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Ordail
Topic Started: Dec 28 2006, 09:18 PM (2,080 Views)
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"I do not know Weisslander," Foren spoke again now, being of higher command than Crean Tiven but having forgotten about it in the chaos and in the shock of harming the mayor. "But I trust the word of my own men, my own people. And according to them, the Realmers who landed here were attacked by you. Many were killed and Hound is still prisoner. Apperently you don't know anything about this, I can believe that. But get a damn individual who can explain. Because I can't trust you when you can't explain."
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Xazkil rounded on him quickly. "I can't explain because there is nothing to be explained! There are no Realmers in our holding cells! How many times do I have to say it? You idiot Realmers need to realise that this war is over, and Weissland is in no hurry to start it again!"
"Stand against me if you must, for of course you will. Conflict is just another part of this flawed reality. You need to cling to your concepts and purposes, your feeble honour and glory. None of it serves any purpose in the end. And the end draws close." - Krodalis Thaendil.

"It really is amazing; she killed Kelan Wealer, not that I am complaining, but then the order welcomed her as their new leader. It makes one wonder if I were to ram a blade down her throat, would the monks then follow my commands?" - Mordain Thaendil.

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"Then where are our countrymen who docked here earlier and brought in their wounded?" Foren cried in desperation. "Tell me this Weisslander. Even if you have not turned against us, tell us this. Because if you have been here in this city and is partially in command, then you must know!"
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Xazkil looked around, thinking. He wasn't sure how to convince these Realmers of the truth, but he had to try.

"Walk with me to the docks, where my men were attacked. The dead have not been cleared away. If there truly was a battle there between Realmers and Weisslanders, then there should be corpses of your countrymen. If there are none, will you accept that we have done nothing with your comrades?"
"Stand against me if you must, for of course you will. Conflict is just another part of this flawed reality. You need to cling to your concepts and purposes, your feeble honour and glory. None of it serves any purpose in the end. And the end draws close." - Krodalis Thaendil.

"It really is amazing; she killed Kelan Wealer, not that I am complaining, but then the order welcomed her as their new leader. It makes one wonder if I were to ram a blade down her throat, would the monks then follow my commands?" - Mordain Thaendil.

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((If you mean the first Barracks that got hit, in the fourth thread page, I know I did not say I removed the bodies but I would insist on having done so nonetheless

Unless you maybe found them either in a warehouse or floating in some dark parts of the docks))
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The Weissland archers on the rooftops had the numerical advantage before the Realmers had arrived. With many Realmer archers dead on the roofs, it was easy for the Weisslanders to split their men. Several attacked the Realmers that had somehow made it onto their roofs, slaughtering them to a man as they vainly tried to enter through the limited roof access. The other archers on the roofs continued to fire, taking a heavy toll on the opposing Realmer archers.

Down in the streets the citizens of Ordail were not as ready to give up as the Realmers foolishly expected. Groups of Ordail men jumped on the cavalrymen who could only go in single file down the narrow streets, dragging them to the ground and stabbing them in the neck and armour joints with knives. Other people continued to block the streets, creating a solid wall of anger. The Realmers had attacked and killed people, now the Ordail citizens' blood was up.

The archers on the ground continued to fire on the enemy ranks, killing a dozen or more with each well aimed volley.

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((That'll do. I'll say we recovered them from the water.))
"Stand against me if you must, for of course you will. Conflict is just another part of this flawed reality. You need to cling to your concepts and purposes, your feeble honour and glory. None of it serves any purpose in the end. And the end draws close." - Krodalis Thaendil.

"It really is amazing; she killed Kelan Wealer, not that I am complaining, but then the order welcomed her as their new leader. It makes one wonder if I were to ram a blade down her throat, would the monks then follow my commands?" - Mordain Thaendil.

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((We've got 3000 men searching the docks so recovering the bodies shouldn't have been too difficult.))
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"You do not understand Weisslander," Foren responded. "Whatever we may see down there may be part of a forgery. You're right, it makes no sense for you to turn on us at this moment but I will not try to understand your motives. What I know is that our leader was in this city, set foot here, talk with this fellow," gesturing towards the port mayor, "and then he had disappeared. And according to our men he has been put in jail by you. The ony thing that will cease this fight is if our leader is found and brought to us."
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"Call off your soldiers! There is no sense in fighting now. If you call off your men, I will call off mine, and then I will help you search through this entire city to find your leader! I swear it that I know nothing of his fate, but if you believe all of this so strongly then I will do what I can to quench your thirst for the truth."
"Stand against me if you must, for of course you will. Conflict is just another part of this flawed reality. You need to cling to your concepts and purposes, your feeble honour and glory. None of it serves any purpose in the end. And the end draws close." - Krodalis Thaendil.

