The Order
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Roleplay posts: 30 
Registered: Sept 29, 2016 14:08:40 GMT -8
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Post by The Order on Oct 10, 2018 14:58:23 GMT -8
Named after the man who exterminated it's original elf inhabitants, the forest is quite a massive affair with many rather small clearings and even logging communities place within. Until recently there was small bandit activity, but it has suspiciously ceased as of late. The forest is on the South-Western edge of what can be considered the (self-proclaimed) Kingdom of Audria. There is a considerable road near it that leads both into the forest to help import of equipment and export of lumber, and further along to help travellers from the Southlands to get to the Audrian heartland. |
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Post by The Naimon Company on Oct 14, 2018 17:52:12 GMT -8
A column of about 400 men marched along the road in the forest. All four hundred were on foot, but all were very well equipped. There were about two hundred men carrying pikes, and they made up the main force of the Naimon company for now. They also carried shortsword sidearms and wore plate armor. Accompanying the pikemen were one hundred halberdiers, these were positioned mainly in the reserves of the army, used to repel any infantry flanking the pike formations. They used halberds and also carried swords as sidearms as well as wore plate armor.
To finish off the composition were 100 crossbowmen. They also carried shortswords but wore lighter chainmail armor for the most part. On their backs, they carried pavise shields that they would hide from enemy missile fire while reloading. The Naimon Company's troops were not very mobile, more so built to hold a position with great defensive weaponry, or to slowly advance and grind down lines of enemy troops with their pikes and crossbows.
They made camp in the forest near the road, quickly establishing a perimeter of stakes around the camp as well as a watch along with setting up tents. Here, the mercenaries would begin training with the soldiers from the Kingdom of Audria, and sending out scouts to survey the surrounding area.
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Hermann Stuttheim
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Roleplay posts: 10
Age: 49
Physical Description: Tall, has a martial bearing. Aged and paling ginger hair, earthy-brown eyes, peach skin.
Registered: Oct 15, 2018 12:26:09 GMT -8
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Post by Hermann Stuttheim on Oct 15, 2018 13:31:48 GMT -8
As the men marched along there were the usual sounds of woods, but coupled every so often with just the hint of beautiful singing; sorrowful and mourning in a tongue long forgotten upon the wind. They wouldn't see much on the road besides a few stray animals.
However, they did not go unnoticed. The Scouts would most likely return with reports of the many small logging communities within, though otherwise the region seemed quite uninteresting.
A small amount of time would pass, before to the camp marched a single man dressed in military garb, a wide smile upon his face and a hand held upon the grip of a large sword on his belt.
Once he got within earshot of the Naimon company's encampment he gave a wide wave, before shouting to them. "Hello! The Naimon company I presume? I have your down-payment with me! But your presence has not gone unnoticed, you see there are eyes everywhere in this forest. Dismantle your camp, and follow me, I will lead you to the site of the training, it is most certainly not for the public eye!"
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