As Kaos steps over a fallen Ogre, the first one take an opportunity to attack. It failed to do any harm to the Dragon Disciple.
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Giant:
"Hmmm. There are some at Fort Rannick. Some at the dam. And there are those here. There are four Stone Giants in the throne room. Again, where is my clan?" It holds up three fingers and points toward the north.
Giant: The severely injured Kreeg Ogre looks down into the darkness of the pit.
"Where is the rest of my Clan?" The smell of death is quickly dissipated by the howling wind.
The Kreeg Ogre looks around. Pain still aches in its flesh. He looks at Flynn, Giant: "Huh! I don't understand."
Round Eight complete Elektra fires an Acid Arrow toward the Ogress. It splashes short of her target. The Hound Archon Caleb moves quickly against the Ogress.
Round Nine Caleb closes the gap and attacks the Ogress, landing a solid blow with his greatsword. The Ogress resists the Hounds aura.
Stone fires his crossbow at the Ogress. It ricochets off the opening to the tunnel. Brandark keeps heading toward the Ogress. Severo was able to engage the Ogress. The Ogress takes a feeble swing at the Paladin. Devora moves and fires her bow. It misses as usual. Flynn fires a pair of arrows. The first sticks into the Ogress' Hide Armor, but does not penetrate to damage the ugly female humanoid. The second does damage. The Ogress turns and tries to hurt the Paladin. It misses,
Round Ten
Round Seven More Stone tries to halt the Female Ogre by holding the creature. But the Female Ogre resists the attempt and heads toward the tunnels.
After Stone's bolt glances off the the last Ogre's armor, it begins to panic and withdraws from combat running down the stairs into a darkness that is beyond natural. The party hears the Ogre scrape walls, then it begins to yell. The yell is loud to begin with, but gets fainter and fainter until the party hears a distant thud sound. All is then very quiet. The party finds itself alone for the time.
Round One Flynn comes running past the front of the party, turns, then puts an arrow into the second Kreeg. His other arrow sailed over the Ogre's heads. Severo charges the second Ogre. He becomes visible then drops the Kreeg. It lays unconscious at the Paladin's feet. Brandark charges behind Severo, and with a deep hack cuts into the first Ogre. Elektra does something heroic. Stone solidly sticks the first Kreeg with a bolt. Devora continues her story, then fires an arrow at the first Kreeg. The shaft buries deep into Ogre hide.
The first Kreeg takes a swing at the Dwarf Cavalier, slicing into Brandark's flesh.
The party can hear other creatures coming up from below.
Elektra's Round One actions. Everyone's Round Two actions.
The Tanglefoot Bag explodes around the second Kreeg.
Giant:
"What the..... It is just a puny human." The second Kreeg yells out, dodging the sticky mass. Noticing Flynn it takes off after the Inquisitor. The first one follows close behind, turning and yelling something in Giant. Giant:
"Come on. Let's get this puny human."
Flynn moves up and looks down a flight of stairs. He sees a landing between this flight of stairs and another. The two Kreeg Ogres are standing there looking up toward Flynn. The second one squints a little in Flynn's direction as if noticing something.
The first through third Ogres splash across the marsh advancing toward the party. The fourth one takes another swing at the nauseated Rogue Arcanist.
The first and third Ogres move to the central island. The second Ogre moves to the island's tip, pulling out a Javelin, and tossing it at the Dwarf Ranger Barbarian emerging out of the Stinking Cloud. The javelin sails over Ulfgard missing everything.
The fourth Ogre was able to move up and take a swing at Leira with its Greatclub. Nothing but air!
Round Four
Garrath flies into a rage. He hacks, then hacks again, killing Jaagrath's third son,Malagus Kreeg. Stone moves over and calls forth healing on Brandark. Elektra is simply awesome. Flynn is awesome too. He sticks the blinded remaining Ogre with a pair of arrows. Wow! Brandark is awesome too. The last remaining Ogre is not very awesome. It remains blinded.
Swinging wildly, the 2nd Kreeg may hit the Dwarf Cavalier.
Brandark and Elektra's Round Four and Everyone's Round Five
Round Two Garrath stealthily moves up on the first Kreeg. The Shoanti Barbarian strikes a nearly critical slice against this pick wielding Ogre. Stone moves up an attempts to Hold the first Kreeg.
The first Kreeg freezes in place. Elektra hits the second blinded Ogre with a pair of Scorching Ray's. Flynn seeing the held first Ogre takes advantage of its incapacitated status swiftly applies Giant Bane on his bow and fires a couple of shots. The first sticks. But Flynn slips on the wet stones and the second shot sailed over the Kreeg' s head.
