"Botch, wait!" Alyssa calls out half-heartedly after the fleeing thief. As expected, her request falls on deaf ears as Botch flees for the alleyway. She takes a step after him, intent on giving chase - despite his dubious assistance, he<span style="font-style: italic">is</span>still her charge after all - but quickly realizes it would be a vain endeavor. Even if she did catch up to him what would she do; arrest him in the middle on an invasion? Or plead for assistance from a wanted criminal? Sergeant Ananda would never let her hear the end of it either way. Irksome as it may be, she'll have to let him be for now; there are much bigger problems demanding her assistance. Like the survivors at the ale tent.<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;">Knowledge (planes) to identify slime demon: 1d20 (5) + 20 = 25, success<br/>Knowledge (planes) to identify Vanika: 1d20 (3) + 20 = 23, success(?)</div></div></div><br/>And not a moment too soon, it seems. In the few seconds while her attention was on Botch, a second demon has appeared: a tall female whose breed she can't place from her textbooks, although her features bear a resemblance to several others. An simulacrum, she guesses, noticing the mark on the demoness's forehead; while she's not certain from this distance, it bears resemblance to the demoniac sigils her textbooks showed on artificial fiends. Where this one came from she can only guess, but it seems to have no particular fondness for the true fiends...<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Which is no guarantee it'll be friendly to</span>us<span style="font-style: italic">either,</span>she reminds herself as she sprints towards the ale tent. Keeping an eye loosely on Vanika in case her allegiance shifts, she redirects her attention to the original demoness.<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;">Alyssa charges Slime Demon 2! (+2 hit, -2 AC, and enables Scout's Charge)<br/><br/>Unarmed strike (Slime Demon 2): 1d20(5) + 16 + 2 (charge) - 4 (Honorable Challenge)= 19, hit<br/>Reflex save: 1d20(13) + 15 = 28, success<br/>Damage: 1d8(8) + 4d6(1,3,4,5) = 21 nonlethal damage and activates Offensive Defense</div></div></div><br/>Unlike the new arrival, this one is simple to identify: a babau, one of the assassin breeds. Cornered as it is, it shouldn't be difficult to subdue, provided she can find a safe place to land a blow...<span style="font-style: italic">There!</span>Alyssa spies a vulnerable point just below the demoness's ribs, cleared of slime by one of Vanika's claw swipes. She charges past Mina and Angel, leading with her fist in a quick jab to test the demoness's defenses before darting back to avoid the expected counter.