>>5283640"Thralls, to me!" He calls out, prompting his followers to stumble over themselves in their eagerness to protect the albino, demonstrating an almost slavish obedience to their master. Up close you notice that all four of them share a vacant stare, as though these men simply lack a will of their own.
"Incertus, Pulcher, Imperio- ngh?!" Flames dance along the mage's fingertips as she prepares to rain hell down upon you, but it never comes to pass. She collapses face-first, two bloody gashes in her flesh where the kidneys are located. There is nary a halfling to be found, but it seems that your partner of convenience came through in the end.
Aware of the threat you pose, the thralls advance in an attempt to encircle you as the priest raises his weapon and mutters a prayer in some horrid language, gathering power all the while. How do you wish to proceed?
>[Strength, Attack] I should cut down these thralls quickly, before they can surround me.>I'll reposition myself just outside of the gap that I entered from to bottleneck them. Not glamorous, but tactically sound.>[Agility] I don't know what that priest is doing, but I need to sidestep his bodyguards and stop him somehow.>[Write-in.]https://pastebin.com/83qBqWK9 