Christof and Asma engage the dwarf, who manages to dodge Asma's swing, but not the flat of the blade that strikes him hard across the back. Frustrated by his earlier miss, Reed roars and brings his sword down with all his might. He's only able to graze the dwarf with his blade, which further angers him. Dean leans out over the railing to get an angle at the human on the stairs and fires a bolt from his crossbow, scoring a solid hit. Lorey stows her wand away and takes a jab at the dwarf with her crossbow's bayonet, but he sees it coming and bats the bow aside. There is a crack as Robert shoots one of the cultists from behind.

The newly arrived Calistrians follow the others, leaping over the railing and landing smoothly below. Waspface points and chants at one of the Asmodeans firing rays at Ed, who suddenly screams in abject terror. The elf with her chants and points at the cultist Huemes and Dave are fighting, who shakes off whatever effect was being cast. Perhaps spurred on by the attempt, the cultist easily weaves around Huemes and Dave's blows. Ardok, however, is able to get a swing in and brings the dwarf down.

Claudia strides carefully forward through the battle, getting closer to Angela's cage. She whips the cultist Robert shot twice right across the bullet wound, causing the man to writhe in pain and nearly keel over. The Blue Rose Knight charges right past one of the footmen, his armor deflecting their club, and strikes the terrified cultist. Said cultist tries to flee, but Claudia and the knight easily bring him down before he can get far. Behind him the footman takes another swing, but the knight spins around and deflects it easily.

Up on the landing, the dwarf spins around and stabs Christof. The switchblade does not go deep, but it does do significant damage. The man on the stairs takes a swing at Lorey, but can't see her well enough. At the bottom of the other stairs, one of the humans clubs Huemes up the side of the head, sending him reeling. Two of the crossbowmen on the lower floor fire at Claudia and the knight, but the shots go wide. The two elves draw their bows and fire at Edmund, his bone intercepting. The second arrow snaps the bone in two.

The human cultist begins casting once again, and Edmund feels the dark magic creeping into the edges of his mind for a second time. The dwarf fighting Mindy takes another swing at her with his dagger, but she blocks it with her shield. Argyle's wicked chant echoes throughout the chamber, and several of the torches go out as a chill wind blows through it. From the stone pedestal, Edmund feels the cold creeping deeper into his body.

Spoiler: Mechanics
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Edmund deals 15 damage to Rory, not quite enough to kill him.
Christof deals 13 NL damage to DF1.
Asma misses DF1.
Rob shoots AH3 for 6 damage.

Reed enters a Rage and attacks DF1 for 5 damage.
Dean shoots HF1 for 7 damage.
Lorey stabs at DF1, but misses.
Waspface casts Cause Fear on AH2, who is now fleeing for 1 round.
CE1 casts something, but HF3 passes the save.
Huemes attacks HF3, but misses.
Dave attacks HF3, but misses.
Ardok strikes DF4 for 8 damage, knocking him into negatives.
Claudia 5-foot steps and lashes AH3 twice for 11 damage total. He is nearly down.
BR1 charges AH2, HF2 misses an AoO. Deals 13 NL damage to AH2.
Mindy strikes AD2 for 7 damage, but she also bleeds for 1 damage.

DF1 stabs Christof, critting for 7 damage.
HF1 swings at Lorey, but misses due to concealment from the dim light.
HF2 swings at BR1, but misses.
HF3 swings at Huemes, critting for 9 damage.
HC1 shoots at BR1, but misses.
HC2 shoots at Claudia, but misses.
EA1 shoots Edmund for 1 damage, which the bone takes.
EA2 shoots Edmund for 4 damage, which the bone takes.
AH2 flees, provoking from BR1 and Claudia. Claudia deals 5 damage, and BR1 deals 13 NL damage, 6 of which rolls over into lethal. The cultist is down.
AH3 casts Command on Edmund, attempting to force him prone. DC 14 Will save to resist.
AD2 slashes at Mindy, but misses.
Argyle advances the ritual. The light throughout is now Dim. All attacks by characters without Darkvision are subject to 20% miss chance. Edmund takes 4 NL cold damage, plus 4 more if he fell prone on the pedestal since the cold will sink into more of his body.

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