Previous Conflict | First Lucernian Purge | |||
Second Lucernian Purge | ||||
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Location | Kingdom of Lucerne | |||
Start of Conflict | 5117 | |||
End of Conflict | 5120 | |||
Result | Rebel Victory
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The Second Lucernian Purge or Forks Civil War was a civil war fought in the Kingdom of Lucerne between the Royalists supporting James Lovie II. against the Grand State of Forks and eventually supported by several other Grand States. The second Lucernian Purge would be followed by the eventual Third Lucernian Purge, but it could be argued that the Second and Third were a part of the general undeclared Civil War being fought between the Red Dragons of Lucerne who were loyalists to James Lovie II. and the Yellow Dragons of Lucerne loyal to the Lucernian Council of Forks who were attempting to support William Lovie III.
It could be argued that the Rebellion of Low Swabia was a part of the Second Lucernian Purge, as both conflicts were sparked in part by the Circle of Magi, but like the Seven Knights of Aerene Rebellion it was independent enough to be its own conflict.
During the Second Lucernian Purge there existed a large amount of ethnic conflict between the Visigoths, Vandals, and Italians over domination of western Forks. During this conflict it was the Visigoths that targeted for genocide the Italians killing many Italians and changing many of the conflict areas from Italian dominated to at the least contested. As the Visigoths gained victories they also forced Vandals from these conflict lands but the violence was mainly targeted from Visigoths against Italians.
Prior to the Second Lucernian Purge the Gulltown tournament would become a planning event for this eventual conflict with Mildred Gleckourd meeting with Fabian Klausbherg, and Lothar Guntbold where they begin planning the initial stages of the conflict. Also planned during the tournament was the betrothal of Alice Lovie to Paulus Yernese which would bring House Yernese into a neutral position during any coming conflict.
The Second Lucernian Purge would be sparked initially by conflict between House Gleckourd, and House Neihas which only ended when House Neihas broke the guest right and massacred the Earl, and Viscount of Gleckheint alongside their heir and several notable vassals of the Earl but in a mistake by House Neihas they left Harald Kreutzburg in charge of the children and instead of holding them prisoner he led them in escaping the bloodshed including Mildred Gleckourd. The capture of Ophellia, Irena, Mikael and Mikaels family would lead to House Stillwood leaving the side of the Yellow Dragons and the removal of the large force of House Stillwood destabilized the conflict giving the Gleckheint and Guntbold forces a major opening. The Second Lucernian Purge would end with the Treaty of Forks where the Red Dragons were forced to pull back most of their forces due to anger over the Trial of Marius Scott left the rebellion in a situation where they risked losing the ground they had gained.
Background[]
Gleckourd-Neihas Conflict[]
Main Article : Gleckourd-Neihas Conflict
The Second Lucernian Purge would be sparked initially by conflict between House Gleckourd, and House Neihas which only ended when House Neihas broke the guest right and massacred the Earl, and Viscount of Gleckheint alongside their heir and several notable vassals of the Earl but in a mistake by House Neihas they left Harald Kreutzburg in charge of the children and instead of holding them prisoner he led them in escaping the bloodshed including Mildred Gleckourd.
Death of Clovia Macrinus[]
Main Article : The Killing of Clovia Macrinus
Treaty of Macrinus[]
See Also : Treaty of Macrinus
Prelude[]
Vengeance of Mildred[]
Mildred would survive the Massacre at Castle Neihas and fled the bloodshed for her home at Gleckheint where in her return she was named the new Viscount of Gleckheint, and vowed to bring vengeance upon House Neihas for what had happened. Alongside the murder of her parents and brother was the continued imprisonment of her sister Clara, and this was compounded by her sister being in what Mildred believed was a forced marriage to Kristoffer Neihas.
Alliance with Macrinus[]
Mildred would make an alliance with Galerius Macrinus where they two would work together with the support of Galerius's ally Atilia Hosidius to gain control of both southern, and Northern Swan and through this attempt to take control of the Grand State. A main part of this alliance was Mildred agreeing to marry Axius Macrinus and although this was followed through with it was Mildred that in her racist views towards non-visigoths that refused to lay with Axius instead taking on several of her military commanders as lovers instead.
Sack of Welstinvern Fort[]
James would be sent by Wilhelm Kissling to take control of Welstinvern Fort in a move that the Circle of Magi was moving forward with as a part of their attempt to weaken House Swan. James would in this copasity lead a force of fifty Kissling men to the fort which was held by a House Swan aligned noble family in the form of House Dannicus. Arriving at the fort he used his authority given by being in the Circle of Magi to enter the fort where he and his men captured the members of House Dannicus and then gained control of its garrison executing the family, and any of the soldiers that would not change thier loyalties.
Tournament of Gulltown[]
Main Article : Gulltown Tournament of 5119
Prior to the Second Lucernian Purge the Gulltown tournament would become a planning event for this eventual conflict with Mildred Gleckourd meeting with Fabian Klausbherg, and Lothar Guntbold where they begin planning the initial stages of the conflict. Also planned during the tournament was the betrothal of Alice Lovie to Paulus Yernese which would bring House Yernese into a neutral position during any coming conflict.
The First Strikes[]
Northern Front[]
Invasion of the County of Scheck[]
Return of the Devils of Nune[]
Returning to Castle Dedekind after several months in Skane they find the castle is abuzz with movement. Meeting with Burgomaster Brandon Welechk they find out that Landsgrave Jamie Dedekind has travelled to Castle Scheck to assist there as the forces of the Gleckourds have assaulted into Scheck lands. Leaving Reimer to continue leading the main Nune forces its Leofrich that travels to Castle Scheck with Hanzal and a force of a hundred Nune men to assist Jamie Dedekind. Arriving at Castle Dedekind they are unable to enter the castle at first as they are not known men and its only when Simon Dedekind reveals them as loyalists that the tension is lifted. Following meeting with the leadership of House Scheck and House Dedekind its Leofrich and his forces that travel southeast to the fort of Scheckburg.
