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[ 81] Maalthiir: The Battle of Arkane (Coalition vs Marauders part 6) Day - 6 Fri Jun 1 16:36:36 2001 To: All -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the fallback point Ha'thorne, Lyander, and the surviving members of their unit met up with Jalas, Lasced, and their unit of archers who had been routed by a unit of knights, and Wrylock, Crolang, and their unit of pikemen who had also been routed by coalition forces. General Ha'thorne took stock of the situation and fortified his position. The infantry and pikemen he placed on the sides and the archers were placed in the middle. Guards were posted to keep watch and let the men get a bit of rest. The sun had begun to set and the day was almost over. Tensions were running high and there had been no word from the other units stationed in Arkane or from command headquarters. A guard ran up to General Ha'thorne and reported that a force of infantry and what looked to be local militia has been spotted heading towards their position. The unit commanders looked eager to put their combined forces against the coalition militia and infantry. The Marauder forces dug in and waited for what would easily be a victory to turn in on. The Arkanian soldiers headed up the street. They knew what was ahead of them. Their scouts had reported the three enemy units falling back to that position. Purrin took his infantry unit and headed for the right side of the enemy position and Kodi and Rhyanna headed left. Soon a shower of arrows arced out from behind the makeshift embankment. Several arrows found their targets and troops fell in both the militia and the infantry. But by then the embankment had been reached. The infantry clashed with the pikemen and the din of battle drowned out all else. The militia surged into the ranks of the Marauder infantry and frenzy broke out. Fighting for their homes, their families, and their sense of nation, a bloodlust seized the militia and they became as one. As one they surged through and over the Marauder infantry, hacking, slashing, tearing with their hands when disarmed, they decimated the infantry, and then began to surge through the archers. The pikemen seeing their infantry destroyed with such rage lost heart and the coalition infantry led by Purrin swarmed over them. The Marauder unit commanders seeing their troops cut down, their fortifications overcome, and the sun descending left their remaining troops to buy some time and raced towards Marauder headquarters. (End day 6) |