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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GlassEye" data-source="post: 5272776" data-attributes="member: 40413">Whether it is an odd glimmer of light or an unnatural ripple on the surface of the water of the deep pool Ta-Am-Ath, Willow and Elros all become aware of something large lurking in the dark water about ten feet from the grassy edge along which the party is making their way back to the boat.  Kanli, distracted by the metaphysical, doesn't notice yet, nor does Nathan whose attention is drawn to the  branch.  Nathan, on a second look at the branch, discovers that the branch is a decaying arm the hand of which has been dragged from the muck by his misstep.  Something on the hand glints in the light generated by Willow's spell.Rising up enough that it's head fully breaks the surface of the water is a humanoid creature with a frog-like head, its body still hidden by the deep, boggy water that it crouches in some fifteen feet from Nathan, the closest party member.  The creature's neck swells with an intake of air and as its mouth cracks open a deep croak rumbles out, vibrates your very bones and fills you with a welling fear.  After the rumbling croak fades away another froggish creature, still mostly concealed in the deep water, begins to surface.[sblock=Knowledge: Local DC 7]The creature is a Boggard, a humanoid, fairly common in the deep marshlands farther east, with frog-like features.  Like a frog, the Boggard has a long, sticky tongue.[/sblock][sblock=OOC]Make a DC13 Will save.  If failed: Shaken: -2 on attacks, saves, and other checks.Roll Initiative. (Boggard Init: <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2641216/" target="_blank">1d20-1=11</a>).  The Boggard croaks on his initiative so your actions may go before his.Kanli and Nathan are Unaware and cannot act in the surprise round.Elros, Ta-Am-Ath, Willow and Boon can take a single move or standard action.Don't worry about posting in initiative order; I'll sort it out when I post results of actions and ask for clarification/new actions if something happens to invalidate your action.The party is on fairly solid ground.  The monsters are in deep bog and there is ten feet of shallow bog between them and the party.I'm uncertain about party order.  Based on in-post description all we have for certain is that Willow is behind Nathan.  I would presume that Willow and Boon are serving as rear guard and that Elros is leading.  That leaves Kanli, Nathan & Ta-Am-Ath somewhere in the middle.  Feel free to clarify your position in your posts and we'll work with it.  The Boggard is attacking closer to the rear of the party; Nathan is likely 15' away, Elros closer to 25-30' away from the monster.  I'm also presuming, due to tiredness and the difficulty of traversing the marsh that the party has spread out just a little and that there is five feet between each of the party members.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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