A Call to Arms: The Battle of Queenscross

[Mike S]

A squad of flame archers sent by Bishop Jamon have come to wreak havoc on Revolword's troops. The best archers of Jamon's troops, they are armed with longbows, speedy and proficient snipers, while also being expert knife wielders in hand to hand combat.

Flame archers by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr

[Gideon]

Looks like they can wreak some havoc on the hand forces!

Nice red quivers by the way, are those new pieces?

And I like the small landscaping you've done, looks quite part consuming however

[Mike S]

Looks like they can wreak some havoc on the hand forces!

Nice red quivers by the way, are those new pieces?

And I like the small landscaping you've done, looks quite part consuming however

Yes they are the new red quivers from ninjago.

The base is from my Puss No Boots vists Zakon Goldblade build. Which before that was used in the Knights of Aslan display. I actually have more pieces to spare and thats even with the Black Pyramid still intact. When I find a piece I like, I've been bricklinking them in the 1000's. My problem now is usually finding the piece I need as 90% of my collection is still/has become unsorted and most of my sorting attempts have been wasted by my 2 year old He tries copying me sorting but doesnt quite understand what sorting is. He usually adds quite a few pieces to the bases of my builds and I've been tempted just to just leave them there when I've photographed but so far I've removed them right before photographing. Soon I think I will just leave them for the memories so be warned.

[SkaForHire]

Masa, that is called "Team Building!"

I will try to emulate the flame archers, although I don't think I have any of the quivers -- and I am running out of lion knights!!! I think I have a chess set somewhere that I can open though.

[Gideon]

How is the battle going? Any more fighting or are both sides cautiously waiting for the other side to make a move?

[SkaForHire]

There has been fighting... but I had to stop for the night a few days ago, and it was mid battle without a good story ending point. Plus, I have to buy flickr pro to keep uploading. My workload dies down tomorrow, so I should have the next update Thursday, and hopefully a conclusion by the end of the weekend. This took much longer than I thought it would!!!

Teaser -- someone named has died/been too injured to carry on.

[-Carson Haupt-]

Nooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Say it ain't so!!!!!!!!!

Edited April 10, 2013 by -Carson Haupt-

[robuko]

Significant reinforcements are on the way

[robuko]

Sorry for double post

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=81446entry1565528

And so it was, 3 days later, that the peaceable Natural Philosopher Viktor Frankenstein found himself leading a column of men and beasts, under the protection of the Order of Eden. And for the first time in many years, men of the Lion marched shoulder to shoulder with men of the Falcon. The Duke LeStrange flew alongside with the sighting Optick, which he would use to marshall the great heliotropes into formation. One of these devices could do enormous damage, but if many of the devices focused on the same point, a great conflagration would result in a very short time.

The troop set out for the stores at Lost Vegas, and a detachment went ahead at double pace to relieve the siege of Queen's Cross...

@Ska, I will leave it you you which troops make it to Queens Cross. Frankenstein has great speed and power, must survive this fight along with Amset Ra and Herr Leibniz. The Heliotropes do big damage at distance on a sunny day, accuracy/damage x2 if LeStrange is there (he can fly on the carpet). The Order of Eden nullify opposing magic. 47 men in total, mostly archers, berserkers, swordsmen, assassins, brigands and pikemen. The mummies are cautious, the Lion Knights are aggressive, and the ragtag Kaliphlins are underhand in fighting method.

[SkaForHire]

Reinforcements! WHile the battle is going so grim, much needed. But how many will make it? (We are a little stretched thin on figures right now...)

Anyway, the Mountain mummies will make it for sure, I have many of them sitting around. Unfortunately the Heliotropes will be ineffective because of the mist that Victor's forces have shadowed the battlefield in (AKA, I can't build them) But, they could be used outside the bubble to try and penetrate or disperse the mist.

I will see if I can get a hulk mini tonight. The allies really need a weapon like this.

[kabel]

@robuko: that flying carpet kills me!

[Maxim I]

Uh oh, I don't like it that the battle is going grim

[Pyrovisionary]

Jokas Hoenfall has arrived in Queen's-cross with a 3 score northern warriors

(He's an invincible nord, so he cannot die.)

