Session 33 Recap: "The Battle of Crimsonwich Pt. 1"
General Summary
Months of struggle, trials, and preparation all finally came to a head as the sun crested the horizon on the fated day the attacks would begin on the city of Crimsonwich. With nothing left to prepare, no more allies to summon, and the best hope for Edenia's future at their backs, Fortune's Favored stood atop the city walls looking at the massive army stretched out before them.
The irony of a white flag being paraded under the shadow of the massive red dragon Abithiriax out into the no-man's-land of the open field between the army and city was not lost on anyone, as Fortune's Favored met with none other than Darion Backblade face-to-face since their first encounter in Darrowshore. The hostile undercurrent of the encounter was not difficult to miss as Darion demanded the complete surrender of Fortune's Favored and the entire city of Crimsonwich, as he intended to obliterate the city and kill every last man, woman, and child within its walls. Another figure stood stoically alongside him writhing as if her body were swarming with insects, but said nothing during the exchange. With no surprise to either side- (A/n: You had my family's ale on the table as a trophy, you raging prick-), Fortune's Favored vehemently rejected the "generous" offer and earned the ire of Darion, as Miha took on an unfamiliar form and taunted him from atop the city walls. The chance to flee past, Fortune's Favored returned to the city and braced themselves for the war about to unfold before them.
The first call for their aid came from the southern walls where a contingent of hill giants and hobgoblin commanders were lobbing massive boulders at the walls to break them down in order to make way for the army's advance. Despite the muddy terrain and with the help of the mercenary volunteers from Slatefist Hold, Fortune's Favored managed to rout the attack and prevented the Southern Wall's collapse as well as helped the dwarven mercenaries return to the city battered, but breathing.
A brief moment of rest was all that was allowed before the call for aid sounded again, this time for a troop of hobgoblins that were attempting to press into the city, accompanied by two manticores. Dame Grayson, Sir Chad Guardsman, and the knights accompanied them as they hurried to reenforce the defenders. Surprisingly, the Black Hand were not wholly out of tricks as they clashed with the defenders and a number of goblins riding guard drakes appeared from a side street to join the fray. But despite the Black Hand's numbers, the arrival of the drakes proved more detrimental to them than Fortune's Favored, as a bellowed order in draconic turned their loyalties against their masters, allowing the rest to be cut down in the streets and five guard drakes added to the ranks of the city's defenders.
The sounds of combat echo across the entire city as the army continues to hammer the defences of Crimsonwich, and Fortune's Favored now turns from their latest victory to the next fight at hand...
Rewards Granted
5 Blue Guard Drakes
Missions/Quests Completed
Defeated Hill Giant assault team, defeated Guard Drake assault team.
Report Date
14 Jun 2024
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