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Christopher Black and Hamelin d'Vaud open the first battle against an Elven city with a landing near Is'läe, one of the isolated Precaëlle cities on the north east coast. Hamelin's army successfully lands and is immediately faced with a 20,000 man strong garrison of the city as wel as armed forces. Christopher Black's fleet is unable to provide support, as the battle itself on the plains Islae, is fought further away from the coast. His fleet continues to patrol around the north end near Fort Bas, however avoids close coastal engagements due to the heavy fortificiations, and finds no enemy fleets either.
Hamelin's army squares up against the Elves in equal columns, though after preliminary scouting, it is made obvious these Precaëlle Elves do not possess the essence cannons that were used to annihilate Montagaard's forces. When the skirmish commences, as such, the Regalian cannons absolutely smash the Elven skirmish lines, which are unable to even fire many volleys at the Regalian lines. When melee is met, cavalry charged in along with the retinues leading the troops, Agnette Haagenvig, Merina Taliesin, Vladislav Marknid, Conf Ladveer and Carolyne Typhonus. In the melee however, The Regalian forces are badly bloodied by the Elven Atraves bladesmen, supported by shield Phalxaï. Merina Taliesin has her right shoulder pierced by a Phalixaï spear before being brought to safety by Agnette Haagenvig, while Conf Ladveer's right shoulder blade is hit with an arrow before he too is brought to safety by Vladislav Marknid. Once the melee forces retreat however, a wing cavalry charge combined with a central bombardment of artillery breaks the Elven battle lines, becoming a complete route and charge. The Regalian forces as such decimate the Elven forces completely and are able to occupy the city of Is'laë moments after, though not without losing 2800 troops in the process, albeit annihilating a 20,000 man strong army.
Hamelin d'Vauds plans for the local area are put on hold however, when the war weary army receives word that a much larger force is being levied over from the city of Milaï through the strait of Ilu, a waterway that is still firmly in Elven control. Hamelin's men simply choose to dig in in Is'laë, preparing the city's defensive position at the risk of the many violent and aggressive locals. Certainly, the terror campaign in the rest of Daendroc has made the Elves very unwilling to submit to occupation and almost on a daily run, Hamelin's army is attacked in side streets, has its supplies ruined and is generally harassed to the point that staying in the city that knows help is on the way, becomes almost less appealing than retreating back to the coastline. The two wounded are both unable to join future battles for at least a week.
At the tail end of movements, a yet unknown assassin tried to assail the Prince of Precaëlle in order to murder the ruler of the state and sow disorder. The assassination failed however, as he was killed by another assassin who seemed to be aiming for the assassin, both dying without any clue as to their origins, though it was clear the assassins were brought in from Regalia.
Back in Regalia, the gang heat is starting to pile up. The Devout few's thugs take to the streets, corralling the thugs of the Circle into the Aqueduct square where a full on melee commences. Supported by Devout members such as Hadrian Grey, Shiori Draylas, Sophie Perrot, Tullion Kearney, Null Ilajo, Alistair Auylie'essen, Zzuassiel, Alfred Maynard. Sophie Perrot in particular (rolled a 100 out of 100 glory roll), fought like a posessed. To all present, she screamed, she punched, she stabbed and murdered all around. Drenched in a orgy of blood, she even blindly stabbed Alfred Maynard in the back, and wasn't even aware of it until the entire fight was over and Alistair tried to tend to Alfred's wounds. The circle's thugs were defeated, though the defeat was not a particularly strong victory for the Devout Few. While more casualties were inflicted on the circle, the Devout few lost proportionally many also, meaning the whole battle only turned into a partial victory. The Devout Few lost 48 thugs, while The Circle lost 56.
Back in the Regalian Archipelago, the situation in Brissiaud turned beyond the borders of the Leutz province. In Dragenthal, the Barons Coalition started growing restless, particularly at the possibility of a Kade dominated northern border. The Barons had always been comfortable, ever since the defeat of Kade led forces during the Drachenwald Crisis, that the Kades could not encroach further than the heavily fortified south Anglian border, colloquially called "The Maggot Line" in reference to one of the Black Family's sewer spill "accident" that resulted in vermin infestations around the fortifications.
With the prospect of having the Kades gain a land bridge around their fortifications and with their entire northern border potentially becoming Kade dominated, the Baron's Coalition made a public statement to condemn both House Ravenstad and House Kade in their attempts to upset the delicate freedom of the lesser houses in the important heartland of the Empire. That being said, the Barons refused to act against either party, largely because it too had become aware of the situational changes around the Empire. As such, a spokesperson proclaimed openly that the Baron's Coalition (which counted around 20,000 troops) would only act if and when Christopher Black would openly call for the Baron's Coalition to act against the formation of the royal title of Brissiauds. Awaiting a response, the Baron's Coalition simply stood by behind the trees and fortifications of Dragenthal.
