The Flagship [Volume 7]

[VonEbs 1224]

The Flagship

Volume VII(6/7/13)

 

 

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Contents:

Teutonic Order Dissolved by the Emperor

Account of the Battle of the Dreadfort

Urguan Struggles Amid Resignations

Malinor: An Emerging Market?

Iron Prices Rise 10%

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Teutonic Order Dissolved by the Emperor

 

 

I had to. Can you find it in your heart to forgive me? 

 

Emperor Horen V of the Holy Oren Empire disbanded the Teutonic order, demanded that the former Sariants turn over all their banners, and seized all their lands and titles. This comes after the battle six seeds ago, when the forces of the Blackmonts and White Roses defended the Dreadfort from attack by the Teutonic Order, based in the Kingdom of Hanseti, as well as the Shields of Salvus, among others. Observers expected for there to be another battle in the war, with the Blackmonts and Roses sieging Hanseti in an attempt to take the throne away from House DeNurem, but after Lord Augustus Blackmont fell ill and Mirtok DeNurem mysteriously vanishing for the past several seeds, the Emperor seems to have decided to step in and end the civil war that threatened to tear Oren apart. Reports indicate that the Teutons are complying with the Emperor’s decree, though it is not known if House Blackmont will be awarded the Throne of Hanseti.

 

~Ebs

 

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Account of the Battle of the Dreadfort

 

 

The Dreadfort, after the battle.

 

The sun beamed down upon the ranks of grim warriors.  On one side of a chasm stood rank after rank of warriors who wore Teuton, Shield, Andunian, and Green tabards.  On the other side the battle rows of the Roses, Blackmonts, Carrions, Silverblades, Bloodeagles, and other allied houses.  The vast Teuton horde was sieging the Dreadfort, home to the feared Blackmonts.  When the trumpets sounded a spectator would have found dead silence across the battle area. In their fort sat the NATO (North Anthos Treaty Organization).

 

Suddenly the deadly whir of boulders could be heard. From safely inside the Teuton fort massive trebuchets were being fired! The Blackmont men began returning fire as best they could with their one long range siege weapon.  After around 4 hours of a heavy bombardment many Blackmonts grew bored. They were tired of sitting in their fort and weathering the boulders. In small squads of no larger than 5 they began sallying out.  They looked for small groups of Teuton allies to pick off. The squads found maybe 4 Teutons and they quickly killed them.  Then the Blackmont ballistas, mounted on the ramparts, began firing on the bridge connecting the two sides. After many rounds the first two gates were breached.  A small squad ran in and began firing arrows and taunting the Teutons. They didn’t last long however until the main Teuton body began sallying out to take the ground in front of the fort.  They quickly retreated into the fort in the face of the massive army. The bombardment continued for another hour, the only change being that the enemy host now controlled the former no mans land. At last the Dreadfort began showing the wear and tear it was taking. Massive sections were breaking off and falling to the ground, crushing all beneath. A tower that projected out of the fort took several shots and a gap appeared in it.  The weight of the rest of the tower then collapsed upon itself. The archers among the Teutons used the collapsed tower as cover and began a steady, accurate harassing fire. Surprisingly though the Teutons, whose goal was to take the Dreadfort, hadn’t made a serious attempt yet to actually take it. They seemed content to let their siege weapons pound the fort to rubble. A very stupid move in my opinion due to the fact that the poor shields would get a useless fort.  The NATO alliance decided that they needed to make a decisive move to end the battle once and for all.  They began filing out of a secret passageway deep inside the fort. The problem though was that someone had barricaded the exit of it! So none of the men could leave the passageway and it became a death trap. Around 5 men were killed there. The NATO forces retreated back into the throne room of the dreadfort. After another conference during which the Teuton siege equipment continued to destroy the fort they decided to sally out again. There was no secret passageway this time. Instead they would use one of the holes in the rear of the fort. To the Teutons attacking it appeared that all the defenders had been killed or had fled! They began lighting off fireworks in celebration of their victory.  Little did they know that just over the ridge sat the entire army, waiting to strike. When King Peter Chivay decided the whole army had gathered to he struck.  The Blackmont forces and their allies swept through the enemies like a knife through butter. In 30 minutes the end was close.  75-90% of the Teuton force was killed. In the flanking maneuver the Blackmonts had suffered a paltry five men killed by Teutons.  More of their men were killed by team kills than actual enemies! All Teutons them began retreating back across the bridge. Seeing the fleeing Teutons they decided that no more should be allowed to flee the battle. So they began using fire arrows and last remaining ballista to shoot the bridge down.  After 20 minutes of fire it finally fell.  To add insult to injury NATO men began shooting off fireworks that the Teutons left behind!  After a clear and decisive victory it is unknown at this time whether the next more will to strike directly at the Teuton stronghold itself or to take the land outside the fort first.

