Ink manages to score a grazing hit on his opponent, but the dwarf's armor is proving difficult to penetrate.

Matrix' strikes stun the Yakfolk warrior enough that Aya is able to put an arrow through his eye. The yakaria drops to the floor.

Meanwhile, Marav pummels the armored dwarf, cutting a gash across his forehead, but the dwarf fights on as if he didn't even feel it.

// Crownsguard is up! //

Swing! Swing!

Attack: 22 Damage: 7 slashing damage + 6 fire damage

Attack: 19 Damage: 6 slashing damage + 7 fire damage

The dwarf knight is outflanked by Crownsguard and Ink, but takes most of the hits on his armor, and keeps fighting, bloodied. 

Meanwhile, King Harnoth is still sheltering behind his throne, and his bodyguards wait on tenterhooks for any of the would-be assassins to come within reach of their weapons. 

One of the dwarfs makes a full-throated bellow in the foreign language. Responding to the order, the other two armored dwarfs that were attacking Ink and Crownsguard switch targets, and focus their attacks instead on the dragon in the middle of the room.

// All attacks are against Marav this round!! //

Attack: 14 Damage: 5 bludgeoning
Attack: 8 Damage: 5 bludgeoning

Attack: 23 Damage: 12 bludgeoning
Attack: 21 Damage: 8 bludgeoning

Attack: 25 Damage: 13 bludgeoning
Attack: 10 Damage: 4 bludgeoning

Attack: 15 Damage: 9 bludgeoning
Attack: 8 Damage: 8 bludgeoning

// Players up! //

Suddenly realizing how the possessions of the Dwarven knights function, Ink pulls any killing blows so that the dwarf is subdued rather than killed... Somewhat insulted that the Yakfolk do not consider him a threat, but grateful for the reprieve in attacks, Ink focuses his attack on the dwarf (5) he's flanking with Crownsguard!

If he knocks him out before his all his attacks are made, he'll pivot so that he's flanking the dwarf (4) facing Marav and continue his barrage on him! 

/ Atk 1 Attack: 20 Damage: 8

/ Atk 2 Attack: 10 Damage: 10

/Hasted Action Attack: 17 Damage: 10

/ Off-hand (ba) Attack: 25 Damage: 9

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Quill does another flyby of the dwarf in combat with Crownsguard!

(Dwarf 5 if he's still up, if not then whoever is adjacent to CG). 

The fighter fights! Aya takes aim at those who remain. However, now recognizing that the combatants may not be in control of their actions, she chooses instead to maim. 

Sharpshooter (advantage on prophetic state): 14 Damage: 20 + 2

Second shot: 18 Damage: 10 + 5

Crownsguard brings another swing, Attack: 16 Damage: 9 slashing damage + 8 fire damage, colliding with the blade of the dwarf, but Crownsguard tries to push through!

He collides with him again! Attack: 26 Damage: 19 slashing damage + 10 fire damage

The attacks clang off Marav's scales except one which wedges underneath a scale on his back by his wings and blood spurts from it. He grunts in pain, roars and attacks #3.

Attack: 17 Damage: 15
Unable to parse dice roll. cold

Marav bites the dwarf hard sinking his teeth in deep.

Matrix turns to dwarf 3, holstering the new gun "I think i'll turn you into a blanket" before throwing a series of punches

pop 10 for 9

popop 21 for 8

flurry-o-blows

pop 15 for 6

popop 11 for 10 +7 to hit

agile parry is active

Matrix's punch follows up Marav's bone-chilling bite, and knocks out his target dwarf, while Ink knocks out another one. As they lay on the ground, more yak-men literally crawl out from under the dwarf's skin and brandish more of their signature, oversized blades. 

The two yak-warriors raise their greatswords and attack Marav, picking right up where their hosts had previously left off. 

