Fort Ken'vi
The first of the strongholds was called Ken'vi.
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| The gate |
I led the first century. Celer, Bentley, and a new legionary named Nathan were with me. Nathan and I went straight for the gate. Bentley covered us with archery while Celer skirmished on the flank.
At first, the attack went well. We pushed through the enemy, reached the gate, and began raising the portcullis. Then the duergar surprised us. They rushed from the stronghold, ran past us, and assaulted our camp.
We fell back but were not in time. They scattered our healing totem, leaving us vulnerable. Still, we were not ready to quit. We advanced on the gate. The duergar buzzed around us like flies. We struck down many, but they kept coming. Meanwhile, their attacks whittled us down.
I reached the gate again, but was beset by the enemy. I sustained many wounds and had to retire. The rest of the century joined me. Our attack failed.
Fort Nar'dall
Meanwhile, the second century assaulted the other stronghold, Fort Nar'dall.
Jayden led this century, with Sprouts, Wren, Lionhart, and Chris. The duergar tried the same trick - flanking them and destroying their camp. This time, however, the Legion was prepared. They were able to hold off the the raiders while still advancing on the gates.
Soon, the Legion had opened the gate. They pressed into the stronghold and cleared out the remaining duergar. Nar'dall was ours!
Fort Ken'vi again
The victorious second century joined us at Ken'vi and we planned another assault on the duergar. Hampered by wounds, I stayed behind, leaving leadership to Celer.
Celer followed the same strategy that worked at Nar'dall - protect the camp and send the rest of the Legion forward against the gates. Again, the duergar harassed the Legion mercilessly. But Celer's century held them off, drove forward to the gate, and pried it open.
Soon, legionaries streamed into the stronghold. The Legion's blood was up; they cut down the foe wherever they found them. Finally, Ken'vi was in our hands!
It took some effort, but a successful mission for the Legion!
GAME NOTES
- Welcome to new player Nathan!
- Congratulations to Sprouts, who was awarded the Order of the Eagle for her efforts against Nar'dall and the second assault on Ken'vi.
- Sorry, I don't remember who else was on the Legion side during the second attack on Ken'vi.
- The game was essentially mutual annihilation. Both sides had unlimited lives until their respawn point fell. For the Legion, it was our camp - represented by the Flame of Justice (my torch). For the duergar, it was when the Legion raised the stronghold's gate.
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| The actual gate. The tarp rolls up like a portcullis. |
- In the first run, the Legion was outnumbered 5-4. I think that made a difference as we did not have the numbers to attack the gate and protect our camp. The Legion had a 5-4 advantage in the second battle. We decided to try a third time with even numbers. I sat out. The Legion succeeded, which I report as the second assault on Ken'vi.
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| The Legion gathers |
