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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Breezly" data-source="post: 1325744" data-attributes="member: 12847">Post 012104 - The Battle on the Road, Rnd 2Combat Initiative:18 - Silestrea17 – Dain15 - Goblins14 - Fizzi14 – Aram12 – Orcs12 – Merchant Guard11 – Ogre10 – Knights in Silver8 - Willow7 – TsorenSilestrea quickly retrieves another bolt and sets it in the crossbow.  Taking aim at the goblins crouching in the rocks, she hopes to even the odds.  This time, the bolt flies true and hits the ragged creature in the shoulder knocking him down.  He does not seem to be making a move to get up."It will be a cold day in Hell when a goblin can hold its own in a fight with a dwarven prince!", Dain shouts as he brings his axes around in another attempt to defeat his pesky foe.  The goblin tries to bring up his spear to once again block the axe, but this time he is not fast enough.  Dain’s axe catches the goblin at the base of the neck and buries itself half way through to the other side.  The goblins head wavers before finally, the body falls, head barely attached.The two goblins in the rocks seem shaken, but stand their ground.  Seeing Silestrea on horse, they deem her the more fearsome foe.  Taking aim, both goblins return fire, hoping the rocks provide enough cover for them to regain the advantage.  The first arrow sails high and wide, but the second strikes true.  Silestrea is grazed by an arrow, leaving a nasty gash across her right arm (-3hp).  The two remaining goblins move away from Dain and the other combatants and take shelter on the opposite side of the ogre, hoping he lends some protection.  Their distraction at the turning tide of battle causes them both to miss on their attacks.Pulling a dagger from his vest, Fizzi spurs his dog forward to get a better shot at the goblins.  Seeing the first one fall, Fizzi decides to take a shot at the second goblin in line.  Your dog faithfully moves forward smoothly, to afford you a stable platform.  With incredible skill Fizzi launches the dagger and it buries itself up to the hilt in the goblins head.  Blood pours from its skull as the creature falls backward into the sole remaining goblin.Aram quickly moves up in support of Willow and Ivory, hoping to take advantage of the combined combat to sneak in a devastating blow.  The monk spins and completes a technically perfect reverse punch to the orcs neck, snapping ligaments and crushing his wind pipe.  The orc collapses in a heap instantly.The orcs, being hardier and more battle experienced, do not scare so easily.  Looking to take advantage of an exposed combatant, the orcs move in.  The orcs facing the merchant guard and the Knight prove deadly in their attacks as both fall to the orcish blows.  The final orc moves down to face the Knight beside Tsoren.  His axe sweep comes in low and hard catching the knight squarely in the ribs causing a grievous wound.  The Knight stands firm but he does not look good.The remaining two merchant guards move up in support of the wounded knight, but their attacks are feeble and miss wildly.The Ogre, now free of foes, steps forward to face his newest opponent, the deft Aram.  With a mighty swing the things huge club just barely misses Aram head and lands with a loud thump on the ground.  The stench of the creature is almost overwhelming.The wounded Knight in Silver tries to return the attack against the orc.  Blood is pouring from his wound.  This seems to affect the knight as his attack is easily blocked.  The Knight next to Aram now faces off against the Ogre.  With a swing of his sword, the knights attack looks to be true, but at the last minute the Ogre brings its club up to block.Willow, not wanting to swuare off against the ogre moves up against the Orc that is now moving in on your flank.  Without word, Ivory senses her thought and moves up with her.  Ivory once again catches an orc low and her bite digs in deep.  As if they have done this many times before, Willow quickly takes advantage and buries her sword in the creature’s neck causing the mortal wound.  Tsoren sees the goblins move quickly away from the combat, and the Ogre moving up against Aram and the Knight.  Wanting to get closer, but fearing exposing his flank, Tsoren tumbles behind the Orc and spins driving his dagger in at the base of the creatures skull.  The blade protrudes from the other side and a gurgling sound emanates from the creatures throat as the thing falls to the ground, quite instantly dead.The Knight in Silver with the wound looks at Tsoren with a knowing smile, then topples backward to the road.How do you proceed?OOC: I hope to update the map tonight, if it is not clear. /OOC</blockquote>

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