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Between Ogres and Insects

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(Scroll for tl;dr) Skonn charged at the Umber Hulk burying his greatsword, Frost Brand, into the beast. As he fought, he noticed a figure above the pit watching the fight.  As Balderpoor, Sorin, Arnogall and Aubrey began to move to help Skonn, the figure pulled a lever and an iron portcullis trapped Skonn and the Umber Hulk in the chamber.  The ogres Balderpoor had seen earlier appeared and attacked the party from the rear.  The mighty Skonn beat down the half beetle half ape monstrosity and began to try and lift the portcullis so he could help his comrades.  They were finding the orges difficult to deal with and Balderpoor and Arnogall had been downed.  The mine tunnels were crowded with four projections of Aubrey but the orges were some how managing to hit the real Aubrey more often than not.  Skonn eventually gathered his strength and lifted the portcullis, joining the fight only to be struck down by the Ogre Captain.   Monks armed with short bows began to fire on the par