[IC1] Pool of Radiance
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hafrogman
Adventurer
Kylest draws a small vial from his belt and knocks back its contents, wiping the remanants from his beard with the back of his hand. He dithers momentarily over his arsenal, but eventually settles on his old standby, Norris's greatsword. Someone needs to stand at the forefront while the others spring the ambush. He crouches low in the shadows, waiting for his enemies to approach.
[sblock=ooc]Drinking potion of CLW. Weilding greatsword. Hide +7[/sblock]
[sblock=ooc]Drinking potion of CLW. Weilding greatsword. Hide +7[/sblock]
Thanee
First Post
Some angry shouts can be heard in front of the temple, and the thumping noise stops. A few moments later, another voice speaks a few words not nearly as loud as the one before. This time, the noise that follows comes from the inside of the temple, as the wooden bar, that was used to shut the door, slips out of its clamp and falls to the ground. Then the door swings open...
Dirtan, who has taken up position near Eldwyn, whispers to the halfling priest.
[SBLOCK=Eldwyn]“There is no use in saving these scrolls, they won't help us anymore, if we are dead. Use them!”[/SBLOCK]
The orcish leader bellows a few more commands, and the first few enter the temple. Their heavy boots send reverberations through the huge interior hall, as they slowly come closer. They are half a dozen maybe, but more are waiting in a close distance.
Dirtan, who has taken up position near Eldwyn, whispers to the halfling priest.
[SBLOCK=Eldwyn]“There is no use in saving these scrolls, they won't help us anymore, if we are dead. Use them!”[/SBLOCK]
The orcish leader bellows a few more commands, and the first few enter the temple. Their heavy boots send reverberations through the huge interior hall, as they slowly come closer. They are half a dozen maybe, but more are waiting in a close distance.
Thanee
First Post
1348 DR, Day 10 of Mirtul (spring) - noon
Battle Map - Round 0
[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]
Battle Map - Round 0
[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]
Thanee
First Post
Round 1
Battle Map - Round 1
Intrepido takes up a position near Selvaggio, from where the wolf can defend the human, waiting for his orders.
Kylest crouches deeper in the shadows, trying to resist the urge to charge into the midst of the orcs. He waits to spring the trap once the orcs try and move upon his friends.
Kordunn steps out and blasts bolts of pure arcane force through the entrance at the orc with the flail who looks like a leader, easily hitting him with both magical projectiles, which wound the tough half-orc lightly. He stands his ground drawing the orcs' attention to himself shouting dwarven battle cries at them.
As everyone makes their move, Aylor turns the corner, levels her crossbow and takes aim at the lead orc, but misses the difficult mark. Right afterwards, she advances towards the oncoming horde.
Removing the memory of one of this morning prayers to Mielikki, Selvaggio begins praying for the aid of the Forest Queen. The floor almost seems to shake as a low growl can be heard in between the orcs and the rest of the party.
Dirtan steps out of the shadows as well, and moves forward to stand in the center of the group. There the Ilmatari recites an ancient prayer to the Triad, filling his companions and himself with hope.
With a nod of understanding to Ditran, Eldwyn begins to read the scroll on top. Flame Strike not being the best indoor spell, Eldwyn casts it just outside between the orcish leader and the big ogre. While the letters vanish and the scroll crumbles to dust, a huge column of divine flames erupts between the orcs and burns them with holy fire. The leader of the small army and the dangerous-looking ogre are both badly scorched, as is one of the tougher orcs near them. Another orc and one of the two shamans are partially consumed by the flames and fall to the ground.
Oog waited until the spell that Eldwyn happens before casting a bolt at the nearest standing orc. He giggles in glee, knowing this will be fun.
With everything suddenly bursting into action around him, Rover decides to stay where he is, knowing that it will be safer that way.
As the orcs charge forward, Kylest circles his greatsword around the pillar and catches one of the orcs unprepared. The forceful blow drops the humanoid right to the ground.
The orc, that was hit by Oog's bolt, moves towards Kordunn, but fails to connect with the dwarven paladin, as his magical protections deflect the blow.
Oog gets hit by another orc, who charged forward and slammed his mace into the small body. Luckily, most of the force was caught by the pillar standing between him and his victim, though.
The next orc lowers his spear and charges towards Aylor, but the dwarven monk manages to avoid the attack.
The other two orcs, that are inside the temple, lift the bar from the second entrance now, to allow more of their kin to come in.
The orcish force waiting outside swarms into the temple now, shouting angrily as they approach. The three of them carrying bows, launch some arrows in the direction of the adventurers, but with little effect. The projectiles bounce harmlessly off the cover, or do not even manage to hit that.
The leader of the orcs, a tall and muscular half-orc with a black chain armor and a wicked heavy flail, enters the temple after the bulk of his minions. While he moves forward, wary of the adventurers spellcasting prowess, he casts a spell of his own and some of the wounds already begin to close. Together with him, the ogre squeezes through the entrance and into the temple.
Status:
Aylor - unscathed, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor, Protection from Evil
Eldwyn - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Rover - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Kordunn - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor
Kylest - scratched, inspired, Prayer
Oog/Elmus - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Selvaggio - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Intrepido - scratched, inspired, Prayer
Dirtan - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Mace - moderately wounded
Gruul - severely wounded, fatigued
Orc Elite Warrior II - critically wounded, exhausted
Orc Elite Warrior I - dying
Orc Shaman I - unscathed
Orc Shaman II - dying
Orc Archer II - lightly wounded
Orc Archer I, III - moderately wounded
Orc III, VII, IX, X, XII - unscathed
Orc IV, V, VIII, XI - lightly wounded
Orc VI - moderately wounded
Orc II - severely wounded, fatigued
Orc I - dying
[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]
Battle Map - Round 1
Intrepido takes up a position near Selvaggio, from where the wolf can defend the human, waiting for his orders.
