Bjoric had barely drifted off when the howling and cackling of the gnolls had him up with his hammer in hand. Looking around he could see they were surrounded by a small raiding party, and someone new but he would deal with him once the immediate threat was dealt with. Which came in the form of a howling beast charging straight at him.
Bjoric raised his palm at the charging gnoll, shouting a couple words in ancient dwarven he felt the familiar thrum of divine power surge through his arm. Out of his palm shot a beam of blinding light, slamming into the creature, burning fur and searing flesh. The gnolls bloodthirsty howl turned to a yelp as its charge faltered and it came stumbling into range of Bjorics waiting hammer.
Yelling with a mighty swing, the hammer sank into the staggered gnolls side with a wet crunch. The force almost lifting it front the ground where it now lay dead with most of its ribcage caved in. He turned from the fallen creature, readying to help the others or strike down another.