Vargas nodded in some satisfaction as the orc was related to a minor backup weapon. Moving back towards his companions he saw that he wouldn't reach the backline and healed himself partially on the way, calling on the wand as ever.
Kragg easily shrugged off the suggestion to sleep.
Seeing the orc warrior entangled and lying prone, Kragg summoned a mining pick. Stepping forward he used both hands to bring it down on the foe.
Round 4
Pleased by this turn of fortune on the battlefield, Thurgrom presses his advantage and continues his attack on the warpriest.
Rubius lies unconscious, dreaming of great battles and fantastic beasts.
Tawny moves to gang up on the webbed witch with the spider.
[ooc]Str poison too, if an 11 hits the webbed witch. Probably not. Bite—injury; save Fort DC 14; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect 1d2 Strength damage; cure 1 save.
While the armored hulk is down on his knees, Durnim roars "HORNBLOWER!" and tries to end it driving his giant sticker through its body.
Round 4
Vargas heals himself again and Thurgrom scores the first hit against the Warpriest (orange)!
Kragg plowed the pick into the prone fighter, adding more to his wounds.
Round 5
Tawny moves to switch targets, andthe prone orc has not quite yet regained his senses and cannot attack- but even flanking the Witch's magical protection keeps it safe from their reach.
Durnim reaches out with his mighty sticker, and scores a brilliant stroke, leaving the orc's lifeless form laying in the dust!
Turn Order:
1. Rubius 21
2. Ungebrochen 21
3. Durnim 20
4. Orc Initiative 20
5. Vargas Initiative 16
6. Thurgrom Initiative 5
7. Kragg Initiative 2
Health: Durnim 29/39
Kragg 23/33 with 6 nonlethal
Rubius -6/27 STABLE
Thurgromm 35/37
Ungebrochen 26/26
Vargas 8/24
Tawny- 18/18
Orc:
Orange orc- 9 damage done
Green- entangled
When the armored hulk of an orc collapses, Durnim roars again, "HORNBLOWER!! FOR GOLD PEAK!!"
Round 5
The war priest easily shakes off the daze and continues his assault.
He dips into his fervor again, healing some of his wounds with a cure light.
The witch five foot steps and attempts to cast defensively.
He loses the spell.
Turn Order:
1. Rubius 21
2. Ungebrochen 21
3. Durnim 20
4. Orc Initiative 20
5. Vargas Initiative 16
6. Thurgrom Initiative 5
7. Kragg Initiative 2
Health: Durnim 29/39
Kragg 23/33 with 6 nonlethal
Rubius -6/27 STABLE
Thurgromm 35/37
Ungebrochen 26/26
Vargas 8/24
Tawny- 18/18
Orc:
Orange orc- healed to full
Green- entangled
Letting go of the mining pick, which like all of his weapons quickly crumbled into dust not long after being summoned, Kragg created an axe. He sent it spinning across the room towards the orx witch.
Round 5
Stymied by the warpriest's insistence about living, Thurgrom changes tactics again and uses his waraxe to hook the orc invader's ankle and trip him.
Vargas moved around to the rear ranks and reached out towards the fallen Rubius. Puffing for a moment from the movement of his own injuries, the prior lightning bolt nearly cooking him alive. "No time in now for a rest Rubius. There are still orcs!" He said with a grunt.
Durnim hustles between the last two orcs. Seeing the warpriest knocked prone, Durnim stabs him.
Round 5
Vargas heals Rubius, and the Dwarf awakens.
Thurgrom continues with the tripping tactic and put the warpriest on the ground.
Kragg easily hits the witch, tearing into the previously uninjured caster.
Round 6
Rubius stands and fires at the witch:
Rubius' critical tears into the witch!
Tawny attacks:
Spider Attack:
The animals hit three times and the Witch is looking very much worse for the wear.
Durnim's attack narrowly misses, and when the orc stands a moment later his attack of opportunity even more narrowly misses.
The Warpriest tries to lash out at Durnim
He connects, cutting in with the dagger he is holding.
The witch attempts to slumber hex Tawny:
Turn Order:
1. Rubius 21
2. Ungebrochen 21
3. Durnim 20
4. Orc Initiative 20
5. Vargas Initiative 16
6. Thurgrom Initiative 5
7. Kragg Initiative 2
Health: Durnim 18/39
Kragg 23/33 with 6 nonlethal
Rubius 3/27 STABLE
Thurgromm 35/37
Ungebrochen 26/26
Vargas 8/24
Tawny- 18/18
Orc:
Orange orc-
Green- entangled, 50 damage done
Silently Kragg continued his bloody work. Another axe quickly followed the first, impacting solidly into the orc witch.
Round 6
Witnessing the desperate attack on Durnim, Thurgrom spits something in orcish.
Swinging his waraxe high, the mynrughaer attempts to sunder the prone orc warpriest's armor.
Vargas brought the wand to Rubius again before heading the front line where more dwarven blood was being shed. Panting as he moved and wiping sweat and grime from his brow.