Hamelin's army squares up against the Elves in equal columns, though after preliminary scouting, it is made obvious these Precaëlle Elves do not possess the essence cannons that were used to annihilate Montagaard's forces. When the skirmish commences, as such, the Regalian cannons absolutely smash the Elven skirmish lines, which are unable to even fire many volleys at the Regalian lines. When melee is met, cavalry charged in along with the retinues leading the troops, Agnette Haagenvig, Merina Taliesin, Vladislav Marknid, Conf Ladveer and Carolyne Typhonus. In the melee however, The Regalian forces are badly bloodied by the Elven Atraves bladesmen, supported by shield Phalxaï. Merina Taliesin has her right shoulder pierced by a Phalixaï spear before being brought to safety by Agnette Haagenvig, while Conf Ladveer's right shoulder blade is hit with an arrow before he too is brought to safety by Vladislav Marknid. Once the melee forces retreat however, a wing cavalry charge combined with a central bombardment of artillery breaks the Elven battle lines, becoming a complete route and charge. The Regalian forces as such decimate the Elven forces completely and are able to occupy the city of Is'laë moments after, though not without losing 2800 troops in the process, albeit annihilating a 20,000 man strong army.
Hamelin d'Vauds plans for the local area are put on hold however, when the war weary army receives word that a much larger force is being levied over from the city of Milaï through the strait of Ilu, a waterway that is still firmly in Elven control. Hamelin's men simply choose to dig in in Is'laë, preparing the city's defensive position at the risk of the many violent and aggressive locals. Certainly, the terror campaign in the rest of Daendroc has made the Elves very unwilling to submit to occupation and almost on a daily run, Hamelin's army is attacked in side streets, has its supplies ruined and is generally harassed to the point that staying in the city that knows help is on the way, becomes almost less appealing than retreating back to the coastline. The two wounded are both unable to join future battles for at least a week.
At the tail end of movements, a yet unknown assassin tried to assail the Prince of Precaëlle in order to murder the ruler of the state and sow disorder. The assassination failed however, as he was killed by another assassin who seemed to be aiming for the assassin, both dying without any clue as to their origins, though it was clear the assassins were brought in from Regalia.
Back in Regalia, the gang heat is starting to pile up. The Devout few's thugs take to the streets, corralling the thugs of the Circle into the Aqueduct square where a full on melee commences. Supported by Devout members such as Hadrian Grey, Shiori Draylas, Sophie Perrot, Tullion Kearney, Null Ilajo, Alistair Auylie'essen, Zzuassiel, Alfred Maynard. Sophie Perrot in particular (rolled a 100 out of 100 glory roll), fought like a posessed. To all present, she screamed, she punched, she stabbed and murdered all around. Drenched in a orgy of blood, she even blindly stabbed Alfred Maynard in the back, and wasn't even aware of it until the entire fight was over and Alistair tried to tend to Alfred's wounds. The circle's thugs were defeated, though the defeat was not a particularly strong victory for the Devout Few. While more casualties were inflicted on the circle, the Devout few lost proportionally many also, meaning the whole battle only turned into a partial victory. The Devout Few lost 48 thugs, while The Circle lost 56.
Back in the Regalian Archipelago, the situation in Brissiaud turned beyond the borders of the Leutz province. In Dragenthal, the Barons Coalition started growing restless, particularly at the possibility of a Kade dominated northern border. The Barons had always been comfortable, ever since the defeat of Kade led forces during the Drachenwald Crisis, that the Kades could not encroach further than the heavily fortified south Anglian border, colloquially called "The Maggot Line" in reference to one of the Black Family's sewer spill "accident" that resulted in vermin infestations around the fortifications.
With the prospect of having the Kades gain a land bridge around their fortifications and with their entire northern border potentially becoming Kade dominated, the Baron's Coalition made a public statement to condemn both House Ravenstad and House Kade in their attempts to upset the delicate freedom of the lesser houses in the important heartland of the Empire. That being said, the Barons refused to act against either party, largely because it too had become aware of the situational changes around the Empire. As such, a spokesperson proclaimed openly that the Baron's Coalition (which counted around 20,000 troops) would only act if and when Christopher Black would openly call for the Baron's Coalition to act against the formation of the royal title of Brissiauds. Awaiting a response, the Baron's Coalition simply stood by behind the trees and fortifications of Dragenthal.
