Strategus => Strategus General Discussion => Topic started by: Brother_Morr on July 29, 2012, 01:06:51 am
Title: Jeirbe Castle, The Glorious Stand.
Post by: Brother_Morr on July 29, 2012, 01:06:51 am
Day 1. The king and his advisers have sent me and my army on a quest to capture the castle of Jeirbe from barbaric hands. Though an army had been sent a few days ago, nothing has been heard from them or, this castle cross the plains. D'Hara has sent one of their advisers by the name of Salfallen to accompany my force to find out what happened to a past D'Haran investment sent to the castle.
Day 2. I have given back my church name and returned to my given name. I'm no longer fit to wear the cloth of a brother. To much blood will be on my hands.
Day 3. The siege was quick and bloody. Salfallen has expressed interest in staying in this blood covered castle until he can find where some goods that are unaccounted for had gotten off to. I agreed if he gave some of this troops to the walls. I have also gotten reports that Mazen, the village I started this quest from has come under siege. I wish I knew who was attacking.
Day 4. Remnant has attack Mazen. I found this out only after a fellow councilmen fleeing from the lose of that village told me. From what I have heard the bastards from the Kingdom of Calradia declared war on us. Vezin it seems is also under siege by them. I guess their king ran out of things to do other then wear woman's clothing.
Day 5. Jeirbe is all that's left of the Kingdom of Astralis. What remains of our armies have formed here. This will be our stand. An army commanded by Captain Naomi is massing around our castle. We'll kill them all.
-From the Mission Journal Ciaphas
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Post by: Bjord on July 29, 2012, 01:10:46 am
On topic, I personally, would HATE to see a day 6.
I see what you did there *winkyface*
Title: Re: Jeirbe Castle, The Glorious Stand.
Post by: Brother_Morr on July 30, 2012, 01:50:14 am
-Day 6. Kingdom of Calradia's army has dug in and surrounded our castle. Most of our warriors seem shaken up due to the battles in the villages before hand. A few that stand out are the members of the group led by the Warlord Dreadnok. They scream insult and challenge the enemy every time they step onto the walls. They wave their arms and yell at the top of their lungs as if asking to be shot at with arrows and bolts. Many a time missile fire has come over our wall due to this, but that ammo is recovered and pressed in to service for us. Our enemy don't seem to be very good shots.
The leaders of the D'Hara are pressing their men to war as well it seems, many of their finely crafted weapons are held by our warriors, though in exchange they wear reinforced Astralis armor.
As the day goes on war songs and chants have sprung up from the soldiers. It seems to help them pass the time as they get ready for battle. They fill arrow bundles, and restring bows, as joyous songs fill the air. Smiths hammer falls, and swords are sharpened, while their lungs fill in order to increase the volume at which they sing. Morale seems to improve with every word. The besieger's sing back but their words are high and squeaky as if sung by children and weak men. We shall see what comes after the battle and the sun sets.
-From the Mission Journal Ciaphas
Title: Re: Jeirbe Castle, The Glorious Stand.
Post by: Brother_Morr on July 30, 2012, 07:44:37 am
-Day 7. It's hard to keep the blood of the enemy from dripping on to the paper. There is blood everywhere and the amount of clean paper is very limited. As said before the battle was bloody but we have held the walls. The men of D'hara are cleaning them selves while chanting cleansing rituals. They are using the castles moat of the castle as holy water, though it's so red with the blood of those whom fell to their deaths in it, that I don't think there is any thing holy left in it. Unless you count the skulls. The amount of blood hasn't seemed to stop the Sword of War's warband. Their warriors are digging though the corpses and taking skulls. Apparently you can turn them into cups. Just as odd is that it is quite in style with the Warband. Though I worry that they won't be able to find a skull which doesn't have a hole in it, or hasn't been crushed.
Most of Astralis men started to pile up the fallen. Some of them have started to pile the fallen of United Kingdom, they will be lit on fire when we can. As for our own fallen each group will do their own funeral rights. The Warband has dressed up their dead and started a large party praising their fallen and insulting those they killed. The death chants of the D'Haran's could be heard though out the night. As for our Dead, I've been conscripted to act as a brother again. I can give final rights but I can do little more then provide the words of our gods in the heavens.
As for the cowards who survived, we have found out why they sing so high. Apparently the peasants of their lands are fairly feeble. And from what i have heard they won in the past by sending mountains of ill trained and ill equipped troops to their deaths. For every enemy they would kill they seem to loss three or more of their own, these are fairly good odds for them and they expected to lose many more. It seems another army is on it's way. This one it seems is made up of fat and bloated son's of traders, and from the words of it a few lesser nobles as well.
Well I look forward to their arrival. The heads of their past officers will greet them, impaled on spikes by the gate. As well as many new styles of cups and bowls in our pantries.
Title: Re: Jeirbe Castle, The Glorious Stand.
Post by: WITCHCRAFT on July 30, 2012, 08:35:22 am
They took our Jeirbes...
Thank you for a neat thread, users like you make strat come to life!!
Title: Re: Jeirbe Castle, The Glorious Stand.
Post by: Brother_Morr on July 30, 2012, 09:14:31 pm
Hey Quick Question why is this topic locked?
Disregard I'm an Idiot.
Title: Re: Jeirbe Castle, The Glorious Stand.
Post by: FRANK_THE_TANK on July 31, 2012, 03:04:12 am