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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gambler1650" data-source="post: 3384778" data-attributes="member: 11033">Chapter 1 - Scene 1.7OOC Note: To simplify, I'm breaking up the battle into three areas, the North, Central and South.As the camp erupts with activity, most seem to have found their weapons and begin to move towards the Orcs.Round 1North: This Orc seems to be the closest, and Evarus moves through the tall grass in an attempt to get behind it.  Morthik, eschewing any subtlety, continues to move towards the same Orc, and its obvious the beast is focusing on the more immediate threat as it rushes forward, swinging a hand axe at the dwarf.  The attack misses as Morthik instinctually ducks the slash.   Arunae tosses the branch he cast a spell on, the branch now glowing brightly enough that when it lands between the northmost Orc and the one that Armigil is fighting, both can be seen more easily.  Additionally, it reveals another Orc coming around from the outcropping, crossbow nocked and looking for a target.Central: Armigil gets up from his crouch, drawing his short sword.  His opponent responds with another mighty hack with his vardatch, but again is off on his aim.  Keelosh is still a bit away, but probably will be able to attack in the next flurry of blows, and Danyd appears to be about to engage as well.  One of the elves moves from the camp, long bow being nocked and appearing ready to fire at the orc.South: Gac leaves the camp in much the same fashion as Evarus.  Quickly, but staying low.  Of course, he's closer to the ground, so disappears into the grass and out of sight.  Eliael and another elf appear to be moving towards the southernmost Orc.  Suddenly the sound of horses running comes to everyone's ears, and four shapes streak around to the south.  Beyond them comes the harsh sound of another Orc, and the twang of a crossbow bolt being shot.  No other sound comes, possibly indicating that whoever fired missed.Round 2North: The Orc standing nearer to the outcropping fires a bolt at Morthik, and the shot is true, puncturing the dwarf's armor near his shoulder.  The wound doesn't prevent Morthik's strike with his Urutuk hatchet from landing, cutting deep into the Orc he's engaged with, leaving a bleeding gash in his foe's side.  Evarus in the meantime has managed to successfully slip up behind the same Orc, and tries to swipe with his dagger, but the motion of the Orc as it tried to unsuccessfully evade Morthik's blow does allow it to unknowingly move away from the swipe, and Evarus hits only air.  Two elves nearer to the camp release arrows, one hitting the same Orc, and Arunae casts a spell with an almost vicious growl, certainly uncharacteristic for the otherwise soft spoken elf, and a yellow streak of light shoots from his hand to the beast.  Staggered, the Orc appears ready to fall.  A loud growl from the direction of the outcropping is followed by a fluid shape leaping from the pile of rocks at the Orc further back who had shot Morthik with a crossbow bolt.  The cat apparently had decided it had had enough of this.  The Orc goes down in a heap, screaming.  The screams soon stop.Central: This area ends up being nothing but a flurry of badly missed blows.  Armigil, Keelosh and Danyd all miss terribly with their sword, vardatch and short bow attacks.  The Orc returns the favor but swinging over Armigil's head.  What doesn't miss though is the second cat... the one that had disappeared from the outcropping, as it pounces from behind the Orc, taking it down and beginning to rend with claws and teeth.  It's over quickly and the animal raises its head, staring straight at Armigil.South: Eliael's voice is heard, a cry of pain as a bolt from the Orc she's facing off from a distance goes through her arm.  Her pain is echoed by the Orc, although more gutturally, when the elf that accompanied her sends an arrow into its thigh.  The Gnome is still nowhere to be seen.   Looking around, seeing two of its comrades down and another teetering on his feet as it faces Morthik, Evarus and three elves, the creature turns to flee.  Further off in the distance, the riders see the Orc in front of them bolt away.  It does little good, being run down and having its head removed by a strike from the lead rider.OOC Note (Positions after two rounds): As the situation has changed greatly, I'll request new actions from people.Morthik and Orc 1 (Northernmost) are locked in melee.  Orc 1 appears to have some of the glowing  yellow substance fired in the spell by Arunae still burning away at its throat.  Evarus is behind it and three elves, including Arunae are a distance away.  Orc 1 appears pretty much done.   One of the cats is finishing tearing the body of the Orc it killed about 50 feet away.  The second cat is standing over the body of the Orc that had been attacking Armigil and is now staring directly at the Dorn Wildlander.  Danyd and Keelosh are with him.  To the South, one of the Orcs (Orc 2) is fleeing from Eliael and the elf with her.  There are apparently horsemen further away to the south.  No one in the party is down although both Eliael and Morthik have been hit by crossbow bolts.Masozi, I will assume that you got off your horse before it engaged the orc still in the shadows to the south.  You can see the final orc running away from the Sarcosan riders before it dies to one of their swords.  You're closest to the Cat/Armigil/Keelosh/Danyd standoff and the Orc (2) running away from the battle.</blockquote>

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