Athoros sighed as he realized confrontation was inevitable. It seemed like there was little chance they would actually reach a compromise anyway. Hopefully his fellow captives were capable warriors, they were certainly outnumbered by their foes. Hopefully the worst that could come out of fighting back would be that they lose and are forced into submission.<br/><br/>He took a step back to stay out of the main fray, positioning himself near the gnome who also seemed to be a spellcaster. He quickly ran through the options in his head, could he target Master Scourge, or maybe concentrate on the lesser pirates first? Athoros could try to help the other captives but he had no idea what they would do yet. He decided to try a spell to test the pirates. The lesser ones seemed unintelligent and easily controlled by the Master, perhaps he might be able to exert a bit of his own control.<br/><br/>Athoros whispered a quick prayer to Shade, “I am your servant, and I am anything but humble, would you see your servant brought low by the lowest scum such as these?” With that, he extended his arm towards one of the oncoming pirates, rather than the Master. “I forbid you from harming any of us!” he bellowed, casting the Forbid Action spell to prevent that pirate from attacking.<br/><br/>Initiative roll:  rolls: 1d20a2 Result: 4 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=46489)