Four Against Four

Saeth took one hand off her sword, and readied a dagger, while composing a sentence in Orcish. Her dagger readied, she bellowed it out, “Come quickly! Your help is needed!” She tensed, ready to hurl the dagger and charge as soon the fellow at the top came around the bend of the stair.
Feldard stood with [...]

Readying For Battle

Feldard was wiping down his axe blade when the sound of the approaching Orcs could be heard. This was not good. He moved to the stairway taking up a blocking position at the top of the stairway—battle axe at the ready. Doing so would limit how many could attack at once.
The young mage was hunting [...]

Reinforcements

Breathing hard, Saeth wiped away the steady stream of blood that trailed down her jerkin, and scanned the inside of the tentlike curtains. Seeing nothing of note, she softly whispered words of the ancient elven tongue as she moved to a place she could keep an eye on the second, unbarred doorway. Magical forces enhanced [...]

Defeating The First Wave

Miklos spun on his heel and launched the pent up magic at the Orcs rushing at Maruc with a swipe of his wrist. The arcane force leapt at the grotesque creatures. The three orcs fell into instant slumber, landing with a thud.
Saeth parried another blow, continuing the fight against the mighty Orc. Deepening her voice [...]

A Life-Or-Death Struggle

Saeth raised her sword, and thought about the intelligence of Orcs for a moment before yelling out herself in the same tongue, “Nevermind, master, everything’s fine! No breach!” Whether it confused the matter or not, the swordsman was upon her, and Saeth was suddenly caught up in a life-or-death struggle.
Her magic blade sunk deep into [...]

Waking Up The Orcs

Hearing the orc call out, even though he couldn’t understand what was said, Feldard knew their troubles had just begun. Coming up into the main hall, he spied the orc headed towards a curtained area—barracks most likely, then notes the weapons rack. “Keep them from their weapons! It’ll lessen their defensive strength.” He however, ran [...]

The Main Hall

The dwarf cursed creatively seeing his axe-throw miss his target entirely. “Maggot-eating, stink mongering orcs. I hate them!” Then Maruc was passing him in the narrow hall . Still fuming, Feldard continued on his pursuit up the stairs, pausing only long enough to pick up his axe.
Maruc cursed his choice of Halav’s aid as he [...]

Up the Stairs

Feldard knew he’d be no match in a chase, orcs being fleeter of foot than dwarves. He knew he’d lose him up the stairs, so the dwarf did the only thing he could think to do to keep the vile critter from sounding the alarm. Drawing on his every ounce of strength, Feldard threw his [...]

Orc Pursuit

Miklos couldn’t stop the orc from raising the alarm so he followed the others with easy strides. He hoped that the natural antagonism between the orc and the dwarf would stop him from making the rational decision and slam the door in their face. He called ahead, “Feldard we don’t want him getting away. Insult [...]

Giving Chase

Saeth pulled her enchanted sword out, trusting the theif’s instincts more than she would’ve consciously admitted.
“Now we need to be prepared for the fact that whoever I heard walking away, heard that great crash, and has gone to summon help. That means we are deep in it. Can anyone remember how many Orcs were supposed [...]