Ravenloft - Barovia
While Zertin may be but hopeful that water is still to be found in the town well, his aim is nothing other than very precise. Weaving his spell, the wizard causes a huge ball of flame to consume the nearest half dozen zombies, though so carefully does he aim it that the armoured woman escapes unscathed, though she instinctively flinches away from the blossoming fires.
As the flames fade away, you see that the buildings, though already in poor condition are scorched but for the most part do not suffer further harm, undoubtedly thanks to the ever-present dampness that pervades these lands. The remains of the barricade on the southern side of the street, however, continue to burn, causing Violet to turn to the rubble to the northern side, skillfully scrambling to the top of the pile, as much to avoid the arcane terror as to seek a useful vantage point, though she is quick to fit an arrow to her bow as she sees the shambling creatures arrayed before her.
Seated atop his mount, Caesius seems to almost welcome the chance to challenge these fiends, holding his sword up high as he rebukes them in Heironeous' name ... but these zombies do not quail at all before this symbol of righteousness.
With a smile on her lips, Saeko moves forwards, poetry in motion as she rolls, twists and all but dances her way through the rear ranks of the zombie horde to fetch up behind the pair that menace the armoured woman, her blades continuing the performance as she thrusts and turns ever so delicately but with deadly effect, though it takes all her skill to finish the already burned creature before her.
Striding forwards in her wake, Qvar calls again upon Pelor as he holds up the symbol of his god. It seems that the Lord of Light's power holds more sway in these dark lands, for three of the Zombies turn to flee as he approaches, allowing the priest to reach Saeko and the armoured woman, to cast a spell of protection that envelops the three of them.
The armoured woman wearily swings her sword at one of the zombies as it staggers past her, though she fails to connect, nodding at Saeko and Qvar with no little relief as she looks around the town square.
Staring at Zertin in some consternation in the aftermath of his spell, and giving her opinion of that in rather incomprehensible terms, Arafarafarfa takes off, her big cat on her heels as she charges into the battle, angling towards one of the Zombies that lurks in the shadows of the building. The halfling's greatsword lands a powerful blow before Oooh'Awww's jaws close around it, though it still stands.
And now the Zombies push forwards. Three of them close upon the armoured woman, Saeko and Qvar, the two women both managing to avoid blows before the third, encrusted with grave-dirt, lashes out, striking the armoured woman. The ground beneath her seems to roil and shake, but though reeling from the heavy blow she plants her feet, thrusting forward with her own blade and catching the creature unawares, though the cut is only shallow.
Another two Zombies join their companion to attack Arafarafarfa and Oooh'Awww, though the Halfling and her big cat prove skillful enough to duck beneath their swinging fists.
OOC: Map of the proceedings updated ... Z1, Z2 and Z4 are Turned, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 are badly injured, Z6 also injured but less so, and Z5 has been slain.