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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deuce Traveler" data-source="post: 3377117" data-attributes="member: 34958">Dartis and Barok[sblock]Dartis and Barok find that the rows of attacking orcs are too thick, and that they are not likely to traverse both the attackers and barricades safely enough to bring all their men through.  Another surprise also decides that getting too close to the orc lines is not the best option... the Dorinthian archers are firing once again, and a cloud of arrows erupts from Silas' forces and into the mass of orcs behind the barricade.  What is more, orbs of darkness begin to cover the front ranks of attackers, spreading confusion among the barbaric warriors.  This is sowed further by Dartis' attack.  Your riders drive close to the orc ranks, firing arrows into the globes of darkness before riding into side streets and attacking once more.  You are able to make three passes this way while avoiding increasing patrols of orcs that are beginning to be sent to impede your progress.  As Dartis yells, Dul-Keyar, his cry is echoed among the orcs being shot up inside the magical darkness."Dul-Keyar, Dul-Keyar!" A ripple of fear erupts among the invaders.  Partially blinded, while being shot by arrows from either side, the orc attack begins to falter against Silas' defenses.While resting a moment at a side street one of the fighters asks Dartis, "Why were you yelling 'The Rider' in orcish tongue?"  When Dartis explains where he heard that word the man chuckles.  "So you made a one in a million shot, and the orcs thought you were The Hunter come to save the Dorinthians.  They always have had a fear of our god."One of the learned paladins nods.  "It is said that the orcs almost defeated our people when we were still men of the plains and steppes, before the coming of the first king Dorin.  Then came The Rider to save our people, like he had done in many dark times before and since." The paladin's expression and tone changes, as if he were reciting from scripture: "Know that long ago our people saw doom on the fields of northern ice.  Many proud tribesmen and fay allies fell that day to stop the orcish invaders at their source.  Among mounds of the slain, The Great Chief looked to the heavens and cried out for the fate of his people.  Suddenly, there came the sound of mighty hooves thundering across the tundra.  The Rider came that day, as he had before in dark times, and became known to orc and elf.  He rode his great charger, cloaked, dark, and terrible and where fell his gaze fell death."[/sblock]Ventus, Nikolos, and Danica[sblock]Despite Nikolos' shout, the orc disappears back behind the attackers' side of the barricades before Ventus or Danica can react.Ventus and his men push back the orcs, but it is quickly becoming apparent that there are not enough armed people to hold the entire outer ring of defenses.  Radnal moves more and more men to form a half-crescent against the invaders, but Nikolos is detecting increasing thoughts of the demoralized orcs that indicate they plan to try to circle around and find a weak spot in the defenses.  Danica begins suggesting a general pull-back to the inner ring.[/sblock]Silas and Caramip[sblock]The orcs break through and fill the top of the barricades while howling a shout of bloodlust.  Silas finds men falling all around him, he himself facing two orcs with victory in their eyes.  It is at that moment that a small cloud of arrows rains towards him, and the abjurer for a moment fears that the orcs have their own bowmen.  Instead, the arrows fall onto the orcs on the other side of the barricade.  They're Dorinthian arrows!  The invaders look around in confusion at first, then terror as Caramip appears.  She disobeyed Silas' order to flee and instead orders the archers to line up and fire, her drumbeats delivering a rythm that is followed by volley after volley.The orcs on the barricades die by arrows fired from either side, and their attack is halted as the gnome drives her wand of darkness through spaces in the barricades, causing the invaders to have to fight partially blind.  (Uses 10 charges, but entire attackers front ranks is shrouded in darkness).  Silas only has 60 men left on his front line that are able to put up and kind of fight, but the orcs stop their assault and a cry of fear is heard among them: "Dul-Keyar, Dul-Keyar!".  Whatever that means...[/sblock]</blockquote>

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