Edited April 14, 2013 by Skyrimguy

[kabel]

Jokas Hoenfall has arrived in Mitgardia

I suppose you mean Queenscross, right? Other than that, cool design, guess I have to go to my embassy in Mpya Stedor once this war is over and see what I can rebuild there

[Pyrovisionary]

I suppose you mean Queenscross, right? Other than that, cool design, guess I have to go to my embassy in Mpya Stedor once this war is over and see what I can rebuild there

I've corrected it.

[SkaForHire]

What is Jokas's torso? I know I have seen it, i probably have it, but I can't figure it out. I cant represent 60 warriors on the main battlefield, but we can write in the story where else his troops are fighting.

On another note, I am about to run some more of the battle right now. I hope to get pictures of this leg (which I would say is half way done) up tonight. If the heroes survive, then there will be one more leg of the battle.

[Pyrovisionary]

What is Jokas's torso? I know I have seen it, i probably have it, but I can't figure it out. I cant represent 60 warriors on the main battlefield, but we can write in the story where else his troops are fighting.

On another note, I am about to run some more of the battle right now. I hope to get pictures of this leg (which I would say is half way done) up tonight. If the heroes survive, then there will be one more leg of the battle.

It's from the viking sets. A score is 20? I thought it was six... Oh no! That's a half-dozen.

[kabel]

I know I have seen it

Steen Larsson (the guy in my sigpic) is wearing the same torso

[SkaForHire]

Well, like Hugh Hos, Jokas might look radically different than how his personal artists have portrayed him. I don't seem to have that torso in my collection here. Although, I am sure I have it in my older collection that is in storage, that is why it looks familiar. Ok back to fighting the battle....

[SkaForHire]

I am going to cut this up into separate posts so there are not as many pictures per post.

Battle of Queenscross Day 2 Part One – On come the forces of darkness.

In the hand of Myrim Folmoss, Captain of Paulos’s personal guard. Words dictated by Paulos MacLean.

The morning after the Parle disaster proved to be the beginning of a long fight. One, which is still continuing even as we send out this raven to the Lords of Historica. At the sending of this message, our fate is unclear. We have had traitors in our midst this whole time, and now they may have done us in. This is my official report for the first 3 hours of this battle.

The giant haze around the battlefield seemed thicker this morning, and it was indeed pregnant with enemies, as one by one they stepped from the fog. Most stepped out near their main battlelines in the Northwest, but a vessel also came out of the fog on the river. Immediately Derengar the Bull and his men set out on their raft to engage the vessel. It was clear from the beginning that the vessel was looking to break the chain across the river to allow bigger vessels to flow through.

DSC_2148 by skaforhire, on Flickr

The rest of our men took up their fighting posts, the same as mentioned in my earlier missive with the addition of a few men that arrived in the middle of the night. The first to action were the men under Sir Gideon at the Forum. The enemy stepped from the fog with some of their most fearsome warriors. Cyclops under the famed Cyclops king, Orgoth the Near Sighted, and a group of hardy minotaur’s, from who knows where. Additionally there were a few rouge nobles, a Mitgardian clan chained to the darkness, and a few other fallen heroes. They were led by the death mistress Katina Violetvale.

DSC_2161 by skaforhire, on Flickr

Taking the northwest-most point on the battlefield was the Stoneface Clan. Their numbers did not seem to have changed since last night’s Parle. However, save a few archers, there was no sight of the Hand of Corruption troops that were present last night. Sadly, we would find out later where these elite troops had gone. I believe the Stormmistress Avona was leading this group, but so far her presence on the battlefield has been negligible, so I am not sure.

DSC_2152 by skaforhire, on Flickr

The middle of the western flank was held by three trolls and a fallen Kaliphlin Knight, and claim to the old throne of Queenscross, Arangal Pastroo. He had clearly teamed up with Victor to get his city back. He seems to be in command of all the troops on the field, and does not engage anything personally. Around their sand troll’s fingers was wrapped a chord which held the corpse of our beloved diploma Abu Dun.

