Empires and Warlords

[Myrkin]

This is the Spring of Strife.

I only need to look through the window of the Gatehouse to see, that it is more than appropriate name for this season. The front lawn is filled with creatures, who came to the Abbey, seeking a refuge. There is so many of them arriving every day and our Abbey doesn't get any bigger, so many beasts must sleep outdoors in makeshift tents. To give you an idea how much the Abbey is overcrowded, I'll say that just my Gatehouse accommodates 24 beasts of all kinds and sizes. That doesn't include me as there are more needy creatures than I. This is not a problem for me, as I am young and healthy and days are getting warmer, so spending nights in the open isn't so bad...

What pains me is to look into the faces of all these unfortunate creatures. You can read plainly from them all their painful experiences and loss. Every one of them has lost their homes, while many have lost their relatives or friends to slavers bands that roam through southern and eastern parts of Mossflower. Earlier this morning I heard young squirrel asking his mother, where is his older sister. Now I know... Now I truly know what "heartbreaking" means...

If the slavers weren't enough, there are other problems arising in other places. In the far north the coasts of the Eastern Sea are terrorized by pirate lord, whom they call the Grim Prince. He might be one of the worst plagues that have fallen on these lands, but there are others. Everywhere there are beasts who fight for evil. These are dark times... However, we can feel some comfort knowing there are also those who fight for good. The brave and strong beasts who are willing to give their lives for the sake of those, who can't defend themselves. They will face an evil and I believe they will prevail.
I end writing on this hopeful note. I have to leave the Gatehouse now. There is much additional work in the Abbey, which won't do itself. Everybody fights in his own way, right?

Thomas Fieldmouse, Recorder of Redwall Abbey 

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Duariz

Location: Southern sand dunes

Diuari. You stand in the entrance to your tent, which protects you from scorching sun. Your general, Skorpy, is nearby. For a few days you have been waiting for the return of scouting party, which you sent to lands north-east of your current position. Your waiting has ended, as you see scouts coming to you. They stop and bow before you. Their leader (another fox like yourself) steps forward.

"My lord. We return from the land called Southsward," he says, then stops waiting for your permission to continue.

What do you do?



Your army:

500 foxes, lizards, and other smaller animals

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Deathlia

Location: Rofnard's Castle, Island of Deathlia

Dranfor Rofnard. As you look through the window of your castle, you see a port around one mile from here. This port is full of commotion, since your subjects are preparing your warships for a voyage. Soon these preparations will be complete and you will be able to sail out with your army. You turn around. There are other beasts with you in the room. Your generals, Redeye Stabbreaker and Treeflyer, whom you've summoned to share your plans. Your pet, Deathcoil Poisonteeth, who is coiled by the wall. And there is your father, Harman Rofnard. The old fox has abdicated on your behalf some time ago and is no longer a ruler of Deathlia, but he still likes to be part of important events such as this. The generals and your father are gathered around Map Table, which is exactly what name implies.

What do you do?



Your army:

480 weasels and stoats
20 monitors of your personal guard
10 warships

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Knight Tribe

Location: Luke's Caves

Davidari the Hero. You and your generals, Niko Guildsman and Bendeck Cadle, are in the Gathering Cave. You've just received a messenger from a village north of Luke's Caves. This messenger (hedgehog named Hirk) has told you that his village was attacked by a band of vermin, who has killed a few beasts and stolen many goods. Now Hirk is asking for your help in bringing those murderers and thieves to justice.

What do you do?



Your army:

500 mice

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The Braw Empire of Justice

Location: Camp of the 47th Battalion of Hares, The Mountains of the North

Buckler Thordathian. Today is as peaceful as the day before. Your scouts haven't reported anything out of ordinary and there haven't been any troubles in the lands you protect with your hares. It looks like the only thing that makes this day different from the days before is the marriage celebrations in nearby village. The elders have sent you a polite invitation to participate in festivities and great feast in honor of two newlywed couples.

