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DISCLAIMER: This thread is going to be a significantly longer than the recent progression posts as it involves roughly one hundred player characters while introducing a brand new storyline in the old progression format. This means that instead of a simple bullet list, this post is done in the style of an actual story. In the writing below, I believe I incorporated everyone in a natural and relatively fitting way based on the rolls they received. Some names have been mentioned twice or more for the sake of storytelling, but generally everyone should know where their character participated in the story. Anyone who is not mentioned may also include themselves anywhere on the Battlefield, the Regalian landing ships, the Regalian Battleships the day of or the Regalian streets the following day. All events in this progression post are fully knowledgeable IC to anyone. The events that take place in this post are able to be reacted to immediately at /tp WarCamp and in 24 hours within Regalia. This means to say that on midnight GMT tomorrow, news of the landing and its outcome will become known to people in Regalia. Have fun reading!
ASSAULT PHASE 1 - The Signal Tower
The boats creaked amidst the waves, stagnant and waiting for the go ahead to begin the invasion. An early morning fog had set in before their arrival, leaving the landing zones barely visible to the men and women aboard the ships. Two figures stood towards the bow of the lead ship, a vibrant contrast against the dull hues of the morning. Digmaan Cro-Zzhin Yaotl and Zzalangua Mu-Yaotl peered out towards the beaches, able to discern the faint outlines of obstacles littering the beach and it's hillsides. "The troopsss grow anxiousss, Digmaan. They fear the missst will complicate our plan." Zzalangua muttered to his leader. The Cro-Allar hardly gave a response, picking up a helmet from a crate nearby and shoving it into Zzalangua's chest "Sssilence their doubtsss and have them prepare for battle." The Mu-Allar took the helmet, donning it with a firm nod before heading below deck to prepare the others.
Before long, a green flag was raised on the command ship, signaling the first stage of the invasion to commence. As soon as he saw it, Cro-Zzhin gave the order for his troops to bring the boat to shore. Oars emerged from within the boat, propelling it forward slowly towards the sands. Once the boat began moving, the troops emerged from below deck with Zaaliska Mu-Yaotl leading the first of the Digmaan's landing teams. The moment the landing teams set foot on the sand, a horn blared from up the hill as Elven archers rushed forward, unleashing the first of many volleys on the first Regalians to hit the beach. Mozz quickly raised his shield, protecting some of his squad. After a few seconds behind the shields, Lloxern Mu-Yaotl spotted an alcove beneath a nearby rock formation, waving the others over as to avoid the ceaseless downpour of arrows. As the troops frantically rushed towards the pocket of safety, the bodies were quickly piling up in the sands. With chaos ensuing in the landing teams, the Elves moved to finish off the first of the Regalian Forces as they sent their battlemages to support the archers. No more than a moment passed before balls of fire rained down on the beach. The explosions kicked up scorched sand, knocking Ztril Al-Narrim off his feet as the force of the impact tossed him back into the surf. Images flashed through Ztril's mind, memories of his landing at the Curag Fields as he saw a volley of arrows raining down towards him. Rin Kurasawa rushed to Ztril, grabbing a shield off one of the fallen Allar troops and diving on top of him at the last possible instant, blocking all but one of the arrows from his Allar comrade.
Witnessing the frantic desperation that had spread quickly among the landing troops, Robert Carwell instructed the next wave of troops off the landing craft, led by Battlemage Taliandra Jouhari. A new detachment of Varran headed by Shae Wren protected her sides and shielded her from arrows as she began casting multiple firewaves, sending them skyward first to disintegrate the incoming arrows before turning her focus to the cliffs. With the Elven archers and mages unable to act, the third wave was finally led off the landing craft by Jazzousz Mu-Yaotl and. Among the advance troops was Kinoshita who quickly found themself outmatched as they reached the hilltop. Several archers took their aim at her, but were quickly interrupted as Mae Draylas had gotten behind them, killing two of the archers. Just as those remaining divided their attention between the two rogues, Jazzousz sprang up, quickly carving through many of the archers before he felt the cold bite of steel on his side. The Allar looked up to see an Elven warrior drawing back his sword for a killing blow, but was stopped by Sibyllad Lykke who practically exploded over the hilltop, lodging her warpick in the elf's skull before casting them down the hillside. With the first defenders eliminated, the way was clear for the rest of the first wave to come ashore safely.
