"A suspicious woman?" the voice says as if in some confusion. "Well you may go, I have no need of you. But I do need your helpful men to help me. I know you have many with you..." The voice adds.

"Just stay there, Suspicious Woman... I will send some helpers to bring your men to me. I need new husbands to mate with."

From further on down the tunnel the party can unmistakably hear the sound of movement of many legs...

Actions? - standing around doing nothing will provoke an encounter. If you plan to prepare for battle in some way this is the time to do it.
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 The noble heard what the female voice said, and for some reason, a cold shiver went down his spine. Lysandros was certainly no coward, but the unknown had a certain sensation of its own. " By the  Goddess Athena, that watches over my city, the only mating you shall receive from me, is cold tempered iron(bronze?). So, we shall dispatch your minions, then come ahead for you."

Her worst fear now all but confirmed, Dysis whispered a short prayer to Persephone.   And made a judgement call, realizing this spell could be terribly effective.   Yet also have an unfortunate repercussion.

She steeled herself, spoke the incantation, once again beseeching the spirits of primeval Air.   And summoned a gale-wind, positioning it down the tunnel sufficiently that the party would not be in it.

- Cast Gale Wind, 6 points -

"By Olympus, brace yourselves!  This wind will catch and smash as many as possible!   But, by the Gods - some may be hurled our way!" 

So said, she pulled around the small wooden shield she carried on her shoulder, doubly thankful she thought to carry the only piece of armor she could use, and began backing up...

Arthanos grimaced at the voice as it confirmed his thoughts. Raising his shield and sword he readied himself to face the threat and he called back to the others.

"Tereys, Regenferth, can you bring some torches to keep the tunnel lit? Also, make sure nothing gets past us four to them." he called out to the other two fighters as he waited.
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Dysis' timing could not have been better... she makes her prayer to Persephone and speaks her incantation, feeling the wind spirits begin to respond to her call and beginning to rise at her command.

It is then that the party sees the source of the voice that had been calling out to them from the darkness:



A Daughter of Arachne... and in the company of multiple cave spiders that alone would be large enough to take on both Arthanos and Lysandros at the same time.

The party looks on with either fascination, horror (or perhaps some other emotion) in at seeing perhaps one of the most beautiful face of a woman ever placed upon this hairy eight legged spider body. As the Daughter of Arachne approaches with her spider host, she calls out to the group again "So many Brave Men! So many new Husbands for me to enjoy!"

The spiders are only 10 feet away from the group when Dysis' spell finally kicks into effect. Persephone must have been smiling upon Dysis as her spell is effective against the Daughter of Arachne and all three of her cave spider allies and despite their multiple legs they cannot stay stuck to the ground and are thrown about randomly. However, what Dysis cannot predict is the direction in which the spiders would be thrown away from her whirlwind, and so she (and the others) watch on with horror as the winds actually throw the Daughter of Arachne towards Dysis and Arthanos, with the creature landing almost on top of Arthanos, who has to leap almost to the cave wall to avoid being struck by her.

It is fortunate that he does this as a second later one of the cave spiders flies past as well, landing to his south and directly ahead of Rosellea, the archer! However, the other two cave spiders are thrown up against the western side of the passage and are still caught in the winds that Dysis has created...

It appears combat is beginning!

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OOC: I do believe in transparency whenever possible so please note that all of this were result of dice rolls. This is completely random as to where the spiders were going to end up as well.

The situation OOC is this: You guys are facing north. Two of the spiders are thrown clear from the winds to the south basically landing at your feet. I figured a roll to the direction of east or west just means they hit the walls, so two of the spiders have hit the walls. Unless Dysis moves the whirlwind (which would risk hitting everybody those two will have to roll again next round to save vs. Danger Evasion.

Below is a very brief mini-map so you can get an idea of your respective positions:



D = Dysis
A = Arthanos
L = Lysandros
I = Itylus
N = Iranto (Priest NPC)
R = Rosellea (Archer NPC)
G = Regnferth (Barbarian NPC)
T = Tereys (Noble NPC)
O = Daughter of Arcane
$ = Cave Spider 1
@ = Cave Spider 2
# = Cave Spider 3

Arthanos recoiled when he saw the spiders appear and shuddered when she spoke. He then saw Dysis's spell work, and to his horror, the Daughter was suddenly flying at him.