DSC_2153 by skaforhire, on Flickr

The last of the troops to appear at dawn were on the road near where the Parle took place last night. There was a few of Victor’s generals along with the famed Black Boars, led by their leader Harold the Smooth. These men had once been an elite unit in the king’s army, now they have switched their allegiance to the shadow. These men have throughout the battle hung back letting the orcs fight. They are waiting for something. They were accompanied by a Cedrica Dwarf clan, which they allowed to be slaughtered early in the battle by the Cresentthorn Elves guarding the lodging of the river chain.

DSC_2149 by skaforhire, on Flickr

About 15 minutes after the battle began, on the other side of the river where Sir Phil Lepe and Sir Alex Kristo were guarding the East side of the rive chain, another pocket of unidentified orcs showed up. They were a smaller band, and later we would learn they were a distraction for a more treacherous foe.

DSC_2155 by skaforhire, on Flickr

I will start with this part of the battle because it was the quickest. The Ximian Spear line held the monsters at bay while the two knights and another Mpya Stedor mounted soldier that I do not know, made their way to the fight. The foe was tough, but with the help of a few of the tinkers guild who were protecting the east side of the bridge, DaMaximus’ men triumphed. They lost two of the Ximians though.

DSC_2169 by skaforhire, on Flickr

In the middle of this battle there was an incident when concealed ninja forces tried to assassinate members of our army. Hugh Hos and his poorly illustrated men helped head off a few of these enemies. Unfortunately one would overtake the loan Mpya Stedor guard of the chain. (The other three had taken off in a row boat to help Derengar against the enemy vessel.)

DSC_2193 by skaforhire, on Flickr

Paulos’s letter is continued in my next post.

[Maxim I]

I am glad my men kept the first foes at a distance!

And those who are fallen, died as real heroes!!

They will be given a funeral like they deserve back home!

Note: my troops are heading towards Cedrica (more about that very soon) It are around 350 soldiers under my command. So feel free to let them help Queenscross if you need them

[SkaForHire]

Battle of Queenscross Day 2: Part two – Valor at the Forum.

The hardest fighting so far has happened at the forum and in the street guarding the chain. These two areas saw continued assault even at the moment I write this letter.

Unfortunately, the enemy received their first wave of reinforcements not even an hour after the battle began. Terrible troops, the stuff of nightmares walked upon the battlefield. First they enemy sent batmen at my position in the Tower of the Old Kings. They managed to render unconscious one of my personal guards, but Cannondale danced the blades while balancing on the side of the tower and dispatched all five of them that made it to me. However, I believe the enemy meant this as a distraction, keeping me occupied as they brought new forces on the field. To this extent the ploy worked, as I could not reshuffle troops.

DSC_2166 by skaforhire, on Flickr

DSC_2196 by skaforhire, on Flickr

On the field came one of the oldest war bands in Historica, the Black Lantern, led by the Prime Necromancer, Archbishop Rolis Grover. Most of the band now long dead and part of Grover’s undying minions, they have not been seen in nearly 40 years. They brought a full contingent, including death knights, witches, vampires, zombies, and of course reanimated skeletons of past warriors. Necromancers… why did it have to be necromancers.

DSC_2173 by skaforhire, on Flickr

Somehow more terrifying that his was what came up the middle of the battlefield. Along with a squad of dwarf snakes (who barely made an impression on the battlefield) came a beast like no other I have ever seen. It was not a dragon, but might as well have been one. It had larger more powerful jaws than any dragon I have heard about, and it ran fast. On its back there was a rider. It would march forward slowly during much of the battle, but then would fear off to fight at the forum, and is still there as I write this.

DSC_2174 by skaforhire, on Flickr

Although there are many areas of fighting going on in this battle, next I will report on the forum, where we lost some fine men. Sir Gideon took up command here, and was accompanied by Sir Derrik, Alfadas Manderdson, Ediz Falconi, and what was left of the foot soldiers from both Valholl and Steen Larsson’s men (There mounted captains with the cavalry.)

DSC_2150 by skaforhire, on Flickr

The first wave of attackers were mostly human, and our men fought them valiantly. However, their left flank began to falter, and Sir Derrick attempted to rescue it with a daring maneuver. Reports say that he spun a web of death over many of the fallen Mitgardian clan that was attacking our men. He killed 5 men with one mighty swing!

