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<blockquote data-quote="Hairy Minotaur" data-source="post: 2105556" data-attributes="member: 11574"><p><strong>Calculated risks</strong></p><p></p><p>Gronar unsheathes his greatsword, and swinging it in a wide arc, slices one orc in half and slams against the breastplate of the one standing next to him. The force of the hill giant's blow catapults the orc over the roof's edge, where he plummets a hundred feet to his death. </p><p></p><p>Cramped by the canvas-like covering over the actual roof (akin to a tent on the roof), Gronar struggles to face the last two orcs which move to flank the giant. One orc manages to slip a shortspear under Gronar's defenses and draw blood on the giant's right calf. </p><p></p><p>Korg tries his best to peer up through the trap door to get a look at the battle overhead, but only manages to see that Gronar likes to go commando. Unable to make out any details, Korg shoves Finrod back up through the hole.</p><p></p><p>Goosed from below, Gronar stumbles in fear of an attack below him. His awkward flailing arms become entangled in the canvas covering, and the spinning Gronar rips the material from it's placeholders. Finally able to stand up, Gronar beholds the large form of a floating worm hovering directly in front of him.</p><p></p><p>"Korg! Pokey!" Gronar shouts "Elfy do lousy job of killing worm, Gronar told him to kill" </p><p></p><p>Korg quickly pulls Finrod back down. "What Elfy see?" </p><p></p><p>"You're joking right?" Finrod's reply comes </p><p></p><p>"Korg not know any jokes." Korg answers, tossing Finrod to Paquito and floating up through the trap door to get a look for himself.</p><p></p><p>The worm opens it's tri-shaped maw and lets out a low droning noise. It's effect is not noticed by Gronar, Korg however sees the orc to the left of his head begin beating his hands and grabbing his throat. The orc then begins to stomp erratically and make reckless motions with it's arms.</p><p></p><p>Paquito holds Finrod out at arms length, and deposits him on the stairs in front of him. Paquito then turns and descends the stairs as fast as his hooves will allow. Finrod sits bewildered on the stairs and ponders his next action.</p><p></p><p>Korg watches the odd acting orc and begins laughing. Gronar, startled once again by sounds beneath him, kicks the head protruding from the floor below him. Stunned, Korg staggers backwards and loses his concentration. He drops a mere three feet before landing on the stone steps, the sudden gain in weight though causes the shoddy steps to give way. Korg drops as the steps give way beneath him, he reaches out and with his left hand, snags a jutting piece of newly exposed stone stair and catches himself. </p><p></p><p>Paquito, who had already passed the spot that Korg clung to, pulled up and began retracing his steps back up the stairs to help the flailing giant. Finrod, feebly made his way down the steps, and reached Korg before Paquito could. </p><p></p><p>"Elfy! Help Korg!" Korg shouted at the elf</p><p></p><p>"What do you expect me to do? There's no way Belasarda's forest I'm going to be able to lift you." Finrod quizzed the hill giant</p><p></p><p>"Korg not want Elfy to lift, Korg want Elfy to go get better help." Korg responded</p><p></p><p>Insulted, Finrod paused before answering, however Paquito's arrival interrupted his thought process.</p><p></p><p>"Yay, Elfy bring Pokey to help Korg." The hill giant exclaims</p><p></p><p>Paquito eyes Finrod quizzically, to which Finrod replies with a shrug of his shoulders. Paquito hefts the heavy body back up onto what he hoped were ore stable steps.</p><p></p><p>Gronar's brief moment of mirth watching the goofy acting orc, was cut short when the orc proved to still be a very capable enemy by jabbing his spearhead into the thigh of Gronar. Enraged, Gronar slices the orc in half, and exaggerating his follow through, cleaves the orc behind him as well. Faced with only the floating worm thing, Gronar switches weapons and produces his giant-sized longspear. </p><p></p><p>The creature dances around the giant, trying to get a good grip with it's teeth, but every time it gets close, Gronar pierces it's thick hide with his spear. Annoyed after several attempts to close on Gronar, the worm suddenly disappears.</p><p></p><p>"Ayeee, Gronar is king of tower!............ now how Gronar get back down?" Gronar exclaims</p><p></p><p>Paquito and Finrod lead Korg down from the tower's interior, after getting outside they look back up towards the top of the tower.</p><p></p><p>"Korg! Gronar stuck up here, come get Gronar!" The hill giant shouts</p><p></p><p>"No! Gronar kick Korg in face! Gronar jump and Pokey catch you!" Korg shouts</p><p></p><p>"W-w-what!?! No?!?" Pokey stammers</p><p></p><p>Korg looks over at Paquito, who is slowly backing away from the tower. "Pokey say 'NO' Gronar just going to have to jump and Elfy catch." </p><p></p><p>"Heh, not going to happen." Finrod replies</p><p></p><p>"Korg get Gronar!" Gronar shouts again</p><p></p><p>"Jump!" Comes Korg's reply</p><p></p><p>Irritated now, Gronar peers down below and lines himself up with Finrod, who's watching the whole proceedings with a giggle and smile. Gronar takes a step back and leaps over the side of the tower.</p><p></p><p>Finrod watches in horror as the sun gets blotted out by the falling giant. His elven mind races for an escape route, his brain quickly calculates an answer. Finrod takes two steps forward, and holds his arms out as if to attempt to catch Gronar.