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[filiusenox]

March onto Dechire with my PG, and the Royal Army. Trent is to be given authority over Northwatch and all its holdings for the current itme.

Aim to pacify Dechire, or take hold of its governing nobility.

[1] The barons, hearing word of the army approaching and what it aims to do, flee to the city.

[4] Dechire is calm; or as calm as it can be with a royal army marching on it's leaders. A small levy is produced, more of a bodyguard, than anything and stands in front of the royal army. A banner of grey and bright red flitters above the group, who seem uneasy.
   A man, with graying hair and more than a few wrinkles, wearing platemail which bears the same colors of the banners stands in front. He fidgets in the armor, seeming uncomfortable.

Fire my crossbow at one of the robed people, and join Talinth and the Masked Man for the fight

[2] The shot goes wide, plinging off the side of the iron cauldron and hitting the floor, embedding itself therein. The robed figures don’t even look up, continuing to mix and pour ingredients.

Storm the warehouse with the masked man after Karas finishes his scouting task.

Fire my crossbow at one of the robed people, and join Talinth and the Masked Man for the fight

Onward.

[4] The door and window breaks down with ease, dropping the three of you around the group of armed men. They grunt, readying their staves, clubs, and cheap blades, a few eyeing the Worg with worry.
[2] Two of them drop their weapons after a long moment of thought and flee, taking to their heels as they bolt out a back door.
[4+2 vs. 3+1] The man in the iron mask says nothing, circling around to block the backdoor, avoiding the swings of staves and clubs, very nearly being decked more than once.

These men hold their weapons with a grip born of experience ( Expert +1 weapon rolls).
(([4] hp 1 guards with clubs and staves))

Talinth
[2+2] vs. [3]
Talinth lunges forward, hammer swinging through the air. There’s a loud snap, and a man falls to the floor clutching his broken arm and writhing, his sword falling to the floor. Talinth narrowly dodges a swinging staff as it arcs it’s way towards him.
(3/4 Guard’s health)

[1+2] vs. [2]
The knight responds in kind, his hammer sweeping out and sending a man flying after a loud smash. He lays,  breath harsh and short. Each blow in retaliation is blocked by the shaft of his hammer or bounces off of his armor.
(2/4 Guard’s health)


[4+2] vs. [5]
With another sweep of the artifact, one the last men are knocked away with a shattered, broken ribcage.
(1/4 Guard’s health)

[4+2] vs. [3]
The Hammer once more lashes out, sending a man spiraling to the floor unconscious, if not dead. Talinth stands surrounded by a ring of broken men, hammer still held tight.


Karas
[4-1] Guards

[6] vs. [6]
Karas lunges forward with a dexterous stab, only to have the blade of his rapier blocked by a young man wearing a thick vest with a large broadsword. The man’s return blow is dodged by  the much fleeter Karas, the blade sinking into the floorboards.

[4] vs. [6]
While the man with broadsword tries to extract his blade from the floor, Karas stabs at him, only to be batted away by a thick, wooden stave to the side. The leathers soak up most of the blow, but he can still feel a broken rib.
(2/3 Karas)

[3] vs. [5]
Karas draws himself back up, only to feel the sharp bite of the broadsword’s edge digging deep into the flesh of his hip, slicing through the armor and drawing a thick gash.
(1/3 Karas)

[6] vs. [2]
Karas barely dodges a blow from a thick club hurtling towards his head, swiftly impaling the man with the broadsword through the chest, before dodging back from the staff-user once more, only receiving a small impact on the arm that does little damage.
( 2/3 Guards)

[3+1] vs. [4]
In a moment of respite and clarity, Karas swiftly attempts to makes his exit. The three who didn’t fall to his Rapier follow hot on his heels.

Man in the Steel mask
[3] The masked man roll his shoulders, hefting his blade as three of the armed guards approach him. He heaves a weary sigh, before lunging forward.