Skirmish at Scheckburg Fort[]
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Arriving at Scheckburg Fort they discover the fort has already fallen to the forces of the Gleckourd’s and as they attempt to pull back, they are set upon by horsemen. Fighting a skirmish against the cavalry they are defeated and Leofrich flees into the forest accompanied by only four of his men and Hanzal who has taken a bad wound from a spear. The group is forced to move through the forest but has to stop almost continuesly as the cavalry of the Gleckourds continues harassing them. As night comes its Hanzal that succumbs to his wounds and Leofrich is forced to leave him while he and his remaining men of whom are now nearly twenty as they have collected men throughout the day make there way north towards Flechk Hold.
Battle of Blechk Hold[]
Travelling through the night they reach Flechk Hold in the morning but find the hold already under siege and are forced to move westward away from the fighting. Moving westward they arrive at a small Scheck village and realizing that an attack is coming sooner of later they evacuate the village and continue moving westward to Blechk Hold. Arriving at Blechk Hold the Nune forces and the villagers enter the holdfast where they meet with Burgrave Tristan Blechk of whom tells them that unless they are here to fight, they should head northward as his scouts have already seen Gleckourd men on the horizon. Leofrich and his men remain at Blechk Hold as they want revenge and gaining horses for themselves, they move south into the forest. In this move they are joined by some of the villagers and men at arms from the holdfast they prepare to ambush the Gleckourd forces once they arrive.
Skirmish at Eglisheint Fort[]
Following their defeat of the Gleckourd forces they continue southward towards the Gleckourd fort of Eglisheint Fort where the captured man had indicated a general was located. Arriving at Eglisheint Fort they wait till nightfall with the plan of capturing the general and bringing him to justice. Entering the room of the general they find him sitting at a table with several of what they assume are his commanders and only the general’s son being held by Leofrich’s men keep the general from attacking them. The general taunts them that the government of the Crownlands has given them assistance and realizing that what they did to Nunendorf they now appear to be trying to do in Forks causes Leofrich to demand more information. The general who won’t risk his son being killed reveals the extent of the deals made against the people of Forks by the Crownlands, and during this dump of information reveals that they plan on assassinating Alice Lovie to bring more loyalists to their side when they blame this killing on the Swans.
Invasion of Western Forks[]
Siege of Castle Melfinger[]
Main Article : Siege of Castle Melfinger
Siege of Castle Dorflinger[]
Main Article : Siege of Castle Dorflinger
The Hosidius Plot[]
Escape of Alice[]
- “Think of me what you will. In time all truth comes out. What I am here to tell you is that you are a single choice away from becoming a monster.”
- — Leofrich Nune III.
Arriving at Castle Hosidius its Leofrich that sends in two villagers who say they have friends in the castle. Waiting outside for some time its Leofrich that discusses with several of his knights how much this changes everything for him. He had always believed in his heart that the move against Nunendorf was a move orchestrated by powerful nobles in the capital. If the crown itself was now involved, then just retaking control of Nunendorf would never change things. If this was true, then they had to take actual action against the crown itself. The villagers return bringing with them a citizen of Castle Hosidius and he reveals that the princess is in the capital and was brought in by Paulus Yernese and a force of Yernese men. Infiltrating the castle, they first go to Paulus Yernese of whom is staying outside the keep and thus is the easiest to get to. Finding him on the bottom floor of the apartment he was staying in hes with several of his knights and a few men at arms and thus when they enter a fight almost breaks out. The confrontation between the two groups ends when Leofrich tells him about the true plan which is to kill Alice and with Paulus believing she would survive the plot he decides to assist them. Paulus demands that one of his knights in the form of Canus Ordius and several men at arms accompany the Nune Devils to make sure that Alice has someone nearby that she knows, and then the two group follows Canus as he leads them towards the keep. The Nune Devils remain outside the keep while Canus and one of the men at arms goes into the keep gathering Alice. Waiting outside the keep they can now tell how much of a military buildup is happening in the castle with lines of supplies and weapons stacked all around the inside of the keeps outer courtyard. Canus returns and Leofrich sees Alice is with him, and they begin moving towards the gatehouse. Alice is sitting in her lodgings in Castle Hosidius alongside Eddara, and Adala when a knock on the door interrupts them. Adala answers the door revealing Canus Ordius who rushes in moving directly to Alice. Rushing her to pack her things and prepare to leave its Alice and the girls that demand to know whats going on but Canus says there is no time, and he will explain it once she is safe. Packing quickly, they follow Canus who is himself led by two of his knights as they make their way through the hallways of the castle towards the exit. Reaching the gateway out of the keep they are stopped by a knight and two men at arms of House Hosidius and a confrontation breaks out which leads to a near fight, but a man steps between the two groups and tells them that Paulus, and Atilia Hosidius are waiting for the princess. The Hosidius knight appears frightened of angering Atilia and so lets the groups pass by when Alice vouches for their story. Leaving through the gate she sees a large group of horses and Paulus waiting, and she wants to run to him, but instead remains calm and walks alongside the men. Once they are at the horses none of the men waiting there say anything just telling the girls to get on the horses, and when Paulus whispers for her to do the same she is too scared to do anything but comply. As the other girls get on their horses its Paulus that puts Alice on her horse. As he does this he finally speaks, and he tells her he loves her and that he’s sorry, and before she can say anything he smacks the horse causing it to begin riding with the rest of the group. She turns and watches as Paulus moves back towards the fighting at the gatehouse, and tears fall from her eyes as she regrets not saying she loved him. Getting away from Castle Hosidius she speeds her horse to ride alongside Canus who is talking with the man that defused the argument earlier. Finally finding her courage she commands the men to tell her what is going on, and instead of Canus it’s the man who introduces himself as Leofrich Nune III. that tells her the truth of the whole thing. Shocked that Paulus may have betrayed her she loses her confidence and begins crying leading to her falling back in the group riding beside Adala and Eddara who try to calm her down. As they continue riding its Leofrich that falls back to ride beside her and the two speak for a time. Leofrich tells her about knowing her father, and mother and tells Alice a story of travelling to the capital when word had come in that the king had returned alive from France. He had arrived ahead of the king, and he was in the giant crowd of people that waited in Lower Lucerne for his arrival. When James and the survivors arrived, he remembers crying at the sight of the army. He had felt such hope to see the king again. He remembered the king walking up to him, and like he did to dozens of men that day he hugged him and comforted him over the death of his brother at Lyons.
