24th Nachgeheim
Having already secured the southern stretches of Black Fire
Pass, the Ogres seem to be pushing south and west rather than upwards into the
Empire. I am assuming, dear colleagues,
that Imperial coin (and generous quantities of Averland beef!) has bought the
Ogre mercenaries off invading the Southern Empire… would it not have been
possible to find a little extra gold and victuals to keep them off our backs
down here in the Border Princes?
Herr Gavius Klugge, Shadow Wizard
26th Nachgeheim, 2516 IC
Frustrating tidings from our commanders to the Southwest,
dear colleagues. The Nehekharan force
which was beaten back from our Blood River Bastion (at the cost of Grandmaster
Reichardt’s life and many other worthies no less!) has evaded the pursuit and
vengeance of two Imperial divisions sent to destroy them. What fell ancient magics must we contend with! Not only do the dead continue to rise even as
we strike them down, their ancient commanders are cunning beyond measure and
difficult to corner!
30th Nachgeheim, 2516 IC
A force of Ogre mercenaries has marched into the Blood River
Bogs where they have been welcomed by their allies, the Nehekharans. This development could bode ill for our own
conflict with the ancient dead of Nehekhara.
2nd Erntzeit 2516 IC
Victory this day for the Empire, Karl Franz and Sigmar, for
our Imperial forces have successfully defended the small hamlet of Franzburg from
Nehekharan invaders. The Neherakhans
were apparently commanded by Num’keb the Erratic himself, and so furious was
their assault that the local Shrine of Sigmar was destroyed. However, backed by the Franzburg garrison and
local militiamen and hunters, an Imperial force under the command of the Lector
Albrecht the Righteous saved the remainder of the hamlet and thus secured the
vital South Road which links our Blood River Bastion with our Bretonnian allies
to the North.
5th Ernzeit 2516 IC
Word from the West is that our a host of our Bretonnian
allies has set out into the mountains to the North of their castle fastness.
7th Ernzeit 2516 IC
The poor citizens of Malko were briefly given the false hope
of salvation these past days as the howls of wolves and shrieks of death fell
silent in the woods to the west, while the orcs and goblins encamped along the
Silk Road struck camp and marched – not towards Malko’s gates but North and
into the dimness of the woods. The fool
lord of Malko suggested that the Greenskins had deemed Malko’s walls
impregnable and taken flight. Can you
believe the people I have to work with?
The relief and joy of Malko’s citizens was soon squelched
when a further throng of orcs and goblins emerged from the western woods and
set up camp around the fire pits of their fellows, bearing aloft before them
the grisly trophies of the woodsfolk they had been hunting. When word reached the hungry, wretched
citizens of Malko who were just celebrating their victory, the riots were
almost predictable, and I have had to be many places at once to prevent the
worst of the bloodshed in the streets turning into total anarchy. Fortunately, dear colleagues, being in many
places at once is something an old Grey Wizard like myself still knows how to
do!
-Gavius Klugge
9th Ernzeit 2516 IC
It seems conflict has erupted between our enemies! A horde of Greenskins have reclaimed the East
bank of the Thunder River from their erstwhile Ogre allies, slaughtering the
skeleton force of ogres left their to defend it in what has been described as a
brief but spectacularly bloody massacre.
Whether this is a sign of lasting hostilities between the Orcs and Ogres
or merely a symptom of frustration at minimal bloodshed remains to be seen,
dear colleagues. For now at least,
however, the Ogre-Greenskin alliance is in tatters.
Will this turn of events deliver us from our fate here in
Malko? I am not so sure. It may be that it is just a question of
whether these poor folk end up in the goblins’ cookpot or the ogres!
11th Ernzeit 2516 IC
Who would have thought to hear such good tidings in such a
dark age! With the death… er… again… or
at least ‘corporeal demise’ of Num’keb the Erratic, the legions of Nehekharan
undead across the Border Princes seem to be disintegrating into naught more
than bone, bronze and lapis, before blowing away to the south on a strange dry
wind. It seems, dear colleagues, that
the ancient magics binding this force from the depths of time has withered with
the will of its commander, and all across the Border Princes those who survived
the Tomb Kings’ enslavement are shaking off their chains!
14th Erntzeit 2516 IC
More bad news for the citizens of Malko, for a crusading
force of Bretonnians which attacked the Greenskins encamped along the Silk Road
has been dealt a crushing defeat.
Commanded by the warlike Baron Odo, uncle to Young Henri and a seasoned
and bloody warrior from numerous campaigns in Araby, the Bretonnians
outnumbered their foes and enjoyed some initial successes. However, arrogance got the better of the
Bretonnians, and after a reckless charge their glittering knights were torn
asunder by the furious assault of the savage orcs and devoured by the gaping
maws of horrific squigs… less than one third of the proud Bretonnians under Odo’s
command are said to have escaped the slaughter.
It is said that the Baron himself had to be ordered to withdraw from the
field by one of those meddling damsels, and that his shame and fury at this
defeat are beyond measure.
This Baron Odo’s besmirched honour is little to the folk of
Malko, however. His defeat may well be
the death warrant of all within these walls.
-GK
27th Erntzeit 2516 IC
The host of Lord Tybalt du Boix de Balzac, the current liege
of the most prominent émigré Bretonnian family in the Border Princes, has
attempted to drive a greenskin force from the woods north of Malko but been
driven back. Tybalt was apparently striking
at the lost Bretonnian abbey of La Maisonvert, which has long been reclaimed by
the woods but is still of strategic significance for those trying to hold these
untamed lands. More cautious than his
brother-in-law Odo, Tybalt managed to restrain his vassals from a headlong
charge against the orcs, instead attempting to draw them out of their positions
for a more timely assault, but the Greenskin gods themselves (some reports say
Gork, others Mork) apparently foiled his plans in spectacularly bloody
fashion. Come nightfall, the Greenskin
defense had still not broken and Tybalt was forced to leave the field to the
orcs.
-Gavius Klugge
Faction
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Normal Territories
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Special Territories
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Total Territories
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Razed Territories
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Victory Points
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Banners
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Allies
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Bretonnians
|
11
|
1
|
12
|
0
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16
|
5
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Empire
|
Empire
|
13
|
1
|
14
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0
|
18
|
5
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Bretonnia
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Ogre Kingdoms
|
16
|
0
|
16
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0
|
16
|
6
|
|
Orcs and Goblins
|
12
|
1
|
13
|
0
|
17
|
4*
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*Note that while Orcs & Goblins are entitled to 5
banners, they cannot form their new banner until they recapture their HQ.
**Note that the Tomb Kings player withdrew from the campaign at the end of this turn. |
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