Lost the last 8 adventurers in a row in their first fights. Haven't had the chance to find any companions.
Finally an adventurer worth their weight!
After killing a night creature family of three, I and my companions were returning to the fortress, over a day's travel away, to report our success and gather a force to assault a large bandit camp a half-days travel in the opposite direction from us from the fort's view, when what I'm fairly certain are those same bandits struck preemptively. They're at least led by a maceman, just as the one that requires a more sizable force to assault. We engaged them, and after killing only one bowman my maceman ally decided to break off and run east, while I assisted the lasher with the spearman she'd engaged. I dealt what I thought were several fatal blows when I decided to turn around and face down the four bandits coming up behind us. While I foolishly allowed myself to be distracted by one pair, the leader ran up to my companion and beat her to death with his morningstar. I couldn't handle this fight any more than she could so I decided to cut and run as well. found the maceman maybe 40 squares away, collapsed in pain, where I held off the lone hammerman that followed me. Nobody else harassed us while I waited for him to wake up. Afterwards we finished the last 4 hours or so of walking back to the nearest town and collapsed on someones floor.
These bandits were orcs, orcs which I created myself to be ferocious opponents, bigger, some of them frighteningly fast, and all of them stronger, with terrifying weapons of war and armor to protect themselves. I consider our little fight to have gone well, considering we killed at least 2 and seriously injured 2 more, versus one casualty and forced retreat. None of them were the faster opponents, or I would have seen them dashing out ahead, and that's a reason to feel lucky. The maceman is fine, apparently. She'll be that much tougher in the next fight, and we WILL have our revenge.
Apparently three simultaneous night creature kills is enough to make me worthy of taking tasks from the lord of the fortress.
We just attacked a different bandit camp. I lost the use of my foot, but only by broken bones. It will probably heal... probably. I fear the Curse of the Crutch, as there were none in the camp's loot, so If I cant buy one in town and this ends up being permanent... the only other serious injury was the newer maceman, but he was apparently just passing out like a wus until the one remaining bandit came over while the rest of us were distracted and caved in his skull.
I only know of one bandit that escaped, injured. That orofal maceman that killed our maceman! Obviously none of us can keep up with the bastard. We'll be back someday, no doubt.
Another bandit attack. Once again my companions are decimated. I've had my guts spilled among other things. Today really isnt my day... I've retreated. I apparently did a number on the warlord because he ran off, immediately after bragging about how he killed my new bowman right in front of me... Apparently not the same crew as the last attack, because he didnt mention the lasher, or anyone else for that matter. Unfortunately I bled to death from my wounds. Only fair that I don't savescum I guess...