Crom takes a 5' step and attempts to cleave the orcs in front of him.
If that hit ...
; cleave attack
Visible now, Glorik cries out as he is hit handedly, and winces. Hefting his maces, he swings them again, trying to brain his attacker.
Omast and other dwarves miss. Glorik and Crom each take an orc down. The swing in desperation before falling.
The four orcs miss Omast, and he cleaves two of them, leaving them bleeding. The orcs swing at dwarves, but three miss. One hits Belir through his armor.
The battle looks under control. As the orcs have dwindled in number. The horn signaling the next wave is heard!!
Dwarves up
Dolgrym continues to attack the orcs trying to get them down before the next wave comes in.
Crom takes a 5' step and cleaves the orcs in front of him.
Crom cleaves two orcs, Dolgrym wounds one lightly, the other dwarves miss.
A large lizard guided by a tamer come in with four heavily armored orcs in front. The orcs do not charge, but move part of the way to the dwarven line.
Omast wipes blood off his face.
"This is their elite. They don't got any better."
Glorik dodges a great axe swing from one of the last of the previous wave.
Dwarves up
Glorik grins as his enemy misses with his attack, and he swings both maces in a wide arc, aiming for either side of the orc's rib cage.
Seeing the orcs not advancing over the logs, Dolgrym tries to take out the orcs with the logs.
Crom steps forward and hammers the nearest orc (if he can attack over the logs).
"Can anyone give Tam some healing?"
Dolgrym pulls out the wand of cure light wounds and taps Tamxander with it.
"Ooof... I need to stop having these naps in the heat of battle. Er, thanks!"
Tam is prone, ready to act.
Since he's prone and next to an orc, Tam has few good options. His only hope is to desperately try to help finish off the orc so that he can safely stand.
Tam misses the orc with a dagger after he is healed. Omast pauses to swig from his large mug, frothy ale coats his face.
The last two orcs from the third wave swing at prone Tam and Crom, and both miss!! Tam escapes a nasty great axe blow. The four heavily armored orcs attack with shotels, and they seem to be more effective against shield-wearers. Two miss Omast, and two miss Crom and belir.
Belir dodges two swings from the beastmistress, he uses a double axe quite proficiently. Dolgrym is grabbed by the monitor lizard in the powerful jaws.
With Crom and Glorik getting hit and Dolgrym taking a nasty bite and held fast, things seem to be getting desperate.
Dwarves up -- I added +4 for prone, so 11 misses Tam
Crom will cleave the two orcs in front of him.
Dolgrym yells as the beast attacks him. "Get this beast off me!" He then tries to break free from it.
Crom attacks and hits two orcs in front of him. Other attacks and Dolgrym's attempt to escape prove fruitless.
Omast swings and barely misses the first orc he swings at. His off balance swing does not follow through and hit an orc.
The lizard advances and munches on the ranger.
The orc standing over Tam takes a swing and hits him with the big axe.
The lizard seems to be causing some problems as the ranger falls unconscious. Omast takes a nasty blow from a shotel, the nasty weapon the heavy orcs are using.
Dwarves up -- may have lost Glorik
"Gak! I knew this was coming!" Tam says as he takes another disabling blow.
Dolgrym passes out as the lizard eats him.
Glorik, hurt badly from the orcs swing, falls to the ground. He is bleedling profusely, and isn't moving.
Crom takes a 5' step and attacks the orc on Belir.
Crom hits the beastmistress and she is bleeding out. She no longer threatens Belir and falls to the ground bleeding. Crom cleaves two orcs and they fall to the ground too. Belir misses. The beast fails to grab Belir.
The orcs swing and miss, except one hits Crom a huge blow (16hp of damage). The fight rages as Crom, Belir and Omast face the beast and a few orcs.
Dwarves up
Crom takes a 5' step and then cleaves the orc and the lizard.
; orc
; lizard
Omast swings a mightly cleave, but misses. Crom injures and orc and strikes the lizard after Belir wounds it. Incapicitated, it bites at Crom before falling, Crom is hurt as he left himself open after his cleave.
Omast cleaves two orcs, leaving only one standing. Two swing at him as they fall. Leaving one up. A sole orc faces off against Belir and Omast.
Belir left to go
Dolgrym continues to bleed on the ground.
Belir's blow strikes true, the orc retaliates before dying, bUT missues Belir.
Omast and Belir study the carnage, the las two standing.
Omast points to Tam.
"I gave him my last healing draught."
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Belir shakes his head as he looks over at the gnome. He looks stable. Give it to him. Belir points his axe at Dolgrym. He is the only one that knows how to use this thing. He says as he fishes about for the wand and tres to bring the ranger back up.
The wand fizzles out in his hands. Blasted thing! Shoulda learned how ta use it by now?
"I think I can maybe get that wand to work," says Tam.
Omast shouts, and the impromptu healing station at the far gate sends some people over to help out.
The acolyte arrives with a healing potion and his healing kit. He treats Dolgrym and begins to use the healing wand if you let him IF the healing potion is not enough to bring him to.
"I guess you bought the healing wand. We are definitely limited in our healing magic after this invasion."
Dolgrym raises up and shakes his head groggily, "That hurt. Since I'm alive I'm guessing all the orcs are dead. Let's get everyone healed up fully."
After being healed, Glorik stands, and brushes himself off.
"Thanks boys, that was rough!"
Tam groans and says, "That could've gone better. Could've gone worse, but could've gone much better."
Crom slowly gets back on his feet, "The bloody orcs will pay for this."
He looks to see if all of the signal beacons have been lit. "Lads, I don't think we're out of the woods yet. We need to get those beacons lit."
"Agreed. Let's do it!"
Crom will lead the way to the closest unlit beacon!
Moving towards the final beacon, you notice the area is deathly quiet. There seems to be no hostile orcs around.
The beacon is set up to be lit, but the wood in the pile seems to be, according to Dolgrym, a little off color.