We Came As Crows

[Imperium 3495]

 

Siege of Last Hope

Men of the Empire storm the battlements of Last Hope, 1692

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Banners from across the Empire flew in the blizzard, as an alliance of men and elves rally in the valley. Before them stood the fortress of Last Hope, the Red Vaeyl’s stronghold. Trebuchets lead by Brog Dhoon, and Marshal Henrik Kovachev get into position to assault the fortress while Rhys var Ruthern rallies the Infantry at the base of the valley.

 

On the battlement vaeyl knights line the walls motionless, then fire lights up the sky as hundreds of flaming arrows fly into the ranks of the alliance below. “Shields!”  Rhys yells, as the ranks of men and elves hide behind their shields the trebuchets fire at Last Hopes gate. In a stroke of luck, the third shot smashes into the gate, creating a breach.

 

“Charge!” The host of men and elves surge forward into the breach, meeting a legion of Red Vaeyl on the other side, while the imperial trebuchets pound the walls of Last Hope. Bitter room to room melee takes place within the walls of Last Hope. Those poor men who were separated was picked off one by one.

 

The main forces met the remaining Red Vaeyl within great hall. The Vaeyl attempted one last devastating counterattack, to drive the Alliance forces back. As the fighting died down, it became clear the Vaeyl had been annihilated. The halls of Last Hope fell silent, but the celebration is cut short as the wall itself starts to consume Last Hope. The Alliance army was forced to flee the crumbling castle, watching as a small band of Red Vaeyl flee west.

 

“The fights nie’ over yet...” Rhys motions remaining men to follow him as the chase the Vaeyl west.

 

Word spreads quickly across Atlas of the victory at Last Hope. With the Red Vaeyl stronghold now in the descendant’s hands, they march to seize the remaining castle of Endmoor held by the Red Vaeyl. However, rumors begin to spread that the vaeyl unleashed something the darkways...

 

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[Ankalagon_ 258]

“At what cost?” Ronin says as the wounded are wheeled past in rickety carts by the hundreds. “We lost half our men, and our fields continue to freeze over, all for what? To obtain a useless keep?” He sighs, his breath visible in the winter chill as he trots beside fellow Curonians. “My friends I fear we have played right into the hands of the Red Vaeyl. I fear we are already too late...” 

[Imperium 3495]

3 minutes ago, L0rdT0mas said:

“At what cost?” Ronin says as the wounded are wheeled past in rickety carts by the hundreds. “We lost half our men, and our fields continue to freeze over, all for what? To obtain a useless keep?” He sighs, his breath visible in the winter chill as he trots beside fellow Curonians. “My friends I fear we have played right into the hands of the Red Vaeyl. I fear we are already too late...” 

“The Red Vaeyl are broken amd scattered, only Serris and a few of her followers hide from us,” Rhys replies to Ronin.

[Juststan147 277]

14 minutes ago, L0rdT0mas said:

“At what cost?” Ronin says as the wounded are wheeled past in rickety carts by the hundreds. “We lost half our men, and our fields continue to freeze over, all for what? To obtain a useless keep?” He sighs, his breath visible in the winter chill as he trots beside fellow Curonians. “My friends I fear we have played right into the hands of the Red Vaeyl. I fear we are already too late...” 

I always knew Curon was weak,

but this even suprises me. Go grow some balls and continue the fight or else you are as worthless as those vaeyl we are fighting “ty replies” 

[Ankalagon_ 258]

37 minutes ago, Juststan147 said:

I always knew Curon was weak,

but this even suprises me. Go grow some balls and continue the fight or else you are as worthless as those vaeyl we are fighting “ty replies” 

 

Ronin raises a brow at the man’s foul comment after such a battle. 

“It is not I who lacks balls, but you who lacks a brain my friend. I would tell you to go grow one, but I fear that is not possible for you. One thing you should try to do is amass a bigger rally for yourself, since yours is rather pitiful I must say. Learn to think before you speak, especially when you speak to men smarter than yourself.”

Ronin nods to his friend Lord Rhys before snapping the reigns of his horse and trotting off to see to the wounded men of the alliance, leaving that one boy behind to ice his newly inflicted burn.

[Wulfery 832]

8 hours ago, L0rdT0mas said:

-snip-

 

Eilif would calmly nod to all statements of fellow warrior, being guided by Hakon for poor Eilif has no eyes.“ Wisdom in this fight? None at all indeed. Bodies of both Vaeyl and warriors of our kin lay slain in the keep that’s now frozen over. Nor have any of you gained new knowledge, nor have you resolved old issues that still stand behind Vaeyl. Throwing good men as meat for dragon that soon shall clense this world. “With visible wince he would ask Hakon to guide him back to his horse, going to depart with rest of his brothers, few wounded, none showing happines over victory.” Keep your trust in way of sword only, and soon it shall turn against you as well...

[StarGazzer 287]

Brann Ireheart would stand by his dwarven brothern “we’ve fought with ya, and i dont know for teh rest of mah kind, but ah know ill help defeat tis vile ordah”

[Bluee 443]

Valor Bell raises his body off the ground, surrounded by fallen allies and pools of blood ”At wha’ cost..” the elvish man would state, wearily. He’d softly look to his fellow Curonians knowing that this fight was not over.

[osumanduas 1442]

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