<span style="font-weight: bold">&lt;&lt;1ST CARRIAGE: DAGNYR &amp; KAELEN&gt;&gt;</span><br/><br/>Orange Fur is quick, but not quick enough to avoid Dagnyr's blade as it makes its opening swing. The tabby tom dodges a second too late, and receives a solid clock to the chin for his sluggishness. Still it could be worse... he might have been the one a seat over...<br/><br/>Brown Cloak's ears twitch beneath his hood as Kaelen swings onto the roof behin him. His feline instincts tell him something is amiss: a shift in the windflow, a difference in the carriage's handling, or maybe just the sixth sense that tingles the back of the nexk when someone is watching from out of view. He turns around, looking to confirm his suspicions, but find only empty air. He slumps in relaxation... just before the "air" plants a boot on his chest and shoves, HARD.<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Brown Cloak attempts to grab onto the carriage at Climb DC +10 (DC 15 total).<br/><br/>Climb: 1d20 (13) + 10 = 23, success!</div></div></div><br/>With a yell of surprise, Brown Cloak rolls backwards, straight off the carriage seat toward the galloping horses just below - a short fall, but one with a very unpleasant ending. Fortunately for the hapless cat, being caught unawares hasn't left him entirely helpless: as he tumbles past the carriage seat, his fingers manage to find purchase between the boards, narrowly averting his fate as a street pancake.<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Brown Cloak attempts to keep the carriage going with a DC 20 driving check (Handle Animal or Profession (driver)). <br/><br/>Driving check: 1d20 (3) + 10 = 13, failure. The carriage maintains speed, but can only move straight.</div></div></div><br/>By some miracle, Brown Cloak manages to cling to the reins in his free hand as he dangles above the cat-squashing galloping hooves below. Unfortunately, he can't do much more from hsi current position than give them a few shakes to keep the horses moving.<br/><br/>"Watch yourself! This isn't playtime!" Orange fur shouts, slurring slightly over a bit tongue.<br/><br/>"I'm trying," Brown Cloak answers. He stops to haul himself back into the seat, then adds, "But I think there's another chomper up here!"<br/><br/>"Another one, huh?" Orange Fur says. The cat-man raises his head, sniffing the air, and smirks in Kaelen's direction. "Oh, I see... it's one of the lurkers. Don't worry... I've got something for that too." Flicking open a pouch on his belt, Orange Fur draws another vial, seemingly identical to the one he landed in Kaelen's lap a moment before, and tosses it into his mouth with a crunch. A second later...<br/><br/><span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">*FWOOSH*</span></span></span><br/><br/>A gout of flames spews from Orange Fur's mouth, bathing the roof of the carriage in scorching heat and the mixed smells of burnt fur and lamp oil. Brown Cloak wisely flattens himself against the seat as the flames rage barely a foot away...<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Dagnyr and Kaelen take 4d6 (1,2,5,6) + 3 = 17 fire damage (Reflex DC 16 half).</div></div></div><br/>Big Belly, on the other hand, turns toward the blaze without hesitation, her eyes fixed on the toasty treat her partner is fixing: roasted guard, served medium rare with a side of struggles. Her favorite. Her hindquarters twitch in preparation as the flames begin to subside, and the instant Dagnyr is free of the conflagration...<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Big Belly's grapple (Dagnyr): 1d20 (5) + 16= 21, miss</div></div></div><br/>A small, stripy, yowling ballista bolt is launching itself toward his slightly singed self. The bloated catgirl is much, much faster than her size and state would suggest; even with fair warning  from his less-than-subtle opponent, it takes quick reflexes on Dagnyr's part to avoid being seized by those grasping claws.<br/><br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Dagnyr and Kaelen may make a DC 14 Perception check to notice something moving on the rooftops...</div></div></div><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">&lt;&lt;CARRIAGE 1 STATUS SCROLL&gt;&gt;</span><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Dagnyr HP: 79/86 (92%) [AC: 19 (+9 armor, -1 Dex, +1 natural), CMD: 23 (25 vs. grapple)][entangled]<br/>Kaelen HP: 58/69 (84%) [AC: 24 (+6 armor, +1 deflection, +6 Dex, +1 natural), CMD: 25 (27 vs. grapple)] [1 negative level]<br/>Elona HP: 19%** [AC: 20 (+3 Dex, +7 Natural), CMD: 25] [entangled]<br/>Vignar HP: 97% [AC: 21 (+3 class, +2 Dex, +1 dodge, +4 Int, +1 natural), CMD: 34 (36 vs. disarm/grapple/trip)]<br/><br/>Brown Cloak's HP: 88% [AC: 18 (+2 armor, +4 Dex, +1 dodge, +1 size), CMD: 18]<br/>Big Belly's HP: 100% [AC: 20 (+2 armor, +6 Dex, +3 natural, +1 size, -2 rage), CMD 23 (26 vs. grapple)]<br/>Orange Fur's HP: 69% [AC: 21 (+1 armor, +5 Dex, +4 shield, +1 size), CMD: 19]</div></div></div><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;">Part 1 of 2</span></span>