 

~Reported by eyewitness, soldier, and survivor of the battle Shorty Steelshanks

 

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Urguan Struggles Amid Resignations

 

The Kingdom of Urguan, currently ruled by King Thorin, has struggled as of late to maintain credibility. In the past week, two lords, Dreek Stormhammer, a trusted advisor and high ranking lord, and Delric, who claimed that the government of Urguan was corrupt. As of late, the Lord’s and King’s Councils have been shifting with a great frequency. There have been more Grand Merchant Elections than anyone can count, seemingly. This week, Dun Irongut also lodged a complaint with King Thorin’s actions regarding the Blackmont claim to the throne of Hanseti. Dreek Stormhammer was also asked to resign from his position as Clan Father of the Stormhammer Clan, and was accused of hoarding the clan’s money. Recently, a new Grand Marshal was also chosen, and Crown Authority was lowered. I could only speculate as to why Crown Authority was lowered, but this limits King Thorin’s power, which begs the question: Did King Thorin abuse his power for personal gain? That is a question only he and the Lord’s Council can answer.

 

~Ebs

 

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Malinor: An Emerging Market?

 

 

The Lead and Quill Bookshop in Leumaelin, the City State of Malinor.

 

One might have noticed that I, Ebs, Editor of the Flagship, recently opened a bookshop in Leumaelin. I have sold more books than I originally expected, and I have seen similar success in recent shops opened, including the brew stand run by Bobo outside of the Main gate, as well as the most recent reincarnation of Nature’s Bounty. These new shops are signs of economic growth in Leumaelin, which has been plagued by a deep economic recession in the last several years. Hopefully, this might signal more growth  in Malinor’s struggling economy due to private investment and industry.

 

~Ebs

 

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Iron Prices Rise 10%

 

 

An Iron Ingot. If you did not realize this, I am truly sorry for you.

 

Iron prices rose another ten percent this elven week, signalling an overall sixty percent increase since Toveah Goldman’s death. The lowest price in Aegis is in Kingston, at the Frostbeard Ore Exchange, situated off Lion Square. There is no signal that iron will stop rising, with some shops selling it for as much as forty, and even fifty-eight minas. Demand should decrease now that the war in the North is over, however, iron still remains as the most traded commodity in Anthos.

 

~Ebs

 

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Editor’s Note:

 

Hey guys, this issue was originally published Friday in MC book format, but I am just now getting around to publishing it on the forums. If you would still like a copy of the book, send me a forum pm or stop by my shop in Leumaelin. Also, I am not sure if there will be a Flagship next week, as I will be on vacation in Chicago and I am uncertain on how much time I will have on the computer.

 

Many thanks:

~Ebs

 

[Bashar al-Assad 120]

((Lowest price in Aegis? wut))

[MasterKitty 5]

laughs as he finishes the new copy of Flagship

 

- Rise in economy? Yet I still await for a raise of my farming goods.

[Dreek 1633]

*Oratus Ireheart picks up a paper, paying for it with some of his father's minas, and scrolls through it, amused to see that his father has been mentioned for the third or fourth time in a paper. As he reads the section about Urguan, he shakes his head, not knowing that the crown authority lowering had actually been passed, as he remembers that was part of the reason his father resigned.*

[Moot 1719]

Moved to the Great Library. It shall be sorted into appropriate category shortly.