Summer, during which nobles kill more elves than they have fingers and a nigh-unstoppable beast is stoppedNoone was sure what exactly happened. Could it be that the elves saw Wyrmsgold and went berserk? Was it a random peasant wanting to protect tBretonnia from evil mage elves? Anyway, the elves are now dead and their steel equipment is ours.
"We were the ones attacked and had the very right to defend ourselves!" proclaimed Pokonic.
"And it's not like we could trust those creatures anyway" said Kharne, notable for protecting the tavern from being entered by lowborn elves.
"Order the people to bring all the corpses under a roof." Jamcat sighed "Anyone caught stealing from them is to be executed on spot."
No one was sure what exactly happened. One thing was sure though. Elves won't like the fact we've killed both the caravans.
The sound of broken branches and fallen trees woke up the nobles early enough to set up the temporary defences againt the chaos beast. With ten archers armed with iron and the flower of bretonnian knighthood there was no chance they couldn't drive the beast away. Or so they though.
"Where the hell is Deathsword?" shouted Jamcat as everyone was slowly circling in the distance around the juggernaut.
"The leg injury m'lord!" shouted one of the deathsword's knight.
"That's a dam.." started the minor noble but was stopped by juggernaut's sudden charge. He flew a few metres backwards and hit the tree.
"FIRE!" shouted Lloyd charging the beast as Ahra the battle pilgrim run to help Jamcat.
They needed to buy more time for the archers to reorganize. Pokonic knew what he had to do.
"Here I am you fat metal cow!" he shouted and the beast left bleeding Kharne and charged him mindlessly. This act of bravery and chivalry costed him a hand but in th end the amount of arrows stuck in the beast slowed it and, finally, killed. PRAISE THE LADY!
A few days later crippled Khare went to the nearby hill where the beast's body was wondering if that was a test for him to become a champion. If it was, did he pass? And what if.. an arrow flew right next to his head.
"An ambush! Curse them!" he shouted.
He and Pokonic were the only ones who were nearby and so two crippled Bretonnians defended the settlement against slender enemies dressed in black. They didn't even kill the last one when suddenly
With half of the knights injured or crippled, autumn and winter could be their last.
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Loyal Bretonnians:
-Jamcat the minor noble
-Lloyd son of Hugo the errant knight
-Pokonic the Amusing
-Deathsword the young knight
-Sirus the Wall Warden
-Ahra the battle pilgrim
-Tannus the aged pilgrim
Ruinous Powers:
-Kharne the traitor (+Backen) [Khorne]
-Wyrmsgold the cook [Nurgle]
-Grathius the trapper [Slaanesh]
Also, Greatcastle: