The group finds a nice patch of dirt to bury the construct's head in. They then set up another ambush around the overturned cart, waiting for the next patrol of Iron Circle soldiers.  In the early hours of the morning, the overcast sky darkens and a light rain begins to fall. By the time the heroes' prey arrives, the rain has become heavy, and a chill fog enshrouds the land. 

The group of Iron Circle goons that arrives is led by a hooded figure almost identical to the one you previously encountered. Seven soldiers follow the figure, two of which have red patches on their otherwise grey cloaks. One of the soldiers is holding a leash on the end of which is an ugly green reptile, no taller than a dog but three times as long.

Stealth: 
Enemy's Perception: 9
Davner Deephollow: 23
Bram Moltenheim: 14
Quyst: 15
Tafod Haearn: 21
Ursula "Dapple" Umberside: 20

Initiative: 
Davner Deephollow: 22
Bram Moltenheim: 8
Quyst: 12
Tafod Haearn: 17
Ursula "Dapple" Umberside: 22
Enemies: 22

In her mage armor and holding her eldritch rapier, Quyst targets the hooded figure with a Hex, cursing his CON checks,  quickly followed by an purple dart of energy 

Eldrtich blast: 20; damage: 7 force + 3 necrotic

Before that dart lands, she flings another one at the same target, and then runs back to any cover she can use.

Eldrtich blast: 25; damage: 2 force + 4 necrotic

"Their numbers increased, be careful!" she says, thinking "That means I must be more careful, especially..."

(OOC: did both turns in a single post)

Both of Quyst's blasts sear the hooded figure.

(Davner, Ursula, Bram, Tafod.)

Bram aims at the human soldiers first, since experience tells him he may be able to drop them quickly.  The red patches make nice targets so those are his primary goals.

surprise round!

Atk 13

Dmg 5

bonus attack!

Atk 18

Dmg 9

next round!

Atk 13

Dmg 8

bonus attack!

Atk 23

Dmg 4

Action surge!

Atk 13

Dmg 4

superiority dice TBD after seeing rolls...

1x superiority die for precision or trip attack, applied to rolls that don‘t hit or damage if they all hit 4

Tafod will hurl a javelin at one of the soldiers with the red patches.   Attack: 10 Damage: 10

He will then move in to attack with battleaxe and shield.

Gads!

Bram shoots a barrage of arrows at the Circle captains, but only two hit. A javelin goes flying overhead, launched by Tafod.

(Davner, Ursula.)

(Sorry to dm for all possible rerolls needed)

Surprise round: faerie fire trying to get as many as possible.  

Bonus: “Show them the errors of their ways!” - inspires  Bram

Second round: fires a bolt at the closest target that was affected by Faerie fire(or creepy guy)

Attack: 17 Damage: 8

Bonus: “Never give up, never surrender!” - Inspiration to Tafod

(second roll for faerie fire if applicable- 11

DC 14 Faerie Fire Saves:
Hooded Figure: 18
Injured Circle Captain: 14
Uninjured Circle Captain: 23
1st Soldier: 16
2nd Soldier: 13

Only one of the soldiers is illuminated by Davner's lights.

(Ursula.)

(OOC: Acting for Ursula)

Ursula jumps out from behind a bush and sends a barrage of missile fire at the hooded figure. She then ducks back behind the bush.

Damage: 23

(Enemy turn upcoming.)

One of the captains points at finger at you and says "It's them! Kill them!"

The green drake, one of the captains and three of the soldiers engage Tafod in melee.

Bite Attack: 15 Damage: 5
Tail Attack: 20 Damage: 7
1st Soldier Attack: 13 Damage: 5
2nd Soldier Attack: 21 Damage: 3
3rd Soldier Attack: 23 Damage: 4
1st Captain Scimitar Attack: 8 Damage: 5
2nd Captain Scimitar Attack: 19 Damage: 7
Captain Dagger Attack: 18 Damage: 6

The other captain and the two other soldiers fire back at Bram with crossbows and daggers through the mist.

1st Captain Dagger Attack: 25 Damage: 10
2nd Captain Dagger Attack: 23 Damage: 7
1st Soldier Attack: 13 Damage: 8
2nd Soldier Attack: 12 Damage: 3

The hooded figure calls out with the same frightening scream you heard before. (Everyone must make a DC 14 CHA Save or be frightened.)