DSC_2170 by skaforhire, on Flickr

Unfortunately, this placed him ahead of the lines. In stormed the Cyclops troop, led by their king, Orgoth. Despite going toe to toe with three of these creatures, it was the Cyclops king himself that thrust a mighty blow through Derrick’s armor. The champion sunk to his knees never to stand again.

DSC_2171 by skaforhire, on Flickr

At this point, Sir Gideon, seeing his friend fall and watching the tide turn against our forces at the Forum, called a calculated retreat back into the forum so that only one enemy at a time could come through the open arches.

DSC_2182 by skaforhire, on Flickr

Some of the men, like one of Manderdson’s kin could not fall back into the forum quickly enough and was forced to fight with his back to the wall.

DSC_2200 by skaforhire, on Flickr

At this point I signaled the cavalry charge (partially against the trolls coming up the middle, and towards the battle of the forum) along with the Ostrich rider charge on the other side of the forum. The intent was to sweep the enemy’s right flank, hold the forum and then begin an advance on the enemy middle.

Ser Blaore, the Oak led the horsemen coming to relieve the forum, while Captain Tiven lead the men against the Trolls and snake dwarves in the middle of the field.

Blaore personally dispatched a mounted enemy, and a couple others on foot.

DSC_2183 by skaforhire, on Flickr

Meanwhile Sir Gideon was vanquishing foes on the steps of the Forum, while his men were barely holding against the superior strength of two supernatural foes. Reportedly Gideon was searching for the Cyclops king in order to avenge his friend.

DSC_2201 by skaforhire, on Flickr

Things took a dark turn when the Cyclops king was able to break around the left of the defensive line and slaughter almost everyone in that area in a matter of seconds. This is where the last man from Vaholl fell (their leader losing his head to a troll a few minutes earlier at the battle for the barricade.)

DSC_2209 by skaforhire, on Flickr

On the other end of the forum, Manderdson’s men were holding against mummies, minotaurs, and champions. All the while, Alfadas was trying to cut his way through the enemy to rescue his kinsmen who was trapped against the corner wall. Unfortunately, after defeating many oncoming villains, the man was run through by one of Victor’s knights.

DSC_2219 by skaforhire, on Flickr

Alfadas raged and took many a men down, but one of the minotaurs put a battle axe through Alfadas’ shoulder blades, and the man took, and lived, through one of the greatest blows that anyone has every remembered witnessing. He fought on for a few more minutes, but dropped to unconsciousness. He was later pulled away by the piper who was with the Forum army and taken to the Centaur healer we had in reserve. No word yet if he will be able to join the fight soon or not.

Next, a more devastating foe entered the area. The wingless dragon came crashing through the trees and immediately ate one of our riders.

DSC_2214 by skaforhire, on Flickr

The Oak saw this, and did what any noble man would do – he charged. Thrusting forward with his lance he pierced the flesh of the beast with a mightily precise hit.

DSC_2230 by skaforhire, on Flickr

To his shock, the wingless dragon did not shake and fall, but recoiled and attacked him. He dodged the beast’s mouth for two whole minutes, but in the end, after missing on his counter attack, he was picked up in the jaws of the beast. His last words were said to have been. “I hope you choke on me and die, vile creature!” And so ended one of the most celebrated heroes of our age.

DSC_2243 by skaforhire, on Flickr

Meanwhile, Gideon entered the southern corner of the Forum with his squire and the last of Derrik’s men to engage the King of the Cyclopes. The last Avalonian under Gideon’s command fell quickly but the Cyclops and Gideon continued to fight.

DSC_2231 by skaforhire, on Flickr

Gideon was backed onto the raised podium and it looked as if Orgoth the Cyclops King was about to slay yet another of our heroes, but as the spear came forward to piece Sir Gideon’s heart, his squire leaped in front of him and was skewered. Gideon pressed the attack, but at the time of writing this he was still locked in mortal combat with the king of the one-eyes.

DSC_2246 by skaforhire, on Flickr

Paulos’s letter continues in my next post.

[Maxim I]

This reads like a thriller

[Gideon]

Gah! The suspense is unbearable!!

[Dr.Cogg]

Can we send villians for you to fight against ?