Okay! Post has been corrected, and I have returned!

Rolling now!

CaveCricket (10)

The same rat as before makes another move for you. (3 v. 12) You swing your longsword downward with force, driving it into the rat's shoulder. It falls to the ground, mortally wounded.

Inv. [13]
-Shortsword [3]
-Dan's Black Powder Rifle (Unloaded) [4]
-Dagger [2]
-Nikolai's Longsword [4]*
P-Ablities
-Stealthy (+1 to sneak)
A-Abilities
-Minor Telepathy
Status
-Upper Back - Bruised (Healing...)

cakedaemon (7 - 1 = 6)

"Oh Really? The other rat said that too. Look what happened to him."
Wait a second. That is him. You're seeing doubles because you're dizzy. You blink a few times. It isn't helping. The rat(s) advance and swing their identical rapiers at you with identical movements. (6 v. 11) You duck under both of them and pull back, raising your hammer high into the air. You try to concentrate your vision, but everything remains double. Where do you attack him when you see two?!

You force yourself to think. Double images. The real one will always be in-between the two. You bring down the hammer. (6 v. 2) A hit. It's strange, seeing two arms come down and smash two rats with two hammers. But it works. The big black rats, er... rat, is unmoving on the ground.

Victory.

Inv. [6]
-Small Hammer [2]
-Enhanced Large Hammer [4]*
P-Abilities
-Metal Worker (+1 to metalcraft)
A-Abilities
-Minor Mental Forge
Status
-None

Ociamarru (Spitting = 7, Attacking = 6)

You bring suck in spit, getting ready for a second shot, but the rat attacks first. He charges head on at you, flailing a spiked mace. (8 v. 6) He manages to clip your lower body, which only causes you to release your spit, which hits him in the side of the face as he rushes by. You turn after him and swing your hammer. (6 v. 7) He manages to pull to the side, and your hammer strikes only air.

Inv. [7]
-Hammer [3]
-Badass Wolf Gear w/ claws [4] (+1 to all dodge rolls, and Primal Beast Senses)*
P-Abilities
-Expert Craftmanship (+1 to metalwork)
-Strong Arms (+1 to strength rolls)
A-Abilities
-None
Status
-Back - Heavily Bruised (No effect)
-Winded (-1 to next roll)

Tokochiro (2)

You try to shove the rat away from yourself, (2 v. 10) but you trip, and he brings his hammer down on your back. Pain floods your system, and your legs aren't responding anymore. You can't move. And pain. So much pain. It hurts WAY too much to be real. Maybe it isn't. Maybe you'll wake up and you'll be in a nice warm bed, and you won't be all cut up and hurting all over.

Not likely.

Inv. [4]
-Bandage (1) [1] (wrapped around leg - unusable)
-Nunchuck Cane [3] (wrapped around leg - unusable)
P-Abilities
-Helping Hand (+1 to assisting friends)
-Taekwondo (Chance to block oncoming punches or kicks (2nd dodge roll))
A-Abilities
-Minor Regeneration
-Minor Plant Control
Status
-Right Foot - Broken (-1 to dodge rolls, No use of foot) (Regenerating... 1 turn left...)
-Left Lower Body - Bruised (Nearly Healed...)
-Right Upper Body - Bruised (Nearly Healed...)
-Left Hip - Cut (Regenerating... 1 turn left)
-Back - Smashed (Immobile)
-Great Pain (-2 to rolls)

Torrent (Healing = 3, Attacking = 7)

You grab Adam's arm, but as soon as you call upon your healing abilities you start feeling really disoriented. Drunk. You feel drunk. But it's a bad kind of drunk. You feel less worry-free, and more unable to walk in a straight line. You shake yourself, trying to toss aside the strange feeling, and then focus on finishing off the enemy.
You strike with your dagger, aiming for the neck of the rat. (7 v. 4) You manage to get a piece of it, taking off a few layers of skin and fur with your blade. The rat screams angrily at you and attacks with his claws. (6 v. 1) You don't even see it coming. You're caught in the upper arm by the attack, and it shreds your skin, leaving behind a three-clawed wound that burns with pain.

