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[Nhiphanter]

The messenger bowed and handed Ogedei Khan the imperial letter, and groweled out of the throneroom. Ogedei sliced the letter open with his dagger and discarded the cover to a nearby brazier.
Reading up the imperial orders, Ogedei curled his beard with his finger. This would call for drastic measures. The two lesser liutenants would most certainly be easy enough to deal with but this... major leader would be more problematic. Eventhough he wasnt directly asked to for his death, Ogedei was certain that it would be eventually requested for... besides, it really wouldnt interfere with his own plans...
With an absent motion he pulled from one of the strings concealed in his throne. Somewhere, a bell rang. He didnt have to wait for long until a curtain was pulled aside and a thin man entered the throneroom. A man just like any other advisor, he was a middleaged person with some gray strains already showing in his long hair. What really set him apart, was the silvery black robes he was wearing, quite in contrast with usual bright golden and red colors the celestial advisors tended to use.
He bowed slightly and waited for the Khan to indicate whatever he wanted. After a long pause, The Khan spoke.
'I believe we need special measures, my faithful servant...'
The man in black bowed his head and departed the same way he came.
'General of Reconaissance... well atleast it serves as status at the court'


Unit of archers is trained
Ogedei moves out of Luyang with the cavalry and the archers to (-17,-16)
Scouts are also sent out as forerunners to warn of possible ambushes.

[Dwarfaholic]

Jierui considered the orders he had received from his master. Setting out to fulfill the task at full force would mean abandoning the city. That was unacceptable.

Scouts were sent to scout out the barbarian city to the north, and a squad of cavalry was trained.

[Kashyyk]

Displeased at her defeat, Lola decides on a different strategy. She marches her men around the Barbarians, and onto the Oasis. Here, they shall hold it and deny access to all who do not follow the Celestial Lord. When her men arrive and set up camp, she delivers her speech:
"Men! The Barbarians are hiding like cowards behind their fortifications! They do not dare to leave it! The enemies of the Celestial Lord fear many things! They fear Defeat, Despair and Death! Yet they fear one thing above all others. They fear the wrath of the Celestial Cavalry!
While we have this oasis, they will die in the desert. They must face us to get their water. And when they come for it, all they will receive is DEATH"

Move onto Oasis to squares West.
Deliver Speech to raise morale of men.
Tend to the injured.

[Dwarmin]

Time to join the game for real-send me a PM if i'm accepted Istarian

Duan Ruang, the Faithful-a pure blooded noble born and raised to be a force of righteous fury against his enemies.

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Duan had spent most of his life attaining physical and mental perfection, being raised in seclusion in a monastic order located in the Mountains to the North East of the capital. He learned how to fight with a great axe, his chosen weapon, to lead men to war and call upon the fickle and cruel Gods for help.

Eventually though, word of an un-looted and supposedly defenseless monastery eventually came to the barbarians-they attacked en masse, slaying nearly everyone and burning it to the ground. Whether Duan survived by skill of arms, luck or divine providence, none can say, but he did. He would spend another 6 months recuperating in a local village before making his way to the capital and offering his axe to the Emperor.

Had anyone who known him before have been alive, they would have said he had changed. His former clarity of mind he retained, but now it was tainted-with unquenchable rage. He bent this toward the barbarians at first. His strategic mind and the unshakeable faith of his soldiers in him have led to victory after victory. Now he leads his army to retake what has been lost, ostensibly for the good of the empire and his people, but in reality he feels no loyalty to anyone, or feelings for anything, except anger and obedience to his warlike deities. He merely wishes to impose order on a chaotic and miserable world that long ago turned against him, and he is willing to go through anyone to do so.

He is a dark haired, physically imposing man who prefers to wear heavy metal armor, an animal skin cloak, and a fearsome mask concealing his face. A few of his soldiers have nicknamed him "The Bear" based on his looks.

He prefers the 2 handed great axe in combat, and the range and power it provides. He fancies himself an adept warrior, and relishes close combat-quick and brutal he likes.

