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Oh my I forgot to "improve" my character. I'll add that in later when we get back to Liria.
Weary, tired and beaten, Sylvestra thought they had triumphed after all. Casualties were high and the mages had caught them completely left-handed, yet they had won the battle against the -- what the hell?
Another two mages materialized in the room, and Sylvestra could feel something was off. "Tarfield, Highwielder, into formation!" she commanded, but her men groaned behind her. Spinning around, they were all either on their knees or struggling to keep standing. Looking around, Sylvestra saw that most of the Paladins present was doing the same. It was a spell of the mind, Sylvestra being one of the few who still had the strength to move. Her mind, hardened in the years of being a cold calculating commander, was stronger than her men. But she couldn't command them. "Damn it..." she cursed, and turned back to the two mages, stumbling. The spell had an effect over her aswell, despite how strong-willed she was. The inquisitor soon freed them however, and the Paladins rallied behind him.
A short-lived moment of courage.
Before Sylvestra could even completely comprehend the situation, half of her men were dead, crystallized by the mage's spell, and then the inquisitor was dead. His guts and blood stained the wall and paladins behind him, and everyone stood in silent shock for a moment. The mages took his amulet and disappeared.
Sylvestra was left without words. They had been utterly devestated, crushed and defeated by a single mage. Tarfield and Highwielder were among the wounded, and it seems most of command was aswell.
Assuming her usual stern look on her face, only this time even worse due to defeat and shock, she climbed up to one of the tables not toppled. "I'm assuming command. All able bodies report to your lieutenants who will take a body count. Take all the wounded and establish an infirmary. Collect dog-tags if you found any from our comrades who turned to dust. I expect all squad-leaders to report to me before sundown." she said coldly, eyeing the crowd. They were even more torn than she was. Half of them couldn't process the orders, the other half was downright crushed over the defeat and death of their leader and comrades. Sylvestra was also torn, but she knew someone had to get these men home. "Clean up this place. We're staying here for the night before returning home to Liria. The Inquisition will want to know of this treachery. I promise you, comrades, this unspeakable act shall not go unpunished." she said, finally, and stepped down from the table. With that, most Paladins snapped somewhat out of their trance as their lieutenants began making reports of their squads. Within a few hours, the house had been cleared of corpses, the wounded taken to an infirmary established in the house next door and most lieutenants had been leaving in their report. She sent a runned to find Varkasan, Alicia and Conrad ((basicly the candidates, sorry if I missed one)). They were to report to her immediately.
Another two mages materialized in the room, and Sylvestra could feel something was off. "Tarfield, Highwielder, into formation!" she commanded, but her men groaned behind her. Spinning around, they were all either on their knees or struggling to keep standing. Looking around, Sylvestra saw that most of the Paladins present was doing the same. It was a spell of the mind, Sylvestra being one of the few who still had the strength to move. Her mind, hardened in the years of being a cold calculating commander, was stronger than her men. But she couldn't command them. "Damn it..." she cursed, and turned back to the two mages, stumbling. The spell had an effect over her aswell, despite how strong-willed she was. The inquisitor soon freed them however, and the Paladins rallied behind him.
A short-lived moment of courage.
Before Sylvestra could even completely comprehend the situation, half of her men were dead, crystallized by the mage's spell, and then the inquisitor was dead. His guts and blood stained the wall and paladins behind him, and everyone stood in silent shock for a moment. The mages took his amulet and disappeared.
Sylvestra was left without words. They had been utterly devestated, crushed and defeated by a single mage. Tarfield and Highwielder were among the wounded, and it seems most of command was aswell.
Assuming her usual stern look on her face, only this time even worse due to defeat and shock, she climbed up to one of the tables not toppled. "I'm assuming command. All able bodies report to your lieutenants who will take a body count. Take all the wounded and establish an infirmary. Collect dog-tags if you found any from our comrades who turned to dust. I expect all squad-leaders to report to me before sundown." she said coldly, eyeing the crowd. They were even more torn than she was. Half of them couldn't process the orders, the other half was downright crushed over the defeat and death of their leader and comrades. Sylvestra was also torn, but she knew someone had to get these men home. "Clean up this place. We're staying here for the night before returning home to Liria. The Inquisition will want to know of this treachery. I promise you, comrades, this unspeakable act shall not go unpunished." she said, finally, and stepped down from the table. With that, most Paladins snapped somewhat out of their trance as their lieutenants began making reports of their squads. Within a few hours, the house had been cleared of corpses, the wounded taken to an infirmary established in the house next door and most lieutenants had been leaving in their report. She sent a runned to find Varkasan, Alicia and Conrad ((basicly the candidates, sorry if I missed one)). They were to report to her immediately.
