The mercenaries cautiously move forwards, their raised shields doing little as the groups projectiles manage to draw a frightening amount of blood, the mercenaries had better hope that was just a lucky opening shot, as Cricket catches the half-elf archer in the shoulder, dodges their counter-shot, then pins them to the wall with her second arrow, whilst Denhala and Albron both inflict deep wounds on their selected targets. Pride's spell counters the magic of the priest, whilst Khait reluctantly waits, delaying the blood shed.<br/><br/>The mage begins to cast a spell, but Kizabum materializes out of thin air, his tail pricking the woman's shoulder, the numbing poison beginning to spread through them. Despite this they are able to cast their spell, and and two arrows of their own, gleaming white, zip towards Albron, ignoring his armour and going straight for the flesh below.<br/><br/>The mercenaries surge forwards, but on their guard, toughened by spells, their blades cannot find their mark, and Kizabum is too fast. The half-orc veterran seeks to change this, but the Cardinal's well timed spell prevents this, the pass blocked by a pathetic pile of seeping flesh. The axe bites deep, but cannot quite kill the devil, for that it what it is, however lowly and wretched it may be.<br/><br/>OOC: Mercenaries are using the group initiative rule with a result of a 19, the precise breakdown of their order (they add their own initative modifier seperatly)<br/><br/>Cricket - 23, uninjured<br/>Kizabum - 21.5 (readied action), uninjured, invisible<br/>Human mage - 21, uninjured<br/>Denhala - 20.75, uninjured<br/>Cardinal pride - 20.5, slightly injured<br/>Lemure summon - 20.5, seriously injured<br/>Warrior with spear - 20, uninjured<br/>Warriors with axes - 20, Seriously injured/uninjured/moderately injured<br/>Half-orc veteran - 19, uninjured<br/>Human cleric - 19, uninjured<br/>Albron - 15, slightly injured<br/>Mahsati - 14, slightly injured<br/>Dreaming-Venom - readied initiation, uninjured<br/>Khait - 9, uninjured<br/>Fizza - 4, uninjured<br/><br/>Combat map - https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1fXduPEsLdUetGJqqxwde24FquWnEH1EtAhXuJpwMn-8/edit<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Albron</div><div class="spoiler_body">  You take 7 points of force damage from the magic missile.</div></div>