Now that the beachhead was secure, Saira Kiran, Dora dela Mar and Zuzumi Al-Yaotl rushed ashore only to be greeted by rivers of red water among the sand, groans of agony and burnt husks of Allar and Ailor alike. The medics worked diligently, their nimble hands moving quickly to patch up those that they could, effectively saving more than half of the wounded from mortal injuries. The next off the craft were Mateo Silva, Katrina C'Aelrith and Eric Decimar who pushed up to the Vanguard, picking off any remaining stragglers along the way with relative ease. With the last enemy stronghold on their beach being a small coastal fortress, the last of the Digmaan's troops were sent to secure the position.
Tullion Kearny led his team to the entry to the small bastion, waiting for the others to ready themselves. As Syriel Valentalio brought up the rear, Praetor Elvor'acal kicked in the signal tower's door. Kamau Izem was the first in, hurling himself at the Elves manning the outpost, struggling to fend off all four by himself. Sryiel was quick to aid him while the Tullion and Reina Kurakawa rushed up the stairs to prevent the signal tower from being lit. As they reached the top they encountered the signal mage and their guard. Tullion stepped in first, swinging his shortsword ferociously at the Elven warrior while Reina rushed the signal mage. The mage ducked under Reina's strikes before emitting a blast of Starlight energy, sending Reina tumbling back off the tower and down the hillside below with several broken ribs. The mage now turned their attention to their signal fire. Tullion barely managed to overpower the warrior, casting them off the tower before lunging at the mage just a moment too late.
ASSAULT PHASE 2 - The Beach
The fire burned unnaturally bright through the fog as Wulfram Kehlen and William Howlester looked up at the signal tower. Without hesitation, Kehlen ordered his ship's green flag raised, sending him and his soldiers into the fray. "Seems as though we should have sank more of them thirty years ago." the graying Howlester grumbled to himself before tossing his sigg aside and raising his ship's green flag as well. Within a matter of minutes, the ships were mere moments from making landfall. The elven infantry had already formed barricades and ranks along the shoreline in preparation of the Regalians. Both Howlester and Kehlen summoned their battlemages to the front of their ships, ordering them to create gaps for the men to storm the beaches. Merilya Jouhari and Keltie Ledsarge both did their best to create openings, casting as quickly as they were able to, but were both eventually hit by elven archers. With the mages only creating minute gaps in the Elven lines, the skirmishers were sent in next. Vhilomir Kade, Roselyne Howlester and Jean-Marc Peirgarten took positions towards the bow of the ships, launching arrows into the enemy ranks while Edair Wulfhelm pushed forward with a handful of knights at his side, clearing a path with his spear as he impaled several enemies. The combination of the archers and knights proved highly effective as the Elves quickly broke formation and began fighting the Regalians man to man. As soon as the elves turned their focus to the Regalians already onshore, a horn sounded from aboard the Howlester ship. Not a moment later, Ania Howlester vaulted over the ship's side, landing amidst the chaos of battle and quickly cutting through at least two dozen Elven soldiers. Behind her was Valdis Kade and Hannah Lexen who fought with equal zeal as they brought down dozens themselves before an Elven lancer drove a spear into Hannah's side, narrowly missing her lung before being struck down by Valdis. Fortunately, Maximus Krupp and Nathan Kade were next off the ship, storming a short distance before reaching their kin and taking over so they could retreat from the front line.
Reinforcements quickly came from the Kehlen flagship with squads led by Frederica and Elric Norwood. With a steady stream of soldiers emerging from the boats, the Regalians were slowly gaining ground up the lengthy beach. Almost as if unwilling to be outdone by their own infantrymen, Mordred Howlester and Rothad Kehlen dropped down to rally their soldiers forward. The fighting was seemingly only getting more arduous as they advanced, with the positions becoming more solidified and their own numbers dwindling more with each press. Finally, they reached a choke point that led further up into the forests with Frederica Norwood and William Alexander leading the advance. As they drew nearer to the choke point, Elven lancers formed a barrier and began pressing towards the oncoming Regalians. Not one to back down from a fight, William charged forward, knocking aside several of the spears before barreling into one of the elves, knocking them on their back. Frederica charged after him, cutting down two of the lancers before finding herself back to back with Alexander. Elric Norwood broke into the circle as well, taking Frederica and attacking one side while William was left to deal with the biggest Elf of the lot. The elf was highly decorated, his armour intricate and adorned, his weapon similarly so. William struck out at him with his longsword, hoping to swipe the spear aside and create an opening. To his shock and horror, the Elf ducked under the swing, sweeping his leg with the spear. The Nelfin officer looked down at the man, grinning before thrusting his spear towards the man's head.
Just before the spear made contact a large, dark figure tackled the officer. William managed to make out the figure of the Url Lambert who was already bleeding from his chest as the Elven officer retreated up the path, limping as he went. William raised a hand to his face where the warmth was, his vision going blurry as he looked to the ground before he collapsed, the shock of his injury causing him to faint as Manus of Bhacstair dragged his officer back from the fight.
