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Remnants of the Horde-Flight from Aruth

Durgo roars at the elfies east of him but knows that to continue there is stupid. The Legions are decending on them from all directions, and he knows that to survive, he must reach his Captain.

The ogre charges north into the Knight, putting his full weight into the blow and hoping to drop his foe in a single swing. Too many elfies with too many bows, a lesson Ravarg had learned the hard way.

OOC: Last round, Durgo moved up 20', putting him in a direct line South of Captain Varn. This round, he moves up just east of Wekerak, likely drawing an AoO from the Knight, but putting him in Cleaving range to the Elves who he hopes to hit with the same swing (ie, cleave) as he passes by. Full PA + Charge Attack: +14 (2d6+43) (AC drops to 27)
 
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"We have no time for this, elf reinforcements approach." Grabing a pinch of mummy-dust from one of his many pouches. Valrack summons a ghostly illusion to frighten the nearby group of elves. (Valrack casts scare on the approaching elves to the NW)
 

Midnight Fang creeps to the edge of the Woods, spying the advancing Legionarres to the Northwest. She could see many more of them in the distance..half a hundred at a quick guess.
<You may snipe next round if you still wish>

Ferulen Deathwind spins and whirls a veritable Dervish of Death, striking Captain Varn with a trio of strikes, the first two cutting and stabbing the Hobgoblin deeply, the third disarming him, his falchion falling at the feet of the Elf.
Varn falls to his knees, holding his guts, spitting up through blood flecked teeth 'This is not over! I will eat your heart, Elf!'

The Weaponsmaster smiles back, 'I think not...you are already Dead, and I have other business to attend to.' as he looks to the sky even as a blurred form, masive and winged swoops down and catches him in it's talons, spiriting him up and away. An incredibly large and fast Falcon, the streaking animal an ever smaller speck in mere moments.

Varn crawls to his blade, clutching it in blood red hands, then falls to the ground, face-down in the soft green grass, now stained with the colors of carnage.

Valrack's spell goes off, causing many of the front ranks in the advancing Legion to falter, a fear-stricken look upon their face. Breaking ranks, despite their Commander's orders, 8 of the Legionarres flee back through the advancing group.


Wekerak stabs at the Knight three times, hitting him once with each of his daggers. The Knight, a gasp issuing forth from under his Helm, slumps sideways, dead in his saddle.
<35 HP damage, and Dead>.
Backpeddling Frostbite, the Worg Rider moves away from the Dire Boar and it's dead Rider.


The Boar, sensing it's Master's Death, plunges at Wekerak, biting and Goring at the Goblin,savaging him mightily.
<Following 5' step, attack at Wekerak,14HP to Damage>

Urfgak, seeing Varn fall rushes to his side, crouching at the Captain's side. Yelling at the Elemental in an unknown tongue, Urfgak direcs it against advancing Legionarres. The Earth Elemental lumbers off towards the advancing line of Elves.

The Legionarres assailing Wekerak attack, one scoring a hit against him. <4HP>
The other three Legionarres charge Kurg, 1 striking at the Gnoll, one scoring a telling blow.
<Conformed Crit for 17 HP>
One of these Legionarres steps a bit too close, allowing Hex to bite the clumsy Elf.The Elf, already damaged by Frostbite's Icy breath,dies.<7HP, killing him>


The Legionarres to the East charge, 8 going after Durgo, 1 stabbing him.< 11HP>
However, those not reaching him were unaware of his Reach , his hammer snaking out in an arc, smashing first one, then a second, then a third Elf, sending them flying like rag dolls.<Um...lot's of damage,Cleave and dead elfies>
The other six Elves from that group move Northwest hoping to assist their brethren there.

The sole remaining Legionarre fighting Bargo turns and runs, so mighty and fearsome is his appearance.
Elf Splitter takes him in the back, cutting him in two
<AofOp, Dead Elf>

The 3 remaining Hobgoblins all Charge the Dire Boar, 2 hitting it with solid strikes.
< 18HP>

The Centurion at the Woods edge reaches his hand up, while a Legionarre behind him puts the haft of a massive Greataxe in his hand. Grinning and intoning in Elven, the Centurion laughs 'I do believe that today we kill Ogre, Legionarres!'
The sound of shifting weapons in the Ranks as Axes are unlimbered from back harnesses strikes Bargo's mutilated ears, the elves realizing that their puny swords could not drop the Mighty Bargo.


