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Post by DM on Jul 11, 2016 18:56:27 GMT -8
About 2 weeks later
The mid day sun shines brightly on Marwin's forehead. "LAND AHEAD!!" the lookout screams, "PREPARE TO DROP ANCHOR!" From the front of the ship, Marwin can see the walls of Larwick, it's not a large city, but it's large enough to have a sizeable garrison. Just as Yarwyck said, the side closest to Stormden isn't as defended as the opposite side. Outside the city he can see farmers and merchants, fleeing into the city, or away from it. A lone guard walks along the southern wall of Larwick, and as he sees the mass of ships heading inland, he nearly drops his crossbow. He runs to a tower and Marwin can hear the sound of a bell ringing. Lord Sargen's ships begin to deviate and head for the opening of the river in order to block it off and blockade the city. Lord Reyne's ships are the first to land. As soon as the first ship anchors, troops begin pouring out, banners emblazoned with the gray bear of house Reyne flutter in the wind. The next couple ships land and more soldiers hop off into the sand. They group up on the coast and Marwin can see Lord Reyne surveying the land, possibly searching for a place to set up the command tent. The gate of Larwick is shut with a metallic slam that Marwin can hear from his ship. By the time Marwin finally lands, Reyne's men have already began digging trenches and razing farmlands for food. Marwin steps off the ship with Thorin and Merrick at his side, with a standard bearer, holding the eagle banner of House Hanne, following closely behind. He can see that some troops have begun putting up tents and lookout posts. The command tent is roughly up, and Lord Reyne is standing outside of it, as Marwin nears he can hear him telling a soldier, "A bit more to the left.... now to the right... too far, back to the left... a bit mor- PERFECT!" and the soldier sets down the post. He turns to Marwin and laughs, "How was your voyage friend?"
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Post by Marwin Hanne on Jul 11, 2016 19:07:54 GMT -8
About 2 weeks laterThe mid day sun shines brightly on Marwin's forehead. "LAND AHEAD!!" the lookout screams, "PREPARE TO DROP ANCHOR!" From the front of the ship, Marwin can see the walls of Larwick, it's not a large city, but it's large enough to have a sizeable garrison. Just as Yarwyck said, the side closest to Stormden isn't as defended as the opposite side. Outside the city he can see farmers and merchants, fleeing into the city, or away from it. A lone guard walks along the southern wall of Larwick, and as he sees the mass of ships heading inland, he nearly drops his crossbow. He runs to a tower and Marwin can hear the sound of a bell ringing. Lord Sargen's ships begin to deviate and head for the opening of the river in order to block it off and blockade the city. Lord Reyne's ships are the first to land. As soon as the first ship anchors, troops begin pouring out, banners emblazoned with the gray bear of house Reyne flutter in the wind. The next couple ships land and more soldiers hop off into the sand. They group up on the coast and Marwin can see Lord Reyne surveying the land, possibly searching for a place to set up the command tent. The gate of Larwick is shut with a metallic slam that Marwin can hear from his ship. By the time Marwin finally lands, Reyne's men have already began digging trenches and razing farmlands for food. Marwin steps off the ship with Thorin and Merrick at his side, with a standard bearer, holding the eagle banner of House Hanne, following closely behind. He can see that some troops have begun putting up tents and lookout posts. The command tent is roughly up, and Lord Reyne is standing outside of it, as Marwin nears he can hear him telling a soldier, "A bit more to the left.... now to the right... too far, back to the left... a bit mor- PERFECT!" and the soldier sets down the post. He turns to Marwin and laughs, "How was your voyage friend?" "The voyage went quite well my friend." Hanne says, and points at the gate. "Our friends seen quite apprehensive...we wouldn't happen to have a battering ram would we?" |
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Post by DM on Jul 11, 2016 19:10:29 GMT -8
About 2 weeks laterThe mid day sun shines brightly on Marwin's forehead. "LAND AHEAD!!" the lookout screams, "PREPARE TO DROP ANCHOR!" From the front of the ship, Marwin can see the walls of Larwick, it's not a large city, but it's large enough to have a sizeable garrison. Just as Yarwyck said, the side closest to Stormden isn't as defended as the opposite side. Outside the city he can see farmers and merchants, fleeing into the city, or away from it. A lone guard walks along the southern wall of Larwick, and as he sees the mass of ships heading inland, he nearly drops his crossbow. He runs to a tower and Marwin can hear the sound of a bell ringing. Lord Sargen's ships begin to deviate and head for the opening of the river in order to block it off and blockade the city. Lord Reyne's ships are the first to land. As soon as the first ship anchors, troops begin pouring out, banners emblazoned with the gray bear of house Reyne flutter in the wind. The next couple ships land and more soldiers hop off into the sand. They group up on the coast and Marwin can see Lord Reyne surveying the land, possibly searching for a place to set up the command tent. The gate of Larwick is shut with a metallic slam that Marwin can hear from his ship. By the time Marwin finally