//that’s a miss so go ahead with the second attack.//

Missing the orog, Louis reverses his grip on his war hammer and swings at him one more time.... 

Attack: 11 Damage: 4

//  womp womp //

Orog utters a primal scream and summon's his remaining strength to attack Lyn and then spin around to attack Neega. 

Attack on Lyn: 23 Damage: 9

Attack on Neega: 15 Damage: 10

(I'm rolling the attack on Neega with Disadvantage because of protection but I could use some clarification. Is it protection on people Lyn is standing near or protection for anyone the affected target attacks?)

(I honestly was worried that this guy was going to be too much but these rolls are ridiculous. Going to have to step up the difficulty in the coming fights.)

Kaemar is up. Then Lyn.

Kaemar looks at the tightly packed mob of fighters in front of her hoping she won't miss her mark this time. She calls forth another fire bolt and hurls it into the mix hoping to finish the wounded beast.

Attack 8 Damage 8

Luck is deserting me today!

(PROTECTION
When a creature you can see attacks a target other
than you that is within 5 feet of you. you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You must be wielding a shield.)

(So if I'm standing within 5 feet of an enemy, I'm essentially holding their attention or actively trying to interfere with their attacks when they try to attack someone else.)

(15 scimtar attack against Orog. 3 damage on hit. If Orog attacked Neega last, is he facing her now? If so, advantage for flanking on this attack: 10)

Fading, uncontrolled rage falls short against Lyn's calculating mind. Orog's swing goes wild and Lynistra presses the advantage following the attack on Neega. Aiming for a gap at the neck, Lyn tries to end Orog once and for all.

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(I honestly was worried that this guy was going to be too much but these rolls are ridiculous. Going to have to step up the difficulty in the coming fights.)

The Orog slumps to the ground, life draining from it's body along the blade of Lyn's scimitar. She pulls it out with a flourish sending blood across the trunks of trees across the path. 

//Heads up, the battery on my laptop bit it so I’m going to be mobile for a few days. Didn’t have discord setup on my phone so I’m not going to see those updates. Also, Quasi, we discussed some new flanking ideas in the discord.//

"Well now, that went pretty all right, I would say so myself!" says Merrick happily, hopping down from his hiding place to join the others. "None of you seem to much the worse for wear. Did you see the size of that guy? I thought for sure we'd see some broken arms at least. Or a caved in skull. Those really hurt. Anyways, anything interesting here?"

Merrick begins to look around for anything on the bodies of interest, as well as any bags or items that would have been on the horses. 

Perception: 10

Louis stows his hammer and picks up his dropped crossbow, before joining Merrick's search the bodies, particularly if any of the orog's equipment would be an upgrade to his own (after possible mending and re-fitting, depending on what it is).  Remarking, "It's a dirty business, searching bodies like this," as he digs in without shame.

// Investigation 18 //

Neega is also checking (fallen horses, hacked up foes, etc.).

Investigation 11

Lyn will assist Merrick in searching the surrounding area for enemy reinforcements

(Perception: 23)

Kaemar checks the way they've come from to make sure nothing is following them 

Perception 10

On the Orog you find a +1 Greataxe, plate armor, a javalin, a horn similar to the one Virgil had, an envelop of papers in Orcish with a symbol on the outside, A journal, also in orcish. 

The other orca had standard great axes, javelins, and hide armor. There was 200 silver between them. 

Around the horses is the sign of a struggle. A path leads south into the woods where something was dragged. 

Neega asks for the journal and the papers, which she will translate for the group later.

That magic Greataxe sounds nice, but so does wielding a shield. Anyone else that can/will use it?

"Let's check out what happened to the south." 

Louis goes about removing the plate from the orog as quickly as possible, even if it means some on-site surgery (//read cutting straps and whatever else that needs to be cut off in order to get the plate off ASAP, it can be repaired later//) . Looking around noticing the mess, he remarks,

"I know... but plate armor is hard to come by - maybe we can get it mended and and re-fitted. Besides I can carry it,  a couple of those javelins and that shiny great axe, but it'll be close to the max I can carry comfortably. I  won't be able to carry much else. If someone wants the great axe now, please take it off my hands. We can split the silver later - maybe have Merrick carry it? The halfling has always seemed honest to me." 

" Agreed, we should investigate, but let's get off the road."

"Take that clunky armor of you like. I prefer to be quick on my feet instead. The axe is too good for hands like their's, but I'll take my shield and a good cut-and-thrust instead." The scimitar does, however, catch her eye, "Now what do we have here?"

(Could I roll for an arcana check or is this obviously non-magical with a nice handle?)

"Neega, do you read Orc? If you do could you look through the journal, see if you get anything useful from it?" 

Kaemar doesn't need any of the equipment and seems quite uninterested in the looting this time.

 "Anyone else think Tuugum is going to be pissed that we are totally not sticking to the keep a low profile part of the mission... Oh well at least we are all on one piece."

Neega can read the Orc, but suggests a little later.

She starts heading south where someone/something was dragged away. Looking for anything in the vicinity; if the trail goes on for more than about 100 yards, she will turn back. "Would be a shame if the horseowners were being butchered by an extra orc nearby, while the group is busy stripping plate armor (which could be done later)."

Seeing Neega moving south Kaemar quickly moves to follow, and will stay with her as long as she travels down the track.