(Eron uses heroic inspiration to make Karg reroll his 17 if he can do that.)

if not he falls unconscious.

[Did you account for the Healing Word from Sylraeth last round?]

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[Did you account for the Healing Word from Sylraeth last round?]

 Yes the attack left him at exactly 0

[I'm going to leave Eron's condition up to HunterOrien.  I think a long rest might have been missed as he should still be at 18 hp by my reckoning.

So Eron is either upright and able to take his turn, or he's down and needs to make his first Death Save.

Meanwhile... ]

Gideon Rusk, beginning to feel the ill effects of this battle, squares up with the dancing elf in front of him, rapier at the ready.

• Rapier Attack:  28  Piercing Damage:  15
• Rapier Attack:  22  Piercing Damage:  8

Having watched her graceful, magically-enhanced footwork, he moves in time to the rhythm.  When the moment is right, he strikes... or appears to.  It's a feint, and his real blow lands not where Fane was, but just where she was moving to.  It's a devastating strike - a mortal wound surely for anyone less skilled at defense.  He strikes again, just evading her defenses... though shield would be enough to counter this second blow.  [I presume Fane casts shield?  I will assume so.]

He purses his lips when the spell deflects his follow up blow.  "Now, that's not fair," he says coldly, locked back in on his duel.

[Arlynn is up, then Sylraeth and then Fane again at the top of the next round...]

[Yep she'll shield, her AC is 26 while shielded and dancing, FYI...]

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[I'm going to leave Eron's condition up to HunterOrien.  I think a long rest might have been missed as he should still be at 18 hp by my reckoning.

Meanwhile... ]

 

We should have  started this fight with full resources / HPs.

The young blue-haired half-elf unleashes yet another azure beam of eldritch crackling force from her tentacle-shaped wand towards the clumsily moving slaver.

Eldritch Blast: 27 Force: 10 + Necrotic: 1

The massive tentacle keeps thrashing at the slaver.

Tentacle: 19 Cold: 11 + speed reduced by 10 feet until start of next turn.

(Extra crit damage 4 + 2)

Eron stumbles from the massive gashes opened up by Karg’s vicious axe.  An older wound has been reopened a touch of infection stains his already bloody armor with a darker ichor…  

Action attack longsword 18 to hit for 6 slashing damage plus 2 favored foe & Hamstring. Once per turn when you hit a creature with an attack that deals Slashing damage, you can reduce the Speed of that creature by 10 feet until the start of your next turn.

Bonus action attack light hammer 20 to hit 6 bludgeoning damage

Arlynn's next bolt doesn't miss.  It slams squarely into Gideon's chest, snapping ribs and dropping his guard.  He fails to parry the lashing tentacle, and in the cold grip of its tendril, he collapses to the ground, choking on wheezing, fading breaths.

Sylraeth slowly approaches the swordsman, looking down on the body with a mixture of contempt and pity.  At last she kneels beside him... hesitates... and touches his chest.  The unconscious man's gasps slow but then even out and stabilize.  

[Sylraeth casts spare the dying.

Fane is up!]

Both of Eron's blows connect, drawing blood but not causing terrible concern to the raging dwarf.

Seeing the elf stabilize the man, Fane see's no reason to go for the kill, instead, her and Leo will move to the dwarf to help Eron.

She will stand on the opposite side of Eron and attack the dwarf.

19 dmg: 10

BA: 17 dmg: 3

[Her shield drops, AC is 21, will shield if she get's hit, or absorb elements if that makes sense]

The big dwarf reels under the sudden precision of Eron's and Fane's attacks.   Karg is bleeding from a half-dozen places now—his shoulder pierced by Fane’s bolts, his ribs bruised by Eron’s hammer.  But the old dwarf stands firm in the shadow of his tower, planted like bedrock.  He looks across the battlefield at his fallen subordinate and then roars.

"You want this Keep?" he snarls, blood flecking his beard as he hefts his axe once more.  "Then come take it!"

