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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reddist" data-source="post: 2238664" data-attributes="member: 5212">As Ven comes back to the rest of the group to tell you what he found, splashes are heard coming from the direction of Hugo’s bunker.  You all press yourselves up against the wall, dousing your lights and drawing your weapons.  Ven peeks around the corner and holds up four fingers, then puts his back to the wall and raises his greatsword for a decapitating swing.  Marisa offers a quick prayer to her dark god, and the low chanting fills you all with strength and confidence.A row of men dressed in black leggings and tunics file by, one at a time.  You wait for the third man trudge past, ensuring their party will be split.  With a mighty roar Ven swings around the corner, bringing his greatsword down on the third man with devastating force and he goes down, his scream deafening as it echoes through the pipe.  Kragor takes the opening and leaps through, bouncing off the far wall and flinging himself head over heels down the pipe, landing with a splash in front of the lead man, arms spread wide and ready for battle.  Bran slips behind Ven, whipping his rapier in a blinding series of feints and jabs at the last man, driving him back into the shadows.  Jaleph, caught off guard, lets fly a sling stone only to bounce it off the limestone tiles and sending it caroming down the pipe, sparking as it goes.  Jaleph drops his sling and backs down the side tunnel, bringing his shortspear up.The second man in line, the first to get his wits about him, instantly draws a shortsword and lunges at Ven, catching him in the side (-3hp).  Marisa, her prayer still resonating through you, clutches her morning star and moves to flank Ven’s attacker, hoping to divide his attention.  Kragor leaps up with a kiai, headbutting his opponent under the chin so hard the man’s teeth clack audibly in the tunnel.  Just as fast Kragor snaps his head foreward again, trying to connect with the man’s nose, but the thug stumbles backward, blood pouring from his mouth.  The last thug, Bran’s opponent, tries to find an opening in Bran’s defense but mistimes his lunge, allowing Bran a quick thrust into the thug’s side.  The thug’s mouth opens in a silent "O” of pain as Bran pulls his rapier from the wound, and bright red blood gushes forth.Kragor’s opponent backs up against his companion and the two stand back-to back with Kragor in front of them and Ven and Marissa behind them.  The leader, Porter, begins swirling his hands before him, gathering arcane energies into a single point of coherent force.  Shouting, he flings the bolt at Kragor.  The missile slams into Kragor's chest, knocking him back a step and singeing his beard. (-2hp).  Jaleph runs at the swordman, jabbing at him with his short spear, but the thug easily dodges the thrust and prepares to fight for his very life.<<< Thus ends the surprise round and first round of combat.  The third man went down quick, the last man fell to Bran’s sword, and Kragor has wounded the leader.  The leader and the second man now stand back-to-back between Kragor and Marisa/Ven.>>></blockquote>

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