Kylest crouches deeper in the shadows, trying to resist the urge to charge into the midst of the orcs. He waits to spring the trap once the orcs try and move upon his friends.
Kordunn steps out and blasts bolts of pure arcane force through the entrance at the orc with the flail who looks like a leader, easily hitting him with both magical projectiles, which wound the tough half-orc lightly. He stands his ground drawing the orcs' attention to himself shouting dwarven battle cries at them.
As everyone makes their move, Aylor turns the corner, levels her crossbow and takes aim at the lead orc, but misses the difficult mark. Right afterwards, she advances towards the oncoming horde.
Removing the memory of one of this morning prayers to Mielikki, Selvaggio begins praying for the aid of the Forest Queen. The floor almost seems to shake as a low growl can be heard in between the orcs and the rest of the party.
Dirtan steps out of the shadows as well, and moves forward to stand in the center of the group. There the Ilmatari recites an ancient prayer to the Triad, filling his companions and himself with hope.
With a nod of understanding to Ditran, Eldwyn begins to read the scroll on top. Flame Strike not being the best indoor spell, Eldwyn casts it just outside between the orcish leader and the big ogre. While the letters vanish and the scroll crumbles to dust, a huge column of divine flames erupts between the orcs and burns them with holy fire. The leader of the small army and the dangerous-looking ogre are both badly scorched, as is one of the tougher orcs near them. Another orc and one of the two shamans are partially consumed by the flames and fall to the ground.
Oog waited until the spell that Eldwyn happens before casting a bolt at the nearest standing orc. He giggles in glee, knowing this will be fun.
With everything suddenly bursting into action around him, Rover decides to stay where he is, knowing that it will be safer that way.
As the orcs charge forward, Kylest circles his greatsword around the pillar and catches one of the orcs unprepared. The forceful blow drops the humanoid right to the ground.
The orc, that was hit by Oog's bolt, moves towards Kordunn, but fails to connect with the dwarven paladin, as his magical protections deflect the blow.
Oog gets hit by another orc, who charged forward and slammed his mace into the small body. Luckily, most of the force was caught by the pillar standing between him and his victim, though.
The next orc lowers his spear and charges towards Aylor, but the dwarven monk manages to avoid the attack.
The other two orcs, that are inside the temple, lift the bar from the second entrance now, to allow more of their kin to come in.
The orcish force waiting outside swarms into the temple now, shouting angrily as they approach. The three of them carrying bows, launch some arrows in the direction of the adventurers, but with little effect. The projectiles bounce harmlessly off the cover, or do not even manage to hit that.
The leader of the orcs, a tall and muscular half-orc with a black chain armor and a wicked heavy flail, enters the temple after the bulk of his minions. While he moves forward, wary of the adventurers spellcasting prowess, he casts a spell of his own and some of the wounds already begin to close. Together with him, the ogre squeezes through the entrance and into the temple.
Status:
Aylor - unscathed, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor, Protection from Evil
Eldwyn - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Rover - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Kordunn - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor
Kylest - scratched, inspired, Prayer
Oog/Elmus - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Selvaggio - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Intrepido - scratched, inspired, Prayer
Dirtan - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Mace - moderately wounded
Gruul - severely wounded, fatigued
Orc Elite Warrior II - critically wounded, exhausted
Orc Elite Warrior I - dying
Orc Shaman I - unscathed
Orc Shaman II - dying
Orc Archer II - lightly wounded
Orc Archer I, III - moderately wounded
Orc III, VII, IX, X, XII - unscathed
Orc IV, V, VIII, XI - lightly wounded
Orc VI - moderately wounded
Orc II - severely wounded, fatigued
Orc I - dying
[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]
Thanee
First Post
Round 2
Battle Map - Round 2
With a cry Kordunn slashes at the orc near him with his magic sword. He only manages to hit the pillar, however. It is not clear whether Kordunn is cursing his own foolishness or the foe before him and the dark god he serves.
"I don't know what's worse, your aim or your breath!" taunts the stout female dwarf as she drops her crossbow to the ground and delivers a furious combination of elbows and knees to the orc's lower body. Since her first strike already knocks the humanoid down, she immediately turns to the next orc and kicks him instead. The quick change of target lowers the force of her blow some, but it still hurts plenty.
As Selvaggio finishes his spell, the growling becomes clear as two wolves appear out of thin air. Selvaggio steps forward drawing his sickle and swinging his club at the orc in melee with Aylor and Elmus, freeing his 'halfling' ally from the imminent threat, as he drops him to the floor with a vicious strike to the neck. The wolves seem to mimick Selvaggio's actions as they lunge towards the orcs closer to the doorway. The orc next to Kordunn falls as well, dragged to the ground by the wolf's sharp fangs, while on the other side of the hallway the second wolf manages to wound another orc, but fails to trip him.
Intrepido sticks on Selvaggio's heels, ready to attack anyone that approaches within his reach.
Seeing, that he is needed in the front, if anywhere, Dirtan rushes forward and hits one of the advancing orcs with his small fist. Since size matters not as much as technique, even the small gnome manages to leave the orc staggering, but still standing on his feet, barely, the golden shimmer around the Ilmatari's hands further weakening his sense of balance.
Extremely pleased with the success of the Flame Strike, Eldwyn eagerly begins reading the second scroll in his stack. As the words vanish from the page an earthen shimmer begins to manifest in the midst of the onrushing orcs. "Stay with me Rover," he adds to his trusted dog, who doesn't appear to have any reason not to obey his masters words in these matters.
