Darwin makes his way towards the ramparts, intent on giving the archers something else to think about.
"It'll take more then that to get me down ye smelly dawgs. Come down and face me like a man if ye got balls for it." Krogar hollers, as he heals himself then gives the guy next to him a good smack, that goes wide.
Jamenas mutters. Could've gotten information
He runs over to Krogar. Muttering a quick prayer, he curses the cult that ruined his life.
His hands glow yellow, and as he lays them on Krogar, the clerics wounds knit together-at least a little bit.
Abu quickly moves to assist Krogar and while the burly dwarf misses with his staff, Abu uses that distraction to sink a knife into the man. He stumbles, and falls over.
"No! Please!"
Darwin seemingly finding grips in the wall's imperfections, hoists himself with great speed and moves to take on the ranged attackers.
Krogar is then assisted by Jamenas, and feels the warmth of healing move though his body.
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The man next to Darwin drops his crossbow and draws his sword
He starts to attack Darwin as the other's continue their assault on the others.
One arrow does to tear through Abu's arm, but the rest of the party manages to fend off the rest of the attacks.
It seems the party is pressing their advantage hard, and the victory is almost upon them...
Yet...something feels wrong...
Then you here them, almost imperceptible, but four humans have come from around the fort and are sprinitng towards you!
"you swing like a woman. and I don't mean that in a good way. your wrist is too rigid. Put some flexibility in it, like this"
"By Moradin's bleedin arse, don't those idiots know what to quit?" Krogar glares at the newcomers. "Abu, go help Darwin deal with those up there, we'll hold this batch off" Krogar declares.
He moves forward to give the human a good drubbing.
Abu looks at Krogar. "And how do you expect me to get onto that wall, Fly?"
Abu looks at the wall and tries to scale it.
Jamenas moves up and attacks the guard Krogar tried to give a good drubbing to.
Darwin's strike is parried successfully as is Krogar staff attack against the new opponants. Abu tries scaling the wall as everyone fights around him, but isn't able to get a clean enough grip and slides back to the ground. However, Jamenas is able to see a gap in the defense of Krogar's opponent, and draws blood.
The fleeing soldier tries crawling to safety (Abu gets an AoO). The archer's can't get a clear shot now that everyone so close to the gate entrance, so they holster their crossbows and draw their scimitars. The new combatants move and attack Jamenas and Krogar, and the one guy fighting Darwin is desperately hoping backup is coming.
It seems your party has fended off most of these attacks, but the pressure is on with 4 fresh new fighters bearing down on you.
While you are wielding a glaive, halberd, pike, or quarterstaff, other creatures provoke an opportunity attack from you when they enter your reach.
He then continues to give the guard Jammenas stabbed a good whack on the head.
He aims his backswing at another guards neck, but is parried.
"Nice parry! Way to keep your defenses" Darwin interrupts his own critique of the fight to deliver his attack, aiming for the man's nether bits.
"Ouch, that looks like it hurt!"
Abu slashes at the man, crawling away.
Then he turns back to the wall and tries to climb back up it once again.
Krogar lashes out with his staff, but is parried by the shell shield that the new knight-like opponents wield. However, he does manage to get one good hit in. It looks like these new guys are a bit tougher than the others and he still remains standing. Darwin attacks with a deft slash and sends his opponent screaming off the wall, he lands on the ground, the impact killing him. Abu viciously approaches the fleeing man and finishes the job. Afterwards, he takes another attempt at scaling the wall, but manages to get halfway up before a crumbling stone he gripped forces him to pause to stabilize his position.
The four remaining guards on top of the wall position themselves, one to attack Darwin, two to "greet" Abu when he actually reaches the top.
Darwin is attacked, and all the new combatants bring their sawlike swords down on Jamenas and Krogar.
The new fighters are every bit as vicious as they look, and the jagged nature of their swords and armor seem to dig in painfully when they make contact with your flesh.
Abu finally manages to get to the top (?) where he pauses for a breather.
Jamenas calls on the memory of what was taken from him, and what fate will befall those who took from him. His sword glows,and if you touched it, you wold feel an icy burn.
"We need to hold the line!" Krogar hollers as he heals himself and smashes his staff into the guy he whacked previously.
Darwin will stab the opponent that has presented himself. "Wooh now, you're swinging way too hard. We haven't made you mad now, have we?"
Darwin will continue his diatribe while swinging his blade.
Abu successfully manages to scale the wall, though he very nearly loses his grip again near the top. Jamenas calls upon his power, and with one final strike, he tears through the adversary that he and Krogar had been whittling down.
Krogar plants himself firm and after patching himself in the heat of battle, he jabs his stave into a vulnerable portion of armor of a new opponent. The enemy grimaces in pain, but he pushes past it as his training taught him.
Darwin's sword is as sharp as his tongue, and he deftly wounds his new opponent, who completely falls for Darwin's baiting and goes in swinging.
"F!&+ you!" the man screams in frustration.
Meanwhile on the ground level, Jamenas is facing the problem of being ganged up on as Abu is also "greeted" by the two men who were waiting for him.
"Such language! I should really have a chat with your mother the next time we're abed and find out where your lack of manners comes from, because it's clearly not from her."
Darwin continues his tirade and commentary, emphasizing points with his attacks.
"Come and get me if you have the balls." Krogar taunts the guard facing him as he tries to wallop him with his quarterstaff.
He also channels energy into the ailing Jamenas.
Not like the little guy pushing him around, Abu pulls out his shortsword and slashes at the foe.
