*Khan Arkish:* We were brothers in arms once, but now it is time to face your end Serpent-Lord Musab! and don't forget to light the beacons if you're enjoying the campaign!
Excellent information on the toggle FOW, two of the most interesting to me are Gondor and the Dunedain, obviously we know of Gondors southern push but they also have pushed Isengard significantly, controlling Detwath. The Northern Dunedain is super interesting because they hold Bartlett’s and Gobedrain meaning Annuminas does not border Angmar at all and neither does Barrett’s, they will likely have a strong campaign.
Hello, my friend. It's nice that you appreciate my story. Of course, there will be more episodes, as the campaign progresses. On the campaign now, your economy starts to rise and you need to continue the investments, so that you get more income. Oibamari is your main military center for the expedition into Mordor by the Blue Wizards, so you need to get your best military and Dwarven infrastructure in there, so as to be able to support your army. Perhaps it would be a good idea to have a secondary one with Orash to follow, so as to provide support with cavalry and garrisons for the towns you conquer. Against Harad, I'm pretty sure that Arkish has an easy time with the armies he will confront and then he simply proceeds to Amrun and claim it. Yes, absolutely he needs to proceed on Esthala, so as to cover both Anrun and the passes of Harnen, coming against Faen'Obel from the north, before going on to complete the conquest. Don't meddle with the Adunaim yet, they will surely be your next opponent, however it's not a very good idea to attack them until you deal with Harad first - of course, if they leave you time. We know how powerful the Adunaim can be, as you are playing with them in your streams in UA-cam... In general, your progress is very good and you will prevail in your campaign, which you handle very well. Now, on to our story: As Arkish roamed in the steppes with his army, he confronted with the attack of the Haradrim. The Serpent Lord himself was at the spearhead of the attack, answering the call of Sauron. But the hadened men of the steppes were not afraid of the lightly armed men of the South, as their armies were broken from the fights against Gondor. Arkish didn't hesitate to ride against Musab immediately. The fight was a very simple one, as the Haradrim had a good and big army, though much of it was infantry. Arkish ordered his men to form circles and ride around the Haradrim, loosing arrows. And this was done, with the regiments of the horse archers coming around the formations of the Haradrim and loose the arrows. As the Haradrim tried to close the distance, the horse archers simply retreated, keeping the distance and loosing their arrows as they turned back, according to the very notorious tactic of the steppes. Very soon, the Haradrim started to feel unconfident because of the casualties and started to flee. Then, the horsemen rode front and killed them one by one in the empty space of the steppes. Musab was an experienced fighter, as he rode in many wars. Musab himself had entered Amrun at the beginning and it was his army that beated the Gondorians in Amrun when they defeated the Black Serpent. He did avenge his father with this very army. But now, the steppe archers tore it apart and his men were starting falling. Without any haste, he tried to rally his men to form a circle of shields, which would retreat slowly by resisting the arrows and gain time till the night, so as to flee under the cover of the darkness. But Arizan spotted him and, turning to some good men around him that still had arrows with them, they rode forth and rode forth. They formed a circle around the Haradrim, raining them with arrows in a continuous move. After only three circles, the Black Serpent fell from his horse with six arrows in his neck and body, while the others were dead either by the arrows or from the final assault with swords and axes. This same tactic followed once more, as Arkish decided to clear the steppes from any Haradrim army. "Surely", the captain of his bodyguard explained to the others. "They might be small armies, but if they are combined, they can form a powerful army, that can hit behind our lines and cause problems". "Agreed", Arizan stated too. "You might think that we are in the steppes, we have no lines and we move evrywhere and without limits. However, if we don't control our bases and we don't keep a secure supply line, our meerchants cannot bring food and weapons wherever we are. The caravans are already reaching far away in the steppes, but if we lose any of our castles in Korondaj and Kruk Mahur, we'll be in trouble. As a merchant, I know it very well. The Khan's decision is a wise one". And thus, the hardened men of the steppes proved to be so superior to the Haradrim. Three battles passed with the Black