Morg looks up, and says "I'm no good down here, I think we should retreat." He runs into the river but keeps an eye on the rest by looking over his shoulder.

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Move: 25' southeast.

Action: dash 25' southeast, trying to get deep into the river for some cover.

With the boar limp, and probably dead the bear lets its body drop to the ground and heads back into the water, heading back into the keep.

Magdrak watches as the bear and the other dwarf head to the water, grunting in response.  "Retreat? Not sure what that word means exactly."  He shrugs, however, and follows along behind the two, making an attempt to keep up as best he can.  As the two paths diverge, he chooses to follow Morg.

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OOC:

Dash (Action)
Follow Morg (Movement)

Current HP: 41/51
Lay on Hands: 20/25
Channel Divinity: 1/1
Current Spells:
1st: 4/4
2nd: 1/2

The boar's body changes further, its elongating legs morphing into two human arms and legs. Ragged clothes cover the motionless body, the ripped clothing revealing deep gashes.

"That there dwarf done murdered Jolliver!" Reash yells out the arrow slit of the tower. Pointing, a bolt of energy shoots from his hand and splashes harmlessly in the nearby water.

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Map updated!

Tana, Rowan, Makari, and Morg are up now. Gorm, Magdrak, and Durik can also post now and may change their posts after the reavers and guards take their turns.

Round 7 Summary:

Rowan gains Inspiration for the defeat of Jolliver Grimjaw!

Magdrak (belatedly) gains Inspiration for clearing out Scarlet Moon Hall!

Tana casts Agonizing Blast at B2 - MISS.

Rowan casts Create Bonfire at B2 - B2 FAILS the save and takes 8 fire.

Makari stays put.

Morg heads into the river.

Reavers double-move out of the tower to the stairs up the wall.

Guards
B2 steps back.
B5 and B6 double move to climb the stairs of the southern wall
Other guards move towards the other castle walls.

Gorm heads into the river, heading towards the entrance to the keep. Bonus action to regain 7 hp .

Magdrak follows Morg into the river.

Reash casts Hex on Magdrak - Magdrak has disadvantage on Dex saves. Then he casts Eldritch Blast at Magdrak - MISS.


Round 8 Initiative Order:

Who	Init	Status
Tana	23	Inspiration, Conc: Fly
Rowan	22
Makari	19
Morg	19	Inspiration
Reavers	16
Moonclaw	15
Guard	15
Gorm	15
Magdrak	3	Inspiration, Hex (disadv on Dex saves)
Durik	2
Reash	2	Conc: Hex

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Tana heard the cries coming from the other side of the tower, and made a quick choice.  She leapt from the rooftop, the magic propelling her up into the air with a roar of wind.  She reached into her belt pouch as she rose, pulling out two small metal flasks that were each barely larger than her thumb.  Chanting unheard words over the wind, she clenched her fists and tried to bring them together.  Some force resisted her, causing her to clench her teeth as she tried to power through the effort.  Her muscles strained, tendrils of black and glowing red surging along her hands and wrists along her veins as she shuddered and shook.  Bright  arcane runes of glowing crimson flared to life around each wrist, shuddering and convulsing as she tried to bring them closer.  Just behind the assembled mercenaries, almost too small to see if not for its brightness, a searing mote of flame had materialized as if from nothing.  As Tana forced the components within each fist closer, the dot of flame intensified, becoming a searing white hot ball of fire no bigger than her own tiny fist.  With what was almost a scream of effort, the magic practically burning her alive, she slammed her fists together.

The mirroring bead of fire detonated in an explosion of sound and violence, hurling searing flame in great gouts in all directions.

Exhausted, and seemingly depleted, Tana fell back to the top of the tower.
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Morg keeps an eye on all the action at the walls, and swims further southeast, keeping below the surface when possible for some cover.

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The the others need help, Morg will move towards the keep, otherwise

Move: swim southeast.

Action: dash: swim southeast.

Rowan casts create bonfire at b2 again, for 5 damage.
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A loud, concussive explosion of fire rocks the top of the castle wall. Large chunks of stone fall to the ground as echos of the blast reverberate off the hills and over the water. Staggering away from the charred stone back down the stairs, the lone survivor of the blast hurries back towards the shelter of the tower, then gets cut down by a blast from Makari.

Atop the eastern wall, a second bonfire rises next to the first, incinerating the guard there before he can cry out.

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Mid round update! Map updated.

Gorm, Magdrak, and Durik are up now. Makari can also post as he hasn't taken an action yet this round.

