Your blade flashes, both in the light and from the molten energy running through it, and the giant troll screams in pain and pleasure, its burnt-out-eyes gleaming with bloodlust... and when you move to strike again, the creature is ready, its horned head smashing forward to deflect your slashes off of armored scales.<br/><br/>Around you, your companions continue their onslaught as well. Kara cuts left and right with her blade, scoring a hit that takes another kobold out of the fray, only to have the follow-up deflected by one of the gnolls. Tock, too, manages to get her squish on against the kobold who had evaded her at first... though a second squash misses a kobold, and lands full force on the creature's outstretched spear, causing the giant orc to roar in pain.<br/><br/>And off to the side, Lily continues to cast, creating a spectral circle that flies around your nude form... ((you gain +4 AC from Shield spell)).<br/><br/>But now, the monsters have recovered from their surprise, and spring into action of their own... one of the gnolls charges at Lily, while two more charge Tock... and all the kobolds converge on Kara, throwing THREE of those light-sucking bombs directly at the poor magus. They REALLY intend to make sure she's blind... Thankfully, only one gnoll succeeds in breaking past Tock's guard, so she doesn't seem too badly hurt. Kara, though... she cries out in surprise and anger as all the light vanishes from her eyes.<br/><br/>And as for you, you have an angry Troll on your hands... the big monster steps back and swings full force at you, two massive claws bearing down on you angrily, as if the creature is attempting to rend you in two. And while he doesn't quite do that, he certainly manages to leave his mark, and you are almost knocked back by the force of his blows...  ((-21 HP))<br/><br/>