The Battle of Stone Bridge

[Ryloth 4312]

       

THE BATTLE OF STONE BRIDGE

12th of Sun's Smile, Y25 Second Age

 

 

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Two helpless mali'ame women, peaceful as the stars sat captive at the docks of Elvenesse as the forces of the bronze guard rallied, sending word by letter pigeon to the Silver State of Haelun'or for aid. And swift we came, boarding warships to arrive on the coast of the great forests of the West to march batallions of Sillumiran to the call. Expected were the orcs of Krugmar, but instead they found Ferrymen.

 

The Ferrymen company once again sought the heads of innocent life and in thus the combined armies rallied within the great city. No more would the Elvenessi face persecution of the interlopers dwelling in their forests, craven to their people and livelihood to instead walk as bandit and low-born criminal in the woodlands and countrysides of nations they prey. Finally, a significant foe stood before them as a giant.

 

Volleys of arrows were exchanged as the skirmish began, pelting the docks to send the Ferrymen wandering for a way to scale the walls. None were found, the forces meandering the thick brush and thickets of the undergrowth like lost mice. The forces of the elves changed position, the vanguard moving for the gate. We'd give them a fight, like they wanted. We'd make our statement.

 

Out marched the most honorable, not an elf, no- but again the Dog of Don, Bread Knight, and noble knight of lands-a-plenty. He rose his bastard sword, contesting the commander of the Ferryman only to ounce him into near-carrion, sending him fleeing in utter confusion at the might of the skilled swordsman. No honor!

 

Oh, how the Ferrymen fled.

 

The Bread Knight stood his ground, beckoning the elven forces to approach. The time was now! Lashing out onto the stone bridge parting the capitol from the countryside forests, Sillumiran and Elvenessi bronze guard thunderously clashed against the Ferrymen. The fight was long, winded elves and Ferrymen both circulating in fresh troops in the fray to slug the battle in a frenzy of swordplay. The frontline pushed into the city gates, then back across the bridge, and back into the city again, and back across the bridge. A tug-of-war, until they broke.

 

Oh, how the Ferrymen fled.

 

Orenian forces arrived on a singular mighty warship at the mouth of the river, Orenian forces that which tore the morale of the Ferrymen asunder. Scattering into the trees at the meer sight of the empire the rat bandits went, bounding through the bushes in complete chaos and disarray. Stragglers were tagged and pelted with arrow fire, and finally the relentless elves let up, the final of the Ferrymen bandits fleeing by canoe down the rivers from the stone bridge. The battle was over before fresh troops could even rally, the honorless forces of rat and mouse shattered. Haelun'orian, Elvenessi, and Orenian alike cheered in victory:

 

Oh, how the Ferrymen fled!

 

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[The Media Wizard 2954]

The battle was long, bloody and did not end with casualties and loss from the defenders; however, Elvenesse had stood strong against the onslaught with the aid of her allies. A red day, but a glorious day in the Woodland Realm.

 

[Milenkhov 4517]

A defeated figure begins to heal, pained by the amount of wounds he sustained, blood spurting from his side as he was healed by the efforts of the elven-kin. He grimaced in pain, frowning as he thought what he could've done better. "That was certainly, surprising I must be more careful."

[Monkee 7356]

Within the stone confines of the Ferrymen's quarters, the youthful Arsenios Moreno lofts a tankard with his brethren - the boy's very first! "Four kills, zero losses, and plenty of spoils! It is a good day to be a sea-farer," he muses.