Oog growls in terror, but looks pleased as the orcs fall before him. He peers around the pillar and casts another bolt into the mass of orcish bodies rushing towards him, knocking another orc off his feet.
Kylest barely spares a glance for the first orc to fall from his blade. If things go well, he will be only the first of many this day. If things do not go well . . . then there is nothing to celebrate. He briefly looks at the two orcs that have penetrated the front line and have fallen already, then looks over towards Dirtan and Selvaggio's wolves flanking him, and decides stemming the flow is more vital. Springing from his concealment, the dwarven scout rushes off around the pillar in the opposite direction and brings his sword around to bear on the left side of the orcish formation, preventing them from circling around and into their backs that way. The blade cuts deep into the chest of the orc, who first drops his greataxe and then his body follows suit.
Mace, the leader of the orcs, moves forward to heal his second-in-command, the ogre Gruul, closing many of the wounds, the divine fire has caused before.
With a low growl, the ogre then steps towards the front-line in order to punch a hole into it. He levels his huge greatclub on one of the wolves, that appeared suddenly, and pounds the animal into the ground, leaving a small dent in the stone floor of the temple, a testament of the great strength he possesses. The wolf disappears. Not quite stopped by the wolf's comparitively small body, Gruul's club continues and crashes right into Dirtan, but the Ilmatari manages to soak up the remaining force of the attack remarkably well. Still it leaves him with a serious wound.
The three archers turn around and aim at Kylest. One clumsily drops the arrow before releasing the bowstring, but the other two hit the dwarf despite his cover and wound him lightly.
Then a bolt of pure flame races towards Selvaggio from behind the ogre. The orcish shaman grins as it scorches the human's skin.
The tougher-looking orc near Kylest shouts some commands and points towards the dwarf, but then moves his own heavily wounded body away from him and towards the center of the hallway, where he tries a low cut with his falchion against Dirtan, and manages to wound the gnome further, who's shape is rapidly growing worse now.
The two orcs, that were ordered to attack Kylest, jump forward and let their greataxes do the talking. The orcs, not being the most socially inclined beings, miss the target of the discussion by a wide margin, however.
In the meantime, the orc in front of Dirtan raises his bastard sword one last time with his rapidly waning strength, but his attack is executed so weakly, that the gnome has no problems sidestepping it. The orc drops prone and loses consiousness afterwards.
The wolf to Dirtan's left is the target of another attack, but the orc fails to wound the wild animal.
The last two orcs, the ones who had opened the other entrance before, head around the pillar Kordunn is fighting behind, and try to get the adventurers from the flank.
Status:
Aylor - unscathed, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor, Protection from Evil
Eldwyn - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Rover - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Kordunn - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor
Kylest - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Oog/Elmus - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Selvaggio - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer
Intrepido - scratched, inspired, Prayer
Dirtan - severely wounded, fatigued, inspired, Prayer
Wolf II - unscathed, summoned
Wolf I - dismissed, summoned
Mace - moderately wounded
Gruul - lightly wounded
Orc Elite Warrior II - critically wounded, exhausted
Orc Elite Warrior I - dying
Orc Shaman I - unscathed
Orc Shaman II - dying
Orc Archer II - lightly wounded
Orc Archer I, III - moderately wounded
Orc X, XII - unscathed
Orc V - lightly wounded
Orc VI - moderately wounded
Orc VII - severely wounded, fatigued
Orc II, III, IV, VIII, IX, XI - dying
Orc I - dying
[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]
Battle Map - Round 2
With a cry Kordunn slashes at the orc near him with his magic sword. He only manages to hit the pillar, however. It is not clear whether Kordunn is cursing his own foolishness or the foe before him and the dark god he serves.
"I don't know what's worse, your aim or your breath!" taunts the stout female dwarf as she drops her crossbow to the ground and delivers a furious combination of elbows and knees to the orc's lower body. Since her first strike already knocks the humanoid down, she immediately turns to the next orc and kicks him instead. The quick change of target lowers the force of her blow some, but it still hurts plenty.
As Selvaggio finishes his spell, the growling becomes clear as two wolves appear out of thin air. Selvaggio steps forward drawing his sickle and swinging his club at the orc in melee with Aylor and Elmus, freeing his 'halfling' ally from the imminent threat, as he drops him to the floor with a vicious strike to the neck. The wolves seem to mimick Selvaggio's actions as they lunge towards the orcs closer to the doorway. The orc next to Kordunn falls as well, dragged to the ground by the wolf's sharp fangs, while on the other side of the hallway the second wolf manages to wound another orc, but fails to trip him.
Intrepido sticks on Selvaggio's heels, ready to attack anyone that approaches within his reach.
Seeing, that he is needed in the front, if anywhere, Dirtan rushes forward and hits one of the advancing orcs with his small fist. Since size matters not as much as technique, even the small gnome manages to leave the orc staggering, but still standing on his feet, barely, the golden shimmer around the Ilmatari's hands further weakening his sense of balance.
Extremely pleased with the success of the Flame Strike, Eldwyn eagerly begins reading the second scroll in his stack. As the words vanish from the page an earthen shimmer begins to manifest in the midst of the onrushing orcs. "Stay with me Rover," he adds to his trusted dog, who doesn't appear to have any reason not to obey his masters words in these matters.
Oog growls in terror, but looks pleased as the orcs fall before him. He peers around the pillar and casts another bolt into the mass of orcish bodies rushing towards him, knocking another orc off his feet.
Kylest barely spares a glance for the first orc to fall from his blade. If things go well, he will be only the first of many this day. If things do not go well . . . then there is nothing to celebrate. He briefly looks at the two orcs that have penetrated the front line and have fallen already, then looks over towards Dirtan and Selvaggio's wolves flanking him, and decides stemming the flow is more vital. Springing from his concealment, the dwarven scout rushes off around the pillar in the opposite direction and brings his sword around to bear on the left side of the orcish formation, preventing them from circling around and into their backs that way. The blade cuts deep into the chest of the orc, who first drops his greataxe and then his body follows suit.
