BATTLETRAP!
"ORCS!!!" bellowed Gulius incredibly "ATTACK!!!!!" Oktavianus called forth a Moradin battle blessing as the trio of monsters descended upon Morray with gleeful curses. The lead orc crashed his spiked club into the half-elf sending her flailing backwards almost tripping over the canvas roll. As the orc prepared to smash her brains in with a cross-blow, a brilliant flash of blue energy crashed into the right side of its' head. With a yelp, it turned facing the western circlelight as the waiting StarPoint warriors burst onto the scene with cries of alarm.
Gulius let loose a throwing axe that glanced off the second orc's shoulder causing a nasty gash. It growled and raised its' club in surprised anger. "RAGAAASSSHAA!!! blasphemed a monstrous orc from the background. He met the party with a defiant stare The party answered the oral threat with thrilling cries of attack for they knew that the beasts were leary and outnumbered. Another valiant swipe by Teflar felled his next opponent and he immediately searched the grounds ahead for the slumbering beasts he despised. Nerendil bullrushed his foe completely knocking the orc into the air and onto its' hairy back.
Morray stood her ground as the monstrous orc, strangely different from the rest, bore down on her maliciously and unafraid of the losing results around it.
Gulius released a throwing axe at the great orc, but it sailed errantly behind as it marched forth. Aramil failed as well with his next spell for the megaorc remained undaunted within the chaos.
With the precious seconds needed to get her footing righted, Morray thrust her short sword deep into the chest of her attacker. The monster roared in pain as it collapsed forward upon the ground in a lifeless heap.
As the ranger and barbarian rushed towards the blaze to save the girl, seven more haughty orcs came charging into view from the north! Immediately, Nerendil snapped from his anxiety and led Gulius and Splendor onto the scene.
Aggressively, the orcs swarmed in only to face the ranger's and barbarian's fierce swords. With one swipe apiece, two heads were cleaved cleanly from humanoid bodies as the onrushing enemy came. Splendor leapt forward and shouted a terse oath sending three orcs to the ground in sudden slumber.
The remaining three orcs hesitated momentarily as the tide turned on them.
" Kill them all!!!"
The barbarian received a solid glancing blow to his head making him grunt with annoyance.
Nerendil sought to slice his stunned beast where it lay upon the earth, but it quickly rolled away searching for its' mishandled weapon. At that opportunity, the paladin's longsword came crashing down upon the enemy's skull ending its' last thoughts of evil.
The monster fended a quick blow by the daring rogue and swung fiercely at her head barely missing as she ducked. Again, Morray struck at her enemy as the cleric ran at them ready to save her from certain disaster. But it was too late; the orc overpowered the half-elf sending her to the ground with a well-placed slice to the mid-section from its' iron hatchet.
It roared in exhilaration and started to kick her towards the fire when Hebron suddenly stepped from the eastern shadows. The distraction proved worthwhile for it alarmed the beast and it turned to face him.
"WHAM!!" A well-placed blow by Oktavianus's warhammer came crashing down upon the orc's back sending it stumbling forward tripping over the canvas tarp.