Snake, three small victories came. However, in the last one, Arkish learned that he had killed the new faction heir, the son of Utbah, who was Musab's brother-in-law, the one who tried to invade to Chelkar, only to meet his death from the Khandish armies policing the area. This son of Utbah, now, was in a camp which the horse archers invaded coming straight in front of the wind and surprised him, killing a lot of his unprepared men into their own tents. The message, however, was written in one of the many languages of the South, thus Arkish turned to Arizan, who, as a merchant, knew many of them. "It's written in the Peshrizani", he answered, "one of the local languages that are spoken sometimes in Kruk Mahur. This one says that Musab, prior to his attack, he had sent an army with his brother's son to invade us hidden into a sandstorm. His target was indeed Kruk Mahur". "I suppose that this army got disorientated", a captain of the Baruun Raiders answered. "The sandstorm is not an easy wind to counter. No doubt the units were separated and they marched independently or in small groups. The Khan's decision was wise to hit them independently. We don't have the forces in our back to hit them in case they took the castle". "I have called for reinforcements", Arkish replied. "However, this seems to be a double invasion. If Musab was the first and his nephew was the second branch, who sits at the back? Because we all know that in the steppes it's a big fault not to have cover". "It's better to send out the hawk", another of the Baruun Riders captain said. "Let's see what we'll see". And this they did. Arkish went with his bodyguard and his hawker to send out the hawk. Those birds of prey are very useful in the armies of the steppes, as they see in a long distance, flying far above the range of any bow or ballista, and see what is around, caravans, armies or even single persons. And as the bird returned after a couple of hours, its cry was heard from afar as it came straight from the West. "Two hours as it flies west", the captain of the bodyguard said hearing the cry. "They are closer than what we thought". "Yes", Arkish replied. "We need to end them". "And by now", Arizan said, "I suppose that the Blue Wizards are close to Mordor. The big game begins". Everyone around him shook their heads, even Arkish.
*Khan Arkish:* We were brothers in arms once, but now it is time to face your end Serpent-Lord Musab!
and don't forget to light the beacons if you're enjoying the campaign!
So glad you chose to do Khand as the good guys, I've never seen it and I'm lovin' it.
Glad to hear you're enjoying it man!
Excellent information on the toggle FOW, two of the most interesting to me are Gondor and the Dunedain, obviously we know of Gondors southern push but they also have pushed Isengard significantly, controlling Detwath. The Northern Dunedain is super interesting because they hold Bartlett’s and Gobedrain meaning Annuminas does not border Angmar at all and neither does Barrett’s, they will likely have a strong campaign.
I'm glad to see Dunedain doing well for themselves. Usually they barely hold on and are eventually killed.
Hello, my friend. It's nice that you appreciate my story. Of course, there will be more episodes, as the campaign progresses. On the campaign now, your economy starts to rise and you need to continue the investments, so that you get more income. Oibamari is your main military center for the expedition into Mordor by the Blue Wizards, so you need to get your best military and Dwarven infrastructure in there, so as to be able to support your army. Perhaps it would be a good idea to have a secondary one with Orash to follow, so as to provide support with cavalry and garrisons for the towns you conquer. Against Harad, I'm pretty sure that Arkish has an easy time with the armies he will confront and then he simply proceeds to Amrun and claim it. Yes, absolutely he needs to proceed on Esthala, so as to cover both Anrun and the passes of Harnen, coming against Faen'Obel from the north, before going on to complete the conquest. Don't meddle with the Adunaim yet, they will surely be your next opponent, however it's not a very good idea to attack them until you deal with Harad first - of course, if they leave you time. We know how powerful the Adunaim can be, as you are playing with them in your streams in UA-cam... In general, your progress is very good and you will prevail in your campaign, which you handle very well.
Now, on to our story:
As Arkish roamed in the steppes with his army, he confronted with the attack of the Haradrim. The Serpent Lord himself was at the spearhead of the attack, answering the call of Sauron. But the hadened men of the steppes were not afraid of the lightly armed men of the South, as their armies were broken from the fights against Gondor. Arkish didn't hesitate to ride against Musab immediately.