Round 6
Vargas heals Rubius more.
Changing tactics, Thurgrom stabs at the Warpriest's armor:
You can tell as you hit it that the armor is of exceptional quality- magical +1 Full Plate!
Kragg continues wailing on the Witch, leaving him grievously wounded.
Round 7
Rubius fires at the witch again:
Tawny attacks:
The cat finishes the witch off!
The spider tries to web the Warpriest:
The Warpriest is entangled now for -2 AC.
The warpriest continues to swing at Thurgrom-
Turn Order:
1. Rubius 21
2. Ungebrochen 21
3. Durnim 20
4. Orc Initiative 20
5. Vargas Initiative 16
6. Thurgrom Initiative 5
7. Kragg Initiative 2
Health: Durnim 19/39
Kragg 23/33 with 6 nonlethal
Rubius 8/27
Thurgromm 35/37
Ungebrochen 26/26
Vargas 8/24
Tawny- 18/18
Orc:
Orange orc- Entangled (-2 AC)
Durnim grits his teeth, when the orc's dagger finds a spot between his plate armor.
Since the armored war priest still stands, Durnim attempts to change that with a sweep of his giant sticker.
Kragg and Khazuk both came in. Throwing caution to the wind the Thrush cawed and pecked at the orc’s face. Nothing that could really hurt it, but enough to distract it. Kragg swung a stone pick, hoping that the weapon could pierce through the orc’s thick armor. Thanks to the orc being surrounded and distracted, that is exactly what happened!
Round 7
With the warpriest prone and entangled, Thurgrom focuses his swings on any perceived weak spots in the orc's armor.
”The orc only has a dagger! Someone Grapple it!” The bird tweeted. ”Grapple! Trip! Kill! Caw!”
Tawny keeps attacking the nearest hated orc, helping Thrurgrom with the webbed warpriest.
Rubius fires twice at the warpriest, though his shots are unlikely to hit with allies all around.
The spider stays ready to re-web the warpriest should he break out.
[ooc]Didn´t know about the limitation. So guidance it is!"[ooc]
Vargas moved up to the pile of dwarves hammering at the down but not out orc. Pulling out his dagger he tried to spoil its defenses against Thurgrom while calling out. "Jump on it! Tie it up. We might get some information here!"
Round 6
Vargas unsuccessfully tries to aid.
Thurgrom flails ineffectively.
With the aid of his familiar and well positioned allies, Vargas scores an effective blow!
Round 7
Rubius and the animals are ineffective, and Ungebrochen boosts an allies next attack.
The orc feels himself surrounded, running out of options to do effective damage to so many foes he dips into his reserves of fervor and channels negative energy!
Turn Order:
1. Rubius 21
2. Ungebrochen 21
3. Durnim 20
4. Orc Initiative 20
5. Vargas Initiative 16
6. Thurgrom Initiative 5
7. Kragg Initiative 2
[spoiler=Current Status]
Health: Durnim 19/39
Kragg 23/33 with 6 nonlethal pending 3 or 6 damage
Rubius 8/27
Thurgromm 35/37 pending 3 or 6 damage
Ungebrochen 26/26
Vargas 8/24 pending 3 or 6 damage
Tawny- 18/18 pending 3 or 6 damage
Spider & Bird- pending 3 or 6 damage
Orc:
Orange orc- Entangled (-2 AC). 23
Durnim grins when the armored war priest turtles.
Khazuk cried out in pain, but continued scratching away at the orc. Kragg gritted his teeth and brought his pick down firmly onto the orc’s shoulder.
Since the armored war priest still stands, Durnim attempts to change that with another sweep of his giant sticker.
Thurgrom once again angles his attack to sweep the warpriest's leg.
Thurgrom once again angles his attack to sweep the warpriest's leg.
[dice=CMB (with Deft Maneuvers]1d20 + 5 + 2
Feeling the wash of negative energy further pulling at his wounds caused Vargas to gag a little from the pain. "We could also try to smash that symbol to stop him calling upon his foul deity." He called as he stepped back for a moment to tap the curative wand upon himself while still holding the dagger in the other hand to fend off the champion of evil.
Rubius steps closer to the a tion and fires twice into the melee, though his odds of hitting are poor.
Rubius lands a very, very lucky shot on the warpriest.
Tawny continues tearing at the priest while the spider waits, clicking her chelicerae.
Tawny rips with tooth and claw at the orc and manages at least one blow.
Round 7
Vargas heals himself, counter acting the channel.
Thurgrom steps up and trips the warpriest, putting him on the ground again.
Kragg doesn't have to delay, as Thugrom tripped just before his turn- with the aid of his familiar distracting the orc, he manages a brutal crit!
Round 8
Tawny tears into the orc further, and Rubius hits with a single shot, piercing the orc's neck, and putting the war priest down!
All around, you begin to hear the cheers and cries- "For Gold Peak! Victory! Victory!" You pause to reflect and you see the signal fireworks exploding int he distance- the orcs have been repelled and Gold Peak is safe!
