Year 2 Turn 2

With so little open neutral land left war finally breaks out!  On top of that If you're new or have been following the campaign for a while the rules have been updated!  They are nearing the final stages of editing and sprucing up.  The big changes are in formatting and finishing up the scenarios/siege rules so head on over and check it out here.

The Salamanders begin by scouting the neutral island to their northern shores.  The scouts made it to the island but came back empty handed having been driven off by the inhabitants.  Their army quickly disembarked and began a coastal invasion anyways.  The Ratkin that were found were quickly exterminated as it was only a 800 point army that lost 80 points to subsistence loss.

In the Southern reaches the lizard scouts likewise failed to gain any information about their elven neighbors.

Along the eastern reaches the lizardfold mustered their forces and began a siege of their Rhordian neighbors breaking a long held truce.

The Elves have been roused to battle as well though their scouts were able to find out nearly all the information about the neighboring armies.  Instead of launching a siege they decide to remain in their fortresses.

Instead they took the easy route and marched an army into the unoccupied Salamander port city!  The Lizards may need to take severe actions to punish these pointy eared invaders...

In addition they combined the ships of two of their fleets and left them at the same city.

In a completely unexpected alliance the Abyssal Dwarves combine all of their ships into a single seven ship fleet, ally with the three elven ships in the harbor and easily sink the single Salamander ship harbored there.  The greedy elves steal the single gold from the cargo, perhaps they will need to be taught a lesson as well.

The sea voyage has been arduous however as the large dwarven armies have used up much baggage in order to reach their destination.

The Rhordian League Had attempted to scout the Salamanders to their southern border but failed as they went on the assault.

They did however move one of their banners south to eventual lend reinforcements to the besieged forces.

In addition they combined their ships into a single war fleet gathering their power and sinking a Salamander ship off their northern peninsula.

As we go into the third month of the campaign season war has official broken across the entire map.  Next turn holds the promise of empires clashing...