GWX Battles

[Lime]

It'll take some time to get organized and begin the assault, but I will let you attack the Khazardiand while they're still in two forces over there: one just landed and the other camped out.

[Unguis]

Battle of Hemenster, Third Hour

The remaining ship is to charge past the two Galleons until its next to the Transport, where it will unload its cannons and spells into the Transport at V13, hopefully doing a good deal of damage and avoiding the brunt of the enemy attack.

R.L.S. Eagle - Frigate :: Sunk
R.L.S. Falcon - Frigate :: 100% - 50 Windcallers
R14->V14

[Lime]

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Battle of Hemenster
- Round 4 -

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The Captain of the Falcon bravely shouts at his cabin boy to fetch his red shirt, and steers the ship straight down the alleyway, perilously coming close to running aground several times. Then, he opens fire on the Flames of Chaos. As the transport continues taking hit after hit, lowering to 28% health, your crew cheer...

You are truly doing Armadyl's work, Lord Launcet! Your men will be remembered for the justice they've dealt today. I'll have their names interred on all our halls when I return home! Just one more round of Steel Law against that transport and it'll be sunk!

...but as the crew cheer, The enemy's three galleons form a familiar lineup.

Launcet, I thought you had your senses in a tight hold. Now look what you've done. If you love your men, then run. We can take care of all of the enemy. They don't need to be a hero today. You might not even sink the damn transport.

The Falcon ends with 48% health and 24 windcallers. You can't take another shot like this.

Armadyleans:
R.L.S. Falcon - Frigate :: 48% - 24 Windcallers [CD; 0] - [V14]

330 Spearmen
100 Swordsmen
350 Archers
50 Crossbowmen
350 Mages
50 Sorcerers
400 Riders
350 Knights
10 Cannons
Sir Goneph Launcet :: 100%
Morale - 81%

Khazardians:
Destroyer - Galleon :: 100% - 50 Archers, 50 Mages [T13]
Conqueror - Galleon :: 100% - 50 Archers, 50 Mages [T14]
General Khazard - Galleon :: 100% [U12]
Chaotic Fire - Transport :: 28% - Unknown Troops [T11]
Hellburner - Transport :: 100% - Unknown Troops [V10]

240 Mages
75 Spearmen
60 Archers
75 Riders
Morale - 100%

Guardians of Armadyl:
210 Archers
75 Mages
20 Spearmen
60 Riders
Morale - 100%

Hemenstrian Thugs:
210 Riders
60 Archers
60 Mages
90 Spearmen
Morale - 100%

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[Unguis]

Does 72% damage also represent 72% casualties on board the Transport, or will this count for nothing unless the Transport is sunk? I only ask because you said shots are distributed between soldiers on board and hull.

[Lime]

I was debating it, and decided that a special property of the transport would be that all of the crewmen onboard are safe until they land. I could change it now, if you wanted, but I'd effectively have to halve the damage done to the ship. Just so you're aware. If you were planning on asking to change it, I'd caution you against it. While it may help you in this battle, it'll certainly screw over some people in the long term, possibly yourself included.

[Unguis]

What is the likelihood (based on the numbers, as I am unfamiliar with the calculations) that my Frigate is able to sink the Transport in its current condition? How does ramming work, can opponents' dodge it, and how would this damage compare to that of my cannons?

[Lime]

1) I can't (and won't) answer that. What I can tell you that it isn't guaranteed, and I ran a few situations last night. I haven't tried testing what the likelihood that your frigate will not be sunk by the galleons next turn, but I'm very sure that likelihood is 0. I dunno. We'll see.

2. Ramming is a guaranteed hit that hurts both your ship and the enemy ship if you manage to get an evasion roll that's in your favour. Just go near the ship and say "I'll ram it." I'll be deciding the evasion roll based on an RNG and some things between the two ships' speeds. I'm not entirely sure how it'll work yet, but I can tell you that a slower ship being rammed by a faster ship is going to have less chance to get away.

C) Well, a Frigate's Ram Damage is 75. Your frigate (right now) has... well, a power level of 76 EDiT: 74, my bad. 76 was the power level of the Eagle while it was damaged, and me just remembering it. Depending on RNG, your Situational Modifier (which ain't too good), that could go up or down. I'm not going to reveal exact numbers.

