A concentrated rain of crossbow bolts killed off a furbeast and wounded Miranda.
The icons then started bellowing and grunting in an attempt to convince their god to aid them in this struggle. The dice rolls would decide how well their attempt turned out...
Bloody H- !!! If you've been feeling the urge to shout out 'oh ffs!' for some time now, this is your opportunity.
The shadows began to amass as the sky began to rumble, even the icons' raw voices dying away against the noise...
The Great Bull had answered the call of his followers! His mere presence alone kicked all the remaining Bulls into a berserk-like rage.
But the sergeant still managed to behead the heavy with his reaction from last turn. However, the Chieftain could still strike...
And missed.
Twice. Luckily for him the sergeant's counter stranded on his armour.
The general suffered a hit when the bodyguard he was fighting countered even though the Warlord gave the example: he hit Cales back (one HP down).
Warlord: "Cales! Fight better!"
Both combatants missed in this fight as well.
The last axeman managed to clear the Crocthulu out of the way with a mighty stroke.
So far the rage his presence had instilled hadn't helped his followers much, but the tribal deity was steadily closing in on the mortals...
Imperials
Cales: "Don't laugh too soon, friend, I will now transform my sword into-"
"Oh you have GOT to be kidding me!" (practically everyone else missed so I didn't bother to pose and picture them again)
Sharlena attempted to cast a spell on the nearest of the approaching swordsmen, but missed.
She realized they stood little chance in close combat.
The cannons opened fire for what could have been the last time, but the gunners found it difficult to fire them alone and in their haste they missed.
In the back a missed shot did tear apart the Pumpkin.
The knight charged and killed one of the crossbowmen before he could do more harm.
Dwellers
The Dwellers realized their time was nearly at an end but still made themselves count: the unarmed Furbeast somehow managed to destroy an icon.
Miranda fired, but her bolt got stuck in the last Heavy's visor. So close!
*Thud*
*Thud* Perhaps they should have brought heavier weapons.
Undead Vanguard
The necromancer and his bodyguards entered the ruins, and the necromancer appeared to enter trance, beginning a strange ritual...
The ranged undead remembered they had a vendetta and killed the water demon on the tower.
The greater skeleton moved closer to the fray and fired his head gem, but hurt no one.
Miranda turned around and drew her dagger as her ranger senses caught someone rushing her from behind.
She parried well but the necromancess' strike was so murderous it still slashed right through her (she rolled two crits).
Knights of Kerrat
Realizing the danger they were in Garth and Skaie rushed over the river and threw what weapons they could find: the Water Demons' javelins.
One fell short, the other impaled a shade who sacrificed himself so his master could resume his work uninterrupted. The sniper fired in reaction.
Garth and Skaie defended themselves with their shields, but it was the lieutenant the shot was aimed at.
He defended himself with his shield, grinning his typical grin and increasing his chances of winning this battle's MVP award.
Water Demons
The first swordsman reached the gunner, who defended himself with his pole (a random object) and narrowly survived.
The others sprinted and reached Sharlena, but couldn't attack her yet.
Blackpants armed himself with crossbow and quiver. There was a lot of killing to be done still and it couldn't hurt to be prepared.
He then moved on and Wrynn's body was looted anew.
Fat Olaf scrambled up from the ground and reached for his sword.
He charged with his horn like Blackpants had done and struck the Greater Skeleton.
Destroying it.
Olaf's heroic feat went towards attacking once more: he succeeded but rolled very poorly on his damage roll.
Overviews
The Death Toll
Imperials
Alive: 8
Lost: 22
Kills: 34 (1 Elite)
Dwellers
Alive: 3
Lost: 18
Kills: 15 (2 Elites)
Bull Tribes
Alive: 17
Lost: 44
Kills: 39 (3 Elites, 3 Horses)
Undead Vanguard
Alive: 8
Lost: 18
Kills: 17 (2 Elites, 1 Hero)
Knights of Kerrat
Alive: 3
Lost: 14
Kills: 19 (1 Elite, 1 Hero)
Water demons
Alive: 5
Lost: 26
Kills: 20 (5 horses, 1 Elite)
WHY DO THE IMPERIALS FAIL SO HARD?!
