Malene 26 Golem 19

Malene stands her ground, waiting to see what the golem does. [Held action] It reaches out one of its massive hands, it could easily wrap its fingers around her waist, and grabs for her. Swinging her sword, she attempts to deter the creature. [4 vs 22] She misses horribly.

The creature flattens its fingers and swings at the elf. [27 vs 8 (natural 1). Chance to block: 18. Damage: 20] In one swing, the golem slams Malene against a tree. She braces herself and avoids another wound, but only just. She’s sprawled out on the ground, shield on the ground next to her and desperately trying to catch her breath.

Feebly, she swings her sword again. [9 vs 17] But she can’t reach from her prone position.

The golem looks at her and reaches for her again, This time it doesn’t appear to want to hit her, instead to grab her. [Contested strength: 25 vs 21] It easily closes its hand around her small waist and picks her up.

Malene struggles, her shield now lost, and tries to hit the creature with her sword from her grapple. [4 vs 8]

The creature squeezes her, attempting to fully subdue the struggling elf. [19 vs 16. Chance to block: 21; Damage reduction 2. Damage: 5] Some of her ribs crack and she gasps for breath. It begins to walk deeper into the forest, away from the river.

Malene wants to scream. She was mere hours from home and now she’s getting dragged back into the woods. She struggles to stay conscious , barely retaining herself. She struggles to get free once again [9 vs 24] but can’t escape the creature’s clutches.

The golem squeezes again, trying to knock the fight out of Malene. [11 (critical failure) vs 15] This time its fingers appear to have locked from the last squeeze and she doesn’t feel its grip tighten.

It doesn’t need to do any more damage though. Malene, in blinding pain, succumbs to her injuries and passes out. The world around her goes dark as the golem begins to run deeper into the woods.