After securing the keys, Cyndral did his best to put on his "annoyed" face, hoping the tidbits of information he'd picked up thus far would give him an ability to fake his way through a conversation.

"Almost an entire extra rotation. It's insufferable. Shoor getting special treatment is really beginning to inconvenience the rest of us and mess up the planned flow of things. And why, so the Mistress can have him free to scratch her back at a whim?"

Deception: 24

As he says this, he also calls out on the telepathic link, "Now is the time, friends, our mark won't get much more distracted than this."

When it starts Shishakli will walk towards the door, and if there is space go in towards the drow with his shortsword, else blocking the door and escape holding his attack.

Attack: 13 Damage: 5

Athletics to grapple, 23

 Initiative 10

Gnarls two weapon attack when the guard comes in (or if Gnarls had to go out to get him)

Main hand: 21 for 4

Off hand: 19 for 1

Initiative: (You each Get a free round first while surprising the guard) 

Cydral 17

El 9

Gnarls 11

Shishakli 5

Tobias 10

Verim 11

Group 1 9

Group 2 22

Group 3 14

Drow 12

Shishakli moves up first, turning the walk into a slight jog after hearing Cyndral in his mind. The guard hears a footstep and turns to look over his shoulder as a sword swings at him, he ducks down just in time before a big green hand reaches down to grab him from the guard tower doorway which is now open.

Dex roll 20

As the Drow struggles in the grasp of Tobias, he feels two swords slash at his back as Gnarls nips out of the door and attacks with both weapons. 

Updated map:

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El sprints over and not having enough time to draw a ranged weapon, dashes up to the Drow and back again. (Y12)

1st Atk 24 Dmg 8
2nd Atk 10 Dmg 1

El runs up with its 2 swords drawn, striking down at the Drow with both at the same time. Unable to grab his sword, the Drow kicks out as El moves away. 

Attack of Opertunity Unarmed Strike Against El: 18 Damage: 1

As the Drow’s leg kicks out, it just catches El as they’re moving away. 

    Having a firm grasp on the drow, Tobias pulls the surprised guard inside as far as he can. 

Tobias begins to drag the Drow into the room. 

Tobias at V8 Drow at W8

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Verim watches the Drow getting dragged in, with an anger and a furious rage because of his goddess his eyes flicker and light up in a bright purple, the stretches his hand forward to release a blast of Eldritch Energy, remaining silent as he does.

Attack: 7 Damage: 5

Unable to get his magic to focus, Verim fires off a small blast of purple energy that misses his target. 

Sarith runs around the table with his sword drawn. 

Shortsword Attack Against : 13 Damage: 8 Piercing

Sarith stands before the Drow with his sword at the ready before looking into the Drow’s eyes and hesitates. 

Ront, Drendil and Buppido run out of the cell and across the bridge, stopping short of the door after Tobias drags the Drow in. 

Round 1

Verim, Shishakli

Drow 5

Gnarls, Cyndral, Tobias, El, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3

Infuriated and feeling abandoned by his goddess mutters silently to himself. Verim once again reaches out his hand, his eyes turn purple and a crackle of Eldritch energy is released tears in his eyes and a sense of rage.

Attack: 25 Damage: 10

”MYSTRA“

As quickly as the Eldritch energy crackles, it begins to again fizzle out. Mystra still doesn’t appear to be answering. 

Verim, Shishakli

Drow 5

Gnarls, Cyndral, Tobias, El, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3

Again attempting to hit the Drow with his sword Shishakli swings him since he's held tightly.

Attack: 25 Damage: 11

Tobias manages to kick his foot into the back of the Drow’s legs while holding him in place, the Drow gets brought almost to his knees as Shishakli runs into the tower, sword drawn and takes a swing. The Drow’s Head is parted from its neck in one clean blow before landing on the floor with a thud. 

End Combat 

(For killing the 5 Drow so far, you each gain 40xp)

Verim looks around the room, then at the dead Drow on the ground, the leans back against the wall and gives out a long sigh. He turns to El and Shish and bows his head in gratitude.

(Telepathically to everyone) 

“We have no time for celebration, this is only the first step in escaping this place, what does everyone know about the elite guards? Everyone who has seen them do they appear to be strong? With how everything’s been going I’d like to try my best in avoiding a fight if possible, the question is what to do next? Are we continuing with the idea of splitting up into groups and crossing the bridge one group at a time? 

Verim folds his arms and looks around the room hoping for a response, a worn out and defeated look on his face

Concerned, Gnarls looks at Sirith. "I understand your hesitance to kill your own Sirith. I fear if you are to escape this place, you will need to overcome that. What is it that brought you here? Why did the other Drow reject you?"

El picks themself up from where they fell when the drow kicked them and brushes off, groaning a little from their various cuts and bruises. They glance back over the bridge to see if any guards are coming to investigate 16

(Flat roll because I don't know how much they can see/hear and I think Luke said Perception is sight related only)