The Brotherhood of Black Banners
Knight Commander Sir Etoile Kotter
| Diplomacy | 8 |
| Military | 8 |
| Industry | 2 |
| Faith | 7 |
| Intrigue | 1 |
Expected Stat Changes: +2 Military
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Actions:
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[Military] Sir Rulman (Hero 9) presses the attack in Region 428 with 2 Units, Dueling (2d8+9), attempting to Skirmish (+8), +2 Foothold bonus
Having been rebuffed once before, the Banner Holds dispatch bards to inform the inhabitants of Region 428 of their intent to continue hostilities. While the losses suffered in the previous campaign may have given the local forces some hope that the Banner Holds would grow weary of war, the opposite has unfortunately taken place - the Holds will not dismiss the sacrifice of their people by accepting defeat. -
[Military] Sir Gustav Bloch (Mil 4 Subcommander) is dispatched with 1 Unit to claim Region 411
Forewarned of the oncoming calamity by Highborn Ddaine and unable to ignore the suffering, however well-earned, of the people on their border, the Knight Commander charges her chief lieutenant Gustav Bloch with securing the region and establishing a preliminary line of defense against the thorny blight. The detachment of Banner Militia is accompanied by an outsized baggage train, carrying with them an excess of both food and pitch. -
[Military] Raise 1 Unit
Alarmed by the sudden appearance of the Easterling Horde, the Council of Mayors approves additional funds to expand the Banner Militia even further. -
[Military] Raise 1 Unit
Meanwhile, the highland lords in the immediate path of the Easterling threat issue a call to arms across their clans. A disparate company bearing a dozen different clan colors eventually assembles. -
[Diplomacy] Reach out to the Easterling Horde
Even as the day of battle looms between the defenders of the Banner Holds and the strange nomads from the East, the Knight Commander hopes for a peaceful resolution. Beneath a banner of truce, a Bard Errant is dispatched to the invaders' chaotic camp, offering a parley with the powers of the West if they will but cease their ruinous advance.
Non-Actions:
- Sensing in the Easterlings similar desperate energies as the most secretive of the Myrkran sects, Knight Commander Kotter reaches out to the people of Shadestone Hold hoping for some insight as to what drives the new tribe's heedless advance.
News and Rumors:
- After concluding negotiations with Highborn Yaerl Ddaine, Knight Commander Kotter allows the Easterling people safe passage through to Region 416. Though the exhausted refugees do not intend to linger in the area, it is a welcome respite from their desperate flight from the thorny blight.
Records
Treasure: 0/5
Units: 4/8
- Banner Militia First Company
- Banner Militia Second Company
- First Highland Skirmishers
- First Gauntlet Archers
Naval Units: 0/2
Regions: 417 (Capital), 412