Day Six

[HorizonsDream]

Tavi tries to concentrate on the guards that are left around her, and attacks with her sword.

Init Roll, Hit Rolls (1, 1,11)

[JadedDM]

Tavi swings her blade at one of the goblins who throws up his shield to block it. To Tavi's surprise, her father's sword snaps in two! The other half of the blade clatters to the ground audibly.

Meanwhile, she notices the Shaman magically healing himself a little and calling one of her sister's guards to come and protect him while he casts. Behind her, she hears the goblins shouting and the 'thunk' of weapons against wood. Were they attacking the trees? She doesn't have time to look, though. She manages to block off one, then a second attack with her shield.

Behind her, she hears Barlemus and Arvin give battle cries, followed by the sound of steel against steel. "The Nightstalker! It lives--!" cries a goblin, it's voice suddenly cut off as it gurgles from its own blood.

She stabs at another goblin with what remains of her sword, but he easily blocks it. This is no good, she needs another weapon. Luckily, there's still the mace at her side.

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Initiative Order
Tavi (1d10+5): 6
Barlemus (1d10+5): 10
Arvin (1d10+5): 12
Goblin Elite 01 (1d10+7): 9
Goblin Elite 05 (1d10+7): 15
Goblin Elite 07 (1d10+7): 10
Goblin Elite 08 (1d10+7): 12
Goblin Elite 10 (1d10+7): 15
Goblin Bodyguard 01 (N/A)
Goblin Bodyguard 02 (N/A)
Goblin Bodyguard 03 (N/A)
Goblin Bodyguard 04 (N/A)
Goblin Bodyguard 05 (1d10+7): 12
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 01 (1d10+5): 14
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 02 (1d10+5): 14
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 04 (1d10+5): 14
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 (1d10+5): 8
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 06 (1d10+5): 8
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 08 (1d10+5): 15
Goblin Shaman (1d10+5): 7

Round 2!

Tavi attacks Goblin Elite 01 with her long sword (1d20+1): 2, critical fumble! Her father's sword breaks!
Goblin Shaman casts Cure Light Wounds on himself (1d8): 5 HP restored.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 attacks Arvin's tree with his long sword.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 06 attacks Arvin's tree with his long sword.
Goblin Elite 01 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 3, miss.
Barlemus drops from his tree and attacks Goblin Elite 05 with his long sword (1d20+2): 17, hit for (1d8+6): 10 damage. Goblin Elite 05 falls.
Goblin Elite 07 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 9, miss.
Arvin drops from his tree and attacks Goblin Elite 08 with his long sword (1d20+1): 7, miss and his dagger (1d20+2): 11, miss.
Goblin Elite 08 attacks Arvin's tree with his mace.
Goblin Bodyguard 05 protects Shaman.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 01 attacks Barlemus' tree with his long sword.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 02 attacks Barlemus' tree with his long sword.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 04 attacks Barlemus' tree with his long sword.
Goblin Elite 05 is unconscious.
Goblin Elite 10 attacks Arvin's tree with his mace.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 08 attacks Arvin's tree with his long sword.
Tavi attacks Goblin Elite 07 with her broken sword (1d20+1): 11, miss.

(Actions for Round 2?)

[HorizonsDream]

Tavi quickly takes out her mace, and attacks with that.

Init Roll, Hit Roll (3, 11)

[JadedDM]

The battle rages on around Tavi, although she scantly pays much attention to it. One of her opponents swings his mace at her, which she blocks with her shield. She then drops her broken sword, draws her mace and counter attacks. But the goblin ducks out of the way at the last second.

She hears the shaman chanting in his native language while she dodges an attack from her second opponent. She isn't sure what spell the shaman just cast, but it can't be a good thing.

"Tavi! Hold on, I'm coming!" she hears Barlemus shout from behind and to the left of her.

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Initiative Order
Tavi (1d10+7): 10
Barlemus (1d10+5): 8
Arvin (1d10+5): 15
Goblin Elite 01 (1d10+7): 12
Goblin Elite 07 (1d10+7): 8
Goblin Elite 08 (1d10+7): 15
Goblin Elite 10 (1d10+7): 17
Goblin Bodyguard 01 (N/A)
Goblin Bodyguard 02 (N/A)
Goblin Bodyguard 03 (N/A)
Goblin Bodyguard 04 (N/A)
Goblin Bodyguard 05 (N/A)
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 01 (1d10+5): 11
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 02 (1d10+5): 8
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 04 (1d10+5): 7
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 (1d10+5): 11
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 06 (1d10+5): 8
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 08 (1d10+5): 7
Goblin Shaman (1d10+4): 12

Round 3!

