Yosef lets loose something akin to a wet, wheezing squeak as Jørmund's mace impacts against the already damaged reptilian ribcage. Yosef struggles to catch his breath as Jørmund makes his threat. By the time the earth genasi is done talking, it's clear to see that Yosef has finally realized the merit to Ervdul's caution. "E-Ervdul!" Yosef called out in desperation. "I... I'm done being reckless now!"

"By the Biumvirate." Ervdul muttered in exasperation before barking orders at the attackers. "Somebody save Yosef!"

"By the Biumvirate, somebody save Yosef!"

"Or, and just hear me out, you could all just get lost instead!" Flicker called out. "I don't know about you, but that would be pretty nice." They raised their sword again, pointing it towards one of the attackers coming to Yosef's aid, and then moved to strike the nearest one.

As the battle raged on around the party, five attackers moved to engage the party. Two of the attackers swung their mauls at Jørmund, who managed to fend off both. Two other attackers went after Flicker and Cascade, neither of whom were injured in the subsequent attacks. And the fifth attacker engaged with the highwayman fighting alongside the party.

Cascade couldn't help but laugh when Yosef admitted that he was done being reckless. She was about to go back Jormund up now that Yosef was in a different position, but the five approaching attackers prevented her from moving. Her hair was still curling upwards into the air, her hair color changing from dark blue to white the further it curls upward.

She noticed where Ervdul was, and grinned. She spoke to the attacker in front of her as his attack hit her shield, "Oh? You wanna surf too, Brah? Shoots! Let's go!"

She maneuvered to try and align her attack so that the attacker would be pushed into Ervdul, before she swung her trident!

"AAAAAAAAA!" The attacker cried out as he was sent flying across the field.

"Gah!" Ervdul exclaimed as the flying attacker struck him, staggering him back a few paces. As the makeshift projectile crumpled to the ground out for the count, Ervdul looked over at Cascade, utterly unamused by her antics.

Annoyed that the enemy seemed to ingnore her attempt to be reasonable Aura decided to attempt to end this a little quicker. She had no doubt that a fire spell wouldn't be as effective on the Lizard in Jormund's face but it was still her best bet at doing a decent ammount of damage to him in a short ammount of time. So with a huff Aura pointed her finger at Yosef and fired three rays of fire at him. "Hope you like a taste of your own medicine seeing as I have been more than reasonable up until now." She called, hoping Jormund would be able to handle being so close for a little while longer.

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Aura uses her last spell slot to cast Scorching Ray at Yosef (Since he is the one she hexed).

9 I am sure that misses :(
23 to hit, for 11 fire damage and 2 necrotic (Hex)
17 to hit, for 9 fire damage and 3 necrotic (Hex)
Total= 20 fire damage 5 necrotic damage (25 total but I feel like the fire damage is gunna be reduced so I broke it up XD)

Although the heat had no effect on him, the necrosis that stemmed from Aura's hex was just enough to finally bring Yosef down. The sight of this made the attackers on the left side of the battlefield falter like nothing else prior had. Those who were not engaging the enemy take a step back. Those who were in combat were now looking for the first opportunity to do likewise safely. Two attackers who were surrounded by highwaymen without concern before now threw down their weapons and surrendered. The right side of the battle continued to fight just as fiercely though.

"Damn it all!" Ervdul exclaimed in frustration as he made his way over to where Yosef fell, knocking down two more highwaymen with his stone fists as he went.

Meanwhile, those close to Yosef would be able to tell that the ignan attack leader was still alive, though is was a toss of the dice as to whether or not that would remain so at this point.

Once the being Yosef dropped to the ground unconscious, Jørmund lowered his mace just enough to show that he was not going to strick his fallen foe. He looked around and noticed that several of the attackers were throwing down their weapons and fleeing of the could. Others surrendered when they realized they were surrounded. The earth genasi looks at the approaching statuesque being he could only assume was Ervdul. The tension in his arm returned some as he braced to strike. "Call off your attack and I'll spare your friend. There is no glory left for you to win here. Half your forces are fleeing leaving your right flank exposed. Even if you manage to win against these changes in battle what will it cost you? The lives of your troops? The life of Yoseph?" The cleric left his arm at the ready to strike in case Ervdul decided to continue to push the attack. "Call the attack off."

Ervdul turned to look at Jørmund, a confused expression settling on the living statue's features as the earth genasi made his threats. "My friend?" Ervdul asked while gesturing to the reposed reptile. "Him?" After a moment, Ervdul began to laugh uproariously at the thought.

When Ervdul started laughing in response to Jørmund's threats, Flicker scowled. "Friend. Ally. Pet. Whatever," they said. "Doesn't matter. If you lot don't get lost, we're gonna crush all of you!" Their hair and eyes were beginning to blaze crimson again, showing a renewed rage in the fire genasi. They struck at the nearest attacker again with their sword.

