Vege

THE BATTLE FOR JOHANNESBURG

Ashford forces assaulting Barrowyck | Baldwin de Lyon

"Sometimes the Lion needs to Show the Jackals who he is." - King Tobias Staunton before the battle of Goldfield.

No man could have expected the forces to do so well at the Battle of the Gorge, triumphing over a superior force of the Empire for the first time in living history. They had buried the false Emperor and his troops under a landslide of rocks, arrows, and sharpened blades.

Yet there still existed an aura of tension about the insurgent forces - if the men of Lorraine were able to scale the walls of Ostwick then their noble rebellion may be put to the blade then and there; the hopes of freedom for man crushed forever. They had toiled for days, weeks, and months, preparing their weapons for the defence - sharpening stakes and digging trenches ever deeper.

It would all be for nought, though, when the news flew from Metz. Their historic brothers-in-arms, the Lotharingians, had raised their blades in rebellion alongside the Courland forces - determined to avenge the holy Church which had suffered so much at the hands of the tyrant and to spill blood in the name for their Savoyard brothers who had been wronged so harshly by the throne.

Yet still the Imperials had persisted in their underhanded tactics, throwing out the forces from Metz and seizing control of the city from its true lord. Only when they had been scattered once again at the Goldfield in the south, piles of dead men mounting in droves at the side of the southern roads, was Metz returned and the route to Johannesburg opened. The defection of the men at Cantal to the now inevitable victory left a single, final battle to still be fought upon the field.

Thus the combined host prepared their weapons, set aside their defences, and turned their sights to a far greater prize: the head of a man who had wronged so many and now, impotent, lingered behind the walls of his capital. They marched to Johannesburg - assured of victory - and prepared to end the Empire.

WARCLAIM

Tier: 1

Type of Battle: Siege

Date / Time: 21/1/17, 3PM EST

Sides:

A: House Staunton and Allies

B: Holy Orenian Empire and Allies

LOCATION

Direct Area: https://gyazo.com/dce9e09435aec64a8f97ff227d26c6ea

Wider Area: https://gyazo.com/c4d31fcddc9d6345e1238ce65dae3350

TERMS OF VICTORY

For Attackers-

If the defenders are killed, driven from the field, fail to attend.

For Defenders-

If the attackers are killed, driven from the field, fail to attend.

AFTER VICTORY

For Side A-

The House of Staunton are given control of the city of Johannesburg.

For Side B-

A counter-attack can be declared. The House Staunton forces cannot launch another offensive campaign on Johannesburg for two weeks.

RULES

- No status switching,

- No golden apples,

- If the defenders do not attend, they implicitly forfeit and attackers win,

- No modifications can be made to the castle from time of this post,

- No TNT,