Goblin Elite Bodyguard 08 attacks Arvin with his long sword (1d20): 13, miss.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 04 attacks Barlemus with his long sword (1d20-2): 10, miss.
Barlemus attacks Goblin Elite Bodyguard 01 with his long sword (1d20): 17, hit for (1d8+6): 8 damage. Goblin Elite Bodyguard 01 falls. He then shield punches Goblin Elite 04 with his medium shield (1d20-3): 12, hit for (1d3+4): 7 damage. Goblin Elite Bodyguard 04 falls.
Goblin Elite 07 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 4, miss.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 02 attacks Barlemus with his long sword (1d20-2): 12, miss.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 06 attacks Arvin with his long sword (1d20): 9, miss.
Tavi attacks Goblin Elite 07 with her mace (1d20): 12, miss.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 01 is unconscious.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 attacks Arvin with his long sword (1d20): 16, hit (1d8): 5 damage.
Goblin Elite 01 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 7, miss.
Goblin Shaman casts a spell.
Arvin attacks Goblin Elite 06 with his long sword (1d20-1): 15, hit for (1d8): 7 damage. Goblin Elite 06 falls. He then attacks Goblin Elite 05 with his dagger (1d20): 18, hit for (1d4): 2 damage.
Goblin Elite 08 attacks Arvin with his mace (1d20): 10, miss.
Goblin Elite 10 attacks Arvin with his mace (1d20): 5, miss.
Barlemus attacks Goblin Elite Bodyguard 02 with his long sword (1d20): 11, hit for (1d8+6): 9 damage. Goblin Elite Bodyguard 02 falls.

(Actions for Round 4?)

[HorizonsDream]

"Don't worry about me!" Tavi calls out to Barlemus. She was hoping that perhaps he'll take his chance and go after the Shaman at this point, or at least get her sisters out of here. She continues to concentrate her attack on goblin 7.

Initi Roll, Hit Roll (6, 13)
Dmg Roll (6)

[JadedDM]

Tavi swings her mace and smacks her opponent right in the face. She's almost sure she hears the sound of his nose breaking. Black blood gushes from the goblin's face, but he remains standing. He swings at her, but misses wildly. She also evades the attack from her other opponent.

She hears a battle cry, and then spots Barlemus rush up and attack one of the four goblins guarding her sisters. The goblin, who had been on his guard, throws up his axe in time to block the attack, though.

The shaman begins frantically giving orders in goblin to the guards in scale mail, although Tavi has no idea what he is saying.

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Initiative Order
Tavi (1d10+7): 13
Barlemus (1d10+5): 15
Arvin (1d10+5): 12
Goblin Elite 01 (1d10+7): 13
Goblin Elite 07 (1d10+7): 15
Goblin Elite 08 (1d10+7): 15
Goblin Elite 10 (1d10+7): 10
Goblin Bodyguard 01 (N/A)
Goblin Bodyguard 02 (N/A)
Goblin Bodyguard 03 (N/A)
Goblin Bodyguard 04 (N/A)
Goblin Bodyguard 05 (N/A)
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 (1d10+5): 14
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 08 (1d10+5): 08
Goblin Shaman (1d10): 06

Round 4!

Goblin Shaman goes into full defense (AC improves by 2 points).
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 08 attacks Arvin with his long sword (1d20): 2, miss.
Goblin Elite 10 attacks Arvin with his mace (1d20): 15, hit for (1d6): 1 damage.
Arvin attacks Goblin Elite 08 with his long sword (1d20+1): 7, miss and then attacks with his dagger (1d20+2): 19, hit for (1d4): 1 damage.
Tavi attacks Goblin Elite 07 with her mace (1d20): 13, hit for (1d6+2): 6 damage.
Goblin Elite 01 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 5, miss.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 attacks Arvin with his long sword (1d20): 7, miss.
Goblin Elite 07 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 7, miss.
Barlemus attacks Goblin Bodyguard 01 with his long sword (1d20): 5, miss.
Goblin Elite 08 attacks Arvin with his mace (1d20): 6, miss.

(Actions for Round 5?)

[HorizonsDream]

Tavi continues her assault on goblin 7 with her mace.

Init Roll, Hit Roll (7, 1)

[JadedDM]

Tavi swings her mace, but she loses her grip and it flies out of her hand, bouncing off a goblin's shield and clattering to the ground.

She spots Barlemus taking down two of the scaled armorer goblins with his blade. The shaman seems to be freaking out about this. He starts shouting commands in goblin frantically.

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Initiative
Tavi (1d10+7): 14
Barlemus (1d10+5): 9
Arvin (1d10+5): 6
Goblin Elite 01 (1d10+7): 16
Goblin Elite 07 (1d10+7): 15
Goblin Elite 08 (1d10+7): 17
Goblin Elite 10 (1d10+7): 12
Goblin Bodyguard 01 (1d10+7): 9
Goblin Bodyguard 02 (1d10+7): 15
Goblin Bodyguard 03 (1d10+7): 13
Goblin Bodyguard 04 (1d10+7): 13
Goblin Bodyguard 05 (N/A)
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 (1d10+5): 16
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 08 (1d10+5): 8
Goblin Shaman (N/A)

Round 5!

