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Tuzak swipes at the archer as it draws down upon him, his claws scratching the hardened leather cuirass covering his side but not penetrating. The arrow sinks into the sloth, it's pain and anger both subsiding as it slips towards unconsciousness.
Dundin puts his wand away as he moves toward any orcs outside the tower.
Dundin can make out that figures are moving in the distance beyond the fires, a pair heading slowly in the direction of the tower and your band of defenders.
Within the tower, orc warrior 6 steps back, up and away from Tuzak, unsure if the sloth is truly dead while drawing another arrow to fend off any rush to reach his master above.
Initiatives
First Group: Adir, Delia, Jace, Songan, Orc Drummer
Second Group: Dundin, Groin, Leira, Tuzak, Orc Warriors 6, Unknown Orcs
Staggered None
Petrus 7 HP damage taken
Groin at 12 of 28 HP remaining
Raging Song rounds 6
is up, 36 hour timer counting
Round 8
Delia rushes into the tower just in time to hear Tuzak's pitiful choking gasps. She glances upward to see the orc archer drawing another arrow from its quiver, she draws one of her own and aims up the tower shaft towards her enemy! Unfortunately her aim is off and the arrow simply streaks up the open tower and bounces off the stone steps. "We need to hurry and deal with this! More orcs are amassing beyond the fires..." She looks to Jace, who appears ready to rush up the stairs to avenge his fallen friend Tuzak. "Down, boy." The warcat takes one more glance up towards the orc archer, letting out a terrible roar before walking back towards Delia.
Animal Focus - 3/10
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Adir, panicked, rushes to Tuzak's side to heal his buddy.
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Adir moves up closer to Tuzak, healing the wounded sloth and glaring menacingly at the orc archer.
Delia's arrow clips the support timbers for the stairwell and deflects away from the archer, cursing slightly under her breath as she keeps Jace by her side.
Songan rushes into the tower doorway, taking in the scene of the wounded sloth, angry druid, and perturbed hunter all facing a smug, overly confident archer.
Higher overhead, the orcish drummer pokes his head above the open trapdoor to the stairs, checking the situation. He spies Adir upon the stairs, and barks out what might only be construed as some form of orcish lullaby. Sleep The drummer then proceeds to continue his drumming, though he moves back from the opening, his song seeming to loose some of it's vigor and drive.
A soft haze flashes over Adir's mind as he seems to get strangely tired. His weapons become heavy, his armor pulling him to the floor, his thoughts of Tuzak slipping away, sliping away like Tuzak's life. Tuzak's life, his wounds, his life slipping away. Rage wells up within the goliath druid, anger at what has befallen his friend. Screaming out in frustration, Adir jerks awake roughly, staring daggers at the drummer above, his thoughts again back to the matters at hand. Adir mumbles at the drummer, You are going to die.
Groin rushes up the steps after Adir, grabbing his handaxe from where it lodged in a riser. He hastily throws it at the archer, trying to drive it back from Tuzak, , the blade striking the bowman in the left thigh for , the strike nearly staggering the orc with it's sudden, painful precision.
Meanwhile, at the barricades defending the gates to Lower Trunau, a lone old man holds the line against yet another rush of orcish attackers. Bodies of men, women, and orcs alike litter the grounds, the lowered portcullis and doors barely standing against the heavy thuds smashing against them from the other side.
A fresh faced and eager militiaman arrives to see the battle, noticing to the north a larger orc dragging a white haired victim into an alley, the victim strangely silent as he implores Brampton for help with his eyes.
Initiatives
First Group: Adir, Delia, Jace, Songan, Orc Drummer
Second Group: Brampton, Dundin, Groin, Leira, Tuzak, Old Man, Orc Warriors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Staggered None
Petrus 7 HP damage taken
Groin at 12 of 28 HP remaining
Raging Song rounds 7
is up, 36 hour timer counting
A young man wearing the tabard of the militia appears out of the smoke and scans the area. Seeing the orc drag off the victim he knows that he has to help.
He runs by the old guardsman yelling, "I'll be right back sir!"
Dundin runs to the barricade.
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Leira keeps concentrating on her detect magic spell and tries to uncover what the items in front exactly are.
The girl most probably picks up the cloak next even if she does probably not know what it is and how it works.
She looks a moment towards Dundin as he runs to the barricade, worried she might make it late.
Brampton runs up along the barricade, his rush ending alongside the end nearest to the approaching orcs.
