Battling the furred fiends

Hrothgar saw the swarm of giant rats come at him as Rhian stepped down onto the timbers.

All but one of the rats leapt at Hrothgar, the other charged Rhian.

Largest rat leapt at Hrothgar and bit at his leg, Hrothgar swiped it aside but it landed a heavy blow on his leg. (3 hp dmg, no disease). Its matted, wet and moldy body smashed into Hrothgar's side, nearly knocking him over.

Rhian was surpised by the speed and ferocity of the rats attack as it landed a blow to his shoulder. He instincltively shook off the rat and counter attacked, but missed. (1 hp dmg, no disease)

Hrothgar flailed to block the other 4 rats that had converged on him as his footing continued to slip in the filth and the wetness.

Enelye hated rats, and the best way to not have to deal with them anymore was to kill them. She took carefull aim, and skewered one of the rats that had cornered Hrothgar. ( 8hp dmg) It lay twitching on the cellar floor.

Hrothgar gathered himself for a counter attack that left one more rat dead, and all the others being pushed back. Except for one that had skulked to the side of Hrothgar and leapt for his arm. Its blow landed, severely bruising Hrothgars forearm through his armor, but failing to lacerate it. (1 hp dmg, no disease).

Enelye and Rhian both missed as the whirling combat continued in the dank and slippery cellar.

Enelye took aim again, but missed. As did Rhian. As Rhian swung, his attacker found an opening, and bit at his leg, causing a big, bloody wound that cause Rhian to scream in pain (3 hp dmg, no disease).

Hrothgar sliced through another rat as he looked to see Rhian fall down from the blow he just received.

Rhian, enraged by the beating he was taking, swung wildly at the rat that was pummeling him, skewering it multiple times til it lay lifeless on the end of his sword (6 hp dmg)

Hrothgar was again attacked from the side as the other rat that was left kept him occuped to the front. (1 hp dmg, no disease).

Hrothgar had enough of the little one to his side and swung his blade, slicing the rats body in two, before it fell to the foor in pieces(2 hp dmg).

Enelye fired at the remaining rat and stuck its head to the timber beneath it. It died with a hiss.

"I hate rats," she said.

Hrothgar, what do you do?