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Old Aug 11th, 2022, 05:40 AM
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'Whoa, that's a lot of you, all at once!' Polly shouted in surprise, when more wolves bounded up the rocks towards her. 'Halas, tell your plants to get their act together!' Looking at each of the wolves in turn as they tried to circle her, her staff held before her to dissuade the animals, Polly weighed her options.

Then, just when one of the wolves lowered its snout, preparing to lunge at her, Polly's staff lashed out against the wounded wolf. Unfortunately, the animal darted to the side, first evading the monk's weapon, then biting at it. Polly cursed inwardly, wriggling her staff free just before the other wolves got past their surprise. 'Uh, guys?' she tried, hoping to attract the others' attention. 'Little help, here?' Realizing she wasn't going to be able to kill the wolves quickly- or even thin out their numbers, Polly decided she needed to go for a more defensive approach. Breathing out, the Hexblood shifted her weight to her back leg, the toes of her left foot barely touching the rock so she could either withdraw or kick, as the circumstance might warrant. She held her staff diagonally in front of her, pulled close to her body. Her hands gripped the staff tightly, placed far apart so there was more room on her weapon with which to push back the wolves- or to lash out with either end of the staff.

Standing there on top of the rock, Polly waited, serene and focused, daring the wolves to come closer.


 
 
 
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"Halas, tell your plants to get their act together!" Polly had cried out as she was confronted by three of the horrid wolves.

Little the bard could do about that, the spell was spent. It was only intended to slow down an assault, never to completely stall it. How long did one expect a plant to restrain a wolf?

"Sorry, Polly but I think that spell has fulfilled its purpose!"

He was too far out to make use of his crossbow, so Halas strode closer still while continuing to try to distract one of the wolves in the hopes its snapping jaws wouldn't latch onto the hexblood.





 



 

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Barry shuffled forth, keeping his eye on the boy and mules. He heard Polly's cry for help and replied "No worries! Kellemvor is by your side!" The bastard sword hacked at the wolf harassing the hexblood. "Ummmm....one moment..." he added, as the sword cleaved straight past the wolf."He must be distracted...."


 


 

 
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Turning the halberd about quickly in her hands, Mara was able to lash out at the wolf as it tried to flee back into the woods. It was Opportunity attack, 17 to hit, 7 damagenot a deep cut by any means, but she had little fear of the creature retaliating against her in its condition.. With no hint of emotion on her young face, the half-orc stalked after the other wolves intent on putting an end to them.

Using the superior reach of her weapon she lashed out at the nearest creature even before she was in range of its fearsome teeth. Attack them before they can hit you, and you’ll usually win. Her old guard captain’s training advice was not exactly the stuff books were written about, but it was good advice. She struck with the blade, before using her own momentum to twist about and lash out with the ironshod butt cap. Of course, winning also required accuracy, or at the very least, luck, and in this moment Miss on both atttacksMara had neither on her side as she flailed about like a drunken bear.


 


 
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As Beth turned to scrabble off the boulder her Thunderwave was only good enough to push one of the wolves back. The other snapped his jaws tight on her calf. It was too late though Beth had already made the choice to move its teeth rake through her flesh as she pushed off. “Augh!” She clenched her jaw and sucked air in through her teeth and out through her nose focusing on getting more distance between herself and the wolves and ignoring the searing pain in her leg.

 


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Rushing forward to get a clear line of sight at the fleeing wolves, Jhorn targets the Bottom easternmost wolfclosest one with another blast of necrotic magic. The wolf is too quick, however, and the bolt harmlessly strikes a nearby tree.


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Aender snuck forward and sent a telepathic message to his owl. "Peck it's flank and I'll send an arrow through its throat while it's distracted. Got it?" Unlike most of his friends in the last few seconds, Aender's attack was on point, with the point if the arrow now embedded in the direwolf.


