The Blackmire Company: Campaign

Sim hears Diadochi and moves forward enough to get a shot at rune. And fires 

attack 11 Damage 7

Colossus Slayer 8

Hunter's Mark 4

Doubling over to catch her breath for a moment, Lafetha stands up and pulls her crossbow back out. She takes aim at Rune attack 9 damage 4

The Lion moves, it springing over towards Diadochi.  

"I gave you warning to leave, not to command your men.  Perhaps you need to be an example...."

It rakes it's claws towards DIadochi, bringing him into melee.

Claw Attack: 9 Damage: 4

Sim fires again. 

attack 13 Damage 3

Colossus Slayer 4

Hunter's Mark 1

please hit please hit please hit. 

Round 6 (End)

Summary: Rune takes two swings at Yaalin, before slipping out of the web and heading towards the Lion.  The stuck Abigail gets off a quick strike, cutting Rune's leg (7) as he leaves.  Diadochi begins his retreat, heading towards Sim. He calls out to Sim, commanding him to fire at Rune, but the shot going through one of the flickering images.  Lafetha takes a shot at Rune, striking him in the back but it still being a light hit (3).  The Lion heads over to Diadochi, raking his claws against Diadochi while threatening him (12).  Abigail struggles in the webs, while Sim takes another shot; the arrow being defective and breaking apart in the air just after leaving the bow.  The webs around Abigail begin to fade into a scattering of light and magical energy as Yaalin blasts another Web at Rune, while also summoning a Trident to the side of him.  It takes a stab at Rune, but doesn't connect as he keeps flickering.

Round 7 (Begin)

Setup: Sim and Lafetha are 30 feet away, behind the South border of the market square; in some of the ruins and buildings that make up the former town.  (Ranged attacks at those in the market have 1/2 cover, and ranged attacks against them also have 1/2 cover.)  Diadochi and the Lion are engaged in melee, about 10 feet away from the south border of the marketplace.  Rune is about 20 feet away from the southern border, but also about 30 feet from Diadochi's fight. Yaalin is currently 10 feet away from Rune, and Abigail is roughly 40 feet away from Rune along the same arc as Yaalin.  

Rune...
Breath Weapon Recharges on 6: 6
DEX Save v DC 15 or Restrained: 10

Rune slips though the webs, blinking in and out as he heads through the area about 20 feet, before heading into the ruins and old buildings beyond the southern side of the marketplace.
Action - Stealth.  

 (To find Rune, you can use your action to roll WIS / Perception)

Abigail charges after Rune, "You are not getting away from me that easy, monster!" (Movement 30 feet + Feline Agility)

While she runs, Abigail tries to keep an eye out for her phasing prey. (Perception: 7)

Spotting him, she stops just in time to swing her off-hand sword wide in his general area.  (Attack: Attack: 8 Damage: 9 )

Diadochi reals back from the lion's savage attack and says to the lion "I must say, good call there, Loxodons strive to be the example they set. But I'll let you in on a little secret" He then whispers conspiratorially to the lion "A Loxodon that gives into fear is not a Loxodon."  He then swings his hammer at the lion Attack: 22 Damage: 10 

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Diadochi reals back from the lion's savage attack and says to the lion "I must say, good call there, Loxodons strive to be the example they set. But I'll let you in on a little secret" He then whispers conspiratorially to the lion "A Loxodon that gives into fear is not a Loxodon."  He then swings his hammer at the lion Attack: 22 Damage: 10 

 
The Lion leans into the strike.  The hammer connecting with his head, as he shakes it off. You feel the hammer reverberate in your hands, as if striking metal, seeming to not land with any damaging impact.

"I have yet to meet one of your kind.  But.  You clearly not met any of mine.  Otherwise you would not have stayed to fight with such improper equipment.  But maybe you can learn..."

Bite Attack: 15 Damage: 7

Claw Attack: 21 Damage: 6

Sims turns and sees Rune as Abigail hits him fires Another arrow hoping to kill him.

attack 17 Damage 6

Colossus Slayer 7

Hunter's Mark 6

Yaalin follows Rune around the corner, and upon seeing him under attack by Abigail continues her assault, 

Attack: 19 Damage: 4 ((claws))

Bonus action Attack: 16 Damage: 10 ((spiritual weapon))

In primordial:

Lafetha follows Rune as he tries to get away. "Are we ever going to knock this guy out?" She pulls out her crossbow and takes aim.

Attack 6

Damage 7

Round 7 (End)

Summary: Rune runs, heading behind some buildings.  Looking around, he dashes up against a wall.  Catching his breath as thick black blood seeps out from wounds.  Abigail, spotting Rune's lackluster hiding spot, dashes after him.  Calling out to the others and slashing him with her blade.  Lafetha notices this, taking a shot but missing.  Sim, however, lands a blow square in the side of Rune.  But it's Yaalin and her spiritual trident that march over and deliver the deathblow.  The trident spearing into the blinking figure - causing him to materialize long enough for her claws to tear out the creature's throat.  In the square, Diadochi and the Lion are in a fight.  Diadochi landing a blow against the Lion, but the blow bouncing off, causing the weapon to shake as if it struck metal.  The Lion attempts to bite and slash at the loxondon, only to strike his shield and be knocked away.  

Rune's form begins to collapse in on itself.  A horrifying unnatural sound emitting from the body that is sucked inward.  A crunching and churning sound as some kind of void seems to pull Rune into himself until it thunks to the ground.  This palm-sized orb sitting on the ground with a eerie, blinking eye.  Rolling out of the orb, and stopping a few inches from it is exquisite moonstone ring.  A extremely faint aura coming off of it as it rests on the ground.  It's clear the ring is valuable, easily worth a few hundred gold by the size and cut of the moonstone.  

Round 8 (Begin)

Setup: Diadochi and the Lion are engaged in melee in the market square.  About 30 feet to the south of the fight is Sim & Lafetha.  About 50 feet away to the southwest, are Abigail & Yaalin - with the orb and the ring between them.  (Diadochi & Lion have some cover if shooting at them; and have some cover if being shot at by them)

Yaalin Stoops to scoop up the Eyed orb staring into it for a moment before whirling and heading back toward the lion and her bodyguard. As she walks nazy and black power swirls around her as her wound begin to close Cure Wounds 14

Sim watches fascinated as Rune collapses inward...

more to come once once I know what Abigail does. 

The Lion hears the screech.  A small smile tugs at the corner of his mouth as he darts over.  (Action: Dash.  Move).  He sprints past the others, coming around the area where Yaalin and Abigail are.  Stopping about 10 feet from them.  His eyes flick between the two of them, before glancing down at the orb and the ring.  

“Hand it over...” there’s a low growl.  The lion stretching out a paw towards the two of them, palm up, as if waiting for them to place it in it’s hand.  “...the ring...”

If Abigail picks up the ring...

If Yaalin picks up the ring...

 Do either of you pick up the ring and give it to the lion...?

Abigail picks up the ring. As the lion issues his command, she asks flatly, "And what are your intentions regarding us, once we give these to you?"

She once again attempts to gauge his intentions/reactions (Insight: 12).

Abigail's internal struggle: 

"If you give it to me, I will not have to fight you.  And maybe we can help one another.  Just a little bit."

The Lion is clearly on edge, his tail swishing around.  Part anticipation.  Part wanting to hunt.  But he's sincere in his comments.

Abigail gives into her desire to try and get closer to this... lion-tabaxi. 

She walks over to him, looks up into his eyes, and firmly presses the ring into his opened palm, "There."