D. I have now decided that I will not change how Transports work (unless Siroki and Jascertes tell me I should.) All troops within them will be safe until such a time that the transport is sunk.

v. You should really proceed with the battle. No other player has asked for this many questions regarding battles, and although I have been tolerant regarding this one as it is the first naval battle, the forums have now been considerably spammed by myself explaining how mechanics work.

[Unguis]

Battle of Hemenster, Third Hour

The Falcon is to withdraw northwest by four squares.  The Khazardians have won the seas.

R.L.S. Eagle - Frigate :: Sunk
R.L.S. Falcon - Frigate :: 48% - 24 Windcallers
V14->Z10

[Lime]

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Battle of Hemenster
- Round 5, Part 1 -

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The Falcon slinks away from the battle, and much to your crew's relief, the Khazardian ships don't go after it.

Finally, you've gotten a grip. Launcet, while you may have made poor decisions before, at least you saved this much now. Just listen to me and it'll be smooth sailing to victory

Bah! I can't take this naïvety. We could've had them, but instead you cow away like an old wife. This is a war, Launcet! We all must take risks in the name of justice!

Now, since I'm so very tired and it'll be very difficult to set up the land battle, I'm going to give us a brief intermission in the battle right here. Feel free to spend this time corresponding with your two colleagues here, and we'll be back to the battle tomorrow morning.

Armadyleans:
R.L.S. Falcon - Frigate :: 48% - 24 Windcallers [CD; 0] - [Retreating!]

330 Spearmen
100 Swordsmen
350 Archers
50 Crossbowmen
350 Mages
50 Sorcerers
400 Riders
350 Knights
10 Cannons
Sir Goneph Launcet :: 100%
Morale - 80%

Khazardians:
Destroyer - Galleon :: 100% - 50 Archers, 50 Mages [Landing!]
Conqueror - Galleon :: 100% - 50 Archers, 50 Mages [Landing!]
General Khazard - Galleon :: 100% [At Anchor Near Shore]
Chaotic Fire - Transport :: 28% - Unknown Troops [Landing]
Hellburner - Transport :: 100% - Unknown Troops [Landing]

240 Mages
75 Spearmen
60 Archers
75 Riders
Morale - 100%

Guardians of Armadyl:
210 Archers
75 Mages
20 Spearmen
60 Riders
Morale - 100%

Hemenstrian Thugs:
210 Riders
60 Archers
60 Mages
90 Spearmen
Morale - 100%

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[Lime]

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Battle of Hemenster
- Round 5, Part 2 -

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And now, the land battle commences. It is truly a sight to behold.

You look over the battlefield, and see the truly awesome scale of it. No bigger battle has been fought yet in this new God War. You see the Khazardians offloading from their ships, all troops finally coming off of it as your troops finish moving into gear. As a result, all Khazardian troops will receive half movement this next turn.

To your west are the Guardians of Armadyl, slightly sagging in morale due to the newfound enemy reinforcements, but resolute nonetheless. To the east you see the Hemenstrian Thugs who look... surprisingly chipper. Still. Strange. The Khazardians to the south have several rolling shields, as do your allies, but the eastern part of their ranks is sparsely manned. Perhaps they intend for the reinforcements to man them.

Great, I think we're finally ready to have at them. This'll be easy by the looks of things. I think you should take your troops in and strike at the people already here, then take their shields. Then, we can hit the reinforcements from all sides. We'll stay here, and distract the reinforcements.

It'll be great.

Hmph. The Guardians stand with you, Lord Launcet. May Armadyl guide our blades and arrows.

Oh yes, and the maximum tile capacity is 200 basic units or 5 siege weapons for this one

Armadyleans:
330 Spearmen
100 Swordsmen
350 Archers
50 Crossbowmen
350 Mages
50 Sorcerers
400 Riders
350 Knights
10 Cannons
Sir Goneph Launcet :: 100%
Morale - 80%

Khazardians:
Destroyer - Galleon :: 100%
Conqueror - Galleon :: 100%
General Khazard - Galleon :: 100%
Chaotic Fire - Transport :: 28%
Hellburner - Transport :: 100%

340 Mages
250 Sorcerers
175 Spearmen
200 Swordsmen
160 Archers
250 Crossbowmen
175 Riders
100 Knights
5 Rolling Shields
Morale - 90%

Guardians of Armadyl:
210 Archers
75 Mages
20 Spearmen
60 Riders
4 Rolling Shields - 100%
Morale - 95%

Hemenstrian Thugs:
210 Riders
60 Archers
60 Mages
90 Spearmen
Morale - 100%

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[Unguis]

Battle of Hemenster, Third Hour

All troops are to advance into the specified positions and will attack enemies if they come in range.

