Morg steels himself, and then shouts "Surrender and repent!" to the knight as he moves to stand under Zora's holy hammer, hitting with his own.

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Move: 15' to t32 (per @JeremyECrawford 2016-04-22).

Bonus action: 2nd wind - heals 13 HP.

Action: attack: k2 (if It's not out)
with warhammer - hits AC 20 for
19 bludgeoning damage, menacing attack (after hitting with a weapon attack, try to frighten
 target, adding superiority result to damage; target must make a WIS
 save (vs a DC of 14) or be frightened (it has disadv. on ability checks and attack rolls while I'm in their line of sight, and they can't willingly move closer to me) until the end of my next turn).

23:54, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 13 using 1d10+3 with rolls of 10.  HP recovered from second wind.
23:58, Yesterday: Morg Danforge rolled 20 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 14.  k2 attacked with warhammer.
23:59, Yesterday: Morg Danforge rolled 13 using 1d8+6 with rolls of 7.  k2's bludgeoning damage from warhammer.
00:01, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 6 using 1d8 with rolls of 6.  Menacing attack on k2 who must make a WIS save (DC 14) or be frightened.

Tessa's eyes shoot open as the mystic energies of life pulse through her.  She sees Bubo flying in at a shadowy figure filling most of Tessa's vision.   Its a Fethergale Knight (K1) standing above her.

Her fist closes on the rapier hilt in her hand, and she thrusts forward with the blade, trying to impale the knight from below as Bubo attacks him from above.

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Tessa Attacks K1
Bubo attacks K1
20:38, Today: Tessa Greenwater rolled 24,7 using d20+5,1d8+3 ((19,4)).
20:39, Today: Tessa Greenwater rolled 14 using 1d20+3 ((11)).

Tessa hits AC-24 for 7 piercing damage.
Bubo hits AC-14 for 4 piercing with talons (1)+3.

Alarmed at being surrounded, the knights cast quick spells while keeping a wary eye out for attacks. One of the knights scoops up Qarbo's fallen head, then they both dart up the spiral staircase at an unnatural speed.

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Map updated!

@Tessa apologies, you were unconscious for your turn last round since Jak healed you after your initiative value. But you're good to go for Round 3.

Everyone is up now.

Round 3 So Far:
The knights cast Expeditious Retreat and disappear up the stairs. All of the cultists are either dead or no longer visible =).


Round 2 Summary:
Knights:
K1 attacks Tessa twice with longsword - HIT once for 12 slashing. Tessa is unconscious.
K2 attacks Morg twice with longsword - CRITS once for 15 slashing .

Zora attacks K1 - MISS. Spiritual weapon attacks K2 - MISS.

Tessa is unconscious.

Jak casts Healing Word on Tessa for 8 hp - Tessa is conscious and prone. He attacks K2 - MISS.

Asano burns 6 charges from the Wand of Magic Missiles, which hit Hurricane for 26 force. Hurricane is dead.

Bubo (owl) Helps Tessa.

Air Initiates flee on giant vultures G1 and G2.

Sprite Helps Tessa.

Mayon hangs out.

Morg uses Second Wind, then attacks K2 with Menacing Attack - HITS for 19 bludgeoning. K2 SAVES vs. fright.

Round 3 Initiative Order:

Who	Init	Status
Feathergale Knights	21
Zora	17	Inspiration
Tessa	16	prone
Sharpwind (hippogriff)	16
Jak	15	Inspiration
Asano	15	Inspiration; spells with Action cast time are bonus action cast time until Round 10; reincarnation if die until Round 12
Bubo (owl)	15
Air Initiates	13
Hippogriffs	12
Giant Vultures	12
Sprite	11
Mayon	9
Morg	5

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Jak was standing right next to the stairs so hurried up them after the knights. He took a swing at the closest one with his short sword. He missed horribly, partly from coming up the stairs so rapidly and partly because the knights were so well-positioned and ready for him. He let out a growl. "Treacherous assholes! Stop fightin' us, we don't wanna have t'kill ya, an' ya clearly can't make this work anymore!"

09:47, Today: Jakrynn Redgate rolled 5,5 using d20+4,d6+2 with rolls of 1,3.  Attack K2.

Zora was frustrated by the knights retreat. She did her best to give chase, but it looked like they were going to get away and bring reinforcements! Reinforcements they weren't ready for.

She gave chase as best she could, trying to attack the knight with Qarbo's head with Reszur and her spiritual hammer.