Arvin attacks Goblin Elite 08 with his long sword (1d20+1): 15, hit for (1d8): 6 damage and then attacks Goblin Elite 10 with his dagger (1d20+2): 19, hit for (1d4): 4 damage. Goblin Elite 08 falls.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 attacks Arvin with his long sword (1d20): 3, miss.
Goblin Bodyguard 01 attacks Barlemus with his battle axe (1d20-2): 1, miss.
Barlemus attacks Goblin Bodyguard 01 with his long sword (1d20-1): 18, hit for (1d8+6): 10 damage.
Goblin Elite 10 attacks Arvin with his mace (1d20): 6, miss.
Goblin Bodyguard 03 attacks Barlemus with his battle axe (1d20-2): 6, miss.
Goblin Bodyguard 04 attacks Barlemus with his battle axe (1d20-2): 2, miss.
Tavi swings her mace at Goblin Elite 07 (1d20): 1, critical fumble! She drops her mace.
Goblin Elite 07 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 6, miss.
Goblin Bodyguard 02 attacks Barlemus with his battle axe (1d20-2): 2, miss.
Goblin Elite 01 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 7, miss.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 attacks Arvin with his long sword (1d20): 7, miss.
Goblin Elite 08 attacks Arvin with his mace (1d20): 8, miss.
Barlemus attacks Goblin Bodyguard 04 with his long sword (1d20-1): 17, hit for (1d8+6): 14 damage. Goblin Bodyguard 04 falls.

(Actions for Round 6?)

[HorizonsDream]

Tavi looks lost once her mace flies out of her hand. Taking just a second, she scans the area for possible weapons to use, but her eyes only fall on her shield. Upon seeing Barlemus do the same thing, she takes the initiative to try the same thing. As her target is goblin 7, she rams her shield into him.

Init Roll, Hit Roll (2, 15)
DMG Roll (2)

[JadedDM]

Tavi slams her shield into the goblin's face, right in its already broken nose. The goblin staggers backwards, collapsing on the ground all sprawled out.

However, her victory is short-lived. The two goblins guarding her sisters suddenly turn on them, holding their axes threateningly toward them. Barlemus skids to a halt. This distracts Tavi enough that the other goblin she was fighting manages to smack her in the jaw with his mace, giving her a distinct feeling of deja vu.

"That's enough," the shaman says, calming down. "Surrender, or I'll have them both killed this instant!"

Barlemus growls. "Tavi...I think I can save one of 'em...but I don't know if I can save 'em both." He looks eager to cut both of them down, but not even he is fast enough to kill them both before they can hurt the girls.

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Initiative
Tavi (1d10+3): 5
Barlemus (1d10+5): 10
Arvin (1d10+5): 15
Goblin Elite 01 (1d10+7): 17
Goblin Elite 07 (1d10+7): 17
Goblin Elite 10 (1d10+7): 13
Goblin Bodyguard 02 (1d10+7): 10
Goblin Bodyguard 03 (1d10+7): 10
Goblin Bodyguard 05 (N/A)
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 (1d10+5): 15
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 08 (1d10+5): 14
Goblin Shaman (N/A)

Round 6!

Tavi shield punches Goblin Elite 07 (1d20): 16, hit for (1d3+1): 2 damage. Goblin Elite 07 falls.
Goblin Bodyguard 02 threatens Hallie.
Goblin Bodyguard 03 threatens Sparrow.
Barlemus freezes in his tracks.
Goblin Elite 10 attacks Arvin with his mace (1d20): 6, miss.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 08 attacks Arvin with his long sword (1d20): 17, hit for (1d8): 2 damage.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 attacks Arvin with his long sword (1d20): 7, miss.
Arvin attacks Goblin Elite 05 with his long sword (1d20-1): 11, miss and then attacks Goblin Elite 10 with his dagger (1d20+2): 16, hit for (1d4): 3 damage. Goblin Elite 10 falls.
Goblin Elite 01 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 15, hit for (1d6): 4 damage.
Goblin Elite 07 is unconscious.

[HorizonsDream]

Tavi's considers the situation before her. Surrendering at this point is not an option, and she knows it. She can't decide between her two sister's lives either, and she wouldn't ever do that. She stares at the goblin directly in front of her before turning her attention to the goblin threatening Sparrow. ~Whatever God might be looking down on me right this minute, please help me,~ she says silently to herself. "Barlemus, save Hallie I'll go for Sparrow," she says as runs forward to protect Sparrow.

Init Roll (9)

[JadedDM]

"WHAT!" the Shaman demands at Tavi's outburst. He doesn't have time to react, though.

