The Sidhe Ritual Site (Session 15) - Faniele 21, 888 F.S.

Chasing Orcs in the Allindel Forest

Estenel and Yukon rest up at the combat site, preparing to heal party members. Sophia and Jollen head off after the fleeing orcs. Sophia follows their tracks for an hour. Estenel heals Tiamat; Henri is healed and awakened.

Sophia and Jollen catch up with the orcs (as evidenced by an arrow narrowly missing them... that, and the gutteral grunts coming from the bush). A fight begins. Jollen takes a dirt nap. Sophia continues the fight, putting down two of them. The two remaining orcs are archers and are holed up in a tree. Sophia is stumped. She decides to climb the tree and go after the orc. Believe it or not, it works out. Sophia takes care of the one orc that was up the tree shooting at her. The location of the last remaining orc is unknown. We'll just assume he scarpered off.


To the Temple (we think)
Sophia arrives back at our camp, towing an unconscious Jollen. Estenel mind-searches the unconscious orc at the camp and learns that an ancient temple is located two hours to the east, which is where his orc tribe lives, and has lived for several years. This is the direction to which the orcs were originally fleeing. We track back to the location where Sophia and Jollen retired the last few orcs. The one remaining orc is still up a tree, and there are eight new orcs standing at the base of the tree. While 70 yards out from the orcs, Estenel sings the Sonata du Hush-Hush. Yukon then moves quietly. We sneak up on the orcs' position. Estenel and Ecran step on the same branch. At 30 yards out, ranged combat begins. Ranks close, and toe-to-toe fighting begins. Henri get bludgeoned into next week.

More next week.