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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thanee" data-source="post: 3181047" data-attributes="member: 478">Round 2<a href="http://www.rpg.thanee.net/pool/maps/map040402.htm" target="_blank">Battle Map - Round 2</a>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 EvilEldwyn - unscathed, inspired, PrayerRover - unscathed, inspired, PrayerKordunn - lightly wounded, inspired, Prayer, Mage ArmorKylest - lightly wounded, inspired, PrayerOog/Elmus - lightly wounded, inspired, PrayerSelvaggio - moderately wounded, inspired, PrayerIntrepido - scratched, inspired, PrayerDirtan - severely wounded, fatigued, inspired, PrayerWolf II - unscathed, summonedWolf I - dismissed, summonedMace - moderately woundedGruul - lightly woundedOrc Elite Warrior II - critically wounded, exhaustedOrc Elite Warrior I - dyingOrc Shaman I - unscathedOrc Shaman II - dyingOrc Archer II - lightly woundedOrc Archer I, III - moderately woundedOrc X, XII - unscathedOrc V - lightly woundedOrc VI - moderately woundedOrc VII - severely wounded, fatiguedOrc II, III, IV, VIII, IX, XI - dyingOrc I - dying[smallcaps]<a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?p=3181044#post3181044" target="_blank">Combat Declarations</a>[/smallcaps]</blockquote>

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