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== History== | == History== | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
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− | ==Bleys' | ||
Random looked out over the west wall to the lit city below. Its lights were new and set a different look to the city from the torches of his youth. Less smoke and tar, more fairyland glow. Like Disneyland with nightly bloodletting. | Random looked out over the west wall to the lit city below. Its lights were new and set a different look to the city from the torches of his youth. Less smoke and tar, more fairyland glow. Like Disneyland with nightly bloodletting. | ||
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Bleys leaned next to the king, passing a blue bottle to him. Benedict stands to the other side silently, smells of fresh battle, of fire and blood, though his garments are clean as he looks out over the city, waiting his turn to speak. | Bleys leaned next to the king, passing a blue bottle to him. Benedict stands to the other side silently, smells of fresh battle, of fire and blood, though his garments are clean as he looks out over the city, waiting his turn to speak. | ||
− | “Its not like we didn't know they were out there." Bleys says, "This is just the first real battle. The first battle of the red war after twenty years of cold war. They have been skulking the Jeweled road for two decades since Swayvil released Tonacat and returned the Key of Azcala to him. Its a damn good thing he can't find his sword. Fifteen years ago one of the harbor gangs flushed out a Jaguar cult cell here in Amber and spiked them to the walls of the Harbormaster's shack. Thats what convinced you to hire those lunatic tosians in [[CHAD]]. CHAD has been hanging puma and jaguar cultists up and down the | + | “Its not like we didn't know they were out there." Bleys says, "This is just the first real battle. The first battle of the red war after twenty years of cold war. They have been skulking the Jeweled road for two decades since Swayvil released Tonacat and returned the Key of Azcala to him. Its a damn good thing he can't find his sword. Fifteen years ago one of the harbor gangs flushed out a Jaguar cult cell here in Amber and spiked them to the walls of the Harbormaster's shack. Thats what convinced you to hire those lunatic tosians in [[CHAD]]. CHAD has been hanging puma and jaguar cultists up and down the road since they got here. They've been working with Duke Yaro's [[Jeweled Walkers]] picking up hunter teams. Hell, it was that little nightmare [[Vonnilia]] that tipped us off to this troop movement in force in the first place. An army that size wasn't a threat to Amber but they wouldn't start conquest on our doorstep anyway.” |
Random sips and nods, “I know, Bleys, its just one of those ''burden of the crown'' things” | Random sips and nods, “I know, Bleys, its just one of those ''burden of the crown'' things” | ||
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Fort smiles as he greets the king. “Yes your Majesty, and if there is a card game you know of, I'd like to hear about that as well.” | Fort smiles as he greets the king. “Yes your Majesty, and if there is a card game you know of, I'd like to hear about that as well.” | ||
− | Chuckling, he looks to the tall dour marshal of Amber, “Alright Ben | + | Chuckling, he looks to the tall dour marshal of Amber, “Alright, Ben what's the butcher bill? “ |
He steps forward and uncharacteristically takes the bottle and a pair of goodly chugs before talking. His drinking thusly surprises his brothers. | He steps forward and uncharacteristically takes the bottle and a pair of goodly chugs before talking. His drinking thusly surprises his brothers. | ||
− | “We arrived by trump at Trudana Felik. The Azcalans were transferring a force of one hundred and fifty thousand, all foot troops save their commanders. Marching them bold as brass balls down the Jeweled Road past Drisna. The CHAD scout, a dwarf assassin I'm sure, named Merceno, gave us the numbers. I put ten thousand of our troops on the field, mostly foot of the 12th legion with a thousand horse and twenty Elites. The CHAD contingent had something around six hundred. Their 3rd Force Command, under King Arin of Freestate and his bodyguard Sir Taroos, consisted of two hundred foot, a hundred horse, fifty of their Savior Slayer Corp under the | + | “We arrived by trump at Trudana Felik. The Azcalans were transferring a force of one hundred and fifty thousand, all foot troops save their commanders. Marching them bold as brass balls down the Jeweled Road past Drisna. The CHAD scout, a dwarf assassin I'm sure, named Merceno, gave us the numbers. I put ten thousand of our troops on the field, mostly foot of the 12th legion with a thousand horse and twenty Elites. The CHAD contingent had something around six hundred. Their 3rd Force Command, under King Arin of Freestate and his bodyguard Sir Taroos, consisted of two hundred foot, a hundred horse, fifty of their Savior Slayer Corp under the corp leader Sir Reltorious himself. Twenty of their SSC's Armored Cleric Order. They had the healer group under the leadership of a very interesting woman, Dame Harriet. Two hundred clerics of Tosian origin. At the time it seemed like a token force and their healing troop looked very little like our surgical teams. They resembled something akin to singers for the dead or drunken camp followers. Its my first time seeing them in a large scale action on our behalf. They earned their pay, that's for certs. “ |
