Session Forty Eight

The forty eighth session of the Adventures of the Dragon Crag was on the 12th Mat 2023.

## Party Members Present

* Brandr Sigurdson
* Snorri Morgrimson
* Relnwe Adiath
* Professor Meino Osterhaus
* Aleksi Lehtonen

## Synopsis

### Into the Fray

We found ourselves in the midst of The Battle of the Rivet. In the centre, the dwarf warriors charged into the gors of the brayherd and, wielding their axes above their heads, began to cut through the ranks. On the left, Brandr and his unit of warriors charged a group of bestigors led by a wargor, who had just seen off Rel's cavalry charge. In return, a group of minotaurs charged the central unit of dwarfs, flanking them whilst a gor herd took on Captain Rorganson's unit of Longbeards. On the left flank, a group of Gors slipped through and came upon the unit of Quarrelers in which the Professor was embedded. The Quarrlers managed to let loose a volley, killing a number of Gors.

### Spells and Arrows

The Great Bray Shaman, leader of the brayherd, raised his staff above his head and screamed at the dwarfs. His voice however, could not penetrate the thick dwarfen hide and he suffered the chaos of magic as it blew up around him. The ungor archers behind him let koose another volley, but their arrows too glanced off the thick dwarfen hide.

### Gaining Momentum

The Gor herd that had charged the longbeards was soon routed by the mighty dwarf warriors. They tried to flee by scrambling over some cliffs to get away, but many fell to their deaths. Captain Rorganson led the longbeards in pursuit and charged into a unti of bestigors accompanied by a bray shaman. The quarrelers were in close combat (with the Professor holding fast on the back line) and were cutting their way through the Gors. Backing up the horses for a longer charge, Rel then led the mounted scouts on a charge into the flank of the gors, sealing their fate. The Professor gave the Quarellers umbral blades, but managed to kill three dwarfs of clan Skalfson in the process.

### Artillery

The cannon and the hrukidron let loose well aimed shots that scattered the beastmen. One was a marvel of dwarfen engineering, the other was a cannon. No one could tell a part the thunder of the cannon's barrel and the thunder of the goat's hoofs as one of the artillery pieces (again, no one could tell which) routed a band of ungor archers with a well-aimed shot.

### Hammers, Axes, and Goats

The Longbeards wrecked the bestigor herd, sending them running. Captain Rorganson chased them down and valiently dispatched the enemry general, the Great Bray Shaman. ON the left flank, Brandr and his warriors continued to exchange blows with the wargor and his bestigors, before the dwarfs finally came out on top and the beastmen began to flee. On the right flank, another unit of Gors entered the fray. Then, Snorri charged the Hrukidron down the hill and into the minotaurs. One of the goats pierced a minotaurs legs, bringing it down to one knee for Snorri to finish off with his Azthrund (I'd like to see a stupid cannon do that). Seeing that the hrukidron's large backside was now exposed, the Longbeards charged the fresh gors, killing many of them. Captain Rorganson, however, got a bonk on the head, leading him to make another speech.

### Mopping Up

A huge cannon shot took out the bestigors on the left flank fleeing from Brandr and his warriors. In the centre, the dwarfs had managed to rout the last of the beastmen, meaning that all of the enemy army was now fleeing the field, having failed to break through the dwarfen throng. As we chased the last of them off the field, Brandr went to inspect the body of the dead great bray shaman, finding a staff and a crystal which he then gave to the Professor. The entire army fires at the last gor herd running off the field and the Professor cast a spell, but failed, singeing Brandr. The Professor himself was forced onto all fours as he started vomiting shadows. Victory was ours.