Middle Earth [TA 2997]: The Phantom of the Northern Marches

[Inez Hull]

Valandil cuts under the guard of another orc with his glowing blade, felling it, and then stabs his shortsword into the thigh of another he is facing. The orc howls with pain and disengages, clutching the wound and staggering. The orc struggling with Grey is borne to the ground and staggers up slashing out pitifully at the wolf, leaving one lone orc now fighting Valandil and the Dunedain’s defences are all but impenetrable to the orcs’ brutish hacks.

Antroine shakes his head, trying to clear the fog of pain and pipeweed. He focuses his defence and is easily up to the task of fending the attacks of the orcs fighting him. His fencing tutor would likely find his classic fencing posture towards the crude warriors amusing and clap heartily as Antroine scores a riposte to one of the attacks, slashing deeply across the orcs forearm.

Arathorn picks out another orc target but is twice denied a killing shot as the orc darts suddenly in reaction to it’s combat with Antroine [Precise Shot might be worth investing in!]

As the Troll swings its attention to Breor, Belegon grunts at the pain in his shoulder and brings his greatsword hacking into its side and feels the blade bite through its stony hide. The blow seems to momentarily distract the creature, leaving Breor an opportunity to dive aside from its wild swipe. He rolls to his feet and attacks at the Troll’s flank, his longsword clanging off ineffectually but the tip of his shortsword penetrates into the beasts hip.

 

[rangerjohn]

OOC:Already planned, thats why I specified orcs not in melee in my first post. I didn't realize that all remaining orcs were engaged in melee.

IC:Arathorn shoulders his bow and moves to flank the troll with his longsword, not wishing to endanger his allies.

OOC:I realize it will take him a round or two to actually engage.

 

[Festy_Dog]

Antroine Gildraegh, AC 19, attack +4, dmg d6+1, 1/21hp

Antroine continues his defensive, trying to finish off the orc he's in combat with.

 

[Manzanita]

Valandil

"Ho! Victory will be ours! Join your foul bretheren in death, orc!"

Valandil moves in for the kill on the last orc.

 

[ferretguy]

Weaving and bobbing, Breor continues to attack any openings in the Trolls defence.

 

[Inez Hull]

Valandil sees Antroine outnumbered and struggling nearby and sensing the victory attempts to quickly finish the lone orc facing him with a rain of powerful blows. However in his hurry to dispatch the foe his strikes are poorly aimed and the orc weathers the storm of blows and then chops back at Valandil catching him with a slashing blow from his cleaver [10 damage].

Antroine continues to keep the orcs attacking him at bay and finishes the flagging orc he wounded earlier with an efficient thrust to the belly.

Arathorn drops his bow a runs towards the melee with the Troll, drawing his blade and cautiously stepping inside the range of its powerful club.

Belegon’s blow has once more drawn the attention of the Troll, but this time he is ready and steps aside turning the force of the blow into the ground, overbalancing the Troll. He then steps inside its guard and deals a powerful slash across its chest, obviously paining it [critical hit]. Breor tries to take advantage of the Trolls obvious distraction but cannot penetrate the creatures hide with his blades.

Breor’s wolf companion snaps once more at the orc facing it and bears it to the ground before pouncing and ripping out its throat.

 

[Festy_Dog]

Antroine Gildraegh, AC 19, attack +4, dmg d6+1, 1/21hp

Antroine will move onto the next orc if any are left, but otherwise will move to flank the troll and strike it where it would do most harm.

 

[rangerjohn]

Seeing the troll still occupied with his ally Arathorn looks for an opening in his flank. When he finds one he lashes out with his longsword.

 

[ferretguy]

Noting the obvious pain the Troll experianced from the blow by Belegon, Breor yells "Excellent blow my Friend....soon this fell beast will fall and then we will deal with its kin!". He continues to look for weak spots in the Trolls defences...

 

[Inez Hull]

Valandil draws on reserves of calm and coldly finishes the orc facing him, then turns towards where the wounded Antroine is holding off his two orcs. He darts over, interrupting the attempts of the orcs to outflank Antroine, who in turn holds his defences steady but cannot score a hit against either orc. One of the orcs turns and flees but neither Valandil or Antroine capitalise on the opportunity. Grey however, bounds after the orc and catches it around the ankle in a toothy grip, bringing it down with a terrified screech.

Arathorn slides a lunging stab through the Troll’s hide and Belegon once more hacks into it with his mighty blade and has the satisfaction of seeing black blood welling in the wounds. Breor fends aside a powerful but poorly aimed strike from the obviously flagging Troll but cannot strike in return.


next round….


Valandil and Antroine flank and easily cut down the lone remaining orc, then look over to the still raging battle against the Troll to see their companion surround and bring down the fell creature with a rain of mighty blows.

The momentary quiet of the battlefield is split by the dying screams of the fled orc before Grey closes her fangs around it’s throat.