Ethan pats the Redbrand on the shoulder.

"That may not hurt it, but this should."

Ethan directs his Eldritch Canon to climb onto his shoulder and then together, the pair step around the Redbrand in front of them, to get a clearer shot.

Ethan looks at his Programmable Caster, holding the Fire Bolt cartridge in his hand, and then looks back at the Fire Elemental.

"Hmm, maybe not."

Ethan holsters his Programmable Caster and takes aim through the view finder of his HUD. The Eldritch Canon sights in on the Fire Elemental and with a whine and a womp, another pulse of force energy flies off to the target.

Zeke feels the power of the cleric's healing magic flow through him and bind his wounds.  He nods his thanks to Fae for her care and attention and turns back to thank the cleric for her ministrations.  At the wizards insistent tapping, he turns his head back towards her - only to be stunned by the sight of the massive Fire Elemental smashing through town.

Drawing his blade, the barbarian breaks into a loping run and falls in just behind Horton, allowing the construct to shield him from the direct view of the burning monstrosity.   

Elra seems to relax a little as Sildar comes to take Gundren somewhere safe, but as the fire elemental appears Elra knows the fight isn't over. Pointing a finger at the fiery creature, Elra whispers a prayer to Oghma to guide her strike.

Arvel, Elra, Ethan and Tarja all blast the fire elemental with their ranged arcane strikes while Zeke, Fae, and Horton make their approach.

The redbrands still on the main road, including the Captain and the large man, mostly just stand there and look on with awe.  They do pick up their weapons but seem hesitant to charge such a creature.  Meanwhile, closer to the center and the elemental, Daran Edermath and Linene Graywind help pull the surrending redbrands away towards the stonehill in while the Stonehill's themselves retreat inside.  Anyone looking closely as they pass by the front of the inn can see them trying to prepare buckets of water.  Sister Garael moves with the others down the street towards the fight to come, and casts [Tooltip Not Found] on Zeke.

In just a matter of seconds the elemental begins it's rapid, wild charge through the crowd of Phandalin's protectors and the Redbrands that were formerly its biggest threat.  It swings one arm left, smashing into Horton's side and setting him ablaze.  Smashing down with the other arm towards the crowd of people fleeing near the Stonehill Inn it wallops one of the redbrands, engulfing him in flames as well.  The screams of the man are accompanied by the smell of burning hair on Horton's hide.

Horton fire damage: 10 plus 8 at the start of his next turn

Redbrand fire damage: 10 plus 10 at the start of his next turn

Following the arc of the Guiding Bolt, Arvel blasts the elemental.

"Keihas!"

She swears she smelled sulphur...

Fae's eyes go wide. She'd inhale deeply through clenched teeth as a rush of heat pushes into her from the elementals sudden charge. Her vision would skip and get dizzy with panic from the initial shock of it's presence barreling towards her. Her heart skips in her chest as she bites back tears of traumatic fear.

No. Fae will dig her heels into the ground to try steady her shaking legs. This is different. I'm different. The wizard will raise her scarred hands up towards the fire elemental, each of her clones mirroring her exact actions.  She'll stare up at the raging inferno before her, flames reflecting in her pupils and release four bolts of arcane energy.

Magic Missile: 5 | 5 |  2 |  2

Ethan half panics as he sees the Fire Elemental charge forward at Fae.

Sighting the large fiery creature through his view finder again, Ethan directs the Eldritch Canon to fire again, letting off another pulse of force energy with the familiar whine and womp.

Zeke accelerates his loping run as he closes in on the massive creature.  As it swings in on Horton, the barbarian steps in and swings his Kwando in a crashing arc, bringing the gleaming blade down on the Fire Creature.  As he the blade smashes into the monster, shadows seem to rise up out of the ground and gather around the barbarian, forming a phalanx alongside him, shielding his comrades from the monsters attacks.

Seeing the Fire Elemental in the middle of Zeke, Fae, and the various townsfolk, she decides to try to pull it away. She climbs down off of Horton and moves south, then casts Thorn Whip to try and get the Elemental away from all the more vulnerable folks.

(Dismounting uses half of my 25ft movement, I can still move I think 2 squares after that; Thorn Whip Attack (30ft range): 20 Damage: 1, on a hit pulls the Elemental 10ft towards me.)

 Ethan and Fae continue the barrage of arcane attacks on the elemental, battering it with each of their own versions of force projectiles.  Elra's holy flames miss, however, along with Ethan's cannon.  Tarja's whip almost grasps the large elemental but then her conjured thorns simply pass right through the twisting flame that makes up the elemental's body.

Zeke steps up with a excellent strike, his now magic imbued weapon leaving a large gash in the elemental for a moment, causing it to falter briefly before the swirling flame reconstitutes.  As Zeke's magic conjures shadowy protectors the otherwise wild fire creature brings its focus upon the barbarian.