Inv. [4]
-Hip Flask [2]
-Dagger [2]*
P-Abilities
-Sleight of Hand (+1 to dexterity)
A-Abilities
-Minor Force Imbuement
-Minor Healing Touch
Status
-Power-Drunk (-1 to dodge rolls)
-Left Upper Arm - Clawed (Bleeding)

Adam (Uncoiling = 2, Fireball = 8 )

You try your hand at unwrapping the chain from your legs, but it only gets tighter and you're unable to get anything done. Gillian tries to heal your arm, but his powers don't seem to be working very well right now, and he's not looking too good either. He's swaying slightly, like he's had a bit too much to drink. (Was there any beer in Hork's kitchen? Gotta get some of that.)

Both of the rats charge you again, but this time they seem intent on using their teeth. They open their jaws wide... (7 & 4 v. 10 & 5) but you manage to throw yourself sideways, avoiding them.

You ignore your injured arm and summon up a fireball. It appears within seconds, burning brightly.
All of the rats stop what they're doing and try to block the light from getting to their eyes. They're frozen to the spot.

Inv. [9]
-Broken Handle [1]*
-Odd Chain-Whip [4]
-Chainmail [4]*
P-Ablities
-Fist Fighter (+1 hand to hand combat)
A-Abilities
-Pyrokinesis
Status
-Right Arm - Whipped (Pain)
-Right Cheek - Whipped (Pain)
-Legs - Bound by chain (-1 to dodge rolls, -1 to any attempt at getting it off)
-Pain (-1 to actions)

Gabriel turns to the rat that struck Gillian and tries his luck. (Literally.) (9 v. 7) He gets the rat in the hand, and the creature cries out, blood streaming down the sensetive skin of its claws. It turns towards Gabriel with anger and lashes out with its tail. (8 v. 2) Gabriel is struck on the arm that he uses to hold his blade, and he nearly drops it. He grimaces in pain, but holds his ground.

EVENTS

The rats are stunned. Your next turn, all rats have -4 to their dodge rolls due to blindness. In other words, you've found their weakness. Go nuts.

"About time you went down."
Bring the hammer down on the nearest rats head.

@Tokochiro, your defenceless. While they are stunned, I recommend you retreat back upstairs by dragging yourself forward with your arms.

Rounds are up. I have today off, so I've got time to spare for once!
I hope you guys have fun beating the crap out of your opponents.
Also, there's more storyline for ya'll at the end of this round. Enjoy!

Torrent (6 & 7)

You take your dagger up to the rat which attacked you and he is still stumbling around blindly, keeping his eyes blocked from the light. You strike with your dagger. (6 v. 1) Your attack hits him in the eye, blinding him even further. You take another shot for his second eye, (7 v. 6) but he falls over and you only cut the side of his head as he drops to the ground.

Inv. [4]
-Hip Flask [2]
-Dagger [2]*
P-Abilities
-Sleight of Hand (+1 to dexterity)
A-Abilities
-Minor Force Imbuement
-Minor Healing Touch
Status
-Power-Drunk (-1 to dodge rolls, wears off in 2 rounds)
-Left Upper Arm - Clawed (Slight Bleeding)

Ociamarru (2 & 9)

You approach the rat and try to push him to the ground, (2 v. 3) but he stumbles away from you, so you just settle with kicking him in the head. (9 v. 6) The hit sends him sprawling, and he doesn't even bother to get up from this one. He just lies on the ground, clutching his eyes. Man, is light really that bad?

Inv. [7]
-Hammer [3]
-Badass Wolf Gear w/ claws [4] (+1 to all dodge rolls, and Primal Beast Senses)*
P-Abilities
-Expert Craftmanship (+1 to metalwork)
-Strong Arms (+1 to strength rolls)
A-Abilities
-None
Status
-Back - Heavily Bruised (Healing...)

caekdaemon (8)

You lift your hammer... (8 v. 5) and smash the rat's head into a very odd shape. You assume that a skull that shape is uncomfortable, to say the least.
"About time you went down."