"It really is amazing; she killed Kelan Wealer, not that I am complaining, but then the order welcomed her as their new leader. It makes one wonder if I were to ram a blade down her throat, would the monks then follow my commands?" - Mordain Thaendil.

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Foren Heften looked at Xazkil for a long time before slowly nodding as he looked at Moyra tending to the lord mayor of the city.

"Alright," he finally said. "Get me an escort and help me get to the frontline quickly and I will do what I can. Viljam Heglin is in command and I am not sure if I can convince him, but I will do what I can."

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The Weisslanders on the rooftops were indeed forcing the Realmers backwards thanks to their numbers and intensity. But once more a group of Realmers managed to get behind the Weissland and attack a group of them in the back. The Weisslanders found themselves surrounded, and many were cut down as others fell screaming to the ground below. But the battle on the rooftops mattered little since it both factions were not loosing that many and held each other in position. What mattered was the battle in the streets.

Many of the citizens came screaming at the mounted Realmers and jumped on them. Many were brought to the ground and killed. Once more swords flashed, and even more citizens fell down and died. Once more the citizens screamed and fled, and as the Realmers did not follow them many realzied it was better to stay out of harm's way. But still a sizable mob of them, and many seemed to be members of the militia, blocked the street, cutting of half the mounted force. Only half of the knights and marshals had managed to get past, the other half was not eager to charge the huge mob of citizens. That would be a bloodbath.

Viljam Heglin looked over the edge of one of the tall shields. The main formation of the Weisslanders were only between ten or twenty feet away now and the Realmers had manged to hold their formation desptie the huge casualties dealt to them from the enemy archers. Viljam looked at the aggressive formation formed by the spearmen and called out.

"Crossbowmen of the Realm," he said. "Aim low and return fire." With that, the crossbowmen stepped forth, just right behind the shieldbearers and fired their weapons. However they did not aim at the archers who were peppering them, but rather at the front line of the spearmen. Scores of Weisslanders fell down after the first volley, the goal of the volley was to bring down the front rank to damage morale and to create confusion. Many of the Weisslandes did not die however, the bolts from the crossbows instead hitting their legs and feets, effectively bringing the Weisslander front line down.
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The Realmers crossbows were not as effective as they first thought. The Weisslanders had great experience of using their spearmen formations. As members of the first rank fell, the rest of the formation, still many hundreds strong, advanced carefully over the fallen. Their shields were in place, spears ready, and they advanced directly into combat with the Realmers before they could reload their crossbows. To continue firing such weapons now would cause casualties to their own men. The Weisslanders were disciplined, beginning to chew into the enemy. The exchange was bloody, and men fell on both sides, but the Weisslanders seemed to be faring slightly better at this point.

Still the Weissland archers on the ground fired over the heads of the formations to hit the rear of the Realmer formations. Dozens more fell from the continued volleys. The swordsmen remained at the rear to guard from any Realmer forces getting around the back. In one of the streets these swordsmen even cut off a group of Realmers attempting to reach the fighting on the roofs, preventing further Realmers from reaching the battle.

On the rooftops the battle had degenerated into brutal melee, men slashing and hacking with swords. In the flurry, men lost limbs and lives. When one Realmer tackled a Weisslander to stop him finishing off a comrade, the two men were sent hurtling off the roof to the ground below with a crunching impact. Only time would tell how the close combat would turn out. The fire between rooftops had dwindled to a trickle, on one side because so many Realmer archers had been slain, and on the other because so many Weisslanders were now caught up in the melee.

Nord stood at the back of the spear formations battling it out. He could do little at this point but watch. There seemed to be no way to tell who was commanding the Realmers and now that both forces had engaged, it would be difficult to halt the combat.
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Xazkil called guards to him at once. "Escort this man to his countrymen. See that no harm comes to him by Weissland hand."

