Corda decided to give Skaar a bit more of an edge. Taking a quick deep breathe, she said, "Hhako u Khokmhanrh."
The struck skeleton swings at Skaar.
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The shambling bones move up and continue their assault, attempting to maintain their tactical advantage.
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The skeletons continue to wear down the orc with a few attacks.
Round 3: Mythical Skeletons, Corda, Skaar
Skaar grunts as more of the skeleton's attacks score his thick hide causing thin lines of blood to trickle down his rippling torso.
The big orc roars as Corda's spell boils his blood causing the massive slabs of sinew in his arms to swell with additional power when he strikes again.
Surging with superhuman power, the hulking greenskin moves as a blur as he steps over and strikes again.
Skaar smashes another of the skeletons to bits, the one to his side having only a moment to retaliate before being smashed as well.
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The remaining skeleton continues to attack the orc.
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Round 4: Mythic Skeleton, Corda, Skaar
Skaar whips his mace overhead and tries to finish the last skeleton.
Skaar finishes the last skeleton with a resounding blow.
Skaar grips his mace tightly and grunts like an animal after the last foe falls. The boiling blood continues to thunder in his veins.
"Is it... over?" he growls.
Floating down from above, Corda looks at Skaar's wounds. "My love, are you hurt badly?" Not waiting for an answer, she put her hands on his chest. "Tomha'g guunrakk gagg."
Skaar's breathing slows as his blood cools and his wounds mend.
"My people's language, ya speak it better than I do", he says. "You sure you don't got a little orc in you?"
"As far as I know, not a drop. But I had a good teacher." As if on cue, Talia landed on Corda's shoulder.
"I'll just have to fix that then", he adds with a barking laugh and a meaty swat on her rear.
"Let's look around. Those deadmen musta been guarding somethin'"
As the sun begins to set, Skaar finds nothing among the littered bones. Perhaps this was merely a trap for the unwary.
"Let's do so more explorin' while we got light", Skaar says while subconsciously gripping Hanely's mace and wishing for succor.
Heading up to the T and then north. Along the way, Skaar looks for any debris that will make good fodder for a campfire.
As you proceed through the labyrinth, you find pieces of old barrels that would probably work well as firewood. The north passage leads to the largest chamber you have encountered so far in this maze. Exits to the east and west are barred by great iron gates.
Skaar studies the gates and then the room in general.
Skaar returns to the T and heads east.
Heading to the east, you find a passage leading south and another north.
Heading north, you enter another large chamber, this one occupied by a minotaur. The bones of other minotaurs lie strewn about him. "Ха, един нарушител!"
The creature stands to its full-height and wrenches a greataxe from the ground near him.
Initiative:
Round 1: Skaar, Corda, Minotaur
"The minotaur!" Skaar growls.
Once again surging with incredible power, the hulking orc rushes the bullman and throws a solid hook.
With his opponent reeling, Skaar lunges for its horns.
While Skaar kept the bull busy, Corda put her hand in the middle of her chest and starting chanting in Ancient Orc.
As Skaar rushes the minotaur, the beast brings its greataxe about to attack the oncoming orc.
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Corda begins her chant after Skaar gives the minotaur a solid wallop to the side of its head. The minotaur attempts to break free to the orc's grasp.
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Round 2: Skaar, Corda, Minotaur
Skaar grunts as the minotaur's brutal weapon is buried deep in his side but secures his grip all the same.
With a roar, the hulking orc flexes and brings his arms in tighter, pinning the minotaur in place.
Haste x3
Ki x1
Mythic Power x2
Skaar prevents the minotaur from moving and Corda's water elemental appears before her.
When the Elemental appears, Corda says, "Ettefb tro Vajiteul."
Moving up behind the Orc, she said, "Tomha'g guunrakk gagg."
Corda touches Skaar and heals some of his wounds. The minotaur again tries to break the grip of the orc.
The minotaur manages to flex its muscles and shake Skaar off.
Round 3: Skaar, Corda (plus attack from the water elemental from Round 2), Minotaur
Impressed by the bull's strength, Skaar lunges again from another angle.
"Come on then", he taunts. "Fight me like a man."
The Elemental swung at the Minotaur with all of it's might.
And again.....
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Corda decided to stay out of Skaar's way. She pulled her wand and touched him with it.
The elemental beats upon the beast and Skaar reasserts his power over the minotaur, who attempts to reverse the grapple.
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Round 4: Skaar, Corda, Minotaur
Skaar’s massive frame flexes as he match’s the minotaur’s might. He cinches an arm under the bull’s torso and squeezes his furry ribcage and back with titanic force.
While the Elemental continued its assault......
Corda administered another dose of healing.
The minotaur roars in pain as Skaar crushes it in his arms. The water elemental does not seem to be able to hit the thrashing beast. The minotaur attempts on more time to reverse the hold on it.
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Round 5: Skaar, Corda, Minotaur
With unyielding strength, Skaar continues to crush the bull in his mighty arms.
The minotaur collapses, bellowing out a mighty roar as its organs are crushed, its ribs serving as an iron maiden. Surprisingly, this final roar is returned from somewhere else in the labyrinth, more savage and bestial than the one let loose by foe Skaar just defeated. Within seconds, you hear the sound of iron being pounded on.
Skaar drops his broken opponent and catches his breath only to look with surprise to Corda.
"There's more than one of these things?"