BEAR whips out their rapier and stabs at the skelly right in front of them. Anyone looking in that direction may note that the constructs movements are not quite as smooth as they once were.

Initiative 23 (nat 20)
Movement- none
Rapier attack 18
Damage 13 (6 + 8 sneak)

Rolls
13:47, Today: B.E.A.R. rolled 18 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 13.  Rapier attack.
13:48, Today: B.E.A.R. rolled 6 using 1d8+3 with rolls of 3.  rapier damage
13:49, Today: B.E.A.R. rolled 8 using 2d6 with rolls of 6,2.  sneak attack.

Keely felt the rhythm of the battle in time with her heartbeat.

*Slash*

*parry*

*spin*

*deflect*

The bladestaff whirled its dance of death as the warrior princess screamed her fury.

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Active	Rage
Action	ROLL: Keely Navila rolled 9 using 2d20+3, dropping the lowest dice only ((4,6)).  Attack: Bladestaff (Reckless)
	ROLL: Keely Navila rolled 9 using 2d4+3 ((4,2)). Damage: Bladestaff (Raging)
Bonus	ROLL: Keely Navila rolled 14 using 2d20+3, dropping the lowest dice only ((11,4)).  Bonus Attack: Bladestaff (Reckless)
	ROLL: Keely Navila rolled 4 using 1d4+3 ((1)). Bonus Damage: Bladestaff (Raging)
Reaction	Opportunity Attack, if presented

Vyn summoned fire, hoping to feed his magical flames with the fuel of twig blight corpses.

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Concentration	Create Bonfire
Action	cast Create Bonfire on the square east of me - Dex 14 vs 5 Fire to the twig blight
Rolls	13:07, Today: Vyn'al Ethinos rolled 5 using 1d8.  Create Bonfire, Dex 14
Bonus	if that kills it, and I can use Telekinesis to pull Skeleton 3 into the effect - Str 14 to resist
Move	None
Reaction
Rolls

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Despite some jerky movements, B.E.A.R. skillfully switched weapons and caught the skeleton facing it right under the jaw, fracturing the neck bones, causing the head to fall off. (Skeleton 3 is dead)

The Bugbear could be heard bellowing in the side room [Language unknown: "Din, i icof has io wheto!"]

The twig blight facing Vyn'al swiped at the wizard, scoring another hit (Vyn'al is hit for 3 damage)

Unfettered by the scratch, the elf magically lit a bonfire under the twig blight roasting it instantly, the escaping gases sounding almost like a scream for a second (Twig blight 3 is dead).

The two skeletons that saw the light coming from the cleric's holy symbol turned tail, one fleeing in the side room, and the other going through the south door (not on the map anymore). Keely reacted too slowly and missed her attack. (AO failed)

The  final twig blight tried to slash at Brankx but the hard wood "fingers" slipped in the armor, leaving some splinters.

Erky's arrow flew in the open door and hit a goblin moving to wake up one of the sleeping ones (goblin 2 is hit for 6 damage). Having no targets, Ken strayed put.

Keely made short work of the twig blight beside her and Brankx, clearing the room from all enemies, leaving only the fleeing skeleton to the south and the monsters in the side room. The blood thirsty woman moved towards the side room.

This relative calm allowed the dwarven cleric to ask his god to heal his wounds.


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Brankx wasted no time, catching up to the warrior woman, and seeing the enemies he held his hand out and spoke again in dwarvish. [Language unknown: "Aveouslesratstr om fihoit"] A bolt of pure white energy towards the bugbear. The shot however missed and slammed against the wall.

"DAMNIT!" he cursed

Initiative	Brankx rolled 2 using 1d20 with rolls of 2.  iniative.
Move	None
Action	Cast Guiding bolt at Bugbear
	Brankx rolled 9 using 1d20+4.  Guiding Bolt.
Bonus	None

Raging, the battle-song howling in her head, Keely charged into the room, in the middle of the pack of goblins, bladestaff whirling.  She stabbed the sleeping goblin in the chest, and then continued on to the prone goblins.

