The woman stood still as her tattoos seemed to glow stronger, her face was in pure ecstasy as her mutter grew faster and faster. Not that anyone but Ashe noticed it in time. 

Eventually, it became obvious to everyone that a spell was being cast. 

"[Color=gold]Everyone DOWN NOW![/COLOR]" shouted Ashe as she threw herself on the floor, hoping the others would follow her lead.

A bright light followed before a deafening sound of a magical explosion rocked the tavern. Griff, his crew and a good part of the patrons were caught in the blast which acted as a scythe which cut them in half. 

As the smoke cleared, the carnage was revealed. Blood, body parts and dead bodies and broken furniture everywhere. 

From the back of the bar, the part where the damage was the least, 5 figures stood up. All dressed up in the same robes as the woman. 
 
Two of them had long sharp blades and a small crossbow attached to their arms and they straight away made a bee-line towards the group.

The other two, followed closely behind before stopping a few metres away from the group. They disrobed and revealed the same tattoos as the woman before and started muttering their spell as the tattoos would start to glow.

And finally, the leader. Stood in the back, waiting for two to engage before jumping in themselves.