It's possible that the orc guard still thought I was fighting with him, but to spinebreak me a few rooms away seems a little fishy. The same applies to demoralize, where I'd be in the village and a few rounds or a tick or two later I'd get 'An orc guard's taunts wear away at your resolve.'

The palisade gate


A blood-stained axe is sitting here sideways.
A rusted set of mail is here upon the ground.
The skull of a ram lays here.
An orcish guard leans lazily against the gates.
An orcish guard leans lazily against the gates.
An orcish guard yells 'Enemies approach the gates!'
You yell 'Help! I am being attacked by an orcish guard!'
You parry an orcish guard's chop.
An orcish guard yells 'Enemies approach the gates!'
You yell 'Help! I am being attacked by an orcish guard!'
You parry an orcish guard's chop.
An orcish guard is gushing blood.


You parry an orcish guard's chop.
You dodge an orcish guard's chop.
You dodge an orcish guard's chop.
You parry an orcish guard's chop.
Your chop MASSACRES an orcish guard!
You deliver a blow of deadly force!
Your chop >>> ANNIHILATES <<< an orcish guard!
You get in one more shot on an orcish guard as he flees.
Your parting blow DISMEMBERS an orcish guard!
An orcish guard is DEAD!!
You receive 0 experience points.
You hear an orcish guard's death cry.
You see nothing like that in the corpse.
The gods give you 11 copper coins for your sacrifice of the corpse of an orcish guard.
An orcish guard has fled!

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A grizzly path of carnage



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A ridge along the mountain



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An orcish guard throws you down forcibly, breaking your spine over his knee!
An orcish guard's spinebreaker EVISCERATES you!
You fall to the ground, paralyzed by the pain!