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Aphonion Tales: The Archducal Council -- Unedited notes; later posts are edited transcripts (posts MWF, update 3/1/23)
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<blockquote data-quote="CPaladin" data-source="post: 8625996" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>Session 109 (April 16, 2020)</p><p></p><p>Chund 29 and 30 pass uneventfully.</p><p></p><p>On the morning of the 31, a polite guard intercepts Dame Brionna at the very beginning of the day. There is a messenger waiting for her, an elf, dressed beautifully, and with a mithril chased scroll. He is a noncom on an elven voller.</p><p></p><p>"My captain thought you should receive this immediately because we had close intelligence, and to remain with you for a few hours before I apport back."</p><p></p><p>This is a report from an elven scout voller, observing the battlefields of Hanal, dropping supplies, but not getting directly involved.</p><p></p><p>The Kov of Bormark sent a whole field army in a direct line east to make contact with the Inquisition line. The captain of the voller believes that he has over extended and could be cut off.</p><p></p><p>The Council pulls up the scrying map. They can see the destroyed fortifications, and tiny little pulsing gold circles.</p><p></p><p>They can identify areas of farmland that are not in the Kov’s control, but they seem distractions. The Kov’s men are definitely in a position where forces loyal to the usurper could be moved to cut them off.</p><p></p><p>They discuss what to do about this—they could send a large force as a feint, but that could get out of control. Out of Enclaves is not reasonable.</p><p></p><p>The Council identifies the idea of hiring Zorplona-Argoni, and then conclude that it would be better for Princess Anastasia to hire them, with Canberry as the intermediary. Princess Curinirim is amicable, offering 2500 uruk-hai, 50 battle barges, and some handful of drowan officers. Also a half-dozen orog. She views this as a useful way to eliminate some of their excess forces that aren’t needed now that they are no longer taking slaves.</p><p></p><p>Alistair negotiates an agreement. The battle barges will be rigged to explode—they must not be captured, because Hanal does not have the ability to make them. Princess Curinirim decides to send an arcanadaemon as the general. They agree on 1 tual for each lost battle barge, expecting most or all of them to be lost, and 4 gold per uruk-hai. She expects to be able to destroy all but about 2500 or 3000 of the troops from the four field armies near the south of the position—that might cause them to break and actually win the battle, or might just leave them depleted, but it should buy a week’s time or so for the Kov of Bormark.</p><p>[cont'd]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8625996, member: 7030144"] Session 109 (April 16, 2020) Chund 29 and 30 pass uneventfully. On the morning of the 31, a polite guard intercepts Dame Brionna at the very beginning of the day. There is a messenger waiting for her, an elf, dressed beautifully, and with a mithril chased scroll. He is a noncom on an elven voller. "My captain thought you should receive this immediately because we had close intelligence, and to remain with you for a few hours before I apport back." This is a report from an elven scout voller, observing the battlefields of Hanal, dropping supplies, but not getting directly involved. The Kov of Bormark sent a whole field army in a direct line east to make contact with the Inquisition line. The captain of the voller believes that he has over extended and could be cut off. The Council pulls up the scrying map. They can see the destroyed fortifications, and tiny little pulsing gold circles. They can identify areas of farmland that are not in the Kov’s control, but they seem distractions. The Kov’s men are definitely in a position where forces loyal to the usurper could be moved to cut them off. They discuss what to do about this—they could send a large force as a feint, but that could get out of control. Out of Enclaves is not reasonable. The Council identifies the idea of hiring Zorplona-Argoni, and then conclude that it would be better for Princess Anastasia to hire them, with Canberry as the intermediary. Princess Curinirim is amicable, offering 2500 uruk-hai, 50 battle barges, and some handful of drowan officers. Also a half-dozen orog. She views this as a useful way to eliminate some of their excess forces that aren’t needed now that they are no longer taking slaves. Alistair negotiates an agreement. The battle barges will be rigged to explode—they must not be captured, because Hanal does not have the ability to make them. Princess Curinirim decides to send an arcanadaemon as the general. They agree on 1 tual for each lost battle barge, expecting most or all of them to be lost, and 4 gold per uruk-hai. She expects to be able to destroy all but about 2500 or 3000 of the troops from the four field armies near the south of the position—that might cause them to break and actually win the battle, or might just leave them depleted, but it should buy a week’s time or so for the Kov of Bormark. [cont'd] [/QUOTE]
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