R5T23.5: Gharmez starts to reach for her dagger, but stops to consider Galakhar's words, "You are right, old friend." She begins to make gestures and incantations when the snake lashes out to bite her in her spellcasting hand for 11, causing her to lose her spell. From her hand, the thing winds around her quickly and powerfully to then hold her again, crushing for 10. Again, Gharmez' world fades to black.

R5T23.2: It then continues to crush Gharmez's limp body, the sounds of bones snapping and popping. Though Aasgar doesn't see it, Galakhar has a haunting sight of Gharmez's eyes bugged wide and her tongue extended a little too long from her mouth as she lies dead on the bilge walkway.

The snake releases its grip then hisses menacingly at Galakhar.

Galakhar, a trained healer, knows what has transpired, even if his other two companions do not. "She's - she's gone," he says hollowly.

R5T22: To tell the truth, despite Abenor giving time and focus that Aasgar didn't, Abenor's attempt to intimidate through reason was doomed to fail. But with the dwarf's wounds making themselves known and the gray-haired man mentioning that her pet made its first victim, she smiles. "Outnumbered? Not for long. And certainly not outclassed."

She deftly jumps over the side of the bilge walk railing into the water below. It isn't that deep, probably knee-deep. She sloshes towards the side of the boat's hull. "Chokehold, attack!" she points at Galakhar, even as she lets takes aim and shoots once at Aasgar. Aasgar was prepared for defense, though, and taps the arrow offline to hit the bulkhead several feet behind him.

R5T17: Aasgar, you've been fortunate, honestly. With you and Abenor protecting others, nobody has died on your watch in your party since you got to Trunau. Sure, there was a murder of the elder Grath, but that wasn't your watch. And there have been some close calls. But if Galakhar is to be trusted and isn't simply panicking .... it's been awhile since you lost somebody. What do you do?

Galakhar on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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Chokehold: 23.2.
Melira: 22. Shield til R10T24. RS.
* Cat's grace (3 min.).
Aasgar: 17. Axe. Circular stance. TD! 1 round fallow.
Galakhar: 16.5. Studied combat on Chokehold til R13T16.5.
* Combat Insight vs. Chokehold: +2 insight bonus to AC & attack and damage rolls.
* Has Gharmez' light on a copper coin she gave him; dropped.
Abenor: 16. Ileor & Kyadrimme. Thrashing Dragon style.

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Gharmez.