As soon as he was given command, Wilhelm assembled the army and raced towards Parnoth's location. [3+2 vs 6] [5] Sadly, he arrived too late; the Duc had already set much of the lands on fire when the two armies finally met on the field. [5 parcels damaged for the year (3 from Altaregia, 2 from Arborvent)].
[2+1] In a series of bold maneuvers, the Templar lead his troops into the field with the apparent intention of taking Parnoth in the rear. As the enemy general turned around to face him, Will sent his cavalry ahead in the right while crashing into him in the front, flanking him and forcing him into a difficult position [+25% strength for Windheath's army]. To press the advantage further, he forced his troops to rush into battle, [6+1 vs 6] preventing Parnoth from attempting any tactics whatsoever until he could disengage and locking him into a bad position.
Initial strength: 23 vs 11, all bonuses counted
[12 vs 11, one of Parnoth's regiments is destroyed, Harald's mercenary cavalry regiment is damaged] The first regiment on Parnoth's side took the brunt of the assault, suffering a charge from the main army while the cavalry forced them into a wider formation than usual. They were all dead within the first minutes, albeit they did manage to kill a good part of the knights charging at them, by turning their spears against them while opening their flank to the main army, a poor tactical decision but one which, at least, cost the enemy dear.
[6+1 vs 1] [14 vs 4, one of Parnoth's regiments is destroyed] Failing to disengage, Parnoth's forces continued to suffer massive damage as Rakon and Harald's forces cut deeper into the enemy lines, disorganizing and subsequently massacring a good part of the enemy army.
[1+1 vs 2] [6 vs 6, a regiment on each side takes damage] The battle started to slow down as both forces lost their momentum, turning into a fight of attrition while Wilhelm was forced to send regiments on the western flank to prevent Parnoth's troops from getting away.
[2+3 vs 3] [1 vs 1, a regiment on each side goes down due to attrition (the Windlander's mercs)] Seeing the desperation of his situation, Parnoth started pulling his forces out of the field, organizing a retreat. Determined to stop him, Wilhelm sent the cavalry straight after him; while they did catch up, they took tremendous damage facing the enemy army alone, and the mercenaries broke and ran.
[3] [1] At that time, Parnoth decided it was time to run for his life. However, his banner leaving the field was noticed, and Wilhelm decided to send foragers after him to prevent his escape while he finished the battle [1 cavalry regiment leaves the field and goes after Parnoth].
[9 vs 2][4 vs 1] Meanwhile, on the battlefield, the rest of the army caught up with the cavalry and started finishing the job, methodically destroying all of the remaining troops on Parnoth's side. [Last two regiments destroyed]
[7 vs 5] Despite his best attempts to run, [5] a lone knight finally caught up with the general, spotting his armor amongst the many cowards fleeing in the field.
[20:41] <Servibot> Shootandrun: 7[1,6]
[20:41] <Shootandrun> ,roll 2d6 full
[20:41] <Servibot> Shootandrun: 10[5,5]
[20:42] <Shootandrun> ,roll 2d6 full
[20:42] <Servibot> Shootandrun: 6[4,2]
[20:42] <Shootandrun> ,roll 2d6 full
[20:42] <Servibot> Shootandrun: 6[4,2]
[20:42] <Shootandrun> ,roll 2d6 full
[20:42] <Servibot> Shootandrun: 6[3,3]
[20:42] <Shootandrun> ,roll 2d6 full
[20:42] <Servibot> Shootandrun: 7[3,4]
[20:42] <Shootandrun> ,roll 2d6 full
[20:42] <Servibot> Shootandrun: 7[3,4]
After a short and intense fight, the general killed the would-be hero and continued on his way.
[6+1 vs 4] His daughter was not as lucky, however, and she was captured as she left the camp when she understood the battle was lost. She was brought to Rakon, while Wilhelm gathered his cavalry and raced to the ships, hoping to capture them before the general could reach them.
[4 vs 5] Parnoth got on a ship and set sail before the knights reached him, but [3] he was forced to leave two of them behind.
[6 vs 6] In an audacious maneuver to prevent the soldiers of Windheath from looting the ships' coffers, he turned his fleet back around, and his men readied their torches... While the Windlanders did the same. They kept each other at bay for a time...
[4 vs 4] A rather long time...
[1 vs 2] Until a few torches landed on the first ship stuck on land, starting a minor fire.
[3 vs 2] The cavalrymen replied by setting the foresail of Parnoth's ship on fire, but failed to cause damage.
[2 vs 5] Finally, Parnoth and his men managed to start a real fire when a torch hit a sail, and said the mast of said sail fell on the other ship, ruining them both.
-Roughly an hour later-Wilhelm came into the commanding tent, and sat on a chair, formidably tired. Slowly, he removed his helmet and half dropped it on the ground. He was covered in blood, and his armor was damaged in multiple places, but he did not look wounded. In front of him sat Rakon, and to Rakon's left was Harald - and between the Templar and the nobles, there was a young girl, tied and gagged, who had caused a civil war and thousands of deaths.
Finally, he spoke - sounding tired, if in a relatively good mood.
"Well, we won. I daresay we even won a great victory, although it's a shame Parnoth got away. What now? What do we do with the girl?"
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