Falx Invasion

The Falx Invasion was the first instance of the Falx invading the continent of Northeros. The Falx Republic is a massive empire that subjugated many worlds before due to their portal technology. They have been a threat to the continent of Westeron for quite a while, however they had trouble reaching Northeros previously. The invading forces were led by a team of four Falx warlords:

• Lord Torquemada, Grand Wizard of the Falx
• Lord Barthelomeo, Grand Champion of the Republic
• Lord Pizzaro D'Oros, Master Tactician and descendant of a lengthy bloodline of Conquerors
• Lady Isabella, Sorceress under the tutelage of Torquemada

Part 1: Landfall

Battle Report: Landfall

The Falx arrived on the South of Northeros (near the ruins of Dawnport) via a dimensional rift that was rather unstable for prolonged use. In order to establish foothold, Torquemada scoured the land and found a mysterious magical ore, which he later named 'ebonite'. Securing a deposit of said ore from an orkish warband allowed the initial wave of Falx to construct their first base of operation, a Portal-Fortress. The Falx have successfully arrived; but they deemed to lay low and slowly build up their numbers before revealing themselves to the natives.

Act 1: Orks Must Die! Prelude: Lord of the Clan

The Empire was slowly recovering from their recent conflict, and begun to take back contested territories from the forces of evil. The surviving orks had a different plan though: led by their new clanlord, Gurak, a cunning ork with a moral code of his own, they seeked to launch an attack against Defiance Keep. The Empire was aware of this and ready to fend off from this rather desperate attack, however their plans were ruined when crown prince Albrecht took off with a small group of troops and launched a surprise attack on the rallying ork warband.

It was a gruesome battle, especially for the prince, who was a passionate but inexperienced fighter. During the battle, a Falx scouting party, led by Lady Isabella intervened to wreak havoc on both sides. Isabella herself took down Gurak, who met a gruesome demise by fire. Eventually rune paladin Apollyon had to intervene to save Albrecht from danger; with his aid, the Empire won the battle. The orkish warband was scared off, and the Falx retreated as well, although they didn't leave unnoticed.

Act 2: Subjugation Prelude: Escalation

The rest of the invasion command disagreed with Isabella's intervention, but they also learned about the orks and their potential as a fighting force. The plan of enslaving and using them to bolster their own troops was quickly hatched.

King Mondaine, after reminiscing over their recent victory and his son's behavior, immediately dispatched Jean-Francois and Majisto to scour the lands in hopes of finding the base of these mysterious invaders. Jean-Francois reached the Portal-Fortress first, but he failed to report his findings as he was taken hostage by Captain Doxie, daughter of the late Captain Illustrious. Unaware of his father's demise, she captured Jean-Francois as a potential bargaining chip for the future.

Torquemada brought over a mind control device with which he planned to take over the orks. After successfully testing it on other creatures, he and Barthelomeo set out to subjugate the remaining orks. The outcome of the battle didn't go as they originally planned - although the troll warlord of the orks was slain, Torquemada's mind control device was also destroyed during the fight. The wizard had to improvise: with an illusionary spell he masked himself as a fellow ork, which was convincing enough to lure the surviving orks near the Portal-Fortress. Here, the misled orkish troops were taken control over via a secondary, much stronger device. Afterwards, the Falx ransacked and enslaved other ork camps as well, eventually gaining control over all orks within the Empire.

Part 2: Trouble in Direwood

In order to keep his son occupied and away from the front lines, king Mondaine decided to send Albrecht to Direwood, where lady Liana, Gillaume and Flint Quickstride were busy slowly recovering the war-torn province. Little did the king know what treacherous adventures would await for his son...

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