Without Mercy

[Vege 4804]

 

 

Without Mercy : The Battle of Elba - Day 2

 

 

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“You men who stand with me are the liberators, protectors and the sustainers of Valior. There shall be freedom in life and in death.”

Ushered by His Majesty, King Alexander Staunton, addressing the Coalition forces during the Riga War.

 

 

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A painting depicting two white Eagles circling the blood stained battlefield, following the decisive second day.

 

As dawn came over the horizon, bringing with it shining golden rays which played across the dew that had collected on the grass the night before, the shouts, clangs, and ruckus of the Haensetic and Courlandic camps broke the early morning silence.

 

As tabards were donned over battle tested armour, banners raised over the shining helmets, and formations made upon the now muddy earth, the forces once again formed themselves on opposing sides of the blood soaked earth. The men that had been cut down the previous day lined the ground in a morbid display of where the forces had clashed not but a few hours before.

 

As the Haensetic Commanders gazed across the field in preparation of their movements, the Courlandic General Edmund Torryn bellowed his orders without a moment's respite after the green line was made. Pouring forth, at the behest of his call, came the rushing tide of green clad men, screaming and chanting ‘Ave Courland’. With the sudden and jarring advance, the Haensetic commanders had no choice but to meet the green sea before they were swallowed up as the day before.

 

As the forces crashed together upon the reddened earth once more, the now all too familiar sounds of battle lofted to the air. However, with the same suddenness that had brought the green tide of Courland to the yellow fields of Haense, the men of Courland pulled themselves back. Seeming to run back to their camps in fear, the Haensetic commanders ordered their men to advance. And so the Green tide was pushed further and further across the field, the yellow of Haense swallowing up the earth as it drank thirstily of its soon victory.

 

With their advance, the Haensetic forces came to hold the Chapel. It, although being ruined by the war, was a strong position, and so the Haensetic forces stopped and prepared their defenses in this forward position as they enjoyed the fruits of their laborious task in the field. An error, they would soon learn, as the tides of the green sea once again changed, and with them, the death of many Haensetic men.

 

Rushing back across the field in a renewed vigour, delighted that the Haensetians had fallen into their trap, the men of Courland came. So quickly, in fact, that the Haensetic men held within the Chapel soon found themselves surrounded. With terrified eyes they scanned for retreat, but were only met with the forest of the green tabards of Courland. And so the stranded men fought, surrounded as they were, to the end. Their slaughter easily done by the superior manpower of Courland.

 

With this crushing blow, the Haensetic forces once again collapsed. Their main force taken to the earth as the Chapel once again fell into the hands of Courland. The Haensetic Commanders, left in astonishment, called for a retreat for the day in order to recuperate themselves.

 

As banners of green and black were raised above the fields for the second time, the men of Courland came to camp with Haensetic loot. Albeit, their sacks less empty than before as the Haensetic forces reserves were dwindling from the consecutive losses.

 

As the sun set on the second day, the field fell quiet once more. The men of Courland were filled with confidence and pride as the pinnacle engagement the Battle of Elba dawned.

[Babadooks 566]

"very nice" says Boris!

[Archbishop 1784]

"But you've forgotten the part where the wood elves, high elves, snow elves and dwarves turned up because of... well who knows why." says Felix Fitch.

[LoLzboi 661]

An Old Believer would sign the Hussarian cross as he hears the news, his prayers to God being answered.

[TankM1A2 840]

Glendon Stafford wipes his brow.

[HurferDurfer1 2978]

Coltaines eyes would widen, if he had eyes, at the sight of the reformed Coalition under the empire of courland, having stayed in the camp for the day he would sweat, if he had skin, his mouth would be dry, if he had a tongue. Coltaine bolts for the wall, to look at that sickly sea of green guys. He'd begin to fling magik indiscriminatly into the greasy mass, litterly killing like, bunches. @mirofel9

[drfate786 1690]

7 minutes ago, HurferDurfer1 said:

Coltaines eyes would widen, if he had eyes, at the sight of the reformed Coalition under the empire of courland, having stayed in the camp for the day he would sweat, if he had skin, his mouth would be dry, if he had a tongue. Coltaine bolts for the wall, to look at that sickly sea of green guys. He'd begin to fling magik indiscriminatly into the greasy mass, litterly killing like, bunches. @mirofel9

 

Alifer Amice watched as the lich was butchered in the chapel like everyone else, such events never occurred. 

[drfate786 1690]

1 minute ago, Hero_Prodigy said:

A certain war-hungry westerlander is sure to notify his commanders of reports of other races siding with Courland, eager to get revenge on them!

 

Alifer Amice would notify the commanders that a lich is aiding the Hansetic forces in combat. 

[HurferDurfer1 2978]

Just now, drfate786 said:

 

Alifer Amice watched as the lich was butchered in the chapel like everyone else, such events never occurred. 

Coltaine espies the cave cultist Alfalfa Amcicles from atop the fort walls as he never left them to begin with.

[Archbishop 1784]

3 minutes ago, drfate786 said:

 

Alifer Amice would notify the commanders that a lich is aiding the Hansetic forces in combat. 

 

Felix would note that Alifer is extremely dumb if he hasn't noticed the very ghoul allowed to roam within Courlands palace.

[Jentos 9422]

4 minutes ago, drfate786 said:

 

Alifer Amice would notify the commanders that a lich is aiding the Hansetic forces in combat. 

Faramyr Blackwood notifies the commander that several undead and deranged psychopaths including dark elves and snow elves were aiding the Courlandic forces.

[Taketheshot 3834]

15 minutes ago, drfate786 said:

 

Alifer Amice would notify the commanders that a lich is aiding the Hansetic forces in combat. 

Alifer Amice would be swiftly arrested if he came by for well...being a fuckin necro

[Pando_ 446]

"Shame" remarks a peasant halfling

[Lefty 1696]

1 hour ago, Hero_Prodigy said:

A certain war-hungry westerlander is sure to notify his commanders of reports of other races siding with Courland, eager to get revenge on them!

A certain war-hungry Grand King is sure to assist Courland if Westerlands assist Haense, so he would suggest to the war-hungry Westerlander to shut the **** up

[FlemishSupremacy 6115]

Valkenier notices a whole lot of people fighting. Further, he/she/it is of opinion that people should chill the **** out. Liches and wraiths fight here, ghouls fight there. Who gives a ****? On the other hand, did you see those halflings? Those showing up is an outrage!