Time seems to slow down.

As Tavi launches into a sprint, she feels the whoosh of air as her opponent swings his mace at her, but misses.

She watches as Barlemus cuts down the goblin guarding Hallie.

The goblin guarding Sparrow swings at her, but she is too fast. Her lungs burn, as do her legs. She's never run so fast in her life. She throws her arms around her baby sister.

Sparrow mumbles something under her gag. It sounds like Tavi's name.

Tavi doesn't get a chance to respond before the goblin guard's axehead slams into her back, right between her shoulders.

Then everything goes black...

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Initiative
Tavi (1d10): 9
Barlemus (1d10+5): 8
Arvin (1d10+5): 9
Goblin Elite 01 (1d10+7): 16
Goblin Bodyguard 02 (1d10+7): 15
Goblin Bodyguard 03 (1d10+7): 12
Goblin Bodyguard 05 (N/A)
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 (1d10+5): 15
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 08 (1d10+5): 14
Goblin Shaman (N/A)

Round 7!

Barlemus attacks Goblin Bodyguard 02 with his long sword (1d20-1): 14, hit for (1d8+6): 9 damage. Goblin Bodyguard 02 falls.
Arvin attacks Goblin Elite Bodyguard 08 with his long sword (1d20-1): 18, hit for (1d8): 6 damage and then attacks Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 with his dagger (1d20): 16, hit for (1d4): 3 damage. Goblin Elite Bodyguards 08 and 05 fall.
Tavi attempts to save her younger sister.
-----Goblin Elite 01 attacks Tavi as she passes by (1d20): 8, miss.
-----Goblin Bodyguard 03 attacks Tavi as she passes by (1d20-2): 6, miss.
-----Tavi throws her arms around Sparrow to protect her.
Goblin Bodyguard 03 attacks Sparrow with his battle axe, but Tavi is in the way! (1d20+7): 20, hit for (1d8): 5 damage. Tavi falls.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 08 is unconscious.
Goblin Bodyguard 02 is unconscious.
Goblin Elite Bodyguard 05 is unconscious.

[HorizonsDream]

Tavi had closed her eyes tightly as she hugged on to her sister in the hopes of saving her life. She knew the blow was coming, and out of pure instinct she was bracing herself for it. As the blade slammed into her back, her eyes shot open in surprise. There was little to no pain. Tavi's grip on her sister seemed to loosen in slow motion as blood flowed down her back. So much had happened in just a few days. Guilt washed over her quickly as she thought about how she failed her parents. Though, waking up in some sort of dank cell surrounded by goblins made her determined to save the rest of her family from this nightmare.

~Barlemus and Arvin will make sure they make it somewhere safe,~ she thinks to herself. Slowly, she feels her legs starting to slump as she leans more into her her sister rather than hugging her now.

~Hallie will probably want to marry one of her saviors,~ she thinks, causing her to smile lightly at the thought. ~She'll go for Barlemus too. Odd because I probably would have chosen him too. I probably should have told him that.~

Now she felt that familiar bittersweet feeling. This wasn't exactly a happy ending, but she did save her sisters. She knew that Arvin and Barlemus would see to them once the shaman was taken care of. All she could do now is silently wish them well with the rest of their lives as the world closed in around her.

[JadedDM]

Bright light burned through Tavi's eyelids, waking her up. Opening her eyes, she found it was sunlight, pouring through the boughs of the tree she lay under.

Her body felt weak and stiff. Both arms, her stomach and back, and her jaw were wrapped up in bandages that were pressing poultices to her skin that smelled sharply of various herbs.

She recognized where she was. It was under Petal's tree.

There was a warm summer breeze that caused the grass around her and the branches above her to sway slightly. To her side, she saw her gear, including her crossbow and broken sword (both the hilt and the blade) sitting in a neat pile.

She heard voices. Moving at all caused pain to wrack through her body, but she was able to lift her head enough to see people by the lake.

Barlemus and Arvin, all bandaged up like her, were talking to her sisters. Neither seemed harmed. Petal was fussing over Arvin. Barlemus, who looked like some kind of mummy come back from the dead with all those bandages all over him, was saying something to the girls. He tried to mimic sword movements with his arms, but the bandages were hindering him considerably. He must have said something funny, because both girls started giggling.

[HorizonsDream]

Tavi felt herself smiling as she watched the group near the lake, but she wasn't going to dare get up at this point. Matter of fact, she was only willing to keep her head up for so long before even the strain of that was too much. For the moment, she just took the time to enjoy the summer breeze. At least she wasn't in some cold, dank cell like the last time. They must have succeeded in their mission because her sisters were alive by the lake. Barlemus and Arvin were alive, and she was alive. "You can stop trying to impress them now," Tavi says as loud as she dares, but even that is kind of a strain on her voice.