Ania Howlester pushed forward to help compensate for the loss of one of the commanders, cutting down the enemy reinforcements and effectively taking command of the Howlester-Kade forces. Harald Drache took over as officer with aid from Reinhardt Ashultz, attempting to aid the Howlester woman in holding the line but was quickly snagged by several arrows, quickly making his way back to safety. As the forces clearing the beachhead rushed forward, one of the Elven spearmen managed to get a solid hit on Frederica as the metal tip sunk into her shoulder. Fortunately, Alexander Amsel was close-by and lodged his blade in the lancer's neck, giving Jocelyn von Duerr time to come collect the wounded. The astonishingly large quantity of people injured, dead, or dying was something Jocelyn likely hadn't seen before. One who had certainly never seen anything this gruesome was you Elizabeth Black who had volunteered as a medic. Oddly enough, this only seemed to drive her to work harder as she outshone even seasoned medics like von Duerr by treating and effectively saving more than double that of the other medics assigned to Kehlen.
Back on the beach, the Howlester-Kade medics struggled to handle the overwhelming number of injuries and casualties that had started coming in. Klaus von Leitner directed supplies to various medical tents, ensuring many of the injured would survive. All the while, Nadina Haaven bustled about with a handful of medical aids, floating from soldier to soldier and tending to their wounds with ease, Dianne Black was less fluid. Her assistant Guy Pileran merely sat below deck on the ship, crunching on rations brought for the troops. Dianne's mind seemed to fail her as her hands moved past the correct medicines to lesser herbs and salves. The clinic's stress was in no way helped as some of the wounded soldiers seemed to be suffering from hysteria and hallucinations of their dead comrades. This grotesque and disturbing scene was seemingly too much for Gwenevieve to handle, who quietly slipped out of the tent after a few moments.
Meanwhile on the front, some of the officers were attempting to break the stalemate in the choke point. Alexander Gale and Barrulf Blackmyre launched over the line, landing behind the Elven shield-bearers and cutting them down with ease. Edmure Howlester, seeing an opening, ordered his troops to push forward, drawing his shortsword as he followed the grunts through the breach. In a matter of seconds, things took a dire turn as a squad of Elven battlemages took positions, sending waves of fire down the path. Those inside were left with no choice but to try and climb, run, or try to shield themselves. Only some of the soldiers were able to escape or shield themselves with the bodies of their dead comrades while others, like Edmure, Anise du Clermont, Brydon Howlester and Eugenio Leocadio were caught in the fire, suffering second degree burns. Those closer to the front were far less fortunate, with Mordred Howlester suffering a fourth degree burn on his shield arm while Lucien du Clermont and Freya von Leitner suffered third degree burns. Rothad Kehlen was quick to push forward with the knights in an effort to stop the mages from finishing the troops off, clambering up the steep slope of the pathway and cutting down two of the mages before exclaiming "Spiritus Vult!" This call acted as a rallying cry for the rest of the troops who were quick to follow his example, with Joasaie Lloablen and Caitir of Bhacstair following after their guard commander as they cut through the remaining mages. Julius Peirgarten led a squad of his own up the slopes as well, ordering Reyes Velasquez and Heinrich von Hauger towards the trenches dug by the Elves. Once the pair dropped in, they were quickly swarmed by Elven skirmishers, Heinrich was quickly knocked down while Reyes was quick to take down his aggressor, planting her mace in the elf's chest before Regalian reinforcements swarmed the trenchline.
Jean-Marc Peirgarten stood at a distance, firing bolt after bolt from his crossbow in rapid succession, with varying accuracy while Otto Bergmann-Jäger led the remaining troops through towards the signal towers. Upon arriving, the Elves had already attempted to form a defensive perimeter around the towers. This did not deter Reinhold von Leitner who charged the Elven line with a handful of Tenpenny troops, including Jake Morgen who was quickly outmatched by an Elven field officer, cutting him across his back. Lazaruz d'Soleil attempted to cut down some of the archers, only managing to defeat two before he was struck in the shoulder by an arrow, rendering his arm ineffective for the rest of the battle. Alfred Rolfe and Markolf Siegward charged through into the tower, fighting a difficult battle but eventually overpowering the signal mages and warriors before tossing the signal fire off from the ledge.
ASSAULT PHASE 3: The Cliffs
From his ship smelling of wet hounds, Hengest Harhold grinned as he watched the signal fires falling to the sands below. "Like cold milk and fresh pastries! Har har har!" The Hound Lord exclaimed to his troops. The Harhold smallfolk among his forces gave a boisterous round of laughter before realizing they had the most difficult task of all the forces; scaling the Cliffs of Lavocui'ewen. Hengest gulped, hoping his troops could climb better than they could read as he raised the green flag.