Ervdul's laughter eventually dies down a few moments after Flicker made their threat and struck down another attacker. "ARCHERS!" He calls out then. At the far end of the battlefield, the attackers' line of archers respond to this call by loosing a volley of arrows upon the party. Flicker is fast enough to avoid the worst of the squall, but everyone else isn't so lucky. Attackers and highwaymen alike fall around the party and even Yosef takes a few arrows, driving some of the life from him.

"Pull Yosef back!" Ervdul then orders a nearby pair of freshly arrived attackers. The attackers do as ordered. One advances on Jørmund and pushes the earth genasi back to keep him from interfering in the rescue. Jørmund is able to get a swing in though, taking down as the other attacker begins to drag Yosef away from the fight.

Meanwhile, the sight of Yosef being rescued restoes some of the left flank's nerve. They step forward again and resume their engagement, fighting to keep the highwaymen too busy to stop the rescue

Cascade let out an "Ow!" and a hiss in pain as an arrow stuck to her. She noticed that Yosef also got pierced by the onslaught of arrows, and she called out to Yosef, "You know that hurt him more than it helped him, right Brah?"

She then looked to the attacker closest to her and she spoke to him, "I think the others will want to talk with your leaders. You'll help out with that,]"

She then swung her trident and hit the attacker, shoving him towards Yosef, hoping to make dragging the red lizard's body harder.

Having seen what a strike from Cascade can do, the attacker dodges the strike rather than attempting to block. "I think I can help just fine from here." The attacker said as he hefted his maul and prepared to strike. "You can yours will do no further harm to the Sultan's chosen while I draw breath!"

Aura's eye twitched. The stupidity, they were clearly losing this fight, at least from what Aura could tell. Her eyes landed on Ervdul and with it, the curse that once wracked Yosef was now transfered to him. "Archers, I suggest you target the enemy's back lines." She called the the archers closest to her while she focused on Ervdul. "Lets end this quickly. I am bored of this already. These people lack flair and tact." She yelled loud enough for her allies and the nearby enemies to hear. After which she fired an eldritch blast at the advancing enemy leader.

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Aura used her bonus action to move her Hex onto Ervdul since Yosef is at 0 hp.

Eldritch blast fired at Ervdul for a 25 total natural 20+5

Blast Damage: 10 force damage
Hex Damage: 4 necrotic damage
Total: 14 damage (gotta love rolling low on the crit dice, oh well it happens)

Ervdul stiffened momentarily as Aura moved the hex to him. He turned to look in her direction just in time to watch Aura's Eldritch Blast catch him in the arm, causing it to break of. "GAAAAAAAAAH!" Ervdul cried out in pain as he clutched at the cracked remains of his shoulder. The sight and sound of their other leader coming to grievous harm caused both halves of the attacking force to falter this time.

At this point, Ervdul surveys the battlefield with the face of someone coming to an unpleasant conclusion. Then he gives a simple order. "FIGHTING RETREAT!" With that said, Ervdul fell back towards the trees from which the attackers had emerged, striking down one more highway man as he ran past a fast fading Yosef.

After lashing out at the being who tried to shove him away, Jørmund looked forward towards Ervdul and those pulling the fallen Yosef away. The mocking laugh from the giant statue at Jørmund's offer was the equivalent of a slap in the face. Haraldr made the same mistake, though he had nearly beat the genasi then. Both times it had only angered Jørmund pushing him into a blind fury.The cleric adjusted his grip on his mace and charged the fallen foe intent on finishing him before turning his wrath on the statute. "Erdvul! You lost your chance to retreat. Now you'll pay for your mockery!" He bellowed in primordial a he ran forward. Once he was on top of Yosef and those trying to drag him off the field he brought his mace down towards the fallen newt.



Edit was for color coding issue.

"No!" The attacker dragging Yosef cries out before springing forward in his defence. The attacker attempts to block the blow with the haft of their maul, but they fail to lift it high enough in time and take the mace's strike head on. The attacker staggers back a few steps before collapsing to the ground, leaving Yosef undefended.

While Flicker's irritation had been growing throughout the fight, seeing Jørmund losing his own cool gave the fire genasi pause. "Hey, Jørmund!" Flicker called over to the cleric. "I think he's had enough at this point." As annoying as Yosef had been, they weren't comfortable with the idea of just letting their friend wail on an unconscious enemy.

The fighting retreat of the attackers continues with three more of them breaking off to help get the unconscious Yosef away too. One of them fights to push Jørmund away from his position over Yosef, while the other two work together to stabilize Yosef and carry him away. Once they are ready to move, the attacker who shoved Jørmund and the attackers carrying Jørmund make to join the retreating forces.

Meanwhile, the attacker fighting Cascade feints and uses the momentary distraction of his opponent to also join the retreat. By now, every attacker across the battlefield has broken off and is now falling back to the trees from whence they came. Upon seeing this, a cry goes up among the highwaymen. "THEY'RE RUNNING AWAY! WE'VE WON!" This cry is followed by joyous cheering as the highway men begin celebrating, content to let their foes run for the forest.