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 […]

Tilea campaign part 41

Trappings (Prequel to The Battle for Eclano) Scalea, in the realm of Portomaggiore. Late Autumn, IC 2404 It had been hard riding for several days now, despite the fact that they had not ventured particularly far, nor had they strayed beyond the realm of Portomaggiore. But they had covered a lot of ground, attempting to […]

Admissions and Admonishments Abound

Verezzo, in the Great Hall of the Palazzo Davandati. Autumn 2404 Barone Iacopo was feeling confident about the meeting with Lord Silvano Gondi of Pavona, especially as he had recently obtained firm promises of defensive military support from Verezzo’s old ally, Ridraffa. He believed the joint forces that could thus be fielded against Pavona now […]

But Does It Augur Well?

The Island of Sartosa, Autumn 2404 Five captains and first-mates, of different crews, being the quorum required by the grand articles for the swearing of a new captain into the fleet, had gathered near the pledging ring, where Kroll awaited them. The admiral, Leopold Volker, was present, of course, as well as Captain Anssem van […]

Tilea’s troubles part 40

Eyes and Ears, of Different Kinds. Part One: Somewhere in Tettoverde Forest, Autumn, 2404 The spellsinger, Ascal Arconvale, could see that High Lord Veluthil was dreading the reports, for they might reveal something much worse than that which he already feared. Was the rat-men army even greater in size than the most bloated of previous […]