The archer had just started to take a bead on the women, as they were engaging the bandits at the riverside; his missile threw the archer off balance, and his shot went wild.<br/><br/>Torak caught one of the approaching bandits as he drew in, injuring, but not killing the man, and weathered both of their blows with stoic, dwarven grace, - which involved several creative and anatomically improbable curses - then skewered the second one with his weapon, very nearly cutting the man in half. Damien swung with his quarterstaff, but was a much more skilled spellcaster than fighter.