Lament of Milena: The Siege of Fort Dunamis

[Esterlen 4462]

 

 

 

 

“Never make a defense or apology before you stand accused.”

-Guy de Bar, King of Oren, dated 1524  

 

Despite its grim implication, the role accorded to Augustus d’Amaury, Archduke of Lorraine was the envy of the Orenian command. That warren of filth and lawlessness, Fort Dunamis, had long plagued the Empire--long enough that the honor of its eradication was an enticing distinction. Nonetheless, the Iron Duke took scant satisfaction in his assigned duty. It was little more than a perfunctory execution; the cowardly, dwarf-like Dunamites were accustomed to hit-and-run tactics. Surrounded by a prison of their own construction, unable to make use of their marauding cavalry, they would easily fall.

His men, however, were less stoic. Shouted from regiment to regiment from between gulps of ale, the most common campfire topic was the legendary fifty ways to gut a Dunamite. Archduke Augustus gladly permitted this. He did not begrudge the men their celebration, even when a spirited brawl broke out over the difference between gutting and eviscerating--a highborn word rarely heard by the rank and file. And all the better that their arguments were heard easily from the walls of Fort Dunamis.

On the eve of the battle, of course, a determined calm would fall over the camp, as kegs were packed away and horses re-shoed, swords polished and levies drilled. From the east, siege towers and ballistae would arrive through the Marnadal Valley, and elven scouts would take their place among the human columns. In accordance with tradition, the Emperor’s envoy intended to make a final offer for the surrender of the Dunamites--wholesale capitulation and appropriate punishment for each criminal. Assuming the shameful brigands even bothered to leave their den, they would foolishly reject this last mercy. And when the time came and the battle was won, Augustus d’Amaury would personally swing the sword that removed Revlis’ thieving head.

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WARCLAIM DETAILS

TYPE OF BATTLE: Siege

TIME: Saturday the 20th of February, 10 PM GMT, 5 PM EST, 2 PM PST (Proposed)

ATTACKERS: The Holy Orenian Empire and allied forces

DEFENDERS: The Dunamite rebels and allied forces

LOCATION: Fort Dunamis

TERMS OF VICTORY:

VICTORY FOR ATTACKERS-

If the defenders are killed, or if their keep is taken, or if they are forced into an underground bunker.

VICTORY FOR DEFENDERS-

Attacking forces are killed or driven from the field of battle.

REWARDS:

Orenian victory: Fort Dunamis and its surrounding region is annexed to the Holy Orenian Empire.

Dunamite victory: The area will be non-warclaimable for a one month timespan.

 

RULES:

-No status switching.

-If the Dunamites are driven into an underground bunker or cellar, they immediately are conceding victory.

-All LOTC rules.

-If the Dunamite side do not show to their side of the warclaim, they implicitly forfeit and the Empire is allowed to take control of the region being sieged and can force a date of the next skirmish or siege as determined by Orenian command.

 

[Fireheart 2768]

I will be overseeing this coming warclaim and its development. Due to the current war rules in place I will be crossing out any unnecessary rules that go beyond their terms and be deleting them. They will be subject to discussion in Warclaim chat in a group conversation, no private messages. Dunamis' fort will now be placed on moderated building.

[Fireheart 2768]

Defensive Victory