The grappling hooks were sent up the cliffs, latching into the firm soil above as the troops began climbing. First up the ropes was Deo dei Termini who managed to scale the rope quickly only to reach the top and be met with an Elven boot to his face, sending him plummeting back to the deck of Harhold's ship. He landed with a thud and crack as several of his ribs snapped on impact, a howl of pain escaping him as Reginald O'Baeyleesson quickly dragged him below the deck for medical attention. The next batch of soldiers grabbed the ropes, trying to break over the cliff face, Garth Viduggla hauled himself up, unlooping his axe just as he reached the top, burying it in an Elven watcher and pulling himself up over the ledge. On another line, Nouveau Tempete reached the top himself but was quickly grabbed by one of the Elves. He struggled to reach his weapon, but the elf was quicker, tossing him back towards the sands below the boat. He landed with a sickening crack as his leg was jammed upward into his hip, breaking the bones in his leg and pelvis alike. Britta Sørensen was the next to reach the top, lodging one of her axes in the Elf watching their line and pulling them over the edge, her axe going with him as he fell. She hoisted herself over the ledge only to see another Elven warrior charging her, fumbling for her longsword, Britta managed to impale the warrior as he reached her. Anais Kehlen was the next over the ledge, fighting one on one with an Elven officer for but a moment before she was joined by Frenjir Viduggla who helped her overpower the veteran. Hansen and Grevvn Viduggla charged towards the hill before them, being met with few enemy warriors before they reached the top of the hill. The rest of the troops soon joined them in looking dumbfounded at what lay before them.
Stretching for what looked like miles on end was a vast plain filled with nothing but cows. Simple farm cows seemingly left to graze freely. Ardige Viduggla checked his orders, making sure they were at the correct cliffs while the others began setting up a defensive perimeter. After several reviews, Ardige confirmed that they were in fact at the right spot. Just as Relveth Vinthracia began sending supplies up the ropes to the troops, the morning fog was illuminated by a devilishly red glow and the air was filled with a dreadful sound as a fireball went straight through the heart of Harhold's ship. Relveth was able to launch himself onto the sands below, rolling away from the explosive impact, with Hengest not far behind. Deo dei Termini was dragged out from below deck by Loriette Haaven who, much to her dismay, was forced to toss the injured man over the side of the boat, only exacerbating his injuries. The troops on the cliffs looked down in dismay as they saw their comrades in arms burning. Siselle Haagenvig's back was ablaze, forcing her to jump from the ship into the water while Aprilly Grey struggled to lift a burning beam from her chest. Cries of "Sweet fockin' Spirit! This ain't worth the loot!" could be heard from below as the Harhold levies burned.
Fueled by the images of his brothers-in-arms burning and with their blood-curdling screams still ringing in his ears, Vedrfolnir Berdalfsson grabbed Moji Shimuzu and Nadiir Kahn, charging forwards towards the source of the trebuchet fire. To their surprise, Elven warriors and lancers emerged from hatches in the ground, the lancers mounting the cows and rushing towards the oncoming Regalian and Tenpenny squads. Rowan Haaven was the first to land a hit against the Lancers, lodging arrows between the visor's of several cow-riders while Haelmir de Catlanio hurled one of his axes into the skull of an Elven battlemage. Seraphina von Ebene struggled to hold the left flank of the formation which was being swarmed by elven skirmishers. Just as the flank began to collapse, reinforcements led by Eleanore d'Vaud broke through to the front, stabilizing the Regalian front. Aedahron Jouhari and Tua Kapena swept around the sides, forcing the Elves to divide their attention while the Tenpenny troops pushed forward, cutting down the panicking elven retinues. Those that managed to avoid the abrupt onslaught of Regalian reinforcements fled the field, heading farther inland as the Regalian troops celebrated their hard-earned victory.
After a long, painful and bloody morning, the Tenpenny troops and volunteers raised the Regalian Standard over the battlefield and the Generals were able to properly establish a staging area and camps for the troops. Medical teams headed by Julienne Peirgarten combed the beach for survivors, ensuring some of those that were able to be saved could be including Arjan von Abela who had been riddled with arrows. At the same time, other teams were removing the charred husks of burned Allar troops from the hillsides, the piles of dead Tenpenny troops from the choke point on the beach, and the remains of those who had been pushed from the cliffs. Eloen Soryn and Alice Malum helped unload the remaining supplies from the second fleet which had been held offshore until the beach was secured. With fresh troops ashore and a stable supply line, the Elven campaign was at long last re-opened.