Siege of Castle Clune[]
The groups arrival at Castle Clune is met by Landsgrave Luthor Clune as well as Dantmann Friedhelm, and Hochmeister Baldwin. In behind these men Alice also notices several younger girls and one of them who has the cloak of Luthor Clune smiles at her and Alice smiles back. For the first time since they left Hosidius its Leofrich that reveals the truth of what happened there, and a shocked to finally hear it said outloud its Alice that begins crying which is noticed by everyone. Feeling weak for having cried in front of everyone its Alice that attempts to steel herself throughout the rest of conversation, but her outburst is not ignored and Luthor commands his daughter and several of her handmaids to lead Alice, Adala, and Eddara inside Castle Clune to where they will be staying during their time at Castle Clune. Alice is followed inside by Canus and several of the Clune men at arms and despite being given a friendly meeting its Alice that cannot trust these men and sticks close to Canus who is the only person she still trusts outside of her handmaids.
End of the Siege[]
Devils in Klopferia[]
Leofrich Nune is standing beside Luthor, and Lorent as they watch the ship take Alice northward and to the safety of the Crownlands. Leofrich and Lorent leave when Luthor is forced away by the arrival of his Dantmann Fulcanius Auxentius. The two are saying their goodbyes, but as Leofrich goes to leave its Lorent that stops him. Walking with him once more its Lorent that tells Leofrich that he needs his help, and then reveals that if Leofrich helps him then he will take him to see a man that knows about the destruction of Nunendorf. Leofrich tells him he needs to speak to his men before he can commit to this, and so goes to speak with his men. Speaking with the men they all agree that they want to learn the truth of Nunendorf and thus agree to go back to Dedekind and gather the full Nune forces and then assist Lorent. Returning to Lorent they seal their deal and Lorent leaves to prepare a boat for his men as well as Leofrich and his men to travel westward to Dedekind. Arriving back at Dedekind they meet with Reiner and the other commanders and going inside the baracks they have made for themselves at Dedekind its Leofrich that tells them what happened to him. After revealing the offer by Lorent who was waiting at the boat its Reiner that agrees quickly wanting to know what truth they can. Gathering the men, they now travel on two boats southward where Lorent wants them to go to the port of Castle Melfinger where they can then travel to Klopferia where Lorent’s lover is. Arriving in the waters outside of Castle Melfinger they are unable to reach the area due to what is a clear blockade of the port, and as they are approached by several warships they prepare for battle. Being outnumbered they do not immediately fire on the other ship instead they move side to side with it and Leofrich speaks with the captain of the other ship who reveals himself as Edgar Jolpfer II. and tells Leofrich that he and his ships need to leave the area as Melfinger is in rebellion and thus the entire bay is now closed. The arrival of another ship as the two ships are talking leads Leofrich to agree to leave the area, and after Edgar reveals they are planning a major attack the next day the two groups leave with Leofrich and Lorents ships moving northward. Returning the next day during the night they travel without lights and make their way towards the River Klopfer. Arriving at the Inlet they make their way down moving now with lights as they have passed the blockade. Most of the Nune Devils remain with the ship but with fifty horses aboard the two boats they double ride most of the horses leaving a force of nearly 75 to travel south towards Klopferia.
Skirmish at Klopferia[]
Main Article : Skirmish at Klopferia
Arriving at the outskirts of Klopferia they are shocked at the size of the city, and its Lorent that tells him all about the changes brought about in the city by the rise of the Guild of Klopfer. Waiting till morning the group enters the city in several waves as to not create too much suspicion. Leofrich and his men rent out rooms at the local tavern which they pay for with coins given to them by Lorent and then wait for Lorent to give them the signal to help him as he leaves them and goes to find out where his lover is being held. That night while the group spends the night just having a simple night together its Leofrich that cannot find Reiner or Theodrik but assumes they just went to bed early and doesn’t investigate it any further. Hours after Lorent has left its Leofrich that begins to worry about it and as he goes outside with Markus, and Edrik he sees lines of men armed outside. Leofrich speaks with the leader of the men waiting for them outside who reveals himself as Alberich Klopfer the Baron of the land. After a long conversation between the two its Alberich that prepares to kill the Nune Devils when Reiner, Theodrik, and Marcel arrive holding the sons of Alberich as hostages alongside his wife. This situation leads to Alberich agreeing to let them leave with horses in return for his children and wife being given back to him safely. Before leaving with the horses its Leofrich that forces Alberich to make a Vow of Odahviing giving Leofrich and his men a twenty four hour head start in moving northward.
Escape from Klopferia[]
Having made the deal to escape its Leofrich that leads his men and the horses they have gained outside the walls and then begin the hard march back to the boats. They gather back their own horses and continue on the road moving as fast they can as they all know that the Klopfer forces are going to be chasing after them as soon as the twenty-four hours is over. While riding back its Leofrich that takes each stop they make to speak with Lorent, and Klopferia who are being attacked constantly by the other Nune Devils angry over Lorent’s betrayal. Leofrich puts an end to this telling them that while Lorent and Klopferia are with them they are under his protection.
