Jak nudged Sharpwind a bit, told the hippogriff to fly as she saw fit, so long as she stayed out of reach but not too far away. He trusted her to fly while he concentrated on spellcasting. While she seemed might she might like diving in to make attacks with her beak and talons, she also seemed a bit apprehensive about these particular creatures.

He yelled down at the Ankheg that was tangling with Morg. "What's brown, spits acid, an' is battered an' bloody all over? Wait for it..."

OOC: Vicious Mockery on the one tangling with Morg.
21:26, Today: Jakrynn Redgate rolled 2 using 1d4 with rolls of 2.  Vicious Mockery damage.

Tessa and Bubo work together to continue doing what worked.  She attacks with the same spell, her Green Flame Blade, attempting to strike A1 and the secondary flames moving to burn A2.

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Bubo helps Tessa
Tessa attacks A1, hitting AC-16 for 8 HP damage, and if successful, green flame jumps over to A2, burning it for 2HP damage.

23:29, Today: Tessa Greenwater rolled 12,16,11 using d20+5,d20+5,d8+3 ((7,11,8))
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She was almost out of spells for the day, and didn't want to use the few she had left on this fight certainly. So she waded in with reszur and hoped to do better this round.

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Or not...


16:33, Today: Secret Roll: Zora Jilkina rolled 7 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 1.  hit with reszur.

Snapped out of his brief shock as the fighting begins, Mayon immediately sends a blast of energy at the more injured of the ankhegs while his sprite flies to Zora to help her in future stabbing endeavors.

Sprite takes the Help action with Zora.
Mayon: Eldritch Blast A1, or A2 if A1 is dead.
07:55, Today: Mayon Graycross rolled 21,8 using d20+5,d10+3 with rolls of 16,5.  Agonizing Blast.
Hits AC 21 for 8 Force damage.

"This is the last thing we need right now," Asano grumbles. He wand brightens again, the crystal focus frosting over as another flash of energy lashes out at the most wounded ankheg.

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09:52, Today: Secret Roll: Asano Breathkill rolled 10 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 5.  Ray of frost att.

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Action: Cast ray of frost. Miss again!
Move Action:
Bonus Action:

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HP: 6/18 AC 14
Buffs/Debuffs:
Conditions:
Spell Slots/Sorcery Point Remaining: 1st- 3/4  2nd- 0/2, 1/3

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Morg's second javelin sticks in the beast's side, and Mayon crushes its thorax with a blast of magic. It keels over, earth-encrusted limbs sticking up in the air.

Tessa pivots and stabs the second ankheg with her rapier, but the beast snatches her with its mandibles. It bites at the halfling with its insectile jaws. Green juices begin dripping on Tessa's captive form from the ankheg's mouth.

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Everyone's up again! Currently Tessa is grappled by A2, Jak is airborne on Sharpwind, and everyone else is out of melee range.

Round 2 Summary:

Jak (on Sharpwind) casts Vicious Mockery on A1 - A1 saves.

Asano casts Ray of Frost at A1 - MISS.

Morg tosses another javelin at A1 - HIT for 11 piercing.

Bubo (owl) Helps Tessa.

Zora attacks A1 with Reszur - MISS.

Mayon casts Agonizing Blast at A1 - HIT for 8 force. A1 is dead.

Tessa attacks A2 - HIT for 11 piercing.

Sprite Helps Zora next round.

Savra casts Ray of Frost at A2 - HIT for 5 cold. A2 is slowed by 10' until the start of Savra's next turn.

A2 attacks Tessa - HIT for 8 slashing and 2 acid . Tessa is grappled.

Giant Vultures move away.

For Tessa - Escaping a Grapple: A Grappled creature can use its action to escape. To do so, it must succeed on a Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check.

Round 3 Initiative Order:

Who	Init	Status
Jak & Sharpwind	21	Inspiration
Asano	19	Inspiration
Morg	18	Inspiration
Bubo (owl)	16
Zora	16	Inspiration
Mayon	13
Tessa	9	Grappled by A2
Sprite	8
Savra (Feathergale Knight)	6
Ankheg	5	A2 slowed by 10' until SoSNT
Giant Vultures	3

ooc:  As Grapple only stops my movement, Tessa doesn't care and proceeds to shoveher blade directly into the beasts head.

Bubo continues to harass the thing, scratching at the eyes in distracting motions.