Tactics: 3
Combat: 2
Leadership: 3
Speed:2
Nobility:1

Special ability: Priest

City: Kojo (39, -15)
symbol: U

[Istrian]

Turn 7, Spring

Map

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 15|≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈..DDD≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈#1#≈≈≈≈♠♠♠♠..^^^....^▲..▲▲..▲.≈≈.▲▲▲▲..###▲▲▲..^|
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   |≈≈≈.###≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠..≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠.^^^....^^♠♠♠♠♠▲▲.▲▲▲▲▲^▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲.▲▲▲▲|
   |♠...#1#.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈...♠♠.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠.^^^.^^^^♠♠♠^^▲▲▲.▲▲▲▲▲^▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲.▲▲▲▲|
   |♠♠..###≈≈≈≈≈≈≈..###...≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈^^.^^^.^^^♠♠^^^^^▲▲.▲###▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲^^...▲▲▲▲|
 10|♠♠...≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈#1#.♠..♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈^......^^^^♠♠♠^▲▲▲^..#1#▲▲▲...▲▲^≈♠≈.▲▲▲▲|
   |♠.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈###.♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠♠^.^^%%%^^^^♠^^^▲▲▲^..###^^..▲........▲▲▲▲|
   |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠=====%6%.....^^^^^^^.^^^^^^.▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲..▲▲▲|
   |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠===^^^^%%%..^^.^^^^^^^........ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲..▲▲|
   |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈%%%===♠♠♠^^^=^^^^^^.^^^^^...^^^^^^^^^^▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲.▲▲|
 05|♠###≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈%6%....♠♠♠^^=^^^^^^...^^..JJJ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.^^|
   |♠#1#≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈%%%.....♠♠♠♠=^^^^^^^^....^J2J^^^^^^^^^^^^^♠###.^^| 
   |♠###♠♠≈≈≈..≈≈..♠..♠♠.♠.≈≈≈≈≈......♠♠=..^^^^^^^^^..JJJ...^^^..^^^^♠♠#1#.^^|
   |♠♠.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠YYY.............≈≈≈≈≈.....=.^^^^^^^^^^^^^.^^^.^^^.^^^^^♠.###≈≈≈|
   |♠♠.&..&.&&Y2Y♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠...≈≈%%%======...♠♠^^^^^^^^.^^^...^^^^^♠♠♠.≈≈≈≈..|
 00|♠♠♠.♠♠♠♠♠♠YYY===♠♠♠♠♠♠♠......%7%.....==...♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠.♠♠♠♠♠.^^^^^♠♠♠≈≈≈≈..♠|
   |♠♠♠....♠♠♠♠♠♠♠.==♠♠♠♠♠...====%%%≈≈≈...==..♠♠....♠♠...♠♠♠♠.^FFF...≈≈≈≈....|
   |.......♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠===♠♠....=....~≈≈≈≈≈≈..==%%%...≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠♠..F2F≈≈≈≈≈≈.♠♠..|
   |.♠♠♠.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠==♠..===...~~~...≈≈≈...%6%...≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠♠♠FFF≈≈≈≈≈......|
   |...♠.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠...%%%==..~~~~~~~~..≈≈≈≈≈%%%≈≈≈≈≈♠♠♠♠≈≈≈♠♠♠.....≈≈≈≈♠....|   
-05|♠♠.♠.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠..≈≈%6%......~~~~~~~~.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.....≈≈≈♠♠....≈≈≈≈...###|
   |...♠###..♠♠♠♠...≈≈≈%%%...~~~~~~~~~~~&~~~~~~~~~~~.....♠♠≈≈≈≈♠♠♠≈≈≈≈♠...#1#|
   |.♠..#1#≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.~~~~~~~~~~~k~~~≈~~~~~~~≈~~~~~~.....≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.....###|
   |.♠♠♠###≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈..≈..~~~~~~~~~~≈&~~~~~≈~&≈~~~~~~~~~~...♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠......|
   |...♠♠♠..♠♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈..≈≈....~~~~~≈~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~≈~~~~~~......♠≈≈≈≈........|
-10|.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠≈≈≈≈≈≈....≈≈..~~~~~~~~~~~≈~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~###≈≈≈≈....♠♠..♠♠| 
   |...≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈...♠♠..≈≈~~~~~~~~~~~KKK~~~~~~~~~~~~~≈~~≈~~#1#≈≈≈≈......♠♠..|
   |...≈.......MMM..♠♠♠♠..≈~~~~~~~≈~~~K1K~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~###.≈≈≈≈.♠♠♠..♠♠.|
   |..≈≈..♠♠♠♠.M2M♠♠♠♠♠♠..≈≈~~~~~~~~~~KKK~~~~~~~~~~≈~~~~........♠≈≈≈≈........|
   |..≈..♠♠♠♠♠♠MMM♠♠♠♠♠♠♠..≈≈≈~~~~~~~~~≈~~~~~~~≈~###~~~...♠♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈UUU.....|
-15|###.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠###~~~~~≈~~~~~~~≈~~~~~~#1#.....≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈U1U.....|
   |#1#.♠♠♠...m...........#1#~~≈~~~~~~~~~~~~~≈~~~###≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈UUU..♠.♠|
   |###.....♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠###~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠.♠≈≈≈≈......♠..|
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Key

