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((Okay, you both squeeze into some form fitting leather armor, made even more so since it was made for the elven form!))

Mikram only amends one thing Lurn said, if told the plan,

"A dozen plus the the drider. Ye two seem like ye know yer way around a fight but that thing-"

He gestures in the direction of the door,

"It was more than me and the others in meh squad could handle, with all the drow, and there was a dozen of us. Aye'm with ye though, no matter what ye decide."

((Roll initiative if you are, in fact, charging out. You are just under 120 away from them and they are going to absolutely see you coming with the given plan!))

(They've already seen us anyway.)
"Not many other options, unless we want to run away and have them behind us, in their own territory."

Initiative: 1D20+1 = [18]+1 = 19

Dang, that's a long way, Cougher has good eyes! Are there any alcoves, doors that might give partial cover as we approach? I'm also not sure if I have an accurate accounting of Kroshav's HP. Had you been logging that? Otherwise I will go back and see where he's at...

((That he has. Mikram has 120ft darkvision sight and these drow are at 110', he would have stopped you right as he saw them but there was no where to go but backwards and the door you fought in was right ahead.

There are two sets of doors, two on each side of the hall, on your way to them but they are...gonna have to check...50' away from the door you are in now and they are standing right near the other set of doors.))

Mikram supplies,

"Could try the snake? She didn't have any grudge with us when we were here. Should be a level down, aye think? Maybe two?"

((Uh...hit points. Let me check that too.

Kroshav @ 27 HP
Lurn @ 32 HP)

Kroshav waits as Lurn and Cougher grumble back in forth in dwarf talk.

"Ye did alright by meh. The drow won't go down to her level and break the truce. It's been a while since anyone has talked to the snake, drow mighta killed her."

He clears his throat and says less confidently,

"We wasn't allowed on her levels either, she might just toss us back to the drow."

He also adds,

"Aye also don't know where the stairs down are. Should be two sets down, one on either side. I figure if we run as far as we can one way we'll find a wall and can pick a direction? Or at that intersection back there we can pick left or right?"

"They kept asking me if I worked for some snake lady, they really didn't seem to like her. I told them we were here on our own, but they didn't believe me. I told them I'm paladin and I don't lie, but they didn't believe that either. I thought about putting us all in the truth zone, but they probably wouldn't believe that either. Not sure she's better than them, but we know they don't like us, and we know they don't like her, so common ground and all that. Let's go."

<Sword, we'll get them soon, but we're gonna see if we can make a friend first.>

<Ealu, I've found Lurn, and a he make a friend named Mikram, but we haven't found Joe or Jaq yet. Spiders belonged to drow, and there's some snake lady down below that they don't like, so we're gonna go see if she'll help out. I don't know if you and Charlie are more safe where you are, or if you'd be better off going topside. Be careful, I love you. Tell Charlie I love him too.>

Alright, making a break for the Snake Lady it is.

((Okay, which direction at the intersection? Left, right or straight on? More complete post tomorrow.))

I don't remember what, if anything we know at this point about what is where...

No clue, so Lucky Left!

((The only direction that you know anything about is back behind the drow and drider where your cell was. Mikram has a general idea of the layout but doesn't know exactly where he is in that layout nor what the drow are doing. Once he finds an outside wall he can give you some better direction.))

Kroshav feels wave of bloodlust that nearly makes him involuntarily take a step forward but it quickly fades to disappointment. Sword is clearly sulking now.

<Um...okay snakes and spiders? Oh yes, same? Charlie says he would miss you. *pause* Charlie is hungry and says we should leave so we are going to try and do that. I think we can smell the way out. I will stay close enough to talk to you if I can, don't die!>

Lurn, Kroshav and Mikram steel themselves and dash out of the room, taking a hard left and running. From up the other direction they hear shouts followed by three twangs. Kroshav is hit by the first arrow, Lurn the second and Mikram the third. The trio manage to stay on their feet and hear some commotion as they swing left at the intersection. Lurn feels that Mikram's grip isn't as tight as it was but he hasn't let go.

After 200' feet of running Mikram says, a bit wheezy and wet again,

"Okay, aye...uh. If this the wall and that is... Okay turn left in five more steps."

Once you do that Mikram says,

"Aye! There aye see the stairs down. 100' on and take a right. If yer friend can light things up again it may be safer than stumbling down those stairs to the snake's level."

Behind there are sounds of pursuit.

