A Declaration of Naval Blockade

[Medvekoma 2073]

Beneath the city of Kal'Tarak, a set of engines roared up with a rumble of fire, and hissed up with steam escaping through the various pipes. From the Great Harbour Cave, ships steamed out and set on their course towards Az'adar in formation. Though from beneath the mountain, from a different grotto, another kind of ship emerged. An elongated boat with most of its body beneath the surface of the water, with only a tower and its steam exhausts perching over. The ship joined the formation and pursued the Kaz'Ulrah navy, though broke off to find its target as soon as the vessels broke to the high sea.

 

Artist's depiction of two Stormbreakers driving HMS Hodir.

 

Soon after, a communication was made public to notify any merchant, military or communications vessels affiliated with the Temple of Az'adar about the situation.

 

All the waters surrounding Kaz'Ulrah and Az'adar, including the whole of the Western Bay, are hereby declared to be a naval conflict zone. From 10th of the Grand Harvest, 1680 onwards every enemy vessel found within this war zone will be destroyed without it always being possible to avoid danger to the crews and passengers. 

Neutral ships will also be exposed to danger in the war zone, as, in view of the misuse of neutral flags ordered earlier by the Az'adarian government, and owing to unforeseen incidents to which naval warfare is liable, it is impossible to avoid attacks being made on neutral ships in mistake for those of the enemy. 

Navigation to the north of the Kaz'Ulrah peak lighthouse in the western parts of the Elven Sea and through a zone at least thirty nautical miles wide along the Sutican coast is not exposed to danger.

 

And with the announcement placed, the vessels began circling the temple of Az'adar, biding their time to  intercept their enemy and prepare for a full-on naval blockade.

 

[DrHope 609]

assembe te R.N.F.! " Kazrin would say from the docks

[BDanecker 867]

Dor Irongut looks yearningly at his worn captain’s hat in the corner of his cave, his fingers twitching for the sea

[Chimp 528]

((Whilst this certainly is interesting, how is one supposed to roleplay all of this?))

[Juststan147 277]

(we can't make cannons or guns, but we can make Subs?  that is kind of bullshit)

[ryno2 1285]

Just now, Chimp said:

((Whilst this certainly is interesting, how is one supposed to roleplay all of this?))

((he just did 

[Treaty 1353]

Azkel would yawn

[Medvekoma 2073]

7 minutes ago, Juststan147 said:

(we can't make cannons or guns, but we can make Subs?  that is kind of bullshit)

 

((They are just tubes of steel with an engine. Those lore staff interested can check, the main armament of HMS Hodir is a removable ballista.))

[oblivionsbane 714]

"They have what?" Said Mark Lander as he was delivered the news of these underwater ships countless nautical miles off the coast of Atlas. He'd sit back in his chair, it emitting a creak, as his blank yet thoughtful vision panned to the ceiling, He'd finally emit a sigh before righting himself and looking to the one who had brought him the report. "Contact engineering with the report and tell them I said to begin developing countermeasures. Let them know I'll be down there to help them with their work soon enough." He'd give the messenger an affirming nod, to which he'd receive one back, before the man would make his way out of the large, nautically adorned office. Mark would teeter back in his chair once more in thought. "If they're underwater that means they can't attack ships. Even if they want to ram they'll have to get close enough to the surface that my cruisers should be able to fire on them." He'd rub his lips together in thought. "Maybe some sort of slow sinking explosive barrel might work. They can't possibly outrun the..." And on and on Mark would ramble to himself thoughts and ideas of how to counter a threat he'd likely never have to face.

[Destroyer_Bravo 1054]

"Why not just escort individual neutral ships with weapons aimed at them?" remarks an irrelevant elf

[Burnsy 437]

17 minutes ago, Medvekoma said:

 

((They are just tubes of steel with an engine. Those lore staff interested can check, the main armament of HMS Hodir is a removable ballista.))

((Gonna be honest, not too sure how this thing would work given its description.))

[ryno2 1285]

2 minutes ago, McBurnsy said:

((Gonna be honest, not too sure how this thing would work given its description.))

 

 

[Burnsy 437]

2 minutes ago, ryno2 said:

 

 

Well I can’t say I’m suprised.

[DrHope 609]

dwarven engineering truly a work of wonder

[Destroyer_Bravo 1054]

actually worth pointing out that they could have just the uss monitor lmao would do the same **** and not get whined at. its just a low freeboard ironclad

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monitor