Ian moves beside the Gnome and his Dog.
The robbed figure scrambles to the safety of the party.
Marcus racks his brain trying to remember anything he may have heard of people with painted faces, anything he may have overheard from his fathers conversations, but anything he may have thought left his mind when he spotted a figure, hiding in the shadows, stuck to the side of the alley wall, near the roof of the south building. 15 feet overhead. A figure dressed all in black, with a painted face similar to the thugs you now encounter.
Poto Dismounts and readies his weapon.
Griswald charges his way, somehow avoiding the gnome and his dog, to the nearest thug. He was ready for the dwarf, however, and tried to attack before the dwarf got a chance to hit him. The Thug's blade only glanced off the dwarf's sturdy shield, unfortunatly, and left him wide open for the dwarf's attack. It did not miss and the Thug's cries of pain filled the alley. (Rolled an 11 that hit for 9 points of damage)
The other thugs back away slowly, looking at each other nervously, but have their weapons ready to use. The wounded Thug looks back to his companions, "Hey! Where you goin'? Back me up!"
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