Cursing and swearing, he dived sideways to avoid her, the looked around trying to get a grip on what had happened. As he did, he noticed the one of the spiders had ended up in the back.

"Tereys, Regenferth, get the one near Rosellea!" he called, the focused on the Daughter in front of him.

"For Athena!" he cried, hoping to draw her attention on him with the mention of the Goddess who cursed her mother...and hoping Athena would grant him luck. With that, he swung at the Daughter for all he was worth.

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19:42, Today: Arthanos rolled 26 using 2d20+8, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 5,18.  Attack vs Daughter.

19:42, Today: Arthanos rolled 6 using 1d6 with rolls of 6.  Damage.

Dysis suffered a moment of personal horror, as the enemy was revealed to them.   She had not anticipated that enemy charging them right away, nor being flung at them by the winds, as she'd thought might happen with its 'babies.'

Her hand went briefly to her mouth in shock, as Arthanos almost ended up pinned.  Persephone had been kind;  she'd be sure to offer tribute - later!

As Arthanos moved to engage, what Dysis did next was reaction, as much as anything conscious -  she spoke soft but vaguely menacing sounding syllables, again focusing her will - but not to the spirits of air, not this time.

She gasped, shook, as though some part of her were being wrenched away - which it was. In the low light, her shadow no longer mirrored her motions...began to separate from her - until she no longer cast a shadow - and the one that had been hers moved to attack the she-spider.

Cast Wandering Shadow - 6 points - attack!! vs. Daughter
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 The noble of a once, but now resort house, Moved forward and with a cry of " Glory to the Goddess Athena." thrust his sword at one of the spider things.

16:58, Today: Lysandros rolled 6 using 1d6 with rolls of 6.  sword damage.

16:58, Today: Lysandros rolled 18 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 10.  2nd roll.

16:57, Today: Lysandros rolled 23 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 15.
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End of Round 1
Initiative Scores:
Arthanos - 19
Daughter of Arachne - 18
Lysandros - 16
Dysis' Shadow - 16
Cave Spiders - 15
Itylus - 15
Dysis - 14
Rosellea - (NPC Archer) - 14
Tereys (NPC Noble) - 13
Iranto (NPC Priest) - 11
Regnferth (NPC Barbarian) - 10

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Things move quickly as the battle begins to heat up. Facing the beautiful face, but the hideous form of the Daughter of Arachne, Arthanos stabs at the creature with his sword puncturing her in a vital spot, and draws back his weapon that now shines with an inky black-red liquid. Lashing out in turn, Arthanos finds to his horror that this warped nightmare of a spider has a stinger upon her abdomen much like a wasp would have, which glistens with what he must assume to be a deadly poison of some kinds and which now rapidly moves towards his chest! He is just barely able to evade being punctured by it as the stinger ends up striking the cavern wall instead.

However, the Nobleman's luck is not all good in this moment. Ahead in the cavern, the other two cave spiders which had been caught in the Gale Fury of Dysis now manage to break free of the spell's power and quickly skitter towards the nobleman. Anticipating an attack from the first one to reach him, Arthanos raises his shield to evade a blow but winds up getting caught up in a sticky webbing instead, startling him instead and ends up entangling him in them, making it near impossible for him to move, though he still had free use of his arms for the moment. This is complicated even further as the other cave spider that had broken free jumps forward and bites his sword arm, attempting (but fortunately failing) to wrench the sword out of his arm, but the fangs rend and tear flesh to the unprotected parts of his bicep and subsequently doing a great deal of damage to the Nobleman.

During this time, Lysandros pushes his way through to attack the spider that had been flown into the party's midst, joining up with Itylus who was forced to use his spear now in these very close quarters. Both Lysandros and Itylus are able to strike the spider doing some damage to it. Lysandros is fortunate enough to evade a return attack in kind, but Itylus' leg ends up gets bitten by the spider's sharp fangs, and the hunter yells out in agony even as he attempts to dislodge the beast that was now trying to drag him to the ground.

The party's allies assist as well, though Iranto the priest simply swaps places with Regenferth to get in a place of safety. The barbarian, the young nobleman, and the archer all attempting to strike the cave spider that Lysandros and Itylus also fought with varying degrees of success, with only Tereys doing any significant damage to the spider.

