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Message: <blockquote data-quote="haiiro" data-source="post: 1737972" data-attributes="member: 1891">Back in front of the Cup, everything was still happening at a breakneck pace. A few of the Pikemen had hung back, not sure what to make of what they saw: the trampled halfling and his wailing companion, the expiring giant -- and his dead and drowning fellows -- and the quick-and-dirty melee between the Follies, the Wheels and the other Pikemen.Wasting no time, De'lea grappled one of the Pikemen who was trying to impale Tal yet again, and Tal felled one of the Wheels flanking him. Meanwhile, Artemis had recovered enough of his strength to head back into the fray, and skirted the line of buildings as he approached the fighters.Thinking fast, Tuggle fired off a recent occupant, targeting the spot where the Wheels' leader was trying to kill Cupric and Tal. Learning that the man's name was Garilly, Tuggle took a deep breath and belted out, "Garilly! Cease fighting now!" from his hiding place.Garilly's brow furrowed as he considered this -- and also took in the fact that his squad was down to himself and one other Wheel.With one last swing at Tal, he turned and bolted from the scene, running full-tilt towards the closest inland street. His cohort did the same, not even bothering to get in a last lick as he fled. Seeing this, the shell-shocked Pikemen came out of their reverie: two charged in towards the Follies, spears at the ready, and another wheeled about and stabbed at Artemis as he came within range.Not having any of that, Artemis ducked under the pike-thrust and slipped his rapier into the guard's throat, killing him instantly.At the same time, Jaehn -- who emerged from the Cup as the Follies and Pikemen were routing the last of the Wheels -- saw two Pikemen bearing down on him. Magically disguised as a drunken vagrant, Jaehn staggered back towards the nearest wall, trying to get out of their way. Both stabbed at him as he stumbled by, and the leader's pike pierced him so deeply that he almost passed out on the spot.Yanking himself off the spear and running back into the Cup, he rallied and used a well-placed color spray to daze both of the Pikemen. Struck blind and rendered unconscious by its wondrous display, they collapsed to the ground, their pikes striking the cobbles with a harsh clatter.</blockquote>

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