Dundin attempts to rush to the barricade, braking short after he encounters two orcs approaching the tower.
Leira finds the stress of the situation weighing upon her mind, distracting her from being able to separate the magical energies flowing around the items. She recalls her mother's wand is a wand of acid splash, with roughly half it's charges remaining. The potion held on Urnsul's belt sheds a faint glamer aura.
Initiatives
First Group: Adir, Delia, Jace, Songan, Orc Drummer
Second Group: Brampton, Dundin, Groin, Leira, Tuzak, Old Man, Orc Warriors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Staggered None
Petrus 7 HP damage taken
Groin at 12 of 28 HP remaining
Raging Song rounds 7
is up, 22 hours remaining
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Tuzak moves forward toward the archer, but assumes a defensive posture.
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Tuzak rises up on wobbly legs cautiously, trying to press the attack on the dangerous archer as his master commands him.
Seeing Brampton rushing along the barricade with his polearm, the old man likewise charges the orcs, his battle cry For Rodrik and Trunau ringing over the area. He wields a , landing a solid blow upon Orc Warrior 3 for , Staggering the orc with it's intensity as a large chunk of the orc's left shoulder and arm are carved from it's body.
Orc Archer 6 looks down at Tuzak with a sneer, drawing back his bow for a killing shot, , only to have the tough sloth shift his bristling fur aside, the shaft snapping as it strikes the tower wall.
Orc Warrior 1 holds up as he sees Dundin coming around the corner of the building. With the space allotted him by this, he grabs a set of bolas of his belt and quickly spin-tosses them at the Dwarf, successfully striking him around the leg for but the fails as the dwarf is larger than anticipated, the bola only wrapping around the right leg.
Orc Warrior 2 steps up next to his comrade and throws a at Dundin, the flickering flames and smoke making his accuracy horrible. The javelin flies past Dundin, strikes along the house wall, and is deflected away into the dirt somewhere behind Leira.
Orc Warrior 3, reeling from the blow he received, attempts to strike back at the old man with his but the heavy blade is too much to handle due to the immense pain.
Orc Warrior 4 takes a side step, attempting to flank the old man and keep away from the polearmed younger warrior. He swings a as well, this one landing a solid blow against the middle aged man's unprotected right flank for . The man takes the blow with a grunt of pain, looking past at the younger warrior, Don't take long boy, we must hold the line here.
Orc Warrior 5, realizing someone is rushing to stop his fun, angrily shoves the white haired mute to the ground, then in a vicious swing brings his greataxe down in a savage, powerful blow for , the ancient looking elf collapsing from the strike. Cost me me fun, now you be fun the orc growls as he turns to face Brampton, his grisly work bleeding out behind him.
Initiatives
First Group: Adir, Delia, Jace, Songan, Orc Drummer
Second Group: Brampton, Dundin, Groin, Leira, Tuzak, Old Man, Orc Warriors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Staggered 3,
Petrus 7 HP damage taken
Groin at 12 of 28 HP remaining
Raging Song rounds 7
is up, 36 hour timer counting
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Songan frowns momentarily when he comes to the others, realizing the impossibility of getting into any kind of melee range with their foes given the number of allies between he and them. Momentarily setting his sword to the side, taking only enough care that it didn't simply clatter to the ground, he again takes up his bow, nocking an arrow to the string and, in the space of a moment, sending a prayer heavenward to Desna. The sense of good fortune he'd had in moments before was passed now, leaving him with only his own skill to try and attempt this difficult shot.
Leira picked up the wand last turn and yes, this one the cloak.
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Adir infuses Tuzak with another dose of healing magic.
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Songan's arrow flies straight and true, striking the archer just below the ribcade, burying itself in his side. The orc falls back against the tower wall, Staggered, his breathes soon coming in wet, gurgling wheezes, traces of blood beginning to drip from his lips and porcine nose. The bard realizes too late if he had but mounted a few steps, he would have been at an ideal range, but then perhaps Desna would have been more fickle in offering up her support.
Tuzak seems to bolster a bit at the additional healing offered by Adir, on his paws once more and eyeing the wounded archer warily. The beast seems ready to rush forwards and strike, awaiting only the word from his friend, his companion, his master.
Initiatives
First Group: Adir, Delia, Jace, Songan, Orc Drummer
Second Group: Brampton, Dundin, Groin, Leira, Tuzak, Old Man, Orc Warriors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Staggered 3,
Petrus 7 HP damage taken
Groin at 12 of 28 HP remaining
Raging Song rounds 7
is up, 24 hours remaining
Dundin realizes maintaining distance was a mistake, as the orcs are not the brutal chargers he thought they were.
