[IC1] Pool of Radiance

[Thanee]

Round 1

Battle Map - Round 1

With aggresion felt between the bond, Selvaggio points to the orc to his left to signal Intrepido to attack, and the wolf immediately leaps forward, reacting faster then the bipeds, and darts off around the leftside pillar and into the shadows. Intrepido attacks the orc with his sharp fangs, circling his prey, but the wolf fails to penetrate the armor of the humanoid.

Having no clear shot and having his bardic music and magic foiled by the silence. Eldwyn drops his sling in his pouch and starts to work his way around the column to come in behind one of the guards. Seeing only pitch-black darkness behind the column, the halfling ponders about the wisdom of his idea, but on the plus side, he can now hear again, having left the radius of the silence.

The orc on the right side also shows quick reactions and circles around the pillar to attack the first intruder in sight, which happens to be Kordunn. Slamming his falchion into the dwarves shoulder, the templeguard manages to wound him, but even though there is quite some power behind the blow, Kordunn is only lightly wounded.

Elmus (Oog) raises his hand and fires off a bolt at one the orc on the other side, trying to catch him while still wary, while taking a few steps forward to have an unhindered line of fire. His plan pays off, and the bolt slams into the orc's chest, burning a deep hole inside and wounding him badly.

Then it's Kordunn's turn to retaliate, and his magical longsword leaps forward towards the attacker and penetrates the stomach of the orc. The grunt of pain is visible on his face, but nothing can be heard.

Approaching the orc to his right Selvaggio swings his club, hoping to kill him quickly, but the weapon misses its mark, unfortunately.

Aylor sees the Orc hiding behind the pillar and eyes him greedly. Wanting to keep the group in formation she waits for the Orc to make the first move before reacting.

Rover follows Eldwyn at his heels.

The other templeguard now raises his mighty falchion to attack Intrepido, while stepping around the wolf to have solid stone covering his back. The blade misses the nimble animal.

Aylor figures, that while that one is occupied, they can quickly down the other orc and changes sides to come out in the back of her prey. “Surprise!” Too bad, that her well-planned strike is executed with such fury, that it misses its mark.

Kylest now rounds the pillar he has been hiding behing and attacks the orc from the opposite side of Selvaggio. His large sword cutting in from above somewhere between Aylor and the pillar, bites into the orc's shoulder and leaves the templeguard staggering.

Dirtan seizes the opportunity to finish their first opponent, and the gnome moves in and hits the templeguard with his small fist. His hand is almost deflected by the orc's armor, but barely hits and the humanoid now seems at the end of his strength. Any further exertion will be his downfall.

For a moment, it seems like the adventurers will be able to quickly overpower the interior guards of the temple, but then four more orcs appear deeper inside the hall, as they move their muscular bodies around the pillars. Like the two already engaged in combat, these wear chainmail and carry vicious blades.


Status:

Aylor - unscathed
Eldwyn - unscathed
Rover - unscathed
Kordunn - lightly wounded, Mage Armor
Kylest - scratched
Oog/Elmus - unscathed
Selvaggio - unscathed
Intrepido - unscathed
Dirtan - unscathed
Templeguard V, VI, VII, VIII - unscathed
Templeguard IV - moderately wounded
Templeguard III - disabled, exhausted, 1 Dex damage

[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]

 

[Thanee]

Round 2

Battle Map - Round 2

Intrepido sinks his fangs into the orc's thigh, causing a deep wound. Immediately, the wolf's instincts kick in, and he tries to pull his massive prey to the ground with all his power, but the orc's muscular body remains steady.

Reassessing the situation, Eldwyn moves back towards the others, carefully watching the oncoming foes.

With all the effort he can muster, the surrounded orc raises his falchion one last time, and lets it fall upon Kordunn, before collapsing in a puddle of blood on the temple's stone floor. The blade cuts into the dwarf's flesh, and even though the orc's strength was already fading, the wound still hurts quite a bit.

Elmus (Oog) now aims for the first of the new opponents, sending an eldritch welcome against the orc, which lightly wounds him. Then he moves back a bit, to avoid any countermeasures.

Kordunn moves forward, his longsword ready to strike, to await the attack of the orc brood.

Calling upon the divine power of Meilikki, Selvaggio concentrates on his club as he moves forward towards the four new foes, keeping up with Kordunn and moving closer to his animal companion at the same time. A green glow surrounds the weapon and it seems to harden and grow slightly.

