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Characters: Melinde (Pal3 NPC), Albrecht (War1 NPC), Dieter (War1 NPC), Farrel (War1 NPC)
Location: TFoE - Temple of Erythnul
Catalyst: The Chieftain's Axe, Too many Grimlocks, and a Sound Burst spell.
(The party is part of a garrison strike force assembled to investigate the disappearance of the FIRST group of adventures into the mines).
The party negotiated their way into the Grimlock caverns and their scout was detected by the two Grimlock guards. The guards raised the hue and cry and moved to attack.
The party moved into the room, and the guards and chieftain moved in from the adjoining rooms. The slope in front of the tunnel caused great difficulty for various characters getting into position.
Then the chieftain got a 45 point critical hit onto the already wounded Melinde. And she fell to the dust. Then the guards started really taking it on the chin as one by one they fell, only to be kept just alive with heavy usage of a wand of CLW and a wand of lesser vigor.
Things looked dire for the party when a new squad of grimlocks, with the head cleric - Grallas Kur, came from the southern corridor. The dwarf fighter valiantly held the line, and only his fine armor and his sharp axe (and his Cleave feat) kept the horde at bay.
Then Grallas Kur, already insane by his dealings with the dark forces of the Ebon Triad, cast a spell causing waves of sonic pain to rip through friend and foe alike. This was too much for several of the stout guards to withstand, and they passed to Heironeous' reward.
Then the PC's set upon Grallas, weary with their battle, and heartsick from the lost of their comrades, and tore him asunder.