Part 16 - Orc Busting... Attempt One
Lure them out one by one... that's the key to battles as a Digger.
I was dreading this moment... the moment where I would have to face the wrath of the Orcs.  Well... my whopping 50 points of armor due to digger clothes and magic items didn't do a thing, I had previously discovered, against orcs... so I just loaded for strength.

It works, one on one.   The extra 40 damage means Orechippers first attack combo is usually the Orcs last.  Sure, if the orc gets a swing in... I'm toast.  But that's life in the Colony.

Orcs on the road defeated, it was time to go to the top.  I let Ur Shak shake and bake the orcs up top... as they are exceptionally tough, even for orcs.
Thanks, Shak old pal... I was feeling a little chilly.
Being the nice guy that I am, mind you, I DID jump in at the end against the last orc warrior.  But I got between Mr Fireball and his target as I dropped the last one.  Ur Shak expressed his gratitude by giving me a limited duration light spell.  Thanks a lot, Ur Shak.

Cultural misunderstandings aside (He insists, off camera, that lighting a stranger on fire is a show of respect for their perceived toughness) he sent me on my merry way to go and get the Ulu Mulu.  Contemplating for almost half a second running across the orclands in the dark, I used the water mage rune.
Part 17 - Gorn: Savior or Mortal Enemy?
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