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[ 17] Scorn: Arkane Attacked Again!
Sat Jun 27 23:57:44 1998
To: all
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The Marauders marched to Arkane's east gate. High Lord Hammurabi gave his archers the orders to fire. A division of archers aimed their fire arrows with their bow and unleashed them into the city. Arkane burned once more.

The Verminasian army was startled. It had only been a few days since they had conquered the most strategic city on the continent. One Army Captain pondered what to do. "Arm the gates!" he yelled. A flash of light appeared into the room, a shimmering gate rising from he ground. Queen Finnadria stepped out of the gate as the gate closed quickly behind her. The Captain immediately kneeled before her.

"What should we do your highness?" He asked.
"How many of them are there?" the Queen replied.
"There's no way to tell yet, highness".
The Queen pondered. "Retreat to Verminasia, we are better fortified there," she proclaimed.
"Aye Highness. FULL RETREAT! Secure the gate and head home! By orders of the Queen!"
Everyone obeyed.

High lord Hammurabi paced. "You would think they would have put out those fires by now. Are they asleep?"
"Punji, scale the wall, take a peek".
Punji nodded and scaled the Arkane wall. He returned a short while later. "I saw no one but citizens and they were trying to extinguish the fire, sir. Perhaps a trap?" the Assassin reported. Hammurabi nodded his head and orders the battering ram to the front. A full 20 minutes later, the battering ram broke the gates open. There were no soldiers in sight.

Hammurabi smiled. "I bet Oge never had an army flee in terror." Hammurabi drew his sword. Here's to conquest! All Marauders present lifted their weapons in a glorious salute.

Marauders present:
Hammurabi
Dramyr
Punji
Thorne
Xanic (who died in the previous sim fight where I made VR defend, was just for fun)
Diamante
Solestri
Archmetes
Yarl
Stridar
Bakshra
Grraul
Esuna