(That is a brutally nasty creature. >_< We may be having tentacoo wape, before long. I'm going to rule that it gets one bite per round, though it doesn't matter here.)<br/><br/>He barely manages to wriggle free of its crushing bite, and bats away the tendril with his shield, at the last second (total defense rocks.) He slices at it with his sword from a defensive stance, though he can't seem to land a solid blow.<br/><br/>Zee begins speaking the words of power to a long, complicated spell, while Inga steps in closer to it, still behind the paladin, taking cover from him. She chants a healing spell, re-infusing him with vigor.