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Okay, you have all made it outside the church and know where Doru is.  He is on the church steps, sobbing and feeling miserable, trying to flee (or so it seems).  You note with interest that nothing happens to him in the daytime, contrary to whatever folklore you grew up with back home in Faerun.  This certainly is not home but the very fact also adds to your knowledge of this place.  The roiling clouds above, the growing mists on the ground, and the drop in temperature as you step outside are concerning as well.  You are a bit confused by his words.  However.....

You all hear the sounds of flapping wings before you see anything.  But out of the mists come swarms of bats that flutter chaotically around a figure in the middle of it all.  As you look closely, you see the same well-dressed nobleman type you saw earlier at the funeral!  As you look upon him, you feel a low hum and sense a overwhelming wrongness about him.  His grin widens to show sharp incisors.  He looks at Doru, "My poor child, what have they done to you?" he speaks in a soft but commanding voice, but it doesn't really seem to fit his body or sex.  "I would never do such things to you.  Let us come away from this place."

Initiative order
1. Erven, Sho, ?, B4, B5
2. Doru, Bertolt, Everlie
3.  Osgar, B7, B2, Talion, B6
4.  B1, B3

We are back at the top with Erven and Sho. 

MAP

Erven moves two spaces east, drops his longbow and pulls out his shield and rapier.  He still feels the protection given by Onyx and he still has Doru under his Hunter's mark.  With his Dread Ambusher skill, he makes two attacks with his rapier on Doru.  "I will put you out of your misery, poor Doru.  I'm sorry that it has to be this way."

Rapier attack one : Attack: 18 Damage: 9 

Rapier attack two : Attack: 9 Damage: 11 

Hunter's Mark damage : 2 

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Erven moves two spaces east, drops his longbow and pulls out his shield and rapier.  He still feels the protection given by Onyx and he still has Doru under his Hunter's mark.  With his Dread Ambusher skill, he makes two attacks with his rapier on Doru.  "I will put you out of your misery, poor Doru.  I'm sorry that it has to be this way."

Rapier attack one : Attack: 18 Damage: 9 

Rapier attack two : Attack: 9 Damage: 11 

Hunter's Mark damage : 2 

 Putting on your shield will cost you an action, fyi.

Quote from Twombley >>

Erven moves two spaces east, drops his longbow and pulls out his shield and rapier.  He still feels the protection given by Onyx and he still has Doru under his Hunter's mark.  With his Dread Ambusher skill, he makes two attacks with his rapier on Doru.  "I will put you out of your misery, poor Doru.  I'm sorry that it has to be this way."

Rapier attack one : Attack: 18 Damage: 9 

Rapier attack two : Attack: 9 Damage: 11 

Hunter's Mark damage : 2 

 Your first attack hits, eliciting a hiss from the spawn, but the second is dodged by Doru.  

Sho is up!

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MAP

 What does B and O stand for?

Sho examines the new threatening figure emerging from the swarm of bats and he wonders at the implications of his statement. He glances over at Doru, who is sobbing bitterly on the steps of the church, and decides that he cannot let him escape. 

Sacred Flame on Doru: Dex 13 or 2 radiant 

Bertolt and Osgar, don't know why I put them different colours.  Osgar is Talion's thing, he can describe what it is....or not. 

Doru - 12. 

Doru howls as he is unable to avoid the divine light that finds him.  

...more to come...

 [Okay, sorry for the delay.  Schools coming back and then we get a email saying it's going to be online so lots of "really fun" prep to do! yay!] 

Two swarms of bats - B4 and B5 - flap towards you Everlie and will try to bite you. B5 gets to the space under you, which is occupied by Erven..  B4 attack on Everlie:  Attack: 22 Damage: 7. 
B5 attack on Erven: Attack: 18 Damage: 3.  

The unknown figure strides confidently and calmly towards Doru, frowning slightly as he takes in the burned spawn.  As he does, he begins a light chant waving his arms and making unfamiliar, very quick finger movements.  As he stops at Doru, he reaches out and touches the creature and Doru disappears from sight!  

The well dressed figure steps back 5 feet, is at the corner of the building.  It looks at all of you.  "He's mine," it says, smiling again and shrugging slightly.  "Not for you."

Doru takes their action.  You can hear his feet scratching on the stairs and then the closest of you see the indentations on the grass.  Then nothing. 

Bertolt and Everlie are up!

MAP

     Being surrounded, and bitten, by bats AND having his target disappear, Everlie would fall back into a range!  4 With the rage comes a wild surge of magic and magic infuses Everlie's Great Sword!

      And while that is interesting and all, Everlie isn't ready to chuck his sword just yet, instead he swings at the bats surrounding him with a growl...

GreatSword vs Bats Attack: 18 Damage: 8

Bertolt is going to focus on the grouped together enemies, casting Shatter right on B2 in order to hit B6 and B7 as well.

All three need to make a DC 14 con Save or take 20 Thunder Damage or half on a save.

....11....

@Everlie - you swipe at the annoying creatures, slicing several in half - the cloud of bats (B4) lessens considerably.
@Bertolt - you're right, I did not save roll for Doru before - sorry - he fails and takes the full 3 psychic damage.
B2 - con save - 5. 
B6 - con save - 10. 
B7 - con save - 5.  

As a result of Bertolt's spell, B2 and B7 only have a few bats remaining, though B6 has more in the swarm.

B7 - this swarm fixates on Bertolt and will enter his area and attack!  Attack: 7 Damage: 3. 
B2 - the few bats left move to the square beneath Bertolt, in front of Talion.
B6 - the swarm moves to the area underneath Erven, in front of Bertolt.

Osgar and Talion are up!

MAP

Talion moves back and launches a bolt of arcane energy at the swarm of bats nearest him (B2) before they can swarm over him, then moves further to the northwest just as Osgar appears north of B7,  trying to rake the bats surrounding Bert with his claws.

Initiative order
1. Erven, Sho, ?, B4, B5
2. Doru, Bertolt, Everlie
3.  Osgar, B7, B2, Talion, B6
4.  B1, B3


Osgar pips into view as it comes into the swarm, pecking and biting the tiny bats.  They fall to the ground and the swarm is gone.
Talion steps back and releases a glowing blast of energy riddled with black veins at B2.  As the energies wash over the bats, they too fall to the ground in small thumps, like apples falling from a tree.

B1 and B3 use their actions to get closer to the party.

Erven and Sho are up!

MAP (i'll only post the updated map after each round)

(If hunters mark is no longer able to track Doru, Erven switches it to B5.  See OOC question.)

Erven attacks B5 with his rapier.  

Attack: 7 Damage: 9 

Hunters mark damage :  3 

yeah, i saw your question just haven't responded....will do so soon!

Erven con saving throw to maintain concentration on hunter’s mark :  10