Sounds interesting, but what connection would the real life character have to the game character? If I may ask, that is! I don't mean to intrude!
"I don't like this one bit." Sylvestra said as she watched the all too kind villagers bring food to all the soldiers. She refused to eat, resulting in quite an angry scowl from the villager, which only deepened her suspicion. Then, the illusion came apart. Blood everywhere, with men dying left and right from poison. Mages!
"AMBUSH! On your feet soldiers! To arms!" she yelled, lunging for her halberd. She spun around, Halberd in hand, cleaving a mage almost in two before facing her lieutenants, scrambling for their own weapons. "TARFIELD, shieldwall with your men, clear the front! Deflect their spells! Highwielder, bring your men around, get outside and call for reinforcements!" Sylvestra yelled, commanding men left and right. "Ma'am! There's fighting outside aswell! The whole village is an ambush!" Hugh said as he returned with a dozen men from outside. "Then protect our flank, we'll root the mages out piece by piece!" she responded, running up front with Danas Tarfield. Raising a fist in the air, light sprung forth like a beacon, and Danas' men's shields began glowing faintly. Sylvestra was empowering them so that the mages' spells would deflect or have lesser effect.
Then she saw her. Alicia, spinning through the fray, flowing like water. Her blades cut true, her light-spells striking with precision. It was beautiful, in a way, Sylvestra thought. To her, war was all about the tactics, the strategies, how to outmanouver your opponent, but watching Alicia... She almost forgot that it was actually throats being cut open and just watched the dance for but a moment. It was like Alicia wasn't even noticing, like she had forgotten about everything else than the dance. Finally, Sylvestra had to wrench her gaze away to continue ordering her men around to outmanouver the mages. The battle wasn't won yet.
Eventually, all that was left of the mages were bodies, and quite a few paladin ones too. Wiping blood from her forehead, Sylvestra drew a heavy breath. Danas and Hugh came up behind her. "All clear, ma'am." they said. She turned and nodded. "Well done lieutenants. What are our casualties?" she asked. Danas spoke first. "Five from my squad, ma'am. They were good men, but I hardly knew them. They aren't from our company, after all." he said. Sylvestra nodded, and turned to Hugh, who cleared his throat. "Only two from my squad. But it would've been more if Danas hadn't had his men up quick in that shieldwall, ma'am. We worked well together."
The two lieutenants nodded at each other. Sylvestra eyed them. "Very well. We'll have to--"
One last mage appeared in the building. He was unlike any mage Sylvestra had ever seen, and she quickly ordered the men back into formation. The mage spoke. "What a bother you lot are. Now we will have to do it the hard way."
Suddenly, he was gone, and the bodies started rising like a nightmare. Their bones protruded, creating disgusting and horrifying figures of the people they once were. This, Sylvestra thought, this is the reason mages should all be eradicated. This is an abomination to life itself. But it was when she saw the Paladin corpses rising that she clenched her fists. This time, the magi-scum had gone too far. Levran seemed to share her thoughts, for he had recovered and was dispatching of the husks in quick pace. Quickly she ordered two squads of men up on Levran's flanks to take care of the stragglers, and protect him as he went for the mage responsible for this. But seeing as the bodies were everywhere, she didn't have time to stand around. Her Halberd was heavy and large, so she threw it aside and drew her sword to be able to move easier when fighting the husks. They were proving to be tougher opponents than the mages had been. Empowering her sword with light, she blinded the husks with the glow. One strike, and the mana holding them together burned away, and so did the body. Striking down the corpse of a Paladin, Sylvestra quickly knelt down and picked up the dogtag left in the dust and armor that had fallen to the floor. She wouldn't let any soldier dead go without honor to the afterlife.
