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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Droid101" data-source="post: 1882529" data-attributes="member: 942">The preparations were underway.Ogrim was out in the fields beyond the city’s moat every day, setting up tar and mud traps.  The rain helped with the mud immensely.Eltharion went to the nearby forest, about a day away.  He bonded with the animals and found a cheetah that took a liking to him.  He left it there in the woods until he’d be out in the wilderness for a more prolonged period of time.The Necromancer made scrolls of various anti-magic user spells.Grog, Bloodthorne and Viknen stayed out of sight, preparing themselves privately.  They weren’t exactly human, and therefore they would most likely be harassed.Blaze contacted his brother, Blaine, via a sending spell, and Blaine arrived two days later from the kingdom of Baron.“Brother!” Blaine calls out, as the Brague brothers embrace in a hearty hug.“What news from Baron?” Blaze asks.“The dwarves are still taking refuge inside the Great Wall.  The king of Baron does not want to send aid, instead, he wasts others, including Brunswick, to send aid to him, for when the dark elves turn toward Baron.  He did, however, say that if things go badly here, that we can retreat to Baron, and he’d take in any refugees that sought a place of refuge,” Blaine explains.“No aid?  Is he crazy?” Blaze says.“No, it’d be too late anyway,” Adlai says as he approaches from behind.  “I have already sent out a proclaimation to the populace about the battle and what to do in case things turn ugly.”“What is that?” Grog asks.“Well, at the southern most part of the city walls, there is a large removable piece of wall.  With a touch of a magical button, the wall will move and an invisible bridge will materialize so that people can cross the moat and escape south to the beach, and head east to Baron,” Adlai explains.“Sounds good,” Grog responds.“More bad news.  I’ve been deciphering some of the ancient prophecies in my spare time, and this Dark Tide that’s coming might not be just the dark elves.  It might be something else along with it…” Adlai says.“Well, help us prepare, the dark elves’ army should be here in the next couple of days.  We’ll need to be ready,” Blaze says to Blaine, and they go off to catch up and get ready.On the fourth day, one day before it is projected that the dark army will arrive, the Heroes gather in the castle.  Blaine, Blaze, Ogrim, Eltharion, Grog, Bloodthorne, Viknen, The Necromancer, Adlai, and Felix sit around the great circular table in the meeting hall.“What’s the game plan?” The Necromancer says, rubbing his hands together.  His dreadlocks bounce as his head looks back and forth to his friends.“All right, first of all, thanks for all donating your time and possibly even your lives to help defending the castle and the city.  The people are all thankful, even if they fail to show it,” Adlai stands to address the rest of them.  “We have a pretty good idea of what we want to do when the attack comes, but I just want to let you all know before it happens.“Felix and I will stay behind.  Felix will be atop the castle tower, using his magical eyepiece to scout the battlefield, and shoot at whoever comes within his range.”“And it’s a long range,” Felix add, tapping his flintlock-longrifle resting against the table.“I’ll coordinate the city guard to help escort people to the exit point.  I don’t want any surprises, so if it even seems remotely like the castle will be breached, we’re getting the people out of the city,” Adlai goes on.  “The rest of you are going to act like the arms of the city.  You’re going to venture out into the attacking forces and try to hit their most important soldiers or commanders.“That’s the only way we can hope to break them, as we don’t have the forces to fight back against them for long.  Especially if magic is involved.”“We’re ready,” Ogrim grunts.  The rest of the Heroes nod.Can the Heroes defend the city?  What else could be coming in the Dark Tide?  Will they ever get any rest!?  Get these answers and more, next update!</blockquote>

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