Attack on Melfingerhit[]
Leofrich and his men arriving on the outskirts of Melfingerhit and looking over at Reiner the two smile as they prepare to attack the unsuspecting Klopfer forces. and his forces move against Melfingerhit and during the skirmish that follows the Klopfer forces surrender almost immediately as they are taken completely unaware. Capturing Melfingerhit is a huge move for the Nune Devils as they discover that there is a large prisoner of war camp that has been set up at the village, and thus the Nune Devils quickly go about freeing these men. The commander of these Melfinger forces is named Manfred Nesselrode and he takes command of the prisoners and while the Nune Devils make their plans to go north and take control of the western Chain tower its Manfred that prepares to raise forces in the area to garrison Melfingerhit. While at Melfingerhit its Leofrich that sends a raven to Castle Melfinger telling them that they are preparing to assault the tower, and that once they do this would be the time to join in the attack.
Fall of the Chain Towers[]
Leaving Manfred and his men to watch over the prisoners its Leofrich that moves his forces up the inland road towards the western Chain Tower. Having changed into the equipment of the captured Klopfer forces they reach the tower, and with the tower’s defenses being entirely designed to protect it against seaborne attack the land route was wide open. With their disguises letting them get in close they can overwhelm the defenders who like at Melfingerhit surrender quickly and having captured the defenders without any real fight they are able to gain control of one of the squadron of ships of the Klopfer navy. Using the tower, they begin firing on the ships of the eastern tower, and as this is happening, they begin to see ships of the Melfingers also coming towards them. Lowering the Harbour Chain, they allow the Melfinger Fleet to move outside the bay and begin engaging the Klopfer Fleet. With the Klopfer forces now outnumbered and being fired on by the western Chain Tower the Klopfer fleet begins extracting the forces from the eastern tower and begins retreating from the Bay entrance. The chapter ends with
Counter Attack[]
Meeting at Castle Dresselbeck[]
Main Article : Meeting at Castle Dresselbeck
Hunting Mildred[]
See Also : Battle of Flechk Hold
Meeting at Castle Kornfeld[]
See Also : 5120 Meeting at Castle Kornfeld
Edgar Kornfeld would host the 5120 Meeting at Castle Kornfeld where after agreement between him and his sons he would make a secret alliance with the forces of House Gleckourd who in return for ravaging his Italian subjects would pay him heavy gold shipments allowing him to enact his demographic plans for the county.
Capture of the Stillwoods[]
The capture of Ophellia, Irena, Mikael and Mikaels family would lead to House Stillwood leaving the side of the Yellow Dragons and the removal of the large force of House Stillwood destabilized the conflict giving the Gleckheint and Guntbold forces a major opening. Perwyn was recalled from his assignment at Dotenwood following the capture of several of his siblings including Ophellia and arriving at Stillwood he was preparing to break his fathers commands and go after Ophellia when his father sensing this inducted him into the inner circle of the Guild of Stillwood taking him into the Stillwood Titan Complex.
Western Forks[]
Battle of Stellermeyer Hold[]
Main Article : Battle of Stellermeyer Hold
New Baron of Western Forks[]
Following the death of his father at the Battle of Stellermeyer Hold it was Kristoffer that retreated from Castle Mildred back to Castle Neihas where he was named the new Baron of Western Forks where now the leader of the western forces of the civil war he became aware of the much more dire situation that they faced.
Conspiracy in the Dragon's Valley[]
Main Article : Conspiracy in the Dragon's Valley
Trial of Marius Scott[]
Treaty of Forks[]
Stillwood Exhange[]
Perwyn would travel to Forks for the Treaty of Forks ending the Forks Civil War and during this he made the exchange that brought back the kidnapped Stillwood members back to the family and seeing the broken state of his brother Mikael it was Perwyn that swore the Oath of Sovngarde against Dontos Guntbold.
Aftermath[]
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Second Lucernian Purge[]
Main Article : Second Lucernian Purge
The Second Lucernian Purge This was a declaration of war against all of us. Today he came for me in Forks. Do not question that tomorrow he comes for you in Tree Hill. The day after he comes for Hillsbrad. This does not end until we stand together and let him know that enough is enough. |
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The Second Lucernian Purge would begin following the Failure of the Pendant of Cleansing as a damaged James Lovie II. and Vhloraz struggled with the new reality of their situation it was the Circle of Magi that went about attempting to root out the conspirators of the Griffon Roost assassination attempt. Expanding Conflict[]Mildred would make an alliance with Galerius Macrinus where they two would work together with the support of Galerius's ally Atilia Hosidius to gain control of both southern, and Northern Swan and through this attempt to take control of the Grand State. Invasion of the County of Scheck[]Return of the Devils of Nune[]Returning to Castle Dedekind after several months in Skane they find the castle is abuzz with movement. Meeting with Burgomaster Brandon Welechk they find out that Landsgrave Jamie Dedekind has travelled to Castle Scheck to assist there as the forces of the Gleckourds have assaulted into Scheck lands. Leaving Reimer to continue leading the main Nune forces its Leofrich that travels to Castle Scheck with Hanzal and a force of a hundred Nune men to assist Jamie Dedekind. Arriving at Castle Dedekind they are unable to enter the castle at first as they are not known men and its only when Simon Dedekind reveals them as loyalists that the tension is lifted. Following meeting with the leadership of House Scheck and House Dedekind its Leofrich and his forces that travel southeast to the fort of Scheckburg. Skirmish at Scheckburg Fort[]Main Article : Skirmish at Scheckburg Fort Arriving at Scheckburg Fort they discover the fort has already fallen to the forces of the Gleckourd’s and as they attempt to pull back, they are set upon by horsemen. Fighting a skirmish against the cavalry they are defeated and Leofrich flees into the forest accompanied by only four of his men and Hanzal who has taken a bad wound from a spear. The group is forced to move through the forest but has to stop almost continuesly as the cavalry of the Gleckourds continues harassing them. As night comes its Hanzal that succumbs to his wounds and Leofrich is forced to leave him while he and his remaining men of whom are now nearly twenty as they have collected men throughout the day make there way north towards Flechk Hold. Battle of Blechk Hold[]Main Article : Battle of Blechk Hold Travelling through the night they reach Flechk Hold in the morning but find the hold already under siege and are forced to move westward away from the fighting. Moving westward they arrive at a small Scheck village and realizing that an attack is coming sooner of later they evacuate the village and continue