Fendric: Snugran blocks the bears path; will attack next round.
Nurthk: Your axe lands dead on its mark, opening a large wound across the back of the bear's neck.
The bear is still more concerned with "the front line", so to speak -- Hiritus, Shavah, and Snugran, at the moment. It raises up on its hind legs, then drops its weight claws across Hiritus and Shavah, tearing open massive wounds on both; Shavah falls, but Hiritus manages to remain on his feet, barely holding on to his sword. Continuing this same motion, the bear clamps its jaws down in one determined strike on Snugran's head, leaving the beetle twitching on the ground at its feet -- and an unobstructed path toward camp. (Snugran's at -1 hp)
Oliver: (will be filled in once Sparky posts, and before the bear acts again)
Niccolo: (I'm guessing that even if Griscle is still alive, you'd heal Shavah at this point anyway, but correct me if I'm wrong.) Shavah opens her eyes gagging, too much underneath the bear to stand at this point, but at least not dying.
Raven: Your sword carves another deep mark in the bear's side -- as hurt as it is by this point, it's a wonder it hasn't fled.
Shavah grabs her sword and stabs up from under the bear -- it's difficult to see, but from the way its bulk tilts inward toward her momentarily, it seems that she's scored a hit. Hiritus also scores a grazing blow, but it's only a scratch compared to what the beast has seemingly shrugged off already.
Battlefield update:
Orbril's off in the bushes a few feet behind the bear. Niccolo and Hiritus are in front of the bear, although between them (where Shavah and the beetle fell) it has a pretty straight line on Fendric, who is about ten yards away. Shavah and Snugran are under the bear. Nurthk and Raven are engaged in melee to the bear's left, and Oliver has crept over to the right. Note that anyone engaged in melee should easily be able to take a five-foot-step into flanking position with someone at this point.
