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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4780593" data-attributes="member: 21864">Chapter 5 - Troubled Waters (Part 3)In the water next to the bridge, Erlmoor realised that the sahuagin were now trying to reach Lavren and moved in front of them again, lashing out with his blade at the wounded sahuagin. The enchanted sword glowed again as it struck home and this time, it clove through the creature’s neck and beheaded it. The sea devil collapsed into the water in front of its leader. Erlmoor turned on the other sahuagin and as he did, two more arrows flew from the bridge and drove into the creature’s arm. It hissed its annoyance and raised its trident to strike at the dragonborn. The sea devil stabbed at Erlmoor and he parried clumsily with his blade, hampered by the water but still he knocked the thrust aside.The other remaining sahuagin swam along the south wall of the chamber and then rose to lash out with its left hand and strike the elf with another fierce jet of water that sent him reeling back from the edge of the stone platform. Litiraan crossed the platform to come to the warlock’s aid, raising his wand and unleashing a silver bolt toward the creature in the water. The bolt struck the water next to the creature and it hissed its annoyance at both elves. Lavren raised his own wand and cursed at the sea devil, hurling a black, crackling bolt at his enemy. The blast flashed past the sahuagin, missing it by a hands-breadth and struck the water with a hiss behind it. On the bridge beside her husband and her brother, Telkya raised her amulet and hurled a golden bolt of fire at the sahuagin and this time, the bolt struck home. The sea devil was wounded in its left shoulder and driven back a step but it hissed its defiance again and raised its hand to attack Lavren again.One of the harpies lashed out at Dulvarna’s face and tore open her other cheek but as the other came forward, the warrior woman ducked under its flailing claws. As she rose, she wove her blade before her and then stepped forward, thrusting it into the harpy’s hip and driving it away from her, back along the bridge. Both harpies screeched their anger and then came forward once more.In the water, Erlmoor raised his voice in prayer and lashed out with his blade, bringing it down on the sahuagin’s shoulder in a mighty blow. The sword struck with a loud thunder clap and the sahuagin reeled away and fell into the water. Enlishia, with her bow raised and an arrow nocked on the bridge above, waited for the creature to surface. As it did, she let fly with her first arrow but it flew over the sea devil and drove into the water beyond it. She nocked another arrow and let fly and this time, the shaft drove into the top of the creature’s chest. The creature screeched in pain and lashed out at Erlmoor with its trident but it was weakened and staggering. Erlmoor moved forward to finish it.Another blast of water struck Lavren, hurled by the remaining sahuagin and almost at once, Litiraan answered with a silver bolt of his own. Again the missile flew wide and seared into the water next to the creature. Lavren lashed out with his own wand and sent a black bolt hissing into the water close to where Litiraan’s had struck. Again it was Telkya who found the mark, a golden bolt of flame searing into the sahuagin’s leg and driving it back a step. The creature snarled at the elf maid and then raised its hand to loose yet another blast of water.Dulvarna leapt back as the harpies came forward flailing at her with their claws. She rushed back at her enemies and lashed out with her blade, scoring a wound along the belly of one of the harpies and driving both back along the bridge. She looked back to see how her companions fared and as she did, she saw Erlmoor plunge his blade into the throat of the sahuagin before him and drop it into the bloody water with its companion. The dragonborn waded to the bridge and clambered up onto the swaying structure beside Dulvarna. They exchanged smiles and then turned to bring death to their enemies.Enlishia saw the sahuagin fall to Erlmoor’s blade and turned her bow toward the other creature a heartbeat later. She began firing arrows quickly then, two striking the water close to the creature but two more driving into the creature’s chest and driving it back a few steps. The sea devil lashed out with its left hand and hurled another blast of water into Lavren’s chest that threw him painfully back into the stout post that held up the bridge. Beside him, Litiraan raised his wand and hurled a silver bolt more accurately this time, the magical fire driving into the sahuagin’s hip. Lavren recovered and rejoined his brother-in-law on the edge of the stone platform, raising his wand and beginning a curse as he did so. As he loosed the eldritch blast he knew that his aim was awry and again, the arcane fire hissed into the water beside the sahuagin. To his right, Telkya raised her amulet and loosed golden fire but this too struck the water and the sahuagin recovered to come forward at the companions.The harpies came fiercely at Dulvarna and lashed out with their claws, giving the warrior woman little chance to defend herself. They tore at her face and arms and drove her back along the bridge until she finally lashed out with a mighty swing of her blade. The sword clove into the ribs of one of the harpies and cut through both its lungs before stopping. The harpy gasped and then toppled over backwards, all but cut in half. The other creature screeched at its slain companion and Erlmoor came forward. The dragonborn’s blade sang out and slashed a wound in the harpy’s left leg that drew another screech from the creature. It looked up at its enemies as they came forward and knew that it had little chance to save itself.</blockquote>

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