Celeste hesitates initially, initially reluctant to take such a dishonorable course of action, but hearing the loud moan of her fellow elf being abused by the hobgoblin snaps her back into reality. She grits her teeth and draws her sword with a cold gleam in her eyes, moving forward as quickly as she dared.<br/><br/>She didn't have time to mark him, so she could only hurry up to the vicious... "dick..." and open with a Challenging Strike. The decently tall (and probably long) hobgoblin is in mid-thrust when he receives a similar thrust from Celeste as well, a grunt of shock of pain as she strikes, but still too surprised to gather his wits around him.<br/><br/>INITS<br/>23 Hobgoblin : 8 damage<br/>20 Celeste<br/>15 Tashiel - 18/39 HP, left 1/2 surges<br/>2 Senna - failed 1/3 DST<br/><br/>OOC : Oh dear @ the inits. You<del>guys</del>gals are so... screwed. Anyway, Celeste doesn't know the enemy's actual init so she will go ahead first.<br/><br/>BTW regarding Tashiel's bonus to not hurt herself, and Senna's failed DST, if this somehow doesn't become a serious fight, your benefits carry over to the next fight. Unless, you wish to do away with that advantage/disadvantage after this fight, which you can if you wish, let me know in OOC.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Rolls</div><div class="spoiler_body">Summary: At 2017-05-16 09:06:15, Melendrith (uid: 61033) rolls: 2d20 Result: 37 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=103199)<br/><br/>Full Result: Melendrith rolled: 2d20<br/>Comment: Celeste Init then Hobgoblin Init<br/>Result: 18, 19, <br/>Total: 37<br/><br/>Summary: At 2017-05-16 09:27:50, Melendrith (uid: 61033) rolls: 1d20 Result: 7 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=103200)<br/><br/>Full Result: Melendrith rolled: 1d20<br/>Comment: Celeste Challenging Strike SURPRISE<br/>Result: 7, <br/>Total: 7<br/><br/>Summary: At 2017-05-16 09:30:05, Melendrith (uid: 61033) rolls: 1d8a6 Result: 8 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=103201)<br/><br/>Full Result: Melendrith rolled: 1d8, adding 6 to the total<br/>Comment: Celeste Challenging Strike SURPRISE<br/>Result: 2, <br/>Total: 8<br/></div></div>