Edmund steps smoothly onto the podium, but Argyle sees his swing coming and steps aside as the massive glaive rebounds off of the stone floor where the dwarf had been standing.

On the landing, Asma and Christof finally bring down the dwarf standing in their way. Lorey steps back and levels her crossbow, lodging a bolt in the footman blocking the stairs. Reed tries to move in and follow up, but his eyes haven't adjusted to the cover of darkness and he growls in frustration when his sword hits the stone railing. Another of Dean's bolts barely nicks the man, but he's looking worn out. One of the other halflings from the Fog launches a sling bullet over the railing, but it clatters off the floor. Beside him, a Stalling guard takes out his shortbow and lets it loose, nicking the last standing human cultist.

The man on the stairs tries to hit Reed, but he's finding it just as hard to see.

Below, the Calistrians press the attack against the Asmodeans. Claudia and the Knight step forward, closing in on Argyle. Before them, two more of Evil's soldiers fall. Mindy circles around her foe, delivering another solid hit. The fight is not over yet, however. The Asmodeans hold their ground and fight back, with Mindy taking a nasty beam of crackling energy to the side. Argyle, rather than shying away from Edmund, takes a step forward. Raising a gleaming blood-red morningstar, he swings it at Mindy. It flares up with flames as it bashes into her, leaving her barely on her feet as she gasps for air after the hard hit.

Spoiler: Mechanics
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I forgot the two units arriving last round. Fog Halfling 1 and Human Guard 1 arrived.

Asma slashes DF1 for 6 damage.
Christof hits DF1 for 11 NL damage and knocks him out.
Robert misfires and clears.
Edmund misses Argyle.

Lorey shoots HF1 for 9 damage.
Reed swings at HF1, but misses due to the poor lighting.
Dean shoots HF1 for 2 damage. He is badly wounded.
hf1 moves up and launches a sling at AH3, but misses.
HG1 moves up and shoots AH3 for 2 damage. He is barely hanging on.
CE1 swings at HF2, clubbing him for 3 damage.
Dave swings at HF3, but misses.
Huemes slashes HF3 for 6 damage.
Ardok cuts HF3 for 6 damage.
Waspface whips HF2 for 4 damage.
Claudia whips AH3, critting for 9 damage and taking him down.
BR1 crits HC2 for 29 NL damage, dropping him in a single strike.
Mindy strikes AD2 for 7 NL damage, and she takes 1 bleed damage.

HF1 swings at Reed, but misses due to dim light.
HF2 swings at CE1 for 8 damage.
HF3 swings at Huemes for 7 damage. Huemes is badly wounded.
HC1 shoots at CE1, but misses.
EA1 shoots at Edmund, but misses.
EA2 shoots at Edmund, but misses.
AD2 channels energy at Mindy, for 7 negative energy damage.
Argyle 5-foot steps and swings at Mindy, hitting her for 12 damage and 5 fire damage. Mindy is badly injured.

HG2 and BR2 enter.

Here is the new map, with the party going next.