“I was hoping our force could follow the Azcalans and work the shadows to a favorable ground. Then import the rest of the legion and take them to battle at something like 5 to 1 odds. 30 thousand of ours to 150 thousand of theirs. But once Sir Reltorious saw the foe he and his Savior Slayers attacked without so much as a damn them or a word asking for permission. Seventy heavy horse against one hundred and fifty thousand. King Arin and his half-orc companion were a heartbeat behind them leading a wedge of their knightly heavy horse. Apparently the Tosians trust the Savior Slayer battle lust. Their foot came swarming in like monkeys tossed off towers. Lastly this small ugly woman riding a frigging' [[dottle]] came up to me and asked if Amberites take ears? I told her we didn't and she rode off on that beast, leading the rabble followers with a Reardan cudgel in one hand and a Rearden tankard of mead the size of Gerard's head in the other. Her whole crew stank of mead, wine and smoking herbs.” | “I was hoping our force could follow the Azcalans and work the shadows to a favorable ground. Then import the rest of the legion and take them to battle at something like 5 to 1 odds. 30 thousand of ours to 150 thousand of theirs. But once Sir Reltorious saw the foe he and his Savior Slayers attacked without so much as a damn them or a word asking for permission. Seventy heavy horse against one hundred and fifty thousand. King Arin and his half-orc companion were a heartbeat behind them leading a wedge of their knightly heavy horse. Apparently the Tosians trust the Savior Slayer battle lust. Their foot came swarming in like monkeys tossed off towers. Lastly this small ugly woman riding a frigging' [[dottle]] came up to me and asked if Amberites take ears? I told her we didn't and she rode off on that beast, leading the rabble followers with a Reardan cudgel in one hand and a Rearden tankard of mead the size of Gerard's head in the other. Her whole crew stank of mead, wine and smoking herbs.” | ||
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“I was prepared to watch them be slaughtered as a lesson in restraint. I was with my commanders when that red mage, his talking cat, and your girlfriend, Bleys, that [[Vonnilia]] leprechaun, rode up and sat with us watching, a crystal glass of wine in his hand, toasting them. “ | “I was prepared to watch them be slaughtered as a lesson in restraint. I was with my commanders when that red mage, his talking cat, and your girlfriend, Bleys, that [[Vonnilia]] leprechaun, rode up and sat with us watching, a crystal glass of wine in his hand, toasting them. “ | ||
− | “It was a pretty splashy mess. I don't think the Azcalans expected it. Not sure I did and I've seen them fight | + | “It was a pretty splashy mess. I don't think the Azcalans expected it. Not sure I did and I've seen them fight in Tosa.” |
Random passed the bottle around to Bleys and Fortunadas, “Do tell.” Fortunadus chuckled at Benedict's appraisal of Sir Reltorious's surprise attack. | Random passed the bottle around to Bleys and Fortunadas, “Do tell.” Fortunadus chuckled at Benedict's appraisal of Sir Reltorious's surprise attack. | ||
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Random quietly asks, “How did it end?” | Random quietly asks, “How did it end?” | ||
− | “There came a point in battle where we began taking surrenders. As soon as that began Dame Harriet's clerics snapped to and each went to a member of the SSC and healed them completely. I have heard of their tendency to execute the wounded and the prisoners but it was interesting to see the | + | “There came a point in battle where we began taking surrenders. As soon as that began Dame Harriet's clerics snapped to and each went to a member of the SSC and healed them completely. I have heard of their tendency to execute the wounded and the prisoners but it was interesting to see the cleric swarm them to insure their mania didn't lead to organized murder.” |
“Once the Azcalans loss morale they either fled or surrender. We killed perhaps twenty thousand. Another 60 thousand were wounded. Ten thousand fled into shadow and when we found them they were dead or mindless in madness. We took 60 thousand uninjured prisoners.” | “Once the Azcalans loss morale they either fled or surrender. We killed perhaps twenty thousand. Another 60 thousand were wounded. Ten thousand fled into shadow and when we found them they were dead or mindless in madness. We took 60 thousand uninjured prisoners.” | ||
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Fortunadas took the bottle, holding up his hand to request a pause and passed the bottle after his drinking from it. | Fortunadas took the bottle, holding up his hand to request a pause and passed the bottle after his drinking from it. | ||
− | Fort breathed, “I know | + | Fort breathed, “I know whats coming but go ahead, sir” |
Ben looks to Fort then to his king, “So these clerics and the other CHAD go to the wounded, then to the prisoners. They went to each and clove their left ear from them and healed their wounds, telling them that if they were caught making war on Amber again they had loss the right to ask for mercy. Imagine, Azcalans asking for mercy...Random, I may have to ask your permission to marry her someday.” | Ben looks to Fort then to his king, “So these clerics and the other CHAD go to the wounded, then to the prisoners. They went to each and clove their left ear from them and healed their wounds, telling them that if they were caught making war on Amber again they had loss the right to ask for mercy. Imagine, Azcalans asking for mercy...Random, I may have to ask your permission to marry her someday.” | ||
Random spits the sweet whiskey of Amber and chokes briefly. Beside him Bleys and Fortunadas laugh. | Random spits the sweet whiskey of Amber and chokes briefly. Beside him Bleys and Fortunadas laugh. |