Men In Boxes

"At least, the sun will be on our backs," muttered Brogda the Red as he clutched at the rails of his chariot while Cumal his charioteer  manouvered to the front of the Keltoi battle line. "May the Morrigan feast well today, and not on my innards!" For weeks, Keltoi scouts have followed the advance of an orcish host from the deep south. Now, the green horde of monsters have reached the outermost village of the Keltoi Irinae tribe. With only a vast grassy field separating the monsters from the village, Brogda and the Keltoi weaponsmen he could muster plan to meet the invaders at the village edge and hold them until reinforcing  Irinae from other villages arrive. The women and children have left the village together with half the scouts two days past and reinforcements should be arriving this morning. "They better be bringing their chariots and horsemen," Cumal said to the brooding Brogda. " The orcs have wolves...  and trolls." "Balor ...

For almost a year already, the mountain town of High Skoro has been plagued by a sudden increase in orc raids. Villages have been plundered, trade caravans pursued and captured, travellers savagely attacked and killed. Local militia has verified that an orc tribe has settled the dungeons beneath the ruins of an old temple. Squads of militiamen have been sent to stop the orcs but all have disappeared. In desperation, the town council have hired a party of adventurers – men and women of more martial skills than their militia – to venture beneath the temple ruins and stop the orcs from mounting more attacks.  Fram Flamhammer has been a veteran of many battles and the battle-scarred dwarf, together with his loud and boisterous friend and right-hand man Hannu the northerner have been lending their arms in exchange for coin for many a year already. Their band includes the stoic and dour elf ranger Adaun Silentdraw and his young charge, the reticent Brehana the half-elf ma...