Dragon of Icespire Peak ***CLOSED***

Tink runs up as far as she can go and sees that hostilities have already started. Loading a orange liquid filled vial into her crossbows she lets fly at one of the orcs she can see through the door way, "Well I guess this calls for plan B! This is why having a backup is so important."

Whisker will run next to Connak and prepare to attack any orcs that come into her range.

Tink's Turn
Move: 30ft.
Action: Cast Firebolt at Orc 1 Attack: 25 Fire Damage: 4
BA: Command Whisker to Ready Action to attack any Orc that comes into range.

Whisker's Turn
Move: 25ft.
Action: Ready Action to Attack any Orc than comes into Range

Tink's molten fire explodes in the orc's face and clearly all hope for negotiations had fallen apart at that point.

ORC 5 charges forward and bursts through the door leading from the courtyard into the dining room. Seeing Tink standing just beyond the doorway of the adjacent room, he pulls a javelin from his quiver and heaves it at her back!

The brute squad's leader swats away the few remaining burning embers leftover from Tabesha'l's fiery double-tap. "Bloodcrushers! Pluck their eyes from their skulls and their livers from their bellies! Tonight we eat ELVES!!" he roars and then charges at Connak with his greataxe held high over his head with both hands. As he swings the blade at the elf, W.H.I.S.K.E.R. surges forward to intervene and then strikes at the brute's vitals with her metallic claws!

Emboldened by his leader's battle cry, ORC 2 snaps out a javelin and launches it at Connak

ORC 3 follows his comrade through the door leading to the dining room. He spots Tink in the hallway and charges headlong at her with his axe bellowing at the top of his lungs!

(Connak would have used his reaction to Uncanny Dodge the War Chief's attack, so I should get 10 hp back, leaving me at 24 hp.)

Connak will use his bonus action to Cunning Action disengage, then move 7 squares west to the bottom of the stairs, outside with Tabesha'l.  Before losing line of sight, he'll turn around and shoot the orc in the doorway standing next to Tink.

Longbow Attack: 26 Damage: 16

(substracted an arrow on this shot... to remind myself later)

(If my shot takes down that orc, Connak will taunt the War Chief, "Bloodcrusher die to puny arrows.  Bloodcrushers chief should have tried to steal our glory when killing dragon!  Now you'll be known as Not So Great Warchief Died To Puny Elves!")

Three more orcs from the brute squad moved forward and launch javelins at Tink, who suddenly found herself pinned between enemies on both sides:

As the first of orc's attacks are about to land, Tink throws up a bag of dust which solidifies in to a shield, deflecting the attack.

Reaction: Cast Shield on Orc 5's attack. AC increases to 23 till Tink's next turn. So Orc 4 and Orc 1 miss as well.

Bellowing loudly at the fact he can't touch Minsys, he offers a prayer to Bahamut and sends the healing energy at Minsys in words instead.

"Hang in there, friend Minsys. I am having back!"

Tabesha'l quickly sends a telepathic message towards Arvi: " Come forth this instant and fetch our companion's weapon, 'tis at the bottom of yon pit, creature ! Use thy flying shape if needed, and do stay invisible if thou canst..."

She thinks of another thing and adds, with a small smile, " ... of course if thou happeneth upon the leader of yon orcs, thou may use thy charming skills of... 'convincing' on its limited intelligence, if thou wisheth !"

Minsys' maul levitates up and out of the pit as if being carried by some invisible force. As he reaches out to grab it, he feels two tiny clawed hands gripping the shaft beneath his massive meaty palm and hears a screeching, alien voice: "Argh! Grip lower heathen! Your filthy meat hooks are crushing my beautiful claws!!" A tiny invisible foot kicks at the barbarian's knees several times, though to Minsys, this felt like barely more than the flailings of a playful puppy.

ORC 7 draws forth a javelin and moves forward towards (but not beyond) his orc overlord, holding the weapon in a ready position he he searchs for a target to launch at.

Minsys jerks his hand in surprise as he grabs at something holding his maul.  "Uh... thanks?"  He says as he releases just enough for the creature to get its claws free.  He then crouched and jumped hoping to clear Vaxis who so gracious seemed to be flattening himself against the wall and offering a hand for safe landing.

Acrobatics 21

His feet barely touch the ground and he's still moving.  "Arggg, show me the flower blooded coward who refuses single combat!" He yells and smashes his maul at the chief.

Bonus action rage

Attack: 25 Damage: 14

Attack: 16 Damage: 12

ORC 7
Minsys sticks the landing at the bottom of the stairs with all the poise and gracefulness of a flower-blooded gymnist, however as soon as he comes into view of ORC 7, the brute launches his readied javelin at the barbarian!

Despite the javelin slamming into his shoulder, the rampaging barbarian isn't slowed in the slightest. Though the orc boss easily avoids Minsys' first swipe with his maul, he did not expect such a quick reversal and the follow-up stroke had twice the force of the first, the ram-head shaped striking surface colliding squarely with the orc's face!

