ooc: edit 10/05: Added "Chapter 9 Siege Unit Report."Chapter 9 (Sword Form)
Shafts station at Boneyard, Earthen remain outside CLG (Clothing & Leather Guild).
Activate Outside In-Wall Burrow, and get this fortification built on top of CLG.
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Back in the hall, the duke spills beer and slurring “pull the lever.”
To the merrymen of the crowd, everyone follows suit and chants, “pull, pull, pull...”
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Atuk who was lagging behind for a member of the scouting party witness Zom dive in the moat. Atuk waded in and swim across the moat, and climbs up the gaping entrance.
Taupe points at Atuk who ducks in the murky pools in the southwest, “he is near the bridge gap, so rushing him would expose anyone to goblin archers. Wait him out.”
Atuk manages to sneak further south of the CLG and strikes at Axeman Olon of Earthen who blocked. This ruckus scared the construction workers, and scattered about fleeing.
Olon hacks Atuk’s left upper arm. Captain Vortex hacks the left shoulder, lodging her iron battle axe in the wound.
Atuk flees up the ramp on top of CLG.
Marksdwarf Kogan shoots Atuk in the right lower arm with a silver bolt, “Our time in The Dimension of Visions is so brief… This does not scare me.”
Olon gave chase and decapitates Atuk’s head with her iron battle, “Gruesome wounds! Begone fear!”
Captain Vortex, “Can it all end so quickly? Begone fear!
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Back in the hall, Hiddenleafguy was swayed at the chanting, and pulls the lever repeatedly in tune to “Ol’ Miners Find.” “hi-ho, hi-ho, …”
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“No! Retract that bridge now,” bellowed Taupe.
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Nako is on point of diamond formation, spear glistening forward.
Bosa and Kuts flank each side with crossbows.
Az completes the rear with his bow.
The bridge retracts and the goblin assault squad crosses unchallenged and unscathed. They immediately ducked into the murky pools.
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Taupe ordered, “Cancel Outside In-Wall burrow. We...”
Time slowed enough to observe the last drops of Ute's blood, the slayer of puppy, drips off the iron short sword. As if it was a signal, the last twitch of the puppy's life jolted Kubuk free.
“Nooooo,” mouthed Taupe as Kubuk does "The Boar Rushes Down the Mountain" towards the murky pool.
Silver bolts and arrows alike spews out of the ditch, all missing.
“Come back here Kubuk,” ordered Taupe, but then hand signals to the rest of the squad.
Nako with spear surfaced up. Bosa crawls up awkwardly and loading a bolt.
Az mutters below the murky pool, “Has the tide turned? I must press on!” Az jumps out of the ditch and quickly shoots his bow.
The lone Kubuk charging, ducks below the silver arrow from Az.
Nako lunges the spear for a head shot and missed.
Kubuk dodges another silver arrow from Az.
“Plucking the Low-Hanging Apple” sweeps low that mangled Nako’s right root.
Nako says, “Those injuries… Begone fear” as he falls over.
As if retreating, Kubuk continues to dodge flying iron bolts, copper bolts, and silver arrows.
“Heron Wading in the Rushes” surprised and knocked over Bosa as Kubuk charges with ferocity and connecting a shield bash to Bosa’s left lower leg.
Taupe, Tekkud, Fairybrow and Sanctume follow behind Kubuk’s wake.
“Watch move to Boneyard, Earthen stay as reserve,” ordered Taupe.
Nako’s spear strike is blocked. The “Viper Flicks Its Tongue” stabs the left elbow causing the iron sword to lodge in the wound. Ligament and tendon torn, Nako loses hold of his iron shield and gives into pain.
Bosa stands up but was shield bashed on the left lower leg, “I’ve been wounded. It’s annoying” and fails to reload iron bolt.
Kubuk shield bashes the head of Bosa, but wood is deflected by the copper helm.
Kuts shoots a copper bolt that missed. “Threading the Needlle” slashed through Kuts’ kidney, and shield bash broke bone to his right lower arm. Kuts gives in to pain despite the repeated shield bashes to the head are deflected by copper helmet.
The grinding noise of the retracting bridge finally stopped giving no more easy path for the invaders to come in.
Goblin Scout Squad- ‘Bax’ - Bax Urarotak, Goblin Spearman (sighted in moat)
- ‘Bub’ - Stosbub Smunstugoslust, Goblin Recruit (sighted in moat)
- ‘Zom’ - Zom Ngokangolang, Goblin Recruit (sighted in moat)
- ‘Utes’ - Utes Ozudsmumu, Goblin Recruit (killed by Kubuk, iron short sword through skull)
- ‘Tode’ - Tode Zomunes, Goblin Axeman (captured in cage trap)
- ‘Atuk’ - Atu Kodolngo, Goblin Recruit (killed by Olon of Earthen, iron battle axe decapitate
head)
Goblin Assault, 1st Squad- ‘Bosa’ - Bosa Musnguslu, Goblin Crossbowman (vs Kubuk, bashed left lower leg)
- ‘Nako’ - Nako Urarrosp, Goblin Spearman (vs Kubuk, right foot gone)
- ‘Az’ - Azstrog Uslotsnamoz, Goblin Bowman (shooting, uninjured)
- ‘Kuts’ - Stasosts Kutsmobnokast, Goblin Crossbowman (vs Kubuk, kidney slashed)