The orc wounded by Elmus' blast is the first to come forward. Heading straight for Kordunn, the first thing he comes into contact with is the dwarf's blade, which fails to penetrate the chain armor, however. The attack from the templeguard is better-aimed and the orc manages to further wound Kordunn.

Then one of the templeguards further behind heads forward, and as the orc comes close enough, Eldwynn suddenly calls upon divine power and casts a blast of sound between that orc and another one that happens to stand nearby. The damage is only light, but both orcs become stunned by the loud noise ringing in their ears, unable to do anything else, but stagger about in a somewhat uncontrolled fashion.

Rover dutifully follows on his master's heels.

Around the nearby pillar, Intrepido now has to face the blade of the orc, who is slowly growing angry by his inability to deal with the wolf. Not anymore; as his falchion cuts deeply into the wolf's flesh, leaving a wide gash, the orc grins in grim determination. He surely realizes, that he won't get out of there alive, but he seems willing to make the intruders pay a high price. Intrepido winces as the pain races through his animal body.

Aylor tries to say something, silenced by Dirtan's spell, as the temple's forces come into the main hall. Quickly she turns to face the first oncoming foe, rushing at Kordunn's side and hammering her fists against the orc. One only connects with the armor, but the other finds a softer spot and further wounds the guardian.

The last templeguard now approaches a bit slower, apparantly wary of the magic that caught his two allies.

Unable to cast a spell to heal Kordunn, Dirtan decides to help his dwarven ally otherwise. He drops the arrow and rushes forward, hitting the orcish templeguard with a small fist. The golden glow that appears as the two connect does not seem to affect the orc, but the gnome seems to have hit a nerve and the orc is stunned for a moment.


Status:

Aylor - unscathed
Eldwyn - unscathed
Rover - unscathed
Kordunn - severely wounded, fatigued, Mage Armor
Kylest - scratched
Oog/Elmus - unscathed
Selvaggio - unscathed
Intrepido - severely wounded, fatigued
Dirtan - unscathed
Templeguard VII - unscathed
Templeguard VIII - scratched, stunned
Templeguard V - lightly wounded, stunned
Templeguard VI - severely wounded, fatigued, stunned
Templeguard IV - severely wounded, fatigued
Templeguard III - dying, 1 Dex damage

[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]

 

[Thanee]

Round 3

Battle Map - Round 3

Kylest makes a break for the backside of the columns. His sword precedes him as he rounds the corner and comes around to open conflict against the orcs on a new front. He swings at the temple guard, still hoping to bring the battle to a speedy resolution, as his greatsword cuts deeply into the orc's side, almost felling the humanoid with one mighty blow.

Hurt by the attack from the orc, Intrepido still presses forward, trying to sink his fangs into the his flesh, but is too weakened from the severe wounds to truely threaten the orc.

Elmus (Oog) seizes the opportunity created by Eldwyn's spell and moves across the hall to get an unobstructed field of fire. His eldritch blast slams into one of the orcs, that is momentarily distracted by the loud ringing still in his ears, wounding him severely.

Seeing Intrepido cut deeply by the orc's blade, Selvaggio takes a step toward the foe. With his club in his right hand and his sickle in his left, he deals the orc two devasting blows. The templeguard manages to deflect the dangerously glowing club, but suffers a hit with Selvaggio's sickle. It won't take much now to bring him down, finally.

Kordunn takes the opportunity to silently channel positive energy into his body. The dwarven paladin feels much better, as a portion of his wounds close.

Eldwyn returns to his trusty sling, pulling the weapon and sending a stone at the yet unwounded guard, causing only a small wound against the orc. It's a start. The two orcs, that were hit by his spell, now seem to have recovered from its effect.

The orc, that was hit by Elmus' bolt, picks up his falchion, and moves closer, hoping to bring it to bear soon.

The other orc near Kylest also goes for his lost weapon, and despite his heavy wounds somehow manages to dodge Kylest's blade, which is bashed against the nearby pillar instead, almost slipping from the dwarven grip. On his way up, the orc even cuts Kylest's leg with his blade. Not a particulary deep wound, the orc's strength seems to be all but gone, but it still hurts.

The templeguard, that is being assaulted by Selvaggio now, raises his falchion to strike the human. Through the shadows, the orc is hard to make out, and as the blade races towards him, it's too late to dodge and so Selvaggio is hit and wounded lightly. There is likewise not much power behind the blows of this humanoid anymore.

