The heroes faced the accursed onslaught of ruined, twisted orcs and their slavering wolves!
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“Fool!” barked the revolting wolf rider. “I am Urzogg the Desecrator! Son of –“
Grothnak cut him off.
At the neck.
With his halberd.
Urzogg the Desecrator’s head was suddenly gone, mid-sentence. In its place was a geyser of rhythmically spouting blood.
Elsewhere, Hoom the Elf fought through the pain of his grievous wounds and cast a spell to place his enemies under an enchanted magical slumber! One goblin (G6) and two wolves (W1 and GWR Wolf) became ensorcelled and couldn’t resist falling over and drifting off to realms far beyond the veil of sleep!
Long Bo the Druid called out to one wretched orc archer (G3), bedeviling him with a spoken magic charm. Then he said, “Stop firing at us! I have a gift for you! Come over here and I will give it to you.”
The malformed, odious degenerate fell under the spell of Bo’s beguilement. He lowered his bow, strangely captivated by the druid’s beguiling words. “You do? What is it, my friend?”
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Vodarte the Ranger stepped back and fired two arrows at point blank range into the half-entangled wolf before him (W9)! Both arrows hit, one clean through her hateful eye! The wolf vomited blood until it died. The grasping roots and vines eagerly reclaimed her, entwining her bloody corpse in a final embrace.
Telkis the gnome warrior joyfully swung his morningstar into the wolf whose back he had nearly broken (W4). This time Cranach finished the job. The mighty sidelong blow broke the hellhound’s jaw and skull in a fatal spray of brain and gore.
The Grey Mouser quickly imbibed an ill-gotten potion and then attempted to attack a wolf assailant (W2) with his blade! The Mouser was moving too quick, got ahead of himself, and swung wide, leaving himself exposed!
Ingrid’s horse reared up in fear of the fight and the bloodcurdling howls of the vine-bound wolves. Ingrid expertly reassured her mount, regaining control. Then she struck at the last wolf (W2), crashing her mace into its skull!
The wolf (W2) still lived and, sensing Mouser’s vulnerability, lunged at him with its hungry fangs, chomping only air as the nimble thief dodged back. Then the wolf suddenly turned tail and bolted west.
The morale of the remaining three (uncharmed) orc archers (G2, G4, G5) also broke, like the skulls and spines of their allies and leader. The distance to their enemy's reach gave them just enough courage to fire insidious, spiteful arrows before they fled, swearing bitter curses and oaths of merciless revenge.
Their fear caused all six arrows to miss. They turned north and ran for their lives, quickly disappearing into the treeline and the fog.
As quickly as it had erupted, the battle was over.
Only one goblin still stood (G3). The weak-willed scum slowly walked toward Long Bo. “A gift for Sligg? What gift?” he asked greedily.
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Elden Vodarte, Human Ranger 2: AC 3, HP 20/20
The Grey Mouser, Half-Elf Magic-User/Thief 1/2: AC 4(5), HP 10/10
Grothnak Uthglukh, Half-Orc Fighter 2: AC 4, HP 15/17
Hoom Feethos, Elven Magic-User/Thief 1/2: AC 3, HP 3/8
Ingrid Esthof, Human Cleric 2: AC 3(1), HP 7/12
Long Bo, Human Druid 2: AC 6, HP 15/15
Pelias Blanchflower, Human Paladin 1: AC 2, HP 11/11
Telkis Brassfang, Gnome Fighter 2: AC 0, HP 19/19
Magic:
Protection from Evil (Pelias): -2 to AC and +2 to saving throws against evil, in a 10 foot radius around Pelias.
Entangle (Long Bo): Any creature that is green is entangled for 8 more minutes (G7, W5, W6, W7, W8).
Sleep (Hoom): Any blue creature is asleep for 4 more minutes (G6, W1, W3, GWR Wolf).
Charm (Long Bo): Charmed creatures (G3) are white, the party’s color.
