Fingers is the first to move, getting off his bowshot. The impact is masterful, surprising even him - the arrow impacts squarely on the tiny humanoid rushing towards him but so forcefully that it passes straight through the mangled body and also hits the kobold who crouches on top of Neegan, knife in hand. There the arrow sticks, both of the little monsters slain by the single shot.
(Critical hit: double damage has no effect, applied special move.)
Ablesforth invokes a prayer, four of the kobolds freezing abruptly with shocked looks on their faces, toppling over onto the grass like statuary in a vandalized graveyard. With the one Kobold facing Fingers already unconscious, this removes half of the creatures from the fight, reversing the odds.
The kobolds press their assault, though panic grows on their faces as they realize their numbers have just been thinned. The injured kobold slashes
Rhybek's leg, managing to open a small gash
(-3hp).
Rhybek responds by cleaving the kobold nearly in half with his axe, dropping the creature's pieces to the ground. One of the uninjured kobolds facing Rhybek topples over frozen while the third takes a swipe at
Craige the mule to spook him, missing. Craige startles at the presence of the small, vicious creature but doesn't bolt, yet. The kobold greedily remains, intent on stealing the mule more than fleeing for his own life as the battle turns.
Surrounding Ablesforth, Idriss, and Neegan, four of the kobolds freeze and topple as the one on top of Neegan is pierced by Finger's arrow shaft.
Neegan roars, startling his companions, and heaves the dead kobold off of him as he pushes back to his feet. Though his shoulder gapes open with a blood-sodden wound, his stout nature carries through and he regains his feet to face his foes with honor. The last kobold strikes fiercely at
Idriss but his blow impacts only the illusory duplicate which again disappears under the assault
(All copies expended). Idriss responds by braining the kobold with his staff, splitting the tiny creature's skull and dropping it to the grasses.
The kobold trying to steal Rhybek's mule does not yet realize he is the only one still in the fight. Four kobolds lie frozen in the grasses and one lies unconscious halfway to Finger's position. Sprinkles the dog growls fiercely, seeming emboldened in his protectiveness by the lack of foes approaching him now.
Date: 1:31pm, 13 June 2021
Light: Sun
Distance travelled: ~8 miles today
Injuries: Neegan (severely injury), Rhybek (minor injury)
Admin note: I updated everyone's hit points, which changed the fight. I rolled Neegan's new hp for him, which made the difference in his living/dying.