Attack 1 on Zeke: 10 , fire damage: 10

Attack 2  on Zeke: 22 , fire damage: 7

On a hit, fire damage to Zeke at the start of his next turn: 10

Fire damage to Horton: 5

As Horton bellows out in the agony of the flames, the Redbrand thug is far more fortunate as the Stonehills douse him with water.  They and Linene Graywind help the fearful redbrands into the Inn while the elemental is focused on Zeke.  Daran Edermath steps forward with his sword and is effective in slashing through the body of flame.  Many of the other redbrands hold their swords back near Arvel and Elra but do little more than quiver and take a step backwards.  They look like they'd be game to join the right side of things if they could overcome their fear.  The largest redbrand, however, steps forward and swings his great axe wildly.  It passes through the elemental but any damage to the monster threatening the entire town is greatly dimished compared to that of Zeke or Daran.  Meanwhile Arvel and Elra catch a glimpse of the Redbrand Captain taking a very different approach than that of his larger companion as he tries to sneak away to the west around some of the houses.

((That's fine, sorry I've been a little busy with family stuff))

Thinking for a moment, and coming to the conclusion that her friends would be fine without Oghma's blessing she looks to the Redbrands, "You can fight it, we all can fight it. Oghma willing."

Ethan directs his Eldritch Canon to climb off his shoulder and onto the wall of the Stonehill Inn, just above him.

Then, swapping the cartridge in the handle of his Programmable Caster, Ethan charges forward to engage the Fire Elemental in melee.

As Ethan runs forward, the Eldritch Canon discharges another pulse of force energy over everyone's heads and at the Fire Elemental.

Ethan moves in between Fae and Daran and swings the butt of the Programmable Caster at the Fire Elemental.

Fae chewed on her lip. Being familiar with the lingering pain fire leaves behind, she wished it on no one else. She wanted the fire elemental to focus on her and not her friends. These are the strikes she’s willing to take.

Hoping to get the fire elementals attention for even just a split second, the wizard will let go of her lip and push her tongue against her teeth to let out a sharp whistle. Arms still outstretched from her previous attack, she’ll aim to blast it in the face with her missiles.

Magic Missile: 1 | 3 | 1 

Still reeling from his brief tussle with the Captain,  Zeke stumbles under the weight of the elemental's assault, but the flames don't seem to bother him as much as they do poor Horton.  

Grateful that the creature has it's ire fully focused on him, the barbarian presses his assault to keep its attention.  He steps forward, twirling his weapon in front of him, making a show of his attack, only to unexpectedly turn the swirling, looping motion into a desperate lunge directly at the monster's heart.  The blade crackles with the faintest hint of pale light as it makes contact with the creature's form, flaring as the two magic fields make contact and then the broad blade bites through. 

With the fire elemental at least a little bit away from the crowd, Tarja thinks she can catch it in one of her AOEs without hurting anyone else.

Usually, fire is pretty good at chasing away woodland enemies, I'm not sure what more to try - it just burned up my Thorn Whip! I hope Horton's faring better than I am!  Perhaps thunder will quell it.

Tarja moves to 10 ft away from the elemental and claps her hands together on her mistletoe, emitting a deafening boom. (Cast Thunderwave at 2nd level. DC14 CON save or take 13 thunder damage and be pushed 10 ft, half that and no push on a success. It's a 15ft cube originating from me; I believe I should be able to position myself and the spell to hit just the Fire Elemental.)

Seeing the captain scarper, Arvel takes advantage of her cowardice.

 "You heard the man, Redbrands! It's help the town or the noose for us! Turn and attack!"

The Redbrands still nearby hear their 'Captain's' command and turn and ready their weapons, but still appear to be quite afraid.  Elra quells that feeling with her magic, however, and three of the men move in and try to strike at the elemental, although their weapons would prove less effective than those of the party.

Fae continues her assault, her missiles striking true as always.  Despite her whistling, their foe remains focused on Zeke as the barbarian's weapon continues to cleave notable gaps into the creature's fiery torso.  Ethan's cannon blasts away and shoves the elemental back, Ethan moving in to take its place and deliver a lightening attack.  As Tarja claps her hands together, her thunderous wave shakes the fiery creature.  It shudders under the force of the blast and is pushed back right into Ethan.  It appears that it is about to topple right into the well armored artificer when it gives a final shudder and the flames suddenly dissipate.

A few of the townsfolk cheer a little, while others look unsure and peer about for any further trouble.  Horton is busy trumpeting however as his belly and sides continue to burn, an infliction Zeke too suffers from as the barbarian smolders, his skin feel as if a hot poker was still held against it in some places.

Zeke: 5 fire damage

Horton:  5 fire damage

Elra runs up to Zeke, "Are you alright? No that's a stupid question you're burning," she says, putting her hands on his shoulders and praying for Oghma to help close Zeke's wounds.

A gasp would leave her lips when she'd see the elemental topple, a hand instinctively wanting to reach out. Then it dissipates. Chest rising and falling with heavy breaths, Fae will blink twice before moving forward frantically looking for evidence of the conjurer. She'd even tilt her head up a little bit to sniff the air for hints of the sulphur she smelled earlier. The wizard will command Edgar to scout the skies.