Session 32

The players had two big fights this week.

The Dragonne was relatively easy, with its Roar attack only slowing the party down. It was unable to maneouver within the narrow corridor confines and was quickly surrounded and harried.

However the long sought after Manticores proved somewhat more difficult due to their lethal ranged tail spike attacks and the fact that there was five of them.

The first manticore was also the largest, the party discovered its lair but did not want to venture into it.
Bravely Quercus hobbled down the corridor, his wooden leg not providing any ability to move silently was quickly detected and the Manticore attacked and let out a series of roars and calls.

The group were peppered with the Manticore's spikes.

The rest of the adventurers joined the battle, Quercus was the field medic providing invaluable support to the frontline troops Oren and Bingly.

But within 2 rounds a further 2 manticores answered their leaders call and approached from the southern corridor. The party split in to to combat this new threat. Ran, Dusty, Isaack and Davinia defended against the new threat.

Whilst Oren, Bingly, Quercus and Rosia battled the ferocious Manticore leader.

Spikes, axes, teeth, swords and arrows were used and the blood flew.

Both Oren and Bingly, both reduced to single digit hit points on a couple of occasions.

Just as Quercus, Oren, Bingly and Rosia thought they were gaining the upper hand two more Manticores appeared from back of the leaders nest room, which now opened onto the earthquake chasm.

Quercus was hit by a number of spikes and felled but revived by a healing potion delived by Rosia.

Oren and Bingly refused to fall back and gave as good as they got, finally killing the lead manticore and one of its pack.

Luckily the other half of the party had dealt with the two manticores attacking them and came to their aid.

Ran shape changed into a dire lion and went in hand-to-hand with the
final manticore, Ran's first devastating attack nearly killing the
beast, but its retaliation was equally powerful and Ran went down in
an hail of spikes.

Oren delivered the killing blow and the party breathed a big sigh of relief.

The manticore hearts were retrieved but now the dilemma begins with how the party resolves its various vows and oaths. :)