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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-11, 01:05 | |
| She makes eye contact with Akari, and flicks the hilt of one of the two scimitars she carries at her hips, then turns her attention back to Trajan and ket.
Ket raps his knuckles on the map table. "We're to cross the river, and draw the grand army to battle." he looks up at trajan, with a slight edge of question in his eyes. "We'll have you on the flank, to exploit any weakness." | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-11, 21:04 | |
| Trajan: Not a bad idea... although. I hope you will not take...offence to this, but I would very much like to assess your troops myself before I decide where you would be most useful. | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-11, 21:20 | |
| Yenn: “But of course, I have sent a bird to my men, they will come, and you will see.” | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-11, 21:44 | |
| Akari is still visibly annoyed by the mercenary
Trajan: excellent. | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-11, 23:01 | |
| Yenn: "I am sure you will be satisfied with them." | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-11, 23:24 | |
| Trajan: I do not doubt it. | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 21:26 | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 21:28 | |
| Trajan: is there anything else to discuss? | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 21:39 | |
| Yenn: "Not coming from me.." | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 21:40 | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 21:53 | |
| Ket looks up from the map. "No." | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 22:07 | |
| Trajan: in that case, dismissed. | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 22:15 | |
| Yenn half courties and turns to leave | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 22:17 | |
| Akari continues to glare at her as she leaves. Trajan turns to Justinian. Trajan: I want you to inspect her troops for me. See what you think. Take LI with you. Justin: *Salutes* Sir. | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 22:39 | |
| Yenn, hearing this on her way out, waits for justinian outside.
Ket: "It would be most productive if you were to put aside your hatred for mercanaries for the duration of this campaign, voldomanian." He does not look up from the maps. | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 22:43 | |
| Justinian dons his helmet and follows after Yenn, LI following in turn.
Akari: I will not tell you how to conduct yourself, Princeling. Do me the same courtesy. | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 23:03 | |
| Ket wordlessly raises a hand in aknowledgement
Yenn is waiting. | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 23:07 | |
| Justinian emerges. His armour is dirty and battle scarred, a thousand scratches and small dents all over it, in stark contrast to Trajan's silvery gleaming plate. His face, while clearly showing his relative youth, is grizzled, and punctuated with dark stubble. His plume, on the other hand, has clearly been taken care of, the red and white horse-hair seeming almost new. He locks eyes with the mercenary. "Lead the way, ma'am." | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 23:26 | |
| Yenn looks him up and down, slowly, and then turns to lead him toward the gates. "Justinian, is it?" | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 23:27 | |
| he nods "First spear centurion to the Consul's own Fourth legion." *she hears thudding from LI's footsteps behind him* | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 23:46 | |
| "I should be honoured, i suppose." The sound of hoofbeats grows louder as they draw closer to the walls | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 23:49 | |
| "You are familiar with the rank?" | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 23:54 | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-13, 23:56 | |
| "Third in command of the legion. Work your way up from the rank and file." | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 00:05 | |
| "Hmn." She walks through the open gates, and the hoofbeats rise to a deafening roar | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 00:07 | |
| Justin is close behind, as is LI | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 00:17 | |
| Beyond the gates, upon the wide open plains, the full force of the mercenary company, to be paid in dragonscale, is moving into formation. Eight thousand men, and four thousand horses, a small army in its very own right. "What do you think, first spear?" | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 04:07 | |
| Justinian: *pauses to watch them* Not bad. | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 19:57 | |
| The army is forming into three distinct formations. A loose, and deep line of infantry, the same of light horse, and a diamond of the mamluks. | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 20:19 | |
| he watches slowly. "Diamond formation? Impressive." | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 20:39 | |
| "You will find us as well drilled as any dracian legion." | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 20:41 | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:01 | |
| She walks a dozen paces forwards, points, snaps her fingers, and yells a command, an extremely fast jabber of kelthrovi.
The mamluks walk their horses forwards a half dozen steps. Then they walk them a half dozen to the left, the horses stepping hoof over hoof, keeping their heads directly forwards, then they reverse direction on the spot, wheeling the mounts around, and as a finale, they expand the spacing of the formation, without ever turning the horses, with a combination of sidesteps, and forwards and backwards steps. | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:03 | |
| Justinian watches, without saying anything, his face not giving anything away. | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:12 | |
| With another jabber of kelthrovi, Yenn commands the formation into a galloping charge, only breaking a little, as the ranks set off one after the other, widening the space between, collecting back into formation only as they ride.
She then turns her attention to her light riders, armed with bow and sword, she simply roars a single word and points out onto the plains. "Katabiri" and the horsemen ride off in their loose formation, splitting into four seperate masses of men and horse, curving around upon themselves to ride in circles. She yells another command, and almost as one, they draw, nock, and fire an arrow each, showering down upon a point directly away from her.
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:15 | |
| Yenn hears a thud as LI steps forward | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:24 | |
| She turns, hands coming to rest upon the hilts of her swords. | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:26 | |
| Justinian watches curiously as LI takes another few steps | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:28 | |
| "Do you want an example of personal skill, Clavae?" | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:29 | |
| "I wish to see... how they would handle one such as me." | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:32 | |
| "Shoot you, or else put a lance in your chest." | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:34 | |
| Justinian:...have you fought one such as her, ma'am? | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:40 | |
| "No, I make a point of not doing so, in fact." | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:40 | |
| Justinian has a slight grin.
LI: Show me. | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:47 | |
| "First spear, what will you tell your consul if i have the Clavae killed, as she asks?" | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:49 | |
| Justinian: that it was on LI's request. Do you particularly fancy saying no to her? | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 21:58 | |
| Yenn takes a few steps back, and barks a few words of kelthrovi at one of the footmen. He replies, and she barks back. He looks at Li, looks at yenn, then takes a step forwards, a dozen of his fellows following, they unhook a bag from their belts, thick leather, and untie the string, holding it in one hand, they flick it, turning the bag inside out, and tossing the caltrops within upon the ground in front of them.
Each man carries a small buckler shield, perhaps a foot in diameter, a recurved bow, and a scimitar, much like Yenns. They're armoured in various styles, but all lightly. Mail, scale, and lamellar. Silk or linen robes beneath, some wear helmets, again of various types, noseguards, veils of mail, plumes of feathers or horsehair. All in good repair.
They draw their bows, the string to their ears. The leader looks to Yenn for the nod. | |
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Sir BushWookie
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 22:02 | |
| Seeing that only he, Akari, and Trajan remained Mord stepped forward again and leant over the map. “When would you have me set off?” The prince asked, studying the map as he plotted a route in his head. | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 22:05 | |
| LI simply rolls her shoulders
Trajan: how long do you need to prepare? | |
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Captain Raeven
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 22:09 | |
| Yenn nods, and the archers loose their arrows. Each man hits his target, at point blank it's hard to miss. One strikes her in the head. At such close range, the force of the volley is enough to hurl a grown man to the floor. | |
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Gorath
| Subject: Re: Empires of Ashes Reboot 2019-04-14, 22:10 | |
| LI is forced to take a single step back from the impact. Arrows shatter, her plate is scratched. That is all. | |
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