lands, Reyne's men have already began digging trenches and razing farmlands for food. Marwin steps off the ship with Thorin and Merrick at his side, with a standard bearer, holding the eagle banner of House Hanne, following closely behind. He can see that some troops have begun putting up tents and lookout posts. The command tent is roughly up, and Lord Reyne is standing outside of it, as Marwin nears he can hear him telling a soldier, "A bit more to the left.... now to the right... too far, back to the left... a bit mor- PERFECT!" and the soldier sets down the post. He turns to Marwin and laughs, "How was your voyage friend?" "The voyage went quite well my friend." Hanne says, and points at the gate. "Our friends seen quite apprehensive...we wouldn't happen to have a battering ram would we?" He shakes his head, "We do but it wouldn't do any good. In case you can't tell that is a portcullis, can't batter through that. I'll have the lads get to building siege towers and ladders as soon as we get the perimeter up. We may be here a while, I wouldn't get too excited right now friend." |
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Post by Marwin Hanne on Jul 11, 2016 19:15:53 GMT -8
"The voyage went quite well my friend." Hanne says, and points at the gate. "Our friends seen quite apprehensive...we wouldn't happen to have a battering ram would we?" He shakes his head, "We do but it wouldn't do any good. In case you can't tell that is a portcullis, can't batter through that. I'll have the lads get to building siege towers and ladders as soon as we get the perimeter up. We may be here a while, I wouldn't get too excited right now friend." Hanne grunts and turns to the nearest clump of Mercian soldiers. "You bunch! You're on recon! Scout the perimeter of Larwick as long as you can, report any camps outside the wall or breaks in the wall! I expect something by nightfall, go!" He turns back Reyne. "How high do you recon the walls are?" |
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Post by DM on Jul 11, 2016 19:19:56 GMT -8
He shakes his head, "We do but it wouldn't do any good. In case you can't tell that is a portcullis, can't batter through that. I'll have the lads get to building siege towers and ladders as soon as we get the perimeter up. We may be here a while, I wouldn't get too excited right now friend." Hanne grunts and turns to the nearest clump of Mercian soldiers. "You bunch! You're on recon! Scout the perimeter of Larwick as long as you can, report any camps outside the wall or breaks in the wall! I expect something by nightfall, go!" He turns back Reyne. "How high do you recon the walls are?" "Low enough for ladders, high enough that we can't free climb." he says, "Patience friend, we'll get in eventually. If the Redfort army gets here before we do, we are in a fairly defensible location. I'm not worried as of yet." |
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Post by Marwin Hanne on Jul 11, 2016 19:28:41 GMT -8
Hanne grunts and turns to the nearest clump of Mercian soldiers. "You bunch! You're on recon! Scout the perimeter of Larwick as long as you can, report any camps outside the wall or breaks in the wall! I expect something by nightfall, go!" He turns back Reyne. "How high do you recon the walls are?" "Low enough for ladders, high enough that we can't free climb." he says, "Patience friend, we'll get in eventually. If the Redfort army gets here before we do, we are in a fairly defensible location. I'm not worried as of yet." "It's not us I'm worried about. The guys back west could likely use a victory here soon as possible. We best not dilley dally." |
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Post by DM on Jul 12, 2016 11:15:27 GMT -8
"Low enough for ladders, high enough that we can't free climb." he says, "Patience friend, we'll get in eventually. If the Redfort army gets here before we do, we are in a fairly defensible location. I'm not worried as of yet." "It's not us I'm worried about. The guys back west could likely use a victory here soon as possible. We best not dilley dally." He laughs, "Have you ever known me to dilly dally m'lord?" he looks around, "Once we get the camp set up, the builders will begin on ladders so we can get over the walls. Their garrison isn't too large, we outnumber them 5 to 1, however it's a defensible location and I anticipate heavy losses, on both sides." |
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Post by Marwin Hanne on Jul 12, 2016 11:22:21 GMT -8
"It's not us I'm worried about. The guys back west could likely use a victory here soon as possible. We best not dilley dally." He laughs, "Have you ever known me to dilly dally m'lord?" he looks around, "Once we get the camp set up, the builders will begin on ladders so we can get over the walls. Their garrison isn't too large, we outnumber them 5 to 1, however it's a defensible location and I anticipate heavy losses, on both sides." "Right." Hanne says. He helps set up camp for the rest of the day, keeping his men organized. |
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Post by DM on Jul 12, 2016 13:33:13 GMT -8
He laughs, "Have you ever known me to dilly dally m'lord?" he looks around, "Once we get the camp set up, the builders will begin on ladders so we can get over the walls. Their garrison isn't too large, we outnumber them 5 to 1, however it's a defensible location and I anticipate heavy losses, on both sides." "Right." Hanne says. He helps set up camp for the rest of the day, keeping his men organized. By the time night falls, they get a large camp set up, complete with trenches, an outlined perimeter, barricades and guard posts, as well as constant patrols. Marwin wipes the sweat off of his forehead as he finishes digging a trench. He hands a soldier a shovel and walks back to his tent, inside Thorin sits on a chair. He stands up at attention as says, "My lord." |