"AMBUSH! On your feet soldiers! To arms!" she yelled, lunging for her halberd. She spun around, Halberd in hand, cleaving a mage almost in two before facing her lieutenants, scrambling for their own weapons. "TARFIELD, shieldwall with your men, clear the front! Deflect their spells! Highwielder, bring your men around, get outside and call for reinforcements!" Sylvestra yelled, commanding men left and right. "Ma'am! There's fighting outside aswell! The whole village is an ambush!" Hugh said as he returned with a dozen men from outside. "Then protect our flank, we'll root the mages out piece by piece!" she responded, running up front with Danas Tarfield. Raising a fist in the air, light sprung forth like a beacon, and Danas' men's shields began glowing faintly. Sylvestra was empowering them so that the mages' spells would deflect or have lesser effect.
Then she saw her. Alicia, spinning through the fray, flowing like water. Her blades cut true, her light-spells striking with precision. It was beautiful, in a way, Sylvestra thought. To her, war was all about the tactics, the strategies, how to outmanouver your opponent, but watching Alicia... She almost forgot that it was actually throats being cut open and just watched the dance for but a moment. It was like Alicia wasn't even noticing, like she had forgotten about everything else than the dance. Finally, Sylvestra had to wrench her gaze away to continue ordering her men around to outmanouver the mages. The battle wasn't won yet.
Eventually, all that was left of the mages were bodies, and quite a few paladin ones too. Wiping blood from her forehead, Sylvestra drew a heavy breath. Danas and Hugh came up behind her. "All clear, ma'am." they said. She turned and nodded. "Well done lieutenants. What are our casualties?" she asked. Danas spoke first. "Five from my squad, ma'am. They were good men, but I hardly knew them. They aren't from our company, after all." he said. Sylvestra nodded, and turned to Hugh, who cleared his throat. "Only two from my squad. But it would've been more if Danas hadn't had his men up quick in that shieldwall, ma'am. We worked well together."
The two lieutenants nodded at each other. Sylvestra eyed them. "Very well. We'll have to--"
One last mage appeared in the building. He was unlike any mage Sylvestra had ever seen, and she quickly ordered the men back into formation. The mage spoke. "What a bother you lot are. Now we will have to do it the hard way."
Suddenly, he was gone, and the bodies started rising like a nightmare. Their bones protruded, creating disgusting and horrifying figures of the people they once were. This, Sylvestra thought, this is the reason mages should all be eradicated. This is an abomination to life itself. But it was when she saw the Paladin corpses rising that she clenched her fists. This time, the magi-scum had gone too far. Levran seemed to share her thoughts, for he had recovered and was dispatching of the husks in quick pace. Quickly she ordered two squads of men up on Levran's flanks to take care of the stragglers, and protect him as he went for the mage responsible for this. But seeing as the bodies were everywhere, she didn't have time to stand around. Her Halberd was heavy and large, so she threw it aside and drew her sword to be able to move easier when fighting the husks. They were proving to be tougher opponents than the mages had been. Empowering her sword with light, she blinded the husks with the glow. One strike, and the mana holding them together burned away, and so did the body. Striking down the corpse of a Paladin, Sylvestra quickly knelt down and picked up the dogtag left in the dust and armor that had fallen to the floor. She wouldn't let any soldier dead go without honor to the afterlife.
Conrad seems like a very interesting character. I also see he's part of the Vanguard! I'll have my character recognizing him appropriately!
where are the ic posts guys :O
Oh Rultaos, I loved the part about Verkasan's thoughts about Sylvestra and Alicia. It flattered me, in a way, but then again it's always fun when someone recognizes your character!
At last, the hundred or so Paladins were called to the great hall and stood in formation. Sylvestra stood close to the front due to her high rank, but was in formation like everyone else since the one speaking to them was top brass, straight from the Inquisition. When hearing that there was "reason to believe" that mages held out in the Black Forest, Sylvestra could only mentally roll her eyes. Of course they were in the Black Forest, she had been telling her superiors for months, but they wouldn't listen. They said Sylvestra lacked proof, that she simply saw a pattern that didn't exist in the random attacks from the Azure Covenant. But she couldn't complain, of course. Now that they had "reason to believe", action would swiftly be taken no doubt. For all the inefficiency of bureaucracy, the Inqusition sure was quick to respond to mage threats, and that made Sylvestra quite glad.