With a roar that echoes across the broken walls, Karg wheels toward Fane, his axe raised high and eyes blazing with fury.

• Greataxe Attack:  26  Slashing Damage:  17

[Unless I'm mistaken that hits even if shield were deployed.  And also enough to drop Fane unconcious.]

He swings with brutal precision, the first strike cleaving into Fane before she can dance out of the away.  The blade catches her just below the collarbone and sends her crashing to the stones.

"One down!" he bellows, voice hoarse but triumphant, before turning his fury back on Eron. 

• Greataxe Attack:  19  Slashing Damage:  8

The second swing meets steel as the ranger raises his blade just in time—but not quite enough.  The axe crashes past the parry and into Eron’s side, sending him staggering, hurt but still conscious.

The rest of the party closes in, but Karg does not retreat.  He plants his feet wide, his axe dripping red, teeth bared in a grim, bloodstained grin.  The warm wind whips through his beard, the sky full of mist and sea spray.

"Go on, then!" he growls through gritted teeth, eyes wild.  "Karg Ironvein is done kneeling!  I claimed this stone keep.  ME!  You don't have what it takes to bring me down!"  

[Eron is up, then Arlynn and then Sylraeth.]

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[Unless I'm mistaken that hits even if shield were deployed.  And also enough to drop Fane unconcious.]

[You are correct on both accounts. I thought of misty stepping away but hey, 26 AC is pretty good at level 4, right? ... :) ]

Eron’s eyes go wild as Fane drops slightly dazed as the axe turns on him Eron is hurt but overwhelmed with a seething anger at this unyielding foe…

Attack longsword 19 to hit for 16 slashing damage and a hamstring effect.

Bonus action attack light hammer 23 for 7 bludgeoning.

"Please, help Fane if you can?" Arlynn says quickly to Sylraeth as her olven companion falls to the ferocious onslaught by Karg, desperation in her tone now.

The young blue-haired half-elf then places her hex on Karg before unleashing an azure beam of eldritch crackling force from her tentacle-shaped wand towards him.

Eldritch Blast: 27 Force: 8 + Necrotic: 2

The massive tentacle moves closer to the raging dwarf and thrashes at him.

Tentacle: 27 Cold: 11 + speed reduced by 10 feet until start of next turn.

(Hey, look at that, extra crit damage 8 + 6 and 6 )

[Yikes... is that 59 dmg between Eron and Arlynn?  Jeez.  He was just kidding around... ]

Seeing Fane brought low drives Arlynn and Eron to their very best.  In a flurry of steel and spell, they ravage the tall dwarf.  He coughs out what may have been a final curse, but Arlynn's tentacle strangles him before he can finish.  He falls to the ground, dead.

"Oh no!"  Sylraeth moves to Fane's side, whispering to the wild for her body to calm and her spirit to remain.  Sylraeth casts spare the dying.

[We are out of combat.  If not healed magically, Fane and the swordsman will wake in an hour with 1hp.]

"Eron, can you help Fane?" The young blue-haired half-elf says to her brave and resourceful ranger companion as she moves between the two slavers to make sure they are out of it, and also checking them for anything valuable.

Investigation if relevant: 9

Zzplorff meanwhile watches for any signs of the rest of the slavers returning from the marsh.

Eron drops to his knees at Fanes side placing both hands on her he reaches beyond himself gathering the power of nature he acts as the conduit for healing (cure wounds) restoring 14 hp.

Fanes eyes open, and her legs start moving, like she is still in her Bladesong dance, but quickly stop when she feels the burning pain. She sees Eron's magical healing doing it's job.

"Thanks" she says to him, "never underestimate a dwarf with an axe."

She get's to her feet and looks around. "Perhaps we should tie that one up, ask him some questions?" she says looking at the unconscious man, then over to Sylraeth.

"Oh and a reminder, I have a few potions on me that can heal, if I'm incapacitated again, feel free to take them and use them as you see fit, I trust you all."