Feeling the mandibles squeeze on her, she grabs her sword in both hands and plunges it straight down into the skull of the beast that is trying to eat her.

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Tessa Attacks A2, hitting AC-15 at point blank for 5pts of damage.
21:56, Today: Tessa Greenwater rolled 15 using 1d20+5 ((10)).
21:56, Today: Tessa Greenwater rolled 10,5 using d20+5,1d8+3 with rolls of 5,2.  Attack and Damage.
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Morg takes out a handaxe and throws it while running towards the insect biting Tessa. He shouts "Hey, pick on someone your, uh, more your own size!" as the axe flies by.

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Move: 25' to be 10' from Ankhegs.

Action: attack: A2 with handaxe1 - probably misses (hits AC 9 for 8 piercing damage).

14:01, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 9 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 3.  A2 attacked with handaxe1.
14:01, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 7 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 1.  Inspiration used for advantage on A2 attacked with handaxe1.
14:02, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 8 using 1d6+6 with rolls of 2.  A2's slashing damage from handaxe1.

Jak kept Sharpwind out of harm's way as best he could, flying her in a circle up above the ankheg sort of. He called down again, imbuing his words with spite and damaging arcane energy. "Is that the only way you can get a girl, ambushing her and grappling?" He shook his head immediately. That was terrible. He wasn't even sure if the ankheg could even understand him. He let out a sigh.

11:26, Today: Jakrynn Redgate rolled 4 using 1d4 with rolls of 4.  Vicious Mockery damage on Ankheg.

Zora moved to help Tessa with the ankheg that was trying to eat her. She attacked with the dagger, burying it in the beast's hide (hit AC 23 for 6)

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14:36, Today: Secret Roll: Zora Jilkina rolled 6 using 1d4+4 with rolls of 2.  reszur damage.

14:35, Today: Secret Roll: Zora Jilkina rolled 23 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 17.  attack A2 with reszur.

The ankheg shrugs off the blows coming at it from all sides and bites down again on its captive halfling, who goes limp in its dripping mandibles. The insect moves its head back briefly, pausing for another bite of Tessa.

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Tessa is unconscious and must start making death saves on her turn. Tessa is also still grappled by the ankheg.

Jak is airborne on Sharpwind, Zora is in melee range, and everyone else is out of melee range (though you can easily move into melee on your turn).

Round 3 Summary:

Jak (on Sharpwind) casts Vicious Mockery on A2 - A2 saves.

Asano hangs out.

Morg uses Inspiration and throws handaxe - MISS.

Bubo (owl) Helps Tessa.

Zora attacks A2 with Reszur - HIT for 6 piercing.

Mayon hangs out.

Tessa attacks A2 - HIT for 5 piercing.

Sprite Helps Zora next round.

Savra casts Ray of Frost at A2 - MISS.

A2 bites Tessa with advantage - HIT for 7 slashing and 6 acid. Tessa is unconscious.

Giant Vultures move away.

Round 4 Initiative Order:

Who	Init	Status
Jak & Sharpwind	21	Inspiration
Asano	19	Inspiration
Morg	18
Bubo (owl)	16
Zora	16	Inspiration
Mayon	13
Tessa	9	Grappled by A2 & unconscious
Sprite	8
Savra (Feathergale Knight)	6
Ankheg	5
Giant Vultures	3

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Death Save:  Success!
19:45, Today: Tessa Greenwater rolled 13 using 1d20 ((13))


Total Saves: 1
Total Fails: 0
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Morg takes out his warhammer while running, "EAT" and slams it into the bug, "THIS!"

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Move: next to A2.

Action: attack: A2 with warhammer - hits AC 21 for 10 bludgeoning damage.

19:56, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 21 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 15.  A2 attacked with warhammer.
19:56, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 10 using 1d8+6 with rolls of 4.  A2's bludgeoning damage from warhammer.

The bug creature collapses after Morg’s blow, still clutching the unconscious Tessa in its jaws.

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And we’re out of initiative! Tessa is still unconscious but both ankhegs are dead. Anything else before Huet arrives with more flying mounts? Short rest if you need.

Zora rushed to the side of the unconscious Tessa, cursing herself for being too slow, too cautious in rationing her gods healing gift. She kneels over her and channels healing energy.

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ACK sorry Tessa, snoozed on that. not the best roll but should get you up and around. I'm down to 1 second level spell slot and 0 first level. Shorty rest is fine, but need a long one before we try anything toochallenging!

