Re: AAR (2/5/7 Event) Liberation of Grakor (2020-06-13@20:00 GMT)
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:21 pm
From "Notes on the world outside the kaers" as penned by Norg
It was finally time to remove the cult of Raggok from Grakor, the call to arms went out and over a dozen of adepts responded. Less than a score may not sound like a lot but when dealing with adepts numbers are deceptive. This happened just a week or so after a group of adepts had opened the gates to the cloister or silence.
Here are the names of those who marched on Grakor, recorded for posterity:
Azurea, troll Shadow
Daldorer, obsidiman Nethermancer
Dubhan, dwarf Wizard
Dvarim Bolg, dwarf Weaponsmith and Elementalist
Fort'seti T'silvar, t'skrang weaponsmith
Icarus Wolfswift, human Air Sailor
Jaen'val'Jael 'Jael' Savre, elf Beastmaster
Karl Tomsson, human Archer, Beastmaster and Journeyman
LaShana Tumblesprout, windling Thief
Moe'uhane, t'skrang Illusionist
Sek'thi, t'skrang Thief
Vlolkir, troll Skyraider
William Carver, human polymath
Zivilyn, windling Shaman and Wizard
and me, Norg, troll Gauntlet and Air Sailor in training
I had adventured with many of these adepts before, but several were new faces just starting on their journey. It was good to see so many willing to contribute to the eradication of the cult of Raggok.
We marched to Grakor with little care for stealth and by the time we arrived the cultists were ready for a fight. A group was erecting a ballista on one of the village watchtowers, while towards the back the foul mockery of a windling Lyrliant was raising the dead. In the middle of the village, by the stable, Bal the Carver, the troll leader of the assault on the cloister, was directing a group of mounted soldiers.
We split up to deal with these threats, I joined Moe, Daldorer, and Zivilyn in rushing to disrupt the cavalry before they could run us down. The magicians used vairous spells to disrupt their mounts, while I took position in the best chokepoint I could find to deny them the open field.
Meanwhile another group approached the tower and start disrupting the efforts on the ballista and another rushed Lyrliant.
The mounted cultists were surprisingly capable even if I'm told their choice of greatsword was odd for mounted troops, we managed to weather their fist charge even if Bal almost killed Zivilyn's wolf, Howler. After they let themselves get bogged down in a melee we made relatively short work of them, thanks in large part to a steady barrage of Phantom Fireballs. Zivilyn spotted a t'skrang that he called "the wizard" circling around the fight, and we took him out too before he could flee. Bal himself went down to a single punch with little fanfare.
After this fight we took a moment to regroup and take stock of the situation, while Daldorer used his magics to save Howler. The ballista tower was under our control, but a fresh group of cultists was preparing to counter assault it. Lyrliant was dead and the creation of new ghouls had stopped, but an Elementalist was manipulating the weather to keep the existing ones safe from sunlight.
The group that fought Lirliant moved on to the town hall, which burst open revealing Joranka the cult leader and a monstrous thing made of bodies stitched together.
We sent the remaining horses from the stables to distract the Elementalist (who I later learnt was named Ph'teve, what a ridiculous name) and moved to end the ghoul threat, while the group on the tower defended their position.
The following fight was quick and brutal, we were all worn down by the previous engagements, Jael and Vlolkir in particular looked in a really rough shape, it even looked like they had horns (or more horns in Vlolkir case), but in the end we prevailed, with Joranka, Ph'teve, and the abomination dead.
After that the town was more or less burnt to the ground to start cleansing any lingering taint.
It was finally time to remove the cult of Raggok from Grakor, the call to arms went out and over a dozen of adepts responded. Less than a score may not sound like a lot but when dealing with adepts numbers are deceptive. This happened just a week or so after a group of adepts had opened the gates to the cloister or silence.
Here are the names of those who marched on Grakor, recorded for posterity:
Azurea, troll Shadow
Daldorer, obsidiman Nethermancer
Dubhan, dwarf Wizard
Dvarim Bolg, dwarf Weaponsmith and Elementalist
Fort'seti T'silvar, t'skrang weaponsmith
Icarus Wolfswift, human Air Sailor
Jaen'val'Jael 'Jael' Savre, elf Beastmaster
Karl Tomsson, human Archer, Beastmaster and Journeyman
LaShana Tumblesprout, windling Thief
Moe'uhane, t'skrang Illusionist
Sek'thi, t'skrang Thief
Vlolkir, troll Skyraider
William Carver, human polymath
Zivilyn, windling Shaman and Wizard
and me, Norg, troll Gauntlet and Air Sailor in training
I had adventured with many of these adepts before, but several were new faces just starting on their journey. It was good to see so many willing to contribute to the eradication of the cult of Raggok.
We marched to Grakor with little care for stealth and by the time we arrived the cultists were ready for a fight. A group was erecting a ballista on one of the village watchtowers, while towards the back the foul mockery of a windling Lyrliant was raising the dead. In the middle of the village, by the stable, Bal the Carver, the troll leader of the assault on the cloister, was directing a group of mounted soldiers.
We split up to deal with these threats, I joined Moe, Daldorer, and Zivilyn in rushing to disrupt the cavalry before they could run us down. The magicians used vairous spells to disrupt their mounts, while I took position in the best chokepoint I could find to deny them the open field.
Meanwhile another group approached the tower and start disrupting the efforts on the ballista and another rushed Lyrliant.
The mounted cultists were surprisingly capable even if I'm told their choice of greatsword was odd for mounted troops, we managed to weather their fist charge even if Bal almost killed Zivilyn's wolf, Howler. After they let themselves get bogged down in a melee we made relatively short work of them, thanks in large part to a steady barrage of Phantom Fireballs. Zivilyn spotted a t'skrang that he called "the wizard" circling around the fight, and we took him out too before he could flee. Bal himself went down to a single punch with little fanfare.
After this fight we took a moment to regroup and take stock of the situation, while Daldorer used his magics to save Howler. The ballista tower was under our control, but a fresh group of cultists was preparing to counter assault it. Lyrliant was dead and the creation of new ghouls had stopped, but an Elementalist was manipulating the weather to keep the existing ones safe from sunlight.
The group that fought Lirliant moved on to the town hall, which burst open revealing Joranka the cult leader and a monstrous thing made of bodies stitched together.
We sent the remaining horses from the stables to distract the Elementalist (who I later learnt was named Ph'teve, what a ridiculous name) and moved to end the ghoul threat, while the group on the tower defended their position.
The following fight was quick and brutal, we were all worn down by the previous engagements, Jael and Vlolkir in particular looked in a really rough shape, it even looked like they had horns (or more horns in Vlolkir case), but in the end we prevailed, with Joranka, Ph'teve, and the abomination dead.
After that the town was more or less burnt to the ground to start cleansing any lingering taint.