Brandark hacks and hacks into the third blind Kreeg Ogre.
The first Kreeg breaks its hold.
The second Kreeg continues to try and clear its eyes. It fails to remove the Glitterdust particulates.
The third Kreeg behind to howl swinging its pick toward what attacked it.
The Kreeg gets a lucky strike against Brandark.
The third Kreeg remains blind.
Round Three
Surprise and Round One Garrath rushes forward, attacking the closest Ogre.
Stone does the right thing and says a Prayer before battle. With a pinch of mica, Elektra speaks while waving her hands. Golden particles fall from the sky around the three Kreeg Ogres.
The second and third Ogres become blinded. Flynn sinks a pair of arrows into the first Ogre he sees.
Brandark rumbles into the fight like the small boulder he is. He hacks into the third Ogre. The first Ogre unaffected by the Glitterdust moves up and attacks the Dwarf Cavalier with the big pick it was using on the dam. The big Kreeg cuts into Brandark.
The second Ogres rubs its eyes. The third Ogre steps back rubbing its eyes. But neither of their condition improves.
Round Two
Hookmaw will resist Stone's Hold Person.
Round Seven
The Red Ogre continues to attack the Hound Archon; but is frantic and unable to land an effective blow.
The steel jawed Ogre resists Stone's Hold attempt. But it becomes blinded by Elektra's Glitterdust. It yells out and begins to rub its eyes.
The ugly female Ogre blinked at the right time, and was not affected by the Glitterdust.
The Ogre sorceress tries to Dispel the Glitterdust and is successful in doing so.
Lucretia was unaffected by the Glitterdust, and cast another spell, but the party does not see it.
Giant:
"It does not matter. Gristlecrack is no man. She is a Giantess, and led our raiding party. She serves, as do I, the Storm Tyrant. He is coming. He will destroy you all. He will feast on your flesh, and suck the marrow out of your bones." Byth does seem brighter than the typical Ogre. The Ogre defiantly says nothing more.
Not intimidated at all, but with increasing boldness, the Ogre leader responds, Spoiler:
"Gristlecrack returns to The Storm Tyrant. The Storm Tyrant is gathering all of giant-kind to him. You will all be dead soon." Leira will become confused by the tracks.
The Ogre leader will look at the Dwarf Wizard, and ponder her words. Giant: "Byth not dumb. You release me, I will tell you everything I know. Then I will head north. You will never see me again. Easy promise Byth can make. Can now no longer return to clan."
The Ogre looks back at Kaos with a dumb stare. The Ogre is in too much pain to try and escape, at least at present.
When the Ogre comes around it immediately cries out in pain from both the battle wounds and the broken arm. When the Ogre hears what Leira has to say, it looks to the ground, then at the Rogue Arcanist. It spits a bloody loogey toward Leira's feet.
Round Two Anga pulls out a Wand and hits the first Ogre with a Acid Arrow. As the Ogre passes over her, Leira takes an attack of opportunity. But slips a little on the rocks and missed.
Round Three The Rouge Arcanist regains her composure, and moves to get a flanking attack against the first Ogre. She sticks the Ogre with her Hopeknife. Ulfgard takes a steps and thumps, bashes, and clobbers the first Ogre. It reals from the blows, staggers and falls over unconscious.
When the fourth Ogre sees Haskyll's Nail Armor, it becomes enraged, takes a step and tries to bash the Dwarf standing on the second fallen Ogre.
The blow ironically glances off the Nail Armor causing no ill effects to Haskyll. Ragnir observes to see where best he can contribute. Kaos will turn on the Ogre to his right and disembowel him. This enraged fourth Ogre drops his Greatclub, grabs his sliced open belly, slumps to it knees, then falls over dead. Droja's bat looks a little confused, then disappears. Three of the four Ogres are alive but unconscious. Many of the captives have been saved. Victory!
Round Two Anga hits the second Ogre with a Magic Missile . Ragnir gives Kaos a little healing. Kaos delivers a near critical strike against the second Ogre. The second Ogre falls unconscious. Round Three Leira casts again Vanish, then moves next to one of the female captives. Ulfgard climbs over the second Ogre to get to the third. The third Ogre takes a swipe with its greatclub. Ulfgard ducks the blow as he advances. Then the Dwarf Ranger Barbarian clobbers the third Ogre with Agrimmosh.