:36, Today: Secret Roll: Zora Jilkina rolled 5 using 1d8+3 with rolls of 2.  Clw tessa.

Morg extracts his javelins and fetches his errant handaxe, leaving the bird corralling to Jak and the others.

After Tessa is tended to, he walks back to Zora, sits down and starts to clean his weapons. "Were we right in invading the monastery today? Surely not all the monks there are evil - some were probably just dropped off at a young, and didn't consciously choose to join?".

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07:24, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 12 using 1d10+2 with rolls of 10.  HP recovered from hit die during short rest.

Tessa sits up, running her hands through her pink hair. "Thanks!" She then looks around for her sword and sees it on the ground near the ankheg.  She picks it up and cleans it off, pleased with how it did in this battle.

Bubo comes to rest on her shoulder, nudging her feathered head against Tessa's many earrings.  "Ow!" Tessa says as the owl grabs some of the bling in her ear.  "Crazy bird.  I'm alive.   Don't get daffy on me.  I'm not going anywhere yet."

"I don't think these just happened to pop up here.  They had to be sent.   We can't stop to rest here.   We're going to have to keep moving."

"Tessa may be roight. The coincidence of this encounter is too timely," Asano says, prestidigitizing the newly awakened gnome. Blood and dirt collapses to the ground, her clothes and form clean. "If we need some moments to catch our breaths, we may need to push away for a distance."

My spells are nearly spent. Don't count on healing if we get in another fight," she replied grimly. "But you're right we can't camp out here."

Tessa thanked the others.  She was clean and alive, for now.  Those two things alone said quite a bit about how her friends had become a team.  The ankhegs were also a reminder, a stark reminder that they were making enemies fast and would need to rely on each other fully.

Asano turns to Morg, his face understanding. "That's what I'd like to think, but thus far diplomacy has fallen on deaf ears with them," he sighs. "It may not be your average monastery of a group of like minded seekers of tranquility and meditation. They seem more akin to a cult." He makes a barely perceptible, but clearly worried, glance toward Savra.

Savra and her mount alight near the group, after recovering the other mounts who had wandered off. "If we are not to rest here then we'd best continue moving."

The still skittish mounts require some reassurance, but after a few minutes they settle down well enough to once again be led. Abruptly the overcast skies open up, and a brief but substantial shower drenches the group. As they continue moving through the hills, they pass a stone's throw from a solitary tree that smokes as if from a newly quenched fire. The group investigates briefly, but discovers no explanation for why the tree was aflame. Presumably the rainstorm put it out.

"You seem to have bonded with that hippogriff," Savra remarks to Jak as the group continues journeying through the afternoon. She does not look best pleased.

After a few hours of walking, dark shapes appear on the horizon. They quickly resolve into the shapes of two large birds, and presently Huet and another mailed and helmeted knight land amid the travelers astride giant vultures. "Verily, I hath returned," Huet declaimes, making a half-bow from his saddle. "If ye weary travelers be inclined, ye may join me and my companion for a journey via a higher road."

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Would anyone would like to do anything other than mount up and head for Feathergale Spire?

Feel free to interact with Savra and/or each other leading up to the tree, during the few hours of walking, or now that Huet has returned.

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Tessa had used the time while walking to apply bandages to her wounds.  When the other hippogriff's come, she is glad to board one and fly now that she won't have to worry about being accidentally dropped.

ooc: short rest per GM's suggestion.
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As the group moves away from the dead ankhegs, Asano walks near Savra, angling the pair so that they can share some private words. "Savra, my friend, I know I have been...abrupt in our dealings of late," he begins, glancing over his shoulder at the rest of the group. "I apologize for my rudeness. I suppose I'm on edge being back in the valley under these circumstances. The strange weather, Triarbor, Daerith's disapearance, Elessina's locket? I just feel like there's some great plot at work here, and these clandestine gatherings and groups with violence on their minds do nothing to allay my fears." He releases a breath between his teeth, then grins at her. "Remember that time when we were kids, swimming in the glade? The time we stole those apples from the dryad's grove? I miss those simple days."


OOC:
Just trying to rebuild the friendship between Savra and myself.
Short rest heal- +13 HP
Burn one 1st level slot to SP, turn 3 SP into 2nd level slot.

With enough mounts (right?) she willingly took one back to the spire. She was concerned about the welcome they'd receive there, but it didn't look like they had a choice.