// If someone has already signaled them to advance the Elon will try to get to the gate and open it. Since Elon is the fastest, it only make sense that the Olympic Monk gets our reinforcements inside to help.//

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//BTW Rex is currently using his sword's +3 bonus for defense//

 Then I suppose you and Talvus would be good to cover the rear while Solomon and Evelyn provide some suppressing fire just ahead of you :)

Top of the order! I believe Elon is sprinting ahead to scout and/or open the eastern gate since it seems someone decided to prematurely signal the advance for you. That would put Solomon as next up.

Thinking quickly, Solomon rapidly traces along his armor while muttering, “Please be a good one,” under his breath. Reckless Casting Lvl 4! (3 and 1. Choosing 6: Ice Storm.) The runes along Solomon’s armor glow a dull blue as his arm seems to move on its own and cast a rune above the shield soldiers in a 20 foot cylinder. Hail and sleet rain down on them for 6 bludgeoning damage and 9 cold damage, or half on a successful Dex Save. The area is now difficult terrain! Solomon laughs at the spectacle and marks down some quick notes, “Well, that’s much better!” Solomon will then keep moving with the group.

The gatehouse is an enclosed structure made of stone and wood meant to provide defense against armies breaking in. The soldiers are unaffected by the pelting sleet and ice, but they are quick to stop their charge when they see the danger outside the door.

(Quick note: Evelyn is taking cover using the gatehouse. She would be effectively trapped or rained-on unless Solomon were to wait for her to be clear...)

Elon19, Solomon17, Tadriel(76)16, Soldiers10(238)15, Talvus(216)14, Mystery(99)13, Evelyn7, Rex4

OOC: This is what I get for skimming descriptions haha

Tadriel turns and rushes down the street along the wall. His speed is incredible, surpassed only by Elon.

The crossbowmen take aim and fire at Solomon and Rex:

Solomon: 19 for 10, 17 for 3, 4 for 4

Rex: 8 for 11, 9 for 6, 23 for 10

Crit vs. Solomon: 7 extra dmg

Solomon has the breath knocked out of him and he stumbles for a moment with a wheeze before recovering, “I think these guys are a little more trained than the gnolls, Rex!”

Talvus rushes toward the gatehouse and stops short of the ice storm, "Solomon, drop the spell, I'll hold them back!" He waves Evelyn to rush out and get moving once the path is clear.

Like the one that hit Talvus before, an arrow sails at Rex from deep within the city. When a cloud moves away from the moon, you can make out a figure standing on a rooftop. It seems odd, they must be at least 200 yards away! (30 for 64). The arrow is no larger than a longbow's projectile, but it slams you like siege artillery. The force of the impact is so great it causes your mind to reel momentarily. Through a mild ringing, you can hear Talvus yelling to you, "Move! Move! She's going to kill us all in the open like this!"

Evelyn is up!

Elon19, Solomon17, Tadriel(76)16, Soldiers10(238)15, Talvus(216)14, Mystery(99)13, Evelyn7, Rex4

OOC: It’s actually not concentration, it just happens for a round

(Ahh noted)

Evelyn is trapped between a bit of a rock and a hard place. Pounding Ice Storm on one side, and four soldiers who have reached the top of the stairs. What will she do?

Is Evelyn still hidden or have they spotted her? Due to her cloak they have disadvantage to find her.(but I'm not sure what exactly the interior of the gatehouse looks like.)

It's an enclosed structure, about 20'x15'. A staircase sits 15' in from where you are against the interior side (toward the fort, not the outside). A ladder runs up the wall 10' from you leading to the gatehouse roof. Window slits line the walls facing in and out of the city, and miscellaneous furniture dots the room. The. Last of the soldiers has reached the top, but none have seen you thanks to your cloak and the darkness of night.

Can she hold her action til the ice stops pounding down on them, then she'll make a run for it.

Doing a quick headcount, Rex realizes Evelyn has been left behind. He moves back towards the gatehouse using his full movement but stopping short of the ice storm, takes low cover behind the wall and will dodge.

OOC: Btw, the ice isn’t actually still causing damage, it now has only made the ground difficult terrain, like a fireball

If its over, then Evelyn will dash out and follow the rest.

 Evelyn slides across the difficult, icy terrain with some stumbling, but Talvus takes her and gives an encouraging push. "Rex, you may want to keep that shield up for the entire way to the next gate. I'm sorry to have brought you into this; these are demons from my past and I had feared they may turn up."

(Is it safe to assume Elon is Dashing? Would anyone like to take actions other than Dodge or Dash in the next round?)

Solomon will continue to run with the group, no objections here.