What do you do?



Your army:

500 hares

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Dune-cript

Location: Brockhall, Mossflower

Martin of Fire Lizards. For many days you've been given reports of slavers roaming in the lands south and east of Brockhall. Many beasts have come to you, seeking a safe place to stay or to ask you to aid them in their fight against slavers. One of the latter (those asking for help that is), is a squirrel warrior from Furka tribe. This warrior claims that his tribe is on a trail of big group of slavers, who are now traveling south with many beast they caught in Mossflower. If you act quickly you might be able to catch up with the slavers and free the slaves.

What do you do?



Your army:

500 (mainly otters and mice plus a few stoats)

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Skorpian

Location: north side of the Broadstream, Northlands

Balock Scorpian. You and your general, Sakon Shima, have a meeting to decide what your plans are. On the day before you received a message that there had been several attacks on the villages in eastern part of Northlands. The attackers were clad in black coats and armors. If this is true, then it seems that the Grim Prince is looking to rule not only the Eastern Sea, but also an inland.

What do you do?



You army:

500 (mainly hares squirrels and raccoons and mice) 

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Salamandastron

Location: Badger Lord's chambers, Salamandastron

Iccu Torsorem. You've been summoned to chambers of Urthan Snowhead. As you enter the room, you see Badger Lord leaning over a map lying on a table. Urthan gives you a signal to come closer. Now you have a better view of the map, which is covered with many signs. Most of them are symbols of units belonging to Long Patrol.

"Welcome, general," Urthan says, "Let's get straight to business. As you may have heard, there are gangs of slavers in Mossflower. They travel around the woodlands as if it belongs to them and enslave any beasts that are too weak to defend themselves or don't run away fast enough. We can't let this continue. Therefore, I'm sending you to Mossflower to put end to this and find out where exactly the slaves are taken. Captain Mirhat of 67th Company of Border Patrol can help you on this mission, as he should know more about slavers. Meanwhile, I'll mobilize our troops here and follow you as soon as possible. Then we will strike those vermin on their own terrain!" he says hitting the table with his fist. "Any questions?"

What do you do?



You army:

300 hares   

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And so it begins.

[Redwaller]

OOC: Awesome intro! 

BIC:

Name: Dranfor Rofnard
Location: Rofnard's castle, Deathlia

Rofnard walked over to the table, he pointed at the eastern shore. "Three of my warships will take over the place called Marshank. They will be carrying supplies and building materials to rebuild the old fortress and make it ready for war." He said. "We will then mobilise the troops over and use it as our main attack point. Any arguments or suggestions?" Treeflyer cleared his throat and spoke. "Why don't we send one of the warships over here" he pointed at another place called Collinsel. "And use it as a diversion while we make our main move over at Marshank?"

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Name: Skorpy
Location: Southern Sand Dunes, Diuari's tent

Skorpy moved close to his master and whispered in his clicking voice. "He most probably is bringing bad news. The Castle Floret must be in the hands of our enemies!"

OOC: Will we be able to add to our number of troops?

[rakkety tam]

OOC awesome


Name : Balock Scorpian
Location: north side of the Broadstream, Northlands




'' hmmm we cannot ignore this threat, we must dispose of this tyrant called the grim prince. sakon go to the eastern villages and kill this tyrant. take 300 of my men and do what you wish on how you dispose of him, but get rid of him understood? good now I will stay here and expand my empire over the broadstream. and i'll fortify my villages from there. in the mean time you three men come here.'' a hare and two raccons came forward.'' alright now the three of you shall scout to the north, west and south it is up to you to decide where to go. now move out before lunch and take what provisions you need. and i shall stay here and see if i can recruit any soldiers for my conquests.''


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Name : sakon shima
Location : north side of the Broadstream, Northlands


'' yes my lord on my way''. sakon shima went out of the fortress and went to gather his men from the barracks. once he was done he headed out toward the eastern villages.