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I will let the GM figure out which (if any) of these attacks make sense. The spiritual weapon started on the stairs, so maybe it can reach? Your call...

17:24, Today: Secret Roll: Zora Jilkina rolled 13 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 7.  attack with reszur.
17:24, Today: Zora Jilkina rolled 16 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 11.

17:25, Today: Zora Jilkina rolled 8 using 1d4+4 with rolls of 4.  reszur damage.

17:24, Today: Zora Jilkina rolled 9 using 1d8+3 with rolls of 6.  spiritual weapon damage.

Morg runs after the knights, leaping up the stairs with his short legs, and trying to run past the knight blocking the top of the stairs.

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Move: 25' up towards nearest knight.
Action: dash up to 25' and over the stairwell lip if possible, without offering them attacks of opportunity, or if that's not possible, then
 Bonus: overrun thru k2 (contested Athletics check vs. 24 (DMG pp. 272)) to u11.

14:20, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 24 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 18.  Athletics check for overrun attempt thru k2.
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ooc: I think I comprehend the map.

Tessa spends 1/2 movement to stand, other half (15 feet) to move to W11 (on the stairs) to attack K2 with help of Bubo and Sprite.
Target: K2 -- Hit AC-24 for 7points of damage

(just using same rolls since I did not know I was down last time).
20:39, Fri 25 May: Secret Roll: Tessa Greenwater rolled 14 using 1d20+3 with rolls of 11.
20:38, Fri 25 May: Secret Roll: Tessa Greenwater rolled 24,7 using d20+5,1d8+3 with rolls of 19,4.

Asano sighs in frustration at the tenacity of the knights to cling to their fallen ally's treachery. He waits to follow the rest of the group as far up the stairs as he can get. He whispers soothing words, causing an enchantment of sleep to burst around the knights.

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15:03, Today: Secret Roll: Asano Breathkill rolled 25 using 5d8 with rolls of 6,6,4,8,1.  Sleep.

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Action: Ready until the end of the round. Cast sleep over the knights, avoiding allies if possible, but at least affecting the knight with the head if nothing else. 25 HP
Move Action: Move up as far as I can after everyone else moves
Bonus Action:

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HP: 17/18 AC 14
Buffs/Debuffs:
Conditions: Cast spells as Bonus Actions (T10), Reincarnation (T12)
Spell Slots/Sorcery Point Remaining: 1st- 1/4  2nd- 0/2, 0/3

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Zora's weapon flies up the stairwell, striking out at one of the rapidly fleeing knights. A satisfying thunk echos down the stairwell.

The hurried footsteps of the rest of the group slow as Asano casts a spell from below. Jak's head pokes up from the stairwell just in time to see the two knights collapse with a crash of armor on stone, and Qarbo's head rolls to just within Jak's reach. The knights' snores almost drown out the intermittent squawks from the stabled mounts below.

Tessa and Mayon stumble around the various supplies arrayed around the spiral staircase, attempting to see up to the level above. Zora, Morg, and Asano all continue moving up the stairs to see what is happening.

Jak sees the two knights sprawled awkwardly in front of the double doors that he remembers lead out to the entrance hall. Three more smaller doors are arrayed around the stairwell area on this level, while the stairs themselves continue to spiral above to the upper floors of the Spire.

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Map updated! Also see the updated Loot thread with the latest XP details - you're all very close to Level 4.

We're out of combat, with 2 sleeping knights lying around the lip of the spiral staircase on the ground level. Jak is near the top of the stairs while Morg, Zora, and Asano are mid-way up. Tessa and Mayon are at the foot of the stairs, still on the stable level.

Where to now?

Round 3 Summary:
Knights: cast Expeditious Retreat and disappear up the stairs.

Zora moves up the stairs. Her spiritual weapon flies up and attacks K1 - HIT for 9 force.

Tessa stands and moves to the foot of the stairs.

Jak runs up the stairs and attacks - MISS.

Asano casts Sleep near the knights - both fall asleep.


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"Well done!" she cried, elated that the retreat was stopped.

"How deep is their slumber. we should get them back down to the stables before we're discovered."

Mayon takes a slow breath, shaking his head a bit as the fight ends. "The less time we stay here the better, though..." He glances at Asano. "They said something about your friend Savra, didn't they?"

Morg sets to work carefully disarming the knights and taking off their helmets, trying not to wake them. He then starts carefully doffing the armor of the least injured knight.

