The Battle of the Isean Hills Continued

Part 2 Twisting in her saddle to see all about her, with a flick of her wrist Duchess Maria sent the dire wolves charging into Barone Pietro’s company of horse. One wolf was brought down by an arrow on the way, but the rest tore into the enemy with tooth and claw. In the first […]

The Battle of the Isean Hills – The Battle

Part 1 Working with an almost frenzied vigour that few ordinary soldiers or labourers could ever match, the Disciplinati Di Morr’s dedicants had constructed substantial defences for their camp, even in the short time they had available before the Duchess marched out against them. (Game Note: I allowed the Disciplinati player to put the scenery, […]

Tilea Campaign Part 23

The Battle of the Isean Hills Prequel: Each to Their Own The army of the Disciplinati di Morr, bereft of its beloved, founding father, but still bound to the service of holy Morr, had drawn close to the city of Ebino and then halted. When they learned the vampire duchess had more than sufficient forces […]

A Fair Share

The City of Campogrotta, Autumn 2403 It was the middle of the morning when Glammerscale encountered the damsel Perrette. As before, her face immediately lit up with a smile and she invited him to walk together a while, which suited him well for it had been his intention to talk with her. His servant, Thaldrin, […]

Tilea Campaign Part 22

The Hunter Hunted North of Viadaza, Autumn IC 2403 Two weeks out from the city of Viadaza, the army of the Disciplinati di Morr ground to a halt. The Praepositus Generalis, Father Carradalio, had decided enough was enough. Every night more men had died, despite the army’s precautions: the guards and watches set, the prayers […]

The Battle of the Valley of Death, Part Two

The Battle There was activity in largest of the valley’s walled graveyards, for a pack of ghouls were busy pulling up the more recently buried bones, sucking out the putrid marrow and chewing on the foul, foetid flesh still clinging to them. There was a plentiful supply, for many of the dead from the recent […]

The Battle of the Valley of Death, Part One

The Necropolis Valley of Norochia, west of Ebino, Early Autumn, IC 2403 Captain General Lord Alessio Falconi, despite everyone else’s surprise that the enemy had left the protection of the city walls to assemble in the nearby valley of Norochia, did not hesitate in issuing new battle orders. He knew that with a force as […]

Second Prequel to ‘The Battle of the Valley of Death’

Unholy of Unholies Trantio City, Early Autumn 2403 Moved by the malice coursing through his every vein, Biagino mounted the sanctuary and strode to the altar. Although the congregation’s whimpering could be heard throughout the building, he failed to perceive it – for him, the sound was buried beneath the much more powerful sensation of […]

Tilea Campaign Part 21

First Prequel to the Battle of the Valley of Death The Great Gathering At long last a force capable of striking a deadly blow at the vampire duchess’s horrid hegemony of the north had assembled, and not a moment too soon, for her foul servants had reached further south than ever before. Consisting of five […]

The Second Assault on Campogrotta: The Battle, Part 3 (Final Part)

Turns 4-6 The Buldian relief force arrived just as the last Sermiden was chased away. This new force had no gnoblars accompanying them, consisting only of brute bull warriors with a bruiser in command. Like many ogre regiments of Border Princes’ origins, they wore spiked helmets and gut-plates, carrying huge swords in one hand while […]