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[Xander Morhaime]

Two of the already injured knights collapsed under Ma'kirr's blows, though the third held his ground well both against the monk and the paladin. The monk did not fare so well, struck down by Ryltar's crossbow.

The knight that had been following Ryltar tried to flank Tristan, but his blow simply glanced off the paladin's armour.

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Ma'kirr kills two knights, Ryltar kills the monk... other than that, not much new to speak of.
Decided to trim down the map a bit to save space, by the way.

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[Tavana]

Saliak simply couldn't go a whole fight without breathing some lightning. He followed up with a swing of his warhammer, but failed to land a blow.

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Minor: Dragon Breath at [I10 - K12]
Attack vs Reflex: 1d20+7=24
Hit: 1d6+2=7

Standard: Word of Exchange at [K10]
Attack: 1d20+8,=15
Damage: 1d10+5=6
Entering protection state.

Bonuses:
Target takes -2 penalty to all defenses, next allied attack that hits gets +2 AC power bonus until end of next turn. (Word of Exchange)
Allies adjacent to me gain resist 2 to all damage. (Protection state)

[Xander Morhaime]

The lightning breath did appear to do some damage, but the knight didn't look much worse for wear afterwards. Meanwhile, the heavily wounded knight took a swing at Ryltar, but missed badly.

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Nothing much of note happened.
Initiative update, from current point:
+Aden
+Ma'kirr
+Tristan
+Ryltar
-Knight
+Saliak
-Knight

[Madtrixr]

"Well, we don't need to worry about the monk running off and somehow telling the others something is happening...but I bet you anything they already know anyhow. Still, let us kill them, and be done."

Aden sort of cautiously positioned himself and attempted a swing at the bloodied knight. He misses.

"Figures."

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Move: Shift to L9
Basic Attack (1d20+10=14, 1d8+7=9)

[S.K. Ren]

The knights were nearly gone. With a short sprint Ma'kirr maneuvered next to the remaining knights. Rapidly she began striking randomly between the two, reminding herself to avoid Tristan who was in between them.

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Move Action: Move to K7-> J8-> J9
Standard Action: Five Storms: Attack (K8)1d20+7=24, (K10)1d20+7=20 vs Reflex; Damage 1d8+6=8
Free Action: Flurry of blows; Deal 6 damage to K8 and slide it to J8

[Gargulec]

Tristan thrust his sword into the knight's body, hoping to finally end his pain.

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Holy Strike on J8: hit. 13 radiant damage.

[Malek Deneith]

Ryltar spun around, loaded another bolt and launched it at the last remaining knight... then cursed as he saw the bolt bounce of Tristran's armor as the undead knight got in the path of the shot at the last moment. Still muttering curses drow slid next to the Knight hiding his crossbow and drawing the rapier as he went.

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Free Action: Reload the crossbow
Standard Action: Close-Quarters Shot at K10. Attack (1d20+8=11) vs AC. Miss. Effect: This attack doesn't provoke Opportunity Attacks. Also I shift 2 squares to J9.
Move Action: Shift to J10
Free Action: Sheathe the Crossbow
Minor Action: Draw the Rapier

[Xander Morhaime]

While the already wounded knight collapsed from Tristan's finishing blow, the last one seemed far more adept at fending off attacks... though he fell short when it came to landing blows of his own, his latest strike glancing off Aden's armour before the knight moved back from the enclosing circle of enemies.

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Ma'kirr hits both knights, is missed by an opportunity attack. Tristan finishes off bloodied knight. Ryltar misses the last one, and the last knight in turn misses Aden.

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[Tavana]

While Saliak missed widely with his warhammer, his runes would help the others finish off the knight.

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Standard: Word of Exchange at [L10]
Attack: 1d20+8=14
Damage: 1d10+5=8
Entering destruction state.

Move: shift to [M11]

Bonuses:
Allies get +1 power bonus to attack rolls to the Knight while he's adjacent to me. (Destruction state)

[Madtrixr]

Aden moves a bit and takes a swing at the knight, the blow looks promising, but...he's missed sure hits before.

