The occupation of Jor Trilak
A dangerous guild of bandits had ravaged the southern parts of Lakai for several years, though it had mostly been theft and a few kidnappings to get a ransom - this in itself was really terrifying for many of the citizens, and the guards and police of the capital Aikann had been sent out to deal with them many times.
Even though many events had been happening leading up to this fateful day, no one would be prepared for how far the bandits would go for a good sum of money and riches. In 4707, in the early spring, the town was attacked by the guild. Around 100 people, with weapons, heavy armour and threats ravaged the city. Their plan was to take the rather small town hostage, and then require a good sum of money to let them go free.
The first days
The town was a rather small rural town but had a somewhat a lot of traffic going through. It was for many a stop on the way to the capital, which is how the city survived. A lot of trading goods came through town, and this is the reason why the bandit guild chose this small town rather than any other town - the direct road and connection to the capital. Surely this would get their attention. And it did indeed get the leaders in the attention of the capital, as they saw a town filled with innocent people being held hostage.Work and forced labor
While the bandits occupied the place, they made the inhabitants do work for them, forcing them to farm their crops for the bandits to eat, cook their meat, make new weapons in the small blacksmith they had in town - though most people were kept on constant watch in some of the larger houses in town. It was a nightmare for the poor citizens, worn out by the hard work they were forced to do without breaks. Some traders were already on their way towards the capital and were caught in the city by the bandits - their wares were taken and they were kept under watch with the rest if the city. Each day, the guild transferred some loot out of town and presumably to their own hiding place, and the citizen could only watch.Location
Jor Trilak is a city in Lakai