[4] vs. [2]
Canus’ first stab brutally impales a grizzled looking man through the chest. A kick to the man’s chest follows, pushing him off the blade just in time to block a blow from a club.
(2/3 Guard’s Health)

[3] vs. [5]
However, his other side is unguarded just enough for a small blade to smash into his free arm. He simply grunts as the blade comes away bloody.
(1/3 Canus’ Health)

[2] vs. [1]
Anger flares forth in the (wo)man’s eyes as he suddenly turns, hacking deep into the man’s chest with his blade, slicing through muscle and lung and dropping him to the floor.
(1/3 Guard’s Health)

[4] vs. [1]
The last man attempts to back off, but the blade once more lashes out like a venomous snake, slicing through his unprotected neck and dropping him to the floor, trying to breath through the blood suddenly pooling beneath his fingers.
(0/3 Guard’s Health)

The masked man leans panting against the door, cradling his wounded, bleeding arm.

[Ardas]

Edgard was sitting in his new quarters, after having moved to the royal chambers andsetting himself up in them. He was sure to keep guards everywhere and close to him - he felt uneasy, locked in the city with the unpredictable masses. He hoped that the worst has passed and that by spring he will be able to finally put Windheath on a straight road.

Hearing of ascalon demanding an audience, he invited him up to the office.
"Come in, come in. I hope you are enjoying yourself in our fine capital. What say you?"

[Caellath]

Talinth sighs as he watches enemies pursuing Karas as the assassin tries to avoid being turned into a veritable mass of broken meat.
"Halt! Face an unwounded opponent, curs."

Attack Karas' pursuers from behind as they are distracted chasing the assassin. Scaring them away and destroying their morale to make them run is also acceptable.

[Kestrel_6]

Gain a high position, so that few can reach me in numbers, and snipe our opponents

[Tiruin]

Strange...a retreat into the city by the nobility.

Do they perceive a threat? Or has something else happened?

Renart wondered on why the city was like so, and why the current armed forces were in such a condition. Perhaps they were threatened by Parnoth, or had some other motive in mind - nobody would flee from the banners of the Royal Army without good reason.

Nevertheless, things had to be done in the safest manner possible. He didn't recognize anyone here other than the very Duc who had died to the Plague months ago.

It was stranger, though, to see a token force of guards - different from the more organized sort - guarding what seemed to be a stone bin outside the city.

Something was up, and he stowed away the letter informing him of Richard's plight in his surcoat as he gave the order.

Demand an immediate surrender out of the remaining nobles/commanders. Inquire as to the state of affairs in Windheath, if they do not surrender, proceed to forcibly pacify the city; the populace, however, is to be left alone.

[Azthor]

Set for Dechire at once, bearing Parnoth's daughter in tow; Parnoth's daughter, as the last Conricht claimant to the throne, is too valuable to be guarded by a single regiment; the Royal Army's aid must be enlisted.

[Taricus]

Train Axe-fighting this season.

[filiusenox]

Attack Karas' pursuers from behind as they are distracted chasing the assassin. Scaring them away and destroying their morale to make them run is also acceptable.

Gain a high position, so that few can reach me in numbers, and snipe our opponents

[1+1] vs. [4]
Karas is quickly surrounded by the two men he failed to kill. He readies his blade and turns to face his opponents. He lunges and tries to kill one of them, only to have his blow warded by the man with the staff.

[1] vs. [3]
A club lashes out, sending Karas to the floor with a nasty head wound. Consciousness fades quickly as he hit’s the wood. The two men raise their weapons for another finishing blow.

[3+2] vs. [1]
Talinth’s worg, however, lunges forward, knocking a man off his feet and sedning him to the floor with a nasty bite.

[2+2] vs. [4]
Talinth’s hammer lashes out at the last man standing, but he dodges out of the way, forcing the knight to block a blow himself in order not to be knocked down.

[1+2] vs. [4]
The staff thuds hard into the knight’s chest, winding him and forcing him back.
(5/6 Talinth)

[6] vs. [3]
And then the staff-wielder is sent flying by a crushing, painful blow of the hammer.