"This wound is bad." said Moyra. "I need to move him."

The Seeker Officer looked back at Foren. "Let the mage move the mayor inside. I will let you keep your men guarding him, if you wish to have some sort of insurance until your leader is found. Think of it as an act of good faith from Weissland."
"Stand against me if you must, for of course you will. Conflict is just another part of this flawed reality. You need to cling to your concepts and purposes, your feeble honour and glory. None of it serves any purpose in the end. And the end draws close." - Krodalis Thaendil.

"It really is amazing; she killed Kelan Wealer, not that I am complaining, but then the order welcomed her as their new leader. It makes one wonder if I were to ram a blade down her throat, would the monks then follow my commands?" - Mordain Thaendil.

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((Any idea of how to continue this Chadden?))
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"If a loyal servant of Weissland is threatened, I will aid him to my dying breath, with every drop of my blood. There are older and more powerful things in the world that have faced me and underestimated my resolve, to their end." - Nathaniel Drakkon

"For what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger!" - Aeron Damphair, a Song of Ice and Fire.

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((Not really, no. I wasn't able to follow all of Ariakas's characters in this thread. And not entirely sure what he was up to.))
"Stand against me if you must, for of course you will. Conflict is just another part of this flawed reality. You need to cling to your concepts and purposes, your feeble honour and glory. None of it serves any purpose in the end. And the end draws close." - Krodalis Thaendil.

"It really is amazing; she killed Kelan Wealer, not that I am complaining, but then the order welcomed her as their new leader. It makes one wonder if I were to ram a blade down her throat, would the monks then follow my commands?" - Mordain Thaendil.

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((Same here. I suppose we'll just have to leave this then.))
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"If a loyal servant of Weissland is threatened, I will aid him to my dying breath, with every drop of my blood. There are older and more powerful things in the world that have faced me and underestimated my resolve, to their end." - Nathaniel Drakkon

"For what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger!" - Aeron Damphair, a Song of Ice and Fire.

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((Leave it for now. If either of us get any thoughts, then we could resume.))
"Stand against me if you must, for of course you will. Conflict is just another part of this flawed reality. You need to cling to your concepts and purposes, your feeble honour and glory. None of it serves any purpose in the end. And the end draws close." - Krodalis Thaendil.

"It really is amazing; she killed Kelan Wealer, not that I am complaining, but then the order welcomed her as their new leader. It makes one wonder if I were to ram a blade down her throat, would the monks then follow my commands?" - Mordain Thaendil.

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((We should really do something here. It's been at a standstill for years.))
"Stand against me if you must, for of course you will. Conflict is just another part of this flawed reality. You need to cling to your concepts and purposes, your feeble honour and glory. None of it serves any purpose in the end. And the end draws close." - Krodalis Thaendil.

"It really is amazing; she killed Kelan Wealer, not that I am complaining, but then the order welcomed her as their new leader. It makes one wonder if I were to ram a blade down her throat, would the monks then follow my commands?" - Mordain Thaendil.

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((Indeed. It might be a bit cheap but I'd be willing to jump forward a bit to just after the two sides have managed to halt combat. That way we could get some dialogue going which can reveal what is going on with the Dark Council, or at least that both sides have been tricked into fighting. Perhaps given the nature of the DC it'll only be clear that some other group led to this rather than Weissland or the White Realm.))
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"If a loyal servant of Weissland is threatened, I will aid him to my dying breath, with every drop of my blood. There are older and more powerful things in the world that have faced me and underestimated my resolve, to their end." - Nathaniel Drakkon

"For what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger!" - Aeron Damphair, a Song of Ice and Fire.

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((Perhaps, but do you have an idea of who all the people involved were? Frankly, I was just thinking of jumping to a point where the Dark Council had been defeated and the Realmers and Weisslanders are just in talks, having realised what had happened. Or is that what you meant?))
"Stand against me if you must, for of course you will. Conflict is just another part of this flawed reality. You need to cling to your concepts and purposes, your feeble honour and glory. None of it serves any purpose in the end. And the end draws close." - Krodalis Thaendil.

"It really is amazing; she killed Kelan Wealer, not that I am complaining, but then the order welcomed her as their new leader. It makes one wonder if I were to ram a blade down her throat, would the monks then follow my commands?" - Mordain Thaendil.

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