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<blockquote data-quote="s/LaSH" data-source="post: 749654" data-attributes="member: 6929"><p>Let's see...</p><p></p><p>The Auselen don't really want to conquer, I wouldn't imagine. They just want treasure. If they are led by dragons, what's to say these creatures aren't ancient mages, undergoing a transformation? (It's stretching it, but it's a happy medium.)</p><p></p><p>So if they become involved, they're not going to come in force; they're going to show up on an individual basis, with a 125-soldier ship (one convocation per ship) or two, looking for booty. Right about now, I imagine they're seeing the potential for making all sorts of profits; I expect the regular number of raiders will engage Cresian shores this year, but as many again will sail up the north-west coast looking for people to sell their services to. This could put another thousand troops into the fray, which (between ten-thousand-man armies) might not seem like much, but Auselen troops often come with monsters...</p><p></p><p>The first enterprising captain (we'll call her Mogan) has two ships, two hundred and fifty troops (two convocations), and half a dozen gargantuan zombies in her personal guard, each tended by burly men with chains as 'handlers'. (These zombies are of titanic humanoid creations later abandoned by their Auselen creators.) Shall we say she's a level 10 sorcerer? While not capable of teleportation (not yet developed), she still knows Dimension Door, so she enters the largest Cresian city under Ta'jinn siege, the second city down the Cresian River from Stempa - the Ta'jinn have occupied the northern bank that holds the city, and while the Cresians hold the river from their central channel and can thus supply the city, the Ta'jinn have huge numbers massing in the area (two thousand troops), and more griffins are seen overhead every day.</p><p></p><p>Mogan's troops engage in a daytime raid the land, catching the night-oriented jinn off guard. Moving rapidly, the two convocations pierce the Ta'jinn encampments - two Fireballs blow four dozen jinn to bits - and then the zombies are set loose in the heart of the enemy camp. Auselen troops themselves account for another two hundred enemy casualties before they break through to the river and their ships for a hasty escape, losing only a dozen soldiers due to the speed of their attack.</p><p></p><p>The half-dozen zombies are doomed, but they don't know that - before they crumple to the ground, each one manages to take out maybe 15 soldiers, for a total of a hundred more casualties. All in all, the convocations caused 350 casualties, bringing the jinn's numbers down to 1650 in the siege - in total, over half a wing was lost. The Tamarch leaders are not pleased.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Mogan recieves a hefty bounty in gold and Northern carvings. Which brings up her second tactic: selling zombies to the Cresians. While there aren't as many gargantuan corpses as she'd like, she's sure she can turn a profit with almost zero risk.</p><p></p><p>What do the Cresians do?</p><p></p><p>That said, the first thing the Auselen do upon learning of her success is send more ships out. Some go to the River of Heaven in Ta'jinn territory, others go to Cresia. And within a year, the Auselen high lords have forbidden raiding expeditions altogether.</p><p></p><p>Why? Because their mercenaries and magical services are in great demand, and it's in Ausel's interests to prolong the war as long as possible so they can turn a buck. The Secret Accords are drawn up: no Auselen convocation is to fight for a winning force, nor trade their services to that force, nor attack simply for pillage. In this way, the Auselen hope to milk everyone dry.</p><p></p><p>Will they succeed?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="s/LaSH, post: 749654, member: 6929"] Let's see... The Auselen don't really want to conquer, I wouldn't imagine. They just want treasure. If they are led by dragons, what's to say these creatures aren't ancient mages, undergoing a transformation? (It's stretching it, but it's a happy medium.) So if they become involved, they're not going to come in force; they're going to show up on an individual basis, with a 125-soldier ship (one convocation per ship) or two, looking for booty. Right about now, I imagine they're seeing the potential for making all sorts of profits; I expect the regular number of raiders will engage Cresian shores this year, but as many again will sail up the north-west coast looking for people to sell their services to. This could put another thousand troops into the fray, which (between ten-thousand-man armies) might not seem like much, but Auselen troops often come with monsters... The first enterprising captain (we'll call her Mogan) has two ships, two hundred and fifty troops (two convocations), and half a dozen gargantuan zombies in her personal guard, each tended by burly men with chains as 'handlers'. (These zombies are of titanic humanoid creations later abandoned by their Auselen creators.) Shall we say she's a level 10 sorcerer? While not capable of teleportation (not yet developed), she still knows Dimension Door, so she enters the largest Cresian city under Ta'jinn siege, the second city down the Cresian River from Stempa - the Ta'jinn have occupied the northern bank that holds the city, and while the Cresians hold the river from their central channel and can thus supply the city, the Ta'jinn have huge numbers massing in the area (two thousand troops), and more griffins are seen overhead every day. Mogan's troops engage in a daytime raid the land, catching the night-oriented jinn off guard. Moving rapidly, the two convocations pierce the Ta'jinn encampments - two Fireballs blow four dozen jinn to bits - and then the zombies are set loose in the heart of the enemy camp. Auselen troops themselves account for another two hundred enemy casualties before they break through to the river and their ships for a hasty escape, losing only a dozen soldiers due to the speed of their attack. The half-dozen zombies are doomed, but they don't know that - before they crumple to the ground, each one manages to take out maybe 15 soldiers, for a total of a hundred more casualties. All in all, the convocations caused 350 casualties, bringing the jinn's numbers down to 1650 in the siege - in total, over half a wing was lost. The Tamarch leaders are not pleased. Meanwhile, Mogan recieves a hefty bounty in gold and Northern carvings. Which brings up her second tactic: selling zombies to the Cresians. While there aren't as many gargantuan corpses as she'd like, she's sure she can turn a profit with almost zero risk. What do the Cresians do? That said, the first thing the Auselen do upon learning of her success is send more ships out. Some go to the River of Heaven in Ta'jinn territory, others go to Cresia. And within a year, the Auselen high lords have forbidden raiding expeditions altogether. Why? Because their mercenaries and magical services are in great demand, and it's in Ausel's interests to prolong the war as long as possible so they can turn a buck. The Secret Accords are drawn up: no Auselen convocation is to fight for a winning force, nor trade their services to that force, nor attack simply for pillage. In this way, the Auselen hope to milk everyone dry. Will they succeed? [/QUOTE]
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