Ghoul combat round 1
Charlyn holds up his holy falcon. As the hideous creatures scramble towards him over the rocks on all fours, he begins the incantations he has learned by heart. But the practice in the temple seems to have ill-prepared him for real thing, as his voice stutters, and the ghouls seems completely unaffected.
Seeing the ghouls almost reach his companions, Somac releases a barbed shaft at the advancing creatures, but he overcompensates for the altitude drop, and his arrow clatters harmlessly on the rocks.
Charlyn still fares better than Nurlan, however, as he is able to ward off the pale, yellow-eyed creature's claws with his shield. Nurlan tries to smash his mace down on the creature's head, but loses his balance on the loose rocks. The ghoul grabs his mace with one hand, and claws at his face with the other. Nurlan's red blood rolls down the ghoul's arm, and his body convulses briefly, before stiffening, and toppling over onto the ground like a wooden plank. (5 pts dmg, Nurlan Paralyzed.)
The others hear strange, hollow cries start up above and below the trail. Pale figures can be seen advancing towards the road from above and below. It will probably take them 2 rounds to engage the party.