Daffafle will follow the crowd, walking at a slow pace, and keeping an eye out for traps or enemies. Perception: 11

Khazan follow the rest of the people, trying to keep an eye on the "wanted" man as they go.

Wulcrath follows the crowd as well, taking up a position at the back, to keep watch for any more less than friendly individuals trying to follow them.

The small crowd stagger in the chilly night with a few whimpers of the cold on their bare arms and feet, but also the various corpses that lay around; some encased in ice like what was seen earlier close up, others are simply slumped over and still.

A man descends from the sky and lands to welcome them stopping them in their tracks, but he smiling showing of hands.  He greats the liberators of the prisoners as the come to the front, "Ah, you finally made it. I was about to come and check in on you."

Suddenly there's a loud clattering of hooves.

"It's true?! They've been set free!" A woman wearing a bandanna over her mouth displaying fanged skeletal teeth. "Boys, deal with them!"

"I cannot allow that!" The smooth-talking hooded stranger from before outstretches his hands. The two lackey begin to float into the air against their volition with desperate cries as their weapons clang onto the cold ground.

"Idiots!" With a fine somersault, the bandit leader lands with her jagged daggers drawn. Her cold grey eyes flashing with malice, "I will send you to the master in pieces; it won't matter to him, regardless..."

Rolling Initiative:
Aazel - 2
Bart - 8
Daffafle - 11
Khazan - 7
Wulcrath - 10

Bandit - 14
Lackeys - 12

Initiative Order:
Bandit
Daffafle
Wulcrath
Bart
Khazan
Lackeys
Aazel

Bart as you go to advance, you feel warm revitalising energy course through you and you are healed 11. You turn to see one of the prisoners with a hand upon you with a glowing amulet in their other closed hand. They gives you a reassuring nod before melding back into the now very frightened crowd...

(1sq.=10ft)

 - Each green letter is a group of five prisoners
 - Enemies 2 & 3 are being held aloft by the Hooded Stranger, but will try and break free. (Z)

Bandit

With narrowed eyes on her targets, she flips the blades and catches them at the tip, flinging the first at Khazan and the second at Aazel.

Attack 1: 19
Damage 1: 5

Attack 2: 20
Damage 2: 6

She then takes out her blade and readies it.

Pulling her longbow from her back, the halfling nocks an arrow. She squints as she takes aim at the bandit, and fires. 

Attack: 12

Damage: 6

Her eyes almost wild, the Bandit shifts her torso to the side and the arrow zips into the bushes...

Wulcrath removes his Crossbow from his belt, loads a bolt takes a deep breath and takes a shot of.his own at the masked woman.

3 

9

((I know Aazel is last in the order but I don't want to hold anything up when it comes around))

The blade comes flashing toward Aazel and he quickly pulls his shield up to deflect it. 

If either of the lackeys has broken free, he will step up to them (2 if available, else 3) and attack them with his longsword.

If the lackeys have not broken free, Aazel will advance on the bandit and attack him with his longsword.

Longsword - Attack: 10 Damage: 6

Bart sees helpless targets, and thinks to try and eliminate them before they become not-helpless... and simultaneously avoid drawing the leader’s ire.

Attack: 12 Damage: 11

realized that wasn’t clear, he’s shooting his shortbow at bandit 3

The Bandit's eyes tighten in a way of a smile as twitches causing Wulcrath's crossbow bolt to miss...

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Bart's shot hits its mark and a sickening amount of blood splatters dark onto the ground.

"Is that all ye got? C'mon hit me,harder!" Khazan taunts the bandit after her daggers bite his flesh

He then unsheats his great axe and launches himself toward the enemy (masked bandit)

"I'll show ya how its done!"  as he attempts to strike her with the flat part of the weapon

 Attack: 19 Damage: 15  non lethal damage

The Bandit massively misreads the speed the dwarf and takes the blow square to the chest with a stunted groan.

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The Lackeys each attempt to break free of the spell that has them suspended in midair...

Bandit 2: 17 

Bandit 3: 7 

 Neither of which succeed. 

Learning from Khazan's unexpected speed, the Bandit doesn't underestimate. With swift leap, she dodges Aazel's strike.

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The Bandit swings her blade twice at the dwarf and the third on the half-orc towering over her...

Attack 1: 17           Damage 1: 5 

Attack 2: 23           Damage 2: 6 

Attack 3: 9           Damage 3: 7

Khaz is unconscious

Daffafle cries out as she sees Khaz fall. She lines up her bow, hoping to take the bandit down before she can cause any more harm. Attack. 7 Damage 4

Aazel stands toe to toe with the bandit (if he hasn't been taken down already) and swings a heavy overhand stroke down on his shoulder.

Longsword - Attack: 16 Damage: 6

If the bandit has been taken down then Aazel targets #2 instead.

Wulcrath eyes widen as we watches Khaz hit the ground, he quickly realizes that if her Henchmen break free, they'll all be in an even more dangerous, spot he decides to attempt to finish off the one Bart had previously wounded before he can escape the Cloaked Man's Grasp.

Attack - 17   

Damage - 4   

Bart sees Khaz is down and fires at his assailant. 

Attack: 20 Damage: 9

(rolls are pretty consistent, holy cow)

The Bandit knocks away Daffafle's arrows with her blade. "What's the matter, poppet? Scared your dwarf friend's going to die..." She  grips her blade with a mocking chuckle.

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The way the Lackey is levitating, he bobs out of the way from Wulcrath's swing. "Whoops, sorry!" The hooded man shouts flying above the large rock.

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Bart's bolt hits the shoulder and the Bandit grunts in pain.