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The gibbering noises grow louder and the sounds of feet wet feet pattering against the deck of the ship mixes into the cacophony of sounds. 

Xarprax, Gunnar and Krumdak all manage to pinpoint the sound of their enemies enough to land a hit. Those of you who understand Undercommon hear:

"WHAT?!. THEY'S ATTACK! WE'S ATTACK BACK! FISH FOR THE PRINCESS OF KELP! FOOD FOR THE DUCHESS OF THE SHALLOWS!" The final two sentences are chanted over and over again as they stab at you.

 You watch as the hunched over, fishlike shapes stab at you with short spears through the fog.  
Attacking Verrynia: 21 Damage: 4
Attack Krumdak: 23 Damage: 4
Attack Gunnar: 8 Damage: 3
Attack Xarprax: 20 Damage: 6

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Top of initiative: 

The final fishperson climbs over the railing of the ship. The rest of the gang is in the fog and can't see any of their attackers clearly, but Verrynia is outside and clearly sees as the fishpeople climb aboard. Each of the grunts wield a spear and a shield, but the final one differs. It wears a captains hat and a patch over one eye. Instead of a shield and spear it wields a long staff with what looks like a massive crab claw at the end of it. The claw snaps towards Verrynia and the fish leans in and chomps at the lithe tieflings body. Like something taken out of a story of alien creatures a second set of jaws burst out from its mouth, making the whole attack strangely terrifying to watch. 

Pincer attack: 15 Damage: 7 (If hit, Verrynia is  [Tooltip Not Found]

Bite attack: 21 Damage: 4 

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FIGHT ON!
(Krumdak takes 4 extra damage from the crit)

 So 15 damage total?

As the first fishperson stabs Verrynia with its spear, she points at it, releasing a blast of fire and shouting expletives in Infernal. (Reaction - Infernal Legacy Hellish Rebuke: DEX save DC 12 needed. 11 fire damage or half if saved.)

Now grappled and bleeding badly (9/24), she pulls her rapier and looks for a weak spot before trying to skewer the fishy holding her.

Insightful Fighting: Contested Insight 14 vs target Deception

Attack: 23 Damage: 10 piercing plus 6 piercing if insight contest won.

I'm not gonna last long fighting all by myself!

Gunnar rolls his neck, as he does, a shimmering blue field coalesces along the plating of his armor (gaining 3 temporary hit points from his defensive field). 

He glowers down at the fish man, “I’m going to pop your skull like a grape.”

THUNDER PUNCH! Attack: 8 Damage: 9 Thunder damage

Xarprax gets to his feet. "Now we've got you!" he yells, adopting his fighting spirit and swinging his war pick.

Bonus: Fighting spirit (advantage to counter the fog disadvantage and 5 temporary hp)

War pick attack: 26; damage: 13 piercing damage

Taking aim at the two fish people grouped southeast of the mast, the orcspider lets loose a stream of webbing.

(Kwe indicated this would be like a mini combo web/entangle, but I have no idea about mechanics here! Is this a spell attack? A Dex save? The one thing she has going for sure is blindsight)

Edit: Web Attack! 12

Second edit: Serena, Princess of the Moon and Stars give me strength...

 Krumdak runs over to Verrynia and the captain/leader of the fish-people screaming at them (trying to make them attack him instead).

He then turns to the captain and starts punching it.

First attack (shortsword): nat 1

Flurry of blows:

Attack 1: 8 to hit, 4 bludgeoning damage

Attack 2: 10 to hit, 5 bludgeoning damage 

He then slowly backs away from the captain, using his Drunken Technique (using the disengage action as a part of his flurry of blows) trying to make/convince the captain to follow him. Persuasion: 10

The fog is thick, and no-one but Verrinya, who is standing outside it can land a hit on the fishes and only hear the clanking of their shields as you wail into them. Gunnar, Krumdak and Xarprax all hear a wet, thud as the weapons hit the makeshift shields. When you pull back to strike again you feel resitance, as if the weapon sticks to the shield. Krumdak, Gunnar and Xaprax, a STR Saving throw from all of you, please. 

When the first fish stabs Verrynia with its spear hellish flames engulf its body, leaving a semi fried, very hurt fish in its wake. (10 on save)

The fishes all try to poke you with their spears. 
Gunnar:
Attack: 19 Damage: 7
Xarprax:
Attack: 4 Damage: 4
Attack: 6 Damage: 4
Krumdak:
Attack: 4 Damage: 2
Attack: 9 Damage: 2
Verrynia:
Attack: 20 Damage: 8

Top of initiative

The leader of the pack grunts as Verrynia plants a dagger firmly in his dominant arm. He yells in Undercommon

 All of sudden he is almost whacked across the race by the giant fist of a goliath monk who then steps away, tauntingly. Without letting go of Verrynia he follows the monk (8 on insight), just holding on to the end of his pincer staff (10 ft reach). The pincered staff seems almost sentient, and clamps down on Verrynia while it's wielder tries to bite Krumdak.

