Maverick is forced to assume the invisible person ascending is one of Yeraa's people. Seeing the wraiths attack, he narrows his eyes and slinks towards them almost like he's a wraith himself. With a nasty slash, he near-bloodies the wraith, despite it's ghostly nature, then slinks off just as quickly as he came, vanishing into the shadows like a ghost who haunts wraiths...

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Standard: Fleeting Spirit Strike v Wraith 2. Crit(30)!
 Shift 3 to flank with Angel before attack.
 dmg: 18 + 5 (crit d6) + 5 (Sneak Attack) = 28. /2 = 14
 Shift 3 over to Matt.
Move: To hide behind a tent.
Stealth Check: 29

Wraith 2 HP: 30 - 14 = 16

Demise points a finger at Angel, causing an arcane curse to appear over her head!  She then fires a blast of dark energy at her, but it deflects harmlessly off the statue in the center of the market.

Angel asks aloud, "Why me?" before she steps away from the wraiths and fires at them. The arrow goes right through, but was timed wrong and thus does no harm. Darn you, carnies! However, she finishes moving away and hides behind a tent like Maverick did.

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Standard: Fleeting Spirit Strike v Wraith 2. Miss(15)
 Shift 3 before attack.
 Shift 3 after attack. Or move. Doesn't matter. She's now behind a tent.

One of the gnolls rushes through the market and savagely charges, but fumbles the attempt, looking rather pathetic.

Mittens takes a step back and fires an arrow into the ghost's face!  "Focus on this one till it drops, then the other one!"

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Wraith 2 HP: 16-(18/2)=7 Next time You or Ally attack target before End Of Your Next Turn,
Attacker rolls twice and uses either.

A second gnoll mercenary charges Mittens, hitting hard!

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Retcon!  Last gnoll hit...  Mits shift provoked AoO.  Majestic worded self.
Mittens HP: 38-14-5-15+13 from magestic word = 17, 6 of 7 surges.

Adam steps over and hacks at the merc that most recently hurt Mittens.  "I'll try and keep these gnolls occupied, if you can deal with the ghosts, please, Carla?"

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Gnoll 2 HP: 54-10=44 and marked by adam

The third gnoll charges Adam, hitting him with it's flail!

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Adam HP: 43-9=34 and marked by merc 3

Carla begins walking forward, spreading her wings. She whispers, "Leave." and the wraiths and gnolls scream in terror before a bunch of divine beams seem to rain down on them, causing the wraiths and one of the gnolls to back away. They all now know they are up against an angel. She points at the seriously hurt wraith and quietly says, "Rest." With that, the wraith shrieks and vanishes from sight, moving on to the afterlife.

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Minor: Maledictor's Doom on W1,W2,M1,M2,M3.
 Each target take -1 to attack rolls and save throws until the end of your next turn.
 If the target is hit by a fear attack before the end of your next turn, you push
 the target 1 square as a free action.
Standard: Scourge of Heaven v W1,W2,M1,M2,M3. 20, 29, 13, 11, 23
 dmg: 9 (fear)
 The target also takes -2 to attacks until the end of your next turn.
 Aversion Staff: +2 all your defenses vs target until effect ends.
 Maledictor's Doom: push 1 square.
ACTION POINT!
Standard: Rebuke Undead v W1,W2. 20, 20
 dmg: 6 RADIANT (minimum. Bleh. At least I hit them both!)
 You push the target 2 squares and it's dazed until the end of your next turn.

W1,W2,M3 are all taking -3 to attack rolls and -1 to save throws.

W1 HP: 30 - 7(15/2) - 5(vulnerability radiant) = 18 (Can't regenerate)
W2 HP: 7 - 7(15/2) - 5(vulnerability radiant) = gone (Can't regenerate)
M3 HP: 54 - 9 = 45
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  Matt looks to his pals,  "So, rush the 'we always knew they were bad news' lady?"  Matt is met with a resounding yes, with a side of Carla going all Angel Of Death Baby on the dead.

  Of course, the problem wasn't the enemies.  The problem was that the civilians were causing more harm than good by not having the sense to make way for an irate hammer and shield wielding man in scale mail.  So Matt goes north around tents and idiots, then he vaults through another tent and around another idiot, forcing him to shoulder rush his way through the tents by Demise and only succeeding in obliterating a tend pole instead of undead skull with his hammer for his troubles.