moving westward to Blechk Hold. Arriving at Blechk Hold the Nune forces and the villagers enter the holdfast where they meet with Burgrave Tristan Blechk of whom tells them that unless they are here to fight, they should head northward as his scouts have already seen Gleckourd men on the horizon. Leofrich and his men remain at Blechk Hold as they want revenge and gaining horses for themselves, they move south into the forest. In this move they are joined by some of the villagers and men at arms from the holdfast they prepare to ambush the Gleckourd forces once they arrive. Skirmish at Eglisheint Fort[]Main Article : Skirmish at Eglisheint Fort Following their defeat of the Gleckourd forces they continue southward towards the Gleckourd fort of Eglisheint Fort where the captured man had indicated a general was located. Arriving at Eglisheint Fort they wait till nightfall with the plan of capturing the general and bringing him to justice. Entering the room of the general they find him sitting at a table with several of what they assume are his commanders and only the general’s son being held by Leofrich’s men keep the general from attacking them. The general taunts them that the government of the Crownlands has given them assistance and realizing that what they did to Nunendorf they now appear to be trying to do in Forks causes Leofrich to demand more information. The general who won’t risk his son being killed reveals the extent of the deals made against the people of Forks by the Crownlands, and during this dump of information reveals that they plan on assassinating Alice Lovie to bring more loyalists to their side when they blame this killing on the Swans. Battle of Stellermeyer Hold[]Detrick Neihas would lead his force to Stellermeyer Hold where he garrisoned the hold and was joined by his wife, son, and daughter at Stellermeyer Hold in an attempt to show the defenders how much they valued the defence of the hold. The Battle[]After several weeks of harassment, and near battles it was Detrick that led his force out of Stellermeyer Hold and engaged the Hosidius-Macrinus force in battle but after initially appearing to gain the upper hand the arrival of Gleckourd reinforcements blocked their retreat and led to a decisive defeat. Surrender of Stellermeyer Hold[]Detrick during the chaos that followed the defeat would be killed on the field of battle, and then in the aftermath of this the rest of the Neihas force surrendered, and while most of the commanders were sent back to Ashtourd it was Fredrick, Larra, and Dara Neihas that were handed over to the Gleckourd forces to save Stellermeyer Hold from being sacked. Invasion of Western Forks[]Siege of Castle Melfinger[]Main Article : Siege of Castle Melfinger Siege of Castle Dorflinger[]Main Article : Siege of Castle Dorflinger The Hosidius Plot[]Escape of Alice Lovie[]
Arriving at Castle Hosidius its Leofrich that sends in two villagers who say they have friends in the castle. Waiting outside for some time its Leofrich that discusses with several of his knights how much this changes everything for him. He had always believed in his heart that the move against Nunendorf was a move orchestrated by powerful nobles in the capital. If the crown itself was now involved, then just retaking control of Nunendorf would never change things. If this was true, then they had to take actual action against the crown itself. The villagers return bringing with them a citizen of Castle Hosidius and he reveals that the princess is in the capital and was brought in by Paulus Yernese and a force of Yernese men. Infiltrating the castle, they first go to Paulus Yernese of whom is staying outside the keep and thus is the easiest to get to. Finding him on the bottom floor of the apartment he was staying in hes with several of his knights and a few men at arms and thus when they enter a fight almost breaks out. The confrontation between the two groups ends when Leofrich tells him about the true plan which is to kill Alice and with Paulus believing she would survive the plot he decides to assist them. Paulus demands that one of his knights in the form of Canus Ordius and several men at arms accompany the Nune Devils to make sure that Alice has someone nearby that she knows, and then the two group follows Canus as he leads them towards the keep. The Nune Devils remain outside the keep while Canus and one of the men at arms goes into the keep gathering Alice. Waiting outside the keep they can now tell how much of a military buildup is happening in the castle with lines of supplies and weapons stacked all around the inside of the keeps outer courtyard. Canus returns and Leofrich sees Alice is with him, and they begin moving towards the gatehouse. Alice is sitting in her lodgings in Castle Hosidius alongside Eddara, and Adala when a knock on the door interrupts them. Adala answers the door revealing Canus Ordius who rushes in moving directly to Alice. Rushing her to pack her things and prepare to leave its Alice and the girls that demand to know whats going on but Canus says there is no time, and he will explain it once she is safe. Packing quickly, they follow Canus who is himself led by two of his knights as they make their way through the hallways of the castle towards the exit. Reaching the gateway out of the keep they are stopped by a knight and two men at arms of House Hosidius and a confrontation breaks out which leads to a near fight, but a man steps between the two groups and tells them that Paulus, and Atilia Hosidius are waiting for the princess. The Hosidius knight appears frightened of angering Atilia and so lets the groups pass by when Alice vouches for their story. Leaving through the gate she sees a large group of horses and Paulus waiting, and she wants to run to him, but instead remains calm and walks alongside the men. Once they are at the horses none of the men waiting there say anything just telling the girls to get on the horses, and when Paulus whispers for her to do the same she is too scared to do anything but comply. As the other girls get on their horses its Paulus that puts Alice on her horse. As he does this he finally speaks, and he tells her he loves her and that he’s sorry, and before she can say anything he smacks the horse causing it to begin riding with the rest of the group. She turns and watches as Paulus moves back towards the fighting at the gatehouse, and tears fall from her eyes as she regrets not saying she loved him. Getting away from Castle Hosidius she speeds her horse to ride alongside Canus who is talking with the man that defused the argument earlier. Finally finding her courage she commands the men to tell her what is going on, and instead of Canus it’s the man who introduces himself as Leofrich Nune III. that tells her the truth of the whole thing. Shocked that Paulus may have betrayed her she loses her confidence and begins crying leading to her falling back in the group riding beside Adala and Eddara who try to calm her down. As they continue riding its Leofrich that falls back to ride beside her and the two speak for a time. Leofrich tells her about knowing her father, and mother and tells Alice a story of travelling to the capital when word had come in that the king had returned alive from France. He had arrived ahead of the king, and he was in the giant crowd of people