As we are regrouping from the last skirmish with the necromancer, we notice that our distraction of all the attacking kobolds will not last long. We exit the necromancer’s tent and quickly make our way towards the leader’s tent.

Sarthisis takes the most direct route by running directly through the barracks tent nearby. He lights his fire spells and starts burning everything around him. An ork tries to take a swipe at him but misses. The rest of us attack the orks around the tent.

We continue on to the leader’s tent and kill all of the orcs in one of them. Sarthisis burns two orcs in another tent to death. We venture into the main part of the tent and we see Sambuto and Josephus surrounded by a bunch of dead orcs. We look around the area for treasure, and find a couple of chests. Aliga tries to open one of them and is struck by a trap — a poison needle. Krodmich disables a trap on the second chest and opens that one and the third. We find see hundreds of gold coins. Some of us grab coins on the way out.

Josephus and Sambuto say that they made their way in the other direction and they have not seen the orc captain. Just then we hear bellowing from outside the tent saying “Who invades my village?!!” We run out and see hundreds of orcs surrounding one huge orc, apparently the leader. Sambuto says that one of us will challenge him, and he accepts. Sambuto says to Eilenos that this would be a good test for him to see if he is worthy of Antinius’ legacy.

Eilenos is not sure about this, as his shield is destroyed and his armor badly damaged, but he decides that if he must die, this would be a good time. He steps forward and yells “I challenge you!!” in a loud voice. As he does, Sambuto presses a weapon into Eilenos’ hands and he realizes that it is the famous warhammer that he has been seeking, Grom’s Bane. It glows with otherworldly light.

He goes into the ring and they begin fighting. The orc’s huge blade glows orange and Eilenos notices that it bears runes of pain. Eilenos strikes him several times with Grom’s Bane but takes a few hits from the orc’s sword. Luckily the orc loses his grip and the sword goes spinning away. Eilenos uses this opportunity to strike him hard with the hammer and his sword, and though the orc pulls out a long knife, Eilenos finally defeats him.

Standing on top of his fallen foe, Eilenos holds his blade aloft and it glows white due to the presence of Grom’s followers. The orcs shy from its light. He calls to them that they will leave this place and never return. They stand still for a moment until one of them says “We must listen to the chieftan!” They go back to their tents, peacefully.

Sambuto congratulates Eilenos on his victory and says that he now believes that he is truly destined to be the champion of Berethenu. Sambuto says that he will keep his word and lead the party to Tabu-taabu Mountain, the resting place of Antinius himself and the location of the final piece of Antinius’ Trappings.

On the dead chieftan is found his sword and long knife, which Porodo takes for himself. He also takes the chieftan’s ring, realizes that it is a more powerful version of the magical ring he already has which increases his defense. He gives his old ring to Eilenos.

We see that there are human slaves being held here, and Eilenos orders that they be freed. The orcs comply, and the slaves go off to their nearby village.

It is decided that the party must rest, and rather than staying here we have Sambuto take us to a nearby group of trees and create a portal to a safer area in a large tree grove. Here we sleep and Krodmich and Nadia repair everyone’s damaged armor.