  Matt looks over to the Civilian next to him that prevented the blacksmith from using a less ridiculous path "This is your fault, by the way."

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Move: duh.
Move: through a tent, guaranteed athletics save.
ACTION POINT
Charge Vs Demise: Through two tent tiles, guaranteed athletics saves.   Rolled a Three. missed by 1.
  Mittens Reaction: Blood Seeking Blade.  Misses by one ;.;

Effects:  Demise Marked by Matt.

Reminder:  Matt has doomsday AoO/Combat Challenge of +14 Vs. AC; 1d10+10 DMG.

Matt HP: 46/46 s 10, v 11, AP 0.

The remaining wraith vanishes!

Maverick peeks around from behind the tent and fires a bolt at the gnoll who stepped back, hitting it in the shoulder. Maverick then successfully evades the gnoll noticing where he is.

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Move: To corner of tent.
Standard: Shadow Strike v Gnoll Merc2. Hit(29)
 dmg: 14 (with SA)
 Stealth Roll: 25

M2 HP: 45 - 14 = 31

Demise curses Matt then hits him with her mace!

"Surrender the artifacts and I'll spare you!"

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Matt HP: 42-7=35

Angel moves up and shoots at the gnoll that's just been injured. Firing two bolts quickly, one hits, the other ironically bounces off the first one. No Robin Hood arrow-splitting this time. "Sorry. I have a policy. When people attack me, I don't stop until they are unconscious or dead." Angel answers Demise matter-of-factly.

It's only technically a lie since Angel would actually try to run to save her life if it really came down to that. But it hasn't yet.

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Move: To Mittens and Carla
Minor: Quarry M2.
Standard: Twin Strike v M2. Hit(26)! Miss(14)
 dmg: 8

M2 HP: 31 - 8 = 23

One of the mercs shifts to get closer to flanking Adam and takes a swing with his flail, but Adam ducks in time to evade the attack!

Mits shifts, shoots, and misses.

The second gnoll steps forward, swings at Adam, and whiffs.

"Thanks, Carla," Adam says, hacking at the Gnoll that just attacked him.

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Gnoll 2 HP: 31-12=19

The third gnoll shifts to flank Adam and nearly scores a hit, but Adam parries just in time!

As the pedestrians scatter, Carla glows brightly and headshakes at Demise, shaking her finger scoldingly. Carla doesn't have to say a thing for Demise to know a counter-offer from beyond this world has been made. Namely either stop attacking or get hurt badly.

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Minor: Light of Order (glow)
Standard: Offering of Justice on Demise

If Demise attacks anyone, she takes 14 dmg. If she doesn't, she gains 5 temp hp.

  "Oh, well since you asked so nicel-"  Matt's interrupted by cursed mace to the gut. "Trying to beat somebody to death is the opposite of offering mercy, even if you're only pretending."   He returns the favor by checking Demise's reflexes, violently...  Matt knee smashes with hammer.

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Standard: Steel Serpent Strike Vs Demise.  Hit (25 AC).  11 DMG.

Effects Demise marked by Matt.  Demise can not Shift, and is Slowed until End Of Matt's Next turn.

Demise HP: 42-11= 31/42

Matt HP: 35/46 s 10, v 11. AP 0

The remaining Filching Wraith appears next to Maverick as it claws at him, but Maverick has amazing reflexes and dodges even though the wrath had the surprise of being invisible!

Maverick immediately hops backward away from the wraith, pulls out a wand and the wand glows briefly. The wraith feels pain wracking its thoughts and then sees Maverick vanish just like the wraith did!

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Move: Shift
Minor: Draw wand
Standard: Eyebite v W1's will. Hit(15)!
 dmg: 5 2

W1 HP: 18 - 2 = 16
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Demise screams when kneecapped!  She braces herself for another attack and yells at her minions, "Get over here and protect me, fools!"

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Full defense.  Gains the 5 thp.

Angel scoots over to behind Mittens and next to Carla. She fires a bolt into her quarry's chest, piercing his heart. He collapses. "They'll die if they try, fool! How about you surrender and we consider sparing you?"

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Move: Shift over to Carla
Standard: Twin Strike v M2. Hit(23)! Hit(22)!
 dmg: 16
 Quarry dmg: 4
Minor: Quarry on M3

M2 HP: 19 - 20 = Dead