Seeing palanfirith down, Vardalain takes the quickest way off the gate, shooting over it randomly as he retreats.
REaching the wounded he looks at the cracking in the gate shooting a couple more arrows through those.
"are you alright friend?" he says.
"don't worry, you didn't get hit vitally"
he removes the javelin from his leg after powdering a pain reducer.
"hold this tight" he says ripping a part of his cloth and putting it on his wound.
vardalain ten approaches carefully towards those cracks in the gate shooting his way to it.
Palanfirith, you can;'t really fire a bow lying down. In any case, you are as likely to hit friend as foe.
Vardalain, you really aren't cut out for this (ducks a blow from a goblin) sort of thing...
The situation breaks into a disorganised melee very fast, the ferocity of the attack driving back many of the defenders. Zeratul, a snarling goblin with a spear holds you at bay with the point and tries to drive it into your stomach. Arvedui and Vardalian are best by axe wielders, and another spearman is trying to make a dwarf-kebab out of Talin.
As the defenders are driven away from the gate, three more attackers enter. They are larger and stronger- orcs, not goblins. Two have sword and shield, but the last- clad in battle-worn chainmail rather than the raggedy leather of his compatriots- wields a large ball and chain, at rest right now.
An Orc of rank, Aranui! It is obviously clear that this is no mere raiding party. But why so desperate to attack this camp with a dozen easier targets that must be nearby?
(I see Zeratul is not the trusting type...)
Zeratul, any move to push his spear aside with your sword would involve the spear being past your blade in which case he will spear you. With fast jabs, the goblin keeps you at bay.
Mah, your blade slices into a goblin's arm, causing it to shriek, though in a melee like this not having a shield is a problem!
The Big Orc holds aloft the ball and cahin over his head, and starts to slowly spin it.
Kumar tries to hold his men against the invaders; some are flitering out and moving through the camp. You see Grum striking down one goblin with a huge hammer.