<span style="font-style: italic">No problem, Aleph-null. We've been moving at a rapid pace and I'm sure we all needed a bit of a break. In any case, since this first encounter has already lasted for quite some time, I'm going to go ahead and dissolve the initiative order. We're still in combat, kinda, but there is no organized resistance which would necessitate using the battle grid. Initiative will be rolled again if/when you enter the inn and confront whoever is inside.<br/><br/>Also, a note on enemy morale: Some hostile NPCs will automatically surrender when they get into very low hit points and things are going against them. Don't forget that you can make intimidate checks in combat as a standard action against bloodied opponents, as a skill check vs. their will defense which will always force them to give up if it hits. You can target more than one opponent with this check.</span><br/><br/>The unpleasant, acrid smell of burning keratin fills the air as the slender lizardman suffers the touch of an unearthly flame. His voice cracks as he screams, dropping to the ground and rolling on his back instinctively. Marutok relinquishes the spear from his hand. "No! Please! I'll do as you say! Just don't blast me again!" Sophia casually swaggers her way over to him and puts her boot on the lizardling's chest. She sniffs the air ostentatiously and throws Saraphina a wicked grin. "Mmm, I always did love the smell of your cooking, 'Phina. Have you got your eye on this 'roast', or do you mind if I take care of him?" Sophia isn't completely distracted, though - she remains right behind Mirelle, ready to cut her off if she wriggles free.<br/><br/>Gahru, meanwhile, leaps onto Kelso and knocks his sword away, pinning the man to the ground and leering hungrily at him. "Hee hee hee! You're a lucky human, if it was up to me you'd be sliding down my throat right now." A bead of drool dangles from the gnoll's muzzle, making the human pinned beneath his bulk wince.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Salana still needs to roll for her swallow attack, but it will have an additional +2 to hit because Sophia is now flanking Mirelle. Mirelle tries to attack Salana but can't hit her armor class.</span><br/><br/>"Eeee!" Mirelle squeals as she feels Salana preparing to gulp her down. She tries to jab behind her with the spear, hoping to catch Salana in the foot or lower leg, but the weapon just sticks harmlessly into the ground. The bunnygirl's skin is wonderfully smooth and silky beneath Salana's fingers, and her hair smells faintly of roses. "You worthless cowards!" she shrieks at Kelso and Marutok. "Get her off of me! She's about to-" but she never gets any further than that.<br/><br/>The adept, Tolren, is sitting and slowly mending the injury in his chest. "Nnnhh... I'm afraid that I've run through my healing capacity for today, Salana. I think I had best remain behind."<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Status scroll:<br/>Mirelle - HP: 21/70. AC: 20 Fortitude: 18 Reflex: 19 Will: 17 (bloodied: All defenses -2 vs. grappling and vore, cursed, grabbed by Salana, flanked)<br/><br/>Belle - HP: 14/63. AC: 16 Fortitude: 15 Reflex: 17 Will: 15 (bloodied, shifting. All defenses -2 vs. grappling and vore. Digesting in Marrok's belly.)<br/><br/>Marutok: HP: 15/36. AC: 17 Fortitude: 14 Reflex: 15 Will: 13 (bloodied, surrendered)<br/><br/>Kelso: HP: 10/54. AC: 18 Fortitude: 17 Reflex: 16 Will: 16 (bloodied, cursed, surrendered)<br/><br/>Wolf 1: Defeated.<br/>Wolf 2: Defeated.<br/><br/>Players and Allies<br/><br/>Saraphina: 36/45. AC: 16 Fort, Ref and Will: 15<br/><br/>Salana: 42/42. AC: 21 Fort: 19 Ref: 15 Will: 16 (Rune of protection)<br/><br/>Marrok: 23/46. AC: 21 Fort: 19 Ref: 16 Will: 16 (bloodied. stuffed.)<br/><br/>Gahru: 34/38. AC: 17 Fort: 14 Ref: 15 Will: 12<br/><br/>Sophia: 32/45. AC: 17 Fort: 15 Ref: 16 Will: 15<br/><br/>Tolren: 18/39. AC: 17 Fort: 16 Ref: 16 Will: 18</span>