The death toll rises...

After last weeks success with the Red Horn minotaurs, victory seemed
assured, quickly reconvening with the Broken Axe and the chieftain
Markuli, a plan was formulated to continue the attack on the Red Horns
3 days hence.

The party recuperated quickly using Quercus's healing spells and had
relearnt a new set of spells for the second day.

Half way through the second day there parties plan was interrupted by
the Red Horns attacking en-masse, everyone heard the bellowing war
cries of the Minotaurs from the south and went to aid the Broken Axe.
They found 8 Broken Axe Minotaurs fighting and losing ground to 10
heavily armoured Red Horns.

The battle was joined, spells, charges, curses and blood flew. The Red
Horns appeared to be the elite shock troops of the Red Horns, and
butchered their way past the Broken Axe.

Ran's was in weretiger form and summoned a bear which provided useful
blocking and grappling of Red Horns to the East
Bingly's charges with the Lance wrought severe damage to the minotaurs
Oren's axe swung with deadly intent
Rosia's darting sneak attacks inflicted much pain
Isaack's fired off Scorching Ray's and Magic Missiles to hurt many minotaurs
Quercus's healing kept everyone on their feet
Davinia's arrows rained down.

The defensive position of the party was attacked from the side as 3
more Red Horns burst in, Rankuli the chieftains son was attempting to
hold the southern corridor to prevent the Red Horns advancing further.

Then disaster, Isaack found himself facing a raging minotaur barbarian
that had burst into the middle of the group and was hit with two
mighty blows from its GreatAxe. Isaack was mortally wounded,
staggered and fell to the ground slain.

Oren was struck down, but revived by Quercus.
Rankuli the chieftain's son was slain callously whilst unconcious.

The fighting to the north grew closer and as the Red Horn's were
finally finished, the medusa appeared using a magic that made her
appear blurred.

Ran used blindsight and closed his eyes, charged and grappled the
creature but was struck by the medusa's snakes and poisoned, the party
attacked and as they managed to kill the medusa a huge Red Horn
minotaur appeared. He hit Ran three times in quick succession,
sending him crashing to the floor unconcious.

Oren and Bingly took the minotaur on and started trading blows, though
the Red Horn was dealing out heavy damage. They were helped out by
the arrival of Markuli the Broken Axe chieftain who flanked the Red
Horn minotaur and together with the aid of one of Ran's summoned
creatures they slew the Red Horn.

Quercus healed Ran as Markuli called for the party to follow him to
the north to carry on the fight...

The massive minotaur clash, a result of a little reconnaisance that
went wrong, ended with the party escaping out of rockfilled tunnel.

The fight, which raged for two sessions, depleted just about every
spell the party had, most of its hit points and killed 28 minotaurs.

Having a defensible position was key and not being surrounded by the
minotaurs aided greatly in the parties fighting ability. The Minotaurs
used their size and toughness to perform the overrun action, with some
success, getting in amongst the party to cause havoc. Oren was knocked
prone and nearly ended being trampled and beaten to death.

The arrival of a magic using minotaur hastened the decision to leave,
Ran summoned a burrowing creature and used a stone shape spell to
create a tunnel. Though this took some time.

The vanguard fighting retreat was done by Bingley and Rosia, who's
ring prevented her from running out first.

The evacuation was held up crucially by Oren who became wedged in the
narrow tunnel, but eventually got free.

Blood soaked and hurt the party escape with the howls of raging
minotaurs in the background, it seems now is a good time for the
Broken Axe to attack whilst the Red Horn are reeling from this huge
loss