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ASSAULT PHASE 1 - The Signal Tower
The boats creaked amidst the waves, stagnant and waiting for the go ahead to begin the invasion. An early morning fog had set in before their arrival, leaving the landing zones barely visible to the men and women aboard the ships. Two figures stood towards the bow of the lead ship, a vibrant contrast against the dull hues of the morning. Digmaan Cro-Zzhin Yaotl and Zzalangua Mu-Yaotl peered out towards the beaches, able to discern the faint outlines of obstacles littering the beach and it's hillsides. "The troopsss grow anxiousss, Digmaan. They fear the missst will complicate our plan." Zzalangua muttered to his leader. The Cro-Allar hardly gave a response, picking up a helmet from a crate nearby and shoving it into Zzalangua's chest "Sssilence their doubtsss and have them prepare for battle." The Mu-Allar took the helmet, donning it with a firm nod before heading below deck to prepare the others.
Before long, a green flag was raised on the command ship, signaling the first stage of the invasion to commence. As soon as he saw it, Cro-Zzhin gave the order for his troops to bring the boat to shore. Oars emerged from within the boat, propelling it forward slowly towards the sands. Once the boat began moving, the troops emerged from below deck with Zaaliska Mu-Yaotl leading the first of the Digmaan's landing teams. The moment the landing teams set foot on the sand, a horn blared from up the hill as Elven archers rushed forward, unleashing the first of many volleys on the first Regalians to hit the beach. Mozz quickly raised his shield, protecting some of his squad. After a few seconds behind the shields, Lloxern Mu-Yaotl spotted an alcove beneath a nearby rock formation, waving the others over as to avoid the ceaseless downpour of arrows. As the troops frantically rushed towards the pocket of safety, the bodies were quickly piling up in the sands. With chaos ensuing in the landing teams, the Elves moved to finish off the first of the Regalian Forces as they sent their battlemages to support the archers. No more than a moment passed before balls of fire rained down on the beach. The explosions kicked up scorched sand, knocking Ztril Al-Narrim off his feet as the force of the impact tossed him back into the surf. Images flashed through Ztril's mind, memories of his landing at the Curag Fields as he saw a volley of arrows raining down towards him. Rin Kurasawa rushed to Ztril, grabbing a shield off one of the fallen Allar troops and diving on top of him at the last possible instant, blocking all but one of the arrows from his Allar comrade.
Witnessing the frantic desperation that had spread quickly among the landing troops, Robert Carwell instructed the next wave of troops off the landing craft, led by Battlemage Taliandra Jouhari. A new detachment of Varran headed by Shae Wren protected her sides and shielded her from arrows as she began casting multiple firewaves, sending them skyward first to disintegrate the incoming arrows before turning her focus to the cliffs. With the Elven archers and mages unable to act, the third wave was finally led off the landing craft by Jazzousz Mu-Yaotl and. Among the advance troops was Kinoshita who quickly found themself outmatched as they reached the hilltop. Several archers took their aim at her, but were quickly interrupted as Mae Draylas had gotten behind them, killing two of the archers. Just as those remaining divided their attention between the two rogues, Jazzousz sprang up, quickly carving through many of the archers before he felt the cold bite of steel on his side. The Allar looked up to see an Elven warrior drawing back his sword for a killing blow, but was stopped by Sibyllad Lykke who practically exploded over the hilltop, lodging her warpick in the elf's skull before casting them down the hillside. With the first defenders eliminated, the way was clear for the rest of the first wave to come ashore safely.
Now that the beachhead was secure, Saira Kiran, Dora dela Mar and Zuzumi Al-Yaotl rushed ashore only to be greeted by rivers of red water among the sand, groans of agony and burnt husks of Allar and Ailor alike. The medics worked diligently, their nimble hands moving quickly to patch up those that they could, effectively saving more than half of the wounded from mortal injuries. The next off the craft were Mateo Silva, Katrina C'Aelrith and Eric Decimar who pushed up to the Vanguard, picking off any remaining stragglers along the way with relative ease. With the last enemy stronghold on their beach being a small coastal fortress, the last of the Digmaan's troops were sent to secure the position.
