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"Revenge, Renewal and the Promise of a New Year" (Boot Hill/D&D)
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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 1962190" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong><em>Interlude Seven: The Warlord</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Meanwhile, approximately 250 miles to the south….. </em> </strong> </p><p></p><p>Eduardo Ramon de Coahuila had been woken up before dawn by one of his many house servants and informed that one of his ‘enforcers’ needed to speak with him immediately. The Mexican warlord ruled a vast area covering almost 6,000 square miles, with the town of Madera as his base of operations. He was nearing a half-millennia in age, the human equivalent of early-fourties, and had ruled this land for most of that time. While other warlords had opposed the Spanish and were defeated he had acquiesced and collaborated with them and was permitted to rule as their proxy during the centuries of occupation. That enabled him to reassert control again when Spain finally abandoned this landlocked interior region of the country. </p><p></p><p>The enforcer seeking an audience was a young wood elf by the name of Hosea de Zaragoza. Hosea had quickly risen through the ranks by aggressively eliminating all who opposed him. The warlord was pleased with the man but also smart enough to never turn his back on him. If Hosea wanted him at this early hour then it must be a matter of importance. </p><p></p><p>Hosea informed his boss that intruders were seen trespassing through his territory. These interlopers were currently going north through the mountainous lands a few hours ride west of Madera. There were only four of them, an elf, two half-elves and a human. All were on rugged warhorses and dressed appropriately for the terrain. A magical scan by one of the warlord’s priests revealed that they had a considerable quantity of magic with them. </p><p></p><p>The warlord was a greedy man so he vowed not to let these men pass from his land, wanting to claim their magic for his own. However, he was also a man of caution. If this quartet felt that it was safe enough for them to travel in such a small group there was probably a reason. At least one of these men was most likely a powerful spell caster and there was no telling what type of potent magic they carried for protection. So he called for his other enforcers within Madera to be woken up and for them to then assemble all of their most able bodied men. </p><p></p><p>By the time that the sun shined down on his fortress more than three hundred exceedingly well armed and magically fortified ruffians, led by Hosea and the other enforcers, were moving to the northwest to intercept the quartet. The use of overwhelming force was something that Eduardo Ramon de Coahuila had always depended upon to maintain his rule. He was certain that this vast quantity of men and resources would have no difficulty in stopping and overcoming the trespassers. </p><p></p><p>He would be very, very wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 1962190, member: 8530"] [B][I]Interlude Seven: The Warlord Meanwhile, approximately 250 miles to the south….. [/I] [/B] Eduardo Ramon de Coahuila had been woken up before dawn by one of his many house servants and informed that one of his ‘enforcers’ needed to speak with him immediately. The Mexican warlord ruled a vast area covering almost 6,000 square miles, with the town of Madera as his base of operations. He was nearing a half-millennia in age, the human equivalent of early-fourties, and had ruled this land for most of that time. While other warlords had opposed the Spanish and were defeated he had acquiesced and collaborated with them and was permitted to rule as their proxy during the centuries of occupation. That enabled him to reassert control again when Spain finally abandoned this landlocked interior region of the country. The enforcer seeking an audience was a young wood elf by the name of Hosea de Zaragoza. Hosea had quickly risen through the ranks by aggressively eliminating all who opposed him. The warlord was pleased with the man but also smart enough to never turn his back on him. If Hosea wanted him at this early hour then it must be a matter of importance. Hosea informed his boss that intruders were seen trespassing through his territory. These interlopers were currently going north through the mountainous lands a few hours ride west of Madera. There were only four of them, an elf, two half-elves and a human. All were on rugged warhorses and dressed appropriately for the terrain. A magical scan by one of the warlord’s priests revealed that they had a considerable quantity of magic with them. The warlord was a greedy man so he vowed not to let these men pass from his land, wanting to claim their magic for his own. However, he was also a man of caution. If this quartet felt that it was safe enough for them to travel in such a small group there was probably a reason. At least one of these men was most likely a powerful spell caster and there was no telling what type of potent magic they carried for protection. So he called for his other enforcers within Madera to be woken up and for them to then assemble all of their most able bodied men. By the time that the sun shined down on his fortress more than three hundred exceedingly well armed and magically fortified ruffians, led by Hosea and the other enforcers, were moving to the northwest to intercept the quartet. The use of overwhelming force was something that Eduardo Ramon de Coahuila had always depended upon to maintain his rule. He was certain that this vast quantity of men and resources would have no difficulty in stopping and overcoming the trespassers. He would be very, very wrong. [/QUOTE]
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