that waited in Lower Lucerne for his arrival. When James and the survivors arrived, he remembers crying at the sight of the army. He had felt such hope to see the king again. He remembered the king walking up to him, and like he did to dozens of men that day he hugged him and comforted him over the death of his brother at Lyons. Siege of Castle Clune[]The groups arrival at Castle Clune is met by Landsgrave Luthor Clune as well as Dantmann Friedhelm, and Hochmeister Baldwin. In behind these men Alice also notices several younger girls and one of them who has the cloak of Luthor Clune smiles at her and Alice smiles back. For the first time since they left Hosidius its Leofrich that reveals the truth of what happened there, and a shocked to finally hear it said outloud its Alice that begins crying which is noticed by everyone. Feeling weak for having cried in front of everyone its Alice that attempts to steel herself throughout the rest of conversation, but her outburst is not ignored and Luthor commands his daughter and several of her handmaids to lead Alice, Adala, and Eddara inside Castle Clune to where they will be staying during their time at Castle Clune. Alice is followed inside by Canus and several of the Clune men at arms and despite being given a friendly meeting its Alice that cannot trust these men and sticks close to Canus who is the only person she still trusts outside of her handmaids. End of the Siege[]Devils in Klopferia[]
Leofrich Nune is standing beside Luthor, and Lorent as they watch the ship take Alice northward and to the safety of the Crownlands. Leofrich and Lorent leave when Luthor is forced away by the arrival of his Dantmann Fulcanius Auxentius. The two are saying their goodbyes, but as Leofrich goes to leave its Lorent that stops him. Walking with him once more its Lorent that tells Leofrich that he needs his help, and then reveals that if Leofrich helps him then he will take him to see a man that knows about the destruction of Nunendorf. Leofrich tells him he needs to speak to his men before he can commit to this, and so goes to speak with his men. Speaking with the men they all agree that they want to learn the truth of Nunendorf and thus agree to go back to Dedekind and gather the full Nune forces and then assist Lorent. Returning to Lorent they seal their deal and Lorent leaves to prepare a boat for his men as well as Leofrich and his men to travel westward to Dedekind. Arriving back at Dedekind they meet with Reiner and the other commanders and going inside the baracks they have made for themselves at Dedekind its Leofrich that tells them what happened to him. After revealing the offer by Lorent who was waiting at the boat its Reiner that agrees quickly wanting to know what truth they can. Gathering the men, they now travel on two boats southward where Lorent wants them to go to the port of Castle Melfinger where they can then travel to Klopferia where Lorent’s lover is. Arriving in the waters outside of Castle Melfinger they are unable to reach the area due to what is a clear blockade of the port, and as they are approached by several warships they prepare for battle. Being outnumbered they do not immediately fire on the other ship instead they move side to side with it and Leofrich speaks with the captain of the other ship who reveals himself as Edgar Jolpfer II. and tells Leofrich that he and his ships need to leave the area as Melfinger is in rebellion and thus the entire bay is now closed. The arrival of another ship as the two ships are talking leads Leofrich to agree to leave the area, and after Edgar reveals they are planning a major attack the next day the two groups leave with Leofrich and Lorents ships moving northward. Returning the next day during the night they travel without lights and make their way towards the River Klopfer. Arriving at the Inlet they make their way down moving now with lights as they have passed the blockade. Most of the Nune Devils remain with the ship but with fifty horses aboard the two boats they double ride most of the horses leaving a force of nearly 75 to travel south towards Klopferia. Skirmish at Klopferia[]Main Article : Skirmish at Klopferia
Arriving at the outskirts of Klopferia they are shocked at the size of the city, and its Lorent that tells him all about the changes brought about in the city by the rise of the Guild of Klopfer. Waiting till morning the group enters the city in several waves as to not create too much suspicion. Leofrich and his men rent out rooms at the local tavern which they pay for with coins given to them by Lorent and then wait for Lorent to give them the signal to help him as he leaves them and goes to find out where his lover is being held. That night while the group spends the night just having a simple night together its Leofrich that cannot find Reiner or Theodrik but assumes they just went to bed early and doesn’t investigate it any further. Hours after Lorent has left its Leofrich that begins to worry about it and as he goes outside with Markus, and Edrik he sees lines of men armed outside. Leofrich speaks with the leader of the men waiting for them outside who reveals himself as Alberich Klopfer the Baron of the land. After a long conversation between the two its Alberich that prepares to kill the Nune Devils when Reiner, Theodrik, and Marcel arrive holding the sons of Alberich as hostages alongside his wife. This situation leads to Alberich agreeing to let them leave with horses in return for his children and wife being given back to him safely. Before leaving with the horses its Leofrich that forces Alberich to make a Vow of Odahviing giving Leofrich and his men a twenty four hour head start in moving northward. Escape from Klopferia[]
Having made the deal to escape its Leofrich that leads his men and the horses they have gained outside the walls and then begin the hard march back to the boats. They gather back their own horses and continue on the road moving as fast they can as they all know that the Klopfer forces are going to be chasing after them as soon as the twenty-four hours is over. While riding back its Leofrich that takes each stop they make to speak with Lorent, and Klopferia who are being attacked constantly by the other Nune Devils angry over Lorent’s betrayal. Leofrich puts an end to this telling them that while Lorent and Klopferia are with them they are under his protection. Attack on Melfingerhit[]Leofrich and his men arriving on the outskirts of Melfingerhit and looking over at Reiner the two smile as they prepare to attack the unsuspecting Klopfer forces. and his forces move against Melfingerhit and during the skirmish that follows the Klopfer forces surrender almost immediately as they are taken completely unaware. Capturing Melfingerhit is a huge move for the Nune Devils as they discover that there is a large prisoner of war camp that has been set up at the village, and thus the Nune Devils quickly go about freeing these men. The commander of these Melfinger forces is named Manfred Nesselrode and he takes command of the prisoners and while the Nune Devils make their plans to go north and take control of the western Chain tower its Manfred that prepares to raise forces in the area to garrison Melfingerhit. While at Melfingerhit its Leofrich that sends a raven to Castle Melfinger telling them that