Patch gave Kanis a nod in confirmation, and took aim for Ilmarush, as he was the biggest threat of all of the creatures. Magic was known to fizzle on his hide, and even if it hurt him, his flesh closed in but a moment. He had to make each and every shot count.<br/><br/>Ilmarush's face suddenly turned from sour to snarling as Nakinna's voice made its way into his head. He was most definitely hostile, but rather than towards the robed ones, Ilmarush drew his dark greatsword and scanned his eyes about the trees. "<span style="color: olive">Der beez summun in da trees! Whatcher sefs, aye?</span>" he called out to the men, his Giant accent mangling his words, at which point the cloud of noxious gases billowed forth from the treeline. Many of the robed men began to cough and hack uncontrollably- one had even vomited over the ground- but their positions in the pentagram held. The earth and rock fell to the ground, all except for one large piece, which hovered at about five feet above the ground, spinning rapidly. The rest of the soil spiraled upward, making what looked to be some vaguely bipedal shape.<br/><br/>Patch cursed under his breath. While Nakinna's tactics were plausible, that she tried to go after the war troll was perhaps too bold, and although he would still applaud her efforts, he would have to remind her that there are stronger things out there. Ilmarush may have done just that himself, had he not taken three arrows. One landed in his shoulder, and the other two got him in his stomach; a mere second later, and they fell from his flesh, having done little but irritate him, while the third stayed lodged in his shoulder. Another curse, and Patch drew his two scythes, readying himself to engage in melee, hopefully making enough of a distraction to allow the others to make full use of their surprise element.<br/><br/>((Ilmarush has SR 20, along with his Will save, which is pretty high. Not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, but when you're a sledgehammer, why would that matter?))<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>