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Move: Shift to M10
Standard:Basic Melee (1d20+10=19, 1d8+7=13)

[S.K. Ren]

  "We should try to end this quickly, we have work to do." With that Ma'kirr lunged forward into the enemy. Bringing her spear around, she smashed the side of his knee. With a sickening crack he was thrown to the floor as Ma'kirr continued to wail on him for a few moments.

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Move Action: Move to K10
Standard Action: Dragon Tail on Silent Knight(L11); Attack 1d20+7=27 vs Reflex; Critical Hit!; Damage 1d8+6+1d8=16 ; Target is knocked prone.
Free Action: Flurry of Blows; Deal 6 damage to Silent Knight.

[Gargulec]

Making a step towards the knight, Tristan draws power from Saliak's aura and swings, intending to finally end this fight.

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Move: to K10
Minor: Divine Challenge on the knight.
Standard: Holy Strike on the knight. Hit, 10 dmg.

[Xander Morhaime]

Once the knight was knocked to the floor by Ma'kirr's blows, finishing him off was an easy task for Tristan, and though the knight gurgled a bit as he was run through, he held up to the "silent" bit quite well.

The catacombs were quiet once more. Among the bodies of the fallen you found some loose coinage, and were also able to retrieve the life force of the fallen knights. You spied flickers of blue coming from the bodies of the monks as well, but that life force was too weak and fleeting to be collected. Perhaps another time...

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I was wondering how much longer it would take... At any rate, since I'm in a generous frame of mind for the moment, you receive a bit of extra XP on top of the stuff from the battle itself - enough to bring you up to level 4. Please top up XP to 3750 and provide updated character sheets.

Maybe now the rest of you will be able to actually hit the knights...

You also find 92 silver pieces among the bodies of the fallen, and retrieve 5 brown life-force, bringing that count up to 8.

Tristan: 44 damage done, 41/43 HP, 10/13 surges, 2 AP
Aden: 28/34 HP, 8/8 surges, 2 AP
Ryltar: 73 damage done, 17 damage received, 29/35 HP, 7/8 surges, 1 AP
Ma'kirr: 161 damage done, 11 damage received, 22/33 HP, 7/7 surges, 2 AP
Saliak: 7 damage done, 28/36 HP, 8/9 surges, 2 AP

[Tavana]

The dragonborn rested his mace against his hip and walked to the edge of the waters to sit. Addressing the others, he began to trace bright gold runes in a small circle around his body. "I would like a moment to meditate before we delve any further. I should be finished within a quarter of an hour." Setting his shield upon his lap, he traced another rune on its centre, and bowed his head.

I have let myself become a puppet. I have always had a choice, and chose to retain a portion of my will. May Bahumat give me justice, I can see no other path back to righteousness. I shall hope that the damage I cause will not be beyond my means to undo. But I must accept my current role. Either Bahumat will deliver me, or I shall grow powerful enough to deliver myself.

Over the course of several minutes Saliak's muscles tensed under their scales. Finally, with a flare of the circle of runes, they relaxed and he stood once more to make himself ready. His movements belayed renewed purpose.

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1 surge spent to return to full hit points. 8/10 surges remain.
Character changes applied.

[Gargulec]

Tristan stood perfectly still over the bodies of the slain, not moving by a slightest bit and not giving a quietest sound. Even the eerie glow of his eyes seemed to dim, as if his soul wandered away. And that was, to an extent, true.

His spirit stood on a seashore, under a sky that had the colour of steel. He knew that this place was just his imagination, some long gone dream. But he also knew that the person in front of him, standing knee deep in the water was real as he was. It was her power that brought him here. Her power that was one last shard of hope he held. It was her that offered him a bargain during his brief time before resurrection. 

Looking at her, he realized that he was never the knight he was supposed to be, the knight he wanted to be. He never understood what the paladinhood really is. But now, he was offered a chance to change his ways. To embark on a long journey that could ultimately lead to redemption. To freedom. First, however, there was a sacrifice he had to make in order to make the bargain fair.

Slowly, he marched forward into the sea, enjoying the last moments of being Tristan, for every step he took washed away parts of his old persona. Soon, he was going to meld with an entity only partially human. Soon, his soul would no more be only his.

And then, it just happened.

The armor in which he was encased moved, and for a brief moment, teal light emanated from all of it's cracks.

'I stand ready' he spoke, in a voice that sounded different than before.

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No surges used. I'll upload the update soon.