they are preparing to assault the tower, and that once they do this would be the time to join in the attack. Fall of the Chain Towers[]Leaving Manfred and his men to watch over the prisoners its Leofrich that moves his forces up the inland road towards the western Chain Tower. Having changed into the equipment of the captured Klopfer forces they reach the tower, and with the tower’s defenses being entirely designed to protect it against seaborne attack the land route was wide open. With their disguises letting them get in close they can overwhelm the defenders who like at Melfingerhit surrender quickly and having captured the defenders without any real fight they are able to gain control of one of the squadron of ships of the Klopfer navy. Using the tower, they begin firing on the ships of the eastern tower, and as this is happening, they begin to see ships of the Melfingers also coming towards them. Lowering the Harbour Chain, they allow the Melfinger Fleet to move outside the bay and begin engaging the Klopfer Fleet. With the Klopfer forces now outnumbered and being fired on by the western Chain Tower the Klopfer fleet begins extracting the forces from the eastern tower and begins retreating from the Bay entrance. The chapter ends with Meeting at Castle Dresselbeck[]Main Article : Meeting at Castle Dresselbeck Hunting Mildred[]See Also : Battle of Flechk Hold It was Ottmar Flechk that would use the arrival of Leofrich Nune III. in the area to convince his vassals to make a major move against the Visigoth forces that continued to put Flechk Hold under siege and leaving his son in charge of the defense's he led his forces alongside the Nune Devils to the fort that Theobald was leading the siege from. Meeting at Castle Kornfeld[]See Also : 5120 Meeting at Castle Kornfeld Edgar Kornfeld II. would host the 5120 Meeting at Castle Kornfeld where after agreement between him and his sons he would make a secret alliance with the forces of House Gleckourd who in return for ravaging his Italian subjects would pay him heavy gold shipments allowing him to enact his demographic plans for the county. Escape of Marius[]Following the attack by Theoderic on the spire it was the men of House Arennis that quickly retook control of the tower, and northern wall, but by this point the men of Theoderic had fled the wall and left behind the sigil of House Scott to blame Marius for the attack. Finding the sigil, it was Visenarr that arrived at the spire intent on arresting Marius, but discovered a dying Matilda, and a Marius severely injured by an arrow to shoulder. Marius would be allowed to escape Arennis Hold by Visenarr Arennis, with a horse through the northern gate, but he was not able to get to his force south of hold, or to the Swans east of the wall due to the lockdown on the hold, and so instead planned to travel north attempting to reach Kissenburg. Marius would fall off the horse due to passing out from his injury to his shoulder and laying bleeding in the forest he would drag himself to the road in the hopes of being found. Marius would be discovered by farmers travelling to the village of Arrenishet and they took him back with them to the village. At the village it was Marius that was mended to by the village and remained in the village for the night but knew he had to escape and despite not being healed he left the healer. Marius was forced to flee the village by the arrival of Weitlest men before he could purchase a horse but was assisted by a young man (Find young man) who showed him the way to Arrenishit. Arriving at Arrenishit the boy helped him buy a horse from the village and after thanking the young man he traveled by horse to Kissenburg where he hoped to seek the protection of his mothers family in House Kissling while he attempted to return to areas more loyal to his grandfather. While on the road to Kissenburg it was Marius that was found by Edric Dissling IV. who carrying the banner of House Kissling led to Marius allowing himself to be found as he trusted his family at Kissenburg. Last Chance[]
As Leofrich continued talking with Marius it was the gate of Kissenburg that opened and a group of heavily armored knights rode towards them. As they reached the two groups their leader Ai-Lenthir Minressor II. that interrupted telling Leofrich that Marius was safe with them and discussions about this were over. Seeing the changed numerical situation it was Leofrich that still almost engaged in a fight until Marius ended things by turning away and riding towards Kissenburg with Edric and the Dissling men. Lenthir and Leofrich's groups now talked alone and it was Lenthir that told him he was their to make sure that Marius went inside Kissenburg and while he knew the outcome he and his Order of the Atlantian Black Rose had been hired to do a job and that was what he was going to do. As Leofrich and his men prepared to leave in defeat it was Lenthir that told stopped him telling him he had also been hired by someone else who he would not reveal the identity of for a second job. The second job was to tell anyone that he could without breaking his cover the truth of things and then get them to go south and warn Peter Scott of what was actually happening. Captured[]While at Kissenburg he would be betrayed by his uncle Ernest Kissling III. of whom was the Edelherr and thus kept Marius's arrival a secret from Landsgrave Brandon Kissling. Using men loyal to him it was Ernest that held Marius prison outside Kissenburg for several days treating him well while he waited for forces loyal to the Circle to arrive. Willibald Guntbold, and Wilhelm Kissling would arrive and took custody of Marius taking him northward to Castle Kornfield where he was held until the arrival of Mildred Gleckourd who took him by boat to Gleckheint. |
Conspiracy in the Dragon's Valley[]
Main Article : Conspiracy in the Dragon's Valley
The Conspiracy in the Dragon's Valley Tristan is the prize for them. They want to twist him into a monster. We cannot allow them to succeed at this. | ||||
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The Yellow Dragon's React[]
Its Alice Lovie that at Nortburg where she is spending time with her Malatine which has been expanded since the last chapter by the introduction of Mara Lane into her Malatine. Stephen Lane arrives with a Lane man at arm and tells Alice that Catherine Bell has returned from the capital, and Alice follows him to meet with Catherine. Joined by Blake, and Adela they meet with Catherine who quickly takes them to the Nortburg keep discussing things, and Alice is scared by how nervous Catherine looks. Meeting in private in the Nortburg lord’s chambers Catherine reveals that her rivals at the capital have sent Tristan to Laakstrad as a punishment for him and to finally push him completely to their side of things and hearing this its Alice that demands they go and save Tristan from Laakstrad. After a long discussion about the situation its Catherine that requests that Alice travel to the capital to get Lauren Garrn who they believe is going to be held as a prisoner to keep Tristan from straying. Alice realizes that by doing this she is making a choice to become very openly supportive of the Yellow Dragons but already bitter over the Red Dragons attempting to kill her she sees herself as already having made a choice and agrees.
