Peeking from the lit building, surrounded by the brightness of the flames Evelyn was temporarily blinded to the dark streets outside, only registering the brighter spots of other fires outside. With the wood creaking threateningly over her head, the paladin dashed from the former library, flames licking her body and the outside city air suddenly feeling cool all over her skin while at the same time providing a fresh breath with somewhat less ash and smoke in it than the inside of the burning building.<br/><br/>As she gained some distance on a nearby street she recalled from memory as one of the less traveled, smaller roads of the district, she heard the rumble of the library collapsing in on itself, and the lightbearer could be thankful she didn't linger too long or she would be buried under tons of rubble now.<br/>She still saw spots dancing in her vision as she progressed on, running as best as her lungs cleared from the smoke allowed, which was still a lot faster than she initially hoped for, her ash-covered body holding up quite good, or perhaps it was the loss of weight as much of her equipment or clothing just went up in the flames. At least she still had her armor for protection, and her most important weapon in case things went even more wrong.<br/><br/>The roar of a huge beast erupted from somewhere close by and one of the buildings before Evelyn simply exploded, as if the other side was impacted by something incomprehensibly powerful or something massive at a great speed. The debris toppled over the street and closed off the route before the paladin, who now was at a dead end unless she broke through some barricaded or raided buildings or climbed over rubble. As her momentum was halted, she could also hear the approach of creatures from the back. From the last crossroad she passed a small army of reptilian humanoids marched, their attention drawn to her direction by the same sound of destruction that halted her a moment ago. Over a dozen scaly, lizard-like monsters on two legs were now looking at her like she was their newest prey, brandishing primitive weapons as clubs and spears, while carrying pieces of bark or tortoise shells, with bone spikes tied to them as spiked shields. Five of the creatures were even mounted atop giant lizards, less monstrous but massive in size, serving as their war steeds, each of the five carrying a bound stripped woman as prisoners. One of the beasts, more decorated than the footsoldier appearing rest and also with black scales, presumably their leader, hissed something and pointed at Evelyn witch a sharp claw, causing the warband to start moving in her direction, spreading out to fill the street to prevent her from slipping past them.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Unfortunately there's been some wandering monster rolls while Evelyn was laying low for six rounds. While they would have ignored her there and not looked hard enough to spot her, the complication of her failed check drew the attention of one of the encounters. Unfortunately for her, it is quite a big encounter.<br/>There's a total 15 lizardfolk, one of them less armed than the others that gives the commands to the rest of them. There's also 5 giant lizards with them functioning as mounts, a lizardfolk warrior mounted on each plus a hostage bound and incapacitated.<br/><br/>Evelyn is in a dead end only at first glance. She can still try to climb the debris to continue on the street (with a strength athletics of 17 or better), or she can try to enter one of the homes before the enemies reach her. On a d20, 1-8 means the home is barricaded (DC 20 strength check to break in), with a chance of the residents still being inside. On a 9-16 the home has already been raided and is empty, meaning Evelyn can get in without problems but so can the enemies (though in confined space she'll have to face less at a time). On a result of 17 or higher, if the roll is odd she needs to break in with a strength check, if the roll is even she can enter without problems. Either way this result means the building is currently being raided through another entrance, and the inhabitants are currently under attack by another group of creatures. The houses each should have another entrance or at least windows facing adjacent streets or alleys, so it is possible to pass through them and go around the rubble.<br/><br/>Evelyn can try 1 course of action before combat starts. The chase/naviagation is on hold until she can get on her way again.</div></div>