</p><p></p><p>"Hah! Good Elfy. Korg knew Elfy good for something." Korg tells the elf</p><p></p><p>Finrod looks up and gleefully watches as Gronar slams face first into the ground about eight feet behind him. The force of the drop bounces Finrod's feet off of the ground a bit. </p><p></p><p>"Gronar, how you miss Elfy? Elfy stand there ready to catch you." Korg says tending to his broken but not dead friend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hairy Minotaur, post: 2105556, member: 11574"] [b]Calculated risks[/b] Gronar unsheathes his greatsword, and swinging it in a wide arc, slices one orc in half and slams against the breastplate of the one standing next to him. The force of the hill giant's blow catapults the orc over the roof's edge, where he plummets a hundred feet to his death. Cramped by the canvas-like covering over the actual roof (akin to a tent on the roof), Gronar struggles to face the last two orcs which move to flank the giant. One orc manages to slip a shortspear under Gronar's defenses and draw blood on the giant's right calf. Korg tries his best to peer up through the trap door to get a look at the battle overhead, but only manages to see that Gronar likes to go commando. Unable to make out any details, Korg shoves Finrod back up through the hole. Goosed from below, Gronar stumbles in fear of an attack below him. His awkward flailing arms become entangled in the canvas covering, and the spinning Gronar rips the material from it's placeholders. Finally able to stand up, Gronar beholds the large form of a floating worm hovering directly in front of him. "Korg! Pokey!" Gronar shouts "Elfy do lousy job of killing worm, Gronar told him to kill" Korg quickly pulls Finrod back down. "What Elfy see?" "You're joking right?" Finrod's reply comes "Korg not know any jokes." Korg answers, tossing Finrod to Paquito and floating up through the trap door to get a look for himself. The worm opens it's tri-shaped maw and lets out a low droning noise. It's effect is not noticed by Gronar, Korg however sees the orc to the left of his head begin beating his hands and grabbing his throat. The orc then begins to stomp erratically and make reckless motions with it's arms. Paquito holds Finrod out at arms length, and deposits him on the stairs in front of him. Paquito then turns and descends the stairs as fast as his hooves will allow. Finrod sits bewildered on the stairs and ponders his next action. Korg watches the odd acting orc and begins laughing. Gronar, startled once again by sounds beneath him, kicks the head protruding from the floor below him. Stunned, Korg staggers backwards and loses his concentration. He drops a mere three feet before landing on the stone steps, the sudden gain in weight though causes the shoddy steps to give way. Korg drops as the steps give way beneath him, he reaches out and with his left hand, snags a jutting piece of newly exposed stone stair and catches himself. Paquito, who had already passed the spot that Korg clung to, pulled up and began retracing his steps back up the stairs to help the flailing giant. Finrod, feebly made his way down the steps, and reached Korg before Paquito could. "Elfy! Help Korg!" Korg shouted at the elf "What do you expect me to do? There's no way Belasarda's forest I'm going to be able to lift you." Finrod quizzed the hill giant "Korg not want Elfy to lift, Korg want Elfy to go get better help." Korg responded Insulted, Finrod paused before answering, however Paquito's arrival interrupted his thought process. "Yay, Elfy bring Pokey to help Korg." The hill giant exclaims Paquito eyes Finrod quizzically, to which Finrod replies with a shrug of his shoulders. Paquito hefts the heavy body back up onto what he hoped were ore stable steps. Gronar's brief moment of mirth watching the goofy acting orc, was cut short when the orc proved to still be a very capable enemy by jabbing his spearhead into the thigh of Gronar. Enraged, Gronar slices the orc in half, and exaggerating his follow through, cleaves the orc behind him as well. Faced with only the floating worm thing, Gronar switches weapons and produces his giant-sized longspear. The creature dances around the giant, trying to get a good grip with it's teeth, but every time it gets close, Gronar pierces it's thick hide with his spear. Annoyed after several attempts to close on Gronar, the worm suddenly disappears. "Ayeee, Gronar is king of tower!............ now how Gronar get back down?" Gronar exclaims Paquito and Finrod lead Korg down from the tower's interior, after getting outside they look back up towards the top of the tower. "Korg! Gronar stuck up here, come get Gronar!" The hill giant shouts "No! Gronar kick Korg in face! Gronar jump and Pokey catch you!" Korg shouts "W-w-what!?! No?!?" Pokey stammers Korg looks over at Paquito, who is slowly backing away from the tower. "Pokey say 'NO' Gronar just going to have to jump and Elfy catch." "Heh, not going to happen." Finrod replies "Korg get Gronar!" Gronar shouts again "Jump!" Comes Korg's reply Irritated now, Gronar peers down below and lines himself up with Finrod, who's watching the whole proceedings with a giggle and smile. Gronar takes a step back and leaps over the side of the tower. Finrod watches in horror as the sun gets blotted out by the falling giant. His elven mind races for an escape route, his brain quickly calculates an answer. Finrod takes two steps forward, and holds his arms out as if to attempt to catch Gronar. "Hah! Good Elfy. Korg knew Elfy good for something." Korg tells the elf Finrod looks up and gleefully watches as Gronar slams face first into the ground about eight feet behind him. The force of the drop bounces Finrod's feet off of the ground a bit. "Gronar, how you miss Elfy? Elfy stand there ready to catch you." Korg says tending to his broken but not dead friend. [/QUOTE]
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