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142b - fighting the hounds
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Amok, deciding to stay and fight heads across the path to the nearest bush and pushes himself back into it, trying to stop the dogs getting to him. The effect is half successful as only one of the hounds gets to him, this round, and even that misses its bite as it is distracted by the prickly bushes. However, it distracts Amok as well, and his club swings wide, missing the hound by inches. (Amok one point of damage from forcing himself into the bushes)

Rolf and Yuri, realising the plight of the red man, charge forward hoping to save him from the hounds, and Ravn reacting slowly follows them. However the distance is too great to get there quickly ( If you continue the charge you can get there to have an attack at the end of next round - IF you can make a dex check to stay on your feet. Think of it as trying to stop and control yourself at full tilt)

Even more slowly, affected by the huge wound in his leg, Callum lumbers after them (can't get there this round)

Kerim helps Selina to her feet and Edgar still jumps about on his tree top, watching from a distance, while the others move to comfort the mules, which are starting to get restless at the smell of so much more blood.

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Hound Attack 1 & 2
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Rolf rolls...
  
June 20, 2002, 9:24 pm

Roll 1, 20 sided di(c)e 2 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 15 = 15
 13 = 13
Total = 28


Hound Damage 1 & 2
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Rolf rolls...
  
June 20, 2002, 9:25 pm

Roll 1, 8 sided di(c)e 2 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 3 = 3
 1 = 1
Total = 4


A brace of arrows
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Rolf
 
Rushing ahead, Rolf sees that the distance is just too far to deliver any immediate aid. He stops and frees his trusty bow. With a deft move, he has it strung and the first of a brace of arrows is almost immediately on it's way to the first hound, followed quickly by another.

OOC:
Attacks: 15 & 13
Damage: 3 & 1

I don't know if these are hits or not.
Birdbrain
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Edgar
  
Edgar flutters down from his perch in the branches to land on Mandrake's shoulder.

"What is he doing ?" the raven asks the gnome, puzzled by the red man's antics.

"He seeks to flee, and yet he goads the hounds to follow him ... yet if he would lead them away from us, now he brings them back."
Diversion
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Kerim Alakani
  
Once he has Selina on her feet he leads her to the fretting mules, thankful at last that she has no wounds to further spur them.

Breathing a sigh of relief for diversion provided by the mules he leads Selina to a small withered tree he judges capable of steadying her and says, "We have need of your eyes Selina, those that need turn their backs in combat" indicating the fight that plays out with the red man and the hounds.

He then moves to the mules, attempting to soothe them by scratching them heartily and talking to them in his native tongue, whilst taking their leads to reinforce who's in control.

He spares Selina a glance to ensure she is keeping an eye out. Of the battle he pays no attention, trusting his friends skills.
Don't ask me
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Mandrake
 
"He seeks to flee, and yet he goads the hounds to follow him ... yet if he would lead them away from us, now he brings them back."

"I don't know, perhaps he realised that he bit off more than he could chew... a problem, I think that those dogs will soon be in when the others reach the scene."
Midani talk
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Meeleek El'Wakhad
 
Meeleek, pleased his part of the diversion helped, stands quietly aside while the fighters do their thing.
When Kerim turns to the mules, the young mage approaches to help him, and nodding towards Selina, says quietly in Midani: "She is strange, that one. Acts very illogically. I do not trust her, Kerim Alakani. She holds secrets."

Mad dash
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Yuri
  
Lacking any ranged weapons, Yuri continues to charge in.
C...h...a...r...g..e..!
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Callum mac Aonghas
 
Callum also continues forward, only more slowly than the others.
RAMMING SPEEEEEEEEED....
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Ravn Ashengrey
 
** EDITED June 25, 2002, 8:29 am **

Ravn, his face dotted with plentiful splurts of doghead blood, with cannot surpress a grim triumphant outburst at the sight of the trio's effectful and deadly disassembly of their common opponent.

"HAH! ODIN IS WITH US!"

He quickly wipes the pearly red beads his face with a corner of his cape, already stained from the journey's previous encounters. When he can see again, it is apparent that his assistance is required elsewhere, so the runecaster grips his spear firmly in both hands and rushes at maximum speed toward the dogs threatening the mysterious red-skinned savage, intending to either pierce or ram - or both - the first mutt careless enough to stand in his path.
Holding on
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Selina
 
to the tree Selina looks across the battle field, her eyes briefly taking in the struggle of the red man, the charge of the two warriors, the mule train, and the advancing party. She wavers, and her breath is ragged, wheezing.

She smiles ever so slightly, her face creased with pain, as she watches the warriors lumbering charge, while wiping sweat from her face. Her eyes linger on the back of the mage a moment longer, but then she turns her gaze to the field, trying to quiet her breathing.




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