Terrain
≈ sea / ocean / river / oasis / lake
▲ high mountains
^ hills
. plains / savanna / tundra
~ hot desert
♠ forest / jungle
= road


Ownership
%,@ Celestial Lord
#,& Barbarian

Y,y Munisai Madara (Akroma)
C,c Apura Khon (Navian)
J,j Xian Jierui (Dwarfaholic)
K,k Lola Danyal (Kashyyk)
F,f Fierban (NUKE9.13)
D,d Zei-Ran, the Hammer of the Sun (Mephansteras)
M,m Ogedei Khan (Nhiphanter)
U,u Duan Ruang (Dwarmin)

1-7 Settlement size

Events

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Zei-Ran assaults the pass yet again. It's a chaaaarge. He manages to fall upon them while they are getting their entrenchments ready. Once again he decapitates the enemy leader. However the cornered enemy fights with more resolve and manages to score a minor victory against Zei-Ran, driving him back for a time. Losses : 22 / 7 vs 16.

Apura Khon's cavalry moves south. Her unit is taken by a ghost-like surprise ambush as dozens of horsemen descend upon her unit, intent upon getting their lord's son back as well as Apura's head. The battle quickly end in a draw with minor losses on both sides as the enemy withdraws after getting some information. Losses : 2 / 4 vs 1.

Madara withdraws to Mardukane under multiple assaults from the barbarian cavalry. He loses a few men but manages to withdraw without too much trouble. He prepares a defense, aided by his officer. From the walls of the city they see the enemy is not yet interested in attacking the walls but instead sacks and burns various farmsteads and houses that were outside the city. The city is now under siege, it can hold without supplies for 2 turns.

Ogedei Khan, knowing where the enemy was hidden previously, moves his men cautiously and is attacked by the enemy as soon as they are ready. Uding both superior numbers and superior tactics (what with the enemy having no leader to so the tactics) scores a moderate victory against his enemy, driving them off and losing only a few men.

Fierban spends a week feasting in Kayling. He manages to gather enough men to have a full company to march with.

Xian Jierui scouts the northern city and rests until a plan is found.

Lola Danyal attempts to take the oasis, however the enemy army they attacked is currently holding half of it, the other half being left for various desert predators to use as a source of water (and dung dump). Now both armies face each other, trying to see who will give up first. Her speech to her men helps raise morale a bit, however the smell and piles of dung not far from their camp still make people queasy.

Duan Ruang finally makes it known he has claimed Kojo. As such, he has received messages from the Court.

Armies

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Owner           Commander   Location    Type       Experience   Morale    Amount        Special
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Apura Khon      Captain     Zakhonia    Infantry   Regulars     High      100           None
                Apura       28,19       Cavalry    Green        Average   94 / 4        None
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Munisai Madara  Kestrel     Mardukane   Cavalry    Regulars     High      100           None
                Madara      Mardukane   Infantry   Green        Average   100           Light Wounds
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Xian Jierui     Xian        Home        Infantry   Regulars     High      100           None
                Captain     Home        Cavalry    Green        Average   100           None
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Fierban         Fierban     Kayling     Cavalry    Regulars     High      100           Cargo
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Lola Danyal     Lola        8,-8        Cavalry    Regulars     Low       76 / 1        Deserteers
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Zei-Ran         Zei-Ran     19,15       Cavalry    Regulars     Average   71 / 7        None
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Ogedei Khan     The Khan    -17,-16     Cavalry    Regular      Average   97 / 1        None
                The Khan    -17,-16     Archers    Regular      High      99            None
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Duan Ruang     
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Heroes

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Kestrel Wist, a bold warrior, son of a governor, currently serving under General Madara.

