<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Town Square</span></span><br/><br/>The ogres charged into the town square hell-bent on carnage and mayhem.  Some of the ones in the back peeled off and disappeared into storefronts.  One of those storefronts belonged to Deborah’s family.  The ogre crashed in through the door, breaking it down and sending debris crashing into everything.  After regaining its footing, the monster began to fill a sack with anything edible it could get its hands on while Deborah’s parents hid upstairs.<br/><br/>Outside, a drunken dwarf intercepted another ogre rushing into the town.  The alcohol giving the dwarf’s already inflated confidence a boost, the stout dwarf attempted to tackle the monster that was at least 6 foot taller.    The redbearded dwarf latched onto the charging ogre and bit it in the neck.  Screaming out in pain, the ogre grabbed the dwarf and tossed him into the bonfire.<br/><br/>The crowd was in panic as ogres pillaged the town.  Vendor carts and store fronts were looted, fires began to spread, and blood began to spill as the ogres caused as much chaos and panic as possible.<br/><br/>Mayor Hansbrough had just partaken of his first toke of this year’s sage’s weed when the attack started.  He choked on the thick blue smoke the herb produced.  The effects slowed his reaction, but being a retired adventurer, and knowing how to react to surprise, he began to recite a spell.  The effects of the weed caused him to cough halfway through the recitation, interrupting the spell and causing him to have to start all over again.<br/><br/>Berash’s brothers attacked one of the glowing raiders as it approached their cart.  The two younglings were cursed at by their father who was too weak and feeble to help defend their cart.  Ardin bravely slashed at the ogre with his shortsword as Cale stabbed at the ogre’s legs with his dagger.<br/><br/>Ruy, seeing the bravery and immediate danger the two boys were in, loosed two arrows.  The first one twanged off the string as his forearm was slapped by the string.  Cursing under his breath, he nocked his second arrow aimed down the shaft and loosed.  He watched the arrow fly true and plant into the ogre’s ribcage. Grunting approval at his shot, Ruy was devastated as he watched the ogre smack Cale into his father’s cart. Their father’s cry could be heard above all of the chaos, a resounding “NOOOoooo!!” The boy would be lucky if he lived through such a strike.  Ardin took advantage and found an opening, shoving his shortsword deep into the Ogre’s gut.  The monster, mortally wounded fell to the ground, clawing at Ardin.<br/><br/>Another ogre rushed to the aid of his mortally wounded and glowing companion.  Enraged at the boy that seemingly killed his friend, the new ogre snatched up Ardin and retreated for the cover of the woods.<br/><br/>The assumed leader, the ogre with the glowing head barked out orders from nearby the bonfire.  Laughing at the dwarf as the poor soul burned to death near the ogre’s feet.  Returning his attention back to the raid, the ogre turned to meet two of Berash’s arrows.  One buried itself into the shoulder and the other striking center mass just below the ogre’s heart.  If it had only been an inch or two higher, it would have been an instant kill.  The ogre immediately took cover behind a merchant’s cart. (all other attempts to hit this ogre with arrows are at -1 for cover)<br/><br/>Hearing the chaos and cries for help, the two sentries on guard at the temple ran to meet the opposition.  Seeking out the helpless, one sentry Nuri, found Deborah, “Milady!” he shouted above the cries letting her know he was there and ready for orders.  The other sentry Halfdan, found Maeve, her silver hair making her easy to find.  He found eye contact and nodded with a grunt indicating he was ready to accept orders from the priestess.<br/>