Ptolus: 165 Vock Row - "Rat-catchers"

[Fyrie Windlitened]

Mairan seems to be mindlessly intent on ending the commanding ratling. She seems not to even notice the sound of the gong as her eyes flash with anger, she slashes at the ratling with intent to end the creature's existence.

 

[Wool]

Thurst considers reloading his weapon, but instead opts to holster it and draw his mace. It temporarily makes whirring and clicking noises at being handled before becoming quiet.

The daring dwarf confidently states, "You louts arentae worth the ammo. Lucky day, you get to die with yer heads intact!"

 

[Aeshen]

Aeshen hopes his fient isn't obvious to the stupid creature - his purpose being to make it think of anything other then the gong.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Mata's crossbow shot goes wild, bouncing off the ceiling harmlessly.

Aeshen bobs and weaves, and the ratling's jaw hangs open, confused, jabbing his spear tip wherever the dandy is not. Still, Aeshen's strength is not sufficient to get the tip of his rapier through the creature's greasy armor scraps.

Ella does better with her quarterstaff, and there's a loud "CRACK!" as she whacks one of the ratlings menacing the doorway on the head.

Mairan slashes the finely crafted longsword and is rewarded with a spray of stinking hot blood. The creature tumbles backwards, its head rolling away, separated from its lice-ridden body at last.

Back at the doorway, Thurst swings his clanking mace at the other ratling at the doorway, striking soundly and spinning the creature's head suddenly to the side. There's a snapping noise as the ratling's spine breaks, and it collapses, dead.

[sblock=ooc]Ella does 1 point of damage to ratling #1.

Mairan does 6 points of damage to the armored ratling.

Thurst does 6 points of damage to ratling #2.

ROUND ENDS. Valana is now at -3 hit points and bleeding out. She will die in 7 rounds.[/sblock]

 

[Vdou]

"Ahha! Take that vile vermin!" Ella says proudly after hearing the loud crack of her quarterstaff ringing off the skull of the ratling.

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Ella will remain in the same position and take the same actions as last round
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[Aeshen]

Aeshen continues to use his speed and acrobatic ability to confuse the creature fighting him, hoping to eventually score a hit on the filthy beast.

 

[Fyrie Windlitened]

Mairan pauses to savor the victory over the ratling leader before glancing around the room, taking stock of the situation.

Seeing Aeshen by himself, and despite some impressive sword-work doing little to get ahead in his confrontation, Mairan sprints to the scene, aiming her blade at the space between the creatures neck to shoulder - allowing her momentium to carry the strike home.

 

[Wool]

Thurst gives the remaining ratling a baleful glare, as if warning the creature to not interfere, then turns his attention back to Valana.

"Blast it lass, you are leaking like a faulty gasket." Thurst sighs and kneels before the unconscious woman, beseeching the Mother of Machines to restore the machine that is this woman's body back to working order.

[sblock=ooc]I chewed on this all day. I am going to risk the attack of opportunity and hope that either 1) my AC holds up, 2) they kill it. Delay the healing until after Mata's turn.

Even so, I'm going to use spontaneous casting to turn "mending" into "cure minor wounds". I don't want to risk losing one of my good heals, but I want to stablize Valana.

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[Voca]

Mata sighs, reloads her crossbow, and takes aim at the ratling attacking Thurst and Valana.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Aeshen jabs with his rapier, but to no effect, as his opponent nimbly dances out of the way. A moment later, Mairan's longsword goes whirring harmlessly past the creature's head, causing it to squeal something in Rattish.

Back by the door, the remaining ratling dodges as Ella swings her quarterstaff at its head. Mata's crossbow bolt does no better.

Mumbling a prayer to the Mother of Machines, Thurst lays a dirty hand on Valana's forehead, praying for Teun to fix the girl's broken machinery. The ratling who has just avoided two deathblows attempts to deliver one of his own, but he's so concerned with avoiding Ella and Mata that he fails to connect with his spear.

The door on the far side of the room slams open again, and the missing ratling returns, changed. A greenish vapor seeps out of the creature's hair, and even from across the room, the stench is eye-watering. The cloud moves with the creature, and the ratling capers and cackles with glee and it taunts the Kunstlerhaus staff in Draconic.

"We have magic, too! We will chew your bones!"

[sblock=ooc]Valana regains a hit point and stabilizes, but remains unconscious.

ROUND ENDS.[/sblock]