From their spot in the shadows, Heather and Bastion unleash a pair of arrows in quick succession. Heather's catches the hobgoblin in the shoulder, spinning him half around. This positions him perfectly for Bastion's shot, which pieces the hobgoblin through the left eye. The arrow pushes out through the back of the creature's head with a spray of blood, while the fletching still quivers in his eye socket.
The alarming turn causes the two nearby goblins to scream in a panic and look about for the source of the attack. Their cries draw the attention of the other goblins, who jump with the sudden shock of seeing their leader dead on his feet. The scene is made all the more horrible by the fact that the hobgoblin does not drop immediately, as his legs still somehow keep him standing a few seconds longer. Then he crumples like a marionette with its strings cut.
This distraction is the perfect opening for Jaqi. Having grown to enormous size, she simply steps up beside Rookledust's workshop with ease. She then marches toward the corner of the building where she confronts the first of the startled goblins and bellows her challenge.
The spectacle of an elven giant is more than enough to keep their attention off Kora, Jonas, Andir, and Eirik as they advance behind her. Jonas has some difficulty scaling the steep incline, but Andir and Eirik lend a hand and help haul the wizard up after them.
Though now without their leader, the goblins still have the advantage of numbers. This pack mentality gives them something akin to courage, and enough of it that three of them converge on Jaqi. They hack away with black scimitars, but only one of the three manages to find a kink in Jaqi's armor and draw blood. The remaining goblins redouble their efforts to breach Rookledust's fortress-like workshop, though they must contend with her clockwork contraptions standing in their way.
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From their spot in the shadows, Heather and Bastion unleash a pair of arrows in quick succession. Heather's catches the hobgoblin in the shoulder, spinning him half around. This positions him perfectly for Bastion's shot, which pieces the hobgoblin through the left eye. The arrow pushes out through the back of the creature's head with a spray of blood, while the fletching still quivers in his eye socket.
The alarming turn causes the two nearby goblins to scream in a panic and look about for the source of the attack. Their cries draw the attention of the other goblins, who jump with the sudden shock of seeing their leader dead on his feet. The scene is made all the more horrible by the fact that the hobgoblin does not drop immediately, as his legs still somehow keep him standing a few seconds longer. Then he crumples like a marionette with its strings cut.
This distraction is the perfect opening for Jaqi. Having grown to enormous size, she simply steps up beside Rookledust's workshop with ease. She then marches toward the corner of the building where she confronts the first of the startled goblins and bellows her challenge.
The spectacle of an elven giant is more than enough to keep their attention off Kora, Jonas, Andir, and Eirik as they advance behind her. Jonas has some difficulty scaling the steep incline, but Andir and Eirik lend a hand and help haul the wizard up after them.
Though now without their leader, the goblins still have the advantage of numbers. This pack mentality gives them something akin to courage, and enough of it that three of them converge on Jaqi. They hack away with black scimitars, but only one of the three manages to find a kink in Jaqi's armor and draw blood. The remaining goblins redouble their efforts to breach Rookledust's fortress-like workshop, though they must contend with her clockwork contraptions standing in their way.