 


 
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Missing her staff attack, Polly still managed to draw the wolves' attention from the wounded woman to herself. Halas hurled more vicious mockery and one of the beasts shot a fiery glare down at him before turning its attention back to the monk. Another beast yelped as Aender's bolt sank into its flesh, and the third did the same when hit by Ismark's shaft. Both of Barry's attempts to sway the combat proved to be failures. After Mara chopped down one of the fleeing wolves, her follow-up attacks - as well as Jhorn's - proved also ineffectual. The damsel in distress continued to flee the aggressive wolves atop the boulder.

Polly's skilled dodging mitigated the surrounding wolves' attacks quite well, but she still received 6 damagea nip on the side - right where her love handle would be if she were less lean and toned. The two fleeing wolves poured on the speed until they were no longer in range of the battlefield.





 
OOCDire wolves 5,6, & 7 (listed from bottom to top) are all that remain on the field now.

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There were still three wolves harrowing the stranger atop the rocks but two of them had been badly injured during the fighting. "What drives these beasts to fight so viciously? Do they crave death as badly as the folk of Barovia?"

Halas picked the healthiest wolf to cast his spell upon. It didn't do much damage but it might help keep his friends alive and well.


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Polly put up an admirable defense, interposing her staff between the wolves' teeth and herself so that their bites found only the wooden haft of her weapon. When they jumped at her from a different angle, her kick would find their chest, knocking the wind from their lungs as they scrambled back to prepare another lunge. But there were three of them, and she was alone. With a cry of pain she contorted her body, pulling away from the bite which had found her abdomen, tearing her flesh on the wolf's teeth even as she tore away from the animal. Panting, Polly took a moment to press one hand against her wound, in an attempt to staunch the bleeding.

Then, with anger in her eyes, she let out a primal scream at a wolf as it came at her again. Startled, the beast stopped in its tracks just long enough for Polly to thrust her staff towards the animal. It found its way past the wolf's snout, went underneath its jowls, and Critical hit, 13 damageslammed into the creature's throat- crushing its larynx. With a yelp, the wolf retreated back, trying in vain to draw breath. Polly paid the animal no further heed. Withdrawing her front leg back to her center, she sat crouched for a moment, then jumped up even as another wolf lunged at her. Flurry of blows
First attack: 21 to hit, 8 damage
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Twice she kicked before hitting the ground- one foot skidding off the side of the wolf's snout, but the other finding its target. The monk could hear an audible crack as at least one of the wolf's teeth broke, and landed back in a crouched position- staff ready to fend off whatever wolf came at her next.


 
 
 
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"Almost there ladie and gents! One last push!"
The bastard sword went in for the kill. It finally found canine flesh and cleanly severed the creatures head. Barry whispered a quick prayer to Kallemvor, thanking him for his strength "...and if you could see my Sacred Flame true, that would be much appreciated. Amen!"


 


 

 
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"Polly!" shouts Jhorn in a concerned tone of voice, as he makes a beeline towards where she is making a stand. He scrambles up the rock the best he can, using his free hand to climb and propping himself along with his shield, but is still too far to get his axe into range.


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Feeling the tide of the battle shifting the Sorceress stopped her run, hindered as it was by the bite to her leg and turned to watch the wolves flee or the last few stand their ground against the monk and the others. They did not last long as one was kicked in the head and another beheaded by a spectral weapon.

Marybeth held a on Hold: Frostbiteblue white spell in her hand just in case another wolf decided to jump out at them in a last ditch effort.

 


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While Mara was a considerable combatant, she was still learning the nuances of strategy when it came to combat. That inexperience left her all by herself and well out of halberd range of the wolves, though she rushed forward to do her best at reducing that distance. Planting the halberd into the damp earth near the river, she pulled an axe from her belt and lined up her throw as she walked forward. With a heavy exhale she hurled the axe with all her might at the beast up on the rocks, very nearly killing the beast. Handaxe at long range, 13 to hit, missVery nearly. Instead she watched as her axe sailed over the rocks and into the river with a 'plunk' that was quickly lost in all the commotion.

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The Gnomish rogue sneaks out of cover at in order to remain undetectedhalf-speed to just barely close into a more comfortable range for his hand-crossbow before firing into the dire wolf's flank.

 


 

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