Insolent two legs, thinking they can take down the children as well as the queen! The angry rumbling only seems to be rising, and this time it's directed primarily at the fae - though there's plenty to go around.
The illusion of fire does nothing but infuriate the gourds. A winged one, daring to threaten and attack them so! Instead of cutting through the vines,Alina 's spear is grabbed up by one of the furious gourds and flung away, landing near Melita. Meanwhile, Alina will now find herself grounded, though still able to move her arms and wings.
Melita is rather more successful in her endeavors. The small gourds seem to become profoundly affected by the hallucinatory properties of the staff, though perhaps not in the way she might have wanted. Their aggression not quelled, they begin to attack everything in sight - including each other. Two fall to three of their brethren. Three run off, howling. One gets a large nip on Melita's right ankle, severely injuring the Achilles tendon. And one remains steadfastly glued to Fangorn, gnawing on its vines.
Amalia 's strike on the gourd does more damage to her than it, bruising her shoulder. Similarly, her pleas for peace fall on deaf... flesh? Luckily though, Jyoti's starlight seems to have a positive effect, and though it still growls the largest of the gourds rolls off Samuel, while the vines around his neck relax enough for the Ascended to break free.
Alina is trapped by the three gourds, one of whom stole her spear! She cannot attempt to flee this turn.
Melita has been bitten on the right ankle! She and Fangorn are both under attack from one small gourd. She can attempt to flee this turn.
Samuel has managed to escape the vines around his neck! He can attempt to flee this turn.
Amalia has knocked the large gourd off Sam, and Jyoti has calmed the large gourds around them. She can attempt to flee this turn
The illusion of fire does nothing but infuriate the gourds. A winged one, daring to threaten and attack them so! Instead of cutting through the vines,
Melita is rather more successful in her endeavors. The small gourds seem to become profoundly affected by the hallucinatory properties of the staff, though perhaps not in the way she might have wanted. Their aggression not quelled, they begin to attack everything in sight - including each other. Two fall to three of their brethren. Three run off, howling. One gets a large nip on Melita's right ankle, severely injuring the Achilles tendon. And one remains steadfastly glued to Fangorn, gnawing on its vines.
Melita has been bitten on the right ankle! She and Fangorn are both under attack from one small gourd. She can attempt to flee this turn.