Meanwhile, Dysis had been working her Shadow spell, fortunate insofar that Arthanos was perceived to be the bigger threat to the spiders, or perhaps the more desirable "brave man" that the Daughter of Arachne sought instead of her. Her spell starts to take effect and her shadow that had been cast upon the cavern ground now takes substance unnaturally separating itsself from her and rising up standing up as a mirror image of the Elementalist, with the same hair and shape, though completely inky black. At Dysis' mental command, her shadow turns and draws a dagger (though it too is but a shadow) and rushes towards the Daughter of Arachne and swings at it, the shadow dagger striking the creature which shrieks out in pain as its very life essence is drained away.





D = Dysis
S = Dysis' Shadow
A = Arthanos
L = Lysandros
I = Itylus
N = Iranto (Priest NPC)
R = Rosellea (Archer NPC)
G = Regnferth (Barbarian NPC)
T = Tereys (Noble NPC)
O = Daughter of Arcane
$ = Cave Spider 1
@ = Cave Spider 2
# = Cave Spider 3

She had hoped the winds would have splattered them all against the walls, but obviously it was not so!    And the way that Arthanos came under attack told that these were more than merely big but otherwise normal spiders.   No, they were full out monsters, just as their mistress, or mother, was.

She cringed hearing Itylus cry out, briefly turning that way, but seeing he had plenty of help.    It was Arthanos who was really in trouble.

She urged her shadow to attack their main foe, again -  Dysis rolled 4 using 1d6 with rolls of 4.  Shadow - life drain.  -Daughter of Arachne.

- knowing sometimes, with magical enemies, that defeating the maker stopped the creations as well.   She had to do more, though.   When it came to weapons, she was but a mediocre knife fighter.  Her skill with the sling, however, was more considerable.   She backed up, (move to the square behind me) took out her sling, and a stone, preparing absolutely as quickly as she could...

Unless controlling the shadow takes my turn.  In which case scratch it.   Of course, if I can actually take a shot this round, I will.    But I think it takes one to ready a weapon?

 Lysandros attempted to stab the spider, yet again. But it was so tight, his arm could not deliver the full benefit of his thrust with his crowed arm.


21:37, Today: Lysandros rolled 1 using 1d6 with rolls of 1.

21:37, Today: Lysandros rolled 22 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 14.  2nd roll.

21:37, Today: Lysandros rolled 23 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 15.  Weapon of choice first roll.

Arthanos gives a cry as the spider sinks its fangs into his arm, but manages to throw it off. With a grunt he brings his weapon around as he struggles for a few seconds before focusing back on the creatures.

"A hand would be helpful! I can't move away!" he yells to the others, then swings at the spider blocking him from them.

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Attacking vs Spider 1

20:44, Today: Arthanos rolled 23 using 2d20+4, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 11,19.  Attack vs spider 1.

20:45, Today: Arthanos rolled 1 using 1d6 with rolls of 1.  damage.

Arthanos struggles against the thick sticky webbing that had enveloped him and which severely slowed his ability to move. Despite this, he is able to score a minor hit on one of the nearby cave spiders, and is just able to evade the Daughter of Arachne who attempts to drag him towards her in what would be a most deadly embrace. Yet, surrounded such as he was he could not evade all of his foes and experiences a sharp piercing sensation radiating up his left leg. Looking down at his extremity he sees that one of the cave spiders has bitten deeply into the exposed flesh around his ankle and calf. The pain is intense and searing.

Dysis' Shadow, insubstantial and swift, moved quicker then the elementalist could, and responded to her willed command to strike out once again on the Daughter of Arachne that threatened them. However this time her Shadow's strike seems to do no damage to the Daughter. It seemed that the life draining attacks from the Shadow may not always be successful.

At his position, Lysandros strikes out towards one of the weakened cave spiders, but only manages a glancing blow on the creature, doing minor damage to it. Drawing back his weapon to ready it for another strike, Lysandros gets a sudden sensation that something is just above him. Looking up he only has time to yell out in alarm as he and Itylus attempt to maneuver to avoid being pinned completely by one of the cave spiders which had crawled on the walls and ceiling to attack them! However, the Noble is not quick enough to evade the large body and the piercing fangs of the cave spider which now pierce his abdomen, doing a tremendous amount of damage to him as he struggles to push away from the spider that seemed to be trying to tear his body into two pieces!

While Itylus is able to avoid this spider, he is still the target of the weakened spider that had tried to drag him to the ground just seconds ago. To his horror, it tries again and this time is successful biting the hunter multiple times on his body. He cannot help but scream from the overwhelming pain before losing consciousness while the Fates considered him from their realm.