Overall Troops
Catherby Thugs
40 | S8&T9->P13
40 | R7&T7->Q12
50 | S6&U9->R12
90 | T4&T5&U7->M13
60  | U4&U5->N13
60  | V4&V5->O13
30 | W6->R10
20 | W8->R11
20 | X7->S11

Guardians of Armadyl
50 | J8&H9->H13
60 | K7&M7->O9
60 | I8&K8->J13
90 | E8&F9&G9->E13
60 | F6&G5&I5->F13
25 | G7->G12
20 | H6->I11
Rolling Shield | (C-E)8->(C-E)13
Rolling Shield | (F-H)9->(F-H)13
Rolling Shield | (I-K)8->(I-K)13
Rolling Shield | (K-M)7->O(8-10)

Logrean Forces
175 | N6->L12
200 | N4->N12
50 | M5->Q10
50 | L4->Q9
100 with Lord Goneph Launcet | Q5->R9
175 | O5->S10
175 | Q4->S9
175 | P4->S8
200 | R3->H7
165 | O3-R7
165 | P3->O8
5 Cannons | Q2->S6
175 | M3->T7
175 | N2->R6
5 Cannons | L2->P6

[Lime]

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Battle of Hemenster
- Round 6 -

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Your men move obediently to their positions, but as your orders reach May Reacher, well...

Wh- WHAT?! This is terrible!

Is there a problem, thug? I don't see the Guardians of Armadyl balking at a little combat.

Wha- why-That's because Lord Launcet didn't put you right smack dab in the middle of the battlefield! We'd be surrounded in minutes! We don't have INFINITE men. No, we're going over behind those Shield Walls you have. We can make a push with you guys into the weaker Khazardians. It'll be MUCH better.

...okay then. The Hemenstrian Thugs run around the sides of your formation in an effort to get to the Guardians' positions, while the Guardians have obediently followed your orders, without question. It seems, as usual, that Commander Cemphier and his men are far more loyal (and devout) than the Thugs, who happen to like living. Finally, the Khazardians form a bowl formation, and don't fire into your troops yet.

Armadyleans:
330 Spearmen
100 Swordsmen
350 Archers
50 Crossbowmen
350 Mages
50 Sorcerers
400 Riders
350 Knights
10 Cannons
Sir Goneph Launcet :: 100%
Morale - 80%

Khazardians:
340 Mages
250 Sorcerers
175 Spearmen
200 Swordsmen
160 Archers
250 Crossbowmen
175 Riders
100 Knights
5 Rolling Shields
Morale - 90%

Guardians of Armadyl:
210 Archers
75 Mages
20 Spearmen
60 Riders
4 Rolling Shields - 100%
Morale - 95%

Hemenstrian Thugs:
210 Riders
60 Archers
60 Mages
90 Spearmen
Morale - 100%

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[Unguis]

This is my last attempt to prevent this bloodshed.  Let us have our soldiers stand down and our leaders duel in honourable combat.  Why do so many men have to win glory or die when just one can?  Again, I challenge you, lord of the Khazardians.

[Lime]

The Khazardians do not respond, again. They still don't even have a paragon to duel with.

[Unguis]

Sept 4, 2014 18:07:13 GMT -5 Architect said:

If the enemy army has a General, that is who will duel; if it doesn't, a Captain will step up instead. If the enemy accepts, a duel will take place. 

I was hoping this might happen, but if not, so be it.  Battle turn coming by midnight...

EDIT: I was also trying to combine some the thug groups that didn't retreat.  Did the thugs refuse that too?

[Lime]

Well, they have no interest in a duel anyways.

EDiT: All Thug troops are effectively acting under their own orders. I'm treating them as an allied power, as well as the Guardians of Armadyl. The Guardians are more than happy to obey your suggestions because they're staunch proponents of Armadyl and you're clearly a powerful Armadylean. The thugs are more interested in gold and their lives than winning the battle, so they don't automatically bend to your orders. The end goal for them is going towards the Western Side of the Battlefield.

