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"So how to do we move forward? Full frontal assault through the streets against Fort Bonaparte?" The gnome is agitated and itching to do something, anything.

Finding a Big Apple in his bag, Matthias bites in, washing it down with two tonics and a nostrum. "We need to get to the fort and stop the executions. There isn't much time."

Matthias heads back towards the breach, waving the others along. "Let's move quickly!"

Matthias nods greeting to Throlar as the latter gives his update, then stares dumbfounded for a moment as he realizes that The Fey One is present. Elphaba's healing jolts the druid back to his senses - he hadn't even noticed his own wounds, much less those of his party - and he doffs his hat briefly to the witch. "Friends, we must hurry to meet the others and mass our forces. The survival of those in captivity demands it."

"No, no one's dead," Matthias replies as he dusts off his hat, "or at least they weren't when we left. We just left Atramor, Hoke, and Althior with Ulric, Copper Fox, and Kukulkan back in the Hovels. We should all head there now." "Oh, and Lady Karie is correct: these fake founders are very, very powerful. It took everything we had to do in just one - I can't imagine having to fight more of them at once."

Matthias catches the stone and tucks it away with a nod. He drinks a nostrum as he looks at Dyric and Bellanotte. "Well, we have an assassin, a healer, and a bard... shouldn't we better have a tank, too?" the gnome jokes with a weak grin. He glances towards the others. "Ah well, let's get going."

"I'll go with you, Master Dyric, if we do decide to split up," Matthias opines, though he seems uncertain. The gnome turns to their most recent arrivals. "Did you have something specific in mind, Master Ulric, when you joined us just now?"

Matthias has no idea what to say, so he says nothing.

Matthias nods assent and downs two tonics. "Split up? I can't say I don't prefer to avoid any more rides on that dragon, but he's awfully helpful in a fight," the gnome opines. "Master Althior and I should go one with each party so everyone has a healer." Nonplussed, the gnome looks hard at the wolf-man and waits for more explanation. "Does that mean that Lady Karie's party found you, Master Ulric?"

Noting that the others are heading out, Matthias follows their lead and flees. OoC: Matthias will take as many healing actions as he can before fleeing, which I believe is still two - because the smoke bomb is thrown after Matthias?

Cursing as Dyric gets crushed, Matthias swings his stave around to heal Torc and Luke. He commands his dominated paladin to attack Ballista A. Arrogate: vs. Balllista A > Matthias: Heal (Stave) v. Torc > Matthias: Heal (Stave) v. Luke

Matthias accepts the scroll and opens it a little unfamiliarly. Doing his best impression of the powerful mages in storybooks, he shouts out the words of the scroll, concentrating on the Paladin Arrogate and repeating the words until they have some effect.

Matthias will use an ether core on Bellanotte when she runs out of ether.

Matthias repeats.

Matthias waits to see if anyone needs healing; otherwise he does nothing. > Matthias: Heal (Stave) v. first injured party member > Matthias: Heal (Stave) v. first injured party member

> Matthias: Heal (Stave) v. first injured party member; if none, Extraordinaire v. Informant A > Matthias: Heal (Stave) v. first injured party member; if none, Extraordinaire v. Informant B

The gnome reorients; if no one is injured, he'll attack the War Priests in turn.

Matthias repeats.

Matthias heals Atramor and anyone else who needs it. > Matthias: Heal (Stave) v. first injured party member; if none, Extraordinaire v. Informant A > Matthias: Heal (Stave) v. first injured party member; if none, Extraordinaire v. Informant A

"If no one else needs them, they're super helpful for me if we get in a tight spot," Matthias says as he advances.

Matthias repeats (Battalion A and B instead of Informants).

Matthias continues to heal with his stave, firing at Informants when he has the chance. > Matthias: Heal (Stave) v. first (by battle order) injured party member; if none, Extraorinaire v. Informant A > Matthias: Heal (Stave) v. first (by battle order) injured party member; if none, Extraorinaire v. Informant B

Matthias jumps into the fray (well, into the back), shooting and healing. >Matthias: Heal (Stave) v. first injured party member (by battle order); if none, Extraordiaire v. Watchman Guard B >Matthias: Repeat OOC: Sorry for the lack of formatting (and lack of timelineness in posting); I'm mobile-only for probably two-three more weeks. If I get way behind at some point, control of Matthias will go to @K-Nut

A voice pipes in from somewhere around the guard's knees. "Seems our plan is a mite better than yours, Master Guardsman, seeing as it doesn't involve continued incarceration...."

Matthias follows Hoke, glad to be heading out without more bloodshed.