Gerrard Initiative:  22

Peri's initiative: 20

Qivy's Initiative: 18

Boko initiative: 22

Initiative:
Boko 22
Gerrard: 22
Peri: 20
Qivys: 18
Shadows: 18
Kei: 20
Lankus: 20

Everyone may act before the shadows assault Gerrard.

Gerrard:

”What are these things?” exclaims Gerrard as the very shadow reaches out for him.  Drawing his magic dagger, he lays into the nearest shadow, falling into a defensive stance should the strange creatures attempt to attack him in response.

Moon-Touched Rapier:  Attack: 16 Damage: 12

Moon-Touched Rapier:  Attack: 26 Damage: 12

Bonus action Magic Dagger:  Attack: 20 Damage: 6

Reaction to Parry:  10

"Moridan guide ya an' Protect ya!" Qivys says as he holds up his holy symbol and casts Bless on the group.

(uses a second level slot to Bless everyone but himself)

Kei 

As he climbs through the newly installed window he hears Gerrard's exclamation. It takes a moment for Keis eyes to adjust to the dim light. He sees the shadows creeping towards the noble. Immediately he raises his and grabs at the air, uttering a few arcane words. A slew of tiny tentacles surround the shadow. They begin to flail at the shadow.

Attack: 15 Damage: 13 plus Bless 4

Peri:

Peri's first instinct is to barrel through the hole and lay into whatever might be on the other side. But he's starting to learn that's not always the right move. Instead, leery of other shadows and ghasts that might be lurking within, he whispers a word in a language he doesn't know. The room ahead is filled with a burst of colorful sparks which cling to every surface and fill the space with a faint glow. ((Pixie fart: DC13 Dex save for any creatures in a 20' cube in front of Gerrard))

Boko casts protection from evil and good on Gerard. A faint pale blue light pulses over him. She moves inside, goggles over her eyes and looks around gif anything else in the room and readies her new magical spear for a fight. 

In a flurry of activity, Gerrard slashes one shadow to shreds (which then dissolve like a bad memory), and manages to strike the second. There is no resistance; it's like fighting a vapor.

Qivys blesses everyone (add d4 to attack rolls and saving throws for next minute), while Boko gives Gerrard an additional protective boon (PE&G for 10 minutes).

Kei conjures a cluster of ghostly tentacles out of the ether; they grasp at the shadow, but the ghostly tentacles seem to have no effect on it.

Peri fills the dead air within this chamber with vibrant color. DC Dex save: 5

The shadow is now a dazzle of multicolored glitter gyrating in the air in front of Gerrard.

It springs upon him:
Strength Drain Melee Attack: 11 Hit: 5 necrotic damage, and Gerrard's Strength score is reduced by 4.

Lankus fires a bolt at the glittery thing.
Attack: 20  Hit: 4 piercing damage.  

The shadow, glowing with irradiant sparkles, has trouble making contact with Gerrard.
Lankus hits it, but the bolt passes right through with only minimal disruption.

Everyone may act. (Attacks are at advantage and d4 blessed.)

Gerrard:

Shuddering at the alien creature’s attempted attack, Gerrard starts stabbing the remaining one next…

Moon-Touched Rapier:  Attack: 18 Damage: 13 plus bless::  2

Moon-Touched Rapier:  Attack: 17 Damage: 6 plus bless::  3

Magic Dagger:  Attack: 21 Damage: 9 plus bless:  2

With a snickety-snack, Gerrard slices up the second shadow without incident. Combat is over.

Kei's hypersensitive ears pick up a distant noise –  a footstep, or someone placing something down on a table – through the doorway ahead (but likely in a more distant room.)

(Map forthcoming!)

Gerrard:

”Well done—those creatures were frightening,” says Gerrard as he moves forward into the kitchen.  Seeing the two doors and the hallway, he moves to the nearest door next to the cauldron and listens to it. 

Perception:  9

”Which way should we go?  I don’t mind taking the lead, especially while I have the magical protections on me,” he adds.

The small kitchen is in pristine condition, but looking around, it appears to have not been used in years. The empty cauldron looks like it's never been used.

Closed doors lead west and north, and a hallway opens up to the east. 

Gerrard:

With no immediate preference made known from the others, Gerrard starts heading to the open hallway, reasoning that at least if something were to come at them from behind, it would have to open a door first.

Qivys shakes his head and follows.

"Not sure this is just someones home that didn't want ta leave after they passed rather than some home fer some supernatural horror bent on destroying tha region." he mutters..
Qivys turns to the bard and says. "Bard, ya talk ta ghost and tha like, chat 'em up an' see whats going on."