Maric let's out a loud roar in advance of attacking the strange creature with the hooked beak.

Morgan swung at the owlbear, but the beaky boy swatted the blade aside. (miss)

Talin reached into the darkness of the old gods, bidding a creature of insanity and fear to heed his call, and channeled the invitation into the owlbear's mind. The owlbear roared as it stared into an alien world it knew nothing about, and ran. (15 damage to owlbear) It ran south, then seeing an exit to the outside, turned west to flee the castle grounds all together. Morgan, you get an opportunity attack against the owlbear.

Maric rips into two more goblins, and ends two more lives. (G6 and G7 are dead)

Beatrice ends another goblin life with a rage-fueled rapier through the eyeball. (G8 is dead)

Goblin 4 tries to stab Maric again, but the jab is weaker than a child's. (miss)
Goblin 6 is killed by Maric.
Goblin 7 is killed by Maric.
Goblin 8 is killed by Betty.

The Grick drops Beatrice off to the side as the tentacles lash out toward Maric instead. They cut twist around the bear's fur, but find no purchase on his skin. (miss)

The Owlbear regains control of it's mind (if Morgan's OA doesn't kill it), and seeing that it is free of the castle, ignores the battle inside and rushes off in search of freedom. (Owlbear is removed from combat)

Round 5

Bearic doesn't find purchase from his bite, but his two claws rend and rip the creature.

22:36, Today: Maric Arumae rolled 11 using 2d6+4 with rolls of 2,5.  Damage.

22:35, Today: Maric Arumae rolled 18 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 12.  To hit or not to hit,

The odds now more firmly in their favor, and running short on health and patience, Betty grows reckless in her attacks, turning to target the remaining Goblin while hopefully leaving the grick's demise to her hero, Bearic. She slashes wildly at the goblin, a fierce, flurry of swipes that catches the offending creature quite off guard. Finally, she strikes deep into his chest, piercing his heart and causing a spray of blood to spurt out and shower her when she withdraws the blade.

Today: Beatrice Thornhall rolled 8,5,9 using 1d20+4,1d20+4,1d8+6 ((Damage)).
Today: Beatrice Thornhall rolled 23 using 1d20+4 ((Attack - luck reroll)).

Morgan doesn't bother striking out at the owlbear. An enemy that flees the fight is just as good as one that is taken out of action more permanently.

She heads into the other chamber, to save Betty from the slimy tentacle thing. She sinks her sword into the creature's slimy side, and at the same time tries to distract it from the tasty halfling snack it was enjoying.

OOC: Attack grick (with magic sword), hit for 16 total damage

14:04, Today: Morgan Ironwolf rolled 3 using 1d8.  Maneuvering Attack Superiority Die.

14:02, Today: Morgan Ironwolf rolled 22,13 using 1d20+6,1d8+6.  attack grick/damage.

Morgan leaves the owlbear alone and stalks toward the grick instead. The goblin standing near the door took a stab at her, but she knocked it aside like it was nothing. When she reached the tentacled beast, Talon sliced deeply into the creature's wormy flesh, opening a deep gash. (16 damage to the Grick)

Talin ran off in pursuit of the owlbear, but gave up when he saw it had chosen to flee entirely.

Maric swiped his claws into the wound Morgan had just opened, and tore straight through the thing's heart. (Grick takes 11 damage, reduced to 6 and is dead)

Beatrice threw caution to the wind, slashes wildly at the goblin, a fierce, flurry of swipes that catches the offending creature quite off guard. Finally, she strikes deep into his chest, piercing his heart and causing a spray of blood to spurt out and shower her when she withdraws the blade. (G4 takes 9 damage and is dead))

Goblin 4 was killed by Betty.
The Grick was killed by Maric (thanks to Morgan).
The Owlbear flees back into the wilderness.

Combat is over.

Bearic turns to Maric; as soon as he changes form he looks around and says, "Who needs healing?"

Betty answers by dropping from her rage induced mania and collapsing unconsciously to the floor.

Cure wounds: 8 points of healing for Betty.

"Who else needs healing?" he demands.

Morgan looks at the torn, bloody mess that is her side. "I think I need some too. And an armorer."

The veteran soldier takes the time to clean her blade before sheathing it, then sinks down to the floor to recover.

"I can't help you with the armor, but I can at lease offer some healing."

Putting thought to action, he lays hands upon Morgan's wounds. Cures 5pts of damage off of Morgan.

"Does anyone need more healing? Or can you make it back to the inn under your own power.

"I'll be fine, Maric. Thank you."

Don't tough it out, lass. I've got enough for two more spells. I suspect both you and Betty could get another shot. Then I can recoup over four hours and have my full stack of spells ready...in case I need them. We just have to make sure that we get back to the inn in a timely fashion, so that I can take the full rest."

"Well, then, lay it on me. If we face more creatures on our way back to town, I'll probably need it. Before we leave, though, I also need some time to rest."

"Okay, that's five more points of healing for Morgan."

"That's 4 points healing for Betty, to add to her total."

At the second healing spell, Betty's eyes flutter open. It takes her a moment to regain her senses, but she eventually does so. When her eyes finally focus, they find Maric.

She springs into action, moving across the distance between them to tackle him with her small body. She clings to him tightly and, after a moment, he feels the wetness on his clothes where her tears soak through them.

"You're okay, little bit. Your okay. Its going to be alright. I think we've decided to head to the inn and take stock. I need some rest too. I am very weary."

Pulling a kerchief from his kit, he wiped her cheeks and chin and asked, "Can you make it to the inn, or would you prefer me to carry you. Be aware, I'd have to carry you in my bipedal form...I used up my growl. But you are a tiny one...I think I'll be alright."

He offers a grin to Betty and nods. To the others he said, "If you can watch our flanks, I think we can take care of the front."

She sat stunned for a long moment while he tended and spoke to her. His response to her affection was to treat her like a child. While that destroyed her inside, the shame and embarrassment quickly welled up to consume her before the sadness could. Her cheeks flushed as nearly bright crimson as her eyes and she pushed quickly away from him. She cast a look between Maric and Morgan, then quickly turned her back to the both of them.

"HMPH! I'll be fine, of course." she scolded, quickly wiping the tears from her eyes. She then busied herself with cleaning the blood from her blade before sheathing it.

Stupid. Stupid move. Weak. Pathetic.
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Maric was speechless. He tried to say something, but the words wouldn't come out. Finally he said, "Fine then, maybe next time I'll just use my healing for myself."

Betty stiffened and flinched as if struck, her back still towards the rest of the party. She stands unmoving for a long moment afterwards as Maric's words spin around and around in her mind.

Finally, she sheathes her rapier slowly, the steel-on-steel tearing the silence in the room. She turns, then, and walks slowly towards the door they entered, intending to follow the path taken by Talin and the Owlbear.

"All right." she mutters, softly, as she passes Maric.

Morgan growls, "Hold on, Sleeping Beauty. I need some rest before we head out."

OOC: We need at least a short rest before heading back to town.

Maric nods once at Morgan. Regardless of the foibles of others, there was still a mission left unfinished. He calls out to Betty, "Don't leave this area. I'll go look for Talin. The rest of you get some rest. When I get back, I'll need four hours and I'll be set."

"No. I'll find Talin." Betty says, sharply. She brooks no retort as she leaves to find their errant party member.

"You are a stubborn woman, Betty. Now's not the time to show your ass. If you have something to say, then let's talk privately...after we get Talin and everyone else secured."

"Running off in a fit of pique is sure way to get yourself killed. And even though I'm angry with you, I would not want to see you hurt."
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