Giant:
"Byth! Sorry, I mean Captain, this human hurts." The third Ogre takes a step back and swings again Ulfgard. But between pain and surprise, it was unable to land a blow.
The first Ogre moves over the tied human female and Leira, whom it does not detect. This first Ogre draws a Greatsword. It also attacks Ulfgard. It slices into the Dwarf Ranger Barbarian.
The fourth Ogre moves and engages to the left of the third Ogre. Anga does something heroic. Ragnir gives Kaos some additional shield protection.
Kaos makes a nifty maneuver to avoid the Ogres reach, then lands a slice with Gorum's Thorn. The third Ogre drops unconscious. A Giant Bat appears behind the first Ogre. It attacks, but it is more of a nuisance.
Seeing the Dire Bat being ineffective, Droja tries to hold the sword wielding Ogre.
The first Ogre barely resist being held. Haskyll moves up an attacks one of the standing Ogres, but the tip of Heartspit is blocked by the Ogre's armor.
Round Three
Round One While Kaos provides a distraction, Leira vanishes and moves near a pair of the captives. She sabotages their binding to make them easier to break. The Ogres don't notice Leira's actions. Anga moves up and readies a Magic Missile. Ragnir moves up and hold his actions to see what happens. Ulfgard cast Longstrider and moves up. As the Ogres continues their heated conversation, two Ogres move toward Kaos. Still talking, when the second Ogre gets within reach of Kaos, it swipes at the puny human with its Greatclub. It barely strikes Kaos. But it was a powerful blow.
Giant:
"Baug, go get that human. Blork, go with him. Blick, stay here," the first Ogre commands.
"Byth, I mean Captain, do I have to?" the Third Ogre Blick responds. "Go!" The First Ogre yells back. As the second and third Ogres go to collect the wayward human, the first and fourth Ogres continues their conversation. "Can I go ahead and take a leg, Captain?" the Fourth Ogre ask to the First. "No! Not until we collect all the cattle," the First one yells back. The Fourth Ogre sulk. When the Second Ogre gets near Kaos he sees Gorum's Thorn, "This human has a pig sticker." It takes a swipe at Kaos with its Greatclub. Kaos continues to taunt the Ogres while readying for an attack. Droja begins to weave a spell. Haskyll says a Prayer.
Round Two
The Ogre is held.
A plan is conceived and Leira works to execute. Even though Leira has been more stealthy, the Ogres did not notice the Rogue Arcanist's approach. Leira: Leira overhears a portion of the argument. Three of the Ogres want to roast another one of the humans, "There will still be three left," one says. Another says, "No, there will be four." The fourth Ogre wants to use the remaining live humans, no matter whose count is correct, as a bargaining chip with someone named Gristlecrack.
Round One
The fifth Ogre winces from being hit by Flynn's arrows. It starts getting angry with a desire to go after the puny humanoid. But it hesitates seeing the pit next to him.
The figment fades for the Ogre.
Assuming the second Ogre does not fall from Flynn's arrows, it tries to filet its food, also known as Brandark. It throws everything behind its swing.
But each blow glances off the Cavalier's full plate armor. Vale sees another Ogre emerging further down the south corridor, squeezing through a narrow door and into the hallway. This Ogre appears to be wearing human-sized armor, and a human-sized helm. None of this armor looks like it will aid in the Ogre's defense, or looks particularly comfortable.
The fourth Ogre freezes in place at the south door.
Round Four actions The door to the south and in front of Vale swings open. A heavy smell of death, nearly as bad as the infirmary, fills the hallway. A Kreeg Ogre holding a putrefying corpse in its right hand sees Vale, "Ahh. More humans. Good. I needed a new brush." The Ogre, speaking in the Common Tongue, hurls the corpse at Vale. The rotting body of a Black Arrow named Petter strikes Vale solidly.
When the south door opens: Giant:
"Gragavan, more food has showed up! Oh, and the floor is slippery." The second Ogre then smiles and then returns to the barracks. The Ogre's smile ends as he sees the headless body of his brother. But when he sees the yummy Dwarf, any sadness quickly goes away. It slices at the Dwarf with its Ogre Hook.
But Brandark was able to defend off the Ogre's powerful attack. GM Screen:
Round Two complete A region of Grease forms in front of the second Ogre. Round Three actions
The second Ogre catches himself before slipping and falling in the area of Grease. The Ogres scream out loud in frustration. He turns around and heads back toward the west. GM Screen:
Round Two actions. The second Ogres freezes as a wall of snakes forms in front of him, "Whaaa..!" He prods at the wall with his hook.
