Backpedaling quickly, Brandaelfr brings his halberd up to defend his face. He then attempts to kill the other one flopping around on the floor, but misses.

Feverish Retreat Parry Success!
Success on Polearm skill to do 15(2) cut on the parry to the leech

Attack Maneuver
Failure by 1 on attack targeting the other leech on the ground

HP: 13/13     FP: 12/13
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"Any God who chooses me has chosen poorly" Mog says as he absent mindedly swings his axe over, using the axe to push down on the lever without taking his eyes off the water.

Seeing the leeches jump as he hits the lever, he rushes forward to smash one of the leeches that missed Brand with the side of his blade.

success:great axe
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"Actually, I changed my mind. The gods want you to go for a swim."

Drakul unsheathed his knives and moved up to just beyond reach of the leeches.

A yard behind Brandaelfr, or something thereabouts.

Dagrak shot a bolt of lighting at the water. "This usually fixes tha monters".

3 damage to the water

The room goes from peaceful and still to filled with action all at once. Brandaelfr provokes leaping leeches with the sunlight from his halberd. Fergurth quickly shoots a leech out of the air while the holy warrior cuts another one protecting his face. Drakul readies his knives while Dagrak sends a bolt of lightning into the water itself, he is rewarded with several dead leeches floating to the surface. Behind all this, Mog pushes the lever with his axe and blades spring up nearly ripping the weapon from his hand. The delvers can see the water begining to lower as the gears in the ceiling move the chains.

The leeches that missed leap again, one at Brandaelfr and another at Drakul.
Defend or have a leech on your face.

Drakul took a step back and batted aside the leech, then stepped forward again.

Retreat Parry: Success.
Hit with Parry: Success.
Damage: 10 cutting.
All-Out Defense (Increased Parry)

"Ah told you it would fix tha monsters! 'Eres another ya bastards!" He summoned another bolt.

another bolt of lightning. It was cast as 1d-1, but it was a crit.

Taking another step back Brandaelfr parries again. This time he resolves to protect his face and settles into a defensive posture.

Feverish Retreat Parry Success!
Success on Polearm skill to do 15(2) cut on the parry to the leech

AoD Increased Parry

HP: 13/13     FP: 11/13

Unsure of what lurks below, the little elf readies an arrow and backs away from the water’s edge as it begins to recede.

Move: Step Back
Ready Bow: Success

The water is alive with leeches jumping and splashing as the water recedes, but none can reach the delvers. Brandaelfr sees something else moving in the water, right as it breaks the surface to strike he can see it is a large serpent. At the same time several more serpents pass through the ground and strike the rest of the party. Drakul and Mog are hit from the front, but Dagrak and Fergurth are struck from behind.

Fergurth take 1 impaling. Roll HT-4, take 9 toxic if you fail, 5 if you succeed.
Mog defend or take 1 impaling. Roll HT-4, take 9 toxic if you fail, 5 if you succeed.
Drakul defend or take 1 impaling. Roll HT-4, take 4 toxic if you fail, 1 if you succeed.
Dagrak take 4 impaling. Roll HT-4, take 6 toxic if you fail, 3 if you succeed.
Brandaelfr defend or take 2 impaling. Roll HT-4, take 4 toxic if you fail, 2 if you succeed.
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Brandaelfr bats aside the serpent's face with the axe of his halberd. He again takes a defensive stance as he looks to see what damage was done to the serpent.

Defense: Parry Success
Success on Polearm skill to do 9(2) cut on the parry to the serpent

Maneuver: All-Out Defense (Increased Parry)

HP: 13/13     FP: 11/13

Mog easily swipes the serpent off its path towards him and back down at the serpent


Success:Parry, Committed Attack: Strong
14 cut damage from parry if applicable

attacking nearest living slithering thing
success by 8 if SM0, can step twice and flip axe into reach 2 for free action if needed
16 cutting damage

Missing health from previous fight.



HP:17/23

Drakul stepped away from the snake and deflected its bite with his blade, then stepped forward again, ready for another attack.

