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Prelude to War

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:37 am
by Ben-Jammin
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On the northern border of the great kingdom of Lorendal, a great battle is about to take place.

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Sir Tarius begins his day at morning prayers. It is a clear, crisp morning in the month of Leaffall, and Tarius prepares for what will be just another boring day of watching the vast beige tundra to the north.

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The morning quiet is broken quickly, however, as Tarius hears a low rumbling noise coming from the south gate. It grows in magnitude, and Tarius readies himself, even though his men don't really seem to notice...

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Tarius is shocked to see the mighty Lord Faerden and his retinue burst through the gate!

Tarius: "Lord Faerden! What brings you this far from home?"

Faerden: "Ah, Tarius, it is good you are here. Quickly, where is Alagard?"

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Alagard: "What in the blazes distrubed my...Oh, Lord Faerden!"

Alagard is surprised to see Faerden as well.

Faerden: "Ah, there you are! Quickly, we must gather the troops!"

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Tarius: "Whatever do you mean?"

Alagard: "Indeed! Many of our men haven't even broke fast yet!"

Faerden: "Well you'd best be on it; scouts from the northern frontier have reported Norhavren troop movements, heading this way!"

Tarius: "Surely not! We don't have enough soldiers to face a full force!"

Faerden: "Perhaps not, but we do have a home field advantage. Let us hope we can repell them; our scouts didn't manage to see the full force, as they were moving by night and so they could only spot a brief few of their men. I brought as many footmen as I could manage."

Alagard: "You're sure they are Noravs?"

Faerden: "Their banners were unmistakable."

Tarius: "Then lets get everyone ready. This castle may be unfinished, but let's pray the walls hold."

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Sentry: "Sir! Norhavren troops are forming lines across the plain!"

Tarius: "Everyone ready yourselves! Enemy troops have been spotted!"

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Sir Rupert: "There it is, the only line of defense between here and Lorendal."

Lord Markus: "Yes, and soon it be waving the colors of Norhavren. Ready our men to march. Today our nation claims a great victory!"

More to come soon!

Re: Prelude to War

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:57 pm
by Scratch
Great intro! Some of the troops could use a bit of variation, but this is certainly the start of a cool saga.

Re: Prelude to War

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 5:42 am
by Ben-Jammin
Scratch wrote:Great intro! Some of the troops could use a bit of variation, but this is certainly the start of a cool saga.
Yeah, that's what I get for buying two of the Kingdoms chess sets just to make an army. Still has more variation than those however.

Re: Prelude to War

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:11 am
by Cytheran
Ben-Jammin wrote:
Scratch wrote:Great intro! Some of the troops could use a bit of variation, but this is certainly the start of a cool saga.
Yeah, that's what I get for buying two of the Kingdoms chess sets just to make an army. Still has more variation than those however.
Sounds legit. I didn't even know those existed.

Re: Prelude to War

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:03 pm
by Falk
Nice armies! Can't wait for the next part. Will you do a forum battle? Also, :fist: I wanted to call the beginnig of my story that!