[Akroma]

Madara, Kestral the cavalry unit and the infantry unit all attack the cavalry unit sieging them.

After the battle they retreat back behind the walls before the incoming infantry unit reach the city.


If this in anyway breaks the siege, if only for a day, supplies are gathered



the fan is again is Madara's hands, as this time, he will be in battle.

[Navian]

Apura calls for a retreat and her cavalry meets at a rendevous point outside the city. Astride a horse with her prisoner in tow, she calls out a challenge to all foes and hides her infantry, even while watchmen in Zakhonia pretend the city remains at full defensive strength.

[Nhiphanter]

The men were waving around their bloody weapons after the battle. The pesky camelcunts who had been harassing them in the last outward ride were now ridden down and dispersed. Those who had scored kills were collecting the heads of the barbarians they had killed and tying them to their saddles and belts. Ogedei himself had collected several, and his aide was riding by his side carrying a spear, with the heads of his kills impaled on it like a shish-kebob.

The army moves to (-21, -16)
And again, scouts are sent ahead to spot any ambushes on the way.

[Dwarfaholic]

"Onwards, then, men."
The infantry and cavalry set off from the city. Their destination, war.

((Jierui and the entire army exits the city and travels north as far as possible.))

[Mephansteras]

Press the attack. The Pass shall be ours this time!

[Dwarmin]

Duan landed amidst the rubble of Kojo, axe in hand. He and his personal guard, men much like himself, had departed from a concealed junk traveling down the river on their Flyers. The empire had been kind enough to gift him a fine armored Warhawk, “Redshard”-one with wings like burnished copper plate mail. He was amazed-despite the fact he had no former training; he had no trouble flying it. It supported his weight effortlessly, and the creature was intelligent enough to correct his mistakes as a neophyte rider. It was this very attribute that made it so difficult to train proper riders, he mused, who were use to the unspoken obedience of a horse, not the brotherhood between man and Warbird…he could only imagine what a legion of men on them could do. Then he realized Kojo was far too small to support a proper aerie at this time, and his mood dimmed somewhat.

In an hour, another ship was arriving, with entire load of finely bred Warhorses, crossbows, spears and shields to fill the stables and armories that had so long lain empty. He would no doubt enjoy training this local stock of warriors. They would be eager for revenge after suffering so long under the barbarian scum…he could channel this…control this…

All these thoughts drifted through his mind, he was barely paying attention as he cut down barbarian after barbarian, blood spattering his armor. In short time, the city was conquered. He ordered captured barbarians, along with their families, to be burned alive as a tribute to the Gods without a second thought…as he stood in the dung spattered hall that had once been the local lords manor, listening the screams, he read the note he had been given, tearing off and discarding the emperors royal seal. He supposed it was fair…the emperor had the right to order him to do this. This all made sense. But in his mind he could only see his gauntlets around Cui Wang’s throat.

Cavalry is trained
The army moves to (41,  -12)
Send out scout patrols

[NUKE9.13]

"Some of you may be expecting a return to my outpost, and from there assaults on further barbarians. Unfortunately, we will not be returning there for a while yet. First, we have certain items to bring to the General Jierui on the Celestial Lord's request. So we ride for Xian's outpost."
The soldiers nodded, mounted their horses, and then rode off, out of Kayling, northwards, towards the forest through which they had passed three weeks prior.
Fierban and cavalry to 19,-1
General
The outpost is in a more managable state as requested. It has been expanded as allowed by the Celestial Lord and the harvesting of incense has been put into operation. Until your return I have taken the liberty of recruiting a unit of soldiers to guard the city. They are mostly armed with bows, and patrol the walls and man the four towers with vigilance.
The walls are still insufficient, but they surround the city and cannot be scaled without equipment, so I have directed attention to the creation of housing (or rather the repair of ancient buildings into housing).
Nothing further to report.
Train a unit of archers in my outpost or hamlet or whatever

[Kashyyk]

Lola studied the last bedridden man, and decided that he was fit to fight.
"You will be fine," She assured him, "Your wound will barely slow you."
She turned and left the Medical tent, and ordered her aides to begin the dismantling of the camp.
"We shall March East until we are near the Barbarians, then we shall again set up camp. Also, send a messenger to the Barbarian warlord. Tell him that he is challenged to Single Combat, the winner keeps the Oasis, the loser's life is forfeit."