Inv. [6]
-Small Hammer [2]
-Enhanced Large Hammer [4]*
P-Abilities
-Metal Worker (+1 to metalcraft)
A-Abilities
-Minor Mental Forge
Status
-None

Tokochiro (5 - 2 = 3)

"I NEED MY SPINE YOU ♥♥♥♥,I NEED IT!"
You crawl to the rat that struck you (3 v. 1), and grab his legs, pulling him down to the floor. From there, you proceed to strangle him to death. He struggles, but he cannot use more than one hand, for he needs one to cover his eyes. All in all, you're doing a good job of keeping him pinned, but you can't get any weight on him, and he's still breathing.

Inv. [4]
-Bandage (1) [1] (wrapped around leg - unusable)
-Nunchuck Cane [3] (wrapped around leg - unusable)
P-Abilities
-Helping Hand (+1 to assisting friends)
-Taekwondo (Chance to block oncoming punches or kicks (2nd dodge roll))
A-Abilities
-Minor Regeneration
-Minor Plant Control
Status
-Back - Smashed (Immobile) (Regenerating.... 10 turns left...)
-Pain (-1 to rolls)

CaveCricket (9 & 5)

(9 v. 5) You stick your blade in the rat's chest, burying it as deep as you can, then pull it out (5 v. 1) and slash the rat's head off. He won't be bouncing back from that one.
(This move really reminded me of Aragorn's finishing move for the Uruk Hai leader - Lurtz. He did pretty much the exact same thing in the movie. The creepy thing is, Lurtz pulled the blade into himself, like he loved the pain. Creepy. Anyway, sorry. Just reminiscing.)

Inv. [13]
-Shortsword [3]
-Dan's Black Powder Rifle (Unloaded) [4]
-Dagger [2]
-Nikolai's Longsword [4]*
P-Ablities
-Stealthy (+1 to sneak)
A-Abilities
-Minor Telepathy
Status
-Upper Back - Bruised (Nearly Healed)

Adam (9 - 1 -1 = 7)

While the rats are staggering around from your light, you work on trying to get that chain off again. This time you actually manage to get it off! Yes!!

Inv. [9]
-Broken Handle [1]*
-Odd Chain-Whip [4]
-Chainmail [4]*
P-Ablities
-Fist Fighter (+1 hand to hand combat)
A-Abilities
-Pyrokinesis
Status
-Right Arm - Whipped (Pain, heals in 4)
-Right Cheek - Whipped (Pain, heals in 4)
-Pain (-1 to actions)

Gabriel recovers from the attack he just suffered and brings his blade down upon a fallen rat, (7 v. 1) effectively slicing it in two.

EVENTS

While the rats are still blinded, a buzzing sound emerges from upstairs. It flies about the room, and the only thing distinguishable is a blur that leaves every rat it passes without a head.
It's a bloody mess. Literally.
When it finally stops, everyone sees Hork standing at the top of the stairs.
"Finn! I told ye not to go down there!"
The Blade Beetle buzzes over to him, gingerly landing on it, taking special care not to cut it up like he did with the rats. They're all dead for sure.

There is a snorting sound from the corner. It's the black rat. He's still alive. Gabriel notices.
"You! Who sent you here?!" Gabriel says loudly to his face, keeping him pinned down with one hand.
"Heh." *HackCough* "What's it to you? You're all going to be dead soon anyway."
"You want to know who else is going to be dead soon?" Gabriel raises his blade to the rat's throat.
"Ahahahaaa!!" the rat laughs. "You think you can threaten me with death, boy? Do you really think I'm not ready to die? I was created to serve the great Jester, and I will gladly die for he who gave me life... and power." Here the rat coughs up some blood on the floor. Gabriel grimaces and pushes him down with more force.
"Who is this Jester? And where?"
"He's your doom, boy! He'll be the end of all of y-" The rat sputters and then slumps to the ground. Gabriel stands up, but doesn't move. He seems deep in thought.
After a moment he finds his words.
"All we can do is continue to follow the prophecy. It will most likely lead us to this guy, Jester, anyway."

"You should leave soon, my friends. It's obvious they know where you are," says Hork, who seems to have been listening to all of this.
He's probably right.

[b]"Sure, if there is enough metal."