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Active Effects	Rage
Move	15 feet into the room
Action	ROLL: Keely Navila rolled 19 using 2d20+3, dropping the lowest dice only ((16,11)). Attack: Bladestaff (Sleeping Target)
	ROLL: Keely Navila rolled 12 using 4d4+3 ((4,2,1,2)). Damage: Bladestaff (Sleeping Target, Raging)
Bonus	ROLL: Keely Navila rolled 9 using 2d20+3, dropping the lowest dice only ((6,6)). Bonus Attack: Bladestaff (Prone Target)
	ROLL: Keely Navila rolled 7 using 1d4+3 ((4)). Bonus Damage: Bladestaff

"Gods above, look at all the blood."  The gnome surveyed the carnage - the scattered bodies of skeletons and twig blights.  "Wait a minute ...   Oh well, it sounded good."

Curious as to what more might be in the room beyond the doorway - but not brave enough to get any nearer - Erky sidled north along the back wall.  His loyal mechanical followed  his movement, protective as ever of his creator.  Then the gnome spied the big goblin.  "Oh my.  That's a big one," he said, redundantly echoing his narrative voice.  And he loosed another magic arrow through the doorway.

OoC:
 Target: Big goblin near the back of the octagonal room.
 Move Action: Might have to move 10ft north for LOS.
 Standard action: Attack w/Bow
 Bonus action: None.
 Free action: None.
 Reaction: None.

Erky Timbers rolled 24 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 19.  Attack w/Bow.
Erky Timbers rolled 9 using 1d6+3 with rolls of 6.

Vyn put a hand out toward the flames, the pulled it back, and the flames coalesced into an orb of flame in front of him. He moved up near the door and send the flames toward the bugbear who was busy waking the goblins. As the flames roared up, Vyn stepped back to clear the area for those who would attack from afar.

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Concentration	Create Bonfire
Move	15 feet to the doorway, cast the spell, then move 10 ft West
Action	Cast Create Bonfire on the Bugbear. Dex 14 vs 5 Fire
Rolls	21:49, Today: Vyn'al Ethinos rolled 5 using 1d8.  Create Bonfire, Dex 14

BEAR, feeling quite accomplished at this point, approaches the first goblin and runs him through with their rapier.

Movement - 30 ft to gobbo 1
Attack with rapier - 18
Damage - 20 (11 + 9)
Bonus - Dash (assuming the goblin went down) 10' back outside the door

Rolls:
07:30, Today: B.E.A.R. rolled 18 using 2d20+5, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 13,5.  rapier attack on prone gobbo.
07:31, Today: B.E.A.R. rolled 11 using 1d8+3 with rolls of 8.  rapier damage.
07:32, Today: B.E.A.R. rolled 9 using 2d6 with rolls of 6,3.  sneak attack damage.

B.E.A.R. moved in the room and the last thing that goblin one saw, after his magical nap, was the point of a rapier penetrating its eye, before destroying its brain. (goblin 1 is dead)

The Bugbear, seeing how the small army he had assembled just got destroyed, decided to try to force his way out of the death trap, eliciting opportunity attacks from B.E.A.R. (hits for 8 damage), Keely (missed) and Brankx (hits for 8 damage) fleeing up to the north door. (Bugbear moves and dashes)

Vyn'al, seeing his intended target bursting to get out, decided to stay put and erected a bonfire in its path, that the bugbear ran straight into. (bugbear fails Dex save, 5 fire damage)

The click-clacking of skeletal feet could still be heard fleeing the scene from the south. (skeleton 4 is turned)

The curious Erky wondered about the size of the bugbear but it would not do that it was fleeing, so he took an magical arrow and pinned it on the north door, like a huge insect in a collection (bugbear is dead)

Keely went into the room and started mopping up the remaining goblins...

<ooc> At this point its almost irrelevant to do another combat round, you're gonna make mincemeat of them... Combat is over, all the enemies are defeated

Brankx took a breath as the last enemy was dispatched, he stood there, breathing heavily, his axe dripping blood he looked around. "So much fer their surprise." He muttered. Then he looked at Keely. "That, lass is why we think before runnin' in blindly."

"And yet, the result is the same<" Keely shot back.  "Let's see if we can salvage this and work out where they came from, so we can track this Belak-character down."

