((Sorry people, I am late once again))
Fight for control of the clan. Because among the Higlanders, there can be only one!
(Basic armor and +1 to axe fighting)
[5][3] The clan lord visibly shivers when you challenge him, to his shame. However, he steels himself and refuses to surrender right away. Instead, he equips himself with his own axe and simple armor, and he meets you in the yard.
[2+1 vs 3] At first, the two of you simply circle one another. Both attempt to engage, but swift parrying or dodging prevents the fight from starting right away.
[2+1 vs 1] You jump forth and strike at him, and this time he chooses to parry - a grave mistake. While he manages to stop the blow, he staggers from its force, and this allows you to strike him again below the shoulder, this time drawing blood.
[2][2+1 vs 1] He does not surrender despite the wound and his obvious fear. Instead, he returns into the fight with a swift assault, but he is overconfident; his wound holds him back, and all his strike does is open his defense to another attack - an occasion you do not miss, making him bleed at the knee this time.
[6][5+1 vs 1+1] The lord drops to his knee, apparently about to surrender, prompting you to lower your axe. However, instead of dropping his weapon, he attempts to strike you with it from below in a dishonorable move; but he is not quick enough, and you behead him.
The battle his over. The man's clan -
your clan, now - watches, silent. In many cases they would be furious, but you proved to be a vastly superior warrior, bringing down a dishonorable foe without taking a hit - perhaps they will remain loyal, for now. What will you say to them?
Leader of the Magnars,
While we have not had the best relations in the past, I hope to bring a new era for my people and I believe the best way to do this would be to meet in a neutral location and discuss the issue of the Undars growing power face to face. Presuming you accept my proposal, I believe it would be best if we each bring four bodyguards at most to ensure things do not go, awry.
Have my spy in the Magnars land move on to the Undars land. Send the above message to the Magnars.
[1] No reply comes. The reasons could be varied - perhaps they refused to come, perhaps the messenger was intercepted, perhaps their stronghold is under siege and they cannot reply, perhaps one of the envoys slipped on a rock or tripped on a root and broke his neck... In any case, you do not know what they stand for.
Milenas stepped forward from his assembled army, whose weapons were not drawn. His voice steady, even though he knew that likely there were at least a few archers lying in wait, he called up to the clan lord of the Kaldrim.
"Your envoy vanished. I felt it was my duty to protect the next, by force of arms if necessary. I intended to bring a portion of my men-at-arms to both yours, and the Valdrim clan-holds, request another meeting, and protect the envoys sent.
I would never bring war against my kinsmen. But if foul play abounds...A show of force might be sufficient to save lives on both sides. Enough men that whoever stopped your envoy, will not think of troubling me."
[1]
"Your words are honorable, and the intentions behind them may be, too - but these are dark times. The King is dead, there is war in the kingdom, and a raider fleet pillages our coast. None can be trusted. I will not negotiate with any man who has an army at my gates - send them away, all but your bodyguards, and then we may talk."So that's how they want to do it? FINE! A KOELLATH TAKES NO BLEMISH ON HIS HONOUR!
Darros sent a message for his retainers to gather his men, it was time for the Koellath clan to go hunting.
Assemble all my troops, march them into the other clan's land, try to entice them to attack and be ambushed by attacking villages and farmland (tactics)
((That would be more logistics))
[2] The soldiers of the other are forewarned of your arrival when a hunter sees you marching into their land and warns a nearby regiment. You will not catch them by surprise. [6] Your tactic works well - too well, in fact. When you attack their villages and farmlands, they quickly realize that they cannot simply hide into their fort and wait to starve - and so, they send a party of raiders against your lands, who quickly get to work pillaging villages and farmlands!
Their hold is now lightly defended, but a storm remains risky - though still, if you'll ever have a chance to take it that way, it will be now. Meanwhile, however, raiders are running free in your own lands, murdering your bondsmen's families and setting their halls on fire...
Try and find more about the veterans' whereabouts and the campaign o98uy7n the riders by sending clansmen as representatives to the Capital.
For too long have we stood alone, if Deaththroe is to stand prominently before the soon to be sovereign, the Riverlands ought to be unified. Though tempted to claim the Riverlands directly, Graharg knows that a simultaneous conflict with two of his neighbours may well end in his own clan's ruins; to that end, Graharg lays claim to the western Riverlands alone and quickly moves with his horsemen to occupy the Beyads' territory and capture any hunters and/or warriors not currently in the fortress, hoping to force a quick surrender by force of arms. Simultaneously, to appease the Aryads, clansmen are sent to propose a marriage between the oldest of Graharg's sisters and their clan head, should he be currently unmarried, or, failing that, a close relative of his.
[3] No more additional information can be found on the veterans from your hold.
[6] Your force sweep, unseen and undiscovered, into the western riverlands. Any and all enemy troops out of the fortress are captured... Which is to say, none are. The clan lord is apparently holding some sort of tourney in his hold - while this means his lands are undefended, it also means he is heavily retrenched. They have not yet heard of your coming - though they will, eventually. What's your next move?
[1] The eastern riverlands, like a large part of the kingdom, do not practice marriage. As such, the lord refuses to engage himself to your sister, unless you want her to become a concubine - which he had the grace to assume was not your intention. [4] He does not say anything about your invasion of the western riverlands through his envoy, but the messenger implies that it does not bother him, as long as no troops invade his territory.
Raesarla travels with her personal guard to take the stronghold of the Aeldrin, Avoiding their warriors before getting there. Decoy fires are to be lit in order to keep their warband from finding our forces before we occupy their stronghold.
[5] Miraculously, you slip your forces unnoticed through the Aeldrin territory and you take their stronghold. [3] The clan lord is not there, but his sister is - perhaps you can use her as an hostage. For now, the hall is under your control - there were only a few servants there, and they won't escape your men - but some soldiers are bound to return eventually. What will you do then, or before that?
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