I'm not specifically hunting the dark mages, I'm just killing every ogre I come across in the creepy looking cave in the crystal caverns.
Most of them don't go down quite as easily as that first one, but they're still pretty simple combatants. Here's two more brawls with them:
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>adv mage
You begin to move towards the dark ogre mage to engage it in combat.
>
You are close to the dark ogre mage, but not within melee range.
>
You close to melee range on the dark ogre mage.
>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a good strike.
[You feel slightly weakened, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be in near perfect health.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a heavy strike.
[You feel slightly weakened, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be mildly wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>
A dark mage jabs her spear at you but you block the attack.
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a light hit.
[You feel slightly weakened, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be moderately wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a powerful strike.
[You feel slightly weakened, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be near death.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>
A dark ogre mage attempts to retreat from combat, but you move with it!
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a good strike.
[You feel mostly healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be near death.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>
* A dark mage jabs her spear at you. You nearly parry, but the spear barely brushes against your head, lightly grazing you.
[You feel slightly weakened, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be near death.]
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a good strike.
A dark ogre mage makes a wet gurgling sound before tipping over and laying still.
The dark ogre mage slumps over dead at your feet.
You gain 18 experience.
[You are able to absorb 14 points into your training experience pool.]
[You feel slightly weakened, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>hea
You feel slightly weakened.
You have minor scuffing about the head, minor scuffing along the left arm, minor scuffing along the right arm, minor scuffing along the left hand, tiny scratches along the right hand, tiny scratches about the torso, and minor scuffing along the right leg.
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>adv mage
You begin to move towards the dark ogre mage to engage it in combat.
>
You are close to the dark ogre mage, but not within melee range.
>
You close to melee range on the dark ogre mage.
>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a great hit.
[You feel completely healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be mildly wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a pathetic hit.
[You feel completely healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be mildly wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a light hit.
[You feel completely healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be mildly wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>
A dark mage jabs her spear at you but you parry the attack.
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a light hit.
[You feel completely healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be mildly wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>attack
>
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a weak strike.
[You feel completely healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be moderately wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>
A dark ogre mage raises a hand in your direction and a bolt of dark energy blasts from her hand and hits you square in the chest.
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a light hit.
[You feel very healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be moderately wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a pathetic hit.
[You feel completely healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be moderately wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a pathetic hit.
[You feel completely healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be moderately wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>
A dark ogre mage raises a hand in your direction and a bolt of dark energy blasts from her hand and hits you square in the chest.
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a light hit.
[You feel very healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be severely wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>attack
* A dark mage jabs her spear at you. You move to the wrong side, however, and the mage's spear manages to graze your right leg.
[You feel very healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be severely wounded.]
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a weak strike.
[You feel very healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be severely wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a good strike.
[You feel very healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be severely wounded.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a light hit.
[You feel very healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be near death.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>
A dark ogre mage attempts to retreat from combat, but you move with it!
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and miss.
[You feel very healthy, are completely rested, in a decent position, and are slightly off-balanced.]
[The mage looks to be near death.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>
A dark mage jabs her spear at you but you parry the attack.
R>parry
You take a defensive stance and move into a position to parry.
[You feel very healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[Roundtime: 4 seconds]
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a weak strike.
[You feel very healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be near death.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>
A dark mage jabs her spear at you but is unable to penetrate your armor.
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a weak strike.
[You feel very healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be near death.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>
A dark ogre mage hums to herself a moment and looks much better.
R>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a pathetic hit.
[You feel completely healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[The mage looks to be near death.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
R>
A dark ogre mage retreats from combat.
R>adv mage
You begin to move towards the dark ogre mage to engage it in combat.
>
A dark ogre mage attempts to retreat from combat, but you move with it!
You are close to the dark ogre mage, but not within melee range.
>attack
You are not close enough.
>
You close to melee range on the dark ogre mage.
>attack
You slash your steel battleaxe at the mage and land a good strike.
A dark ogre mage makes a wet gurgling sound before tipping over and laying still.
The dark ogre mage slumps over dead at your feet.
You gain 14 experience.
[You are able to absorb 12 points into your training experience pool.]
[You feel completely healthy, are completely rested, in an excellent position, and are excellently balanced.]
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]