AND THE RESULTS ARE IN:Howard of Northall now has an unassailable lead over the other candidates, this will be our starting faction!
What does this mean for the Band?
Well our starting location will be the City of Tradeforth, the regional capital of the North of Westar and where Duke Howard is marshalling is forces for the coming war. It is already a few weeks after the death of Adalmar II and the realm is in a state of chaos. The Band, already being in the North when this happened, took the decision to sign contract with the Duke because of his military experience and the favourable rates he offered.
While the majority of Duke Howard's forces have arrived, he is still waiting on contingents from the Hook Peninsula to the West and a fresh levy raised from his own Duchy of Northall to the north. The Duke of Forlinger, though nominally part of the North, has not called his banners and the Skerrymen seem unconcerned with the war on the continent.
News has reached the city that Godfrey of Innsmouth, now calling himself King Godfrey I, is marching north through the Wolds and his host will soon be upon Tradeforth.
I'll get working on the first IC post tomorrow...