THE BATTLE OF PALOMTRINA, PART THREE: THE FIGHT CONTINUES

Knowing this was his last chance to contribute anything to the battle, indeed to do anything else at all in his life – for to hesitate now would surely mean that he and the last few palace-guardsmen would perish to the enemy’s magic and missiles – Captain Sirus Ricci led a charge against the huge […]

Tilea Campaign Part 44

THE BATTLE OF PALOMTRINA, PART TWO: THE FIGHT BEGINS The entire Reman line stood its ground, each body of soldiers maintaining their position, even the mounted companies. His holiness, Bernado, however, dismounted and joined the hand-gunners before him, ordering his mounted companions to join the baggage at the rear. From his new position he prayed […]

The Battle of Palomtrina, Part One: Make Ready!

Palomtrina, Winter IC 2404-5 For several days and nights, Arch-Lector Bernado Ugolini had agonised over how to deal with the new and fearful threat. Of course, he had mustered the army immediately the danger was known, and had ordered it to march as soon as possible, for it was undebatable that the enemy could not […]

Tilea Campaign, Part 43

To Know and to Heed Remas, Palazzo Montini (Official Residence of the Arch-lector of Morr), Winter 2404-5 They gathered on the cloistered lawn of the Palazzo Montini. It once contained an extravagant knot garden of box-lined, symmetrically geometric divisions, of occult design, crammed with a colourful abundance of herbs and sweet-smelling flowers, but the arch-lector […]

Broad pieces of gold

Eclano, Portomaggiore. Winter, 2404-5. Leopold Volker, Admiral of the Sartosan fleet, had gathered sufficient captains and mates to constitute a quorum. They had arrived in dribs and drabs over the last hour, each newcomer joining the feasting and drinking, until the sorcerer Adus Arcabar at last indicated to Volker that the required number was reached, […]

I Smell a Rat!

Campogrotta, Winter 2404-5 The last few years had been bad – the last few months the worst of all. When Wizard Lord Nicolo and Razger Boulderguts’ brutes had ruled the city, there were none who thought things could get worse. And indeed, they believed themselves tobe correct when General Bruno Mazallini of the Compagnia del […]

Tilea campaign: part 42

The Blessed Knights An Excerpt from Bonacorso Fidelibus’s Work: The Many Wars of the Early 25th Century Autumn, 2404 In early Autumn, the Sartosan pirates returned to their island haven, there to rest, repair, refit and recruit. One might have thought they would be fully sated from their plundering of Luccini then Alcente, but their […]

The Battle for Eclano, Conclusion

Unwilling to miss out on the slaughter, Captain Kroll shouted, “Right lads! Let’s get ‘em!” And led his axemen into the flank of the desperately isolated crossbowmen on the hill. The fight was short and bloody, so much that it was over before Kroll even felt it had begin. It was observed from a distance […]

The Battle for Eclano Continued

It was then that Volker and his large relief force began to arrive. Their sudden appearance, so soon in the struggle, made it immediately obvious that the Portomaggiorans were very unlikely to prevail, being both outflanked and vastly outnumbered (despite the fact that the admiral had left several regiments and hissecond wizard at Scalea to […]

The Battle for Eclano

The Realm of Portomaggiore. The end of autumn, IC2404 The Villa Bruscatta was neatly laid out. It had an ancient, sturdy temple, possessing chapel-alcoves dedicated to Morr, Myrmidia and Mercopia, and minor altars for several other gods of note, while the house was a more modern affair. Both were incorporated into a walled yard, beside […]