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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deuce Traveler" data-source="post: 3387565" data-attributes="member: 34958">Dartis, Silas, and Caramip[sblock]You watch as the central defenses almost become overrun and realize that your force might be able to harrass them, but not break through.  Caramip suggests going after the leadership and chopping off the enemy army at the head in order to bring this battle to a quicker end.  The three of you agree to lead a small contingent of a couple hundred young lads, militia, and old men to seek out and destroy the camp.  The archers are all taken, but fifty women are given spears in the hope that they can deter any force from taking the inlet and civilians within.  It's a gamble, but one that your party is adament about trying.  Besides, Dartis has a general idea about where the enemy camp is after listening to Nikolos' report.The group does not travel unimpeded, and several skirmishes are won over small bands of orcs that are occupied with looting and setting fire to several houses.  Despite the street to street fighting, your group finally makes it through the majority of the town, only to suddenly see several fires springing up in the area that the enemy camp is believed to be located.  Like a beacon, it draws your attention and from the shouts on that now fiery hill you can tell that chaos has just broken loose in the orc camp.You think you see a man being chased down the large hill by five others, but you cannot tell who they are.  It is evident, though, that they intend to kill him as he tumbles away from one of their blades.  He is about two hundred feet away, at the base of the hill.[/sblock]Barok[sblock]Barok takes two groups of kobolds and places them on different parts of the hill, both with a dozen humanoids.  Rix heads the other group and splits them into three packs of four firestarters while Barok leads the other dozen into a spread out group of crossbowmen.  When the scout yells "Dul-Keyar" he is rewarded with the yipping of angry kobolds and the surprised looks on the orc leaders' faces as the wagons and tents behind them begin to catch on flame.  They begin to yell at each other in the orcish language, and en masse they all draw weapons and race towards the small humanoids, murder in their eyes.  That's when Barok and his irregular formation springs forth with his kobolds firing into the backs of several orc leaders before racing back into the woods.Chaos erupts in the camp, and as the orc leaders are trying to figure out which threat to worry about more, Barok yells "Eroll" as he retreats, causing the braver kobolds to burst forth again for another go.  A couple are cut down by random orc camp followers, but a handful get through and light up a few more supplies before fleeing for good into the forest.That's when the orc chieftain and a four of his right hand men charge towards Barok's voice and the rogue decides it's time to go.  Yelling to his kobolds to scatter, the scout finds that the enraged group of barbarians are quickly gaining on him.  The thief hears the crash of a large orc and the whistle of a blade behind him and tumbles forward in time to avoid being cut into two.  Instead, the side of the tree near his head explodes from the barbarian's sword swing, throwing wood chips into the night air.As the rogue retreats down the hill and back towards the town, five barbaric orcs on his heels, he suddenly realizes that he is in trouble...[/sblock]Nikolos, Ventus, and Danica[sblock]"Here they come again!"  Radnal yells out a warning as the orcs come at the interior barricades with strong force and better organization.  It's as if they are being led by barbarians with better experience than the last group, and you notice that older, more experienced orcs are now appearing in greater frequency.  A few dozen break through where some of the milita are unable to hold them back.It's Cal who rushes forward with some of Radnal's town guard under his command and plugs the hole, but the orcs that made it through either sneak into the administrative building where Alexander and Syra are or take the time to attack behind your lines.  Cal engages these also with the help of Ventus and a handful of men.  The Imperial and noble Dorinthian fight hard, but are eventually separated by the brutality of their conflict.  Ventus is able to hold back two orcs at once with his shield, but Cal goes down to a large and scarred barbarian.  As the muscular orc is about to drive his axe into the fallen noble, Baron Dorin rushes forward and swings his longbow like a club, splintering it against the barbarian's face and throwing off its aim.  With a roar, the orc attacks once more, mortally wounding the baron with a blow to the chest.  Cal screams in shock and drives his longsword upwards with two hands as he rises back up, impaling the large orc in the heart with such force that he actually lifts the dying enemy inches off the ground.With the threat halted for the time being, Nikolos and Cal rush to the dying baron's side in a futile attempt to save his life."Ah, son.  I see why you enjoyed riding so much with the men.  This... this made me feel alive... Still... I would ... would have preferred to... have seen my old garden... than war..."  With that, the mild-mannered baron closes his eyes and dies.A pitiful wail bursts forth from Cal's lungs, and the dryad's necklace begins to glow around his neck.  The wail is taken up by others, as they notice their baron has fallen.  Instead of falling to despair, however, you see a rage burning in the eyes of the Dorinthians around you.  It is all Radnal can do to hold them back from a tactical mistake in the midst of the battle.  As you watch Cal, however, you see his skin become like bark at the same time that the necklace begins to dim.  With his new protective hardened skin the noble picks up his blade and looks as if he is ready to go over the barricades by himself.  It is Ventus who first gains the courage to grab Cal before he does something foolish, magic protection or not.That's when Nikolos suddenly spots the fires that now erupt all over the suspected location of the orc camp on a hill to the north.  Absolute chaos has broken out in the enemy encampment and the attackers begin to slow down as all wonder what it means.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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