Drescher was gone and the thug that had come after him was howling in fury at his missing prey, up until Tor's magic caught his attention. He turned his eyes at her and grinned wickedly, only to have his head jerk as Almir's blade sank into the flesh. The creatures seemed to have steel in their bodies, chips and pieces here and there, making them a bit harder to backstab or strike with greater force, but this time, perhaps it was Almir's expertise or lady luck in his favor, the blade found a path without metal blocking its way, piercing deep and drawing blackened blood as the thug howled in pain, the strike bringing the blade's tip through the creature's body, pushing the leather, thick skin ahead of it ripping from the muscles, bulging the skin before the tough surface tore.<br/><br/>The strike staggered that thug, leaving it barely standing. Struck from behind, it had trouble reaching for Almir, though it certainly tried, attempting to claw his arm, before swinging its closer arm back and the blade in it struck against Almir with some strength, embedding into the flesh. The thug was nearly dead, Almir's tearing strike had made sure of that, but a little relience seemed to keep it still moving. These things were not human even if they might have originally been ones.<br/><br/>((Almir got his sneak attack in with serious effects, but the strike back caught Almir for 14 points worth of damage, with a sword implanted at the end of the arm, a longsword at that. Rusty, twisted weapon, but swung with frightening force.))<br/><br/>Meanwhile the thug that Cidan had speared snapped the spear in two and jumped on Cidan, and a short instant later a shrill scream was all that accompanied Cidan's departure from the world of the living as the beastly creature impaled Cidan's body fully by the rusty sword-arm, running him through and shaking his corpse off like a sack of potatoes.<br/><br/>The last of the thugs, holding onto the lance that had pierced it, tried to snap it too, but without success. Snarling in fury, its hand swung trying to catch Hanali's face with its claw, but slipping and missing, it had trouble getting closer while still on the lance. Seeming to realize it, the thug pulled itself back, stumbling off the lance but also backing away from the party. The lazy animals were trying to pull the wagons a bit by bit towards the portal that Requiem had created. The horse managing to snap its bingings and pushing through the oz bleeding but unable to follow.<br/><br/><hr/><hr/><br/>((OOC: Next up, Brand, Requiem, and then its next turn. Borom is already through the gates.))