Year 1 Month 1 Week 1 Day 6
Nock looked at the Ogres guarding an obelisk and a prison. It was a long shot, but if he could recruit those Ogres he would at least be bringing something other than a depleted force back to Ironmaw. Being put on garrison duty while his army waited to be reinforced was not ideal to Nock. He dreaded fighting these 24 Ogres. They were tough enough and hit hard enough that Garrison duty would be assured if he won the fight. Nock made his decision and approached the Ogres. His eyes never left the Patriarch.
"Will you fight under the banner of Lord Fluffytail, Rightful ruler of these lands?" Nock intoned in spirit-chant. The Ogre Patriarch looked both Nock and his army over, before looking to his own forces.
"For the price of 6000 gold, we will fight for your Lord under your command. Otherwise, we will feast upon your flesh." Came the earth-deep voice of the Patriarch. Three messenger hawks, each carried a third of the price, arrived and so Nock payed the ogres to join his forces.
Name: Nock Class: Barbarian Level: 4 Exp: 3000/5000 Specialty: Axe Throwers Luck: Neutral Morake: High Spellpoints: 20/20 Attack: 29 Defense: 24 Power: 1 Knowledge: 6 Troops: Catapult Ballista 60 Spear Dancers 70 Axe Throwers 18 Wolf Roders 24 Ogres
Name: Ogre Attack: 38 Defense:30 Damage:10-20 Health: 300 Speed: 15 Skills: Ogre toughness (reduce incoming damage by 75%) Ogre Strength (triples damage when target is in 6 hexes) Ogre Lust (triples damage against the opposite sex)
Nock Went first over to the Obelisk. As he look upon it the shapes shifted and swirled, he quickly wrote down what he saw, and based on what he wrote down, there must be at least 26 other Obelisks to find. He headed for the prison first and in an act extreme daring and bravery broke out the champion Shiva from the prison.
Name: Shiva Class: Barbarian Level: 3 Exp: 2000/2500 Specialty: Spear Dancers Luck: Moderate Morale: Moderate Spellpoints: 20/20 Troops: Catapult 200 Spear Dancers 40 Axe Throwers 40 Wolf Riders
"Shiva, The Spear of Warsong, I was not expecting you to be here. Which tax collector did you piss off this time?" Nock's eyebrow was raised amused, as he looked over the brunette Amazon and her forces.
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"Damaroth, the tyrant of Renams, he was always a prick against Champions of Warsaw. Which Lord do I have the pleasure of serving this time?" Shiva's melodious voice answered.
"Lord Flufflytail, Our main objective is to claim the treasures of Xaniza. We have a temporary truce with the blue banner of Lord Mompounder. … Would you care to join forces while we make our way back to Ironmaw?"
"I will take you up on that offer, let's continue our catch up while we move.
Lord Kitten: Wait, You can combine Champions?
Lord Fluffytail: Yeah, it's primary a campaign feature to have all your Champions fight the last boss of a campaign, or to mentor Champions up to a higher level if you get one that's a vastly lower level than your normal Champions.
By the end of the day Nock and Shiva were setting up camp within a 4 hour ride to ironmaw. Nock know that Shiva would prefer a garrison role, as many of her talents supported her in defense and running of a town. Messenger hawks inform Nock that Ironmaw had built a Fort, Blood Gulch had built a marketplace, and Watch Eye had built a Village Hall.
Year 1 Month 1 Week 1 Day 7
Gold: 14700 Wood: 40 Stone: 40 Gems: 32 Mercury: 30 Crystal: 34 Sulfur: 37
Brann Crossed over the hill and spotted Nock and Aunt Shiva standing just outside Ironmaw's gates. He hurried over as his forces rested near by.
Name: Brann Class: Barbarian Level: 4
Exp: 4000/5000
Specialty: Wolf Riders Luck: Neutral Morale: Moderate Spellpoints: 20/20 Attack: 29 Defense: 20 Power: 2 Knowledge: 10 Troops: Catapult 170 Spear Dancers 120 Wolf Riders 12 Roc Harpies
"Aunt Shiva, It's been a while, have you been well?" Brann asked as he rode up to his fellow Champions
"Little Brann, I have been well as any after long journey. It is good to see you again."
They passed the time with various tales of their adventures since they last saw each other and when they were done, they were informed That Watch Eye had built a Blacksmith, Blood Gulch had built Mage Guild and before their eyes, Ironmaw had built an Orc Tower. 60 Orc Axe Throwers were recruited and sat in garrison with 180 Amazon Spear Dancers and 40 Amazon Wolf Riders. Brann had captured two more external Training Yards and a Wolf Pen dwellings. He had noted the locations of a Roc Nest and a Cyclops Cave dwellings but had left them alone for they would have made him miss the deadline. The three fights he had gotten into were just some fights with skeletons, but they were all together less than 300 and were easily beaten.
Gold: 9700 Wood: 20 Stone: 20 Gems: 32 Mercury: 30 Crystal: 34 Sulfur: 37