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Everlast and Forest rode south at their fastest pace and met up with the caravan that night. Soon two scouts entered the camp. One reports that the assassins' guild is in a state of turmoil over the one known as Sutra. The other scout reports that rumors have reported the vague description of a mercenary company that may be behind the abduction of the Queen. In the morning, the Caravan continued its ride south.
Heat shimmers in waves from an earth left cracked and barren by the recent and unnatural drought. The horses, oxen, men, and women that comprise the Royal Caravan trudge through the dust and dead, dry grass with barely enough cognizance of thought to put one foot in front of the other. No-one speaks. Opening your mouth is merely an invitation for an arid sirocco to steal what moisture is left in your body.
Forest knows that this isn't right, that this should be the kingdoms rainy season instead of a season of flame. From his position at the head of the caravan he raises a hand, palm facing forwards, to signal a stop. He turns to the big man beside him mounted on a charcoal gray stallion of enormous proportions; "Everlast, let's stop here. Have the quartermaster set up camp in the shade of those trees and we can rest through the hottest part of the day." Everlast replies in a voice surprisingly light for one so large "Sounds good. The forward scouts should report back soon. I'll let you know if they report anything interesting."
As if summoned by the mention of his existence a lone figure bursts around a copse of trees to the north, his horse kicking up large clumps of dead grass and earth with every stride. The scout spots Forest and Everlast and turns towards them, crossing the remaining distance as though trying to outrace the burning wind. "My lord Forest," the scout begins, wheezing and out of breath. "We have been outflanked! Chaos as his allies are somehow in front of us."
Everlast looks at Forest, who nods slightly. Everlasts turns and runs back towards the middle of the caravan, his voice ringing out "All guards make ready and form into units. Weapons to the ready, shields out! Archers string and take points facing north. Healers prepare to receive wounded!"
Forest turns to face the scout, still fighting for breath in the smoking hot air "Drink some water and rest. Return to the line and make ready for combat as soon as possible." "Yes Lord Regent, but that isn't all. I also saw another caravan coming in from the North East, and they match the description of the mercenary company our informant said abducted the Queen." Forest's eyes widened and a look of surprise was evident on his face. "That is the first good news I've had all week. Maybe we take care of both our problems at once."
Summary:(OOC)
Chaos and the assassins guild have snuck ahead of the royal caravan and are lying in wait to waylay them again. Chaos desires more treasure from the caravan, while the assassins want to capture the traitor Sutra.
The royal caravan, lead by Forest and Everlast, want to recover the treasure stolen by the bandits previous raid as well as shatter Chaos to free the people of Finders Keep and end his threat to the kingdom.
The mercenary caravan was traveling to bring the Queen to their master, and will fight to protect their goods at all costs. The Forest wants to retrieve and free the Queen, while Chaos wants her for his own purposes.
Objectives:
Chaos:
1. Capture Sutra by taking him back to their base and keeping him there for five minutes, at which point he will be removed from play and Chaos will score a point.
2. The caravan guards have divided up the treasure into small pouches they are carrying on themselves to prevent it from all being stolen at once as it was during the previous raid. If Chaos' team can retrieve 300 coins from the guards bodies and turn it back in at their base (where it will be out of play), they score a point.
3. Chaos would like to capture the Queen for ransom money. The assassins want her for their own reasons. They may capture her by keeping her at their base for five minutes at which point she will be removed from the game and Chaos will score a point.
Royal Caravan:
1. Rescue the Queen: If Forests team can get Reine back to their base and keep her there for five minutes, they score a point.
2. Kill Chaos: If Chaos is shattered from the game, Forests team scores a point.
3. If Forests team can retrieve all three large bags of treasure from Chaos' base and return them to their base (they don't have to hold them, just turn them in) then Forest's team will score a point (one point total for all three bags).
Rules:
1. Sutra: Is considered a game item. Anything that would kill Sutra instead renders him unconscious and he will wake up in a 150 count where he fell. He may be moved at a walk while unconscious and cannot move himself while in Chaos' camp. When not unconscious or prisoner, Sutra may fight and play a class as normal. His per-life abilities reset whenever he 'wakes up'.
2. Queen: Is considered a game item. The Queen is magically unconscious and may not be killed. She may be moved at a walk and cannot move herself at all.
3. The three large treasure bags at Chaos' camp may only be touched by the Royal team.
4. The winning team will be the team with the most points at the end of 45 minutes.
5. All counts 300 and above are halved.
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Forest Evergreen
Puppet Master of the EH
"Of course you are Forest. You're like the Mr. Burns of EH." - Finn
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