Combat with the Thri Kreen

Broxx attacks one of the creatures, hitting it, upon which several of them emit a weird high pitched scrabbling screech. Rangrim attacks the same creature and then withstands a psionic attack.  Broxx is attacked and dodges the first and withstands the second. Markku blasts the injured one with a firebolt and learns the creatures are large insects that seem to use telepathy and are probably part of a hive of some sort.  The creatures are probably guarding the hive.  The creatures are probably from this plane and look like they would be very good at hiding. They also have the ability to do psionic attacks.  Broxx’s shoulder, where a creature tried biting, looks to be slick with a viscous liquid, so they may have poison abilities.  He also knows that they are called “Thri Kreen”.

Oor casts faerie fire and causes 3 of the 4 visible creatures to glow green, but they strike out at him and break his concentration, immediately ending the spell.  Broxx lets loose an intimidating shout and then slashes the injured creature nearly in half; it is barely holding itself together.  Rangrim boosts Broxx with a shield of faith and finally finishes off the injured Thri Kreen with another Toll.  Another Kreen slashes out with a claw which comes straight for Broxx’s face, but at the last moment the shine of spiritual armor deflects the attack.  However, while he is marveling at this feat of the gods, the creature lunges in and bites Broxx’s shoulder, nearly poisoning him but just failing to.  Markku attempts to strike another creature with a firebolt but misses.  Oor heals himself and casts a ward against damage.  Private Kerik runs to Broxx and heals his shoulder wound.  Broxx strikes another creature and blows on the wound he created, while Rangrim lights up his blowing with a Sacred Flame.  Oor is hit with a slight blow to the chest and Broxx is undeterred by the attacks directed towards him.  Markku blasts the shoulder off another creature with his flames.  Oor severely wounds the creature in front of him with his hammer.  Broxx deflects a shakrum (the dinner plate) that one creature throws at him.  Private Kerik strikes a sacred flame at the developing wound of the creature in front of her, widening the crack in the armor.

Broxx strikes his battleaxe into the developing cracks of this creature, connecting them and splitting the creature in half.  Rangrim tolls the creature in front of Oor.  Oor is attacked, catching the claws in his shield, but is bitten in the shoulder; however, he resists the effects of the poison.  Markku barely misses a creature with another firebolt and Oor, feeling the slight numbness in his shoulder, botches his attack as well.  Broxx, impressively shielded, narrowly avoids the next round of attacks.  Private Kerik heals Oor slightly.

Broxx narrowly misses his next attack, focusing too much on perfecting the attack and giving the creature time to dodge.  Rangrim tolls once more and deals some more damage.  Oor avoid the next attack and Markku strikes the creature with a decent blast of fire.  Oor strikes this burn wound and badly wounds the creature.  The party continues on in this manner, eventually driving the creatures to run away.  One is violently crushed between the battle axe and warhammer of Oor and Broxx, the other flees down the tunnel and suddenly disappears near some orbs.