Dysis, not as quick as her shadow or her long time battle-hardened companions had moved as quickly as she could to ready her sling and stone which she launches against a spider. But whether due to inexperience, fear, or the horror of what was happening to her friends and companions she sees her her stone misses and instead hits the cavern wall with no effect. All of this while her Shadow attempts to strike against a spider and her Gale Fury raged on in the cavern in front of them.

Fortunately - the heroes did have some allies and working together Tereys and Regnferth manage to kill the cave spider that had just taken down Itylus, most likely saving the now unconscious hunter's life. As they did so, Tereys called out to the priest. "Iranato! Iranato! We need you now! Call on Hepaestus's powers to heal our friends! To his credit, the priest, who had been staying at the back of the lines in safety now rushed forward, surveying the scene. It would be a tough choice given the wounds that Arthanos and Lysandros were taking, but the dying Itylus took priority and so the priest laid hands over the Hunter, calling upon Hepaestus' Grace to bring him back from the brink of Hades' realm.

He is successful in doing so, but only just, and Itylus is still unconscious. He barks to Rosellea "Rosellea! Your talents are with bows, not blades, come pull him away from battle!"

Looking up towards Arthanos and Lysandros, he calls out to them "Healing potions! Use whatever you have! I'll try to get to you! Pray to the Gods!"



D = Dysis
S = Dysis' Shadow
A = Arthanos
L = Lysandros
I = Itylus - UNCONSCIOUS
N = Iranto (Priest NPC)
R = Rosellea (Archer NPC)
G = Regnferth (Barbarian NPC)
T = Tereys (Noble NPC)
O = Daughter of Arcane
$ = Cave Spider 1 - DECEASED
@ = Cave Spider 2
# = Cave Spider 3
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 The spider that was upon the wall and  had attacked his companion, was now Lysandros's target. He thrst his sword into the carapace of the thing.


21:32, Today: Lysandros rolled 4 using 1d6 with rolls of 4.  sword damage.

21:31, Today: Lysandros rolled 23 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 15.  2nd attack.

21:30, Today: Lysandros rolled 13 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 5.  1st attack.

Yelling in pain as the spider bit into his leg, he tried vainly to shake it off. Hearing Iranto call out his advise, Arthanos called back.

"I like the idea, but since it means dropping my sword or shield, I'm going to pass while I'M STUCK THE THE CURSED WALL!' he snaps back.

Looking at the spider, he figures he can't get into much more trouble and prays to Athena before attacking.

"Lady Athena, grant me wisdom and skill to find a way out of this situation and to slay this abomination!" he calls out then swings at the Daughter yet again, discovering to late the web was slowing his attack.

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21:47, Today: Arthanos rolled 7 using 2d20, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 7,4.  attack vs Daughter.

...so adding 4...that's an 11 to hit...I'm pretty sure that missed. If it didn't, feel free to roll damage for me.

Both Itylus' and Arthanos' cries of distress abraded her --  they were suffering her nightmare!

But, it was a matter of striving to be most effective, to end this as soon as possible --   and she still wagered that putting down the monstrous 'mother' would make the most difference.   So she urged her shadow to continue its assault.

Her last shot had gone wide, which she realized was somewhat due to nerves.   With the same will that she used to prepare herself for working magic, she forced herself to calm some, reloaded, whirled, then released--

Dysis rolled 17 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 10.  sling attack.
Dysis rolled 1 using 1d6 with rolls of 1.  sling damage - DoA
Dysis rolled 1 using 1d6 with rolls of 1.  Shadow - life drain. - DoA

Ah, alas...I neglected to make proper sacrifice to the god of damage!
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The Battle Continues

With a weakened Arthanos, and an annoying insubstantial creature trying to attack her, the Daughter of Arachne turns her wrath upon Dysis' shadow, but her bite and stinger is to naught as they pass through the shadow harmlessly for only magical means could harm or dispel this creature of darkness born from Dysis' form. Dysis and her shadow take advantage of this situation and both of them deal some damage to the Daughter of Arachne, and although this is not enough to kill the cursed creature, it does continue to weaken her to the point where she looked like she may be near death. A solid strike of a sword or other weapon may be enough now. Arthanos attempts to finish her off with a swing of his sword but finds that the webbing he was still tangled in seemed to hamper his accuracy as his sword meets only air instead, likely to his great frustration.

