Richard holds his ground, despite his awkward position, and the beast is held fast as the warforged gives it another boot to the head.

He then advances up the stairs to give others a chance to strike it. While down below a door can be heard slamming shut.

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Come on guys, there's easily things you can do in order to push it into a better position. So far Syd and Carmot have taken an action this round.