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Post by aspenivan on Jan 28, 2016 21:28:00 GMT
The Jotun barques and dragon-ships hit the Southwestern shores of Hessnyan in the dead of night, disgorging an army of raiders over two-thousand strong. Darkness and good luck -or perhaps the favor of Aed- hid them well, for it was not until the clanking and thumping of the giants' march were heard in the village proper that the alarm was raised. The militia, jarred from their sleep with hardly any time to prepare, assembled in the village square in poor order and low spirits. Yet, for the love of their hearths and land, they would fight. __________ -- Jotun Clans have the element of surprise against levies raised with no prior warning: significant malus to Hessnyan cohesion and morale-- The defenders are devout Hessnyan Pagans: significant bonus to Hessnyan morale-- The village of Pulawy is not close enough to the shore for ships to fire at it. -- The two armies are at immediate skirmishing range and may begin firing upon each other at once as the battle begins. |
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Post by aspenivan on Feb 3, 2016 3:32:19 GMT
The battle for Pulawy would bear a striking resemblance to the Raid on Fulger. Thane Gudrik led from the center, advancing along with the left flank, while General Pjjokhat laid down heavy fire from the right. The shots were less accurate in the dark of night, but this time the giants had brought extra firepower: Ten "infantry guns" the size of full cannons by human standards, but much faster on the move and fairly easy for the giants to deploy. These in addition to the giant muskets and Pjjokhat's horse artillery made for a spectacular (and terrifying) fireworks show. Hessnyan archers succeeded in drawing much of the fire away from the village, but only to find themselves promptly ripped apart by musket volleys and grapeshot.
The Hessnyans had more luck against the Jotun Vikings; they managed to hold off the giants with shield-walls in tight quarters in the village, and to the West another regiment of roundshiers bravely threw themselves against the fearsome vikings to cover the villagers' evacuation. Unfortunately, they failed to stop a detachment of Jotun marines from making a wide circle and cutting off the rear. Cut off, suffering relentless fire, and unable to make a dent in the advancing Jotun infantry formations, the village militia could only fight on so long. Inevitably, they surrendered shortly after the encirclement was complete.
It was a bitter defeat for the Hessnyan villagers. Only a few hundred of their kin managed to escape, leaving almost the entire settlement at the mercy of the raiders.
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-- JOTUN VICTORY
-- Jotun Casualties: 50 Jotun Vikings, 10 Musketeers
-- Hessnyan Casualties: 350 Levy Archers, 800 Levy Roundshiers
-- Jotun Clans gain 8 Gold from looting.
-- Jotun Clans have a village and 10,000 prisoners to decide the fate of, since nearly the whole population was captured. However, only 3,000 would be fit as slaves. The Jotun can only fit 2,000 on their ships. Some villagers are claiming to be Aedakom, and a few even have pendants or other symbols to prove it. (REPLY TO THIS THREAD)
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Post by Vaklu on Feb 3, 2016 4:31:18 GMT
It would be known as a dark day for the people of Pulawy as 2000 of their best were lead away bound hand and foot into the holds of the Jotun ships. Those who claimed to be Aedakom had space found for them and were loaded on various ships of the fleet. They would be deposited near New Byrnis on the return trip. The village it self was set ablaze and the remaining villagers left to fend for themselves until their own could come for them.
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