Lysandros is more successful in landing a solid on the spider that had crawled on the walls and had bitten him, and he now trades blows with it, though fortunately his shield deflects the fangs that attempted to pierce his body once again and he is prevented from taking more damage for the time being. Arthanos is fortunate as well and similarly is able to ward off the spider that had entangled him that was still attempting to devour him.

The party's allies move quickly now: Rosellea moves towards the still alive but now unconscious Itylus, grabbing onto his clothing and physically dragging him south and away from the conflict to safety. Meanwhile, working in concert, the nobleman Tereys, and the northman Regnferth go to Arthanos' aid. Tereys takes a dagger which he uses to hack apart some of the webbing that was binding Arthanos to the cavern wall, while Regnferth demonstrates a great feat of strength to literally pick up Arthanos and almost cradle him in his arms as if he were a child. Looking up at the northman's face, Arthanos can only watch with alarm as he is given a wide grin and finds himself flying through the air as he is tossed to the south landing, (not so gracefully) on the ground nearby where Rosellea and Itylus now were gathered and waiting.

Landing to the floor in a thud, Arthanos receives what will likely be some nasty bruises in a few hours time, but is nothing compared to the bites he had received. He is otherwise fine and now can take advantage of his change in position to free his arms and legs from the webbing at last and regain all of his mobility. Looking to his allies, he sees that Tereys and Regneferth then turn back towards the spiders, weapons ready to face them.

Finally, Iranto, the priest was maneuvering his way upwards and now stood close to Lysandros and not far from Dysis. He calls out to her "Lady Dysis, join your friends to the south! You risk injury up here should they turn their wrath on you!" he then turns speaking to Lysandros "Keep your guard up, my friend, but receive the healing powers of the Gods!" he lays a hand upon Lysandros, even as the warrior draws back to ready for the next onslaught of the cave spider, and Lysandros feels a warmness envelop his body, healing some of the damage he had sustained from the vicious spider bites.



D = Dysis
S = Dysis' Shadow
A = Arthanos
L = Lysandros
I = Itylus - UNCONSCIOUS
N = Iranto (Priest NPC)
R = Rosellea (Archer NPC)
G = Regnferth (Barbarian NPC)
T = Tereys (Noble NPC)
O = Daughter of Arcane
$ = Cave Spider 1 - DECEASED
@ = Cave Spider 2
# = Cave Spider 3
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 The noble thrust his blade at the thing once, twice, in an attempt to sink cold iron into the carapace.


21:36, Today: Lysandros rolled 5 using 1d6 with rolls of 5.( it a hit was made)

21:36, Today: Lysandros rolled 14 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 6.  2nd roll.

21:35, Today: Lysandros rolled 12 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 4.  1st attack.

The priest's wisdom was more than sound.   The questions was - would she able to pass?

Can I move south - ? It looks to me that my comrades block one square, the spider the other.       If I can evade south, I'll do it -  if no, I'll draw my dagger, brace for attack, and a retaliation strike, since it's faster than me.

The shadow, in any case, continued its relentless attack-

Dysis rolled 3 using 1d6 with rolls of 3.  Shadow - life drain. DoA

Fall damn you, -fall!- she thought at the eight legged horror-queen..

The Battle Ends

Deprived of her prey in the form of Arthanos, and for whatever reason now ignoring Tereys and Regnferth who had only just arrived, the Daughter of Arachne turns her eyes now on Dysis, screeching out in a language utterly incomprehensible to their ears (but likely not complimentary in the slightest). She turns her large body and pushes past Dysis' shadow to reach Dysis herself and with one of her legs knocks down the Elementalist and with another starts to drag her on the ground to the cavern wall, likely to entangle her and attempt to devour her.

Fortunately, Dysis' shadow under her mental command, was quick enough to provide some distraction attacked the Daughter of Arachne, doing a goodly amount of damage to her, though it was still not quite enough to kill her off entirely. This distraction gave Dysis just enough time to finally grab hold of her dagger from its sheathe and with a quick thrust, piece through one of this horror's eyes. Holding back whatever emotion she was feeling in this moment, Dysis watches the Daughter of Arachne opens her mouth to shriek something but no noise comes out - rather in the next few seconds the monster goes limp and falls to the ground, letting go its hold of Dysis, who instinctively scatters back on the cavern ground, as if the Daughter of Arachne was going to spring back to life to attack her once again.