Tullion Kearny led his team to the entry to the small bastion, waiting for the others to ready themselves. As Syriel Valentalio brought up the rear, Praetor Elvor'acal kicked in the signal tower's door. Kamau Izem was the first in, hurling himself at the Elves manning the outpost, struggling to fend off all four by himself. Sryiel was quick to aid him while the Tullion and Reina Kurakawa rushed up the stairs to prevent the signal tower from being lit. As they reached the top they encountered the signal mage and their guard. Tullion stepped in first, swinging his shortsword ferociously at the Elven warrior while Reina rushed the signal mage. The mage ducked under Reina's strikes before emitting a blast of Starlight energy, sending Reina tumbling back off the tower and down the hillside below with several broken ribs. The mage now turned their attention to their signal fire. Tullion barely managed to overpower the warrior, casting them off the tower before lunging at the mage just a moment too late.
ASSAULT PHASE 2 - The Beach
The fire burned unnaturally bright through the fog as Wulfram Kehlen and William Howlester looked up at the signal tower. Without hesitation, Kehlen ordered his ship's green flag raised, sending him and his soldiers into the fray. "Seems as though we should have sank more of them thirty years ago." the graying Howlester grumbled to himself before tossing his sigg aside and raising his ship's green flag as well. Within a matter of minutes, the ships were mere moments from making landfall. The elven infantry had already formed barricades and ranks along the shoreline in preparation of the Regalians. Both Howlester and Kehlen summoned their battlemages to the front of their ships, ordering them to create gaps for the men to storm the beaches. Merilya Jouhari and Keltie Ledsarge both did their best to create openings, casting as quickly as they were able to, but were both eventually hit by elven archers. With the mages only creating minute gaps in the Elven lines, the skirmishers were sent in next. Vhilomir Kade, Roselyne Howlester and Jean-Marc Peirgarten took positions towards the bow of the ships, launching arrows into the enemy ranks while Edair Wulfhelm pushed forward with a handful of knights at his side, clearing a path with his spear as he impaled several enemies. The combination of the archers and knights proved highly effective as the Elves quickly broke formation and began fighting the Regalians man to man. As soon as the elves turned their focus to the Regalians already onshore, a horn sounded from aboard the Howlester ship. Not a moment later, Ania Howlester vaulted over the ship's side, landing amidst the chaos of battle and quickly cutting through at least two dozen Elven soldiers. Behind her was Valdis Kade and Hannah Lexen who fought with equal zeal as they brought down dozens themselves before an Elven lancer drove a spear into Hannah's side, narrowly missing her lung before being struck down by Valdis. Fortunately, Maximus Krupp and Nathan Kade were next off the ship, storming a short distance before reaching their kin and taking over so they could retreat from the front line.
Reinforcements quickly came from the Kehlen flagship with squads led by Frederica and Elric Norwood. With a steady stream of soldiers emerging from the boats, the Regalians were slowly gaining ground up the lengthy beach. Almost as if unwilling to be outdone by their own infantrymen, Mordred Howlester and Rothad Kehlen dropped down to rally their soldiers forward. The fighting was seemingly only getting more arduous as they advanced, with the positions becoming more solidified and their own numbers dwindling more with each press. Finally, they reached a choke point that led further up into the forests with Frederica Norwood and William Alexander leading the advance. As they drew nearer to the choke point, Elven lancers formed a barrier and began pressing towards the oncoming Regalians. Not one to back down from a fight, William charged forward, knocking aside several of the spears before barreling into one of the elves, knocking them on their back. Frederica charged after him, cutting down two of the lancers before finding herself back to back with Alexander. Elric Norwood broke into the circle as well, taking Frederica and attacking one side while William was left to deal with the biggest Elf of the lot. The elf was highly decorated, his armour intricate and adorned, his weapon similarly so. William struck out at him with his longsword, hoping to swipe the spear aside and create an opening. To his shock and horror, the Elf ducked under the swing, sweeping his leg with the spear. The Nelfin officer looked down at the man, grinning before thrusting his spear towards the man's head.
Just before the spear made contact a large, dark figure tackled the officer. William managed to make out the figure of the Url Lambert who was already bleeding from his chest as the Elven officer retreated up the path, limping as he went. William raised a hand to his face where the warmth was, his vision going blurry as he looked to the ground before he collapsed, the shock of his injury causing him to faint as Manus of Bhacstair dragged his officer back from the fight.
Ania Howlester pushed forward to help compensate for the loss of one of the commanders, cutting down the enemy reinforcements and effectively taking command of the Howlester-Kade forces. Harald Drache took over as officer with aid from Reinhardt Ashultz, attempting to aid the Howlester woman in holding the line but was quickly snagged by several arrows, quickly making his way back to safety. As the forces clearing the beachhead rushed forward, one of the Elven spearmen managed to get a solid hit on Frederica as the metal tip sunk into her shoulder. Fortunately, Alexander Amsel was close-by and lodged his blade in the lancer's neck, giving Jocelyn von Duerr time to come collect the wounded. The astonishingly large quantity of people injured, dead, or dying was something Jocelyn likely hadn't seen before. One who had certainly never seen anything this gruesome was you Elizabeth Black who had volunteered as a medic. Oddly enough, this only seemed to drive her to work harder as she outshone even seasoned medics like von Duerr by treating and effectively saving more than double that of the other medics assigned to Kehlen.
