Split Okay, Thren and Dag kill the last of the gnomes. At that point, the sniping hasn't yet begun. You two head upstairs.

As you're going up, Theo and Tut are shot. Tut, you still gotta roll your saving throw vs. poison. Regardless, you head up and cast a CLW on Theo. He'll be right at 0 then but still poisoned. Theodore begins to shake.

Thren, you start to return fire. The archers have great cover. You shoot, hitting, and getting hit in the process with a bolt. You take 4 and make a save vs. poison. It's not totally fast acting though, so you get another shot off the next round. The sniper drops. The third one goes running.

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Meanwhile, Thak is rushing the first sniper. Round 1, miss BR:9. Round 2, miss BR 7. Round 3 is interesting. You fairie fire, miss the jump, get hit with a bolt (BR12) for 4 hp, fail your save vs. poison, take 2 more pts. from the fall, and the assassin, a hooded half-orc, pulls out a long knife and jumps down on you. He misses (BR:4).

Hrm... this poison feels familiar. You feel a creeping chill up your legs...

You're now in melee, alone. Good luck hero.  ¶ 3:34 AM