[Unguis]

That makes things much easier. I can be more general in my orders then? Or would you prefer I remained specific?

[Lime]

Be specific with your own orders, and if certain orders are impossible (which I recall one of your companies trying to move much farther than their move limit - I went as far as I could) I'll do my best to meet the end goal of the order. You can be more general with your suggestions to your allies, but know that for the most part, the Guardians will do what you say anyways.

[Unguis]

Battle of Hemenster, Third Hour

Hemenstrian Locals, since you seem to have your minds set on destroying the weaker enemy force, do so.  Assault them however you like, but do assault them.  Might I suggest moving your eastern forces southwest to help counter the , so our cavalry will have free reign in the south?  Also, moving these units will allow Logrean forces to take their place in the danger zone and allow continuity in our lines most likely to lead to victory.  If we don't work together, we're all going to end up dead or slaves to the Khazardians.  


Guardians, you do our Lord Armadyl great honour.  Work with the thugs and Logrean Knights to destroy the enemy in the south and take their shields, but be sure not to be flanked by the Khazardians.  The mobile shields will be of great benefit to our cause, even if they seem to be distractions.  There is no justice in men dying needless deaths.


Logreans, we have conquered the great Guelga from the bowels of Gielinor.  These Khazardians cannot be a greater threat than that creature was.  Let us fight to Armadyl's glory.  All units are to fire on specified targets unless they go out of range, in which case they are to switch to other in-range targets, utilizing their advantages over other unit types as best as possible.  Troops are to stand ready to engage or fire on the enemy if they come close enough.  Also, the Knights engaging two groups of are to split their attack, essentially as if two different engagements were happening with two groups of knights half the size of the one involved.

Logrean Troops
175 | L12->M16 [Attacking in M17&L16]
200 | N12->U12
50 | Q10->T11
50 | Q9->S11
100 with Lord Goneph Launcet (100%) | R9->S12
175 | S10->R12
175 | S9->U11
175 | S8->W9 [Firing on  in Z10]
200 | J7->L14
165 | R7->V9
165 | O8->R13
5 Cannons | S6->T7 [Firing on in Y11] 
175 | T7->T12
175 | R6->W9 [Firing on  in Y11]
5 Cannons | P6->T9 [Firing on  in Y13]

((EDIT: Corrected 'western force' to 'eastern force' in Hemenstrian Thug address and fixed a minor typo.  Also, added a bit to the Guardians address.))

[Lime]

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Battle of Hemenster
- Round 7 -

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You move into position, and engage the enemy! Well, a little right now. An enemy company and a bit more die to your cannons and archers, but for the most part this is a bloodless round as the Hemenstrian thugs are- WHAT?!

Treacherous dogs!

WHY?!

Do you really think we would let you, Launcet, trade our lives for a region? Hah! Especially not after the Khazardians paid us to place a sharpened dagger right where spine is. Come and get it, birdbrains, this is gonna be the easiest coin I've ever made!

So... after that betrayal, a bloodless round turn into a very bloody one, as the attack the Guardians of Armadyl. But fortune is in your favour! Their element of surprise didn't do as well as they liked, and the Guardians of Armadyl still manage to put up a great fight. If they thought they would take down the Guardians that easy, then they'll pay the blood price! The Thugs odd happiness has now dropped, as their plan to try and betray you with minimum casualties has quite clearly failed.

The Khazardians now line up their strike. First, the southwesterly forces push forth with their shields while the Guardian of Armadyl are distracted, slamming them against eachother. The Guardians' Shield at F13 to H13 and the Khazardians' Shield at F14 to H14 are now jammed together, and can't be separated until the battle is over. The Guardians suffer heavy casualties between the Thugs and the Khazardians, and lose control of the O8 to O10 shield, but their tempers flair and are hungry for revenge.

Meanwhile, your forces are charged at by the Khazardian Reinforcements, along with a strange strategy. Some troops on the Khazardian Side have pulled back their shields to allow a mad charge by their rides, who storm into the mages. In any event, clash after clash occurs, but none of the forces looks like they're out for the count yet.