He swings his huge axe at the one that threw the javelin as he closes to five feet of the other.
Dundin shouts: "Leira, are you gonna help!!"
Round 9
Delia draws another arrow from her quiver and takes aim at the orc archer once more after Songan feathers the monster. She lets her arrow fly, hoping beyond hope to take down her enemy so that the way would be clear from the drummer. She then hears shouts coming from outside the tower, unsure as whose voice it might be; however, she was of no more use inside the narrow confines of the tower. "I'm going to find the others! Take out that drummer!" Delia then rushes out of the tower, with Jace following on her heels.
Animal Focus - 2/10
Dundin steps up and smashes the javelin thrower with a strike that leaves the orc Staggered on death's door. The other orc snarls in anger, tinged with a slight bit of fear.
Delia, pressed by the continuous call of more attackers, focuses her frustration into a deft arrow strike, nearly splitting Songan's arrow with her own. The second arrow is enough to cause the orcish archer to stumble forward, losing his balance upon the stairs and falling over the side, dropping nearly forty feet or so to thump heavily into the flagstone covered floor. A few of the stones crack under the impact, as do many of the creature's finer bones. A pool of blood starting creeping out from beneath the body.
As she and Jace turn to leave the others and the tower, the warcat gives a small roar to Tuzak, letting the sloth know to be more careful and keep an eye on their pridemates.
Above the tower the drumbeat stops. There is a moment of low guttural chanting, and then silence once more. A small splash of smelly, rancid grease washes over the open hatch above, dripping onto the last few steps, coating everything in an oily mess and laying thick and gooey around the roof entrance.
Initiatives
First Group: Adir, Delia, Jace, Songan, Orc Drummer
Second Group: Brampton, Dundin, Groin, Leira, Tuzak, Old Man, Orc Warriors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Staggered 2, 3,
Petrus 7 HP damage taken
Groin at 12 of 28 HP remaining
Raging Song rounds 7
is up, 36 hour timer counting
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Reinvigorated, and at Adir's urging, Tuzak begins to make his way up, but is unable to navigate the greasy surface, though his four-footedness keeps him from falling, his front claws latching onto the hatch door.
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Leira picks up the masterwork warhammer, then moves to the other corpse and takes the belt with the three potions.
Tuzak catches himself as the grease causes his paws to slip from the top step. The sloth stops himself before his chin slams into the stonework, though not before soliciting a guttural chuckle from the drummer.
Groin delays until after Adir acts next round, as he cannot squeeze past the enlarged druid on the stairs.
Leira needs to move ten feet before reaching Vorom, so she has no time to remove Vorom's belt. She merely visually locates the belt and kneels next to, readying herself to spent the next ten seconds removing the belt with the three potions.
She gives a rage look at the dying half-orc, spiting at him at the face.
Brampton pulls out a potion and drinks it.
Brampton quaffs down his potion without interruption.
The older militiaman sidesteps back to prevent himself being flanked and cuts a large swath with his at Orc Warrior 4, the blade catching the mongrel off-guard and causing a large part of his entrails to be exposed to the nighttime air, a jagged gash ripped across his midsection, Staggering the orc.
Orc Warrior 1 thrusts a rusty looking at Dundin, but the prepared dwarf easily bats it aside.
Orc Warrior 2 likewise attempts to stab Dundin with his , scoring a jab even as it collapses to the ground, it's wounds sapping the last of it's life from it. The orc dies with a grin as it's blade does by a gouging puncture to the large dwarf's thigh.
Orc Warrior 3 stumbles closer to the older warrior and swings it's , , but loses it's grip as it grimaces in pain, the heavy double bladed weapon tumbling free to the ground.
Orc Warrior 4, angered and in shock from it's wounding, swings a heavy two handed chop with it's , catching the old soldier in the upper arm for , age and poor habits of recent leaving the man winded, bleeding, and ill prepared to carry the fight much longer alone.
Orc Warrior 5, seeing his foe stopping to grow larger, laughs out loud, kicking the dying elven druid laying at his feet, who wheezes weakly. He be fraid, no fight Bronk like manling. Bronk
Brampton realizes nearly too late the orc's victim is in fact Silvermane, the ancient elf who tends Trunau's water supply via the Hopespring. His death will sorely hurt the town, both for it's basic needs but as well the morale of it's people.