When the three prime-candidate names were spoken, Sylvestra was both quite happy that she would be honored with such a thing, and somewhat insulted that they named her last of the three despite her higher rank and experience. She didn't know each and every one of the new Paladin recruits, but these two she knew, for they had caught her attention. Appearantly Alicia was the daughter of some noble and had passed the Paladin rite with excellency. She showed top score in all trainings and tests, but Sylvestra knew she lacked experience. This would be her defining flaw. No matter, she thought. She'll get plenty of experience what with the Azure Covenant around, and with being a prime candidate, whatever that meant. Then there was the young man, Varkasan. He too showed promise among the recruits, and his loyalty to the cause was without question. Finally, Sylvestra guessed that she would be leading these two in one way or another, with her being the ranking officer. Time could only tell, the real mission briefing hadn't started yet.
When the meeting was adjourned for now, Sylvestra went off to the side with two of her lieutenants, Danas Tarfield and Hugh Highwielder. Appearantly, they were the only two from her men that was also called to this meeting. With reason, she thought, since they were good men. They greeted her with a salute when she approached them, as they stood conversing off by the wall at the western end of the room."At ease, lads. I must say I didn't expect anyone from the company here." she said, a cold smile on her face to assure them that she simply wanted to chat. "Well we're quite the opposite. We expected to see you here, ma'am, what with the secrecy and high priority mission this seems to be." said Danas. "Aye, straight from top brass, the Inquisitors themselves eh?" added Hugh. They both returned the smile. They would normally talk lighter but they were still on duty and this was a military meeting. "Well I'm glad to know I have two friendly faces with me on this mission. What do you think boys? Assaulting the Black Forest isn't a small deal." Sylvestra said, her smile coming off as she assumed her regular, serious expression. "Well... Ma'am, I wouldn't want you to think less of me..." Danas began, and exchanged a glance with Hugh. "But what, lieutenant?" Sylvestra said, eyeing him. "It's just... It doesn't feel right, ma'am. How many Paladins are here, 'little above a hundred? If we're gonna assault the Azure Covenant's base of operations, wouldn't we need a battalion at least?" he said, and Hugh shared his concern. "Yeah, ma'am there's something fishy about it. And what are these prime candidates the Inquisitor spoke of? It doesn't make any sense to me."
Sylvestra listened intently and nodded, her hands behind her back. "Well I wouldn't think about it too much if I were you. There's a reason for it all and I'm sure we'll be enlightened soon. Carry on."
She saluted and left, not because she had important things to do (even though she probably did) but because she didn't want to stand around talking about that for too long. Any inquisitor hear that they're bound to inspect Sylvestra or her lieutenants. Maybe even investigate her entire troop. No, she had to get this out of her mind.
Walking over to the stables to get her mind off of things, Sylvestra noticed the new Paladin, Alicia. She could tell the girl was wound-up, probably nervous or scared. Maybe she was thinking the same thing that her Lieutenants were thinking. Maybe they'd all die assaulting the forest with just a few hundred men.
She continued walking, but didn't pick up the pace to catch up to Alicia. Rather, she just walked and eventually she'd be at the stables. The girl seemed like she was heading there as well.
When the three prime-candidate names were spoken, Sylvestra was both quite happy that she would be honored with such a thing, and somewhat insulted that they named her last of the three despite her higher rank and experience. She didn't know each and every one of the new Paladin recruits, but these two she knew, for they had caught her attention. Appearantly Alicia was the daughter of some noble and had passed the Paladin rite with excellency. She showed top score in all trainings and tests, but Sylvestra knew she lacked experience. This would be her defining flaw. No matter, she thought. She'll get plenty of experience what with the Azure Covenant around, and with being a prime candidate, whatever that meant. Then there was the young man, Varkasan. He too showed promise among the recruits, and his loyalty to the cause was without question. Finally, Sylvestra guessed that she would be leading these two in one way or another, with her being the ranking officer. Time could only tell, the real mission briefing hadn't started yet.
