It was crowded, up until now. No opening to do anything. And it seems that in that time, Dworic was brewing his rage into a mighty storm waiting to erupt. Striding across the bridge, he plucks the heavy wooden stool from the ground as if it had all the weight of a feather and brings it down across Kronryn's back. The bar brawling move must have caught the drow off guard, because he doesn't see it coming, and it knocks the wind out of him.

Dropped to one knee now, Kronryn grinds his teeth and struggles to try and stand. But before he can, Ront grabs the drow by the hair from behind, snarling with a bitter, satisfied sneer across his face. The orc plants his foot against the drow's back and shoves him to the ground, pressing his weight down until Dworic and Derendil can hear rib bones cracking. The drow's hair breaks and comes loose in the orc's oversized hand before the drow's neck can break, slamming Kronryn's face painfully down into the stone where he lay still.

The orc's eyes settle on Dworic and he makes a small, reluctant nod of recognition. "Mighty warrior," the orc states in heavily accented northern Common, pounding a fist into his chest in a salute of respect.


So quickly she barely even feels the heat, Eldeth snatches the crossbow and shortsword away from the fire. The string, it seems, is more durable than mere sinew or fabric. Likely metal, and thankfully not burnt. The finish on the wood has melted and charred in places, but what the weapon lacks in beauty it makes up for in function. Two bolts slam home into the quaggoth, who stumbles and droops against the wall, before sliding down onto his rear. The bolts are poisoned, it would seem. Eldeth counts 3 more of them remaining in a small quick-holster on the side of the weapon. The drow has more bolts in a quiver on his back, but whether they too are poisoned she does not know.

Before she can reload again, there is a hiss from behind her. Eldeth whips around in time to swerve and evade the fangs of a giant spider, lunging at her after crawling up from below the bridge and into the tunnels. The deep gnome next to her spazzes out at the proximity of the creature, reaching out and waving the spider away with a crackling hand that fails to make contact, but certainly draws the beast's attention.

Spoiler: Combat Log
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Dworic smashes Kronryn with a stool, dealing a whopping 24 damage.
Eldeth successfully grabs a hand crossbow and shortsword from the bonfire without burning her hands.
Eldeth shoots Quaggoth twice for 10 damage total. The first shot knocks the quaggoth unconscious with drow poison. The second shot is at disadvantage from prone, but I rolled in discord and she still hit. The quaggoth passes its save not to remain unconscious after the second hit, but is still Prone for the moment.

Ront hits Kronryn with an unarmed strike for 9 damage, KOing him. Then uses his offhand attack to deliver 2 failed death saves, putting the drow on the edge.

Giant Spider attacks Eldeth, but misses.

Turvy casts Shocking Grasp on Giant Spider, but misses.

It is now Faedryl's turn.


Spoiler: Initiative Order
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Brutus - 21
Duskryn - 21
Buppido - 20

Drow Elites - 20

Jimjar - 19
Borthan - 18
Topsy - 15
Mr. Spide - 15

Quaggoth - 12

Nilvae - 11
Derendil - 11
Sarith - 10
Stool - 10

Drow Warriors - 10
Asha - 10

Eldeth - 8
Dworic - 8

Ilvara - 8
Shoor - 8

Ront - 7

Giant Spiders - 6

Turvy - 4
Faedryl - 3
Shuushar - 2