Jammers Summary: Chapter 3, Turn 27

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Round 7: <in the wreckage>

Vais grabs Holland and lifts him to his feet, "Follow me." the golem says as he leads Holland to the catapult. "I've got an idea."

"Humph!" Seguld stamps his good leg in indignation. "GoAfterMeNoseWillYa?" Seguld then drops and rolls smashing his mace into the scro's leg. "An'AnotherThing..." Suddenly he drops and rolls back the other way, but the scro nimbly dodges the second blow. The scro's own pair of counterattacks slam into the deck, inches behind the rolling gnome.

Holding a hand on the wounds of his neck, Talus staggers away from the scro he has slain towards the sounds of the scro battling Seguld. Silently moving through the mist behind the creature he strikes with his dagger, the blade striking deep into a gap in its armour, and black bile pours out as Talus' strike finds the intestines. The scro drops to the deck in agony as it slowly expires.

Ferric moves forward, searching the fog for a foe. He has only moved perhaps twenty feet past Seguld and Talus when a pair of scro suddenly loom up out of the fog before him.

Ferric moves in, his rapier flicking and weaving. The scro both launch savage slashes, but Ferric sidesteps them and his rapier thrusts out, straight through the eye and on into the skull of one of the scro. Ferric has already turned to focus on the other when the scro crumples lifelessly to the ground.

Clutching his gut wound, Italapate feels the broken, splintered wood of his vest and thanks Coyote that he wore it. Teeth clenched, Pate ducks low and tries to crawl out of the fog, but he is disoriented and finds the portside railing first.

Grigree steps out of the fog by the starboard railing, his sword and dagger at the ready.

Nilaroo overcompensates on his swing, and feels his knee twist painfully as he tries to recover. The scro takes advantage of the gromman's momentary distraction and sinks his scimitar into Nilaroo's gut. With a surprised look on his face, Nilaroo slides off the blade to the deck in a furry heap.

Raken continues fighting the scro before him. His face contorts with the pain of his injuries, and the grimace deepens as the scro lands a solid blow to his side. Raken feels a rib crack, but his armor somehow turns the edge.

Leera turns to the spellcasting scro, and calls, "Hold, friend! We're in great danger here and could use your help clearing up this situation. Can you help us subdue your comrades so this can be worked out peaceably?"

The scro laughs, "This will help clear it up!" he replies while moving his hands carefully before him. Leera gasps as an invisible force, roughly hammer-sized, slams into her side with bruising force.

Pointing with his crossbow at the scro between him and his shipmates, Robert says "Kill the scro." to the small zephyr, while aiming and pulling the trigger at the spellcasting scro.

Robert's zephyr flies into the scro with bruising force.

Kain lays unmoving on the deck.

Deigatt keeps swinging with his axe. "They'll have heard hus by now," he mutters during his upswing.

Billy stands nearby, watching and waiting.

Round 8: <On the wreckage>

Vais pulls Holland up so they are both perched precariously on the catapult's arm, Holland can see that Vais has recocked the weapon. "Wait a sec..." Holland starts to say when Vais pulls the trigger arm and the catapult fires, flinging the two high into the air above the vipership.

The catapult rips itself to bits as it fires, unable to stand the strain when properly mounted. Holland realizes their trajectory will lead them into deep space just as their forward speed suddenly dissipates, and the two begin floating downward like a pair of feathers. "It appears to have worked." Vais remarks.

"That'llLearnYaTaNotGoAfterAGnome'sNose!" Seguld says in triumph, but suddenly his eyes flash wide as two more scro loom out of the fog, scimitars swinging as they attack Seguld and Talus. Seguld lets loose a wild battle cry. "BringOnTheBacon!" With a full speed leap off the fallen scro, Seguld launches himself mace first towards his foe. The thick mace head slams into the scro's chest, knocking him back and cracking ribs. As Seguld rebalances himself, however, the scro's scimitar leaves a gash in his forehead.

Talus incants the words to another spell, with a gesture he finishes the spell creating a vivid fan of colour across the deck arcing above Seguld's head. Both scro are hit by it, Seguld's scro ignores it but the one attacking Talus collapses to the deck unconscious.

