The huge scaled beast roars and hisses and snaps its teeth as Aarnr and Fergus charge towards it. The caravan drivers mostly scatter into the woods, though one decides to try to control the panic-stricken horses...
Erista, quite sensibly, turns to run, dodges frantically as she notices a rearing horse directly in her path, trips over a root, and ends up sprawled in the dirt as one of the drivers (possibly called Jed) grabs the animal's reins. He manages to yank the horses head to one side, and the plunging hooves miss Erista by a couple of feet...
Reaching the dragon, Aarnr slashes at it furiously with his massive sword, only to see the creature rear back, and the heavy blade misses narrowly, to cut nothing but air. Fergus has no more success, as his scythe sweeps in a wide arc which fails to connect with anything solid.
Behind them, Ozzy's voice fills the air with song, and his companions (as well as Honil's men) start to feel their spirits lift as the music starts to fill their hearts and minds with courage.
Colwyn grins, and yells exultantly as he sends an arrow over Fergus' head, and deep into the monster's neck, eliciting a hiss of anger and pain. A moment later, a bolt from Bilfro's crossbow, launched from his solitary redoubt, embeds itself in the things shoulder, with a similar effect on its temper.
The massive jaws lunge forward, gaping wide, then snapping closed inches from Fergus' face as the big farmer leans back to avoid them. Then the barbed tail lashes out, and Fergus isn't fast enough to avoid that, as it strikes his arm. He roars in agony as the creature's venom courses through his veins.
Then he roars again, but it is not pain that makes his eyes blaze, and he ignores the blood pouring down his arm as the scythe starts to swing again...
Eilieen calls out a prayer to Zadastha, and feels the power of the Goddess flow within her, even as Honil and his remaining guards send a volley of crossbow bolts whirring towards the monstrosity which stands, like some vast, hideously squamous bird, on the road.
There is a joyous bark from behind her, and she turns to see a hound with golden fur bounding out of the forest...
OOC: Probably could have gone better. The... er... dragon hasn't managed to kill anybody yet. Still, I live in hope.
Unfortunately everybody gets the benefit of Ozzy's song next round. Curses!
Combatant Init
Erista 23
Aarnr Foultongue 16
Fergus Andarson 15
Oswald Osbourne 14
Colwyn Akbar 14
Bilfro Gabbins 12
Wyvern 12 (AC=17) Okay, yes, it's a wyverine wyvern.
Eilieen 8
Honil 5
Caravan Guards 4
Characters' Apparent Health
Aarnr Foultongue: Good
Bilfro Gabbins: Good
Colwyn Akbar: Good
Eilieen: Good
Erista: Good
Fergus Andarson: Severe
Oswald Osbourne: Good