One way or another, the cultists' remaining forces hold back the tide of adventurers however they can. Some, of course, are more successful than others. One cultist's suicidal assault on Sira is rewarded the only way such a stroke could be; he doesn't make a sound as the great snake's fangs sink into his back or as the powerful coils wrap around his body and begin to squeeze. A perceptive observer may note that this lack of noise is because the shock of Sira's fangs and press of her tail around his ribcage was enough to knock the orcish man either dead or nearly there... either way, there's little resistance (or sport) left for Sira. It's safe enough for Albali to sprint past her, setting up in the middle of the path and lining up a shot through the trees. The bolt sinks into the back of the cultist's knee and, already staggered, she shudders while still; before Albali's eyes she begins to shrink, head dropping under the tree canopy. The witch has a good enough view to see that not all of her quarry is shrinking, though, since the bulge in her stomach remains the exact same size though the effect makes it seem as though Xarithe is almost growing inside her.<br/><br/>Gorun's stomach refuses to settle down. Inside, the cheetah begins clawing madly at the front of his stomach, creating interesting if transient bulges in the monk's hide. His stomach, though, has quite tough walls, and the claws find no purchase to dig into as they slide off the slick walls uselessly. From the way its struggles weaken, it won't get another chance to try to free itself. Above him, Turilia continues bashing at the claw holding her in place, again failing to find a crack in the armor to pour negative energy into. Her efforts do, however, attract the mantis's attention. It peers at her expressionlessly, and then rather than continue to gnaw on her head it unceremoniously drops her to the ground. Turilia lands in a roll, easily getting back up to her feet, but beside her the mantis turns its attention on the closest of its tormentors. Swollen-stomached Gorun soon sees both claws lashing out at him lightning quick, and though the monk dodges one the other catches him from shoulder to navel almost strongly enough to split him open. A reflexive jerk backward keeps the claw from closing on him and lifting him to the bug's mandibles, though he can tell with as much punishment as he's taken another good blow will put him on the ground if not worse.<br/><br/>Shutting out the wider fight, Ambrosia focuses on the admittedly delicious orc in her grasp. He's fighting hard, pulling himself an inch or two back up Ambrosia's throat despite not having any real leverage or angle to do so. It's raw strength, but at such a disadvantage the cultist only succeeds at rubbing himself back and forth on the fairy's tongue. More sweat leaks out, flavoring him more with the exertion... and now the faint, bitter taste of fear sneaks into the drool-soaked flesh in her mouth.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Mild digestion</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;">The pleasant confines of a stomach, when a coldly contemptuous druid's instead of a loving naga's, don't hold quite so much comfort for Xarithe. All around him, folds compress and squeeze at random, throwing off the rhythm of his attempts to bite his way out of the stomach. Again and again the oread attempts to twist around and get his teeth into a rippling fold of flesh to pump his acid into. He has it- he can feel the ridge of slimy flesh right up against his face... and then the druid shudders around him, and the stomach contracts very, very abruptly. The force is enough to spoil Xarithe's angle as well as making an already cramped stomach an even tighter fit, as his new fangs brush off tough stomach lining without delivering their venom. Around him, the stomach seems to begin churning more fiercely now that he's stretching the stomach out- the muscles can barely relax at all between squeezes, weakening the force the stomach's able to deliver. At the same time, though, a familiar and worrying itch starts to spread over the man's back as the druid's acids start soaking into and burning even his supernaturally tough hide. It's less a pain than a nuisance for now, but the constant sensation of skin trying to melt does act as a constant reminder that staying inside this bug-elf is not a long term solution.</div></div></div><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;">Turilia's attack indeed misses. <br/>For Albali, amusingly enough a 14 *exactly* hits the cultist's AC while stunned. 2 damage!<br/>Sira's bite and grab attempt both hit for Massive Damage (tm); cultist is UNCONSCIOUS. <br/>Xarithe doesn't hit with his bite attack.<br/><br/>Mantis drops Turilia and steps north; Gorun has attracted its attention, and he draws a pair of claw attacks. Only one hits, but for 8 damage. Grab fails.<br/>Ambrosia's cultist attempts a CMB check to escape swallowing. A 9 is... not enough. I *think*, incidentally, that moving would preclude a vore check. <br/>Gorun's cheetah attempts to claw its way out, but fails!<br/>Druid is Stunned, but after consulting both the rules, Xarithe, and my whimsical desire to write digestion I will decide that stunned doesn't forbid free actions to hold someone in a stomach and digest. She shrinks back to medium size at the start of the turn, being unable to take the swift action to maintain size, which also cuts her digestion damage. Xarithe takes 1 acid damage (yep, a 6) and 3 bludgeoning damage (yep, a really low roll there to go with the high one on acid). <br/><br/>Init!<br/>Sira, Turilia, Xarithe, Albali, Ain<br/>All Enemies<br/>Gorun, Ambrosia, Eiyre <span style="font-weight: bold">At Bat</span><br/><br/>Status: Ambrosia is in Difficult Terrain.<br/>Gorun: 3/31 HP, Not-Quite-Stuffed with Cheetah #1<br/>Turilia: 15/31 HP<br/>Ambrosia: 27/33 HP, has Cultist #2 partially swallowed<br/>Eiyre: 25/31 HP<br/>Xarithe: 23/35 HP, Swallowed by the female cultist<br/>Sira: 20/35 HP, has Cultist #1 grappled</div></div></div><br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Nuevo Map!</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;"><img alt="Image" src="http://i.imgur.com/phFHYQd.png"/></div></div></div>