The creature Krusk attacks is well armored in rusty chain, not quite as tall as he is, and ugly as sin. He grins at Krusk defiantly, sliding his shield in front of him.... and is thus very, very surprised when Krusk's blow shatters the shield and slices right into the creature's chest. Bits of chain mail riccochet, gobbets of flesh splatter, and the creature is knocked backwards over the chasm from the force of the blow. It dangles there for just a second on the head of Krusk's axe, screaming in pain, before its flesh gives way with a wet sound and it falls. The scream cuts off abruptly.
The husky goblinoids with the spears glance at one another, at Krusk, at his axe, at the chasm, and at the plank bridge. One yells in goblinoid, "In the name of the Warlord, kick away the plank! Kick away the plank!"
OOC: 17 points of damage, anyone? Nice hit, Krusk! And you aren't even raging yet.