Back on the beach, the Howlester-Kade medics struggled to handle the overwhelming number of injuries and casualties that had started coming in. Klaus von Leitner directed supplies to various medical tents, ensuring many of the injured would survive. All the while, Nadina Haaven bustled about with a handful of medical aids, floating from soldier to soldier and tending to their wounds with ease, Dianne Black was less fluid. Her assistant Guy Pileran merely sat below deck on the ship, crunching on rations brought for the troops. Dianne's mind seemed to fail her as her hands moved past the correct medicines to lesser herbs and salves. The clinic's stress was in no way helped as some of the wounded soldiers seemed to be suffering from hysteria and hallucinations of their dead comrades. This grotesque and disturbing scene was seemingly too much for Gwenevieve to handle, who quietly slipped out of the tent after a few moments.
Meanwhile on the front, some of the officers were attempting to break the stalemate in the choke point. Alexander Gale and Barrulf Blackmyre launched over the line, landing behind the Elven shield-bearers and cutting them down with ease. Edmure Howlester, seeing an opening, ordered his troops to push forward, drawing his shortsword as he followed the grunts through the breach. In a matter of seconds, things took a dire turn as a squad of Elven battlemages took positions, sending waves of fire down the path. Those inside were left with no choice but to try and climb, run, or try to shield themselves. Only some of the soldiers were able to escape or shield themselves with the bodies of their dead comrades while others, like Edmure, Anise du Clermont, Brydon Howlester and Eugenio Leocadio were caught in the fire, suffering second degree burns. Those closer to the front were far less fortunate, with Mordred Howlester suffering a fourth degree burn on his shield arm while Lucien du Clermont and Freya von Leitner suffered third degree burns. Rothad Kehlen was quick to push forward with the knights in an effort to stop the mages from finishing the troops off, clambering up the steep slope of the pathway and cutting down two of the mages before exclaiming "Spiritus Vult!" This call acted as a rallying cry for the rest of the troops who were quick to follow his example, with Joasaie Lloablen and Caitir of Bhacstair following after their guard commander as they cut through the remaining mages. Julius Peirgarten led a squad of his own up the slopes as well, ordering Reyes Velasquez and Heinrich von Hauger towards the trenches dug by the Elves. Once the pair dropped in, they were quickly swarmed by Elven skirmishers, Heinrich was quickly knocked down while Reyes was quick to take down his aggressor, planting her mace in the elf's chest before Regalian reinforcements swarmed the trenchline.
Jean-Marc Peirgarten stood at a distance, firing bolt after bolt from his crossbow in rapid succession, with varying accuracy while Otto Bergmann-Jäger led the remaining troops through towards the signal towers. Upon arriving, the Elves had already attempted to form a defensive perimeter around the towers. This did not deter Reinhold von Leitner who charged the Elven line with a handful of Tenpenny troops, including Jake Morgen who was quickly outmatched by an Elven field officer, cutting him across his back. Lazaruz d'Soleil attempted to cut down some of the archers, only managing to defeat two before he was struck in the shoulder by an arrow, rendering his arm ineffective for the rest of the battle. Alfred Rolfe and Markolf Siegward charged through into the tower, fighting a difficult battle but eventually overpowering the signal mages and warriors before tossing the signal fire off from the ledge.
ASSAULT PHASE 3: The Cliffs
From his ship smelling of wet hounds, Hengest Harhold grinned as he watched the signal fires falling to the sands below. "Like cold milk and fresh pastries! Har har har!" The Hound Lord exclaimed to his troops. The Harhold smallfolk among his forces gave a boisterous round of laughter before realizing they had the most difficult task of all the forces; scaling the Cliffs of Lavocui'ewen. Hengest gulped, hoping his troops could climb better than they could read as he raised the green flag.