Giant: The second Ogre ignores the figment and passes through. But it does slow down the big humanoid's progress.
"Sorcery! I have seen mama do better." The third Ogre swings wildly at whatever it can reach. GM Screen:
Both attacks target the big Human.
GM Screen:
Round One actions Giant:
"Dirgus, our food is attacking. I will go and cut them off. There is a tasty Dwarf too!" The second Ogre opens the double doors on the opposite side of the room and leaves. The third Ogres starts to whooping and hollering from the pain. It is making all kind of fuss, as it spins around and takes a step back, drawing out its wicked Ogre hook. GM Screen:
It hacks at Brandark with it wicked weapon.
The two Kreegs were too engaged at throwing pieces of furniture at each other, and yelling at one another, to notice the invisible Flynn opening the door. Giant:
Kreeg Ogre 2 yells, "It is mine!." Kreeg Ogre 3 yells back, "It is not. Maw, gave that to me."
Giant: As Flynn retreats from his position, the big Ogre reaches out and hooks Flynn with a wicked Ogre Hook. Half-Elf blood splatters all over.
"Half-Elf? Does that mean Half-tasty? Guess I will find out. Glad Maw ain't around. She said I shouldn't have conversations with my food."
The rebound swing goes after the Dwarf, but goes over Brandark's head.
Unbeknownst to the party debating in the hallway, was the fact that the Ogre actually noticed Flynn closing the door. The door swings open. Only if you speak Giant:
"What the... Humans! A Dwarf! An Elf too! Yum."
Round One
When Flynn looks inside the room he sees a horrific sight. Once used to house the wounded and sick, this chamber is now a slice of blood-drenched nightmare. Hacked pieces of bodies litter the sick beds. The floor is slick with gore, strewn with mangled organs and heaps of entrails. A dead fat man sits at one of the operating tables, arranged as if he were merrily spooning chunks of his own disembodied organs out of a brown bowl. His guts spill out of a large slash in his belly. The smell of death is overwhelming coming from this room.
There is a massive Ogre in the room.
It seems to be intently working to arrange the limbs on the dead fat man sitting on the operating table. It does not notice Flynn opening the door.
Round One GM screen:
Kaos moves to the drawbridge and cast a Daze on the second Ogre. The second Ogre is momentarily dazed and confused.
Anga is up. Ulfgard begins to let his rage subsides. Leira fires a pair of arrows at the next Ogre she sees. The first arrow sticks into her target. The second one defects off the big Humanoid's hide armor. Haskyll's pooch sinks her teeth deep into the fourth Ogre's leg tearing out a chunk of meat. The Ogre nearly falls, but fights through the pain and stays on its feet.
Ragnir fights through the despair and casts a Spiritual Dwarven Waraxe to attack the fourth Ogre. It cuts into Ogre hide. The fourth Ogre tumbles and falls over unconscious. For now the Ogre's pain is abated. Ingrahild musters the energy to stow her axes and ready her bow. The Second Ogre remains dazed. The third Ogre see Kaos and screams something foul in the Giant language. It reaches for and throw its javelin. The third one's javelin flies over Kaos' head.
Anga and Round Two
Anga, Haskyll and Round Four Anga moves as far up as she can and tries a new spell. A powerful blast of air streams forth from the Dwarf Wizard toward the approaching Ogre. It is flung thirty feet up in the air and lands back on the top of the staircase with a thud. It lies there unconscious.
A dog appears for Haskyll, he orders it to wait. The other Ogres seeing the first one fly up thirty feet in the air and landing hard are stunned by the sight. They stare at each other and hesitate, thinking "Can Dwarves do that?". Well, there is one that can.
Round One
Round Three One of the Ogres in the innerward hears the sounds of battle. Curious, it climbs the stone staircase that leads to the drawbridge and the Entry Hall. It is startled by what it sees. Kaos lets his rage subside. He cast Shield. Anga will do something....or not. Ulfgard also lets his rage subsides. He moves up ready for an Ogre attack. Leira sees the Ogre and hits the lumbering Giant with two arrows, though barely. Haskyll summons in a Riding Dog behind one of the Ogres in the innerward.
Ragnir and Ingrihild, each filled with despair, sloshes through the muck and mire of dead Manticores and partially eaten Hill Giant corpses to stand ready near the drawbridge.
Anga, Haskyll and Round Four The startled Ogre, now sporting two arrows in its hide, lets out a yell and runs back down the stairs. Giant:
"Dwarves!"
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