D&D: Kazadar Empire

[Faehlle Cennaire]

Faehlle waits patiently, contemplating the most oppotune moment to strike as she watches the battle thus far. Once the Kazadar were locked in combat, it would be more difficult for them to disengage and they would be trapped and death would be swift. Yet despite her anger, a deeper part of her nature hoped they would see their fates looming large and surrender; despite her anger, she had no love of bloodshed and hoped the battle would be swift and decisive, with a minimum of casualities to her allies.

{ooc: Fae will lead the charge when the time is ripe, swinging her mother's sabre from horseback.}

 

[Toric_Arthendain]

With the smaller force
OOC:
Initiative
Gilbie 20
Faehlle 14
Dolfuur 6
Enemy Forces 5

Yes, Gilbie got off his bless in time, affecting a slew of archers in his vicinity.

IC:
Gilbie fires his crossbow at one of the soldiers and hits him, the bolt penetrating his throat and dropping him in his tracks. (OOC: Critical hit, 14 damage)

Fae holds, waiting for the right moment to order the cavalry forward. The Kazadars are not completely engaged with the archers and foot soldiers yet. Fae figures another fifteen or twenty seconds will do it.

Dolfuur wades in with the other heavy foot soldiers, catching the front ranks of Kazadars as they charge into Osbourne's men. Dolfuur finds himself surrounded by four enemy soldiers. He swings his axe and nearly cuts one of them in half at the waist. The man falls to the ground, a look of shock permanently etched on his face.

Three of the enemy soldiers remaining on Dolfuur attack him with long swords. Only one of them actually hits the dwarf and only with a glancing blow. (OOC: 1 point of damage)

Two arrows are fired at Gilbie but both miss their mark.

With the larger force
OOC:
Initiative
Friendly forces 17
Enemy forces 12
Samiz 10
Trent 9

IC:
Osbourne's troops continue to pour it on, firing catapults and arrows at the walls and their defenders. The foot soldiers have reached the wall and many are climbing the siege towers and stepping onto the top of the walls to do battle with the defenders. A large number of troops have gotten through the breach in the wall where Trent tossed the fireballs.

The Kazadars fire back with catapults of their own and arrows but they already seem to be a bit disorganized. More damage seems to be being done to them than to the attackers.

Samiz waits and watches. "Stick close to me, Trent. The King may have another mission for us shortly."

 

[maddmic]

Gilbie's flinches as a normal reaction to the shots that miss him. He then scans the battle for his companions. He will try to shoot one of the Kazadar on Dolfuur.

OOC:
If he cannot find Dolfuur in the chaos, he will just pick a target at random.

 

[bkmanis]

Samiz waits and watches. "Stick close to me, Trent. The King may have another mission for us shortly."

"I'll be ready." Trent says to Samiz. "I hope." Trent whispers under his breath to himself.

 

[Faehlle Cennaire]

Faehlle smiled. The time to strike was upon them. Figuring that the Kazadars would be engaged by the time she reached them, and with the trap sprung, she raises her hand slowly and silently, ready to signal the charge with a sharp chop.

{ooc: Delay charge so that we ride, not this turn, but at the beginning of the next.}

 

[Dolfuur]

Dolfuur sings a Dwarven war song as he chops left and right.

[OOC: combat orders

Use Power Attack at -2/+2, Cleaving as much as possible. Until something strange happens or one of the sides begins to rout, these orders stand for the entire battle]

 

[Toric_Arthendain]

With the smaller force
OOC:
Initiative
Gilbie 20
Faehlle 14
Dolfuur 6
Enemy Forces 5

IC:
Gilbie is unable to locate Dolfuur in the sea of people locked in battle so instead fires at another Kazadar who has apparently just killed one of Osbourne's troops. His shot catches the man in the shoulder. He drops to one knee and then struggles back to his feet. (OOC: 5 points of damage)

Faehlle is ready to launch her own attack but holds the cavalry for another few seconds to make sure all the Kazadar troops are committed.

Dolfuur swings his axe furiously in the midst of three attackers. He hits the one to his left, burying his axe in the mans chest, with an audible crunch sound as his ribcage caves in. Dolfuur yanks the axe from the man's chest savagely and swings it at the man in front of him, nearly taking off the mans left arm. Both opponents fall dead at Dolfuur's feet. (OOC: 15 and 12 points of damage respectively)

The Kazadar soldiers continue to swarm up the hill into the teeth of Osbournes forces. Three more soldiers engage in melee with Dolfuur, joining the only one still standing. All four attack nearly at the same time, and all four long swords find their mark, opening multiple wounds on the raging dwarf. (OOC: 18 points of damage)

Two more enemy soldiers fire arrows at Gilbie and both hit, one cutting a small scratch across his left cheek and the other slamming into his right leg. (OOC: 7 points of damage)

With the larger force
OOC:
Initiative
Friendly forces 17
Enemy forces 12
Samiz 10
Trent 9

IC:
Osbournes forces continue to make progress in their assault on the keep. At least two or three hundred men have gotten inside through the breach where Trent launched the fireballs and more men are getting over the walls by way of the siege towers. The catapults have taken a toll on the walls and have now fallen quiet. Osbourne apparently wants to take the keep as intact as possible.

The Kazadar troops still defend the walls and heavy battle rages inside the walls of the keep but the tide of the battle is obviously in favor of Osbourne and his army.

Samiz turns to Trent. "I must speak to the King. Stay put and I'll return shortly. I believe it is almost time for us to move in closer to the keep."

OOC:
Damage totals:
Dolfuur -- 19 points of damage
Gilbie -- 7 points of damage

No one else is injured at this point.

 

[bkmanis]

After Samiz leaves Trent stays put and continues to watch the battle from cover and waits for Samiz to return.

 

[maddmic]

Gilbie winces at the pain of the hit. He scans the crowd for Dolfuur again. He will attack to defend his friend. Otherwise, he'll fire into the fray.

 

[Dolfuur]

The Dwarf takes the near-misses stoically and only swings with more intent. Dolfuur cleaves into more and more foes, and if today it is his time to meet the Forger, then he wil do so with full honour.

[OOC: combat orders

Yikes! There's no need to go round by round on my account - this might take forever!

If his forces are winning the day, Dolfuur won't shy away from personal injury despite his condition, so if he is knocked unconscious/killed, such is battle.

If on the other hand the Kazadar forces are routing the Usurper's men, Dolfuur will call a retreat at a likely time, and then fight a retreating action]