...Buuuuut, it looks like this battle is out of rounds for the time being. Please make your turn (and if you want, send reinforcements) and we'll get back to this battle in a jiffy!

Armadyleans:
330 Spearmen
59 Swordsmen
326 Archers
50 Crossbowmen
279 Mages
50 Sorcerers
284 Riders
284 Knights
9 Cannons
Sir Goneph Launcet :: 100%
Morale - 78%

Khazardians:
290 Mages
101 Sorcerers
26 Spearmen
184 Swordsmen
110 Archers
125 Crossbowmen
155 Riders
60 Knights
4 Rolling Shields - 100%
Rolling Shield - Jammed!
Morale - 95%

Guardians of Armadyl:
110 Archers
34 Mages
9 Spearmen
14 Riders
2 Rolling Shields - 100%
Rolling Shield - Jammed!
Morale - 97%

Hemenstrian Thugs:
110 Riders
39 Archers
48 Mages
74 Spearmen
Rolling Shield - 100%
Morale - 70%

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[Unguis]

Battle of Hemenster, Eighth Hour

Guardians, you do our Lord Armadyl great honour.  We advise you fall back and try to preserve yourselves against the Thugs.  Next hour more of our forces should be able to attack the traitors.

Logreans, we have the upper hand.  Fight for Armadyl's justice!  All units are to fire on, or attack, specified targets unless they go out of range, in which case they are to switch to other in-range targets, utilizing their advantages over other unit types as best as possible.  Troops are to stand ready to engage or fire on the enemy if they come close enough.  Also, groups attacking multiple units are to move sequentially as each successive group is eliminated.

Logrean Troops
136 | M16 [Attacking in Q16]
95 | U12 [Attacking in W12, & in W13]
50 | T11 [Firing on in S13]
50 | S11 [Firing on in S13]
59 with Lord Goneph Launcet (100%) | S12->T12 [Attacking  in T13]
149 | R12->S12 [Firing on in U13]
130 | U11 [Firing on  in U13]
160 | W8->V10 [Firing on in V13]
189 | L14->L11 [Attacking , ,&  in K12,K11,L10,M10,M11,&M12]
165 | V9->X12 [Attacking in W12]
165 | R10->R12 [Attacking  &  in Q12,Q13,R13,&S13]
5 Cannons | T7 [Firing on in W11]
148 | T12->U12 [Attacking  in U13]
166 | W9 [Firing on  in W11]
4 Cannons | T9 [Firing on  in O11]

[Lime]

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Battle of Hemenster
- Round 8 -

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This battle has drawn on very long, and your men are starting to feel the wear and tear of it. The men on the other side are too, but yet your men follow their orders.

Fortunately, through all the hacking and slashing and so forth, your encirclement has been broken! The Khazardians have pulled back slightly, wheeling their mobile shields into position and shooting back with crossbow bolts and arrows from behind. Your guns meet the same fate when trying to fight the spearmen, and after the fialed battery is finished the Shield is only 31% damaged, and the Spearmen are charging forth, destroying three pieces of your artillery.

More bad news, too. The Guard-madyleans put up a valiant fight, but as the last of their spearmen die, and without their Commander (who was a spearmen) with them, they remaining Guardians take flight. They will not be participating in the rest of this battle, and they've abandoned their positions.

Even more bad news: Your two exterior groups of cavalry have both encountered encirclement of their own. As your riders charge the archers, the riders manage to kill 13 of them in one company, but are then surrounded by mages, knights and archers! They take a beating, but not nearly as bad a one as the Knights, who have been utterly destroyed in a brutal assault by mages and riders.

Well, there's even more ba- wait. What's this?! Good news! Your reinforcements of 100 Spearmen, 100 Archers, and 100 Mages arrive! This cheers your men up, but everyone is still quite burned out from the long fighting, the constant death, and the flight of the Guardians of Armadyl (no pun intended, of course.)

