<div class="floatright"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(http://i.imgur.com/OpAVh9u.jpg)</td><td>   </td><td>(http://i.imgur.com/fWCN38n.jpg)</td></tr><tr><td>(http://i.imgur.com/KV72Q5h.jpg)</td><td>   </td><td>(http://i.imgur.com/E7QXyYp.png)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br/><br/>Zerxel could see Shugar moving to collect the soul fruit that lay about the battle field, momentarily focused on her task while Bo and Zerxel took on the Golem face to face.  Zerxel's fluidic movements flowed around the golem and under it's powerful arms.  It was fast, but Zerxel was faster and she practically danced around it, slashing first at it's side and then it's back as she moved around it.  Bo's spear thrust high, slamming into it's vaguely breast shaped chest.  Each strike causing bits of the magical clay to chip off as if they were striking a piece of pottery with multiple layers.  The shards of hardened clay flew through the air to shatter against the stone courtyard.<br/><br/>Zerxel felt good about these tactics, the golem may have been more difficult with the two of her companions here then if she'd taken it alone.  But without them the creature would be focused on her and her alone, giving her no time and opportunity to dance out of it's reach or line of sight.  Likewise her blades wouldn't be able to break through the magical clay that made up the golem's body without Shugar's milky blessings upon her blades.  But the golem was not a mindless creature.  While mute and obviously a construct, it had some sembelance of intelligence.  Realizing that Zerxel was trying to stay in it's blindspot, it began moving in a direction counter to the agile drow's dancing movements.  Then with it's head turned towards Zerxel, it suddenly swung backwards, launching both fists in a rounding sweep towards Bo, who had been rearing back to strike when it seemed focused on the drow.<br/><br/>Bo had just a moment before the impact, a moment when she realized there was no time to dodge or parry, and she planted her feet instead, preparing to accept the heavy blow.  In that moment she yelled out<strong>"Korhaz!"</strong>A bright yellow glow emenated from her scale breastplate a half of a heartbeat before the golem's mighty blow struck her.  But instead the golem's fists smashed into solid air an inch away from Bo.  They rebounded off her as if the golem had struck a solid wall.  A brief yellow glow, floating an inch away from Bo's skin flared to life in the moment of impact, then shattered into a million shards of light, looking much like a pane of glass shattering outwards and then falling to the ground, most disolving even as they fell.<br/><br/>Bo quickly back pedaled as the golem again turned towards her, trying to press the attack, unconcerned with the magical barrier that had prevented it's blow from landing, and giving Zerxel another great opportunity to strike while it was focused on her dwarven ally.  Her little imp meanwhile danced about, pouncing from one foot to another, looking for an opening for it to get in past the swinging arms and stomping feet that would be lethal to it's small form and would give it a quick trip back to the fiendish realms.  Still, Zerxel knew she had to be on her toes, for even though it's back was turned, it could move those heavy arms of its with surprising speed, and even attack behind itself blindly.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">Round 2 dice rolls<br/>Roll Result: rhev rolled: 6d6 +1 auto success<br/>Comment: Golem combat roll - round 2<br/>Result: 5, 6, 5, 6, 3, 2,<br/>Total = 7 successes = TIES Zerxel's roll<br/>(sorry)<br/>I decided to represent the tie as no one really taking damage, Bo using the magic of her armor to protect herself.<br/><br/>Round 3 golem attack roll <br/>Roll Result: rhev rolled: 6d6 +1 auto success<br/>Comment: Golem combat roll - round 3<br/>Result: 2, 4, 1, 5, 5, 5, <br/>Total = 5 successes<br/>(much more manageable hopefully)<br/></div></div>