Mace, the leader of the orcs, moves forward to heal his second-in-command, the ogre Gruul, closing many of the wounds, the divine fire has caused before.
With a low growl, the ogre then steps towards the front-line in order to punch a hole into it. He levels his huge greatclub on one of the wolves, that appeared suddenly, and pounds the animal into the ground, leaving a small dent in the stone floor of the temple, a testament of the great strength he possesses. The wolf disappears. Not quite stopped by the wolf's comparitively small body, Gruul's club continues and crashes right into Dirtan, but the Ilmatari manages to soak up the remaining force of the attack remarkably well. Still it leaves him with a serious wound.
The three archers turn around and aim at Kylest. One clumsily drops the arrow before releasing the bowstring, but the other two hit the dwarf despite his cover and wound him lightly.
Then a bolt of pure flame races towards Selvaggio from behind the ogre. The orcish shaman grins as it scorches the human's skin.
The tougher-looking orc near Kylest shouts some commands and points towards the dwarf, but then moves his own heavily wounded body away from him and towards the center of the hallway, where he tries a low cut with his falchion against Dirtan, and manages to wound the gnome further, who's shape is rapidly growing worse now.
The two orcs, that were ordered to attack Kylest, jump forward and let their greataxes do the talking. The orcs, not being the most socially inclined beings, miss the target of the discussion by a wide margin, however.
In the meantime, the orc in front of Dirtan raises his bastard sword one last time with his rapidly waning strength, but his attack is executed so weakly, that the gnome has no problems sidestepping it. The orc drops prone and loses consiousness afterwards.
The wolf to Dirtan's left is the target of another attack, but the orc fails to wound the wild animal.
The last two orcs, the ones who had opened the other entrance before, head around the pillar Kordunn is fighting behind, and try to get the adventurers from the flank.
Status:
Aylor - unscathed, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor, Protection from Evil
Eldwyn - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Rover - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Kordunn - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor
Kylest - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Oog/Elmus - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Selvaggio - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer
Intrepido - scratched, inspired, Prayer
Dirtan - severely wounded, fatigued, inspired, Prayer
Wolf II - unscathed, summoned
Wolf I - dismissed, summoned
Mace - moderately wounded
Gruul - lightly wounded
Orc Elite Warrior II - critically wounded, exhausted
Orc Elite Warrior I - dying
Orc Shaman I - unscathed
Orc Shaman II - dying
Orc Archer II - lightly wounded
Orc Archer I, III - moderately wounded
Orc X, XII - unscathed
Orc V - lightly wounded
Orc VI - moderately wounded
Orc VII - severely wounded, fatigued
Orc II, III, IV, VIII, IX, XI - dying
Orc I - dying
[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]
Thanee
First Post
Round 3
Battle Map - Round 3
Kordunn shouts out words of arcane power and two bolts of magical energy streak towards the orcish priest next to the ogre. They burn into his skin leaving two small wounds.
Not even giving the two fallen Orcs a second thought, Aylor quickly runs over their dying corpses and moves to help fill the front line. Ducking and dodging her way through the battlefield she nimbly makes her way to the largest and by far the ugliest looking creature in the temple and shouts: "Hey ugly! I'm smaller than you, try picking on me!" Since she uses the orc between herself and the ogre for cover, Aylor manages to duck under his long reach and the bounce right into him. Her punch shows some effect, but the big brute doesn't seem to notice it much, even though his wounds do look a bit more serious now.
The summoned wolf bites the closest orc and drags him to the ground, where he stops moving.
Seeing his new ally severly wounded, Selvaggio steps forward and lays his hands on the back of Dirtan. A greenish glow surrounds the gnome's wounds and a good part of them appears to close up.
Intrepido isn't far behind as he is eager to sink his jaws into orcish flesh. The wolf takes position next to Selvaggio and bares his fangs in an attempt to intimidate the attackers, warning them not to dare to come any closer.
Dirtan gives Selvaggio an appreciative nod, while he slams his small fists into the orc standing next to him, downing one more foe before they can retaliate.
In the middle of the battlefield, summoned by the scroll Eldwyn has just finished reading, a man-sized creature of rock and stone emerges from the stone floor and charges right into the battle, and towards the largest foe around. The ogre tries to hit the elemental, but only manages to shatter part of the floor, while the attacker has more luck and wounds the ogre with a forceful punch of its rock-hard fist.
Immediately reading again, Eldwyn finishes off another scroll. A cloud of glittering particles bursts over the ogre and his closest companions outlinging them with motes of light. Unfortunately, the spell doesn't seem to have any additional effect.
Oog takes a step back towards the great hall and casts another bolt to down another orc. Aiming for the one closest to him, the 'halfling' wounds his foe so badly, that he drops down, as intended.
Kylest smiles with grim satisfaction as his blade slides clear of yet another fallen orc. He calls out in a mocking voice. "Two." Then he resumes his path through the orc formation's flank. His blade raised high he stands his ground and swings heavily at his foe. The orcs seem to be no match for the dwarven warrior, and another one hits the floor.
The leader of the orcs begins the counter-attacks with a mighty swing of his heavy flail, which is wielded with such a power, that the elemental is almost knocked of its feet by the impact. It surely won't survive another such blow. Gladly, the second attack is way off.
The ogre then raises his greatclub to attack the teasing Aylor, shouting angrily in his guttural tongue. The surprisingly well-aimed blow catches the dwarf despite all her training and wounds her severely.
