Garth: "Whoever they are, they're hostile. Sound the charge."
Wrynn: "Alright sir. For Kerrat!"
Garth: Dang I was gonna say that. "And... carrots!"
Garth and Wrynn sounded the charge, the more experienced Wrynn putting a little more confidence in his men than his younger commander.
Though outnumbered, they charged under a hail of throwing axes and javelins. (the water demons were told to use everything they had, so they used their reactions from last turn as well)
The Cleaver squad managed to cut down one of the tough heavy axemen, but Fishstache responded in kind and took one of their heads. (Wrynn didn't attack him because he's just a semi-hero, and those can't take an action alongside their feat)
The crossbowmen joined the charge and fired while running.
Nailing a swordsman.
The cunning Lancier lieutenant managed to charge past the defenders and spear a crossbowman.
One of the Lanciers got unlucky and was killed by the javelins, as well as his horse.
But the other two still managed to run through the spearman and hurt the Technoviking, the water demon's flagbearer.
Garth's winged horse leapt into the fray, over the heads of the stronger melee and into the pack of weaker ranged troops, allowing the commander to spear a crossbowman through the head.
The Purple Mage tried to freeze another part of the river, but it failed horribly and put out the fiery wings of the horse instead!
Bull Tribes
The Bull army crept forward, retaining information behind the phalanx. (you'll just have to imagine they're about mid-waist into the water).
The Furbeasts threw their weapons as the axemen jumped into the river, killing three. Most were innacurate or fell on the Bull's shields, but one was powerful enough to plow through two, only coming to a stop when it hit the chieftain's armour.
Inspired by the wild screaming of an angry icon (damnit I lost the pic!) the crossbowmen shot down two of the swordsmen...
A pup and a regular Furbeast also died.
Water Demons
The battle rages on.
After the initial clash, the water demons began to strike back once more.
Fishstache and a heavy axeman assaulted Wrynn.
Officer Blackpants lead his Swordmasters over the river to attack the Lanciers. However, they'd have to kill the horses first as their weapons didn't reach far enough yet.
Fat Olaf, Fishstache's son, joined in with the rest of the swordsmen for a combined attack on the Cleavers.
Crossbowmen had to use their ranged weapons as random objects in CC, which kind of sucked.
Berserkers rushed the surrounded Garth to give the ranged troops the support they'd need. However not all of them would be able to attack simultaneously.
Despite a crit fail on Fat Olaf's behalf two more Cleavers were killed. The Sergeant's counter slew another swordsman in response.
There was an awful lot of damage in Fishstache's strike, and it killed Lord Wrynn outright, the warlord's sword ripping through his dragon shield like it was made of paper. The heavy axeman, in his fury, accidentally hit his boss on the head, but he didn't seem much bothered by it. (the attack more than doubled Wrynn's armour, which is why he lost both his HP)
Swordmasters, under the invigorating guidance of Blackpants, started a frenzy with their swords.
Their ability is that they can keep attacking as long as they killed, so after dealing with the horses they rushed upon the now dismounted Lanciers, who did their best to prepare themselves. What would it take to stop their rampage?
Two very low damage rolls did the trick, and the sword frenzy was ended. The lanciers jabbed their weapons past their faces, missing.
Most of the troops swarming Garth messed up, allowing him to return an axe thrower to the deep.
The lieutenant speared another crossbowman, laughing at their attempts to pummel him to death with their ranged weapons.
Garth had less reason to smile though: the berserkers cut his horse to shreds. In the distance, Fishstache decided it was time to do away with the troublesome ice.
It shattered in a bright explosion, but didn't quite have the effect he wanted. The explosion dealt a lot of damage, but luckily the dead horse absorbed some of the damage. As the creature's remnants splattered against the surrounding warriors, so did shards of ice that came through, killing four and thus evening the odds again.
Spear throwers aimed at the lieutenant, but failed to kill him.
