With the villager trying to take her crossbow, Lyhtia has no choice but to use it. Her elven heritage is a credit to her, as the shot is aligned almost perfectly, the iron tip of the bolt striking the creature just above the jaw and tearing the spongy flesh in a jagged wound. Cold, thick blood tinged with purple oozes slowly out. Seeing how well the shot hit, the man backs off, nodding encouragingly that she should try that again. Behind him a woman approach with two pitchforks, offering him one, though neither seems keen to approach the beast, especially when the three adventurers seem to have this threat under control. Or so they hope.<br/><br/>No longer willing to use her bow, and sensing that the knight could use some support in meleé, Anjie charges forwards, drawing two weapons, one of which she buries into the creature’s back leg, cutting to the bone, bellowing a fierce battle cry. With the poison numbing his body, Eldran'tyr is unable to capitalize on the creature’s lowered defenses, his blade bouncing harmlessly off the creature’s slick flank hide.<br/><br/>Perhaps it is all the damage it has taken, or the war cry, but this time the swamp beast does acknowledge the half-orc, turning awkwardly to face her, standing up and shuffling it’s on its clawed feet. Two yellow orbs fix on Anjie, and its giant, toothless maw opens wide, lunging forwards to close down on the hand that struck it. Though the skin is not broken, the powerful jaws close steadily, and the half-orc can feel the pain as her bones begin to crack under the force. Knowing it cannot take much more in a fight, the swamp beast begins to back away, but just drag its newest prey with it.<br/><br/>The two peasants with pitchforks stand their ground, but seeing the creature occupied, a woman darts to the side of the gored man and pulls him away from the danger, gently slapping his face and calling his name. Then there is a scream, followed closer by two more, and another cry of monsters, from the over end of the village. Fortunately not another swamp beast, rather "korija".<br/><br/><br/>OOC - Combat map has been updated: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/19DKzrrgrejYahRGC_yjde5DXvv70EqLuSmo629GBxAU/edit<br/><br/>Lythia - 20 - Uninjured<br/>Anjie - 19 - Moderatly injured, grabbed and restrained<br/>Eldran'tyr - 8 - Seriously injured, poisoned<br/>Swamp Beast - 6 - Seriously injured<br/>Villagers - 4<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Anjie</div><div class="spoiler_body">  You take 6 points of bludgeoning damage and are grabbed and restrained. Escape DC is 13.</div></div><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Eldran'tyr</div><div class="spoiler_body">  For risking your life to save a villager, and because of the humbling of bad rolls, you get a point of inspiration. The creature also draws and AoO from you as it shifts away.</div></div><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Anyone who can speak Human</div><div class="spoiler_body">"Korija" means prowlers, yes plural.</div></div>