The Battle of Krace
Battle of Krace
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| Part of The First Kracean War | ||||||||
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| COMBATANTS | ||||||||
| The Under-empire | Queendom of Kracea | The Eldritch Imperium of Ryleh | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Zarbag the Red Git †
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Queen Karina
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General Varazin
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| Strength | ||||||||
| 11,989 | 9000 | 9000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| 9576 | Quite a few | Almost complete | ||||||
The City of Krace is known to be a major strategic point in any conquest of Dakus, its position on the landbridge connecting the Northern and Southern half makes it a vital chokehold for any would be conqueror. Two mighty nations (and two others) turned their eyes to the Queendom hoping it would be the stepping stone for their eventual conquest: The Goblinoid Under-empire and the Eldritch Imperium of Rhyleh were the two most prominent and they simultaneously advanced on Kracea. Also arriving around that time was the Dorc hordes of the Aœlfthefwyrd, savage raiders who only sought death in battle. Arriving at a later point we would be a doomed dawi expedition 9000 strong.
The Under Empire sent out first an auxillary force of 3,000 to scout the city while the rest of the army trailed behind a couple of hours
First Salvos
It was midday when the Ryhleians arrived. Titan war machines stood at their backs, they were clearly picking a fight. A single ambassador rode forth, a bat winged women, right up to the gates. She warned of the two other armies coming this way, she gave the Kraceans an ultimatum: surrender and stand with Ryleh, or stand against them and die. The proud Kraceans refused their offer outright. At this time the Red Git and his scouts arrived at the city, they hid outside, arrogantly believing if they waited till nightfall to attack victory would be theirs. Also, coincidentally, arriving at that time was the force of the High Wargrump. Thinking the insane dwarcs could be an asset in their conquest they sent the same ambassador to parley with the savages. Needless to say they refused, the ambassador was killed and the dorcs charged into battle. Realising the refusal of both sides currently on the field the RYhlesh used their artillery to begin assailing the fortified walls of Krace to minimal effect along with attacks on the gate.
A counterattack is organised from atop the wall as the en'mur archers attempt to shoot down, they fail to debilitate the attackers as intended killing only a handful of the besiegers. A second salvo was released on the gates of Krace shattering them into splinters and starting fires. Concurrently, the dorcs had begun an assault on the Ryhelian siege weapons, all three of which failed. The High Wargrump died in single combat with General Karavain and the Aœfthywyrdi forces were routed. Inside the city, the gates had fallen and the fighting had spilled inside with the defenders rising valiantly to the occasion.
Realising the hopes of a nocturnal assault was fruitless the goblin horde, now reinforced with the other part of their army begin to swarm up the walls. Preoccupied with the battle in the city the defenders on the wall had little hope in finding victory. The goblins established dominance on the wall, the protectors drowned in the wave of goblins. The goblins began to pillage the northern part of the city.
Battle at the Gates