Hoist!

Prequel to the Assault on Ebino, IC2404 Guccio had been pondering the audacity of his recent behaviour, and whether the consequences of his boldness might prove the ruin of his career prospects in Lord Alessio Falconi’s army, or indeed any army. Faced with the prospect of attacking the strongly walled and deeply moated city of […]

Some Too Late and One Too Early

Northern Tilea, Spring 2404 They made their way along the lesser-known paths in the woods, some of which were so well hidden that they had to push their way through the undergrowth to access them. Their new friends asked them not to cut the branches as they did so. Once they were on the secret […]

Tilea Campaign Part 32

Examples Ravola, Spring 2404 Gradger sounded breathless when he arrived in the square, but this wheezing indicated nothing for certain as the function of his mask always made him sound so. He made his way immediately to the chattel overseer, Adragash. “I have order-commands from the lord-master himself. You must obey prompt-quick. Yes, yes?” Adragash’s […]

PONTREMOLA 2404: The Fight, Part Two

While Maria’s foot soldiers shuffled forwards in the rear, becoming increasingly bereft of her driving will by the growing distance between them and her … … she herself led the armoured horsemen in a charge across the river into the Demigryphs commanded by Ned Black. Two of her bone and ancient steel companions succumbed to […]

Pontremola 2404: The Fight, Part One

From the front rank of his regiment of Sea Wolves, Lord Alessio surveyed the enemy before him, and realised they obviously intended to swarm the bridge and overcome it with weight of numbers. Two huge mobs of zombies, wearing the ragged remains of Disciplinati di Morr robes (revealing what they once were in life) advanced […]

Tilea Campaign Part 31

Once More at Pontremola A Battle Report As the Duchess Maria’s army progressed to the Bridge of Pontremola, Biagino rode upon his magnificent corpse-carroccio, having plenty of time to think. When he was alive, he had fought at the very same bridge, during the somewhat unexpected victory of the Holy Army of Viadaza, where he […]

THE DEFENCE OF RAVOLA: THE BATTLE, PART 4

The Battle Concluded Perette squinted as she scoured the cloud of dust caused by the tower’s collapse, looking for a sign that Baron Garoy was alive. Relief suffused her when she caught a glimpse of him. It would be such a shame for a young man so recently reformed to perish. A moment later, he […]

THE DEFENCE OF RAVOLA: THE BATTLE, PART 3

Having scrambled, quite unladylike, beneath the clattering, shattering shower of bullets-striking-stone, Perette joined the brigands at the side wall, from where she could still see much of the enemy army, concentrated as it was before the gate tower. She could smell the taint of warpstone: a metallic tang in the corporeal air and the stinging […]

THE DEFENCE OF RAVOLA: THE BATTLE, PART 2

The Fight Begins Perette was ready for their advance. She had been absent mindedly stroking the red jewel of her enchanted ring since the moment they had appeared, and now she channelled the etheric breeze through it to conjure magical fire. As she did so the ring itself grew too hot to bear and she […]

The Defence of Ravola: The Battle, Part 1

Deployment It was an hour after dawn when the enemy first appeared. Perette had been on the tower long before light, suspecting that such an enemy might prefer to attack when it was still dark. Then, as the sun rose, she had wondered whether they intended to attack that day at all. Perhaps they were […]