Alice in the Capital[]Alice travels to Lucerne alongside her Malatine but in the actual carriage she rides with Blake Cullen, Erica, Eddara, and Hanna while the other girls ride in the second carriage. Arriving at the Sky Towers its Alice and her Malatine that are escorted inside by (find guy) and while the girls are escorted to the estates around the tower where they stay, its Blake, and Eddara that go up the lift with Alice to help her for bed as its already quite late in the day. Going to bed its Alice that falls quickly to sleep as despite the seriousness of the situation she is in she feels at calm with what shes doing. Alice is woken in the night by rustling in her room and discovers her father is looking through books on her wall shelves. Alice doesn’t say anything but instead closes her eyes again and pretends to be asleep. Squinting through her eyes she watches as her father reads a book at the side of her bed, and as she contemplates saying something to him, he gets up as if he heard something and leaves the room. Waking up in the morning she takes the lift to the dining hall where she finds her father already sitting down to eat alongside a woman she doesn’t recognize and two men she does in the form of (Find Men). Sitting down at her usual spot her father ignores her for a time, and as she watches him, she barely recognizes him as he appears so much older than she remembers him. Leaving the dining hall in tears she gets on the lift and heads back to her room. As the lift door opens, she sees Victor Neidermeyer waiting for her outside her room. He smiles at her, and clearly appears prepared to ignore the tears still drying on her cheek. The two sit down at a table and talk. Eventually after this long discussion she convinces him to help her getting Lauren Garrn and then fleeing the city. Alice is forced to make a deal with him (create the deal) but successfully negotiates to get his help which was the only way for her to succeed.
Fleeing the Crownlands[]
Gathering Support[]Time at Cera[]Orla would be at Cera when the Yellow Dragons traveled there during the Conspiracy in the Dragon's Valley and convinced by her elder brother Lucas she would put pressure on her husband who then forced his father to support the Yellow Dragons with both Orla and Winsten leading a large Cera force alongside the Yellow Dragons. Time at Waalstad[]Time at Hirshville[]Arriving at Hirshville they meet with Baron Thalmes Hirsh, and his family alongside several of his Landsgraves including the most prominent of his demesne in the form of the Ealdorman Albert Kahner II., and Guntbert Wagenecht. During the meeting it is made clear by Thalmes that he wants to return to the good graces of the royal family following his coup against his father having forced him to refuse to pay his fathers debts leading to him becoming a pariah of sorts. Thalmes promises all the forces he can spare and is joined by both Albert, and Guntbert in this endeavor and the support of this prominent force confirms to both Catherine and Alice that they have all options on the table when they reach Laakstrad. As a part of the arrangement several deals are cut with House Hirsh including the brining of Thalmes eldest daughter Emily Hirsh into Alice’s Malatine, and the promise of preferential treatment for betrothal of Alice and his second son. Ezio's Work in Laakstrad[]
Ezio watches over Tristan for a week witnessing the pattern that he is being kept under. He is taken to the slave markets where he is constantly watched over by members of the different criminal groups operating in the city. Each group appears to have him for two days before passing him over to the next group. He notices that the weakest watch over him is kept by the Nightings Crime Syndicate and thus plans his move for the next swap with the Nightings. Waiting until the night he infiltrates the West Laakstrad district entering the estate that the Nightings are using and then without much difficulty gets into the room that Tristan is being kept. The Nightings do not keep a guard watching over his door, so Ezio is able to wake Tristan without worry of waking anyone. Ezio and Tristan talk things over for some time and Tristan reveals much to Ezio. Tristan is traumatized by what he did while they were in the Crannog city of Aviafush and is refusing to leave the city without a Crannogirl that he heavily implies was the girl that victimized at Aviafush and they are forcing him to continue abusing. After leaving its Ezio that returns to Catherine and Ysabel where he reveals this new wrench in their plan. Rescue of Fas-Jostey Doumra-Fi[]Main Article : Rescue of Fas-Jostey Doumra-Fi After reaching the barn that was being used as a holding pen for slaves it was Ezio that. Fas-Jostey Doumra-Fi Siege of Laakstrad[]Main Article : Siege of Laakstrad Battle of Laakstrad[]Main Article : Battle of Laakstrad Himrad would finally show his true allegiances when he betrayed the deal he made with Catherine Lovie at the Battle of Laakstrad and launched the ambush against the Hirshe and Ross forces and while the Ross force escaped the Hirshe forces were crushed leaving him open to attack into Southern Brill. |
Trial of Marius Scott[]
Main Article : Trial of Marius Scott