But the monster did not. It was finally dead...

The two remaining cave spiders seem immediately aware of the death of the Daughter of Arachne. Whether they were her children, her allies, servants, or slaves, with the death of the Daughter, they seemed to have had enough against this most resilient prey, especially with Lysandros, as well as the party's allies pressing on now on the attack, doing more damage to them.

Indeed, Arthanos was now beginning to rally as well to rejoin his fellows, but Lysandros seemed to have it well in hand, directing Tereys and Regnferth to aid him, with the three dispatching one of the two remaining spiders, with the second spider then retreating back to the north, risking the Gale Fury still ongoing to escape.

The battle was over, at least for now...

She crouched where she was for a short time.   Breath coming rapidly, cold perspiration dotting her body.   Dagger dripping with the Daughter's ichor, still clutched in a white knuckled grip.    She ran the other hand through her hair, scantly aware of doing so.

The dagger fell from her grasp as she then rose, eyes moving to Arthanos, who was on his feet. And then toward Itylus.    Who was not.  She made her way over to the fallen hunter, where he'd been located by the other troupe's archer.    She knelt and checked for breath, pulse.   Then glanced back over her shoulder.

"Iranto...please.   Come quickly.  Whatever you can do for him."

By the Stygian Pits!   I -knew- it was a mistake to come here..

Yes, once again they'd won.    But at what cost, this time-?

With the battle with the Daughter of Arachne and the Cave Spiders now over, Dysis' Gale Fury begins to subside and her wandering shadow eventually dissolves and returns to her form. Fortunately, her shadow returned to her form before any of the party's allies could make the connection between the shadow and the temporary lack of a shadow that Dysis had. Whether their awareness would have only brought more respect for her abilities or suspicion would be hard to say.

Meanwhile, the party gathered around Itylus, who was still unconscious. His head was being cradled by Rosellea, the archer, and Iranto was tending to the hunter's bleeding from the spider bites that had torn flesh from him. He speaks: "I cannot provide more magical healing for some time as my limited powers are spent. But, he will live. He will just need rest to recover from his injuries. Looking to Arthanos and Itylus, he adds further. "As will you both, I suspect."

As all this happens, the way north is neglected, something that Regnferth takes note of with a sudden growl, going for his weapon. "Somebody or something approaches!" he says with alarm. Readying themselves then for a potential new attacker, the party watches, ready to defend themselves yet again...

But then they see emerging from the shadows a young woman, dressed in a healer's robe and carrying a healer's staff in hand.

OOC: Tancea is now an active player in game!

In her other hand the young woman holds the detached mandibles of a giant spider, very much like the one that just escaped.  As she steps out into the clearing she tosses it forward where everyone can see it and stops long enough for them to assess her while she makes some effort to ease their minds.

”I think you may have left this one to wander off.  I heard you were having a bit of a scuffle and thought I would come to offer my assistance, if you will allow me I believe I can be of some use to your sleeping friend.”

Dysis stood, turned and tensed, at this new arrival whom came out of the wood (or web) work.    She took in a pair of salient details -  the bits of a spider, who apparently didn't need its mandibles any longer.    And what she believed she recognized as the raiment and trappings of an Alscepian healer.

If it was some last ploy of the enemy, it was terribly subtle.   She was inclined to think not, but did remain on guard.

"You look like you might be qualified."   She gestured with a hand toward Itylus, "Please.   He's the priority.  But, it goes without saying, we're interested in what brought you here.  And if we should expect more company."
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Arthanos sags where he stood as the battle ended. His wounds began to throb more. He could see Itylus on thr ground, but the site of Itylus already over him made him focus more on himself first. He'd just decided to find a nice seat when Regenferth spoke, and Itylus immedietly lifted his arms again as he looked around.

At the sight of the woman approching, his eyes narrowed. Coming write after the daughter, it seemed a little too good. He heard Dysis invite her to help and decided to trust her magical knowledge, though it wouldn't stop him asking some questions.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" he asked, his tone a little abrupt. He paused and forced himself to control his speaking before continuing "Apologies, but its been a little rough. Forgive me for the questions, but your appearance out of no where at this time is a little convinient. I'm trying to figure out if I should be thanking Athena or not." he finished, his tone now normal as he spoke.