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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Breezly" data-source="post: 1331612" data-attributes="member: 12847">Post 012404 - The Battle on the Road, Rnd 4Combat Initiative:18 - Silestrea17 – Dain15 - Goblins14 - Fizzi14 – Aram12 – Orcs12 – Merchant Guard11 – Ogre10 – Knights in Silver8 - Willow7 – TsorenSilestrea moves in behind the combat and begins to tear ribbons from the Weave.  The air shimmers round her hand as she connects with the source of all magic on Faerun.  Concentrating on the orc in front of her, she directs the magic of the weave to daze the orc.  The magic forms around the orc and the creature’s eyes seem to go blank.   For the moment, it seems as if the orc is unaware of where he is.Dain, angrily pulls his axe from the dirt of the road.  A look of pure concentration overcomes the dwarf as he brings his axe blade down on the ogre.  This time, aiming for the midsection, the axe comes in a downward arc.  Luck is not with Dain as the blade catches the ogres belt and does no damage.Fizzi continues to move around the back of the battle.  Seeing the orc temporarily dazed, he retrieves a dart and launches it at the back of creature.  Fizzi’s aim is true and the dart buries into the upper shoulder of the orc.  The creature bellows in anger, turning slightly to see Fizzi.Aram, sensing his immediate danger, presses the attack on the ogre, hoping to do what he can to end this battle quickly.  The longer it lasts, the more deadly it gets.  Aram follows up his previous attack with a spinning elbow to the jaw.  Once again, the monks superior training pays off as his elbow connects solidly.  The orc seems a bit lost not quite sure what to do.The merchant guard senses victory and his actions back up the thought as he drives his spear into the throat of the orc.  It falls backward onto the muddy road.The ogre, having been struck twice by Aram, no sees the monk as more of a problem.  With a low roar he brings his club down in an attempt to end the threat of this pest.  The attack is obvious to Aram and he easily side-steps the attack and the club pounds harmlessly on the road.Willow spins to the left to get into flanking position on the ogre and she swings her blade at the ogre’s exposed shoulder.  Her blade cuts through the hide of the ogre armor deep into the upper arm.  Blood spurts from the wound and the ogre wavers on his feet.  A grievous wound.Tsoren pulls his dagger from the ogre’s back and looks to shout at the merchant guard, but he is already grinning, his spear in the dead orc’s throat.  Tsoren, having almost free reign behind the orc, is covered a bit in the blood pouring from the wound Willow delivered.  This time, he will not fail.  Tsoren drives his dagger deep into the kidney of the ogre, the creature bellowing in pain and reaches back feebly to the wound.  His hand never makes it to his back as he turns slightly and falls dead in a heap on the road at your feet.With a quick look around you see other merchant guards trying to retrieve the horses and carts that are scattering off the road.  Besides the carts that are near you, there are about 7 others scattering about.  Merchants are moving about the horses and others still are running screaming from the battle.  The field is littered with dead orcs, goblins, merchant guards and what you count as 5 Knights in Silver.  The merchants that do look your way seem to have fear in their eyes.  The barbarian elf spurs her horse over the rise behind you and has a look that is a mix between awe and horror on her face.What do you do?</blockquote>

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