Seeing the damage dealt to Talneth by the troll’s claws, Nelynda switches tactics. She maintains her song of battle, but the task slips into a corner of her mind, the words forming on her lips subconsciously. She now devotes her attention to casting a spell to blunt the creature’s attacks. A yellow strand of arcane energy constricts the dark brown warty skin of the chest and binds one arm completely to its side, partially restricting the second one in addition.<br/>Despite this, Talneth takes no chance and launches a furious attack against the troll, stabbing, slashing, carving into its guts until the thick, tough hide falls open and the troll tries to look down, its stout neck preventing it from seeing its own intestines hanging out. Quickly the sand beneath the drow’s feet becomes red, his boosts sinking half an inch into the softened terrain. As the troll topples he manages to dive aside, avoiding been crushed by the giant’s deadweight as it comes crashing down.<br/><br/>OOC: You each get 1,200 XP.