R1, R2, R3, B2, B5, & B6 are dead. R2 moves back into the tower next to Reash.

Other guards position themselves atop the walls.

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Paddling along through the river the Bear continues to move quickly through the small docking area and into the shallow water inside the keep, clearly aiming to join the festivities going on within.

Makari heard the footsteps above him and then a loud whoosh and saw some fire above. He flinched but it wasn't that close to him. He frowned, gripped his staff and gestured at it while uttering a different phrase. The staff glowed for just a second then the aura faded.

He climbed back up to the top of the wall once more and peeked his head above, looking for any targets to unleash his blast on again.

Bonus Action: Cast Shillelagh on my staff.
Movement: Climbing back up the rope to see if anyone is within sight.
Action: Holding Eldritch Blast until I see an enemy (if I can't do that, or if no one's in sight, then move over the wall and down the stairs towards the tower's entrance).

Shillelagh: 1 minute.

As Magdrak is attacked he starts glancing behind him.  At the sight of the fireball explosion, he stops and turns around to stare.  He murmurs to himself.  "Impressive."

Suddenly realizing that he might still be attacked from the arrowslits, he decides that he might be better off regrouping against the wall where he can't be reached from above.  He heads in the direction of the bear, but focused on getting to cover.

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OOC:

Dash (Action)
Move to AO45 (Action + Movement, assuming difficult terrain - otherwise, keep going north along the wall as far as I can)


Current HP: 41/51
Lay on Hands: 20/25
Channel Divinity: 1/1
Current Spells:
1st: 4/4
2nd: 1/2

Reash curses as Magdrak swims out of sight, then closes his eyes. His form blurs, becoming translucent, and elongates into a watery serpent.

Leaping from the arrow slit, the serpent of water speeds towards Magdrak through the water and surrounds him.

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Map updated!

I edited the mid-round update to include Makari attacking R2 and killing him.

Tana, Rowan, Makari, and Morg are up now. Gorm, Magdrak, and Durik can also post now and may change their posts after the reavers and guards take their turns.

Round 8 Summary:

Tana casts Fireball, affecting R1-3, B5-6. R2 makes the save and takes 15 fire, the others perish.

Rowan casts Create Bonfire at B2 - FAILS save and takes 5 fire. B2 is dead.

Makari climbs the rope and casts Eldritch Blast at R2 - HIT once for 8 force. R2 is dead. Makari casts Shillelagh.

Morg swims southeast.

Guards position themselves atop the walls.

Gorm swims towards the castle gate.

Magdrak moves out of the water towards the wall of the castle.

Reash shapechanges into a serpent of water, then moves into the river in Magdrak's space.

Round 9 Initiative Order:

Who	Init	Status
Tana	23	Inspiration, Conc: Fly
Rowan	22
Makari	19	Shillelagh cast round 8
Morg	19	Inspiration
Reavers	16
Moonclaw	15
Guard	15
Gorm	15
Magdrak	3	Inspiration, Hex (disadv on Dex saves), Conc: Magic Weapon
Durik	2
Reash	2	Conc: Hex

13:59, Yesterday: Secret Roll: DM, on behalf of Makari, rolled 8 using 1d10+5 with rolls of 3.  e blast damage vs. R2.
13:58, Yesterday: Secret Roll: DM, on behalf of Makari, rolled 11 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 3.  Makari Eldritch Blast 2 vs. R2.
13:58, Yesterday: Secret Roll: DM, on behalf of Makari, rolled 21 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 13.  Makari Eldritch Blast 1.

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Tana sunk to the slanted roof of the tower gasping for breath, her wrists still smoking from where he magic had burned her.  Wiping sweat from her brow, she stared down at the serpant encircling Magdrak, and with a weary sigh raised her hands.  The sigil of power burned in her palm as she chanted the words, gathering up two more bolts of eldritch power to hurl at the creature.  She hoped it was a foe, but at this point she had lost track.

Morg, dismayed by the deadly attacks, swims back towards Magdrak after seeing a serpent (not silent this time) jumping towards his fellow dwarf.

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Move: swim towards Magdrak.

Action: dash: swim towards Magdrak.

Makari heard the noise of more bandits moving around, but not very close by. He looked one way, then another, he stepped away from the wall he was up against. He gestured and said the arcane-infused word before pointing while holding his staff. Twin beams of pale force shot out towards one of the guards, and Makari stepped back to the wall, and hopefully out of sight.

