Year 2, Turn 3

The Salamander empire began the month by scouting out the Southern elf city and preparing for war.  The first set of scouts were able to learn the entire content and organization of the army garrisoning the walls however the banner lost 2 baggage from rot as well.

They swiftly committed to a siege against the elves in revenge of the port that was taken in the North.

Their banner in the southern fortress scouted the elf army in the northern village.  The scouts learned nothing of the banner but did encounter 60 points of mercenaries that were added to the banner.

Much to the dismay of the various gods of war the salamanders both scouted and retreated from the siege against the Rhordians along the border.  They apparently did not wish to be caught in a pincer attack from the reinforcements arriving along the coast.

After embarking their army back onto the fleet one of the Salamander ships managed to roll and event and found a fleet of 2 pirate ships which will in later turns hunt down stray ships!

The fleet chose to ignore the pirates and instead directly attack the Rhordian fleets.  The humans did not last against the superior seafaring skills of the salamanders scaly corsairs and the entire fleet was sunk without loss.

The elves did very little on their turn simply moving out of their freshly conquered salamander city and hunker down in behind city walls in the south.

Finally finished with their seafaring attempts the Abyssal Dwarves disembarked from the fleet and flooded the port city with slaves and slavers alike landing four full armies between the elves and salamander land.  The elves barely made it out in time...

Back in their homelands the lone defending banner managed to enslave 360 points into their army increasing the banner size greatly!

The Rhordians having fended off the Salamanders by land and being dominated by sea had a fairly uneventful turn.  Their scouting of the nearby forest simply resulted in finding a merchant and gaining an extra 3 baggage!

Sadly no battles took place this turn.  The Rhordians and Salamanders seem to have a new truce at this point.  The Abyssal Dwarves are poised to invade either the Salamanders or the Elves and the Salamanders and Elves are already embroiled in a bitter feud as well...

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...

Year 2, Turn 2 Battles

There was only a single battle this turn.  The salamander empire had elected to take to the sea to take the fortress that was razed by a tornado in the winter phase.  Without reliable scouting information they set claw to beach and ran into a force of ratkin!

After two months the once 800 point Ratkin force had been starved and cannibalized into only 720 points.  Regardless without a navy to escape the island they were forced to defend what homeland they had and scurried to the squeaked warning from the watchtower!  The force consisted of:

Regiment of Blight
Deathmachine with Vile Sorcerery
Horde of Warriors with Brew of Strength
Troop of Clawshots
Regiment of Brutes

After a hurried disembarking the lizards arrived on the beach (don't ask how they transport fire elementals).  This will be a coastal invasion scenario so they will need to flip control of objectives as they move inland or wipe out the ratkin in full.  The Wave Trompers as they are called consisted of:

Regiment of Kaisenor Lancers with the Potion of the Catipillar
Troop of Unblooded
Clan lord Xo Thunder on Fire Drake with Pipes of Terror and the veteran ability Very Inspiring
Regiment of Ancients with Healing brew
Mage Priest Tal Vak on Raptor with Soul Drain and Veteran ability Fireball(4)
Ankylodon Battle Platform
Battle Captain Ska Iktar on Rhinosaur with Inspiring talisman
Mage Priest Sol Tandur with Heal 3 and Weakness
Horde of Fire Elementals with Brew of Haste
Horde of Salamander Primes with Brew of Sharpness
Lekelidon

The salamanders quickly advance past the beach toward the ratkin line.

The eager brutes maneuver forward while the clawshots do minimal damage firing into the Ancients.  The rest of the line holds but refuses to advance closer...

On turn two the Clan Lord positions his mighty fire drake to wreak havoc on the Rats flank while the rest of the army advances into a more threatening position forcing the rats to move.

The Lekadon manages to do a single wound on the blight and the Fire Drake roasts the clawshots forcing a waver.

In a bout of return fire the Death Engine zaps the Lekadon and wavers it as well hoping to eliminate it later.

The warriors and brutes bravely charge the Ankylodon and despite some fantastic rolls fail to do much other than enrage the beast!

It was then that the overwhelming force of the Salamanders ran into the Rats frontline and more than clawed their way to victory!  The brutes took a heavy side charge and fell while the warriors were triple charged and likewise eliminated.

Not to be left out the Clan Lord made short work of the clawshots and set his sights on the death engine...

Even with a single heal spell the Lekadon was well within range to be eliminated gaining the Rats a small victory.  However after generating 11 shots only 3 hit and a waver was had once more.

The Blight attempted to win glory and caused a surprising 7 damage against the Fire elementals but in the end it was not enough and the Salamanders won a victory without taking casualties.


After a relaxing sunning on the beach several of the Salamnder units gained veteran level ups and skills:

Prime Horde gained Headstrong
Ancients gained +1 Nerve
Fire elementals gained vicious
Kaisenor Lancers gained Nimble
Ankylodon Battle Platform gained Vicious

Year 2 Turn 1

The second year opened with a roll off for campaign initiative.  The Salamander won the roll off so for this year the turn order will go: Salamanders, Elves, Abyssal Dwarves, and finally Rhordia.

For the most part the Salamanders opened the year by maintaining a strong defensive position.    A single banner embarked upon a sea journey to the island that was devastated by the Tornado over the winter months.  Perhaps the they will claim the island as their own ruined resort next turn.

Sending scouts north toward Rhordia they were able to ascertain the relative strength of the Rhordians as a 1500 point banner.  They have also learned that the elves in the southern city were a 1650 point army and the village banner a 2000 point army.

Through trade they managed to secure another 2 Gold cementing their wealth throughout the empires.

The Elves had met the end of their expansion however in the south they were forced into a standoff with the lizard people as neither side wanted to initiate a siege to expand.  The elves maintained a shaky peace as well trading with the Salamanders for 3 gold.

As the elves sent a scouting party to the southwest Salamander fortress they instead encounter a merchant convoy and take 5 baggage from them.  Their scouts in the south east however manage to learn everything about the 2000 point Salamander banner there.

The abyssal Dwarves embarked nearly their whole army onto ships in an attempt to set off towards new lands.  Unfortunately for them their 3rd fleet was delayed not willing to attempt the stormy seas they spied ahead and risk losing an entire banner.   Only one banner remains in their empire now making camp near the capitol.  Obviously the dwarves can't stay at sea forever, they just don't have the kind of sea legs they need...

 Ever since the near assassination of their king by the Salamanders the Rhordian empire has been thrown into a temporary chaos meaning none of their banners can move until rumors of the kings death have been laid to rest.

As such the fleets have managed to consolidate in an attempt to keep a defensive line.  Their trading endeavors do manage to gain the empire 1 gold despite a rather uneventful turn.

 No battles have taken place for the first time since the campaign began.  Perhaps next turn will be a more dangerous affair?