Round 10
Sir Marcriss - Elmagnifico
Marcriss: "Come on now, it's only a flesh wound!"
The elder rises, but he doesn't look much better... Probably a result of the Matriarch's lingering magic. Marcriss keeps dueling the Draklon champion but neither of them manage to gain the upper hand.
Andelmere Guard - Brikguy
Uriz is cut down trying to retreat. A halberdier kills a slayer.
Knights reposition and prepare for their final stand. Two keep the Matriarch busy while one charges her, bringing her down to her last hit point.
Draklon raiders - Vami
The dragon breathes fire on a knight, killing him.
This brings the dragon close enough for a knight to attempt an attack. The scales prove too tough.
Annoyed, the dragon rends the knight's flesh with his claws.
The Matriarch tries to dismember her opponents, but loses her shield arm in the process instead.
In a last ditch effort she lunges forward and plunges her sword into a knight.
... before she is killed by counters.
The raiders start pushing inside. A slayer beheads the last halberdier.
As they enter the city the last guard defending the gate falls.
Citizens - Alex
The cleric tries to summon an angel to come to his rescue. The roll is inadequate though, and some protective holy light appears instead. The light looks weak, and unlikely to keep the demons at bay.
Water demons - lordintype
And indeed, the crossbowmen lay him to waste with a terrible volley. They then advance into the city.
Imperial army - Scratch
The last crossbowman snipes a knight on the North wall.
The final stand
There were so few defenders left at this point that I decided to roll out the rest of the battle.
Laris: "In the face of these odds, it may be better to simply surrender the city... Even Serpent's Keep won't provide refuge against such a host."
Bloodknight: "Surrender? Never!"
Bloodknight 2: "We fight to the last, we die if we must! Chaaarge!"
One bloodknight is rapidly overcome by a slayer while another spears a royal guard.
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Shamed by the bloodknight's bravado, Laris and his last thug attack as well. Laris blasts a slayer with his pistol while the thug attacks a spearman.
Things look even more grim for the defenders when the dragon swoops down to attack, Laris is attacked by the lead slayer and the thug is annihilated.
Archers snipe a knight.
Crossbowmen overkill the last knight, those that miss accidentally killing one of their own.
Realizing the city is lost, Marcriss breaks away from the champion.
Sir Marcriss: "Have you the guts, we will finish this later."
The champion, seemingly uninterested, shrugs, makes sure Marcriss is gone and returns to the city.
Champion: "This one seems more... pliable than the others. Leave him, we may find a use for him. Gather everyone in the marketplace."
Champion: "We are victorious, but the battle took its toll. I want every exit sealed off, every ship burned and every weapon bigger than a toothpick brought inside the keep. No one gets in, no one gets out."
Champion: "And you, governor, will make sure that the people cooperate. It's in their, and your own best interest. Cales wants the city intact, and I'm sure you don't want any of your people hurt, either. Do I make myself clear?"
Laris: "Yes... Yes, perfectly."
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That's all, folks! Hope you enjoyed it. Sorry for the massive delay somewhere down the middle but that's the way it goes sometimes, even now there's other things I should be doing.
Kills
Andelmere Guard - 26
Urban Guard - 7
Scallywags - 8
Water demons - 16 (+1 friendly fire)
Knights of the Realm - 12 (+1 friendly fire)
Citizens - 16
Purple mages - 6
Imperial guard - 15
Draklon raiders - 36 (+2 friendly fire)
Peasants - 13
Kath'os - 5 (+1 friendly fire)
Defenders: 86
Attackers: 74
