Iron Crisis Pt3 IC

[Amnestic]

Caelyn, ??? and Vala surge up the stairs behind Sam, Leaf, and Grok (and Grepha). The woman is clearly taken by surprise when ??? appears in front of her, and fails to avoid the massive axe swings. She lashes out with a burst of magic that seeks to ensorcell ???'s mind, but when the elf resists it she utters a word of binding and ??? finds themself locked in place paralyzed, forced to watch as the woman puts distance between them. Caelyn's flames blast at the two closest assassins, with only one of the rays being avoided and the rest leaving massive scorch marks on flesh or leather. Vala follows up, ascending the stairs with spear in hand to strike at Grok's closest assailant with two piercing stabs that draw blood.

But the assassins are here to fight to the death, and they show no signs of retreating even as the ship continues to buckle and shift beneath your feet. One of the thugs closes on Sam and slashes at the half-dragon, his blade being repelled from the scales at first by Vala's quick reaction of celestial light, but the second one cuts true, albeit only shallowly. It goes no better for Caelyn - her flashy display of magic earns her the ire of the man lurking beneath the ominous apparently untouchable skull. He looses a crossbow bolt at her which cuts past her evasion and likewise skims skin to draw blood. Almost dismissively, the spellcaster flings a torrent of magical bolts into Grepha's face.

In the distance, if you're not mistaken, you can hear the approaching sound of horse hooves and cart wheels.

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All but one of Caelyn's firebolts hit for appropriate damage on their two targets.
Likewise ???'s axe hits strike for the full 40.
Vala hits Grok's closest foe for 24 total

Sam takes would have taken 10 damage, but Vala drops it to 4 with her reaction.
Caelyn takes 11 damage from a heavy crossbow shot from the man beneath the skull.
Grepha takes 16 force damage from a magic missile barrage.
The Kara Turian's woman ??? attacked first tries to Enthrall ???, but elf resistance to charm saves it. She does, however, then land a Hold Person, before retreating across the ship.

The civilians (smartly) stay below deck for now.

Senna, Sam, Grepha, Grok and Leaf are now up.

Initiative order:

Grepha: [23]
Sam: [21]
Grok: [17]
Leaf: [16]

EA: [15]

Vala: [14]
???: [12]
Caeyln: [9]

EV: [4]
ES: [4]

Senna: [1]