Pursuit

24 September 2008-

We picked up with our escape from the makeshift orc prison through our magically dug tunnel. With orcs closing in on all sides, our rear guard made a last few attacks and then fled the building. EMichael collapsed the tunnel behind us to block immediate pursuit, then sped up the chimney. Jeff, with his new Vampire Fangs (TM), morphed into a bat and escaped through another chimney. The captives were free and we were well on our way to a successful escape.

Unfortunately, the orc shaman deduced our escape route and organized a pursuit, so that by the time we had all cleared the tunnel, they were already after us. We ran through the fields, leading the orcs on a merry chase through the traps that eBill's and Craig's wood elves had set, and then into the forest. Along the way, both sides loosed arrows and bolts at each other, but ours were more effective, and we slowed down our pursuers somewhat. The real break came, however, when Brian's bard Flashed (the spell, not the crime) the orcs, with Khavi blasting one with her crossbow. They had to pause for a minute to get their sight back, and that gave us a break. We eventually crossed a shallow ford where we stopped to hold our ground- hoping that the water would give us the advantage.