With our school vacations once again upon us it was time for me to start into my holidays with a nice little game of LotR. The scenario is quite simple:
A young Aragorn and his great love Arwen have managed to sneak out of Rivendell for some privacy. At long last they stop in an ancient watchtower to enjoy each others presence when they are rudely interrupted by an orc warband out to do some mischief (as orcs are known to do once in a while). Just as the situation gets really serious (we are talking over 40 orcs plus a bunch of wargriders) relief appears:
Halbarad with a handful of Dunedain, who happened to hear the orcish rackett and decided to investigate as well as Elrohir and Elladan, Arwen's brothers, who belief that too much privacy for the two lovebirds might be just a little early in their relationship. They have brought a few Elves along (the area outside of Rivendell just isn't as safe as it was a few thousand years ago...).
Aragorn and Arwen decide to stay in and defend the ruined tower while the orcs want nothing more than to kill either Aragorn or Arwen, who may not leave the tower until one of the relief parties have reached it.
Here are a few photos of the scenario.
Aragorn sees the first horde of orcs approach and opens fire with his bow, slaying one of the orcs (don't ask me why they went to their little rendevouz fully armed...).
Even though Aragorn was quite good with his bow the arrival of a second group of orcs together with the wargriders changed the situation from bad to worse. Already the tower ruins are surrounded by howling fiends.
Just as the two are close to dispair Halbarad...
... and Elrohir and Elladan appear on the scene rushing forward to come to their aid.
Arwen stops the first attack with a blast of magic. Unfortunately she only buys a little time as there are no allies within charge range. Yet her action delays the orcish assault (and she actually blew one orc from the wall he had climbed and he consequently broke his neck).
Halbarad and his Dunedain lay in ambush for the wargriders but are foiled when a few orcs engaged them in close combat.
Halbarad however proved to be a rather deadly adversery proving that a minimum of work can do a maximum of damage...
The carge of the wargs ended in disaster when Elladan slaughtered 6 warriders in just two rounds. Beware Elven ire should you threaten their sisters...
Inside the tower ruins things got tight. Arwen stumbled back, wounded by a foul orcish weapon and as Aragorn could do ran hither and yon to throw the attackers back, slaying a few but never enough to keep Arwen safe.
However, after taking appaling losses at the hand of Halbarad, Elladan and their companions the orcs finally lost heart and one by one they slipped away to flee to their dark caves.
Finally Aragorn and Arwen are rescued and lead back to safety. Aragorn will have to do some really fast explaining to Elrond why his daughter comes back with a sexy-looking but also nasty gash in her shoulder...
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