Post by Angmor on Jun 5, 2009 20:25:54 GMT -5
On this chilly, mist-shrouded day, the Varden has at last reinitiated its advance into imperial territory. After months of preparations on both sides, the Varden armies at last move to attack the town of Feinster. The people of the town were hardly unprepared; with high walls, strong fighters and powerful war machines, they were already prepared to make it a hard fight. And when the king himself supplied the addition of three powerful mages who reinforced the already formidible city gates with powerful wards, the defenders were confident that they could beat back anything that the Varden could throw at them. As it turned out, they were wrong.[/blockquote]
Faced with such obstacles, Nasuada and the Varden commanders decided it was time for the unexpected -or as many might say, foolish- tactics that they were so known for. They dispatched a small team of skilled volunteers to penetrate the city and open the gates from within. And so it happened that just as the Varden was begining its assault on the city walls, the gates creaked open as if in greeting. While it was some minutes before any of the defenders realized what was happening, the response was swift in coming, and many soldiers rushed to kill the sabotuers and shut the gates. The Varden however had planned for this, and concealed a small force of some of its best fighters in the slums and hovels surrounding the city and held off the Empire from the gatelocks until the main Varden forces could make it through.
It is now that the city's long-planned defense strategies begin to crumble. While under fire from the archers stationed on the outlying rooftops, more Varden troops continue to pour through the gates, Consolidating their position in the large courtyard within. None of the defenders seem to know what to do against this completely unexpected turn of events, and already the Varden is routing the soldiers on the walltops using the wallstairs from within and rickety scaling ladders from without. While the imperial officers struggle to restore order in their men it is only a small matter of time before the Varden presses its advance into the streets of Feinster, making for the castle of Lady Lorana herself.
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