More of the bard's magic was flung into the air, only to be noted by the two axemen stuck in their own combat where they were greatly outnumbered while to their side Cyanwrath was swinging his blade in the unrelenting assault against the champion that he had so feverishly sought to fight. The men had to try and keep on fighting, but something crashed against the will of the lantern wielding one, and he soon turned tail. Not a move unpunished by the adventurers intruding into this cult hideout, the bard pushing her rapier through the man's armour and dangerously close to a kidney, and in the brief moment he froze another sword swung in from the side, nicking his throat in a very close call. But on just the right spot, blood starting to pump to the man's skin, leaving him not long for this world. He collapsed down before the half-orc even had the chance to make his strike properly, thus leaving him ready to address another threat if it came to it.

And another threat he would have, or if not him specifically at least he was locked in combat with the scar eyed man that still remained standing of the goons this half-dragon seemed to employ for himself. The axe was lifted once more, and a quick assessment of the situation was taken, observable through the one properly functioning eye of his darting around. He spun around, taking aim at the next priority, the woman that had proven capable of picking up the pieces of the fallen and making them fight once more. A combatant that wielded a blade without hesitation was already dangerous enough, and now they came with the skill to raise up others of the same vein? Certainly this would not stand!

With her wounds not amounting to much quite yet, the man seemed to put self-preservation once more onto a higher pedestal, likely the smart thing to do when outnumbered to as unforgiving a degree as he was. Yet the care put to preparing the axe and footwork to defend from multiple directions left the strike lacking, its arc too telegraphed in the movements of the wielder of the weapon and the strike would not come even close to landing, despite its terrifying speed. The opening had been missed. Now he could only wait for the next.

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Axe Wielder #2 fails his save against Parum's [i]Dissonant Whispers[/i] and is thus sent moving away from the halfling. She and Kyra spend their reactions to land Opportunity Attacks on him in the process, felling him before Orchid ends up using his reaction on the same.

#3 resumes fighting, standing his ground and making a single attack with his weapon on Kyra at [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/14863]8[/url] to hit, not having much success. I might mention your max HP is not quite up to date on your sheet [@Norschtalen]. Some of you are also completely lacking the statistic. You probably should fix that.

Either way, with the turn of the additional muscle down, we move on to Ashkar Brannor and his duel with Langderosa Cyanwrath [@The Harbinger of Ferocity].
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