(Everyone is up.)

CHA SV  20

Tafod will strike at the Captain, Rage +2 to dmg.

Attack: 10 Damage: 14

CHA SAVE: 12

Bram will continue to aim at the soldiers.  This time, however, he is going to target the one that's lit up like a will-o-the-wisp by Davner's faerie fire.  If he manages to drop that soldier, he will switch his aim to the injured Captain. (OOC: After the initial attack, I will separate the "advantage" rolls so you can discard the second roll if the advantage does not apply.)

Attack (with advantage): 26
Damage: 8

Bonus Attack: 18, 21
Damage: Damage: 8

Bram will spend a superiority die: 7 and Davner's Inspiration 1 to try to make the second attack hit IF IT DOESN'T HAVE ADVANTAGE.  If it DOES have advantage, Bram will NOT spend Davner's Inspiration, but he will still use the superiority die to make a Trip Attack on the Bonus Attack.  He will also spread out from the rest of the group to not cluster up, and duck behind cover if there is any available.

Also, extra crit damage on the first attack: 1
If the bonus attack was made at advantage, extra crit damage on that: 3

(Tafod DA roll: 19)

Both Tafod and Bram and frightened by the ungodly sound. Tafod nonetheless scores a solid strike on the injured captain. Bram slays the lit-up soldier then switches his attention to the injured captain. Using Davner's encouraging words and his martial prowess, Bram's bolt flies true and pierces the captain's armour. The captain still seems fairly healthy.

(Bram's bonus attack has disadvantage since he has to have LoS on the hooded figure to make it. It only hits if both the superiority die and the inspiration die are added to the attack roll, so I assume Bram would use precision attack instead of trip attack.)

(Ursula, Davner, Quyst)

Cha save: 16

Quyst keeps her focus and, this time, isn't affected by the yell. "Let' see what this thing does", she speaks to herself, leaving cover and shooting with the black hand crossbow at the hooded one again.

To hit: 9; dmg: 3 (?) + 4 necrotic (Hex)

" guess it'd be better to hit", she thinks, going back into cover

Although Quyst's shot initially seems like it is aimed too far left, the bolt makes slight adjustments to its course in mid-air and ends up scratching the hooded figure's side, drawing a line of unnaturally coloured blood.

(Ursula, Davner)

Ursula CHA Save: 23
Davner CHA Save: 25

(Bram and Tafod would also roll saves at the end of their turn)

Tafod CHA Save: 4
Bram CHA Save: 2

Ursula sends four more magic missiles at the hooded figure.

Damage: 15

Davner sends a blast of magic at the same target.

Attack: 14 Damage: 5

DA roll: 10

Ursula CHA Save: 12
Davner CHA Save: 10

(Enemy turn upcoming. Tafod is the only one still frightened.)

The injured captain, his soldiers and the drake keep up their attack on Tafod.

Bite Attack: 18 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.
Tail Attack: 10 Damage: 7
1st Soldier Attack: 12 Damage: 5
2nd Soldier Attack: 13 Damage: 5
1st Captain Scimitar Attack: 20 Damage: 4
2nd Captain Scimitar Attack: 10 Damage: 9
Captain Dagger Attack: 6 Damage: 5

The other captain and his two soldiers continue their missile fire at Bram

1st Captain Dagger Attack: 22 Damage: 5
2nd Captain Dagger Attack: 11 Damage: 5
1st Soldier Attack: 17 Damage: 2
2nd Soldier Attack: 4 Damage: 5

The three soldiers surrounding Tafod back off, letting the hooded figure approach. The figure extends one long finger, reaching for Tafod's chest. 

Attack: 14 Thunder Damage: 31

Tafod leans back, avoiding the figure's finger. The hooded foe seems slowed and hurt by the wounds it has taken.

(Everyone is up. Tafod may take an AoO on one of the retreating soldiers.)

Bram continues to target the injured captain, switching to one of the grunt soldiers if he manages to drop the captain with his attacks.

Attack: 26 Damage: 4
Bonus Attack: 15 Damage: 4

Superiority Dice: 3

Bram will either try to hit with a precision attack, or if both hit, try to trip with a trip attack.

Bram sends two more arrows into the injured captain.

(Tafod, Quyst, Ursula, Davner.)