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If either of them have shields, Morg will don that instead of his broken makeshift one when it looks like they're starting to wake up.

"They should sleep through gentle movement, possibly allowing us to tie them up," Asano replies to Zora. "Tying them up and leaving them in an empty stable may be a wise course of action. The robed man did imply that Savra and Huet are both in danger. Though we are sorely pressed today, I must continue to the summit. I understand if the rest of you would rather make your egress." He makes a respectful bow to everyone before moving to continue climbing the stairs.

Morg sets aside the two knights' swords, then begins removing one of their suits of armor carefully. The scale mail seems fine enough, and is decorated with filigree around the edges in a pattern that suggests feathers. The knights didn't carry shields however, much to the dwarf's dismay. They did carry belt pouches, however.

After nearly a minute, both knights start stirring.

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Morg finds 14 gp between the two knights, if you want to keep that - let me know, and I'll add it to the Loot thread.

Sleep lasts about a minute before the victims wake up, so you don't have enough time to take off all of either of the knights' armor. That said, there's plenty you could try in the space of 60 seconds. I see some thoughts of stowing them in stables, tying them up, hurrying upstairs - is everyone doing one of those things? You can always split up to take care of various different things... =)

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"Aye, typing and tossing in a stable it is," she agreed, and proceeded to do just that as quickly and carefully as she could.

"The initiates will just untie them when they come back, and these cultists seem as unrepentant and evil as those at the monastery. If we don't kill them now, and we stay, we'll have to face them again, including Huet and Savra who may refuse to see what's really happening here." Morg said as he stopped trying to doff the knights' armor, and instead helped Zora by gagging and then hog-tying their hands and feet together. He left the pouches and money lying next to the knights, but took their swords and scabbards.

Tessa helps where she can with the binding and stashing of knights, then helps Morg doff the armor by pulling the straps and belts that hold the armor snugly to the body.

Jak blinked in confusion as several things began to happen. "Asano! Hold up!" He shook his head and let out a sigh. "Shouldn't we at least TRY t'make a conversation with the head honchos 'bout what happened? I mean, I am NOT up fer battlin' an entire monastery or whatever's worth o'people again right now."

He frowned at Morg. "You s'gestin' we just up an' kill these two while they're nappin'?"

Asano tossed an apologetic smile over his shoulder at Jak as he climbed the stairs. Looking up, his face firmed in a scowl as he made his way upstairs. "Savra! Treachery is afoot!" he shouts ahead of him.

"I suppose that's as much of an answer as any." Mayon remarks with a wry smile, his familiar already flitting ahead to aid Asano should he require it.

Morg leaves the knights alive, and runs back up after Asano.

She swore to herself and chased after the shouting Asano. "Wait! We need a plan!" she hissed, hopefully no louder than the sorcerer.

Jak rolled his eyes and let out a sigh as Asano refused to fucking wait for them for even a few moments. He grit his teeth and headed up as well to make sure the man didn't get himself killed hopefully, the head of Qarbo in one hand if no one else grabbed it.

Tessa follows the others.  Everything happening now was a culmination of what she had been experiencing during her stay here: barely concealed hate.

Morg tries to pick up the two longswords, but finds he is already weighted down with so many other items in his pack and on his small frame that he simply can't pick anything else up. The weight of Qarbo's armor strapped to the side of his pack is particularly burdensome.

Leaving the swords, he, Tessa, Zora, and Mayon manage to transport the struggling captives to a stall in the stables below. Hippogriffs and giant vultures, already riled from the fighting, squawk and screech at the commotion from behind their double-latched stall doors. Then they hurry to remount the stairs leading up.

Jak hurries after Asano, who quickly reaches the 2nd floor landing. The doors here are open, revealing the Great Hall lit in afternoon sun. A single Feathergale Knight rises slowly at Asano's call up the spiral stairs, and looks curiously in the half-elf's direction.

Above Asano, the sounds of several pairs of footsteps echo off the interior stone walls of the tower. Nobody responds to Asano's call. The footsteps seem to have stopped on the floor above.

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Map updated.  Zora, Morg, and Tessa (in that order) are climbing the stairs between the stables and ground level, while Jak is between the ground floor and level 2. Asano is on the landing near the stairs on level 2.

Morg, you're fully encumbered with the extra suit of armor from Qarbo - just post if you want to drop anything =). Others can feel free to pick up the swords on the first floor as you like.
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