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Valac's javelin nails the bandit in the thigh!

Map Details: The brown dots are tree trunks and they are blocking terrain but are not hard corners. The dark green patches represent thick patches of underbrush and are difficult terrain and provide partial cover where they take up an entire square. The roadblock is 4 feet tall and provides cover to those adjacent to it. It also is covered in wooden spikes. The walls are 10 feet tall and blocking terrain.



Shayne, deciding he has had enough with being stabbed, uses wizard's retreat and shifts twice his speed to E25 where he then nestles into the brush to get some cover. He then uses his second wind to catch his breath.

Kuroi's arrow grazes the arm of the bandit boss giving him a nasty cut.

The boss would shout at his fleeing comrade. "Graylor! Get back her you coward the fights not done yet!" He then grimaces at the pain of being grazed by Kuori's. He looks at Revenge and chuckles. "So much for your honorable duel, paladin. Your friends are after me now. It seems they are more reliable then mine." He then strikes Revenge up side the head with his mace for 13 damage, but Twyla's song seems inspire Revenge to ignore the pain, causing him to heal by 5.

Abby still remains hidden in the forest.

Twyla, gasping and tired, somehow still managed to laugh at Revenge. "Noncombatants? If you mean Miss Abby, don't worry so much! She can take care of herself! I'm more worried about us!"

Twyla moved closer, sneaking around to the back of the bandit boss, songblade in hand. "Well," she said, "if you want to go check on her, I can help free you up! This little challenge of yours is taking forever!" And with that, she would stab at the boss with all her might.

"I think we're friends, and that's a fact,
And friends help friends survive intact!"

((Move to Q21, flanking the boss with Revenge. Standard: MBA on Bandit Boss: 26 vs. AC. 12 damage. Bolstering Speech grants +5 temporary hit points to Revenge as a non-action.))

Map Details: The brown dots are tree trunks and they are blocking terrain but are not hard corners. The dark green patches represent thick patches of underbrush and are difficult terrain and provide partial cover where they take up an entire square. The roadblock is 4 feet tall and provides cover to those adjacent to it. It also is covered in wooden spikes. The walls are 10 feet tall and blocking terrain.



Revenge and Petra both land successful blows on the Boss, in fact Revenge attack seems to trip up the bandit, making it harder for him to attack. However, he seemed to key in on Revenge's statement and that of Twyla's. He would turn and yell to his bandit comrade next to the cage. "Gerald, there must be another girl in the wagon, one that cant fight. Go get her! "

The rest of the remaining bandits spring into action. The first bandit raider continues to run off into the forest, disappearing into the trees. The second raider moves behind Twyla, flanking her. "Stay off our boss, midget." He brings his maul down upon the gnome for 15 damage.

At the boss's command the bandit ensnarer bolts across the field towards the wagon.

Valac lands a devastating blow on the bandit boss, the blade goes clean through his side and nicks the other bandit. The boss grabs the wound on his side as it bleeds onto his hands. For the first time, there looks to be doubt in his eyes.

Map Details: The brown dots are tree trunks and they are blocking terrain but are not hard corners. The dark green patches represent thick patches of underbrush and are difficult terrain and provide partial cover where they take up an entire square. The roadblock is 4 feet tall and provides cover to those adjacent to it. It also is covered in wooden spikes. The walls are 10 feet tall and blocking terrain.



Shayne launches a magic spell at the Ensnarer, but he seems to resist the effect. He also manages to dodge Kuori's arrows, but just barely on the first one.

The badly wounded and disoriented bandit boss looks at all those surrounding him and seems to come to some sort of decision. He shouts to his men. "All right boys, it's time to cut our losses and get out of here! Everyone run! Boss's orders!" He then looks at Revenge and winks. "I guess I'll take you up on your offer now, paladin."

The bandit boss shifts to R22. He then breaks into a full run to Y22, and, despite his grievous wounds, still seems to find an extra burst of energy (action point!) and continues to run into the forest where he disappears between some trees. The last spot he is seen is CC24.

Abby re-emerges from the forest at AA19, looking completely unharmed. She would look to her friends and exclaim. "I'm sorry for leaving so suddenly; that took longer than I'd thought."

Twyla would go pale when Revenge named Petra, something she'd purposely sought not to do. In her moment of distraction, she failed to dodge the devastating attack brought down on her by the raider.

Twyla's vision blurred red and her knees buckled. She felt herself topple for an instant--then caught herself. No! she thought, not while my friends still fight! I have to stay in this! No matter how much it hurts! She shook her head and refocused on the battle, even managing to cheer as Valac came to her aid.

But she hadn't expected someone who'd just been literally torn a new one could still be so fast! She'd barely had time to point her sword at the boss before he tore off into the woods! She turned to ask Revenge what to do, when she felt a heavy hand on the top of her head and felt the healing magic go through her. His magic felt funny, but she couldn't help grinning.

"Oh, wow, that gave me goosebumps! Thank you, thank you!" She looked proudly at the raider in front of her, and mimicked Revenge's chilly gaze. "Yeah, you, get out of here!"

Then she took her sword in hand, and turned back towards the ensnarer, who was still threateningly close to the injured Kuori and the helpless Petra in the wagon. "Not on my watch!" she said, and she streaked across the battlefield, newly revitalized.

She sliced her little blade at the ensnarer, singing out to Kuori as she did so.

"You've done great here on your own,
But I'm here to show you're not alone!"

((Twyla heals 14hp, and now has a total of 19hp. She shifts to P20. As a standard, charge to N26! MBA vs. E1, 25 vs. AC. I deal 11 damage on a hit, and Bolstering Speech awards Kuori +5 temporary hit points.))