Orders:
Tend to the last injured man.
head East one square
Challenge the enemy General to a duel.

[Istrian]

Turn 8, Spring

Map

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Key

Terrain
≈ sea / ocean / river / oasis / lake
▲ high mountains
^ hills
. plains / savanna / tundra
~ hot desert
♠ forest / jungle
= road


Ownership
%,@ Celestial Lord
#,& Barbarian

Y,y Munisai Madara (Akroma)
C,c Apura Khon (Navian)
J,j Xian Jierui (Dwarfaholic)
K,k Lola Danyal (Kashyyk)
F,f Fierban (NUKE9.13)
D,d Zei-Ran, the Hammer of the Sun (Mephansteras)
M,m Ogedei Khan (Nhiphanter)
U,u Duan Ruang (Dwarmin)

1-7 Settlement size

Events

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Madara and Kestrel attack the cavalry unit besieging their city. They manage to surprise the barbarians while they are looting and separated. Madara scores a major victory over the scattered barbarians. Kestrel goes for the leader, and slays him. Completely demoralized, the barbarians scatter. Madara's armies retreat to the safety of the city. Another barbarian army arrives and tries its hand at looting and sieging. The city has gathered supplies and so can hold for 2 turns.

Apura's cavalry pulls back and the enemy shows no intention to pursue.

Barbarian prisoners are marched through the streets of the Imperial Capital, showing to the people how weak their foe is. After that, they are executed in public.

Ogedei moves through the forest path. A barbarian army rides out of the outpost to challenge his right of passage. The barbarians are quickly defeated as Ogedei Khan scores a moderate victory and fights the barbarian leader. He moderately wounds him and takes him prisoner.

Xian Jieui moves unchallenged.

Zei-Ran assaults the pass yet again, certain to gain and keep it this time. His enemy had no chance, so they preferred to scatter after the giant of a man slew dozens of them, single-handedly.

Duan Ruang moves out of the city and sends out scouts who return rather quickly reporting two barbarian armies in the forests that prevent any further movement.

Lola Danyal moves closer to the enemy camp with her army. For hours her men shout insults at the barbarian leader, who eventually rides out for a duel. After exchanging a dozen bouts without consequence, both leaders prefer to return to their camps. They try duelling again and again every day until the end of the week, with no better or worse outcome than the first time.

Armies

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Owner           Commander   Location    Type       Experience   Morale    Amount        Special
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Apura Khon      Apura       29,21       Infantry   Regulars     High      100           Prisoner
                Captain     29,20       Cavalry    Green        Average   94 / 4        None
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Munisai Madara  Kestrel     Mardukane   Cavalry    Regulars     Fanatic   100           None
                Madara      Mardukane   Infantry   Regulars     High      100           Light Wounds
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Xian Jierui     Xian        24,8        Infantry   Regulars     High      100           None
                Captain     24,8        Cavalry    Green        Average   100           None
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Fierban         Fierban     19,-1       Cavalry    Regulars     High      100           Cargo
                Captain     Home        Archers    Green        Average   100           None
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Lola Danyal     Lola        9,-8        Cavalry    Regulars     Average   77            Deserteers
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Zei-Ran         Zei-Ran     19,16       Cavalry    Regulars     Average   69 / 9        None
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Ogedei Khan     The Khan    -17,-16     Cavalry    Regular      High      96 / 2        None
                The Khan    -17,-16     Archers    Regular      High      97 / 2        None
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Duan Ruang      Duan        41,-12      Cavalry    Green        Average   100           None
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Heroes

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Kestrel Wist, a bold warrior, son of a governor, currently serving under General Madara.

[Navian]

Apura disbands her cavalry, training archers for city defense, then leads her infantry southward on foot, her hostage in tow.