Retreat Parry: Success.
Hit with Parry: Success.
Damage: 10 cutting.
All-Out Defense (Increased Parry).

Focused on what’s emerging from where the water once was, Fergurth doesn’t spot the snake that snuck up behind her. It lashes at her from behind, it’s fangs sink into her armor just shy of her skin. She whips around and fires an arrow at the magic reptile’s head.

Deceptive Attack to Skull: Success -1 to defend
Damage: 5imp x4

"Oi! somethang feckin' bit mey!" He turned to face the snake casting armor as he did. "That feckin' hurt! ya wee beastie!"

change facing and cast armor 4 -7FP

HP 6/12  FP 12/16 ER 0/3 Spells on: 1, Buffs: +4DR

The adventurers reaction to the sudden attack was swift. In defending themselves the delvers are able to kill more than half of the serpents. The remaining two phase serpents easily dodge the delvers attacks, but then flee through the ground and do not reappear.

After five minutes of waiting the river has completely drained away and there is just a muddy embankment and riverbed. On the other side of the river is a door and the delvers can hear movement on the other side.

The poison is still hurting Dagrak. If you don't have a cure poison spell there are 5 more cycles of the same damage. You'll probably make the HT rolls, but that's still 1d6/minute for the five minutes it takes to drain the river. Damage will be 2, 4, 4, 4, & 2.

[Private to Mog: Mog remembers that phase serpent brains are supposed to be valuable if you can harvest them. $100 each]
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Drakul waited until everyone was ready to move on, then tiptoed over to check the door.

Success by 3 to check for traps.
Is the door unlocked?

'Anyone know how to pull these serpent brains out without ruinin' 'em? I think I saw a trader selling them for 5 silver a while back and we might be able to get some thing for them.'

The dwarf began to get very pale as he sank to the ground and clutched his stomach."I think tha bastard poisoned me! Good thing Ah'm a dwarf! It'll take more than that to put me in ta ground!" He waited for the pain to lessen, nearly passing out in the process, (not that he would admit to such a thing), then he prayed for healing.

made all the resist rolls. need to heal for 14 damage -6FP.

HP 12/12  FP 8/16 ER 0/3 Spells on: , Buffs:

Brandaelfr watches carefully to make sure the Cleric survives. He offers, "I can bandage your wound, but I have nothing that works on venom."

After Dagrak gets back up again, the Eldhud comments to the Barbarian, "Use something sharp and cut carefully? You might need the skill of a surgeon to extract brains intact."

Should nothing further happen on this side of the chasm, Brandaelfr crosses the muddy embankment and stands a bit behind Drakul waiting to see what the door reveals.

Drakul finds no traps and again the door is unlocked. Beyond the door the delvers see a rectangular room divided into three aisles by two rows of pillars; the pillars are wide and close together, they might be usable as cover, but you cannot squeeze between them.

As the delvers sneak in they see a Peshkali, a six armed serpentine demon, wielding six gleaming scimitars. It slithers among three small idols sitting on pedestals at the far end of the room. All is still for a moment, then the eyes of one idol glow and a fireball grows in it's mouth but then explodes damaging the idol. This alerts the Peshkali who draws all of its swords and starts towards them.

Drakul bolted down the left aisle, his blades flashing in the torchlight as he slashed at the idol.

Heroic Charge (Rapid Strike): 2 Successes.
Damage: 8 and 9 cutting.

FP: 10/11

Brandaelfr fails to be stealthy the moment he walks through the door. Once the monster is alerted though he charges forward into the fray.

Maneuver: Move
Brandaelfr is now 4 yards along the south wall now

HP: 13/13     FP: 11/13
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Fergurth glides in the door behind Drakul, back against the wall. When she sees Drakul dart down the isle, she takes off after him, her little elf feet moving as fast as they can while she loads another arrow.  "Now this is a monster, I’d like to see uncle say I’m not qualified now”, she whispers to herself.

Stealth: Success by 1/2  (Sight/Hearing)
Move and Ready
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Dagrak enters the room with his usual amount of noise. He charges he nearest idol, brandishing his hammer.

I have move five, so it might take me a few turns.