The orcish archers are looking for targets, two aim for Kylest, and both actually score a hit, puncturing the dwarf with their arrows.
The third archer shoots an arrow against Selvaggio, but misses, while the shaman has better luck throwing two small globes of acid into his direction. The magically conjured spheres hit the druid and he can feel the burning sensation on his skin, as they burn some of it away. Seeing the human wavering, the orc grins nastily.
The two remaining orc warriors attack Kordunn and Kylest respectively. Kordunn receives a wound as the orc pokes him with his spear, while Kylest's armor deflects the axe aimed at him.
Status:
Aylor - severely wounded, fatigued, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor, Protection from Evil
Eldwyn - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Rover - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor
Kylest - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer
Oog/Elmus - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Selvaggio - critically wounded, exhausted, inspired, Prayer
Intrepido - scratched, inspired, Prayer
Dirtan - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer
Wolf II - unscathed, summoned
Wolf I - dismissed, summoned
Medium Earth Elemental - critically wounded, exhausted, summoned
Mace - moderately wounded
Gruul - moderately wounded, Rage
Orc Elite Warrior II - dying
Orc Elite Warrior I - dying
Orc Shaman I - unscathed
Orc Shaman II - dying
Orc Archer II - lightly wounded
Orc Archer I, III - moderately wounded
Orc X - unscathed
Orc V - lightly wounded
Orc VI, VII, XII - dying
Orc I, II, III, IV, VIII, IX, XI - dying
[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]
Battle Map - Round 3
Kordunn shouts out words of arcane power and two bolts of magical energy streak towards the orcish priest next to the ogre. They burn into his skin leaving two small wounds.
Not even giving the two fallen Orcs a second thought, Aylor quickly runs over their dying corpses and moves to help fill the front line. Ducking and dodging her way through the battlefield she nimbly makes her way to the largest and by far the ugliest looking creature in the temple and shouts: "Hey ugly! I'm smaller than you, try picking on me!" Since she uses the orc between herself and the ogre for cover, Aylor manages to duck under his long reach and the bounce right into him. Her punch shows some effect, but the big brute doesn't seem to notice it much, even though his wounds do look a bit more serious now.
The summoned wolf bites the closest orc and drags him to the ground, where he stops moving.
Seeing his new ally severly wounded, Selvaggio steps forward and lays his hands on the back of Dirtan. A greenish glow surrounds the gnome's wounds and a good part of them appears to close up.
Intrepido isn't far behind as he is eager to sink his jaws into orcish flesh. The wolf takes position next to Selvaggio and bares his fangs in an attempt to intimidate the attackers, warning them not to dare to come any closer.
Dirtan gives Selvaggio an appreciative nod, while he slams his small fists into the orc standing next to him, downing one more foe before they can retaliate.
In the middle of the battlefield, summoned by the scroll Eldwyn has just finished reading, a man-sized creature of rock and stone emerges from the stone floor and charges right into the battle, and towards the largest foe around. The ogre tries to hit the elemental, but only manages to shatter part of the floor, while the attacker has more luck and wounds the ogre with a forceful punch of its rock-hard fist.
Immediately reading again, Eldwyn finishes off another scroll. A cloud of glittering particles bursts over the ogre and his closest companions outlinging them with motes of light. Unfortunately, the spell doesn't seem to have any additional effect.
Oog takes a step back towards the great hall and casts another bolt to down another orc. Aiming for the one closest to him, the 'halfling' wounds his foe so badly, that he drops down, as intended.
Kylest smiles with grim satisfaction as his blade slides clear of yet another fallen orc. He calls out in a mocking voice. "Two." Then he resumes his path through the orc formation's flank. His blade raised high he stands his ground and swings heavily at his foe. The orcs seem to be no match for the dwarven warrior, and another one hits the floor.
The leader of the orcs begins the counter-attacks with a mighty swing of his heavy flail, which is wielded with such a power, that the elemental is almost knocked of its feet by the impact. It surely won't survive another such blow. Gladly, the second attack is way off.
The ogre then raises his greatclub to attack the teasing Aylor, shouting angrily in his guttural tongue. The surprisingly well-aimed blow catches the dwarf despite all her training and wounds her severely.
The orcish archers are looking for targets, two aim for Kylest, and both actually score a hit, puncturing the dwarf with their arrows.
The third archer shoots an arrow against Selvaggio, but misses, while the shaman has better luck throwing two small globes of acid into his direction. The magically conjured spheres hit the druid and he can feel the burning sensation on his skin, as they burn some of it away. Seeing the human wavering, the orc grins nastily.
The two remaining orc warriors attack Kordunn and Kylest respectively. Kordunn receives a wound as the orc pokes him with his spear, while Kylest's armor deflects the axe aimed at him.
Status:
Aylor - severely wounded, fatigued, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor, Protection from Evil
Eldwyn - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Rover - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor
Kylest - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer
Oog/Elmus - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Selvaggio - critically wounded, exhausted, inspired, Prayer
Intrepido - scratched, inspired, Prayer
Dirtan - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer
Wolf II - unscathed, summoned
Wolf I - dismissed, summoned
Medium Earth Elemental - critically wounded, exhausted, summoned
Mace - moderately wounded
Gruul - moderately wounded, Rage
Orc Elite Warrior II - dying
Orc Elite Warrior I - dying
Orc Shaman I - unscathed
Orc Shaman II - dying
Orc Archer II - lightly wounded
Orc Archer I, III - moderately wounded
Orc X - unscathed
Orc V - lightly wounded
Orc VI, VII, XII - dying
Orc I, II, III, IV, VIII, IX, XI - dying
[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]
Thanee
First Post
Round 4
Battle Map - Round 4
Kordunn whirls around slashing at the spear orc, hoping to dispatch the skirmisher quickly then return his magic to attacking the cleric and ogre. Invigorated by the bardic inspiration and Dirtan's Prayer, his attack strikes true and drops the foe as intended.
