As the situation around the druid continues to deteriorate, those trying to fight their way through to Xarithe's aid have their own problems to worry about. Eiyre, dancing away from the hapless cultist, summons vibrations in the very air itself in front of her new allies; the cultist and Gorun's new best friend seem thoroughly distracted by the sounds with a bit of blood coming from their ears, the other cheetah continues snarling undaunted. It makes as though it means to follow Eiyre away, to keep at grips with its persecutor, but Ambrosia darts forward with an open mouth to stop that. A hasty bite misses, but one of her horns spears the cat in the ribs- at last, that is too much for the beast to handle and the cheetah collapses to the ground unconscious from the collection of wounds its taken. Its cohort doesn't fare any better- temporarily stunned into submission, it can't lift a paw to react as Gorun crams the cheetah into his mouth. He moves fast, and soon only the cheetah's hind legs stick out from the monk's mouth before they begin feebly twitching. The taste is a strange one- the familiar warm, slightly sour taste of a predator fills Gorun's mouth, but there's something else, an aftertaste that- while not<span style="font-style: italic">bad</span>- is something alien and unlike anything else that Gorun's sampled.<br/><br/>As the bull compares bouquets, a rending crash up ahead draws everyone's attention; unfurling from a small ball is a giant, spindly insect with vicious looking claws and mandibles. A praying mantis, and one whose shell is near-identically colored to the tree canopy above... and one whose eyes look exactly the same as the giant cultist preparing to devour Xarithe.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Mechanics!</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;">Eiyre's spell goes off! Gorun's cheetah (#1) takes 5 damage and is stunned. Cheetah #2 takes 5 damage, but is NOT stunned; Cultist (South) takes 5 damage and is stunned. <br/>Gorun's checks both succeed; the cheetah is Partially Swallowed.<br/>Ambrosia's bite hits and KOs Cheetah #2.<br/><br/>The druid's pet appears. I'll let 4of change his action if he wants. <br/><br/>INITIATIVE LIST:<br/>(Early) Sira, Turilia, Xarithe, Albali, Ain <span style="font-weight: bold">Currently Up</span><br/>All Enemies<br/>(Late) Gorun, Ambrosia, Eiyre <br/><br/>Status; Gorun, Turilia, Ambrosia and Eiyre are in Difficult Terrain.<br/>Gorun: 11/31 HP, Partially Swallowed Cheetah #1<br/>Turilia: 25/31 HP<br/>Ambrosia: 27/33 HP<br/>Eiyre: 25/31 HP<br/>Xarithe: 27/35 HP, Grappled by the female cultist</div></div></div><br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Not much change to the map, so, no update. The giant mantis is in the woods at the edge of the path four squares up and one left from Gorun's position. </span>