Book 2: Act 1 - Words of the Wise
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Re: Attack on Woodland Hall: Round 3
With the orc nearly on top of him, Aerth is forced to drop his bow and take up his axe. The half-elf slips it off his back, and with a great doublehanded swing, he tries to take off the head of the creature before him.
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Re: Attack on Woodland Hall: Round 3
Varuthil watches in satisfaction as the orc goes down with her arrow in its eye, then coldly and methodically looses another at another wounded orc.
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Re: Attack on Woodland Hall: Round 3
Wren moves into position and takes aim at one of the orcs that outnumber Borir. "Let's even this up a bit, shall we!"
Number Two: "You are number six."
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Number Two: "Muh ha ha ha ha!"
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Attack on Woodland Hall: Round 4
Arrows whizz through the air from the two Wood Elf bows of Varuthil and Wren. Both strike home, landing in flesh and muscle. Varuthil's nearly cripples her target while Wren's punches deep into another's shoulder. The Orcs are howling in rage and pain but look now desperate to fight on.
Borir, flanked by a pair of Orcs, and Pipkin as far as he can be from the middle of the fight....
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Re: Attack on Woodland Hall: Round 4
Borir remains in the thick of it or as he would say, "actually part of the fighting." As the others strike from afar, the dwarf continues to swing his axe at the orcs. Having no allies nearby, he begins to swing recklessly and wildly hoping to strike down the orcs.
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Re: Attack on Woodland Hall: Round 4
Just then a swarm of black velvety butterflies descends out of the trees around one of the spear wielding creatures. So great are they in their suddenness that they blind the orc for a moment as it screams dropping its weapon to the dirt. Hands held to block and swat at the flock of butterflies the beast is ill prepared for what happens next. For a volley of Woodmen arrows from the wall is turned inwards and the orc is pierced in many places by the shafts of the Woodmen. As the body of the beast topples to the ground the butterflies take once more to the air and swirl and swoop like a black cloud racing the wind into the cover of the nearby forest from whence they came.
Pipkin...
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Re: Attack on Woodland Hall: Round 4
Staying where he is, Pipkin once more lets an arrow fly at one of the orcs. This time he tries to help Borir with the one on him.
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Victory at Woodland Hall!
Then the remaining Orcs press. There are only three, but as the one facing Aerth swings at the Half Elf it suddenly throws its weapon to the ground looking terrified at Aerth inexplicably. The creature turns to flee.
At that moment day breaks sudden and unlooked for like a trumpet blast from a golden horn. With the dawn comes Radagast the Brown his staff held high and the sun appears perched atop it. "Dawn comes and with it your doom!" As he utters his words the Orcs break and scatter fleeing back to the gate and wall. All around the cheers of victory go up for with the dawn the enemy is broken. The orcs are routed and as they flee the Woodland Elves of Thranduil's host give chase for many hours killing them and chasing them into the dark corners of Mirkwood so that only a rare few survive the day and slink back into dark places in the night.
The echoing cheers of the Woodmen's victory rings out in Woodland Hall for many long minutes.
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Re: Victory at Woodland Hall!
Varuthil blinks, surprised so much time has passed. She looks curiously at the wizard, wondering if he somehow managed to manipulate the flow of time. No matter, she thinks to herself. Out loud she says, "Well, we have beat them back, but there are doubtless many wounded. I am going to go see to them." Her voice is as dour as any dwarf's.
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Re: Victory at Woodland Hall!
Borir leans on his axe as he takes off his helm with his other hand. The dwarf looks exhausted and covered in sweat. His brow is stained with the dust and dirt of the battle combined with a hefty sweat.
The dwarf nods towards Varuthil and only grunts. He then takes off in the opposite direction to inspects the downed orcs.
The dwarf nods towards Varuthil and only grunts. He then takes off in the opposite direction to inspects the downed orcs.