Have to him down fast before… Clenching her hands into a tight a fist, Aylor drops her guard and unleashes a furious pattern of blows against the large brute, hoping to live through his brutish counterstrike. Her fists connect, but only one manages to wound the giant, who definitely seems to feel the impact, but in his current state, the pain does not seem to bother him much.
With one orc down and many more remaining, the summoned wolf lunges forward sinking its teeth into more orcish flesh and dragging the unfortunate archer on the ground, where they continue to struggle.
Exhausted and badly hurt, Selvaggio drops both his club and sickle and moves back a ways while drawing his bow. Knocking an arrow, he takes aim at the large ogre and lets the arrow fly. Despite his wounds, and the many opponents and allies surrounding the ogre, he manages to score a hit against the big one's shoulder, and the arrow sinks deeply into his flesh.
Intrepido, seeing his companion badly injured, continues to guard him from any dangers.
Dirtan, torn between helping the heavily wounded Selvaggio, and the also badly wounded Aylor, decides to go for the dwarf, considering, that the ogre is still standing and still an immensely dangerous opponent. He quickly steps behind her and as the prayer to Ilmater has left his lips, his hand reaches out to touch the dwarven woman and have most of her wounds be healed.
The earth elemental has little choice but slamming against the ogre once more, and again the summoned ally punches him with a stony fist, further weakening the dangerous foe.
Seeing the battle isn't yet going as well as hoped, Eldwyn begins reading yet another scroll, while Rover remains at his side.
Elmus (Oog) swirls around and aims his deadly blast against the ogre now, but he's too fast and misses his target, despite its size.
"Three." With a kind of dreadful rhythm Kylest presses his advance and swings again. The mighty blade cuts deeply into the orc's flesh and all he can do is stare at the dwarf before he closes his eyes and drops to the ground, while Kylest hesitates not for one second and immediately steps into the gap to threaten the archers. "Make that four."
Seeing how the battle is turning against him, the leader of the orcs shouts a few harsh commands, pointing at Eldwyn and Selvaggio, while he moves around the archers, ignoring the elemental, which tries to take advantage of this moment, but fails to penetrate the black chain armor, and comes within striking distance of Kylest. His large war flail races towards the dwarven warrior and slams into his chest, wounding him badly. It's the first time, that the half-orc seems to smile grimly.
The ogre sweeps his club down from the right side, smashing right through the elemental, which promptly disappears, and into Aylor, who sidesteps the huge club, instinctively relying on her martial training against larger foes. The ogre doesn't look amused.
From behind the pillar, Aylor then sees a bolt of fire racing towards her, but instead of her it strikes the stone pillar and burns a small hole into it. The orc behind it begins to curse loudly, at least that's what she figures, not being able to understand his language.
The orcish archers step away from the raging combat, raising their bows to fire an arrow each against Eldwyn and Selvaggio. The halfling's luck is enough to protect him, as the projectile ricochets off the pillar he is standing behind, while Selvaggio has less luck and gets hit, but the wound isn't deep, fortunately, and the human still manages to remain standing. Intrepido growls and snarls, but stays close to his master. The third archer stands up, and through some lucky coincidence manages to duck under Kylests sword while keeping the attacking wolf at bay with his bow, and quickly takes a few steps away and into safety, for now.
Status:
Aylor - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor, Protection from Evil
Eldwyn - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Rover - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor
Kylest - severely wounded, fatigued, inspired, Prayer
Oog/Elmus - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Selvaggio - critically wounded, exhausted, inspired, Prayer
Intrepido - scratched, inspired, Prayer
Dirtan - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer
Wolf II - unscathed, summoned
Wolf I - dismissed, summoned
Medium Earth Elemental - dismissed, summoned
Mace - moderately wounded
Gruul - critically wounded, exhausted, Rage
Orc Elite Warrior I, II - dying
Orc Shaman I - unscathed
Orc Shaman II - dying
Orc Archer II - lightly wounded
Orc Archer III - moderately wounded
Orc Archer I - severely wounded, fatigued
Orc V, X - dying
Orc I, II, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XI, XII - dying
[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]
Battle Map - Round 4
Kordunn whirls around slashing at the spear orc, hoping to dispatch the skirmisher quickly then return his magic to attacking the cleric and ogre. Invigorated by the bardic inspiration and Dirtan's Prayer, his attack strikes true and drops the foe as intended.
Have to him down fast before… Clenching her hands into a tight a fist, Aylor drops her guard and unleashes a furious pattern of blows against the large brute, hoping to live through his brutish counterstrike. Her fists connect, but only one manages to wound the giant, who definitely seems to feel the impact, but in his current state, the pain does not seem to bother him much.
With one orc down and many more remaining, the summoned wolf lunges forward sinking its teeth into more orcish flesh and dragging the unfortunate archer on the ground, where they continue to struggle.
Exhausted and badly hurt, Selvaggio drops both his club and sickle and moves back a ways while drawing his bow. Knocking an arrow, he takes aim at the large ogre and lets the arrow fly. Despite his wounds, and the many opponents and allies surrounding the ogre, he manages to score a hit against the big one's shoulder, and the arrow sinks deeply into his flesh.
Intrepido, seeing his companion badly injured, continues to guard him from any dangers.
Dirtan, torn between helping the heavily wounded Selvaggio, and the also badly wounded Aylor, decides to go for the dwarf, considering, that the ogre is still standing and still an immensely dangerous opponent. He quickly steps behind her and as the prayer to Ilmater has left his lips, his hand reaches out to touch the dwarven woman and have most of her wounds be healed.