Armadyleans:
396 Spearmen
28 Swordsmen
403 Archers Archers
50 Crossbowmen
379 Mages
50 Sorcerers
181 Riders
134 Knights
7 Cannons
Sir Goneph Launcet :: 86%
Morale - 66%

Khazardians:
249 Mages
17 Sorcerers
53 Swordsmen
110 Archers
64 Crossbowmen
85 Riders
35 Knights
6 Rolling Shields - 100%
2 Rolling Shields - Jammed!
Morale - 54%

Guardians of Armadyl:
Retreating!
Morale - 0%

Hemenstrian Thugs:
71 Riders
26 Archers
30 Mages
74 Spearmen
Rolling Shield - 69%
Morale - 37%

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[Unguis]

Khazardians, you are still outmatched.  We will give you the chance to withdraw with all your troops if you wish.  If not, then so be it.

[Lime]

The Khazardians still will not respond. Their numbers may be less, but their position is tactically inferior, and they believe this land belongs to them.

Also, they likely don't want that money to be for nothing.

[Unguis]

Battle of Hemenster, Ninth Hour

Guardians, we will avenge your defeat.

Logreans, we have the upper hand.  Fight for Armadyl's justice!  All units are to fire on, or attack, specified targets unless they go out of range, in which case they are to switch to other in-range targets, utilizing their advantages over other unit types as best as possible.  Troops are to stand ready to engage or fire on the enemy if they come close enough.  Also, groups attacking multiple units are to move sequentially as each successive group is eliminated.

Logrean Troops
62 | V12->X16 [Attacking / in W15,X15]
50 | T11 [Firing on in N16]
50 | S11->Q14 [Firing on in S15]
28 with Lord Goneph Launcet (86%) | T12->S8 [Attacking in S7]
149 | S12->O14 [Firing on in N15,N16]
130 | U11->S14 [Firing on in U13]
160 | V10->Q13 [Firing on in Q15]
119 | L11 [Attacking / / / in K12,L12,M12,M11]
94 | X12->W16 [Attacking / in V15,W15]
152 | R12->R15 [Attacking in Q15,Q16]
134 | U12 [Attacking in U13]
160 | W9->X13 [Firing on in V12 ]
7 Cannons | T9&T7->S10 [Firing on in P15 ]
100 | S3->S6 [Attacking in S7]
100 | R2->M7 [Firing on / in K10,L9,M10]
100 | T2->Q7 [Firing on in S7]

[Lime]

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Battle of Hemenster
- Round 9 -

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I'll cut to the chase and skip all of the blood and gore, since you've probably had enough hearing about that for one battle.

Long story short, your men cut through the enemy troops, but their formation is, well, nonexistent. Meanwhile, the Khazardians quickly try to regain their superior position, and pull up another Mobile Shield to fire from behind. Your Spearmen suffer heavy magical bombardment, but have barely stuck their necks through a hole in the shield wall. Your Mages and archers are also taking fire from three sides, and your archer reinforcements have been swarmed. The good news is that all enemy forces that were behind what I consider to be "your lines" are now lying dead on the ground. Despite this, morale on all sides is low.

Oh yeah! And you finally get a response from the Commanding Officer of the Khazardians.

Very well, Armadyleans. You've finally gotten your audience. And before you say anything, save your breath. The reason we fight so hard is because we have nowhere to run. Our ships have abandoned us, and we're stuck here. And no, we won't live under your rules like those pathetic Guardians. We will not settle for subjugation. This is our land.

...But we have seen enough blood. It seems we've misjudged you, and that you are willing to war. So I say, very well. If you want your duel, have it. If we lose, then we will throw down our arms, and will bow to your rule, and upon our honor, we will never rise to attack you again. But if you lose, you'll begone for the next fifteen months, and we'll take you prisoner, Launcet, in exchange for leaving your men to flee.

Armadyleans:
225 Spearmen
21 Swordsmen
374 Archers
50 Crossbowmen
347 Mages
47 Sorcerers
137 Riders
134 Knights
7 Cannons
Sir Goneph Launcet :: 86%
Morale - 40%

Khazardians:
197 Mages
82 Archers
22 Crossbowmen
33 Riders
13 Knights
6 Rolling Shields - 100%
2 Rolling Shields - Jammed!
Morale - 43%

Hemenstrian Thugs:
55 Riders
13 Archers
30 Mages
Rolling Shield - 69%
Morale - 23%

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[Unguis]

Before I start, I merely wish to say the offer of a duel was time-sensitive.  We do not believe a duel would be to our advantage at this point in the battle as it would have been when we offered it.  Also, I seem to remember hearing that you were merely foreigners trying to occupy this land, not rightfully possessing it when we last assessed the situation.

