Randall doesn’t like their positioning here.  Even if they get the drop on whoever is up there, the are jumbled up on a staircase with the opponent above them.  It’s bad footing.

For now he waits to see how the unseen target responds.  If they seem to be taking the bait, Randall will wait with the others hoping to spring a surprise attack and just deal with the adverse footing.  If it sounds like the opponent isn’t taking the bait, or may be calling for help, Randall is prepared to rush up the stairs to get on equal footing with the foe.

"

YOU DARE DISTURB MY HUNT FOR THIS?"

The door at the top of the staircase smashes open and you see Jolly, but not quite as you remember. He appears to be much more muscular and his face is one of a boar, it's muzzle and tusks red with blood.

He sees you and roars.  "You! I will finish what my fools couldnt"

 Initiative for Jolly: 6

Initiative for group (averaging for simplicity): 9

Slightly (okay, who am I kidding...mostly) confused about the new look for Jolly, Shrek none-the-less hurls two well aimed javelins at the boar-ing beast:

• Javelin Attack #1: 21 Damage: 5
• Javelin Attack #2: 14 Damage: 8

Both of Shreks javelins solidly hit Jolly, one in the torso and one in the shoulder. Sadly, neither one penetrates his skin, and they both fall harmlessly to the ground.

Shrek's jaw drops, when he sees his javelin's fall harmlessly to the ground.  A confused "Huh?" escapes his gaping maw. 

Arcana to see if he figures out what the heck is going on: 1

Shrek can see a faint red aura around Jolly and knows he should be very wary of this but doesn't really know what it means.He seems to recall a giant rat he tried to befriend once that he had to leave alone when it wanted to fight but hr couldn't hurt it

Melchor arcana check: 22

Melchor's eyes go wide as he puts together the full moon with this half boar creature. He has never encountered one before but ....

"DO NOT LET IT WOUND YOU. That is a lycanthrope. If it infects you, you will become one. I assure you you do not want that"

"Lie can throat?  What dis?" Shrek whispers to Melchor.

Olaerys sees this unfold and comprehends Melchior’s words.  He has heard tales of such creatures, but has never seen one himself.  He looks disheartened to see Shrek’s javelins fall to the ground, apparently ineffective.  “My Lord Helm, guide my hand and lead us out of danger!”  He seems very intent to guide them out of this alive, and if javelins and other usual weapons won’t do the trick, he would like to try magic instead.  

Olaerys holds up his shield and presents an attitude and positioning of defense against the creature.  For his action, he casts hold person on the wereboar, attempting to paralyze it.  DC 15 wisdom save to defeat this effect.  “Tie it up if it freezes!  Let’s bind it!”  If he has any action left, he would pull out some rope to accomplish the task. 

If Olaerys' spell appears to work, Randall will do his best to try to bind the creature.

Should the spell fail, Randall instead raises his shield and tries to protect himself and his allies from this dangerous monster.

[Randall's action is to dodge and he will preserve his reaction to use Protection fighting style to impose disadvantage on the first attack against an ally within 5'.]

Jolly wisdom save: 20

Olaerys spell has no effect whatsoever on Jolly. He laughs, menacingly. "Is that all? You are WEAK."

Melchor, knowing how dangerous things are here, strains to cast a spell, clearly stretching hus current abilities: "Chromo!" and violent looking ball of energy leaps towards Jolly:

Attack: 13 Damage: 18

The ball screams towards Jolly crackling with electricity. It explodes on impact, searing him with charged zaps and setting your hair on end.

Jolly screams in unexpected pain and charges Randall, tusks first:

Attack: 9 Damage: 18

If hit I need a con save and a str save.

He the swings a nasty looking maul at him almost in the same motion:

Attack: 17 Damage: 12

Looking again, I need that str save anyways. In the case it fails, Randall is knocked prone and the maul attack lands clean (17 was the lower of 2, and being prone negates the disadvantage)

STR save: 24

Olaerys is undeterred, and thinks of a second option to help.  He moves around Jolly to where he is behind him and flanking him.  He shouts at him in an odd voice that reverberates, and he commands Jolly to drop his maul.  (DC 15 wisdom save to resist this effect)  If he does drop his maul, Olaerys bends down and picks it up.  

As a bonus action, using his mastery of his shield, he uses it to shove Jolly and knock him off balance, forcing him prone.  

Shield master shove (Athletics) : 19 

In a tricky bit of maneuvering, Olaerys uses the wall for leverage and kind of catapults himself over and behind Jolly on the staircase.

Jolly AOO; Attack: 22 Damage: 8

Wis save: 20

Shove contest: 11

(Uh. Oh. I'll need a con save from Olaerys Godspeed)

Olaerys feels a nasty gouge in his abdomen as he launches over. Jolly surpringly, even to him, drops his maul, looking down at it in confusion. He's still doing so when a shield smashes him from behind, knocking him to his knees..

Ankita picks up the maul that Jolly drops before he gets a chance to grab it again and stuffs it in her bag.  She then holds her palms up towards Jolly and brings them together, a flash of light streaks towards the wereboar as she casts guiding bolt towards him.  

Attack: 27 Damage: 15