[3] Karas is stable, at the moment, he isn’t bleeding out, and he just seems to have a minor concussion, instead of a full-on broken skull.

[4-1] The three mages or priests, or whatever, have stopped working, seeming to notice the three for the first time, blinking, but otherwise remaining silent.


Marcant heads to Dechire from Stormstead after Talinth is done. Also, he trains stealth and raises a PG, as he travels or something.

Demand an immediate surrender out of the remaining nobles/commanders. Inquire as to the state of affairs in Windheath, if they do not surrender, proceed to forcibly pacify the city; the populace, however, is to be left alone.

In Dechire
"I demand to know the meaning of this, Marshal! What gives you the right to arrest the barons? They have harbored no rebellious thoughts or words until you started driving them into the city! So what is the meaning of this?!" the man in front of the levy calls out as you approach, and you notice that he’s the steward, not the Duc that died before.
   “I demand you wait until such a time as the lord is back from his hunting trip to follow through on such an act!”

[Ghazkull]

Finally returning home, Harald, takes time off in his Castle...waiting for...anything really.

[Shootandrun]

Spring 938 AAL: A New Order

As a new year dawns upon Windheath, the kingdom starts falling into turmoil. Rumors follow one after the other, revealing every week information that could change the faith of the realm. Richard has defeated the Haegars in a crushing victory up north, and it is said the bodies of the barbarians were so numerous they are still burning. Parnoth was defeated and thrown back into the sea, without troops or support, and his daughter was captured. And, the most important of them all: the Regent has taken the throne.
In the week following his victory, Richard returned to the capital, only to be treacherously betrayed by Theor and Edgard, two nobles who were accused of rebellion in the past. After a daring escape through the city, the Prince was finally killed by the Regent himself - by stabbing him in the back while he was unarmed and unarmored, by all accounts - and Richard cursed Edgard with his dying words. The Iron Queen soon disappeared, and the Bravos with her.
[2-1 vs 2] After much deliberation, the Church Council issued a statement that Edgard was to be excommunicated from the Adranic Faith for his sins - after all, the power of Kings comes from the Gods themselves, and it is not up to men to make or undo a King through murder and treachery. While this is a mostly symbolic action, it will, of course, negatively influence the reaction of the commoners to the news.

[5-2 vs 4, 3-2 vs 5, 1-1 vs 4, 3-3 vs 4] Throughout the nation, fury spreads like a wildfire. The word is in every city and every village, in every church and every tavern, on the tongue of every last man and woman from the most remote countryside to the greatest of cities: Edgard took the Kingdom by killing the Prince through treachery and, from the version of some, by organizing the poisoning of the King. With the blood of a War Hero on one hand and that of the people's beloved King on the other, there is no way for Edgard's loyalists to spin this in his favor. Throughout the cities, the crowds demand for the Regicide's blood.

[4,4,5] In Stormstead, Altaregia and Arborvent, angry crowds manifest throughout the city and manifest their demand for a new king. However, thanks to expedite use of armed force, no real damage is done.

[2] In Dechire, the mob turns ugly as they start hanging bureaucrats and guards associated with the Regent's rule and arming peasants. In Spirituaser, the crowds actually attack Edgard's seats of power; the barracks, the palace and the centers of administrations are taken and burned down with their occupants still inside. [2 peasant regiments created in Dechire. 4 peasant regiments created in Spirituaser. Edgard loses control of both cities - his word no longer holds any power in those unless it is backed with fire and sword.]

[5] In the North, a massive army of rebels forms near War's End and starts marching south. They claim they want to put the southerner scum off the throne, and they say they will do so at any cost. [2] A similar, if smaller, army forms in between Altaregia and Arborvent, with similar intentions, although it appears they will try to liberate the cities first. [5 peasant regiments up north, 2 down south]

[3] From Donnerstein, an average sized army crosses the border in the night following the new year and, according to all reports, takes Oathbreaker. While data on it is not clear, most analysts judge that while it could do some mean damage in the cities, it cannot challenge the might of Windheath's royal army.

