The Battle of Albrook

Written by Salen

The Battle of Albrook was a turning point in the 100 year long Great War. The Psions had declared independence with this ambush and after this they were hunted down and eliminated. The survival of the village was miraculous considering the amount of damage that only three Psion's caused. The battle was short, lasting only a day, and the survivors took the people from the village after and relocated them until reinforcements could arrive.

Ambush

Albrook was a staging site for the Alliance and was there to stop a rumored advance party of Clockwork assassin's. In the night the three Psions they had brought turned and attacked the resting elven/human alliance, slaying them in their sleep. Their powers ripped through the tents with waves of force and caused the sentries great pain when they rushed to their defense. In minutes the Alliance was reeling, trying to regroup and protect the villagers, losing men faster than the Magus's could erect walls of earth and air to try and stop them.

Savior of Albrook

The Archmagus in charge of the contingent, Salen Alasari, was the banner that the Alliance rallied to. Calling upon forces of nature to entangle the Psions, and mixing the earth with moisture to create a field of mud to protect the advancing Psions, he remained in the front of the conflict, trying element after element to stop the mind killers. Taking heavy losses, he finally called upon air and ether to create a cloud that would dampen their minds, making their powers ineffective while inside of it. The elven warriors rushed into the could, fighting the Psions and slaying them before the cloud dissipated.

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The Conflict

Prelude

The Psions, created to battle the dwarven clockwork assassin's, hated that they were being used to kill, even if it was to save others. Fighting their masters. the Psions decided to rise up and flee, ambushing the Archmagus and a contingent of elves and humans at the village of Albrook

Battlefield

The village of Albrook, located near the eastern boarder of the Forest of S'ren.

Outcome

The village was saved, and the elven mages overcame the ambush but at a cost. fifty lay dead as well as the three Psions that started the battle.

Aftermath

Fear and outrage against all Psions started after this battle. The sheer devastation that they caused with their minds and the level of damage just frightened the common people.

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Conflict Type

Battle

Battlefield Type

Land

Start Date

501

Ending Date

501

Conflict Result

The Psions, while defeated at Albrook, broke away from the rule of the elf/human alliance and fled,, no longer fighting against the clockwork assassin's unless attacked.

Location

Forest of S'ren

Belligerents

Elven/Human Alliance

• Magus Guild

Led by

• Salen Alasari

Psion's

Strength

The alliance had a contigent of mages. One Archmagus, three full magus, and 65 elven and human warriors stationed at Albrook.

There were only 3 Psion's at the battle, but with surprise on their side, the ambush worked well considering their defeat.

Casualties

Fifty dead, including all of the Magus and most of the warriors. No villagers fell that day.

3 Psions. Total loss

Objectives

Albrook was a staging area against a supposed Clockwork advance into the forest

To declare freedom from the Alliance and show that they were not going to be forced to kill unless they wanted to.

I've never seen anything more comforting and horrible at the same time, as I witnessed that day. To watch that crimson cloud dissipate...to see the bodies it left behind. I didn't know whether to cheer or cry — Anaryl'ian Elven magus