The battle joined in earnest, now, the Endowed work to turn what might other wise be disadvantages in position into opportunies to inflict unexpected damage.
Keranos draws summons a portion of his thunderous power, making himself a focal point of the the enemy's attention and launching a pair of energetic bolts aimed squarely at one of the heavily armored Shining Guard. The undead monster raies its tower shield and weathers the full force of the first, but is forced to stagger back a couple paces as the second impacts immediately thereafter. But while he has been forced backwards, he has suffered no apparent ill effect.
Fhiess bestows the gift of inhuman speed upon Sagishi, who combines it with his ample experience in scaling surfaces to make a hit and run attack. He sprints from cover and scrabbles up the wall to the second tier, aiming only in the vague direction of the enemies and trusting in the enchantment of his weapon to steer his projectiles home as he unleashes a pair of bolts. One punctures the armor of one of the archers, spilling spiders onto the ground, but the other skitters away harmlessly on the cobblestones. But by that point Sagishi has already slid off the platform and is sprinting back toward the safety of cover beneat the canopy of the cherry trees.
Unable to draw a direct line of sight on his foe, Thosar does the next best thing and calls a fireball into existence directly above the heads of Crullus and his clustered Shining Guard. The shambolic knights make no reaction, but Crullus can be heard cursing as a new sun is born directly above his head. Galen takes advantage of this, unleashing a harrying pair of shots as he sprints to Ludwig, who in turn snatches Keranos's magic cape and uses it to put both himself and Galen only yards away from Crullus and his forces.
Crullus straightens to his feet, the wet stones of the courtyard hissing steam from Thosar's fireball. "Pin them down," he tells his archers. "If they show their heads, you put an arrow through it." Two of them take up posts and draw their bows, ready to release their enormous missiles at anyone who dares emerge from the cover of the cherry trees. The third takes advatnage of Thosar's relative exposure and let's fly an arrow without bothering to wait.
Two of the heavy knights continue their approach to the lower level while the other two reverse course in fall in on either side of Crullus as he strides toward Ludwig and Galen. It seems a black flame, only half-viewed, flickers up the length of his greatsword as he holds it in a ready position. "I am a man of mercy," he says, "so I will give you this one last opportunity to listen to reason. What I seek is the only hope for the future of Telmur. We cannot hope to stand against Phobetor, against the might of a god! Bargaining with him is the only way, at least this way we can save some of the people instead of none of them. This is what leadership
is, damn it! Knowing what sacrifices need be made for the greater good of all!"
((Bow Knights A & C move to the edge of the tier and ready actions.))
((Heavy Knights A & B take Dash actions to close the gap to the first tier.))
((Heavy Knights C & D move toward Galen and Ludwig and take Dodge actions.))
((Crullus approaches Galen and Ludwig and readies an action.))
((Bow Knight B takes a shot at Thosar))
Code:
Bow Knight B
To Hit: 1d20 + 4 = 19
Damage: 2d6 + 4 = 11
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Map))
((Round 2))