OOC i'm waiting on abbotalf for my other character

[Redwaller]

Name: Ship builder Bragatogg
Location: Deathlia's port

Bragatogg lifted his eyes from the the window he was nailing to the cabin's rear wall. He had been working like this for five days now, and he was getting restless for the taste of fresh, innocent blood. He looked up at the Emperor's palace, as if he was waiting for a signal. After several minutes, he shrugged and went back to work.

OOC: He'll just be a random soldier.

[W0NWILL]

Name: Duari
Location: Southern sand dunes

"I'm aware, but any report is appreciated." Duari hissed at Skorpy. Sometimes the scorpion got on his nerves, but he would be worse off without him. Duari motioned for the other fox to continue. He was in a decent mood. All morning he had been formulating a plan to take Southsward's castle, no matter who was in it. It would make a good base of operations to attack the northern countries, which where foreign to him.

Name: Iccu
Location: Salamandastron

Iccu performed a fine military salute, "Yes sah! Er, no questions sah! Takin' any new recruits, wot?" As sure as the waves crashed on the beach, as sure as the moon rose in the sky, new recruits would be wanting duty.

[Myrkin]

Duariz

Location: Southern sand dunes

"My lord," fox says, "I and my troops have scouted Southsward and we stopped a few beasts for interrogation. We learned that the Castle Floret was taken over two seasons ago by a ferret, who called himself King Scipio. He was killed last winter though and now his mate, Queen Ferria is ruling that land or at least most of it. Many beasts are still loyal to old rulers of Southsward and from time to time they attack Ferria's soldiers."
 
What do you do?



Your army:

500 foxes, lizards, and other smaller animals

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Deathlia  

Location: Rofnard's Castle, Island of Deathlia

Dranfor Rofnard. Your father looks at the map, as he listens to your plans. He frowns and says: "I'm old and I don't see as well as I used to, but I'm fairly sure that Marshank and Collinsel lie by the coast of Eastern Sea, not the Western Sea. I know. Some say there is a place where those seas link with each other, somewhere in the far north," he moves his finger to upper edge of the map and beyond. "Your brother thought he could find this passage, but the only thing he found there was death."

"May I suggest a better target?" he asks, then before you can answer he points to specific place on the map "Sempetra. You will have hard time finding bigger hive of pirates and scum of all kinds. If you play your cards right, my son, you may talk them into joining you. If not... Well... You can always make sure they won't cause you any trouble in the future."    

What do you do?



Your army:

480 weasels and stoats
20 monitors of your personal guard
10 warships



Location: Deathlia's port, Island of Deathlia

Bragatogg. As you work, you notice one thing missing. Or, to be precise, one person. As you look around you see that slacker Grock, sleeping between packages on the shore of harbor. He was supposed to be helping you, but for the last few days you've been only seeing him asleep or in tavern. Because of his laziness and love of grog you had to work twice as hard to finish your various tasks.

Do you want to do anything about it?

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Skorpian

Location: north side of the Broadstream, Northlands

Balock Scorpian. Your scouts salute to you and leave to execute your orders. A day and night passes and you were able to find 50 creatures, who are willing to join your army. They are all strong, but they lack proper military training. It might take some time to turn them into real soldiers.

What do you do?



You army:

200 soldiers
50 recruits
Sakon Shima with 300 soldiers (away on the mission)



Location: woods north of the Broadstream, Northlands

Sakon Shima. The day has passed since you set out with your troops. As you march on the small woodland path, you see a column of smoke rising above the trees a mile or two in front of you.

What do you do?



You army:

300 soldiers

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Salamandastron

Location: Badger Lord's chambers, Salamandastron

"That's the spirit," Urthan says, nodding approvingly. "As for new recruits, I want you to set out as soon as possible. We must show woodlanders, that we didn't forget about them or our duty. However, if you can enlist any hare that doesn't need much training to become a good soldier, then do so. "

What do you do?



