04.05 - "Crab Attack"

The caravan followed the path heading north and came upon a river that, due to the excessive rain, had overrun it’s banks. As the caravan made it’s closest approach to the water a number of crabs came out of the water and begin to attack the carts. Two crabs attacked the northernmost cart, three attacked the center and four attacked the south.

Leda immediately started screaming that we had to get the carts moving but the cart in the north, which was blocking the path was attached by a crab and one of the horses was brought down. Blak who was near Leda climbed a tree to get a better view of the battle.

Down south Brynne mounted Dewey and began charging the crabs doin a great amount of damage. To the North A’postrofae appeared to have a conflict going with the guard on that cart who she said grabbed her as she was casting a spell causing it to land on a nearby cart. After dropping that spell and recasting it to the east it was able to cause some damage the incoming crabs.

As Brynne/Dewey looked like they were getting overwhelmed Leda rushed to their aid and mounted a fairly ineffective defense. Back up north the guard managed to disconnect the read part of the harness that was holding the horse that was being eaten by a crab and asked A’postrofae to unhook the front. She refused as it would require her to get within biting distance of the crab. Instead she moved to the side of the cart and cast thunderwave causing the cart to flip killing the crab as well as the merchant and his teamster that had been on the cart. The guard was able to land with only minor injuries.

While the fight was going on Blak was able to heal several members of the party.

After the fight A'postrofae brought Leda over to the cart to show her that a second cart was carrying treasure but Leda focused on the dead cultists and threatened to turn A'postrofae in at the next town.