Durgo lays about him, a devastating tornado of carnage.
When he is finished,6 Legionarres lie dead...
<Cleave/Great Cleave>

The Earth Shakes

Erupting from the Earth, great hulking shapes burst through the ground, opening massive holes. Blackish hued heads, mandibles and massive compound eyes stare out at the scene, a smaller set of eyes casting towards the Elves. The Legionarres near Bargo falter, Confused for the moment. A small figure calls from behind the Umber Hulk 'Ogre, come now!!! Legion Coming, Hundreds, Thousands!!!'

Farther north,directly east from Midnight Fang <and clearly visible to her> another Umber Hulk erupts, a Goblin strapped into a metal Howdah/Saddle upon it's back. The Goblin is dressed completly in carapaced armor that seems to be made from Umber Hulk Hide as well. This one yells to Durgo'Ogre, come! Many Legion! Ogres die this day! Come!!!'

A third Hole erupts near Kurg and the Hobgoblins, the Umber Hulk peering out and transfixing Elves with it's Gaze. most of them falling back. The Goblin upon the back of this Hulk yells

Come now! Many more Elves come, many more!'


Bargo moves North, jumping into the Hole, the Umber Hulk moving aside to allow the Half-Ogre in.

Kurg summons Yeenoghu's Grace, infusing himself with Healing Magic
<Cure Critical Wounds for 29HP>

At the Eastern Edge of the Clearing, massive Elvis Hounds break from the Woods, followed by the ululating cries od Wood Elves, spears and swords held high. Dozens begin streaming into the Glade with a triumphant Yell, theirnumbers seeming endless.

High in the Skies, streaking towards the Glade come the forms of a dozen large birds, Elven Firehawks, named for the flaming bombs that their riders cast at those on the ground below them.



*Actions?*
 
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As the red fog lifts on his vision, Bargo casts about for a general idea of the situation. As the rage goes, Bargo comes back to himself and feels the frozen dead skin burning on his body and all the numerous elf holes in him. He sees himself, Durgo, and lots and lots of elfies. Bargo is good, but near dead versus an army is something not even a troll would do. Well, maybe a troll.

Never one to do much thinking for himself he simply does as told and using his grossly disproportionate arms, easily lowers himself down into the broken earth, loping along the tunnels looking for allies, wondering what happened to all the troops of the morning.
 

Watching Varn sink into the earth, Durgo's unshakable morale faulters at last. Indeed, the elves were endless and their weapons too varied for him to understand. Even his formidable force was entirely torn asunder in less than a minute.

Stooping over to pick up his Captain's body (and if necessary, the sword as well), the loyal ogre makes his way over to the tunnel, gives one forlorn look over his shoulder at the battlefield, and follows.
 

Wekerak snarls as he gives one, last hungry look at the elf knight's body, but there is never any question of what he will do: you cannot feast if you are dead.

He spurs Frostbite away fromthe boar, then rides swiftly for the nearest umber hulk hole, bent low over his saddle as he does so.
 

Valrack steers Hex into the nearby hole, but not without casting one last spell. targeting the nearest living elf he conjures a sphere of swirling shadows around him and his companions. (Valrack casts darkness.)
 

Durgo easily gathers Varn in his arms, his sword as well...
Urfgak follows the ogre into the Hole, casting another Summoning, a Large Air Elemental, sending it off to harass the Legion, as the Earth Elemental is even now doing.
Valrack's Darkness hits an Elf, causing even more confusion amongst the ranks of the Legionarres.Then, he and Hex leap into the tunnel.

Thought he Boar tries to Gore Frostbite, Wekerak easily evades the maddened Beast's attack.

The Hobgoblins make fr the hole, but are cut down from arrows fired from the Elves just south of the hoe, as well a from the blades of those nearest the Boar.
 

As the others start to make their way to apparent safety, Sellanais leaps from her hiding spot and darts over as quickly as she can. Though at first unsure of what exactly what to do about Varn, she smiles in relief as the ogre picks up the body and carries it away with dog-like loyalty. Perhaps now she could confirm her suspicions of what manner of secret he was hiding...
 

Kurg gnashes his teeth in frustration, unable to retrieve the holy symbol of the dead follower of the weak god. He snarls a brief intonation as he ducks into the hole, letting Yeenoghu's wrath fall upon the body from a distance as an arc of dark force from the head of the flail strikes the body, causing it to twitch and convulse slightly in the saddle before Kurg dissappears into the earth.

OOC: One of three options for the final spell:
1. If Kurg saw a holy symbol other than the banner on the priest, he's casting Shatter at it to destroy it.
2. If he did not see a holy symbol other than the banner, and he can reverse the zero level Mend spell, he will do so, targetting the banner.
3. If neither of those options is available, he will cast Desecrate into the area, wanting to at least corrupt it.
After whichever action he takes, he's moving into the nearest hole.
 

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