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Post by Marwin Hanne on Jul 12, 2016 13:36:25 GMT -8
"Right." Hanne says. He helps set up camp for the rest of the day, keeping his men organized. By the time night falls, they get a large camp set up, complete with trenches, an outlined perimeter, barricades and guard posts, as well as constant patrols. Marwin wipes the sweat off of his forehead as he finishes digging a trench. He hands a soldier a shovel and walks back to his tent, inside Thorin sits on a chair. He stands up at attention as says, "My lord." "At ease." Marwin says, and begins pacing. "Any word from reconnaissance?" |
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Post by DM on Jul 12, 2016 13:42:57 GMT -8
By the time night falls, they get a large camp set up, complete with trenches, an outlined perimeter, barricades and guard posts, as well as constant patrols. Marwin wipes the sweat off of his forehead as he finishes digging a trench. He hands a soldier a shovel and walks back to his tent, inside Thorin sits on a chair. He stands up at attention as says, "My lord." "At ease." Marwin says, and begins pacing. "Any word from reconnaissance?" "I sent my best scout to ride out to Stormden, and somethings going on inside the city, but he's yet to see any armies, they've closed off the city. According to Lord Sargen the Caswell force is marching on Three Streams in the morning, Lord Collinner doesn't have the army to keep them at bay, so it will be an easy victory... or so he says." he looks down, "My apologies, I should keep my opinions to myself." |
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Post by Marwin Hanne on Jul 12, 2016 13:48:55 GMT -8
"At ease." Marwin says, and begins pacing. "Any word from reconnaissance?" "I sent my best scout to ride out to Stormden, and somethings going on inside the city, but he's yet to see any armies, they've closed off the city. According to Lord Sargen the Caswell force is marching on Three Streams in the morning, Lord Collinner doesn't have the army to keep them at bay, so it will be an easy victory... or so he says." he looks down, "My apologies, I should keep my opinions to myself." "You're free to express any opinions you've got to. I appreciate honesty from my troops. For now make sure you and the Black hand are well rested and ready fight. See if you can raise morale, teach the rest of the army a thing or two in the meantime. Your unit can store gear and sleep here in the command tent, I'm sure the other lords won't mind." |
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Post by DM on Jul 12, 2016 14:39:08 GMT -8
"I sent my best scout to ride out to Stormden, and somethings going on inside the city, but he's yet to see any armies, they've closed off the city. According to Lord Sargen the Caswell force is marching on Three Streams in the morning, Lord Collinner doesn't have the army to keep them at bay, so it will be an easy victory... or so he says." he looks down, "My apologies, I should keep my opinions to myself." "You're free to express any opinions you've got to. I appreciate honesty from my troops. For now make sure you and the Black hand are well rested and ready fight. See if you can raise morale, teach the rest of the army a thing or two in the meantime. Your unit can store gear and sleep here in the command tent, I'm sure the other lords won't mind." "The unit already has an area of the camp for themselves, I however will stay by your side." he tells him, "I also checked out the builders, they are working on ladders and towers to scale the walls. But I have an idea... if you'll hear it." |
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Post by Marwin Hanne on Jul 12, 2016 14:41:13 GMT -8
"You're free to express any opinions you've got to. I appreciate honesty from my troops. For now make sure you and the Black hand are well rested and ready fight. See if you can raise morale, teach the rest of the army a thing or two in the meantime. Your unit can store gear and sleep here in the command tent, I'm sure the other lords won't mind." "The unit already has an area of the camp for themselves, I however will stay by your side." he tells him, "I also checked out the builders, they are working on ladders and towers to scale the walls. But I have an idea... if you'll hear it." "Go ahead." Hanne says |
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Post by DM on Jul 12, 2016 14:59:16 GMT -8
"The unit already has an area of the camp for themselves, I however will stay by your side." he tells him, "I also checked out the builders, they are working on ladders and towers to scale the walls. But I have an idea... if you'll hear it." "Go ahead." Hanne says "Well... Jonas has been working on something and he thinks it's ready." Jonas was a sort of a head engineer of the Black-Hands, "It's a crossbow, but instead of a regular bolt it fires a four pronged hook fastened to a rope. It may not work, but perhaps we can attempt a night raid tommorrow, send in the Black Hands and we can open the portcullis from within, maybe avoid as much bloodshed as possible." |
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