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| Action Id: 2643 | Crisis: | Participants: Silas, Nebulosa, Austen, Sparte, Skye, Tessa(RIP) and Riagnon | |
| Status: Resolved | Submitted: Sept. 30, 2018, 5:35 p.m. | Public: True | GM: Puffin |
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Economic Resources: 361 Military Resources: 1100 Action Points: 100 |
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Action by Silas
Roughly one third (3000 men) of the Iron Guard will be deployed to defend the Lodge proper and the Watchtower. Scouts will be assigned to the Watchtower under the command of Lieutenant Calaudrin while the rest will defend the Lodge under Silas's command. Two ballistae will be placed at the Lodge, the Watchtower, the Burrows, and Unicorn Pasture and they will be operated by the Iron Guard and House Seliki's engineers (see Kaldur's action), deployed with the intent to use them on the gargantuans once the Inquisition's rituals have helped weaken them. The Iron Guard deploy four ballistae, the Crimson Blades deploy three, and House Deepwood has donated one to the effort.
Additionally, the Shield of Morien will presumably be deployed at the Lodge, though the details will likely be in the Inquisition's action. Whether they fuel it with souls or plants, Silas doesn't care!
Prior to battle, the soldiers will dig ditches and trenches that supplement natural features of the terrain. They gather tree trunks and branches (preferably from trees already fallen), sharpen the ends, and lodge them in said trenches as simple 'traps'.
Archers will be placed on the platforms Skye and her forces will build, shooting incoming threats. Cavalry will be in the front in order to make full use of their mobility, while Infantry will be further back in shieldwall formation. They will be more focused on defense than offense, letting the enemy forces come to them, since protecting the Lodge itself is absolutely paramount.
When the gargantuans reveal themselves, and if they come within 100 yards of the Lodge, they will be assaulted by the ballista regardless of the effectiveness of the rituals. They will use handmade ballista bolts with rope (300 ft long) stringed to the end, aimed at appendages and limbs with the intention of ensnaring them more than outright harming them. If successful, the bolts will be replaced with stone shot for maximum damage output.
Other present commanders include:
- Sparte (Cavalry)
- Austen (Pike)
Other present factions include:
- The Lodge forces
- Knights of Solace
- Physicians
- Various Grayson forces
((OOC: I may have sent an invitation for you to join knowing you will be elsewhere, simply to let you know what we're doing. If you're meant to be at the Watchtower or with another faction, don't worry! No need to assist here.))
Action by Sparte
As the commander on location at the Lodge, Sparte will be working to maintain the morale of those men and women assigned with him. He will hold regular interforce drills for those not on patrol, to help ensure the guard is ready to work together with those assigned with him.
Painfully aware his tactical prowess is not a strength as a commander, Sparte will be folding the military tactics that the Iron Cavalry employ into those of the Lodge's Stag Riders.
Action by Nebulosa
Nebulosa waits as part of the defense, ready to deploy her sword and her courage in service of the Lodge's preservation.
Action by Austen
Ever since Austen was put in charge of the Iron Guard's pike regiment he has been training, drilling his troops, preparing for war. The Pike will hold back with the rest of the infantry, allowing enemies to come to them. The 500 pikemen will be put into 5 pike squares of a hundred men each, joined up to form a full battle line. Austen, unless otherwise commanded, will be in the centre square, leading by example.
Action by Riagnon
As (just bearly!) a full-fledged member of the Iron Guard, Riagnon will be uh... doing... that. Iron Guarding, that is! He'll also make sure snacks are well stocked. No big deal but that's sort of his unofficial official duty -that he decided without permission.
Action by Tessa(RIP)
Tessa's seen unicorns before and feels it's a mission given to her by Petrichor to protect these and other creatures like them! As such she (and the Moore cavalry) are here with the iron guard cavalry to defend the unicorns and any other of Petrichor's creatures from anything that will dare harm them.
Action by Skye
Baroness Skye Blackshore, Thrax Minister of Infrastructure, is going to assist the Iron Guard with preparing for the battle by setting fortifications like archery platforms for the trees that will be minimally invasive to remove. Shudders on the windows (OOC Note: like storm shutters for hurricanes that can be easily removed after the event and slits that can be manipulated so the archers can shoot out.)
Result
Gargantuans at the Lodge? No problem, right? Well. Actually problem, because it was a painful battle indeed. Over six hundred dead, all told - and only thanks to the Faith's trebuchets and some excellent use of information gleaned from accounts of battles in Queen Alarice's time. Many brave souls perished - but the Lodge still stands.