening) modifier from the previous critical hits

Rae ArdGaoth said:

Brak has a bit more luck. He spins around and whirls his deadly axe... striking the woman warrior in her vitals twice. (2 crits: 38 + 28 = 66 damage) With his first blow he cleaves the woman in half, and with his second, he lops her head clear off. The air explodes with deafening sound. (2 crits: 51 + 40 = 91 damage. And oh yeah, she's deaf. But dead, too.)

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OOC: I did not add that damage. Thanks for reminding me! That is quite an axe you've got there. So I assume this will change your target to the Leader.

Hareka swoops over the leader, his maw opening with a shuddering single draconic word, "debilito" and a crackling black ray of negative energy leaps from his toothy maw at the leader.

OOC: Cast Enervation; Ranged Touch Attack 1d20 (8) + 8 = 16

This doesn't seem to be working, thinks Zithran. Time to try something different. He takes a quick step backwards and casts a spell at the warrior facing him.

OOC - 5 foot step back, cast Hold Person on S3, DC 15.

Hareka's black ray of negative energy saps away a bit of the leader's energy. His red glow is weaker, and his vigor seems lessened, but he still stands strong. (1 negative level.)

Zithran's target suddenly freezes in mid stab.

Brak's first mighty axe blow connects solidly and creates a huge explosion of sound. Ears are ringing, but the leader can still hear. Brak's subsequent swings miss, one terribly so. (39 damage, one critical failure [doesn't mean anything, but I thought I'd note it])

Raena...

[sblock]OOC: Sorry about the delay. I've been intensely busy lately, hopefully things will settle down soon, but until further notice, expect less-than-periodic posting from me.[/sblock]

Raena repeats her previous attack once more, a two rapier one dagger sneak attack

Raena's shadow reaches out to chill the soul of the Nars warrior, but this time he manages to dodge Peter's icy grip. Raena's first stab misses something awful, but her second is particularly effective (1 crit. fail, 1 crit., 17 damage). The warrior, his heart pierced, makes one last pained expression and then falls from his horse, quite dead.

Nick...