SESSION 10
The Dwarf sat against the wall, his head reeling from the alcohol he had consumed and the hit he took from the orc. As he sat there dazed, wondering what happened, the others hurried on to the next threat. Anson saw what had happened and grabbed the mage by the arm and led him to the guards house. Orcs were pouring out from it.
Anson pointed and said : Burn it to the ground."
The wizard did as instructed and let loose a fireball that exploded in front of the place. Two merchant houses were caught on fire as well. That entrance was successfully closed off by the fire. Turning his attention to his adventuring companions, he went back to the gate and came off the wall, bringing 3 archers and the wizard along.
"Let's go see about the other entrance at the mayors house." he told them.
The party took off down the main road towards the mayors house. Upon arriving there, the two guards outside looked rather perplexed. "There has been no activity here. all is quiet." One said.
Anson did not believe him and brushed past. He walked up the steps of the house and opened the door, drawing his weapon. The party, which had grown rather large moved in with him, crowding the main entrance room. No noises could be heard at all. It seemed too quiet. Anson went up to the door that led to the dining room and listened. He heard the sounds of battle coming from inside. He opened the doors and walked in. Peering around the corner, he saw one of the guards fending off an ogre and a couple orcs. Anson motioned for the archers to move in to the corner.
Agatsu moved in behind Anson and jumped up onto a desk, taking aim with his crossbow. Unleashing a bolt, it thunked into the wall behind the ogre's head. Cyrian also moved in and leapt up onto a table. He drew back his bow and fired off a round into the ogre. Denal joined Cyrian up on the table. Gamaliel walked around the table with his two cats, trying to flank the battle that was going on at the kitchen door. Arik stayed in the back, knowing that it was too crowded to be effective. He stood next to the mage and talked to him.
Anson moved in and engaged the ogre, the ogre taking a wild swing and crunching the wall. The guard feinted right and hit an orc, taking it down. Gamaliel got in around the table and motioned for his cats to attack. They leapt up and over the table, one catching his leg on the chair as he vaulted, stopping on the table. Agatsu loaded and fired again, narrowly missing the ogre again. Cyrian loaded up an arrow and pulled back on the string and *SNAP* it went; disgusted, he threw down his bow and unsheathed his sword.
Anson took a swipe at the ogre, smashing against the club it used, the shock shook his sword out of his hand and it slid under the table. he looked at the fallen sword and pulled out his short sword. Agatsu fired another shot from his crossbow and it struck home. The ogre yelled and the guard drove his sword into the ogre. Cyrian looked behind the ogre and cast a spell into the kitchen. the orcs he saw coming up the stairs, became dazed. two of them shook it off and the other two fell into a deep slumber.
One of Gamaliel's panthers leapt up on the ogre and clawed at it. The ogre threw the cat down and smashed his club into it. The cat crumpled with a yipe. Denal launched another arrow, this one struck home and felled the ogre. The two orcs in the kitchen were dispatched quickly. The guard fell back against the table exhausted. "There are more downstairs" he said. The cat the ogre hit, stood up, shakily. He sat down in a corner, licking his wound. Anson recovered his sword and headed into the kitchen. He stepped past the sleeping orcs and went downstairs. Denal stepped into the kitchen and slew the two sleeping orcs.
Cautiously, he stepped down, seeing the door open to the wine room, He moved to one side of the door, the guard moved to the other side. Orcs were coming in the entrance. Cyrian Stepped to the doorway and tossed in a spell. Spider webs filled the room and part of the corridor.
"We've got to close this entrance off." Anson said. Gamaliel stepped into the room and cast the spell, soften earth. The ceiling of the corridor collapsed down onto the struggling orcs.
About that time the dwarf had regained his senses and wandered down the roadway towards where the group had gone. He started up the stairs of the mayors house when he heard a loud rumbling. He came back down the stairs and looked over and saw the windows shattered in the study room. Dust billowed out of them.
The party came out of the manor and noticed where the corridor was located. The collapsed section was still inside the house, but in the western study room, which was now collapsed in. Anson looked at the dust settling and snickered. He came down the stairs and looked towards the gate. At the gate, the orcs had broken through, a massive battle was taking place.
Anson bolted into a run, followed closely by Agatsu, Talgor, Denal and the others. "To the roofs!" he yelled. Denal and Cyrian went into the stables to get up on the roof. Gamaliel sent one of his cats into the Boars Nest to rest and recuperate. the other, he took with him to the roof of the guard shack. Anson gave his bow to Cyrian to replace his broken one. Anson realized he had his other bow on his horse and ran into the stables to get it.
The dwarf saw everyone run by and turned to follow, as fast as his little legs would carry him. He was running past the Temple to Hektor, and saw an ogre and some orcs beating on two clerics. He stopped and yelled out, taunting the ogre. The ogre dropped his club on one of the clerics and caved in his skull. The other cleric, vastly outnumbered, called upon the power of his god and a column of flame fell on the ogre.
The dwarf lifted his crossbow up and fired into one of the orcs, felling him. The ogre saw the dwarf and moved in, his club swinging in a wide arc. The dwarf ducked one blow, but could not evade the other. The ogre slammed his club home and the dwarf stumbled back. The last two orcs dispatched the cleric and turned on the dwarf.
The dwarf brought his Urgosh down on the ogre, felling him. He turned to the fallen ogre and spat on him. "You can't mess with the best!" he yelled at the dead ogre. He looked up just in time to see the two orcs charging him. he back peddled, fending off the orc attacks. He swung and clipped one of the orcs, taking off an arm. the other orc seeing the frenzy of the dwarf tucked tail and ran. The dwarf screamed obscenities after the orc, stomping around with his puffed up ego. "That's right I'm bad. You go orc! don't mess with me again!"
Agatsu looked at the wall for the stables and climbed up it. He reached the top and moved along the edge, getting in position for a good view. He noticed the Captain of the guard battling an ettin. Several ogres also attacked the various guards. lots more orcs rounded out the group that had come in the gate. Agatsu pulled out two Alchemist fires and tossed them down into the orcs. One orc caught fire and started beating out the flames. Talgor saw the chaos at the gate and knelt down on one knee. She waved one hand in the air and lifted the other. Magical energy formed around his outstretched hand and a Celestial Eagle took form. He instructed it to attack the ettin.
Arik moved in with the mage. The mage moved along the wall of the guard shack. Denal and Cyrian came up on the roof of the stables and moved in, notching arrows. They took aim and fired at the ettin. The mage meanwhile, had gotten in position and brought forth a lightning spell. He sent it through the ettin and fried several orcs. The lightning bolt also slew an ogre before it ended.
The Celestial Eagle dove in, attacking the ettin. Denal saw Agatsu ready a couple more Alchemist fires, and readied his own. They tossed in tandem and another orc burned. An ogre also got hit. Gamaliel reached the top of the guard shack and readied to shoot at the Ettin. Anson's horse came galloping out of the stables, he turned it towards the battle and saw a rock whiz by, whacking the ettin in the head, it ricochet off the two heads. The ettins 4 eyes dazed and it fell over.
Anson reared his horse and charged in to attack the orcs. As he rode in to attack the orcs, everything around him went dark. Denal saw the darkness appear and looked around for the source. He saw an orc mage standing in the back and pointed to it. "There!" Cyrian aimed his bow and fired into the orc mage. The orc stumbled back and fell. One of the ogres swung at a guard, crushing him between his club and the wall. He turned towards the Captain and advanced. but before he could get too far, Gamaliel felled it. The orcs were pushed back to the gate. The last of the orcs this side of the gate was killed, more guards trying to take position to stop more from coming in...
On to Session 11
