((Sorry for the delay, guys! Here we go! Also, I am moving the dead orcs to the side of the map so it's clearer and easier to read!))

Khessa's mighty blow fells the remaining orc that was already in the room at the top of the stairs. He goes down with a grunt. The first orc down the hallway shrugs off Jasper's spell, but he has no time to savor this as Katarina cuts him down with her greatsword. The orc standing behind shrieks in pain as he is assaulted by first radiant light and then the chill of the grave. He stares in terror at the unnatural way Echo is standing on the ceiling. He shouts something in orcish and points at her. The rest of the orcs look at Echo with fear in their eyes, but they have nowhere to run!

The orc that pointed at Echo moves forward to attack Katarina (8 to hit, miss!) but his fear of Echo causes him to swing wildly, while the orc behind him throws a javelin at Echo (15 to hit, 8 dmg). You can hear more orcs shouting and cursing in the rooms off the hallway, but there is no room for their bulk, and they remain trapped.

Khessa and Jasper are up first, followed by Echo and Katarina!

Initiative:

Echo: 21
Katarina: 18
Orcs: 13
Khessa: 13
Tookrashk: 12
Jasper: 6

Battlemap!

(OOC: Not that it's very important, but just to be precise: Katarina wields a Greataxe, it's Khessa who fights with a Greatsword)

'Katarina is a skilled warrior and a valuable ally...and I'm really glad she's with us...But her tactical sense still has room for improvement!' thinks Khessa, finding her way blocked by her tabaxi friend who has rushed into the corridor.

(OOC: This is obviously just Khessa's in-character thought! I know Mister_Whisker made Katarina do this to be more sure of keeping her rage than her).

In that situation, the blonde arcane warrior cannot engage anyone in close combat! She then telepathically instructs Anator to fly briefly to distract the target, then releases a hand from the Greatsword's hilt, gesturing rapidly as she utters a short incantation, and magical fire streaks towards the orc already assaulted by first radiant light and then the chill of the grave!

(OOC: Anator takes the help, giving Khessa advantage on her next attack vs the injured Orc and she attacks him with Fire Bolt)

Fire Bolt: 25 Damage: 5 (fire)

As the magical fire sears the target, the tall adventurer tries to play off the fear Echo seems to have aroused and shouts at the surviving orcs, pointing at her: "Bow down to the Moon Girl, or you will all lose both body and soul! Can't you see that are we exterminating you one by one without even breaking a sweat? Our Lady of the Moon makes us invincible! Even a mighty manticore has joined us so as not to be destroyed! Take this last chance of yours to avoid a horrible fate - don't you will have others".

If you need a roll of Deception, Intimidation or Persuasion, Khessa has +0 (and no proficiency) in all her social skills... I roll 2 times; if you need a straight roll, consider the first; if the roll can be made with advantage, consider the best of the two. If no roll needed, just ignore.

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As Jasper unleashes his Sacred Flame, he sees Echo scurrying passed him on the ceiling. He’s a little unnerved by the sight but is more concerned by orcs in the hallway right now. Jasper squeezes passed Khessa to the left side of the hallway and begins to display some hand gestures towards the orcs at the far right end of the hallway. His hands doing so, creates a flow of light through the hallway. Ending with a divine incarnation, Jasper casts Spiritual Weapon behind Orc12. Jasper remembers the swords his tribe used and as such, the weapon appears as a four foot long Silver Khopesh Sword with glowing blue runes  on the blade. Immediately, the weapon attacks Orc12.

Spiritual Weapon Attack: 7  Damage(Force): 8

At Khessa's words, the remaining orcs look uncertainly at each other, but the orc in the back shouts at his comrades in orcish, and they manage to compose themselves, ready for the next attack.

The injured orc in the front howls in pain as the fire hits him square in the face. He is bleeding from several wounds and now pretty burnt as well. He slaps at his own face to put it out as Jasper summons a spectral weapon to harry the orcs from behind. Unfortunately, the first attack misses as the burly orc in back steps to one side.

Katarina continues hacking her way through the hallway.

She takes a swing at the orc in front of her with the greataxe, licking her chops almost hungrily as she looks at him.

Attack: 24 Damage: 7 (Slashing)

(Rolling with advantage because I assume that he was blinded by Katarina's radiant laser blast; if he is not blinded, Katarina just uses Reckless Attack)

Her burning beam of radiant death shoots out again to strike either Orc 11 or Orc 12 (whoever is still standing in front of her after her attack), dealing 3 Radiant damage on a failed DC 14 Con save.

All of the commotion in the hallway is just enough to effect Jasper’s aim on the far orc. And a javelin hitting his companion  Echo worries him that he drops his spear and prepares to channel Twilight Sanctuary.(On next turn obviously)

In the midst of battle, Echo grins when Khessa compliments her ability, "thanks! It is pretty cool-" She easily ducks out of the way from a swing by the nearby orc but is caught by on of the javelins, "yowch!"

Hissing a little from the minor wound, she enters after Katarina and Jasper onto the second floor, still perched menacingly on the ceiling. She follows Khessa's lead and yells out, "you'll regret turning your weapons on us!"

And she flings a shadowy dagger at the orc further down the hallway and reconjures another in her other hand in the same motion.