 We, however, do not require you to leave immediately or submit to our rule if you wish to cease fighting.  You can feel free to remain independently in this region if you wish to depart, but cannot do so immediately.  We will give you two seasons to contact your leaders to request transport, or we can transport you on our ships in two seasons.  We have no wish for any more Khazardian blood to be spilled.  On our honour we will do no more harm to the Khazardians if you wish to cease the battle.

[Lime]

Cheats and hypocrites! I thought you said yourself, "Why do so many men have to win glory or die when just one can?" So, when we decide we've had enough, you decide you want to kill more! Dishonorable! Damnable! Unjust!

And then you mock us with this offer. Do you think the Khazardians will take us back if we'd admitted to going down without a complaint?! Either I take the risk to save my troops, or we all go down fighting.

I tire of this discussion. Either we duel, or we war.

[Unguis]

Battle of Hemenster, Ninth Hour

Khazardians, you're reproach is hypocrtical.  You do not really care for the lives of these soldiers; you merely see now you have no chance in the open field and that I am wounded.  Our offer of your retreat stands, but we will not accept your hypocritical care for the lives of men.

Guardians, we will avenge your defeat.

Logreans, we have the upper hand.  Fight for Armadyl's justice!  All units are to fire on, or attack, specified targets unless they go out of range, in which case they are to switch to other in-range targets, utilizing their advantages over other unit types as best as possible.  Troops are to stand ready to engage or fire on the enemy if they come close enough.  Also, groups attacking multiple units are to move sequentially as each successive group is eliminated.

Logrean Troops
39 | X16->W16 [Attacking in W15]
47 | P14->O13 [Firing on  in M13]
50 | Q14->N15 [Firing on  in O15]
21 with Lord Goneph Launcet (86%) | S8 [Attacking in S7]
117 | O14 [Firing on in M14,O12,P12]
130 | S14->R16 [Firing on  in Q17,R17]
160 | Q13->R15 [Firing on /  in P15,P16]
98 | L11 [Attacking  in L12]
74 | W16->V16 [Attacking in U15,V15]
56 | R15->Q15 [Attacking in Q16]
134 | U12 [Attacking in U13]
141 | X13->U17 [Firing on  in R17,S17,S15]
7 Cannons | S10->R12 [Firing on  in R17]
95 | S6->N8 [Attacking  in M8]
73 | M7->O7 [Firing on  in M6]
100 | Q7->N9 [Firing on  in L7,L8]

[Lime]

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Battle of Hemenster
- Round 9 -

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Accursed... You're more chicken than eagle, Armadylean! Fine! May death rain upon you!

Your men proceed to your orders but... some are confused. It appears that you've ordered some of them to fight troops that are no longer there, or march through a bottleneck, all at once. Still, your men try to be as useful as possible, with your swordsmen marching up to be in range to strike, as many troops trying to push through the hole in the Shield Wall as possible, and your knights lining up to make an attack.

As your men fight the Thugs, though... the Thugs start to lose heart. They're down to less than 25 men, and they break ranks, and flee. The traitors have run from the battlefield, and their payment to betray you is forfeit. This is cause for some cheer amongst men, as you now outnumber the Khazardians 6 to 1. If only their tactical position wasn't so great.

Your men who go through the hole in the shield wall drop like flies. Every last spearman has fallen, and a fair amount of crossbowmen go with them, for only minimal enemy losses. Meanwhile, your forces that managed to make it fully behind enemy lines are sowing havoc and reaping death. Your cannons line up their shots, and absolutely annihilate the only mages they can hit. None stand after this volley, but you can't really hit any other ones until you bust up their shields.

This means that both your morale and the enemy morale is at an all-time low.

Armadyleans:
164 Spearmen
21 Swordsmen
367 Archers
13 Crossbowmen
343 Mages
38 Sorcerers
122 Riders
134 Knights
7 Cannons
Sir Goneph Launcet :: 86%
Morale - 22%

Khazardians:
143 Mages
52 Archers
8 Crossbowmen
23 Riders
1 Knights
6 Rolling Shields - 100%
2 Rolling Shields - Jammed!
Morale - 27%

Hemenstrian Thugs:
Fleeing!
Morale - 0%

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