meanwhile the other party members....
travel on
After clarity leaves with the old man...
Henry and the ten Dark elves head south looking for a farmers, specifically pig farmers. Henry wants to gather the materials to make explosives.
Lady shadow, Sir Sorcha and Thomas decide to go into the forest and try to talk to Moloch about the Orc threat. Lady Shadow is kidnapped during the fourth nights watch and the group ordered out of the forest or she dies.
They decide to leave
Lady shadow is the guest of Moloch for 5 days and she tries to persuade him to help fight the orcs, Moloch leaves telling her he will consult with his scouts. Moloch comes back and tells her that the orcs are not a threat to him, they have been turned from the Djinn lands and are now headed through Caithiness.. they will miss his forest. Lady Shadow is invited to stay and join his harem, she declines and leaves, rejoining the group. Telling them of this news.
The group heads north to cathness and find their way to Lady Bronwyms castle, They tell her they have news of Dire importance, she bids them wait til she has assembled the knights so that all may hear at the same time.
That afternoon they tell her and the assembled knights of the Orcs and Moloch.
The Assembly attempts to shout down the young knight, until Lady Bronwyms steps in.
"This is the same knight who warned us that the elves have changed their allegence. We should harken to his word. He is my chosen champion in this hour of need."
Lady Bronwym turns to the now silent knights "This name... Moloch is slightly familure to me. Can anyone tell me where we have heard it."
A priest steps up. "Its from the book of revelations m'lady. A demon of Lucifer."
Lady nods. "Inform the Curia then my good priest." She turns to some officials. "Send word to the capital, we are to prepare for war and on two fronts."
She turns to Sir Sorcha and the assembled knights. "I need a company of 15 Knights to ride west and scout this army of orcs."
many raise their hands.
She chooses 15 knights. "Prepare your households. If the Orc threat is not as great, then we shall have much spoils and valor." The knights cheer. "If however Sir Sorcha's tale will darken our hearts, then we shall be ready to make them pay dearly. You shall ride forth after the evening hour. You will take 4 extra mounts each"
Sir Sorcha steps up to Lady Bronwym. "I shall leave now, M'lady." he announces.
Lady Bronwym looks at him. "No. Brave knight, you will not. You will wait for your brothers to prepare. You will ride with them and return with news."
Sir Sorcha crestfallen, nods. he turns and leaves the hall.
Lady Bronwym turns to Lady Shadow, Thomas and the Bodyguard. She eyes them for a moment. "Share your thoughts."
Lady Shadow. "We should evacuate. This castle will not withstand the horde."
Lady Bronwym nods. "We will wait to hear from the scouting party. Come walk with me, do you have skill in preparing for siege, can you make bandages?"
Thomas wanders off.
The Knights ride out at sunset.
The castle prepares for war.
8 days later The cook complains to Lady Shadow that someone is stealing food.
Lady shadow investigates, deciding to sit on the stairs outside the kitchen during the night, hiding in the shadows She first hears a humming sounds and then sees a floating, glowing orb enter the stairwell from the common quarters. It turns to her and emits a flash of light, she wakes the next day.
Henry arrives with the ten dark elves, each carrying a cask strapped to their backs.
Robin and Thomas, two guards search the common quarters and Thomas using magic finds a hidden room, Thomas the master of earth magics causes the wall to slide away from the hidden room only to discover a high tech metal door Lady Shadow smiles and steps forward, picks the lock. The door opens to show three very surprised watchers. The guards quickly capture and hustle them from the room. Lady Bronwym is sent for and soon arrives with the chamberlain and Henry.
Lady Shaodw pleads for their lives as assests and Lady Bronwym has them whipped and the turned over to Lady Shadow. They Watchers reluctantly explain that their room is a communication and survilennce room.
Lady Shadow steps into the survelience room and begins playing with the computer. The techs get nervous.
Lady Shadow. "Show me how to work the camera's. Show me the western coast, where the horder is."
One of the techs step forward and show her.
"Oh my god." Breaths Lady Shadow.
Henry nods. "Someone get Lady Bronwym."
a guard scrambles to obey.
Lady Bronwym arrives and Lady shadow explains what the image is. "That is the horde that is approaching."
"It looks almost like a tapestry. A vast..." She stares for a moment. "How large is the host that is approaching."
Lady Shadow says. "They will over run this castle and not even slow down... You will be lucky if they even notice you."
Lady Bronwyms nostrals flare, "Then we shall make them notice." She leaves.
Henry asks the watchers if the satillite have weapons, they say yes. Lady Shadow asks if they can use them, they say yes but they are currently locked out, None of the watcher stations have the weapons access codes, only the main base and it has not been communicating for 4 weeks now.
Henry turns to Lady Shadow. "I will use my explosives to try to slow them down. I saw on the monitor what looks like Badlands, maybe we can use the natural terrain to slow them or channel them so my explosives are more effective." He looks at the techs. "You and Thomas and a couple of these guys should go to the watcher base and get the lockout codes."
Lady Shadow smiles. "Yeah, we can use the lasers on the satilliites to create a trench and fill it with orc blood."
Henry sighs. "Ok, lets wait for Sorcha to get back, he will want to go with you."
Sir Sorcha returns 6 days later.
He is alone.
On one horse.
He hands lady Bronwym a parchment. He is so worn out from his ride, he cannot speak.
Lady bronwym reads the parchment to herself. She turns to the knights that had gathered. taking a huge breath she loudly says. "This note is from Sir Kensit, It is written in his hand. He says. 'The host is vast, Sir Sorcha is correct. We are giving him all the remaining mounts so that he will bring word back.' We will try to slow the Orcs and their beasts down. There is no other choice. May God have mercy on our souls."
The yard is quiet.
Then. "Back to work." says Lady Bronwym grimly..