[1 vs 3] In the Capital city, violence escalates. Guards die by the dozen, barracks are stormed, government offices are burned down. The crowds want blood, and they are getting some. Soon enough, Edgard's forces are backed in only a few barracks and the palace; while the peasantry is not bold enough to attack these, it becomes unsafe for anybody serving the Regent to go outside without a hundred armed men to protect him, lest they are surrounded and promptly hanged in the name of the Conrichts. As the bodies pile, a recurring pattern appears: all the bodies are hanged with an iron spike planted through their back, and the following words written in blood on their bodies: "They are waiting". Although it is sometimes written as "Richard and Albert are waiting" (the names are often changed - sometimes Albert is referred to as the Golden King, and Richard is often nicknamed the Sword of the North), the last two words are the same. After some time spent puzzled, Edgard's men realize this is a reference to the Regent's words at the dying prince - Go to your brother. He is waiting.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[6-2-2-4]
[3 vs 4+1]
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[2 vs 7+1]
[6][4]
[5 vs 5+1]
[1 vs 4+1]

[2 vs 2]
[1 vs 4]
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[5]

One morning, in Arborvent, a guard walks into the chambers of one of Edgard's sisters to find an horror scene: both girls, dead, lain down side by side on the floor. The killing appears to have been done artfully; there is no trace of blood in the piece or upon them. However, they were both killed, apparently, the same way: a sword went through their back.

The killer is found dumping the bodies of two guards in the river; he is brought, alive, to Edgard himself in Stormstead.

Edgard is now the last living member of his dynasty

Spoiler: Training (click to show/hide)

Taricus' training roll: [5,1,3,4,5]
Filex's stealth training roll: [2,6,5,1,4]

[?] The Southern Bridge of Stormstead has finally been rebuilt. However, no taxes come from... Anywhere. Since Stormstead is in no state to pay taxes and it is receiving none, Edgard is technically bankrupt. However, his soldiers, understanding this is a temporary problem, are willing to delay their pay for one season, after which they will disband if the taxes are not found.

((Players are invited to update their accounts in the Spreadsheet accordingly.))

Dechire is stormed and, from all reports, pacified by Renart.

[Taricus]

The news about the treachery and subsequent was a very suprising revelation to the fangs. Only mere weeks ago did they see the king campainging in the north, and now the news that he was dead was a sudden revelation.

The people of Spirituaser responded in kind to the southern regent though, burning any royal administrator in the way. And the new rebel army marching south to dispose of the pretender. Still, while this news was suprising, it was not unwelcome, both politically and financially. The rebels had several weaknesses: They were untrained and ill-equipped. This meant there would be a likely contract in training the new rebels in the art of war...

The Drakefangs head to the city of Spirituaser, requesting a meeting with the rebel commander.

[Ghazkull]

Harald had heard the news of utter chaos spreading, though not on the side of Edgard concerning the assassination of the Prince, he would still do what was expected from a Loyal Vassal.

Move upon the two Peasant Regiments in the South. Threaten to slaughter the peasants, skin the survivors and sell their families into slavery if they dont disperse.

Hangman Epiteth:
The Hangman epithet applies a penalty of -1 to all Diplomacy checks used to persuade people through politeness, grace or charm.  It grants a +1 bonus to any Diplomacy checks to achieve the same through violence, intimidation or fear.

Economic Warrior: +2 on Attacking
It's all about the Aggressive Expansion.

A Trickle of the Grim Shield: +2 on Defending
A trickle of Blackshield-Blood courses through this mans veins

Spoiler:  Haralds Army (click to show/hide)

1 Pg Regiment (Cavalry)
1 Guards of the Pact (Heavy I, Berserker)

[thatkid]

Zacharie (probably) completes his Tactics training this season.

