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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gina" data-source="post: 1635091" data-attributes="member: 10990">On the road again....August 2Night passed without incident. After a hearty breakfast, we were off, moving again toward Eaglesford. We were making good time, travelling along the road quickly and with little conversation when we heard a horse coming. It was moving fast and would be upon us soon. The others moved off the trail, not wanting to be run over. I stood at the edge of the path, ready to jump away if need be. The horse galloped into view, a man in the uniform of the Legions stretched low over the horse’s neck. I stepped out, hailing him. The horse stopped. The man did not. SMACK! Right into a tree, head first. I calmed the horse, as Thaile tended to the now unconscious soldier. He had two orcish arrows stuck in his back as well as a brand new head injury. Thaile healed him and he came awake with a shout about orcs and an ambush. It took a few moments to get a somewhat coherent story from him, but it seems that there was an ambush, “hundreds” of orcs attacking ahead about half a mile, maybe more. He was bound for Three Oaks to get more help. He remounted and rode fast toward Three Oaks. We moved forward, to see if we could aid his comrades in their battle, hoping that hundreds was an exaggeration. We heard the battle before we saw it. We moved into the underbrush to gain a bit of cover as we heard the battle. We moved closer and were able to see orcs coming toward us. We could see several ogres, the big, scary creatures. I took the time to make my self larger and stronger. Made my quarterstaff magical as well as taking a moment to call lightning too. It took a while, but finally, I was large and ready for battle not taking any chances this time. I seem to have become more cautious of late.Torsten had already rushed into battle and Tieran was using spells to great advantage, tossing a fireball at a group of orcs who drew bows on us. Thaile summoned some spiders which took care of one orc handily, then she pulled out her trusty crossbow which allows her to fight from a  distance. The orcs and ogres holding the legionnaires were not moving toward us, in fact, they seemed to be toying with the soldiers until we drew closer at which point they began working on killing them rather more seriously. I moved into combat as well, using my quarterstaff and lightning. Torsten fights with a strange weapon, a two headed hooked hammer. He says it is gnomish, but I have never seen a gnome big enough to wield the one he has. After a while, dead orcs and ogres littered the area and three of the four legionnaires were dead. We had vanquished our foes, but too slowly to save those who needed our assistance. We paused a moment to gather our thoughts as Thaile and Torsten prepared to loot the bodies of the fallen orcs.</blockquote>

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