The earth elemental has little choice but slamming against the ogre once more, and again the summoned ally punches him with a stony fist, further weakening the dangerous foe.
Seeing the battle isn't yet going as well as hoped, Eldwyn begins reading yet another scroll, while Rover remains at his side.
Elmus (Oog) swirls around and aims his deadly blast against the ogre now, but he's too fast and misses his target, despite its size.
"Three." With a kind of dreadful rhythm Kylest presses his advance and swings again. The mighty blade cuts deeply into the orc's flesh and all he can do is stare at the dwarf before he closes his eyes and drops to the ground, while Kylest hesitates not for one second and immediately steps into the gap to threaten the archers. "Make that four."
Seeing how the battle is turning against him, the leader of the orcs shouts a few harsh commands, pointing at Eldwyn and Selvaggio, while he moves around the archers, ignoring the elemental, which tries to take advantage of this moment, but fails to penetrate the black chain armor, and comes within striking distance of Kylest. His large war flail races towards the dwarven warrior and slams into his chest, wounding him badly. It's the first time, that the half-orc seems to smile grimly.
The ogre sweeps his club down from the right side, smashing right through the elemental, which promptly disappears, and into Aylor, who sidesteps the huge club, instinctively relying on her martial training against larger foes. The ogre doesn't look amused.
From behind the pillar, Aylor then sees a bolt of fire racing towards her, but instead of her it strikes the stone pillar and burns a small hole into it. The orc behind it begins to curse loudly, at least that's what she figures, not being able to understand his language.
The orcish archers step away from the raging combat, raising their bows to fire an arrow each against Eldwyn and Selvaggio. The halfling's luck is enough to protect him, as the projectile ricochets off the pillar he is standing behind, while Selvaggio has less luck and gets hit, but the wound isn't deep, fortunately, and the human still manages to remain standing. Intrepido growls and snarls, but stays close to his master. The third archer stands up, and through some lucky coincidence manages to duck under Kylests sword while keeping the attacking wolf at bay with his bow, and quickly takes a few steps away and into safety, for now.
Status:
Aylor - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor, Protection from Evil
Eldwyn - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Rover - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor
Kylest - severely wounded, fatigued, inspired, Prayer
Oog/Elmus - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Selvaggio - critically wounded, exhausted, inspired, Prayer
Intrepido - scratched, inspired, Prayer
Dirtan - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer
Wolf II - unscathed, summoned
Wolf I - dismissed, summoned
Medium Earth Elemental - dismissed, summoned
Mace - moderately wounded
Gruul - critically wounded, exhausted, Rage
Orc Elite Warrior I, II - dying
Orc Shaman I - unscathed
Orc Shaman II - dying
Orc Archer II - lightly wounded
Orc Archer III - moderately wounded
Orc Archer I - severely wounded, fatigued
Orc V, X - dying
Orc I, II, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XI, XII - dying
[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]
Thanee
First Post
Round 5
Battle Map - Round 5
Kordunn ducks around the pillar, moving to get into position to flank and calls out another evocation, sending more mystic bolts into the ogre, who seems to be well beyond his ability to sustain the many wounds already, but still keeps going.
Sensing that the tide has turned, Aylor quickly re-doubles her efforts and pounds her already bloody fists, elbows, knees and feet into the Ogre. Greater tenassity. Smiling she taunts, "When you meet your One-Eye'd-Goat-Loven-Baffoon, tell him Aylor sent you!" The big brute shoots a hateful look towards the dwarves and then collapses on the floor with a loud thump, his club crashing onto the stone floor as he falls. Quickly Aylor tries to take advantage of the shaman who stares at the fallen giant for a moment, but as she lashes out, the orc quickly jumps back and so she only hits the pillar.
Enjoying the excitement of battle with the orcs and the feeling of his teeth sinking into their flesh, the summoned wolf lunges forward once more. This time his target is the orc leader, but the animal's fangs fail to penetrate the pitch-black chain armor of the half-orc.
Selvaggio, knocking another arrow as Intrepido remains by his side, takes a look over the slowly clearing battlefield, and then let's it fly towards one of the archers. The arrow misses wide and punches into one of the wooden doors beyond.
Dirtan jumps forward now, threatening the archers with his small fists, but he almost trips over one of the orcish bodies and has trouble keeping his stance, and thus fails to connect with his attack.
Having finished reading the scroll, a well-muscled humanoid with a canine head and armed with a large sword appears, the presence of the archon alone gives the adventurers new hope and as he swings his sword against the leader of the orcs, even though he only manages to scratch over his armor, they become elated and reassured that victory will soon be theirs.
Seeing how things slowly turn to look more promising, Eldwyn decides to further inspire his companions' by singing in his clear bardic voice that remains steady despite the churning emotions inside the little halfling.
Oog eyes the situation, then sends a bolt at the boss. "Boss die, orcs flee!" says the goblin, realizing that there aren't very many orcs left to flee, but still. His plan works out so far, at least he hits his mark and manages to wound the half-orc leader. It will take a bit more to bring him down, however.
Kylest smiles grimly at Mace. "Oho, in such a hurry to be number five, are we?" The bravado is rather spoiled by the flecks of blood that rime Kylest's beard as he struggles to speak. Still, he raises his blade in mocking salute to the orcish leader. He moves as if to lash out with his blade, but at the last moment, he pivots aside, tucking himself under as he attempts to come at the orc from a new angle. Despite his wounds, the dwarf is simply too quick for the half-orc to catch him, but the momentum of his circular movement is a little too much to bring his sword to bear well enough to even remotely hit into the right direction.