Verrynia:
Attack: 5 Damage: 7

Krumdak: 
Attack: 7 Damage: 4

After biting at Krumdak the leader presents a small wand made out of the spine of a fish, with a single eye staring right towards its face. The leader stares back into the eye, and for a split second his entire body is covered in a pale green membrane of slime. 

The fog has been lifted! Attacks are now back to normal!

Xarprax STR save: 11

Xarprax pulls and twists his weapon, trying to make it come free of the fishman's sticky shield. "Let ... go ... of ... my ... pick!" As the creature is pulled to the left and right, it attempts to spear the dragonborn, but its aim is thrown off, and both attacks miss.

Gunnar’s eyes practically catch flame underneath his helm as the fog lifts and the fishman is clearly there!

”No where to run now. Repent while you can.”

Attack: 16 Damage: 8 thunder damage

It has disadvantage to attack anyone but me.

Strength Save: 14

Khurah lets loose another stream of webbing, this time against the (bright red diamond) and (the maroon diamond right next to it). 

Attack (rolled on discord: 22)

As the leader turns away, Verrynia tries to retaliate. AoO: Attack: 20 Damage: 13 piercing

Reeling from her wounds, she turns around and thrusts her blade toward the fish next to her. Attack: 22 Damage: 6 piercing

Not dead... yet.

Strength saving throw: 21

Krumdak turns to the captain and tries to stab it with his shortsword, but misses (nat 1).

He then starts punching it:

First attack: 14 to hit, 7 bludgeoning damage. Second attack: 24 to hit, 6 bludgeoning damage.

He then continues to taunt the captain and steps away using his Drunken technique, trying to make the captain follow.

Xarprax gives a heave, and is almost thrown backward as his weapon comes free of the creature's sticky shield. Narrowing his eyes, but still grinning, the dragonborn swings again at the fishman.

War pick attack: 10; damage: 15 piercing damage

Everyone manages to pull their weapons away from the fishes sticky shields before striking back. 

With a crack of thunder, the hydraulic gauntlets of Gunnars armor cracks the fishes head open, as it collapses to the ground. 

While the big boss fish is busy biting Krumdak a dagger is swiftly planted in its neck. It lets out a deep, guttural gurgling sound and before it can turn again two goliath fists are planted where its fishy kidneys would be and druidic spider web tethers it to the deck of the ship. 

Our resident bounty hunter is however blocked by a shield again. 


When the fishes see their leader coughing up blood they scatter over the edges of their ship, apparently not caring for their own safety, trying to get as far away as possible. A series of splashes are heard and the fishmen submerge into the dark waters below. 
(Feel free to make attacks of opportunity, as the fishes dash instead of disengage

When the large fish sees its underlings jump into the water it spits a clot of slimy blood after them, yelling something in undercommon that even those of you who don't speak the language understand has to be some kind of profanity. He then tries to pull his legs out of the spider webbing, but to no avail. In a moment of desperation he points his staff at Krumdak, and mutters an incantation, his body shimmers once more and is covered in a thin layer of goo. 

Gunnar slams a fist into his open palm, as thunder cracks again. He walks calmly over to the fish and then is going to uppercut the tiny tyrant!

Attack: 17 Damage: 12 thunder damage

With the solid stab in the back of the neck earlier, Gunnar punches the head of the fish clean off into the air! Time almost plays in slow motion as the head spins before tumbling on the ground, stopping by the mast. The captains hat lands on top of the pile of fish. 

INITIATIVE IS OVER! 

The night seems deathly quiet for the first few seconds after the fight before it is broken by the cry of a greedy seagull diving for the head. It turns as soon as it spots the enormous spider and flies off into the distance. 

“Death is the only penance for a monster as yourself.” Gunnar mutters as he wipes fish blood off his gauntlet.

As his fishy foe turns to swim away, Xarprax laughs, "Not so fast, Finny!" He swings his weapon again at the fleeing creature.

War pick attack: 15; damage: 11 piercing damage

OOC: A 4, a 4, a 3, and now a 5. Stunning!

As the captain's hat lands beside him, the dragonborn looks down at it and smiles. "Mine!" he yells, snatching up the head wear.

When the fish flee, Verrynia takes one last stab at the one who had assaulted her.

AoO Attack: 18 Damage: 4 piercing

With the fish dead and scattered, she slumps down onto the deck and tries to catch her breath.

Two fishes fall from the attacks of the dragon and tiefling and there are now three dead grunts and a boss laying on the deck of the ship. . Due Xarprax large size the hat probably wouldn't fit without a strap under the chin

The bodies are too loot and those who want can make a slight of hand or perception check to search the bodies.