Ferric launches a sudden flurry of attacks and feints at the remaining scro before him. One of the attacks lands, leaving a nasty slash across the scro's biceps. The scro's scimitar in turn leaves a nasty cut on Ferric's thigh.

Following the portside railing aft, 'Pate moves out of the fog cursing and hissing in pain as his abdominal muscles pull against his wound.

Raken and the scro warrior fighting him continue their scimitar duel, but neither can push an attack through the other's guard. The scro who just downed Nilaroo moves into the contest as well, slashing viciously but inaccurately at Raken's skull.

The spellcasting scro spins towards Robert after being hit by the arrow and the zephyr, gasping for breath. He raises his hands as if to cast a spell, but the zephyr again slams into him and the scro drops to the deck, unconscious.

Ignoring the fallen scro spellcasters Robert turns towards the rear ballistae, just in time to see that his cloud of noxious vapours on the real of the vessel has dissipated, and that the three scro it had incapacitated are now up and attacking. The largest of the three slams his blade into Robert's side, but Robert's chain holds firm and the potentially death-dealing blow is reduced to severe bruising.

The two other scro charge past Robert and their leader, moving through the four Leera has mesmerized as the charge her. Leera quietly mumbles a few words and makes a quick gesture or two, scattering some colored sand. A wedge of clashing colors appears and envelops the scro charging her and those she has mesmerized. Three of the mesmerized scro fall over, stunned.

The other two pull short as Grigree steps between them and Leera, attacking with his longsword and dagger. Grigree scores a solid hit on one, gashing it across the chest.

Kain is laying on the deck.

Nilaroo is lying on the deck.

Deigatt finally chop's a hole large enough for Billy to fit through.

Billy enters the cargo hold and sees that it is unoccupied, and partially furnished as crew quarters. He moves quickly to the cargo hold door and starts picking the large padlock that secures them.

Round 9: <In the fog>

"HeyHogHead!" Seguld cries. Seguld tries to parry the scro's first attack but fails, and before he can recover from the bruising blow to his side, a second blow slashes across his chest, exposing bone and blood as the gnome collapses to the fog covered deck.

Coming up out of the fog as the scro looks at Seguld's collapsed form, Talus sinks his dagger deep into the creatures chest and twists it 'til pink froth bubbles from the wound, then he allows the dying creature to slide to the deck.

Ferric takes a mild cut from the scro's scimitar, then finishes it off with a straight thrust through its chest. Another scro slashes at Ferric suddenly from the fog but misses. Ferric turns to face the new threat.

'Pate sees his path to the ladder well is blocked, so he draws his shortbow to help the others fighting on the aft deck of the vipership.

Raken's scimitar sinks deeply into the face of his original opponent, cracking bone and killing the creature instantly. For a split second, however, Raken's blade is stuck, and the scro who downed Nilaroo adds another company member to his tally as he slashes Raken viciously across the back. The Star Druid drops to the deck bleeding profusely and lies motionless.

Grigree finishes off the scro he wounded a moment ago with a one-two sword-dagger combination. His second opponent aims a wild swing at Grigree's skull, but his fingers loose their grip and his scimitar goes flying off into wildspace on the back swing.

"Vais, get over here! You're needed." Grabbing the black grip of his short sword, Robert draws it as the large scro attacks. Robert cuts the scro, and dodges back as his zephyr flies into it. The scro shrugs off the zephyr's assault then slashes his blade through the minor elemental, dispersing it with a whispery "Pop!"

Leera grabs three darts from her belt and hurls them at the remaining mesmerized scro who has shaken off the pattern's affects and is charging her. Two of the darts strike home, inflicting painful wounds. Roaring in pain, the scro cuts her down. Leera collapses to the deck as her robe begins to stain with blood.

Kain lays unmoving on the deck.

Nilaroo lays unmoving on the deck.

Vais and Holland float down onto the vipership's deck between the two rear ballistae.

Billy finishes picking the lock then quickly unbolts the cargo hold door and lets Deigatt in. "Let's head for the helm room," Billy whispers to Deigatt.

Deigatt nods as he lowers himself into the cargo hold.

Date/time: 6:34 am 12th day of the 6th Month, 5049 OC

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