Kroshav @ 15 HP
Lurn @ 15 HP
Mikram @ -13 HP

Drider taking its shots: 1D20+6 = [14]+6 = 20
1D8+3 = [1]+3 = 4
1D8 = [8] = 8
1D20+6 = [15]+6 = 21
1D8+3 = [8]+3 = 11
1D8 = [6] = 6
1D20+6 = [14]+6 = 20
1D8+3 = [6]+3 = 9
1D8 = [4] = 4

Lurn relays the instructions to Kroshav, slowing slightly as they approach the stairs (not using dashes) to cast Light on his shield. Once they hit the stairs, he casts Cure Wounds on Mikram.

Cure Wounds: 1D8+5 = [6]+5 = 11
"Normally my healing is reserved for those on death's door, but you're too important for that."

((Oof, those were some powerful hits, to take Lurn from 32 to 15 with one hit. Running was the smarter choice.))

Kroshav probably going to do some healing as we head down too, but I'm on phone until this evening. Posting so I don't forget to heal!

((Just drop your healing in Spider.))
The trio turn and take the first steps on to the stairs and see they are very much like the others in the archives, down and then a landing before heading further down. At the top Lurn lights his shield up and heals Mikram who grunts a thanks. Before you can go much further you hear a that Lurn understands (elven) from around the corner.

"What is that light? Drop her and get ready."

((Roll initiative!

Okay, so you are on the stairs but haven't rounding the bend and don't know what is there but there is definitely one someone that speaks elven. Behind you the pursuit is, after the healing, perhaps two or three rounds.

If the stairs here have the same layout as the others you've encounters here you know that around the landing there should be another 10' wide set of stairs down to whatever is on the next floor. Unlike other levels, you do note there were no stairs going up here as well as down.))

Lurn speaks to Kroshav, "Elves ahead. They have a woman with them."

Cure Wounds: 2D8+4 = [1, 7]+4 = 12


Initiative: 1D20 = [7] = 7

Initiative please!

It just occurred to me that Sword could 'see' right at the corner of the stairs before you turn to head down the next set,
<Kroshav, there are three drow there, they are ready. It looks like they have the one that was touching me . She looks dead.>

The is maybe a tiny hint of smugness to the last part.

<I can't see further than them.>

Woops: initiative: 1D20+1 = [17]+1 = 18

"There are three waiting, maybe with... with Joe's body..."

Kroshav grips Sword and gets ready to make a move.

Initiative:
Lurn <----
Mikram
Drow 1
Drow 2
Kroshav
Drow 3
Pursuit countdown


((Lurn is up! Going to just have Mikram go after you even though the one drow should go first, he is riding on your back.))


Initiatives Drow: 1D20+2 = [15]+2 = 17
1D20+2 = [12]+2 = 14
1D20+2 = [3]+2 = 5

Initiatives Mikram: 1D20-1 = [18]-1 = 17

Lurn moves to where he can see the drow and casts Toll the Dead on one. If any have a bow, wand, or some such clear sign of having reach, he'll target that one first.

Toll The Dead: 2D8 = [8, 4] = 12

((None of us are in a good way, and I only have a level 2 and level 3 spell slot left, so we're going to be in for some trouble unless these stairs have low railings and Kroshav can just huck the drow over the edge and to their doom.))

((No railings to speak of, just solid stone walls. Markedly less smooth than the others they have seen though.))

Lurn pokes his head around and sends a tolling of the bells at one of the drow. The drow shakes his head, cursing and but doesn't seeming much worse off for it. In the dim light that reaches them Lurn can quickly make out that two drow have hand crossbows and one is holding a short sword. Behind them are a few lengths of rope and a dark clump of a small body. Past them there is only darkness. Mikram grunts at the sudden movement and jerking around but can't really do anything so holds his attack.

Drow wisdom save: 1D20 = [17] = 17


The short sword drow runs up the steps and confronts Lurn, and is mildly surprised that Kroshav is also there and calls back to inform the other two. His swing catches Lurn in the side but hits bone before it can sink in and do too much damage. Mikram takes his chance and stabs at the drow that is even more bewildered that there is a dwarf on Lurn's back. Mikram feels Lurn shift beneath him and is forced to abort his swing and looses his dagger trying to stay on.

A second drow charges up the stairs and switches to a short sword and steps to the side of Lurn to attack Kroshav but instead drags his sword across the stone wall, sending sparks but doing no damage to the dragonborn.

Drow sword attack on Lurn: 1D20+4 = [20]+4 = 24
1D6+2 = [1]+2 = 3

Drow sword attack on Lurn crit: 1D6 = [2] = 2

Mikram dagger attack: 1D20-1 = [1]-1 = 0
1D4-1 = [2]-1 = miss

Drow sword attack on Kroshav: 1D20+4 = [2]+4 = 6
1D6+2 = [2]+2 = miss



Initiative:
Lurn 9 HP
Mikram Down 2 HP
Drow 1 -12 HP
Drow 2
Kroshav <---- 27 HP
Drow 3
Pursuit countdown