"For Gold Peak! Victory! Victory!" Durnim joins in the celebration.
"Great shot, Rubius!" The large cloud dwarf slaps Halfbeard on the back and shakes his hand.
"Great work, everyone! Orcs are dead. We have no casualties. Let's go see how the rest of the defense fared."
A tired sigh escapes Thurgrom's throat as he focuses on gathering the spoils for transport back into Gold Peak proper. Celebrations can wait. The work still needs doing.
Kragg let the pick drop out of his hand, and it crumbled to dust.
”They shouldn’t have gotten this far...” He muttered wearily. He was an Oldstone through and through. The defenses of Gold Peak would need to be rebuilt and made stronger. This was a victory, but it should never have been in doubt.
Rubius throws back his head and bellows with joy. Tawny rushes over and leaps up on him, licking and nipping. Rubius begins hearitly shaking the hands of the other dwarves. "A gorgeous battle and well fought!" He nods at rhet suggestion of checking the defensese. #"Aye. Gotta make sure the orcs are really gone."
Vargas stepped back and nodded towards Kragg. "Aye, they should not have." He agreed. With a sigh, he looked at the wand and put it away in his belt before straightening his armored coat. "I hope at least the orc strength is spent for now. We could do with the reprieve to counter strike."
”Not our choice. That’s for the council. But...with what? Our walls were designed to be fully manned. We had under a dozen dwarves. I’m not sure that we have the strength left to do anything but fortify and dig in.”
Vargas chuckled with little humor. "Aye, but the Lords of Battle assessed our strength well compared the attacking orcs. I am sure there were other gates guarded better. I wonder if another group of scions failed in their task where we did not. It is hard to say how weakened we are without seeing all of the reports from today."
Ungebrochen kneels down and starts to pray to all the dwarven gods. This battle has left him emotionally and physically drained, but the rush of victory flushes his cheeks.
"Thank the gods."Nodding to Vargas he adds.
"We should hope to get a moment to rest and eat and drink. And listen to all the other reports of the other barbicans."
All throughout the city, cleanup begins. The wounded are directed towards the various temples, all but the Temple of Hapi where the dead are directed, orc and dwarf alike. As the cleanup continues, Skycaptain Gale Festivus approaches you,
"You all did a good job on the wall, in the tunnels, and in the city. Your side held when the others did not, and you made it through without any casualties, which is better than most. There's reports that there was some fighting in the Vaults. I've sent the Stormhammer family to check vaults 51-75, me and my crew,"Gale gestures at the few young and very old dwarves with him, "will check 1-25. I need you lot go and check 26-50"
You head to the Vaults, and trudge down the hallway, checking each door numbered in clear plaques about them 26 through 50. As you reach the end of the tunnel, you hear a very faint sound.
You rush back down the long tunnel. As you are coming out into the opening where the entrances to the three tunnels meet you see the Stormhammer family, four Dwarves of young adult ages.
Flying ahead and then back to the party, the Familiar tweeted
”Four dwarves at the vault! The four younger Stormhammers are (from eldest to youngest) Valia, a sworn priestess of Hapi; Bruidon, a warrior also pledged to Hapi, Broodfist, a gambler, drinker, carouser, and general cad, and Asger, a young warrior. Their father, Valmoki, drank away most of the small noble house's fortunes over the past twenty five years.”
”Though it is odd. Asger is noticeably different in complexion than his siblings, and his father, Valmoki, all of who are dark haired and pale skinned, whereas Asger has bright red hair and a ruddier complexion.“
”....and! And! The Stormhammers seem to be in a bit of a rush; and seem to be potentially looking to avoid speaking to anyone.“
The little bird, finished with it’s speech, nearly collapsed onto Kragg’s shoulder.
"Thank you, sir," Durnim replies to Skycaptain Gale Festivus. "Will do."
"I insist that we exhaust our healing magics, before exploring the vaults. Who is still wounded?"
Durnim will look to any ready potions of healing. He also has 2 cure light wounds spells available. He will insist to cure everyone else before himself.
Kragg took the information in with stoic silence. He was used to being bombarded with information by the bird. Though it was embarrassing that Khazuk was now doing this in public. He muttered ”Please don’t be so rude. Gods below, you called him a cad...”
The bird also knows that there were some rumors in the past about the Stormhammer's mother, who died under mysterious circumstances shortly after Asger's birth. There were even tawdry rumors that Valmoki was not Asger's birth father.
They do not seem to be concealing anything physically on their persons.
”Lady Valia, Lords Bruidon, Bloodfist, and Asger, greetings. We are glad to see you all in good health. Skycaptain Festivus bid us come here. What brings our fellow scions to these vaults?”
After receiving the healing arts from priests of Spiryth, Thurgrom follows his fellow defenders at the behest of the skycaptain.
Upon seeking the Stormhammers, the mynrughdaer gives a courtly bow from peer to peer, allowing Kragg to guide the inquiry.