R8T19.5: Paxre, seeing a chance to do a little more harm, goes all out. His katana is stopped by the wererat's masterwork studded leather. The first claw almost gets through the armor, but the wererat dodges the second claw.

R8T19: Gamma takes 6 (max) from the rat swarm, but his reduced conscious state has the odd effect of making him hard to distract with physical pain ... he's already distracted by grief and mild confusion.

R8T9.9: Muhrbala speeds like a dart down the tunnel and behind Layl. With a flanking opportunity, he manages to get her in the left elbow for 2 mod. That's all Murray needed. "Ow," she says, somewhat surprised ... and then she begins to fall. Murray did this mid-flight and moves behind the other wererat. In the span of half-a-second that wererat lashes out with his short sword but the flying creature is no longer there ... but with a critical hit he accidentally stabs Layl in her mouth, piercing her tongue, for 10 mod and 1 CON.

R8T9.7: In the other room, the wererat looming over Alpha hisses. "Die, damn you. Why won't you die?!"

He stabs Alpha in his arm for 8 on a crit, and the sword is stuck in the elan's arm (with the wererat) still holding. This time, however, Alpha's racial resilience cannot help him. The rat nips him in the haunches for 4 (min, incl min sneak attack). Alpha is now bleeding out ... and the short sword is still stuck in his arm.
Spoiler: All in the Timing :(
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Since this opponent got him on an AOO the first time on Alpha's action, initiative hasn't come back around to Alpha for him to regain his IA on this wererat's actual turn.

End Round 8, Begin Round 9 ...

R9T27: Girrigz sees the short sword stuck in the "dead" ... human? (Doesn't smell right.) He shakes his head. "Quit playing with your food!"

He turns to the only other hero left in the chamber. "Now dwarf, let us see if I can't pry that tin can off of you."

He easily zips across the water to Gamma, flanking with the warpriest's other enemy. Gamma, already having trouble seeing, doesn't really notice the blurring effect so much on the wererat leader. He whips downwards to make a surprising bite on Gamma's left shin and calf for a crushing 18, bringing Gamma into the red.

R9T20.5: Now, also with flanking, the other wererat things he has a chance, but his short sword is unable to find a weakness.

R9T20.3: It is small comfort, and likely to not amount to much, but for what little bit can be helped Alpha's mind protects his body and he ceases to bleed (though a sword is still stuck in him and he is unconscious).
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Success on your autohypnosis roll!


R9T20.2: Gamma, you are sickened, you still (failed Will save) have trouble focusing on your two enemies (they have concealment as you swing wildly), and you are a step away from death. What do you do?

Unless you say otherwise, I am going to remove Beta from the queue, but he is on deck (technically, he is still in range and still in the collective). He won't have to worry about anyone catching up to him if he focuses on evasion and escape. Comically, Beta is still holding onto a fallen wererat's short sword.

Badly wounded and now flanked wererat in the hole ...

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Girrigz: 27. Blur. Shield of Faith +3.
Shrieker: 25.9.

Wererat #3: 20.5. Gamma.
* Crossbow w/ half-cover. Bolts (16:20), crossbow loaded/ dropped.
Alpha: 20.3. Saved vs. shrieker. PRONE at RW4's feet.
Gamma: 20.2. WR3. Swarmed by RS#2. AOO used.
* SICKENED til end R12T27!!!
* Fumble: All enemies have concealment until end R12T20.2. Will DC 20 at beginning of each turn (no action) can negate.
Beta: 20.1. Has Wererat #1's short sword. He will develop filth fever in 2 days.

Reinforcement Wererat #1: 20. (26:26). Saved vs shrieker. Adjacent to Gamma.
* POISONED/ ASLEEP!!! Check for 2nd frequency at end R15T9.9.

Reinforcement Wererat #2(Layl): 19.8. (8:26 [24], 15:16 CON). Paxre.
* POISONED/ ASLEEP!!! Check for 2nd frequency at end R18T9.9.
Wererat #2: 19.7. (5:26). Paxre.
Paxre: 19.5. Layl (RW2) and WR2.
Rat Swarm #2: 19. (21:27). Gamma.
Wererat #1: 18. (-12, 15:16 CON). No short sword.

Muhrbala: 9.9.
Reinforcement Wererat #4: 9.7. (26:26). Standing above Alpha.
* Short sword stuck in Alpha's arm. It will take SA to remove it.

DEAD: Dire rat (2). Rat swarm. Delta, Omega. Wererat.