[HQ Ignorance] Scene 75: The Battle of Iceland (Part One)

[Erica Hoehn]

After Rotterex's report, Kalen gathers together his weapons, axe, gun, any remaining holy hand grenades in readiness to join in the battle.


--- On Sun, 16/11/08, Lev Lafayette <lev at mimesisrpg.com> wrote:

> From: Lev Lafayette <lev at mimesisrpg.com>
> Subject: [HQ Ignorance] Scene 75: The Battle of Iceland (Part One)
> To: "HeroQuest Glorantha" <ignorance at mimesisrpg.com>
> Received: Sunday, 16 November, 2008, 10:04 AM
> Scene 75: The Battle of Iceland (Part One)
> 
> The ever faithful, but foul-tempered, Rotterex returned
> late in the
> night and huddled next to the fire. "Blast this
> cold", he exclaimed. "It
> is less than pleasant for my kind." In a few minutes
> he had warmed
> himself sufficiently and, giving Kalen a sharp, wakeful
> nip, he spoke to
> the Mostal and those assembled. 
> 
> "There's a large group of Lunar Tarsh soldiers
> heading this way, acting
> as scouts. They are spread out but converging. About half a
> league
> behind them is the main force. They're on their way.
> Got any food? I'm
> starving. No, none of that dwarf muck."
> 
> King Broyan rose on the words of the Bazak, and slowly rose
> the
> assembled troops. For a barbarian, thought Azhur, he did
> look regal in
> this moment and his clearly commanded the utmost respct
> from his troops.
> But, on the other hand he mused, this was their last stand
> and the only
> people left would be those fanatically devoted to the cause
> of reviving
> the dead pagan God. There was but a moment of doubt, which
> he quickly
> shook.
> 
> [OOC: I rolled for Azhur's illumination... He's not
> glowing yet...]
> 
> When all were assembled, Broyan spoke. His voice seemed a
> little dull
> and distant, such was the nature of a world without wind,
> but his words
> carried great content. He spoke of the numerical
> superiority of the
> Lunars, but their unreadyness, and the presence of a new
> moon phase,
> meaning their magics would be weakest. He argued that the
> forces should
> break up, and seek places to ambush the Lunars and then
> fall back
> quickly - staying out of the forests, for their priests and
> shaman will
> be raising fire spirits which they will release into half
> the woods. His
> final words gave inspiration to all those assembled 
> 
> [+2 bonus for the entire battle]
> 
> "We are brothers in Heort today, at the end of the
> world. We are the
> Hurricane!" 
> 
> OOC: I need to know how each of you are engaging the Lunar
> Tarsh
> enemies; what skills you will use for the ambush and what
> weapons and
> tactics you will use in melee.
> 
> 
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