The grappling hooks were sent up the cliffs, latching into the firm soil above as the troops began climbing. First up the ropes was Deo dei Termini who managed to scale the rope quickly only to reach the top and be met with an Elven boot to his face, sending him plummeting back to the deck of Harhold's ship. He landed with a thud and crack as several of his ribs snapped on impact, a howl of pain escaping him as Reginald O'Baeyleesson quickly dragged him below the deck for medical attention. The next batch of soldiers grabbed the ropes, trying to break over the cliff face, Garth Viduggla hauled himself up, unlooping his axe just as he reached the top, burying it in an Elven watcher and pulling himself up over the ledge. On another line, Nouveau Tempete reached the top himself but was quickly grabbed by one of the Elves. He struggled to reach his weapon, but the elf was quicker, tossing him back towards the sands below the boat. He landed with a sickening crack as his leg was jammed upward into his hip, breaking the bones in his leg and pelvis alike. Britta Sørensen was the next to reach the top, lodging one of her axes in the Elf watching their line and pulling them over the edge, her axe going with him as he fell. She hoisted herself over the ledge only to see another Elven warrior charging her, fumbling for her longsword, Britta managed to impale the warrior as he reached her. Anais Kehlen was the next over the ledge, fighting one on one with an Elven officer for but a moment before she was joined by Frenjir Viduggla who helped her overpower the veteran. Hansen and Grevvn Viduggla charged towards the hill before them, being met with few enemy warriors before they reached the top of the hill. The rest of the troops soon joined them in looking dumbfounded at what lay before them.
Stretching for what looked like miles on end was a vast plain filled with nothing but cows. Simple farm cows seemingly left to graze freely. Ardige Viduggla checked his orders, making sure they were at the correct cliffs while the others began setting up a defensive perimeter. After several reviews, Ardige confirmed that they were in fact at the right spot. Just as Relveth Vinthracia began sending supplies up the ropes to the troops, the morning fog was illuminated by a devilishly red glow and the air was filled with a dreadful sound as a fireball went straight through the heart of Harhold's ship. Relveth was able to launch himself onto the sands below, rolling away from the explosive impact, with Hengest not far behind. Deo dei Termini was dragged out from below deck by Loriette Haaven who, much to her dismay, was forced to toss the injured man over the side of the boat, only exacerbating his injuries. The troops on the cliffs looked down in dismay as they saw their comrades in arms burning. Siselle Haagenvig's back was ablaze, forcing her to jump from the ship into the water while Aprilly Grey struggled to lift a burning beam from her chest. Cries of "Sweet fockin' Spirit! This ain't worth the loot!" could be heard from below as the Harhold levies burned.
Fueled by the images of his brothers-in-arms burning and with their blood-curdling screams still ringing in his ears, Vedrfolnir Berdalfsson grabbed Moji Shimuzu and Nadiir Kahn, charging forwards towards the source of the trebuchet fire. To their surprise, Elven warriors and lancers emerged from hatches in the ground, the lancers mounting the cows and rushing towards the oncoming Regalian and Tenpenny squads. Rowan Haaven was the first to land a hit against the Lancers, lodging arrows between the visor's of several cow-riders while Haelmir de Catlanio hurled one of his axes into the skull of an Elven battlemage. Seraphina von Ebene struggled to hold the left flank of the formation which was being swarmed by elven skirmishers. Just as the flank began to collapse, reinforcements led by Eleanore d'Vaud broke through to the front, stabilizing the Regalian front. Aedahron Jouhari and Tua Kapena swept around the sides, forcing the Elves to divide their attention while the Tenpenny troops pushed forward, cutting down the panicking elven retinues. Those that managed to avoid the abrupt onslaught of Regalian reinforcements fled the field, heading farther inland as the Regalian troops celebrated their hard-earned victory.
After a long, painful and bloody morning, the Tenpenny troops and volunteers raised the Regalian Standard over the battlefield and the Generals were able to properly establish a staging area and camps for the troops. Medical teams headed by Julienne Peirgarten combed the beach for survivors, ensuring some of those that were able to be saved could be including Arjan von Abela who had been riddled with arrows. At the same time, other teams were removing the charred husks of burned Allar troops from the hillsides, the piles of dead Tenpenny troops from the choke point on the beach, and the remains of those who had been pushed from the cliffs. Eloen Soryn and Alice Malum helped unload the remaining supplies from the second fleet which had been held offshore until the beach was secured. With fresh troops ashore and a stable supply line, the Elven campaign was at long last re-opened.
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R & Notes:- Regalians have successfully re-opened the Elven theatre of war with a beach landing.
- The new Elven War Camp at /tp WarCamp will be accessible for the duration of the Elven War storyline
- All wounds have a one week recovery time in roleplay
- All maims are permanent, but you are free to contact me in PM regarding any concerns.
- Rolls can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fFa2rVY8a1Lxn7AjqyTB5J8pMPNo5Bj-2ySROXCw1W8/edit?usp=sharing
- Rolling can be viewed here and were done in descending order on the sheet barring Generals which were done as the last four rolls: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16gqm_huruVtZMKALay2kXhSo3GLateLG/view?usp=sharing
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