After clarity leaves with the old man...
Henry and the ten Dark elves head south looking for a farmers, specifically pig farmers. Henry wants to gather the materials to make explosives.
Lady shadow, Sir Sorcha and Thomas decide to go into the forest and try to talk to Moloch about the Orc threat. Lady Shadow is kidnapped during the fourth nights watch and the group ordered out of the forest or she dies.
They decide to leave
Lady shadow is the guest of Moloch for 5 days and she tries to persuade him to help fight the orcs, Moloch leaves telling her he will consult with his scouts. Moloch comes back and tells her that the orcs are not a threat to him, they have been turned from the Djinn lands and are now headed through Caithiness.. they will miss his forest. Lady Shadow is invited to stay and join his harem, she declines and leaves, rejoining the group. Telling them of this news.
The group heads north to cathness and find their way to Lady Bronwyms castle, They tell her they have news of Dire importance, she bids them wait til she has assembled the knights so that all may hear at the same time.
That afternoon they tell her and the assembled knights of the Orcs and Moloch.
The Assembly attempts to shout down the young knight, until Lady Bronwyms steps in.
"This is the same knight who warned us that the elves have changed their allegence. We should harken to his word. He is my chosen champion in this hour of need."
Lady Bronwym turns to the now silent knights "This name... Moloch is slightly familure to me. Can anyone tell me where we have heard it."
A priest steps up. "Its from the book of revelations m'lady. A demon of Lucifer."
Lady nods. "Inform the Curia then my good priest." She turns to some officials. "Send word to the capital, we are to prepare for war and on two fronts."
She turns to Sir Sorcha and the assembled knights. "I need a company of 15 Knights to ride west and scout this army of orcs."
many raise their hands.
She chooses 15 knights. "Prepare your households. If the Orc threat is not as great, then we shall have much spoils and valor." The knights cheer. "If however Sir Sorcha's tale will darken our hearts, then we shall be ready to make them pay dearly. You shall ride forth after the evening hour. You will take 4 extra mounts each"
Sir Sorcha steps up to Lady Bronwym. "I shall leave now, M'lady." he announces.
Lady Bronwym looks at him. "No. Brave knight, you will not. You will wait for your brothers to prepare. You will ride with them and return with news."
Sir Sorcha crestfallen, nods. he turns and leaves the hall.
Lady Bronwym turns to Lady Shadow, Thomas and the Bodyguard. She eyes them for a moment. "Share your thoughts."
Lady Shadow. "We should evacuate. This castle will not withstand the horde."
Lady Bronwym nods. "We will wait to hear from the scouting party. Come walk with me, do you have skill in preparing for siege, can you make bandages?"
Thomas wanders off.
The Knights ride out at sunset.
The castle prepares for war.
8 days later The cook complains to Lady Shadow that someone is stealing food.
Lady shadow investigates, deciding to sit on the stairs outside the kitchen during the night, hiding in the shadows She first hears a humming sounds and then sees a floating, glowing orb enter the stairwell from the common quarters. It turns to her and emits a flash of light, she wakes the next day.
Henry arrives with the ten dark elves, each carrying a cask strapped to their backs.
Robin and Thomas, two guards search the common quarters and Thomas using magic finds a hidden room, Thomas the master of earth magics causes the wall to slide away from the hidden room only to discover a high tech metal door Lady Shadow smiles and steps forward, picks the lock. The door opens to show three very surprised watchers. The guards quickly capture and hustle them from the room. Lady Bronwym is sent for and soon arrives with the chamberlain and Henry.
Lady Shaodw pleads for their lives as assests and Lady Bronwym has them whipped and the turned over to Lady Shadow. They Watchers reluctantly explain that their room is a communication and survilennce room.
Lady Shadow steps into the survelience room and begins playing with the computer. The techs get nervous.
Lady Shadow. "Show me how to work the camera's. Show me the western coast, where the horder is."
One of the techs step forward and show her.
"Oh my god." Breaths Lady Shadow.
Henry nods. "Someone get Lady Bronwym."
a guard scrambles to obey.
Lady Bronwym arrives and Lady shadow explains what the image is. "That is the horde that is approaching."
"It looks almost like a tapestry. A vast..." She stares for a moment. "How large is the host that is approaching."
Lady Shadow says. "They will over run this castle and not even slow down... You will be lucky if they even notice you."
Lady Bronwyms nostrals flare, "Then we shall make them notice." She leaves.
Henry asks the watchers if the satillite have weapons, they say yes. Lady Shadow asks if they can use them, they say yes but they are currently locked out, None of the watcher stations have the weapons access codes, only the main base and it has not been communicating for 4 weeks now.
Henry turns to Lady Shadow. "I will use my explosives to try to slow them down. I saw on the monitor what looks like Badlands, maybe we can use the natural terrain to slow them or channel them so my explosives are more effective." He looks at the techs. "You and Thomas and a couple of these guys should go to the watcher base and get the lockout codes."
Lady Shadow smiles. "Yeah, we can use the lasers on the satilliites to create a trench and fill it with orc blood."
Henry sighs. "Ok, lets wait for Sorcha to get back, he will want to go with you."
Sir Sorcha returns 6 days later.
He is alone.
On one horse.
He hands lady Bronwym a parchment. He is so worn out from his ride, he cannot speak.
Lady bronwym reads the parchment to herself. She turns to the knights that had gathered. taking a huge breath she loudly says. "This note is from Sir Kensit, It is written in his hand. He says. 'The host is vast, Sir Sorcha is correct. We are giving him all the remaining mounts so that he will bring word back.' We will try to slow the Orcs and their beasts down. There is no other choice. May God have mercy on our souls."
The yard is quiet.
Then. "Back to work." says Lady Bronwym grimly..