Keely began looking around for tracks one more, hoping they hadn't been obliterated by the combat.
ROLL: Keely Navila rolled 8 using 1d20+3 ((5)). Survival

Vyn'al looked for signs of where to go. Following tracks wasn't a strength of his, but he had a fair eye for spotting them in the first place.

07:24, Today: Vyn'al Ethinos rolled 17 using 1d20+4.  Perception

The group gave a quick look to the rooms to the south of the ambush site, finding 2 rooms with the same sickly gardens, to the south and the east. The way forward seems to be going north.

"Did you see that, Ken.  It tried to run away."  A faint, reddish glow pulsed from the palms of his hands as the gnome ran them over the rent and damaged sections of his creation.  "Goes to show that they aren't crazy."

A glance over one shoulder revealed the others seemingly still in pursuit of the mysterious Belak.  That, and the litter of bodies scattered across the floor.  "I wonder if any of them have something worth taking," speculated the gnome.

OoC: Use Mending to heal Ken.  Back to full.  One minute taken.

Erky Timbers rolled 10 using 2d6 with rolls of 6,4.  Mending.

Brankx frowns at Keely and places a hand on her shoulder. "Don't be quick ter assume all will go in our favour lass - remember th' cat? She was quick ter move without thinkin' and look where it got her."

He looked her in the eyes. "I don't say this ter scolde ye lass, i say it becase despite me gruffness, i care about ye and don't want ter see ya killed." He removed his hand. "...just think before ye jump lass. I won't always be here."

He let the gnome search the bodies, as he cleaned off his axe and waited near teh north door. "If any o' ye need rest, i suggest we hold up in one o' these rooms and try patch up our wounds. If not, lets get this done."

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<OOC: Short rest?>

Keely brushed off the dwarf's hand with a grunt.  She clearly wasn't ready to hear it, despite him probably right.  She stoked her fury, banking it for a time when it could be unleashed in full.

The party continued north, discovering a large octogonal room with the same sickly garden in it. A door in the south west quadrant is closed.

Erky's search of the dead creatures mostly found some agricultural equipment, but the bugbear was carrying a pouch containing 5 gold pieces and 17 silver pieces.
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"I don't need the rest, but I'm not opposed, if anyone else feels that they do."

Keely moved to check the other door before she turned back to the others.
OOC: is the door locked?  Does it open into the room, or out of the room?  Just thinking in terms of bracing the door against entry.

"Are we resting?  Again?"  The quirk of the gnome's mouth suggested a shrug.  Then he nodded, gave Ken a comradely pat on the shoulder, and pocketed the coin from the bugbear.  "This last little set to did its best to bloody us a bit.  And it would be in our better interest to be at our best when we encounter this Belak fellow."

Keely checked the door, finding it unlocked. It opened towards the octogonal room and revealed a wide corridor, ending with a domed room. Dragon-carved granite blocks line this chamber’s walls and ceiling, though many are crumbled and broken, leaving stony debris on the floor. A huge marble statue of a rearing red dragon stands in the curve of the western wall. The eye sockets of the dragon are empty, but a red glow lingers there, providing reddish light throughout the chamber. The radiance casts an inky shadow behind the statue’s wide wings. A five-foot-diameter, circular tile of dark stone is set in the floor in front of the dragon statue. Runes are carved around the circular tile’s inner edge.

Keely shut the door, and set her back to it, sliding to the ground.  "The way ahead is clear for now," she said.  "If we're going to rest and tend to our wounds, this is a good place to do it.  Master dwarf, if you could block the other door, anyone else would have a hard time getting in."

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OOC: Short rest in the octagonal room.

The party spent the next hour resting, nothing disturbing their rest, save the dripping sound of a crude irrigation system.

ROLL: Keely Navila rolled 22 using 2d12+6 ((6,10)).  Short Rest HD Healing.
OOC: Brings me back up to full (48hp).

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Keely spent the hour wiping away at the edges of her wounds with a damp cloth, and binding the more serious ones.  Nothing was life-threatening, but she knew that goblins sometimes fouled their weapons intentionally, and she didn't want any chance for infection to set in.  When she was done, she got to her feet and opened the door into the corridor leading to the dragon statue.  "Let's go," she said brusquely, and led the way.