Karkadin Gatoa and Vyri Underfoot
Karkadin raised his spear as the first wight rushed towards him, thrusting the sharp end in between its ribs as he'd done so earlier. The wight was stopped cold, unable to push its ribs past the thick shell around the spear's end. Another of the undead trio charged forth, the third in tow, and Karkadin responded appropriately. He swiped his spear to the left wall, the wight stuck on its end falling off and topling over. The second wight swung at the dorak with its ragged arms, only to be kicked back onto the floor. The third, however, got a lucky hit in with a mess of bones and other random debris tied around its hand, hitting Karkadin's shoulder before he could get a chance to block. He grunted, reeling a bit, and the wight took the chance to attack once again. Karkadin shot out his free hand, grabbing the wight's exposed neck vertebrae and furiously throttled the creature, disconnecting the skull from the rest of the body, which crumpled onto the floor.
Karkadin, teeth grit and eyes wide, held the skull in his hands by the stump of its neck. He turned towards another wight, now recovering from its past blow, and stepped forth to beat it over its head,
with a head. Three bashes, and both skulls were well and split wide open. Karkadin slammed his foot on the downed wight's neck, severing its skull as well. He quickly sheathed his spear and promptly took both skulls towards a nearby window. Not even bothering to check if it was locked, he smashed the glass with the slightly more intact of the two skulls, and tossed what little remained out onto the streets below. That would incapacitate them well enough, for a moment.
But there was the third one. Karkadin turned to see the last of the trio stumbling towards Vyri, who was backing away with that stool leg raised, and shaking. He quickly dashed towards it and grabbed its skull with both of his hands, fingers in the eye sockets, twisting the neck with a horribly audible snap, and threw it out the window as well. Now, there was nothing but them, and the crumpled skeletons lying on the floor. Karkadin, taking in a few good breaths, looked at Vyri and said, "So far, so good... let's get downstairsโฆโ
She complied, and the duo proceeded. Karkadinโs shoulder was stinging, but not so badly hurt he couldnโt fight. These wights were using horribly ineffective weapons - well, that one was, at least. Karkadin shook off the slight pain and led Vyri through the hallway, until they came upon a large living room. It was, for the most part, undamaged, save for some scuffs on the overturned furniture, possibly from people trying desperately to escape the onslaught. There were wights dotted around the room, who immediately took notice of the dorak and the girl. Stealth was definitely not an option now.
Two wights made the first move, bounding towards Karkadin and Vyri. One thankfully stumbled over a broken table, while Karkadin swiped at the remaining oneโs head. โStay behind me!โ He called out, taking a stand as the rest of the group made for him. Each went down with a swipe of the dorakโs spear, or a swift kick to their exposed spines. They, however, reformed about as quickly as they went down. The duo elected to keep moving while Karkadin fended off the wights, with Vyri running past and Karkadin backing up towards the opposite door in her stead. He jabbed at every advancing wight, though one managed to get in close and pushed Karkadin through the doorframe. He grabbed its neck, pushed it back into the living room, and shut the door. Respondedly, Vyri was already pushing a somewhat small marble standl along the floor, which had once held an elegant suit of armor, the pieces now scattered about the floor. It didnโt look too effective, but there werenโt a wide array of options available. Karkadin positioned the stand in front of the door once Vyri brought it over, and neither of them wasted time to see if it helped it all. They ran through the hallway, and down a staircase that led into the main foyer of the manor.
Surprisingly, there werenโt as many wights in the more open space. Some meandering about the bottom floor, seemingly devoid of immediate intent. โGo!โ Karkadin said to Vyri, and neither of them hesitated - they bolted down the staircase, straight past the wights and towards the front doors of the manor, the doors already slightly ajar. First out was the dorak, then the girl, and then the group of wights, joined by the others from upstairs - passed the impromptu barricade all too fast. They all dashed through the street, circling around the corner, where the rest of the company lied in wait - the men, the gnome, the fairfolk, and the beetle.
Theyโd make short work of these pursuers.