Post by High General Mythrog on Apr 28, 2014 14:47:51 GMT -8
Here are my Restricted Entry for GC7: Making Plans
Mythrog took a sip of his wine, put the cup down and turned his attention back to the large map spread to on the table. After slaying the queen’s soldiers and declaring war, Mythrog Endrol and Carnox returned to the troll home city in the center of the Sinking Basin. Upon arrival Mythrog dispatched squads of men to the two outposts that had been taken over with orders to take them back and leave no survivors. Two days after he sent the trolls, word arrived that Fort Dragon Skull had been taken over. Fort Dragon Skull was a well stocked troll outpost near the edge of the Sinking Basin, while it was small, it was also highly defendable. Built on a small rocky plateau in the middle of a swamp lake, Dragon Skull had gotten it name twenty years earlier when Endrol had first found the plateau, he had discovered a small underwater cave. Inside was a large dragon skull in it, though Endrol couldn’t identify what species it was from.
When Mythrog had heard that it had been taken over he was outraged, and immediately gathered a large part of his army, sent scouts ahead and begin the march. They where a mile out when one of the scouts returned with bad news. Since Fort Dragon Skull was so hard to siege, the queen’s soldiers had brought a powerful wizard with them and he was still there for unknown reasons. Mythrog decided on a change in plans, and instead of making camp closer to the fortress, he had Endrol find a large dry spot nearby to make camp a mile from Fort Dragon Skull where they wouldn’t be noticed. Now while the troops sat around campfires, and sharpened there weapons, Mythrog and his commanding officers plotted ways to kill or draw the wizard away from the fortress.
It had been two days since they had made camp and now, without any ideas on what to do about the wizard, they where plotting how to siege and take back Dragons Skull. It wasn’t going to be that hard considering the fact that like all troll fortress, it had a secret passage.
“So here’s the plan, tonight we’re going to have the troops make row boats with siege ladders in the bows and a hand-held battering ram. Tomorrow mourning before dawn, Carnox your going to have most of your men hide behind anything you can find on the shore with the battering ram, and the rest of them board the row boats but stay at the shore. I’m going to take a platoon of Blood legion tomorrow through the secret passage. Endrol your going to take a troll war horn and climb the back side of the watch tower, as soon as you reach the top kill the queen’s archer, blow the horn, and then shoot as many queen’s soldiers as you can. Carnox, as soon as you hear the horn, attack and have the men in the boats row out to the enemy wall under cover fire, lots of it, we can make as many crossbow bolts as we want. Have the rest of the troops stay hidden. Four minuets after the horn blows I’ll led the platoon of Blood legion out of the passage, attack, and drive them towards the main gate. Thinking that there is not any trolls left on the mainland other then the archers, the queen’s soldiers will open the gates and lower the drawbridge to escape. As soon as they set foot on that drawbridge I want you to order the trolls in hiding to charge on the drawbridge. With it down it’ll be easy to finish the siege. And if the wiza….” Mythrog never got to finish his sentence, as a Blood legion scout burst in the tent. He was clearly out of breath.
“General Mythrog! I have an important message!”
“What is it?” He replied slightly annoyed at being interrupted.
“Sir, a large squad of reinforcements is coming to aid the queen’s soldiers at Fort Dragon Skull.”
“Hmm we can’t let that happen now can we?”
“Where are they? When will they arrive?” Endrol broke in.
“They will arrive two days from now. Tomorrow afternoon they should pass through Dead Tree pass.” The scout said pointing to a spot on the map.
Mythrog suddenly had a idea. “Carnox, I need a large platoon of Blood legion and Endrol, can you manage the army while I’m gone?”
“Can’t resist the urge to do an ambush can you? Yes I can mange it”
“Good, its time to show Galainir that that we mean business.”
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High General Mythrog's story will continue with my Vignette Entry.
Mythrog took a sip of his wine, put the cup down and turned his attention back to the large map spread to on the table. After slaying the queen’s soldiers and declaring war, Mythrog Endrol and Carnox returned to the troll home city in the center of the Sinking Basin. Upon arrival Mythrog dispatched squads of men to the two outposts that had been taken over with orders to take them back and leave no survivors. Two days after he sent the trolls, word arrived that Fort Dragon Skull had been taken over. Fort Dragon Skull was a well stocked troll outpost near the edge of the Sinking Basin, while it was small, it was also highly defendable. Built on a small rocky plateau in the middle of a swamp lake, Dragon Skull had gotten it name twenty years earlier when Endrol had first found the plateau, he had discovered a small underwater cave. Inside was a large dragon skull in it, though Endrol couldn’t identify what species it was from.
When Mythrog had heard that it had been taken over he was outraged, and immediately gathered a large part of his army, sent scouts ahead and begin the march. They where a mile out when one of the scouts returned with bad news. Since Fort Dragon Skull was so hard to siege, the queen’s soldiers had brought a powerful wizard with them and he was still there for unknown reasons. Mythrog decided on a change in plans, and instead of making camp closer to the fortress, he had Endrol find a large dry spot nearby to make camp a mile from Fort Dragon Skull where they wouldn’t be noticed. Now while the troops sat around campfires, and sharpened there weapons, Mythrog and his commanding officers plotted ways to kill or draw the wizard away from the fortress.
It had been two days since they had made camp and now, without any ideas on what to do about the wizard, they where plotting how to siege and take back Dragons Skull. It wasn’t going to be that hard considering the fact that like all troll fortress, it had a secret passage.
“So here’s the plan, tonight we’re going to have the troops make row boats with siege ladders in the bows and a hand-held battering ram. Tomorrow mourning before dawn, Carnox your going to have most of your men hide behind anything you can find on the shore with the battering ram, and the rest of them board the row boats but stay at the shore. I’m going to take a platoon of Blood legion tomorrow through the secret passage. Endrol your going to take a troll war horn and climb the back side of the watch tower, as soon as you reach the top kill the queen’s archer, blow the horn, and then shoot as many queen’s soldiers as you can. Carnox, as soon as you hear the horn, attack and have the men in the boats row out to the enemy wall under cover fire, lots of it, we can make as many crossbow bolts as we want. Have the rest of the troops stay hidden. Four minuets after the horn blows I’ll led the platoon of Blood legion out of the passage, attack, and drive them towards the main gate. Thinking that there is not any trolls left on the mainland other then the archers, the queen’s soldiers will open the gates and lower the drawbridge to escape. As soon as they set foot on that drawbridge I want you to order the trolls in hiding to charge on the drawbridge. With it down it’ll be easy to finish the siege. And if the wiza….” Mythrog never got to finish his sentence, as a Blood legion scout burst in the tent. He was clearly out of breath.
“General Mythrog! I have an important message!”
“What is it?” He replied slightly annoyed at being interrupted.
“Sir, a large squad of reinforcements is coming to aid the queen’s soldiers at Fort Dragon Skull.”
“Hmm we can’t let that happen now can we?”
“Where are they? When will they arrive?” Endrol broke in.
“They will arrive two days from now. Tomorrow afternoon they should pass through Dead Tree pass.” The scout said pointing to a spot on the map.
Mythrog suddenly had a idea. “Carnox, I need a large platoon of Blood legion and Endrol, can you manage the army while I’m gone?”
“Can’t resist the urge to do an ambush can you? Yes I can mange it”
“Good, its time to show Galainir that that we mean business.”
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High General Mythrog's story will continue with my Vignette Entry.