The orc smacks his great axe against his chest, signaling his readiness to battle the young soldier. Total Defense
Initiatives
First Group: Adir, Delia, Groin, Jace, Songan, Orc Drummer
Second Group: Brampton, Dundin, Leira, Tuzak, Old Man, Orc Warriors 1, 3, 4, 5
Staggered 3, 4
Petrus 7 HP damage taken
Groin at 12 of 28 HP remaining
Raging Song rounds 7
is up, 36 hour timer counting
Round 10
elia continues running towards the fire, skirting along the northern section of flames. Jace stays right on her heels as they run!
Animal Focus - 1/10
From the rooftop, strange guttural casting can be faintly heard, a short chant of some kind. Tuzak is struck by some form of ultrasonic attack, the sloth shaking his head, his paws rising up as if to cover his ears. The move protected the great beast somewhat, though a small line of blood can be seen oozing from his ears, having taken from the sounds.
Initiatives
First Group: Adir, Delia, Groin, Jace, Songan, Orc Drummer
Second Group: Brampton, Dundin, Leira, Tuzak, Old Man, Orc Warriors 1, 3, 4, 5
Staggered 3, 4
Petrus 7 HP damage taken
Groin at 12 of 28 HP remaining
Raging Song rounds 7
is up, 36 hour timer counting
Plus, Leira knows equipment is the base for his non-caster companions to succeed once the challenges escalate (how well equipment is counted inside the CR system and WBL for the little fun it is to deal with), and due to her interest in magic items she took the responsibility of the team to order all the equipment found and hold the party well equipped.
Leira unfastens Vorom's belt, pass her arm through the half-orc's back, and carefully pulls from it retrieving the object with the 3 potions.
Dundin Round 10
Dundin attacks the last orc on him. He feels the two wounds, but fights on, gritting his teeth.
Brampton reaches over the barricade in an attempt to help his fellow militiaman.
With a solid hit he follows through to jab the second orc.
He then points his bloody weapon at Bronk and screams, RUN LITTLE ORCLING!
Dundin, angry at the stream of orcs flooding across Trunau, steps up and swings a hard, forceful blow at the clumsy orc before him. The arc nearly takes the warrior's head, leaving only a narrow stretch of muscle, bone, and throat remaining, pumping blood out upon the orc and earth beneath him, Staggering him as his eyes seem to lose focus.
Brampton spins his polearm through a few strong and deft positions, the long point puncturing the life out of both orcs accosting his fellow militiaman. The younger warrior is distracted but a moment when he realizes the man is Omast Frum , a sergeant who was very close to the fallen captain Rodrik Grath. Brampton had heard rumors the man had fallen into the bottle again, but the soldier before him looked well squared away and determined, if somewhat wounded from his battles today.
Turning back to Bronk, the orc seems slightly impressed with the militiaman's skills, but not enough to break and run from the fight. He holds his ground, staying close to his dying prisoner, ready to strike should Brampton rush him.
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Finally, Tuzak manages to climb up on to the top of the tower, hoping to end the threat of the drummer, but also trying to leave room for Adir to follow.
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Tuzak had enough momentum left sliding across the grease that he was able to push up and strike at the orc drummer. The mighty sloth swipes out with a for , more to harry the orc and force it to consider it's stand, alone atop the tower and facing an approaching cadre of town defenders.
Omast nods his thanks to Brampton, then turns his eyes towards the last orc and his dying victim. He stabs his heavy sword point down into the dirt and unslings a heavy crossbow from his back. Be wary, watch his right leg, shifts before he swings.
Orc Warrior 1, acting more on instinct than thought, swings it's heavy at Dundin, the blade connecting for even as the action tears more skin free of it's half-cloven neck, the sight grotesque and abhorrent, the head now lopsidedly hanging across the orc's shoulder, still frothing and attempting to mumble some orcish obscenities it's dying mind cannot recall.
Orc Warrior 5 steps a few feet away from Silvermane, getting itself a little room to move, watching the larger Brampton carefully. Fight good, Grenseldek pay good, fight for queen.
Initiatives
First Group: Adir, Delia, Groin, Jace, Songan, Orc Drummer
Second Group: Brampton, Dundin, Leira, Tuzak, Old Man, Orc Warriors 1, 5
Staggered 1,
Petrus 7 HP damage taken
Groin at 12 of 28 HP remaining
Raging Song rounds 7
is up, 36 hour timer counting