You army:

300 hares  

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OOC: By the way... I would ask you to limit yourself to characters you already have. Every additional character lead by a player is another Point Of View I have to write some events for, which means additional work for me. Of course, if one of your characters dies, then we can always think of some replacement for him/her.

[Redwaller]

OOC: Ok. If you want you don't have to do anything for Bragatogg, he'll just be a random soldier that I'll eventually kill later on.(or I've also got some plans for him.) BTW love how you do it, and it's the best RP ever! 

BIC:

Name: Dranfor Rofnard
Location: Rofnard's castle, Deathlia

"I see your point there..." He said, thinking deeply, after several moments he pointed to another point. "I've got an idea! We move the major part of the troops, while one of the warships goes over to Ruingate and acts as a diversion, while we conquer the rest of the islands!" He exclaimed.

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Name: Skorpy
Location: Southern sand dunes

Skorpy scuttled over to the fox, "Have you got any recruits for our cause?"

[Myrkin]

OOC: I think I can do something for him from time to time. Like giving him a lazy helper (Grock), who needs someone to force him into doing his job.

I'll wait with posting for other players, especially those who didn't write anything yet. No need to rush anything.

And thank you for saying this.

[W0NWILL]

Name: Duari
Location: Southern sand dunes

"Sometimes I think you forget who's the warlord." Duari turned to the fox and cut him off, "Did you learn if the old rulers are still alive? If we bring them back, the creatures of Southsward will be in our debt. We could use their castle as a safe harbor. Now you may answer General Skorpy's question."

[Redwaller]

Name: Bragatogg
Location: Deathlia's port

Bragatogg looked disgutedly towards Grock. He walked over to him and kicked him in the rump. "Get up you lazy fool!"

[rakkety tam]

Name : Balock Scorpian
Location : Skorpians main base  ( OOC if thats cool its the same as last time just different name)



'' alright they need training get me 5 of the best soldiers we have. then let them pick which 10 they want to train. and that should do it.''


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Name: Sakon Shima
Location : on small woodland path on his way to the eastern villages of Skorpian

'' you two come here.''  Sakon said. two squirrels came to him. '' alright both of you go check out that smoke and report back to me. and be very quite we cant have you giving away our presence''.

[AbbotAlf0805]

Name: Davidari the Hero
Location: Gathering cave (HQ)

Davidari scratched the scar that ran across his face as Hirk ranted on about his village and the savages that invaded it. "Alright Hirk, I can lead my army to help your village but I can't risk my people's safety. I do not want a single member of my tribe to end up like the poor refugees at Redwall Abbey so I can only give you half the forces to aid you."

Name: Niko Guildsman
Location: Outside of the Gathering Cave

Niko ran through the rain trying to get to the HQ. He entered the room as Davidari was telling Hirk about the plan. He saluted as said, "Sir! The fox lords of the south are on the move! By my observation they look as if they were ready for war!"

Name: Davidari the Warrior
Location: Gatherin Cave

"Hmm... Rofnard might be back to his old tricks... Niko! I want you to track down a bat named Dauri. Talk to him of an alliance with the Knight Tribe. He may not like me much anymore but he is my only hope for an ally."

[Myrkin]

OOC: Rofnard is still in Deathlia, which isn't anywhere near Davidari's sight-range, AbbotAlf0805. The only way he can know what is happening there is if some beast comes from there and tells him about it. I didn't write he's got any messenger from Deathlia. I know, I know. You can see what is happening in other locations by looking at other players' posts, but I would insist on at least some degree of separation of player and character knowledge.

I'll wait a bit for Buckler The Leg Buckler and Lord Gorath. If they don't write anything, then I'll just edit this post.

[AbbotAlf0805]

OOC: Dude talk to Redwaller, Davidari and Rofnard have crossed paths before

[Redwaller]

OOC: They did? When? What RP?