The leader of the orcs slowly turns around to fact Kylest once more. Pointing at the archon, who appeared near him, he says: “You are next!” Then he swings his heavy flail at the dwarf. The wolf doesn't seem to bother him much. Kylest won't be able to bother him much either for now, as the mighty weapon smashes into him once, the stout dwarf still remains on his feet, but when it hits him again, the wounds overcome him and he drops down onto the floor.
The three archers back off a bit and fire at Dirtan, but they do not manage to hit the nimble gnome.
The shaman finally moves away from the raging dwarven woman and quickly gestures in her direction, speaking words of power, which cause another bolt of flame to appear and races towards her, but Aylor manages to dodge the magical attack.
Status:
Aylor - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor, Protection from Evil
Eldwyn - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Rover - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor
Kylest - dying, inspired, Prayer
Oog/Elmus - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Selvaggio - critically wounded, exhausted, inspired, Prayer
Intrepido - scratched, inspired, Prayer
Dirtan - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer
Hound Archon - unscathed, summoned, inspired, Magic Circle against Evil
Wolf II - unscathed, summoned
Wolf I - dismissed, summoned
Medium Earth Elemental - dismissed, summoned
Mace - severely wounded, fatigued
Gruul - dying, Rage
Orc Elite Warrior I, II - dying
Orc Shaman I - unscathed
Orc Shaman II - dying
Orc Archer II - lightly wounded
Orc Archer III - moderately wounded
Orc Archer I - severely wounded, fatigued
Orc I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII - dying
[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]
Battle Map - Round 5
Kordunn ducks around the pillar, moving to get into position to flank and calls out another evocation, sending more mystic bolts into the ogre, who seems to be well beyond his ability to sustain the many wounds already, but still keeps going.
Sensing that the tide has turned, Aylor quickly re-doubles her efforts and pounds her already bloody fists, elbows, knees and feet into the Ogre. Greater tenassity. Smiling she taunts, "When you meet your One-Eye'd-Goat-Loven-Baffoon, tell him Aylor sent you!" The big brute shoots a hateful look towards the dwarves and then collapses on the floor with a loud thump, his club crashing onto the stone floor as he falls. Quickly Aylor tries to take advantage of the shaman who stares at the fallen giant for a moment, but as she lashes out, the orc quickly jumps back and so she only hits the pillar.
Enjoying the excitement of battle with the orcs and the feeling of his teeth sinking into their flesh, the summoned wolf lunges forward once more. This time his target is the orc leader, but the animal's fangs fail to penetrate the pitch-black chain armor of the half-orc.
Selvaggio, knocking another arrow as Intrepido remains by his side, takes a look over the slowly clearing battlefield, and then let's it fly towards one of the archers. The arrow misses wide and punches into one of the wooden doors beyond.
Dirtan jumps forward now, threatening the archers with his small fists, but he almost trips over one of the orcish bodies and has trouble keeping his stance, and thus fails to connect with his attack.
Having finished reading the scroll, a well-muscled humanoid with a canine head and armed with a large sword appears, the presence of the archon alone gives the adventurers new hope and as he swings his sword against the leader of the orcs, even though he only manages to scratch over his armor, they become elated and reassured that victory will soon be theirs.
Seeing how things slowly turn to look more promising, Eldwyn decides to further inspire his companions' by singing in his clear bardic voice that remains steady despite the churning emotions inside the little halfling.
Oog eyes the situation, then sends a bolt at the boss. "Boss die, orcs flee!" says the goblin, realizing that there aren't very many orcs left to flee, but still. His plan works out so far, at least he hits his mark and manages to wound the half-orc leader. It will take a bit more to bring him down, however.
Kylest smiles grimly at Mace. "Oho, in such a hurry to be number five, are we?" The bravado is rather spoiled by the flecks of blood that rime Kylest's beard as he struggles to speak. Still, he raises his blade in mocking salute to the orcish leader. He moves as if to lash out with his blade, but at the last moment, he pivots aside, tucking himself under as he attempts to come at the orc from a new angle. Despite his wounds, the dwarf is simply too quick for the half-orc to catch him, but the momentum of his circular movement is a little too much to bring his sword to bear well enough to even remotely hit into the right direction.
The leader of the orcs slowly turns around to fact Kylest once more. Pointing at the archon, who appeared near him, he says: “You are next!” Then he swings his heavy flail at the dwarf. The wolf doesn't seem to bother him much. Kylest won't be able to bother him much either for now, as the mighty weapon smashes into him once, the stout dwarf still remains on his feet, but when it hits him again, the wounds overcome him and he drops down onto the floor.
The three archers back off a bit and fire at Dirtan, but they do not manage to hit the nimble gnome.
The shaman finally moves away from the raging dwarven woman and quickly gestures in her direction, speaking words of power, which cause another bolt of flame to appear and races towards her, but Aylor manages to dodge the magical attack.
Status:
Aylor - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor, Protection from Evil
Eldwyn - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Rover - unscathed, inspired, Prayer
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage Armor
Kylest - dying, inspired, Prayer
Oog/Elmus - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer
Selvaggio - critically wounded, exhausted, inspired, Prayer
Intrepido - scratched, inspired, Prayer
Dirtan - moderately wounded, inspired, Prayer
Hound Archon - unscathed, summoned, inspired, Magic Circle against Evil
Wolf II - unscathed, summoned
Wolf I - dismissed, summoned
Medium Earth Elemental - dismissed, summoned
Mace - severely wounded, fatigued
Gruul - dying, Rage
Orc Elite Warrior I, II - dying
Orc Shaman I - unscathed
Orc Shaman II - dying
Orc Archer II - lightly wounded
Orc Archer III - moderately wounded
Orc Archer I - severely wounded, fatigued
Orc I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII - dying
[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]
