The Final Fight for Aubastia

After the Legion's assault failed, Comes Elias calls for the archers.

"My lord!" one of his subordinates calls. "They have all fallen in prior battles!"

Elias mutters in frustration, but then a thought occurs to him.

"Then bring up the Tortugan mercenaries." 

Attack on the Death Knight

Elias gives the Tortugans instructions, then they advance to attack the death knight.

The death knight jumps down from the parapet and engages the mercenaries. His flail scythes through the ranks. The dead then rise again as ghuuls and join the fight on the death knight's side.

The Death Knight

But the Tortugans press forward. Their blades slice apart the ghuuls. They reach the death knight and strike, but his armor deflects the blows.

Reinforcements

From outside the citadel, the Legion hears the roar of a lion. Suddenly, a monstrous creature bursts through the gate!

Half man and half lion, the manticore rushes the flank of the Tortugans. Its claws rake into flesh, and unfortunate mercenaries drop.

Counterattack

But then one mercenary, Stone, launches a counterattack. He unleashes a flurry of arrows, which pierce deep into the beast's hide. Then he draws his blade and charges. He crashes into the beast. There is a flurry of claws and steel. But in the end, the manticore lies dead.

Meanwhile, the rest of the mercenary company press forward. They cut through the ghuuls and reach the death knight. Their attacks crash into his armor. Pieces of steel and leather break off. 

Finally, one of the leader of the Tortugans, Kleanos, slashes with his great sword. It slices through the death knight's armor and cleaves deep. severing bone and rotted flesh. The death knight collapses!

Aftermath

Aubastia is now in Legion hands. Just in time, because scouts arrive to report that a Dark Magi army is on the march toward the town. Elias gives orders to dig in.

Elias speaks to his second-in-command, Basilius. "Even if we fortify, I don't know if we can hold out against this approaching army. If only there is a way to disrupt the attack until our reinforcements arrive."

Basilius replies, "I'll send out some more scouts. Maybe they can find a way."

GAME NOTES

This is the report from our January 7th meeting.

Robb played the death knight and I was the manticore. H from South Tortuga Sea (the FAU Belegarth group) served as a ghuul.

The mercenaries were other visitors from South Tortuga Sea - Kleanos, Anna, Dio, and Stone. I don't recall who actually killed me. I think it was Stone but I apologize if I got that wrong. Kleanos got the final kill on the death knight.

Thanks to Robb and our visitors from South Tortuga Sea. It was an enjoyable fight!