Adray takes but a moment and says, "I vote we go straight to the tunnels to start with.  There we can drop the civilians off with the others and come back to clear the rest out if able.  What say you all?"

Choir thinks that the tomb seems the safest place she's seen yet, but it's small, and probably not comfortable for living people.  She nods in agreement with Adray's plan.

Ordrag has a look around for any signs of fleeing citizens or pursuing devils... Survival: 23

Not having any better suggestions herself, Fran will shrug, then nod in agreement to Adray's plan.

”Owis, can you smell any fresh bodies in any of those tunnels?” She send him a picture of some dead bodies they have seen around upstairs. 

Perception check with advantage: 10

These are not tunnels, but a well crafted Catacombs - ceilings are quite high and the passageways wide enough for two people go shoulder to shoulder. Owis definitely smells dead bodies around and in both directions - to the tunnel (H17) and to the back (H12). Velcora explained the the way to the tunnel outside - you can go either north or south. Echo in the catacombs brings some unpleasant noises - well can be there are indeed devils around.

There could be innocents trapped in the catacombs, but Ordrag agrees with Adray: first get the children to safety then come back with anyone that can fight to look for more survivors. No point 'rescuing' a bunch of people just to find the tunnel chock-full of devils. Ordrag suggests going south.

(OOC: looks like either way is the same distance as the tunnel entrance is in the middle of H16, but the passageway is less visible from H10/H11s than from H14)

Fran would be ready to follow the others south, keeping an eye on their tail. She agreed with the safety precautions and would follow the pace of the group. Though deep down she was pressing to hurry as fast as they could so that they could improve the chances of rescuing any survivors. As they walked the artificer would keep an eye out for any traps.

"Owis tells me that there is a smell of dead bodies in both directions. We better brace ourselfs for the worst." Polly say in a bitter voice.

"Are these things fresh?" Choir asks.  Catacombs are meant to be full of dead bodies, after all...

The bodies were quite fresh - you could see it for yourself pretty soon - one was laying at the entrance to the alcoves in the south corridors. There are no traps here, but as soon as you turned to the main Crypts (H16) the sounds of very close battle (or slaughter) became quite obvious. The familiar tail - thin and covered with spikes - is visible in the opening. You can be sure that at least one spined devil is fighting someone inside the Crypt. The devil, though, does not seem to notice you yet.

After arriving in the catacombs and hearing more sounds of battle, Ordrag's blood starts racing again, ready for more battle. (Second Wind: 6 HP)

Seeing the spiky devil ahead, Ordrag briefly thinks "What would Tyr do?" and then charges in with weapons raised. He gives no thought to stealth, but a name he's never heard before comes unbidden to his mind and he bellows it out as he rushes in to the attack: "GRIMJAWS!"

Intimidation: 6 (I might be ruining the surprise, but then again I might be enhancing it, right?)

Initiative: 20

Action: Attack/Longsword. Attack#1: 8 Damage: 11
Attack#2: 9 Damage: 6
Bonus Action: TWF/Warhammer. Attack: 9 Damage: 7

(ew, that's like 2 damage from three attacks)

Let's all roll Initiative here. Lulu: 10  Dwarves: 14   Harkina: 17 

Fran and Brutus initiative: 6

Polly initiativet: 21

She raise the wand and cast Magic missile lv 1 on the fiend to cover Ordrags back in his attack on the foul enemy! 

Magic Missile: 4, 4, 5, 

ooc: assuming ordrag gets surprise? Polly will hold off with her attack until he goes in otherwise. She will not take initiative to attack the devil first

Choir initiative 11

Adray's initiative 20  + 3

Seeing the creature attacking, Adray trusts his team to back them up and he charges forward as well.  First he tries to catch the devil and then toss it to the ground.

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Will try to move to a flanking position and then try a trip attack, the 2nd attack is normal strike and then bonus action for normal strike.  If he is tripped, his athletics or acribatics check vs mine, the follow up strikes have advantage.

Trip athletics 7 if advantage for flanking 9

Attack: 27 Damage: 14 if he falls and has advantage to attack [1d20+7[/roll]

Bonus action Attack: 11 Damage: 6 if he falls and has advantage to attack [1d20+7[/roll]

Lol, got distracted and copy and pasted pretty sure those would hit but here are the two advantage rolls 24, 20

Devil 22 B1 7, B2 14, B3 13

Initiative order: Devil Polly Adray (Harkina) B2 (Dwarves) B3 Choir (Lulu) B1 Fran Brutus Ordrag

You did have the drop on the fighting devils (though, at the moment you see only one of them).

Polly was the first one to react to familiar shape. Ordrag was still taking in enough air for the loud greetings, when first bolts of magic energy struck the fiend, that shrieked loudly and tried to dive deeper inside the Crypt, though something did not allow him to do it immediately. The noise of metal clutching on metal became less rhythmic, as if something interrupted the combat.

The devil was in the air, as usual, but low ceiling did not let it to keep away from the melee attacks and he was hoovering now, like Lulu. So, Adray finished the fiend with the first attack. However, when Adray moved to the corridor, from where he could see the crypt, he realized, where that combat noise was coming from: three man - humans, it appears, with eyes of a madmen, were attacking people inside - quite a lot of them. The closest bandit could only turn to Adray, but the rest were now aware of someone, attacking from behind, and stepped closer to Adray (disengage with the crowd).

This is how I see the battlefield (with devil gone  now). You can move through the friendly creatures space with half speed. Dwarves, Harkina and Lulu helplessly stuck behind.

 Everyone can take their turns now (though first Choir Fran Brutus Ordrag, then Polly and Adray again).

Choir stays where she is and casts Bless on the three closest to her: Ordrag, Polly and Fran.

With being clustered in the hallway, Fran wouldn't be able to do much right at this moment. She'd instruct Brutus to remain at her side until they can spread out a little better. In the meantime she'll ready three trusty daggers for when they advance forward and she gets her first clear glimpse of a devil.

Ready action for when/if she can:
Attack 1: 25 Damage: 5
Attack 2: 13 Damage: 6 
BA: 15 Damage: 6 Crit?:4