Attack: 22 Damage: 19 slashing
Attack: 19 Damage: 17 slashing

Attack: 12 Damage: 15 slashing
Attack: 24 Damage: 18 slashing

The two remaining "knights" keep up their attacks on Marav, trying their best to obey orders.

Attack: 14 Damage: 11 bludgeoning
Attack: 17 Damage: 5 bludgeoning

Attack: 9 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll. bludgeoning
Attack: 19 Damage: 7 bludgeoning

The king and his guards still avoid the fight, and it's clear the bodyguards are very weirded out by the yakfolk appearing the way that they did.

// Players up! //

Ink pivots so that he's flanking the Yakfolk with Crownsguard and unleashes a series of slashes with his blades! 

Quill flies in and does a flyby of the same Yak (granting advantage via HELP)! (If that Yak falls before Quill does her flyby, she instead targets the other Yak!) 

/ Atk 1 Attack: 9 Damage: 5

/ Atk 2 Attack: 9 Damage: 6

/Hasted Action Attack: 27 Damage: 5

/ Off-hand (ba) Attack: 19 Damage: 9

The swords smash Marav, blood starts to flow freely, he is close to falling. "Bahamut! Give me strength!"

His scales begin to shimmer, the blood stops flowing as freely, the wounds heal.

Wild Shape: 32 temp hp added
Healing Word 4th level: 11

He lowers his head at the one in front of him, smiles slightly. "Now is the time to run Yak."

Intimidation: 12 //if needed//

Aya growls and keeps up her onslaught on the yakfolk. 

Sharpshooter (advantage on prophetic state): 23 Damage: 17 + 5

Second shot: 31 Damage: 14 + 1

Matrix moves to flank with Marav while reloading, "Going to start me full fall line. 'Yak, by Matrix" before firing into the beast

pew 26 for 13

pewppew 19 for 8

bonus pop 23 for 9

Crownsguard with kick the dwarf-Yak in the face and bring his sword down! Attack: 21 Damage: 8 slashing damage + 9 fire damage.

Attack: 11 Damage: 14 slashing damage + 8 fire damage.

Crownsguard's first attack cuts across the knight's armor, but his next one is blocked by the dwarven warhammer. A bestial lowing escapes the dwarf's mouth in a rather unsettling way, and it strikes back at the construct.

Attack: 25 Damage: 21 bludgeoning
Attack: 7 Damage: 12 bludgeoning

The other "dwarf" keeping swinging at the dragonshaped Marav.

Attack: 12 Damage: 7 bludgeoning
Attack: 23 Damage: 12 bludgeoning

And the single yikaria warrior also swings his greatsword at Marav...

Attack: 12 Damage: 33 slashing
Attack: 26 Damage: 18 slashing

Some commotion is heard from far off, down one of the stone halls. Because of the echoing nature of the stone, it's hard to tell which way the sound is coming from at first.

// Players up! // 

Marav slashes at the one between him and Matrix.

Attack: 20 Damage: 14
Cold Damage: 9

"You had a chance to run."

Healing Word Level 2: 11

A slash across the dragons face closes up leaving behind a smear of blood.

Matrix fires at the yak, then quickly spins (bonus action tumble) around the nearby pillar and fires again

tumble/acrobatics 20

pew 25 for 12

pewpew 28 for 10

inspiration reroll on  2nd shot

23 for 8

Yakfolk opposed Dexterity check: 12

Ink cries out to Quill, "Like the Amman's Temple - scout the halls... Come back screeching if you see battle or blood!" Quill flies through the doorway where Ink thinks the commotion is coming from - scouting the halls for trouble! 

Ink then twists around so that he's flanking the Dwarven Knight with Marav and unleashes a series of attacks with his scimitars - doing his best to knock him out rather than out right kill him. 

/ Atk 1 Attack: 14 Damage: 12

/ Atk 2 Attack: 24 Damage: 6

/Hasted Action Attack: 15 Damage: 10

/ Off-hand (ba) Attack: 9 Damage: 10