The Winter War: February 14

Day: February 14

Weather: 9 (Light Rain - Troop movement impossible except on lake)

A proclamation goes out from the Citadel of the Eye to all points of the Principality, beginning thus:

""Where the Eye turns, the darkness of Chaos recedes. It gazes this way, and the mists retreat. It looketh into the abyss, and the tempests abate."

And wheresoever the righteous man steps, the shadows fly and light reveals the order of nature which always endureth, but was hid; was assailed, but was never conquered. Was it not so even since the First Days, when the Great Dragon of the Void was broken and cast down, and his bones bent into the land, and its ceaselessly beating wings fixed into the veil of the firmament? Thus Vassuryn was held subject to the Law, and his defiance availed him nothing. Likewise did the fiery sword of Atheldard reckon with the tyranny of Traznyel. If it was thus in the afore times when Chaos was strong, shall it be different now, in the light of the sun, beneath the gaze of the Eye All-Conquering? Therefore do not fear, but gird your weapons and go forth boldly like your ancestors. 

And if your brother should perish, neither should you fear him; dress him and bury him with honor, according as you have been taught, and no invisible spirit shall again stir his bones. But if in haste of peril, as on the battlefield, the fallen may not be afforded full Rite of Burial, then the expedience of the Lesser Rite shall suffice, and will be thought good. For the Eye of Law is not blind, and knows your purpose is to deny the Enemy the chance to desecrate the good subjects of the Law. By this manner then shall you first sever the crown of reason from the heart, and submit the body to purifying flame..."

Over the course of the next week, bards and alewives begin spreading the story of Trazynel: that he was a cuckold, that he was known to engage in various depraved acts because of his madness, and other even more uncomplimentary things are whispered about him.

Initiative Order for the week:

1. The Undead Legions
2. Men of Hambley
3. The Beastman Hordes
4. Principality of Oraving
5. Wood Elves of Arbelladon

Troop Movements

The Undead legions remaining in the Necropolis vacate the ruins, marching on the Ironburg. Small bands of zombies are sent roving into the mountains, seeking for secret entrances into the Ironburg's tunnels, however these are all caught and killed by the Beastman sentries.

Reinforcements:

The Beastman Hordes: 

• Ironburg: 1 Company of 120 Gnoll Longbowmen led by a 6 HD Gnoll Chieftain

The Men of Hambely receive the following reinforcements as they call in their vassals and arm their citizens:

• Oraving: 1 Company of 60 of Light Cavalry led by a Level 5 Human Figther
• Hriving: 1 Company of 120 of Bowmen led by a Level 5 Human Fighter
• The Citadel of the Eye of Law: 1 Company of 120 Crusader Heavy Infantry led by a Level 5 Human Cleric
• The Abbey of Igolb: 1 Company of 120 Crusader Heavy Infantry led by a Level 5 Human Cleric

The Men of Hambley receive the following recruits, drawn together from seagoing mercenaries and the settlers drawn to the newfound prosperity of Fort Hambley:

• Fort Hambley: 1 Company of 120 Bowmen, led by a Level 3 Human Ranger
• Shantytown: 1 Company of Light Infantry, led by a Level 3 Human Ranger

The Wood Elves of Arbelladon raise the following troops in their Elven fastness:

• Arbelladon: 1 Company of 60 Elven Horse Archers, led by a Level 7 Spellsword