It seems lady luck has finally turned from our heroes, as each swing, stab, or general attempt of an attack is easily parried, dodged, or blocked.
"We got'em now boys!" one of the new combatants hollers as he brings his sword to bear for another attack.
It seems the less armored members of your group are taking the brunt of the damage as Abu can't successfully fend off two blades on such a tight cliff to move on. Jamenas parries one blow with ease, but a sudden rush of an attack is unexpected and catches him off guard plunging the hilt of a sword deep into his shoulder.
Withdrawing his last sword, Abu swings again with his main one.
"On second thought, we don't got em boys!" shouts Darwin in obvious mocking of the person who shouted.
Jamenas draws from his faith, and his wounds knit close. He then slashes his sword into the nearest attacker.
Jamenas slides to the ground, blood leaking from every wound.
I'll withhold from posting the next round of enemy actions until we establish enough info for Krogar to make a decision.
Krogar calls upon the power of Moradin to heal the party.
Darwin is showing his mastery once more and down's another opponent, and hasn't even taken damage. His cocksure attitude is definitely pissing these guys off.
Abu, most likely rattled by the pain, swings wildly with his sword trying to catch his opponents unawares but misses completely. His blood is making his grip slick, and he almost loses his sword, but manages to hold on.
Jamenas almost succeeds in gutting the enemy, but a deft shield parries the blow and leaves him wide open for a counterattack!
Fortunately, Krogar calls down the influence of his divine being and blasts both Abu and Jamenas with divine healing energy. Some wounds close instantly as if your skin was zipping itself up, and bruises fade to healthy skin.
[ooc[Get back in there! Kick these cultists asses! or run away if you want, no pressure.[/ooc]
The first thing that happens is the original gate guard hops off the wall into the keep, and sprints inside, disappearing through a nearby door and out of sight.
"He's gone to get the others," one of the brutes attack Abu calls out. "Then, you're all f%@$ed!"
Man, Darwin must have it nice not being attacked and stabbed successfully, right?
Krogar continues to give the guy he hit earlier a good drubbing.
"Man, your dead friend makes it hard to come over and say hello." says Darwin as he stomps his way through the downed enemy in front of him.
"That's better. Now, let's see how your swordwork fares." Before the guard has a chance to respond, Darwin will try to run him through with his blade.
Finally fully armed, Abu slashes twice at the guy in front of him.
Krogar manages to do some more work but the ground party clearly has more potent enemies to fight, and though injured, the adversary does not fall yet.
Darwin does what he was trained for. After all, when he swings his sword people usually die. And so another man falls to his blade, collapsing on the ground and leaving only one man on the wall.
Sorry, actually no men since Abu takes the opportune moment that Darwin creates to bring his short sword puncturing the stomach of the last man on the wall. He gasps.
"You little s@~%!" he manages to say, his weapon dropped, and trying to reach the small gnome as if he had the strength in his arms to grab him. A couple seconds later, he slumps on the wall as well, dead.
Well...the wall enemies have been cleared, and the ground enemies haven't seemed to notice.
The remaining ground combatants press on, thinking they still have back up on the wall and can make short work of this dwarf and human on the ground.
Your enemies smile, as Krogar falters.
In battle they say, all you need is to make one fatal misstep. Krogar saw the sword stroke come down, and raised his shield to block, when the wielder twisted in midswing to cleave Jamenas’s shoulder. He never saw the other guard take advantage of his distraction to slip his blade underneath his shield.There was a sudden burst of pain from his midsection, and then he felt the strength leave him, and he tumbled onto the ground. Then there was only darkness.
"Well....Poop." says Darwin who then walks along the gate to make a flying tackle at the enemy who is closest to it.
Abu will run and jump off of the ledge and land behind the man on his downed friend. Swinging his sword at him once.
Jamenas slashes for Krogars killer.
He slashes again, aiming for a kill.
Darwin and Abu, finished with their business at the higher level, sprint into action to aid their comrades who have taken a large beating.
Darwin's blade sinks into a very surprised man, and as it twists in his wound he can tell the pain it illicits as it spreads on the man's face. Abu tries to deliver a blow, but a wild swing from the soldier forces him to fall back so to not put himself in danger. Jamenas releases two consecutive blows, and soon only two foes remain.
The two remaining men look at each other, nod, and turn to flee.
Abu looks at our cleric, "Can you do anything for our fallen friend?" he moves over to see if there is anything he can do.
Jamenas strikes out once, and the sword skips off his targets armor.
He kneels down to Krogar. Calling on his old background as a druid, he lays his hands on Krogar. A glowing light spreads out on Krogars wounds, healing him.
Krogar, life almost gone from his body, suddenly breathes a deep gasp as his eyes open. A quick healing spell with have that effect on most dying men.
The two men who fled have almost reached the crest of a hill you passed over to reach this fort. You could try and track/catch up to them but it would definitely take a while and some endurance.
Other than those two though, you have broken through the fort's first line of defense. Whether that was all the people stationed here or not....well, only one way to find out.
"I gotta say, I was against it at the beginning, but that was a nice little fight." says Darwin as he begins looting their bodies of valuables.
Krogar coughs as he levers himself slowly off the ground, wincing from the pain in his side."Last thing I remember was getting run through. Who pulled me back? My thanks."
He picks himself up to his feet and gives Darwin a blistering glare. "I nearly died and you're saying it was a nice fight?"
"What we should do is to retreat someplace. I can fix most of this," He gestures at Abu, Jamenas and himself who are covered with blood."But I need to be uninterrupted. "