OOC:
Movement: Ending back in the same spot, but might have to step out a bit for LoS.
Action: Firing 2 Eldritch Blasts (AC 22 for 8 force damage, AC 15 for 11 force damage) at one of the guards on the easternmost wall, since I don't know if Makari can see the one guard to the far north and west.
Bonus: None.

14:59, Yesterday: Secret Roll: Makari rolled 22,8,15,11 using d20+8,1d10+5,d20+8,1d10+5 with rolls of 14,3,7,6.  Eldritch Blasts on guard on wall.

Twin blasts of force collide with the watery serpent surrounding Magdrak, causing gouts of water to splash upward.

Two guards hurry towards the burning bonfires at the southern tip of the eastern wall. Two blasts of energy from the southern wall catch one of them in the chest, and she crashes to the stone. The remaining guard hurries as best she can, ducking as she runs. Finding the remains of the guard on duty, she quickly raises her crossbow, searching for a target from behind the still-smouldering bonfire.

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Mid round update! Map updated.

Gorm, Magdrak, and Durik are up now.

Rowan should probably edit his post as he's attacked someone already dead (B9 and B10 move into range after his turn, so he can't attack them this round).

Guards B9 & B10 investigate the bonfires atop the eastern wall and arm themselves with crossbows.

Rowan takes the opportunity to submerge, dipping back into stealth as he swims to am-34.

rolled a new stealth roll of 18.

Swimming past the underwater cable the bear makes the sharp corner quite easily and continues on to make landfall just at the edge of the beach, now looking around inside the keep for the first time to see if there is anything interesting.

The water serpent surrounding Magdrak tries to squeeze his swimming form, but his stiff metal armor protects him for the time being.

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Map updated!

Tana, Rowan, Makari, and Morg are up now. Magdrak can also still post from his turn last round. Gorm and Durik can also post now and may change their posts after the reavers and guards take their turns.

Round 9 Summary:

Tana casts Agonizing Blast at Reash - HIT twice for 8 force.

Rowan swims under the chain across the water gate.

Makari casts Agonizing Blast at B10 - HIT twice for 19 force. B10 is dead.

Morg swims northwest.

Guard B9 double-moves and drops prone, investigating the bonfires.

Gorm swims inside the castle, moving to the stairs near a small keelboat.

Magdrak attacks Reach/serpent - HIT twice for 22 slashing.

Reash/serpent attacks Magdrak using Constrict - MISS.

Round 10 Initiative Order:

Who	Init	Status
Tana	23	Inspiration, Conc: Fly
Rowan	22
Makari	19
Morg	19	Inspiration
Reavers	16
Moonclaw	15
Guard	15
Gorm	15
Magdrak	3	Inspiration, Hex (disadv on Dex saves), Conc: Magic Weapon
Durik	2
Reash/serpent (F)	2	Conc: Hex

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Makari couldn't easily see any other guards or bandits around at the moment, and had lost sight of most of his allies as well. He frowned a little and then decided he would see what he could see a further away. He moved quickly up the far set of stars along going up the wall he was on.

OOC: Move and Dash to around T-40.

Morg swims as fast as he can towards Magdrak, kicking hard above the surface of the water to try and attract the serpent's attention.

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Move: swim towards Magdrak.

Action: dash: swim towards Magdrak.

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Last Round Action

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Magdrak looks at the elemental creature attacking him, and he snarls.  "First fire, and now water!"  He swings his magical weapon twice in succession, attempting to end the battle quickly.

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OOC:

Maintain concentration (Magic Weapon)
Attack with Battleaxe x2 (Action)
Hit AC 25 for 9 Slashing
Hit AC 22 for 13 Slashing

14:10, Today: Magdrak rolled 25 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 17.  Attack with Battleaxe.
14:10, Today: Magdrak rolled 22 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 14.  Attack with Battleaxe.
14:10, Today: Magdrak rolled 9 using 1d8+5 with rolls of 4.  Damage with Battleaxe. (Slashing)
14:10, Today: Magdrak rolled 13 using 1d8+5 with rolls of 8.  Damage with Battleaxe. (Slashing)


Current HP: 41/51
Lay on Hands: 20/25
Channel Divinity: 1/1
Current Spells:
1st: 4/4
2nd: 1/2

Between the frothing water and the thrashing dwarf, Tana couldn't get a clear shot.  She fired off two more pulses of magic, striking the water harmlessly and sending up two more spurts.

Rowan swims to aj34