He also uses his 5.5d to do the following:
-Raise 1 Ambush/Scout Regiment (3d)
-Raise 1 Ambush Regiment (2d)

[adwarf]

Trent listened to the news of the Prince's death, sadness carved into his face like stone, a King he had respected now dead, a Prince he had seen a light of hope in now murdered by the venomous snake of a bastard Edgard. The nation's anger was rampant and Trent's raged like a wildfire through a great forest, as the messenger finished talking Trent spoke,

"Gather all the people of Northwatch in the courtyard, spread the word that the anger of the North shall be made known, the Trollslayer shall let his blood flow upon the shores of Windheath before he will let a traitor sit upon the throne. It is time for the people's voice to be heard and I will ensure that it shakes the very foundations of Edgards claim, he shall be dethroned and his line burned from this world for his crimes. Go."

---Some time later---

Trent stood on a balcony overlooking Northwatch's keep courtyard, people thronged below, and looked up at him expectantly, raising his voice he began to yell so those below could hear,

"You all know by now that Edgard the traitorous bastard has slain the Prince, and laid claim to a country that has long since been ruled by Kings and Queens we have trusted and honored. He a lying, traitor of a snake has claimed the Throne of Windheath, he has taken from us the Golden King, Albert Conricht, and he has slain the Prince, a man who came to save us in our greatest time of need.

And now we sit silent watching, and waiting for something to happen, but no more I say! Let the voice of the North be heard I say, let Edgard's blood dye the streets of Stormstead red, and let a snake be pulled from the Golden Throne. I march tomorrow to war against a false King, I ask every man of Northwatch to rise up and take arms, now is the time to prove that we will not accept such a bastard of a King.

People of Northwatch let our voice be heard, and let our arms spill the Traitor's blood for what he has done!"

Gather every man from the lands of Northwatch that will volunteer to fight against Traitor, and begin to march for the last remaining bridge at Lorvese.
Send out a call for every man that wishes to fight against Edgard to march for Lorvese, they are to occupy the bridges there to ensure they remain standing.
Send a call to all nobles to take up arms against Edgard.

[Ardas]

Edgard was dressed in black, his thoughts alll confused. He felt hatred, sadness, despair and pain. He knew that what he did was ... he did not know what he was doing. Whether he was in the right. Momentary sadness or real regret over betrayal? But how can one betray someone like Richard? Paranoid fool. And Albert? Weak pup. but his actions are leaving more and more dead. He wasn't sure if the killing was ever going to end. 

He looked at the bodies of his sisters. So beatiful, their tranquil faces betraying no pain, but no life either. He was sick in the stomach when he tried to imagine what had occured.
He had to take care of the killer - find out what he knows, persuade him to reveal information and once that is done, he will inflict pain on him.

He knew he had much to do, and this uneasy time was the beginning of his rule.
He got on top of the castle walls, and facing the city, he adressed the crowds. - He spoke of his pain, his personal sacrifice, the tragedy of murder and the things he had done, but for the realm, not for himself.

Rakon is called in to the capital, along with Riyah (parnoth's daughter) to be brought. He also called upon to pacify Spiritusaer and destroy the rebel army gathering there on his way to the capital.
Harald is to pacify South and deploy himself in Altaregia to oversee the transfer of the province under Edgard's control.
Any free-standing nobles are to join Rakon in his way to the capital for discussion on the state of the country.
Edgard gives a speech to calm down the commoners and at least stop them from rioting in Stormstead. (+1 to speechcraft/charisma).
Question the assassin personally (+1 to speech again), then have him publicly skinned, beheaded and his head to be placed on a spike.
Edgard calls representatives of the church for a meeting with him, if possible.
A message is to be sent kingdom-wide that Kathryn Conricht and her Bravos are fugitives and renegades, with Conrichts responsible for 30 years of tyranny, and death of thousands throughout their reign, either via direct intent or negligence, as well as assasination of Arborvent sisters. All peasants, rebels and brigands are called upon to return home or face royal justice.
Find a trainer for swordsmanship.

Spoiler: Army present in Stormstead (click to show/hide)

Edgard's PG
I Heavy
2 x Archer I
2 x plain regiments