Came across a band of orcs and gobbos today. Nothing we couldn’t handle – with ease. Although, Nadon did manage to break another magical bow – he’s awfully rough with those things.
Battle Records: Caradryan = 13 kills. Nadon = 11 kills, High Damage Kill at 24 points. Lillay = 11 kills. Ilmarian = 2 kills. Nivak = 5 kills. Jezeg = 2 kills. Growlyn = 10 kills (including the Leader). Arvin = 3 kills. Amber = 1 kill. Paul = 3 kills. Axtrica = 1 kill. Vincent = 2 kills. Esch = 1 kill. Vladimir = 1 kill. Natasha = 1 kill. Roustov = 2 kills.
Day 2286 (3 days later)
Attacked by mutants.
Battle Records: Caradryan = 3 kills. Nadon = 5 kills. Jezeg = 9 kills. Vladimir = 2 kills.
Day 2288 (2 days later)
Beastmen attacked today. Nadon somehow managed to shoot himself in the foot. One of the hired mercs died in battle.
Battle Records: Caradryan = 11 kills. Nadon = 2 kills. Lillay = 6 kills, High Damage Kill at 22 points. Ilmarian = 2 kills. Nivak = 2 kills. Jezeg = 2 kills. Growlyn = 1 kill. Amber = 1 kill. Axtrica = 3 kills. Vincent = 1 kill. Esch = 1 kill. Vladimir = 1 kill (the Leader), High Damage Kill at 22 points. Natasha = 1 kill. Roustov = 2 kills.
Day 2290 (2 days later)
Plavin says we’re getting close, so he goes ahead to scout.
Day 2292 (2 days later)
Plavin comes back and we are indeed very close. Up over the next hill one can see the stronghold the Black Fang tribe uses for its base of operations. We set camp out of sight and formulate a plan of action.
Day 2293 (the next day)
A plan’s been made. Now all that’s left to see is if it will work. We start a large bonfire on our side of the hill, hoping to draw out a scouting party. Pick, pick, pick. That’s the plan. About fifty gobbos take the bait and come to investigate. We dispatch them quickly. A few hours later, a troll happens upon us and although we don’t inflict any damage, it leaves – we think the fire must have scared it off.
Battle Records: Caradryan = 2 kills. Nadon = 1 kill. Lillay = 1kill. Ilmarian = 3 kills. Nivak = 1 kill. Jezeg = 1 kill. Growlyn = 3 kills. Paul = 1 kill. Axtrica = 8 kills. Vladimir = 3 kills (including the Leader). Natasha = 2 kills. Roustov = 7 kills.
Day 2294 (the next day)
We wait. And wait. The bonfire’s still going and nothing’s happening. Nadon sees movement up on the battlements of the stronghold and we make the decision that they’re not coming out, so we’re going in. Large arrows rain out from above and take Roustov out of the front line with one shot that rips through his jaw sideways. Vladimir is shot also and temporarily blinded – he drops out of the ranks as well. We get the bulk of the party up on the battlements and continue the fight. We kill a good number gobbos, but don’t see any orcs. As their numbers diminish, the Shaman and his goons high tail it back into the cave. We’ve had enough blood for one day and don’t follow them – just yet. Dear usually unconscious Paul lost his life with an arrow through his chest. Jezeg and Yuri (the Ulric cleric) spend the evening healing our battle wounds. Caradryan spends his time operating on Roustov and one of the hired mercs. Roustov loses his tongue and the merc is paralyzed from the waist down. At least they’ve both kept their lives. We set camp atop one of the battlements.
Battle Records: Caradryan = 20 ˝ (the ˝ is one of the ballista machines – shared with Nadon). Nadon = 5 ˝ (the ˝ is one of the ballista machines – shared with Caradryan). Lillay = 61 kills, High Damage Kill at 26 points. Ilmarian = 11 kills. Nivak = 26 kills. Jezeg = 25 kills. Growlyn = 47 kills, High Damage Kill at 26 points. Amber = 2 kills. Axtrica = 22 kills. Vincent = 15 kills. Esch = 16 kills. Vladimir = 4 kills.
Day 2295 (the next day)
In an attempt to be better prepared when the Black Fangs venture out of their cave again, we move the heavy boulders sitting along the backside of the courtyard wall into position to drop in front of the cave entrance. This is not an entirely successful plan. One falls into the courtyard and shatters and another gets badly chipped so that it no longer rolls. Other than that, we wait.