(thanks for the reminder!! I fully forgot she could just walk through ally space and get into the 2nd floor! now she's properly situated

for the 8 javelin damage, I made a concentration save for shadow blade - 15

and for the attack this turn: 23 to hit IF in dim light, otherwise it's a natural 1! please let me know if the current environment is considered dim light! damage: 7)

((I would say it's not dim light inside the farmhouse with the windows letting in sunshine.))

Katarina's assault fells the first orc, and she follows that up with a blast of radiant energy, which catches the orc behind. Jasper prepares to cast a spell, and Echo launches her shadow dagger at the orc in the hallway, but the orc dodges it and growls at her.

As the first orc falls, one of the orcs in a side room manages to squeeze his way into the hallway, literally stepping on his downed comrade as he does so. He swings his greataxe at Katarina (23 to hit, 7 dmg), and unfortunately it is a solid hit. The injured orc in the hallway decides to throw another javelin, this time at Khessa (24 to hit, 4 dmg).

You can still hear two more orcs stuck in one of the side rooms, shouting encouragement at their fellows in orcish.

Khessa and Jasper are up first, followed by Echo and Katarina!

Initiative:

Echo: 21
Katarina: 18
Orcs: 13
Khessa: 13
Tookrashk: 12
Jasper: 6

Battlemap!

Jasper focusing on his spells, presents his symbol to Selune and channels the sanctuary of her twilight embrace. A wave of dim light extends outward and mixes with the natural light in the room. Immediately after, Jasper brings his hand down in a slashing motion which brings the spectral khopesh down upon the orc again at the end of the hallway.

Spiritual Weapon Attack: 25 Damage(Force): 10

Khessa shoots a pitying look at the orc who hit her on the side with the thrown javelin, a blow all but nullified by the combination of metal armor first and Jasper's holy power then: "Hey, don't do that!" she says to the opponent, with a mocking tone "Don't you know that I'm ticklish?"

(OOC: Since that damage has just affected the temporary hp that we already had thanks to Jasper and that Jasper with his action has just restored them to us, the effect perceived by the Orcs I believe is just that - that the blow, however gone successful, had practically no effect!)

And in any case, the blonde arcane warrior also finds a moment to furtively murmur to her beloved elf: "Thank you dear! Feeling enveloped in your power always gives such a feeling of safety..."

'Come on my brother...' the tall adventuress then thinks, telepathically communicating with Anator 'You already know what to do! We are such a great couple!'

And as the bat flutters at eye level with the injured orc in the hallway (or the orc that attacked Katarina, if the other Orc has been killed by Jasper already), Khessa once again unleashes her magical fire.

(OOC: Anator takes the help, giving Khessa advantage on her next attack vs the target Orc - the wounded orc in the hallway, if he still lives, else the other one that attacked Katarina - and she attacks him with Fire Bolt)

Fire Bolt: 24 Damage: 7 (fire)

In Katarina's enraged state, she barely notices that she took a hit (I assume that the 7 damage was before applying resistance to Slashing damage). If anything, she just looks angrier as she lets out a ferocious snarl at the orcs.

Twilight Sanctuary 
Round 1~Temp HP Replace current if higher.  
Echo 4   
Katarina 7   
Khessa 4   
Jasper 9

Echo huffs as the dagger misses and dissipates entirely as it looks like it's about to hit the wall. She chucks another dagger at the same orc, this time, the knife plunges squarely into their chest, also dissipating like the previous blade but leaving behind a large gash.

Throwing another shadow blade!

rolled a nat20 to hit (24 altogether)!! 16 damage! (you can see I accidentally rolled a normal dagger damage in the game log haha)

edit: the dagger is aimed at orc12

Katarina does what she does best... she keeps charging down the hall like an absolute lunatic, attempting to slice Orc 8 in half with her Greateaxe, swinging her axe with incredible power and absolutely no regard for the fact that she's opening herself up to counter-attacks.

Attack: 15 (advantage from Reckless Attack and 1d4 from Bless, rolled in game log), Damage: 17 (rolled in game log, Rage +2 bonus damage added manually)

"Come! Let Katarina's blade taste your blood!" the feline snarls as she cleaves straight through the orc who just tried to replace his downed comrade.

She unleashes the laser at Orc 12 (assuming he is still alive at this point... not entirely sure which orc Echo just ended), dealing 6 Radiant damage and blinding him on a failed DC 14 Con save (if Orc 12 was already killed... Katarina will instead step over the bodies of the orcs she just cut down and block the doorway while targeting Orc 10 with the chest-laser).

(I think Echo killed Orc8 and Katarina finished off Orc12)

Jasper keeping his focus, he directs divine energy into Echo giving her 4 temp hit points. Jasper redirects the energy to Katarina giving her 7 temp hit points. “Is there more Katarina? Don’t kill them all! We need one alive.”

"Two still live..." Katarina replies, panting with both fury and glee as gore drips from her axe and the radiant glow of magic surrounds her. "And if wanting to stay alive they are... then drop their weapons and surrender they should. Lady Katarina of the Mystic Paws has already killed enough orcs that she has lost count of the souls she has sent to land of Ancestors..."

Katarina will attempt to Intimidate them, if that is an option.

Intimidate: 19 (rolled in game log)