Capitializing on Eldwyn's divine intervention, Aylor continues to press her attack by pummeling one orc at a time, knocking the closest one to the ground with a combined knee and elbow strike. It looks like that one won't stand back up anytime soon.

The last orc lashes out against Dirtan, and his falchion hits the small gnome, but the wound doesn't look too bad.

In return, Dirtan slams his small fist into the orc's knee and wounds him as well, but his magic, triggered by the touch, fails to affect the humanoid.


Status:

Aylor - unscathed
Eldwyn - unscathed
Rover - unscathed
Kordunn - moderately wounded, Mage Armor
Kylest - lightly wounded
Oog/Elmus - unscathed
Selvaggio - lightly wounded
Intrepido - severely wounded, fatigued
Dirtan - lightly wounded
Templeguard VII - moderately wounded
Templeguard VIII - severely wounded, fatigued
Templeguard IV, V - critically wounded, exhausted
Templeguard VI - dying
Templeguard III - dying, 1 Dex damage

[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]

 

[Thanee]

Round 4

Battle Map - Round 4

Kylest grits his teeth against the pain in his leg and circles around the orc, slashing out once more and dropping his opponent with his sword.

Intrepido lunges for the orcs legs once more, but this time the wolf manages to sink his teeth in and pull him to the ground. While the damage done is only minimal, the orc is now in a very desperate situation.

Elmus (Oog) sends another blast against the orc he has already damaged, and once more the energy bolt slams into his body and causes a deep wound.

Without remorse, Selvaggio continues his assault on the guard. He swings with both his club and his sickle against the prone humanoid, finally knocking him out.

Kordunn steps forward over the dead orc, his blade whirling as he slashes at the next orcish templeguard. His longsword cuts deeply into the orc's side and it now looks like the fight will be over soon.

Eldwyn takes the measure of his companions, eager to heal any who should fall, but since it looks like they do not need his aid right now, the halfling looses another stone instead. The borrowed sling surely must be under the blessing of the gods, the stone hitting the orc right in the middle of his forehead, leaving him staggering.

The first of the two remaining orcs leaps forward, his battle scream cut off by the magical silence. His falchion aims for the 'halfling' near the pillar, that is assaulting him with magical bolts, but the weakness is already crawling up his limbs and thus Oog's armor prevents any damage.

Under Aylor's furious kicks, the panting orc collapses on the ground. The dwarven woman leaps over his body, shouting something, but nothing can be heard, the sound is still suppressed.

The last orc fails to hit Dirtan with his falchion, and the nimble gnome ends the confrontation with a swift kick against the orc's leg after his fist missed badly, sending him down on the cold stone floor to his buddies.

You are victorious!


Status:

Aylor - unscathed
Eldwyn - unscathed
Rover - unscathed
Kordunn - moderately wounded, Mage Armor
Kylest - lightly wounded
Oog/Elmus - unscathed
Selvaggio - lightly wounded
Intrepido - severely wounded, fatigued
Dirtan - lightly wounded
Templeguard IV, V, VII, VIII - dying
Templeguard VI - dying
Templeguard III - dying, 1 Dex damage

 

[Voadam]

Kordunn concentrates, searching for the taint of any other close by evils.

 

[Mista Collins]

With the current danger taken care of Selvaggio casts a spell and the area around him and Intrepido is finally illuminated. Examing the seriousness of the cut on Intrepido, Selvaggio prays once more to Meilikki for divine healing as he lays his hands on his companion.

[sblock]Cast light and cure light wounds(on Intrepido)[/sblock]

 

[Thanee]

Kordunn:
[SBLOCK]There's a moderate evil aura coming from the altar area where the hand-like idol stands. Otherwise, you cannot find any traces of evil right now.[/SBLOCK]

 

[Thanee]

While Selvaggio heals (and illuminates) his animal companion of the worst of his wounds, Dirtan seems excited about their success so far.

“We should close the entrance, so they cannot easily reach us in here. Then we can look for the hidden caches, that contain the treasures I am looking for and, if our informations are correct, should also include some magical devices to aid in the temple's defense, which might come in handy to deal with the rest of this pack. Hopefully, we will find those before they get to us. Hurry! I will tell you, what you should look out for.”

 

[Mista Collins]

As soon as his healing is complete, Selvaggio will move to the main door to close the entrance they just came though. "So what is it that we should look for?"

 

[Scotley]

Eldwyn

The halfling moves to close the entrance and take a quick look outside for any sign of an organized response to the party's attack.