Steading of the Hill Giant Chief

Ambrosia steps out for a moment, weaving her magic and casting it out across the battle going on in the lower chamber. All around the keeper and his new defenders, more of the familiar sparkling lights appear, catching the hill giant and two of the three bugbears. With a roar, the Keeper swings a massive battle ax at his half-orc antagonist, but Korgazhar manages to duck away and avoid any damage.

Ligeia rushes past the fallen bugbear and strikes out at the newly-arrived guard, but fails to connect as the bugbear snarls a smile, licking his lips in anticipation. From behind the pegasus streak several beams of light, all aimed at the massive hill giant Keeper, and searing into his flesh once again. The flames burn deep, obviously hurting him, and Lenore arrives to flap about the giant, trying to get his attention.

Get it he does, as the giant tries to swat Lenore away, leaving himself open for a killing blow by Korgazhar. With a loud challenge, the half-orc buries his glaive into the throat of the giant, severing it and sealing his fate. The life fades from the Keeper's eyes as the great ax slips from his grim and he falls sideways to the floor. All around him the bells of Julian's spell toll, speeding the keeper along his death march. The floor shakes under the shock of the Keeper's fall, dust and dirt falling down around everyone. The bugbears take a moment to duck at the falling debris, which saves one of them from the deadly aim of Aelfric's arrows, as they thunk into the wooden beams behind it.

Meanwhile, fernal moves up to greet the next bugbear to arrive (#10). She cries her people's war cry, but the thick hide and armor sported by the bugbear repel her attack and he drives her back.

The new bugbears rapidly recover from the fall of the Keeper, especially as the heavy footfalls from the southern tunnel get closer. Korgazhar can see a pair of armed and armored giants, their flame-colored hair and deep red skin telling him all he needs to know. The trio of guards swing their morningstars at the warrior, while the other two assault Fernal and Ligeia.

Fernal
The bugbear before you whips his morningstar at you and you manage to duck one of the blows but not the other. With a sickening crunch of bone and a jarring pain running through your shoulder, you get slammed into by the heavy morning star.

Julian
With two heavy swings of his morning star, the bugbear slams into Ligeia. massive gash-wounds appear along his shoulder and neck where the spikes rip off hunks of flesh, eliciting a screeching cry of pain from your mount.

As you all battle the bugbears, you hear heavy footfalls to the south, and see now what Korgazhar saw a second ago. Two giants approaching from the south.