The fight was a very simple one, as the Haradrim had a good and big army, though much of it was infantry. Arkish ordered his men to form circles and ride around the Haradrim, loosing arrows. And this was done, with the regiments of the horse archers coming around the formations of the Haradrim and loose the arrows. As the Haradrim tried to close the distance, the horse archers simply retreated, keeping the distance and loosing their arrows as they turned back, according to the very notorious tactic of the steppes. Very soon, the Haradrim started to feel unconfident because of the casualties and started to flee. Then, the horsemen rode front and killed them one by one in the empty space of the steppes.
Musab was an experienced fighter, as he rode in many wars. Musab himself had entered Amrun at the beginning and it was his army that beated the Gondorians in Amrun when they defeated the Black Serpent. He did avenge his father with this very army. But now, the steppe archers tore it apart and his men were starting falling. Without any haste, he tried to rally his men to form a circle of shields, which would retreat slowly by resisting the arrows and gain time till the night, so as to flee under the cover of the darkness. But Arizan spotted him and, turning to some good men around him that still had arrows with them, they rode forth and rode forth. They formed a circle around the Haradrim, raining them with arrows in a continuous move. After only three circles, the Black Serpent fell from his horse with six arrows in his neck and body, while the others were dead either by the arrows or from the final assault with swords and axes.
This same tactic followed once more, as Arkish decided to clear the steppes from any Haradrim army. "Surely", the captain of his bodyguard explained to the others. "They might be small armies, but if they are combined, they can form a powerful army, that can hit behind our lines and cause problems".
"Agreed", Arizan stated too. "You might think that we are in the steppes, we have no lines and we move evrywhere and without limits. However, if we don't control our bases and we don't keep a secure supply line, our meerchants cannot bring food and weapons wherever we are. The caravans are already reaching far away in the steppes, but if we lose any of our castles in Korondaj and Kruk Mahur, we'll be in trouble. As a merchant, I know it very well. The Khan's decision is a wise one".
And thus, the hardened men of the steppes proved to be so superior to the Haradrim. Three battles passed with the Black Snake, three small victories came. However, in the last one, Arkish learned that he had killed the new faction heir, the son of Utbah, who was Musab's brother-in-law, the one who tried to invade to Chelkar, only to meet his death from the Khandish armies policing the area. This son of Utbah, now, was in a camp which the horse archers invaded coming straight in front of the wind and surprised him, killing a lot of his unprepared men into their own tents. The message, however, was written in one of the many languages of the South, thus Arkish turned to Arizan, who, as a merchant, knew many of them.
"It's written in the Peshrizani", he answered, "one of the local languages that are spoken sometimes in Kruk Mahur. This one says that Musab, prior to his attack, he had sent an army with his brother's son to invade us hidden into a sandstorm. His target was indeed Kruk Mahur".
"I suppose that this army got disorientated", a captain of the Baruun Raiders answered. "The sandstorm is not an easy wind to counter. No doubt the units were separated and they marched independently or in small groups. The Khan's decision was wise to hit them independently. We don't have the forces in our back to hit them in case they took the castle".
"I have called for reinforcements", Arkish replied. "However, this seems to be a double invasion. If Musab was the first and his nephew was the second branch, who sits at the back? Because we all know that in the steppes it's a big fault not to have cover".
"It's better to send out the hawk", another of the Baruun Riders captain said. "Let's see what we'll see".
And this they did. Arkish went with his bodyguard and his hawker to send out the hawk. Those birds of prey are very useful in the armies of the steppes, as they see in a long distance, flying far above the range of any bow or ballista, and see what is around, caravans, armies or even single persons. And as the bird returned after a couple of hours, its cry was heard from afar as it came straight from the West.
"Two hours as it flies west", the captain of the bodyguard said hearing the cry. "They are closer than what we thought".
"Yes", Arkish replied. "We need to end them".
"And by now", Arizan said, "I suppose that the Blue Wizards are close to Mordor. The big game begins".
Everyone around him shook their heads, even Arkish.
I feel like this episode title would be the name of medieval fantasy brothel
I can see it xD
Now that you have a majority cav army, the risks you are making for your faction leader just seem to multiply.
What I don't know what you mean, he'll be perfectly fine xD