ORC 8
The last orc doesn't see an opening in the crowded battlespace and instead prepares to skewer the first puny weakling he has a clear line of sight on. "Come out here, tiny weaklings! Come fight Bloodcrushers! No run and hide!!"

Listening to the shouts and the clamor of battle while remaining safely outside, Tabesha'l can't help but thinking out a disdainful comment to the last orc's challenge to fight:

" I rather think not. How brutish and limited in scope. Of course I shan't expose my alabaster skin to yet more bruising and scratching from these acrid-smelling, porcine-looking louts. The nerve !"  

She clicks her tongue with irritation and sends out a mental command to her familiar: " Arvi, demonic dearest myne, see if there are any flower pots or other roof tiles and the like you can chuck at yon miscreants whenever thou obtaineth the opportunity to do such, willt thou ? That's a Darling Quasit, yes ye art... Mommy is so proud of thee !"

She realizes she's becoming somewhat dotty while entreating an actual Demonic Fiend  like one would a house pet, and catches herself worrying again: what is happening to her ?

She snaps back to attention, looks at Connak standing a few paces in front of her and the entrance of the manse ahead. " Well, mayhaps I shall indulge in a tiny bit of aggressive behavior, after all... I wouldst not want to disappoint Arvi, indeed how willt such a creature respect a Mistress who doeth not show a minimum of grit and cruel intent, truly !" she thinks to herself as she struts towards the double-doors and releases another Fire Bolt straight into the chieftain's tapering forehead, before stepping back from the orcs' line of sight.

Looking at how they are surrounded by foes and have fast dwindling resources, Tink exclaims, "I hate to say this but we seem to be in quite a difficult position. Perhaps another tactical retreat gamma foxtrot theta omega is in order?"

Even as she says this she steps forward to assist Minsys with the warchief as Whisker strikes from the other side. Perhaps if they bring him down they could put an end to this.

ORC 5
Seeing Connak down the hallway and through the double doors at the other end of the house, the orc charges at the wood elf drawing out his axe as he does.

Movement: 30 feet east towards Connak, triggering AOs from Tink, Minsys, W.H.I.S.K.E.R. And Vaxis along the way.
Bonus Action: Aggressive. As a bonus action, the orc can move up to its speed toward a hostile creature that it can see.

ATTACKS OF OPPORTUNITY:
Tink
Minsys
W.H.I.S.K.E.R.
Vaxis

As the orc rushes by, Tink will take a swing at it with her warhammer.

Wild AoO from Minsys Attack: 18 Damage: 12

At orc 5

Furious at seeing his henchman slain, the orc boss chops grabs Minsys and attempts to pull him into the courtyard

ORC WAR CHIEF
Action (Grapple): 13 vs. 20 (Minsys)
Movement: he drags Minsys two paces south into the courtyard area

ORC 2 rushes forward and swings his axe at Minsys

ORC 2
Movement: 3 spaces north
Attack (Greataxe): 20 vs. AC 14 (Minsys); dealing 13 slashing damage on a hit.
(OOC: apply half-damage to Minsys due to rage)

Connak will move (6 squares) to stand beside Vaxis, then try to help Minsys by shooting at Orc 7...

Longbow Attack: 22 Damage: 26

If that kills Orc 7, Connak will taunt the Orc Chief by yelling "TWO BLOODCRUSHERS DEAD BY PUNY ELF TOOTHPICKS!  COME AT ME OR BE KNOWN AS ORC CHIEF KILLED BY SPLINTER!"

Use last 5 ft of movement + Cunning action dash to move 8 squares outside of the house, down the steps (basically ending up 2 squares left of where Connak started).

ORCs 6, 4 and 1 rush into the fray with their double-handed axes, attacking Connak, Tink and Minsys respectively:

ORC 6
Movement: 6 spaces west, stopping directly in front of Connak
Attack (Greataxe): 23 vs. AC 16 (Connak); dealing 14 slashing damage on a hit.

ORC 4
Movement: 6 spaces west, stopping behind (east of) ORC 6
Attack (Greataxe): 13 vs. AC 18 (Tink); dealing 4 slashing damage on a hit.

ORC 1
Attack (Greataxe): 20 vs. AC 14 (Minsys); dealing 2 slashing damage on a hit (factoring in Minsys' damage reduction due to raging.)

ORC 6
Movement: 6 spaces west
Action: dodge

Vaxis begins a feverish plea to Bahamut, desperation in is voice, his tendrils quivering and his head vane flared.

"Oh Lord of the North Wind, the Platinum Wyrm, close my friends wounds, as befitting your grace!"

EDIT: I forgot the rest of my action): He then speaks a word of power in an ancient language, causing holy light to cascade around him and the orcs!

(Casting Mass Healing Word on all allies. Everyone {incuding me} regains 9 hit points)

(Edit: Casting Word of Radiance on all baddies near him, dealing 7 radiant damage on a failed save, DC 14 Con save)

CON SAVE vs. DC 14 (word of radiance)
16 - ORC 4
20 - ORC 6