When the meeting was adjourned for now, Sylvestra went off to the side with two of her lieutenants, Danas Tarfield and Hugh Highwielder. Appearantly, they were the only two from her men that was also called to this meeting. With reason, she thought, since they were good men. They greeted her with a salute when she approached them, as they stood conversing off by the wall at the western end of the room."At ease, lads. I must say I didn't expect anyone from the company here." she said, a cold smile on her face to assure them that she simply wanted to chat. "Well we're quite the opposite. We expected to see you here, ma'am, what with the secrecy and high priority mission this seems to be." said Danas. "Aye, straight from top brass, the Inquisitors themselves eh?" added Hugh. They both returned the smile. They would normally talk lighter but they were still on duty and this was a military meeting. "Well I'm glad to know I have two friendly faces with me on this mission. What do you think boys? Assaulting the Black Forest isn't a small deal." Sylvestra said, her smile coming off as she assumed her regular, serious expression. "Well... Ma'am, I wouldn't want you to think less of me..." Danas began, and exchanged a glance with Hugh. "But what, lieutenant?" Sylvestra said, eyeing him. "It's just... It doesn't feel right, ma'am. How many Paladins are here, 'little above a hundred? If we're gonna assault the Azure Covenant's base of operations, wouldn't we need a battalion at least?" he said, and Hugh shared his concern. "Yeah, ma'am there's something fishy about it. And what are these prime candidates the Inquisitor spoke of? It doesn't make any sense to me."
Sylvestra listened intently and nodded, her hands behind her back. "Well I wouldn't think about it too much if I were you. There's a reason for it all and I'm sure we'll be enlightened soon. Carry on."
She saluted and left, not because she had important things to do (even though she probably did) but because she didn't want to stand around talking about that for too long. Any inquisitor hear that they're bound to inspect Sylvestra or her lieutenants. Maybe even investigate her entire troop. No, she had to get this out of her mind.
Walking over to the stables to get her mind off of things, Sylvestra noticed the new Paladin, Alicia. She could tell the girl was wound-up, probably nervous or scared. Maybe she was thinking the same thing that her Lieutenants were thinking. Maybe they'd all die assaulting the forest with just a few hundred men.
She continued walking, but didn't pick up the pace to catch up to Alicia. Rather, she just walked and eventually she'd be at the stables. The girl seemed like she was heading there as well.
Sylvestra had already arrived at the Paladin HQ hours before by early morning. She and her company had been tracking the Azure Covenant's moves for months and she too was quite sure they were holding up in the Black Forest, like rumors speculated. Judging by where and when they hit, it was all random when looking on a map, but Sylvestra thought it was only an illusion of random if they all came from the same place. She was already deep in discussion with other commanders about it when more Paladins began arriving to HQ. She didn't pause her discussions with the other commanders whenever she saw a new arrival, but she did look up to glance at them. It was just something she did whenever a person entered the room, so she could keep track of the number of people and their equippment currently.
The other commanders didn't know the reason for the letter either, so Sylvestra knew this was straight from the top, maybe even Grinnoc himself. Sylvestra guessed they would all be called for a meeting soon to explain the situation so she might aswell inspect her troops and hand out orders while she's gone, if there were any orders to give that is.
The company was resting in the barracks but Sylvestra called for her lieutenants and told them of the situation. The men would be on leave until further notice.
Walking back into HQ, Sylvestra nodded at and saluted several Paladins who payed her rank proper respect. Now all she could do was wait until the higher-ups called a meeting. She began wondering how many had received this letter. Ten men? A hundred? A thousand? Judging from the amount of Paladins reporting to HQ, Sylvestra was sure it was at least well over ten. This wouldn't be a small operation if the suspicions of the letter having to do with the Azure Covenant and the Black Forest were true.
The other commanders didn't know the reason for the letter either, so Sylvestra knew this was straight from the top, maybe even Grinnoc himself. Sylvestra guessed they would all be called for a meeting soon to explain the situation so she might aswell inspect her troops and hand out orders while she's gone, if there were any orders to give that is.
The company was resting in the barracks but Sylvestra called for her lieutenants and told them of the situation. The men would be on leave until further notice.
Walking back into HQ, Sylvestra nodded at and saluted several Paladins who payed her rank proper respect. Now all she could do was wait until the higher-ups called a meeting. She began wondering how many had received this letter. Ten men? A hundred? A thousand? Judging from the amount of Paladins reporting to HQ, Sylvestra was sure it was at least well over ten. This wouldn't be a small operation if the suspicions of the letter having to do with the Azure Covenant and the Black Forest were true.
I refered to it as nega-magic in the CS. She'll refer to it as light ICly. (:
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