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Derrikoth, avoiding eye contact with Tamalin, apologizes, "Apologies for my reaction, our companion was having some difficulties and I was merely taking a precaution."

After she buys them drinks, he reaches for his tentatively before grabbing it and downing it, whispering to Alus, "You don't think she recognized me, right?"

Past: [Alus' passive insight: 16 -- did it looks like Tamalin recognized Derrikoth?]

Present: Alus will gather his things and rush to check out the commotion.

Earlier: Tamalin was pretty hard to read.

Present: As you rush downstairs and outside, you see the hulking forms of two massive, gangly beings trying to bash their way into the stables! In the starlight, it’s hard to make out details, but they are 9 or 10 feet tall, wearing loincloths, and have stringy, black hair. One of them is currently climbing into a hole they’ve made in the doors of the stables, much to the alarm of the horses inside. 

Roll some initiative please! 

Nirzeg shoots up with a start. "My money!!" He shouts at first, and then realizing some truth to the matter, sends Wickerman and Zeek rushing ahead with the others as he at least casts one defense spell before making his way down after them, greatsword drawn and looking absolutely like a hot mess.

Initiative: 3.

(@Away: Because of the spellcasting ahead of time(assuming if allowed), I'm fine with Nirzeg himself being at least a round behind anyone else.)

Earlier:

Derrikoth spends the rest of the night fretfully asleep, tossing and turning with nightmares of giants in peasant clothing breaking into a castle and eating people.

Now:

Derrikoth bolts upright, hearing Josephus's terrified braying, "Josephus! No!!!" 

Initiative: 5

Astra: 8

Genevieve: 6

Alus: 5

Troll initiative: 3

// Anyone with init higher than the trolls may act right away! Troll1 has half cover, and the Troll2 is out in the open. The lighting is darkness, as the moon is situated behind the inn and there’s no nearby artificial light. They are 30 feet from you. //

The trolls have only just noticed you approaching in the dark of night, but seem unconcerned by your presence. They are very determined to get into the stables. 

"Step away from the horseys, dudes."

:MOVEMENT: up to the stable but ten feet left of the left-most Troll

:ACTION: Thunderwave at Third Level on both Trolls. DC14 CON save. 24 and pushed right on a fail. Half and no push on a save.

"Big Blue--grab this one and pull!"

Action: Astra casts Armor of Agathys on herself, covering herself in a thin layer of ice.

Bonus Action: Astra points at Troll 2 and calls forth Hexblade's Curse on it.

Movement: Astra will get within 15 feet of troll 2.

Derrikoth charges forward, reaching out towards Troll 1 and attempting to drag it out of the barn, "Don't you dare touch my horse!"

Athletics: 10

Genevieve rebooted up when she heard the attack, her systems now functional enough to fight. Upon seeing the trolls, her eyes flare red as she shoots off some Eldritch Blasts at troll2!

Attack: 12 Damage: 10
Attack: 15 Damage: 13

(er... or not...? no wait there we go lol)

Troll con saves 11 & 23 

Both trolls go sprawling along the length of the stables in a shower of wood splinters, as Alus’ spell rips apart the stable door! The horses inside cry out loudly with frightened neighs at the thunderous boom and devastating explosion. 

Troll 1 opposed Athletics 8

Derrikoth is able to lock arms with the troll, momentarily overpowering it.

You’ve stopped it, and can drag it away from the stable next turn if you can maintain the grapple.

Genny’s blasts strike the troll as Astra closes in on it, successfully gaining its attention! It glares at you with yellow eyes that glimmer in the darkness. 

Troll 2 seems to have some idea of what Astra is doing to it, and wants to kill the spellcaster quickly! It lunges forward.

Bite Attack: 19 Damage: 5 piercing

Claw Attack: 21 Damage: 10 slashing 

Claw Attack: 24 Damage: 12 slashing 

Troll 1 has more pressing matters, and tries to rend the scaly flesh from Derrikoth with its fingernails.

Bite Attack: 21 Damage: 8 piercing

Claw Attack: 22 Damage: 12 slashing 

Claw Attack: 17 Damage: 10 slashing 

// Players up now! In whatever order you like. //

The ice surrounding Astra explodes twice as she is hit, dealing 30 points of damage before it dissipates and the troll's claws tear into her flesh. She retaliates by striking with her sword.

Attack: 19 Damage: 7

Attack: 27 Damage: 12

Add an extra three points to those damage rolls, because I'm booboo the fool and forgot that Hexblade's Curse is a thing.

Astra’s sword strikes where Genny’s spell had hit earlier, reopening a wound that seems to have been already closing...

Alus will use his Channel Divinity to maximize the thunder damage dealt on the last turn to 32 (so 8 extra thunder damage to each troll).

He will then move into melee with Troll1 and cast Bless at second level, giving Astra, Derri, Genny, and Nirzeg an extra 1d4 to all attack rolls and saving throws.

Genevieve casts Hex on troll2 since he decided that it would be a good idea to attack Genny's friend, then lays into him with a few blasts!

Attack: 16 Damage: 5 + Bless on attack roll 2
Attack: 27 Damage: 10 + Bless on attack roll 4
Hex damage: 2
(first time using hex so i hope im doing this right lol)

(The moment one realizes they had not prepared certain spells a day prior.. Dang nabit.)

Finally racing into the fray in little more than a fundoshi and a hastily slapped on toolkit belt, four Nirzeg sizes up the situation in moments, and glares at the trolls. "Hungry for my profits, eh? Gonna need you to play the blood tax for that! Wickerman! Ready the Pepper." He declares as he fished out a pinch of sand and cast it to the wind, growing as if by magic into a dust cloud that briefly subsumes the trolls.

If one or both fall unconscious, Nirzeg calls out, "Hold! I need at least one alive."

If he cannot catch only the troll in the spell however, he still calls out a need for one to be alive before pulling out what looked almost like snakeskin-filled with something else, whipping it around in the air until it glowed green, then with a final lashing motion send an arrow of acid raining on one of the trolls.

Either which way, an out of breathe zooms out into the opening, joining Wickerman in hovering above the Githyanki for now.

Bonus Action: Command Wickerman to ready a Pepper Breathe(if troll still alive)

 Action: Nirzeg Casts (3rd level) Dendar's Breathe, creating a pool of 31.

Alternative Action(if above can't be angled to avoid catching friendlies):

Derrikoth curses as the troll digs into him, looking down sadly at his torn blue dragon pajamies, but then draws his longsword and goes for the troll's head.

Attack: 12 Damage: 11 (Bless: 2)

Attack: 26 Damage: 14 (Bless: 1)

(Action surge)

Attack: 15 Damage: 11 (Bless: 3)

Attack: 17 Damage: 6 (Bless: 2)

Afterwards, he'll attempt to regain at least a little bit of his composure with a second wind (heal for 9