R14T11: Aasgar continues due west up to the giant creature while drawing his mace. Before he fully gets to the creature, it stabs out with his spear, and almost hits the dwarf were it not for Abenor's timely tactical advice. Even though this thing was most assuredly a giant in life, in death it doesn't move or respond like a giant would, and Aasgar's significant offensive and defensive training against giants if for naught. He closes the final few feet and swings his mace, just smashing past broken, ancient armor for 19.

R14T9: Abenor's aegis having defended Aasgar and seeing the creepy rat flanked by two others, the elf takes advantage of the skeleton's focus on Aasgar to dart to the north and yell, "Flank it!" before he attacks with his blades as powerfully as he can to try to break its bones. He cuts high against its rib cage for 17 mod. When he attacks with his shorter blade, however, the giant's spear knocks Abenor's arm so that he nicks his own hand for (2 bleed).

R14T6: The skeleton stabs Aasgar in the belly with its spear, though Aasgar has yet to feel it (11 mod DDP). It then spears at Abenor and misses.

R14T5: The dire shadow rat, sensing the life energy on Cici's wand, attacks her in preference to the graybeard, but she dodges as the rat changes position.

End Round 14, Begin Round 15 ...

R15T33: Little Shay('akhar) also had a wand of healing, unbeknownst to the squat monster. He deftly tumbles to get back into flanking and activates the wand, touching the rat for 7 PE. That is all the little bit of spirit power that rat could handle as it complete discorporates.

R15T25: Imrijka repositions west and shoots and misses badly. "Hey! Aasgar just got hit, and he wasn't doing great before. Someone get some healing on him. Hey, cleric! Think you can shower this big goon with some positive glow if you move in closer?"

R15T23: Cici says, "On it. I don't know why, but it's like Aasgar gets slammed but doesn't feel it for several seconds." She steps up behind Aasgar and discharges the active wand on Aasgar (8 heal to DDP).

"Primitive nerve endings?" Little Shay offers in his higher-pitched voice.

R15T22: Gharmez, what do you do?

Bariswort on deck, Aasgar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
* Reduce person (5 min). Expeditious retreat (5 min).
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded). Guidance til R21T17.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (loaded).
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance. Round one fallow.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. Inner sphere stance. RS. BLEED 2!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Uskroth's Guardian: 6. (29:80). AOO used.

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2). Skreed Gorewillow. Dire Shadow Rat.