The warforged leader(?) stands tall, despite appearing alone. When RITAC's beast swoops down from above, he raises his blade to block but the swoop is too fast, and the claws tear at the curtaincloak, adding yet more frays, darns, and general tear to it. The beast is too fast for the Blade to retaliate against, and any hopes of doing so mean nothing when Druager grabs him with a thorned vine and drags him from his position atop the train car. The warrior remains standing as he's pulled down, and shakes off the magic just as quickly as it had come.

Above and beside Druager there's a screech of metal on metal as the side door is pulled open and three more warforged pull themselves up, before dropping down beside their leader and taking in the situation. One moves to defend their leader from the enormous metal-wood-wolf that now looms over them. A pair of morningstars leap to the warforged's hands, the smithing on them bearing similarities to Cyran style yet with its own twist, but he's not yet fast enough to strike.

The second warforged who emerged, wearing a partial hooded robe that's so torn it's closer to a hooded poncho, directs a finger at Druager and after a short incantation yells "KNEEL." The voice echoes throughout the area, and Druager feels themselves compelled to obey, despite their better judgment. His comrade in arms draws a shortsword from their belt and slashes twice at the Mournland-tainted man. Druager evades the first, but when the magic takes a hold he's restricted from avoiding the second which makes a light cut into his shoulder. The blow delivered the warforged in melee spins and looses a bolt from their armbow at RITAC, but the bolt skitters against the forgebeast's metal plating and falls to the ground.

Off in the distance, the far grouping of the party begins to make their advance, and perhaps a silent prayer should be uttered that you are not in either a wild or dead magic zone, as Vradurz's haste spell takes full effect.

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Recap:
Vradurz casts Haste and moves 30ft closer.
RITAC wild shapes, moves. The beast hits for 13.
Druager hits with thorn whip for 2. RIP damage numbers.

One of them - the one that opened the door, takes up position beside the cloaked one (who I'm just going to call the Commander going forwards). Opening the door and drawing his weapons took his actions this turn though, so no attacks.
The spellcaster NNW of Druager casts Command - Grovel on Druager, who unfortunately fails his save. Druager must spend their next turn dropping prone and then ending their turn.
The one closest to Druager attacks twice with his shortsword - misses once, hits once for 5 piercing damage, and then uses his armbow to fire at RITAC, but misses.

Xael is now up.

Initiative Order:
Vradurz:[20]
Druager: [19]
RITAC: [18]

EG2: [17]

Xael: [14]

EG3: [14]
EG1: [13]
EC: [11]

Howell: [3]
Hallina: [2]