To Luthor Huss, the rightful Grand Theogonist, the true prophet of Sigmar, and his voice in these times of darkness, I, Hermann der Brandstifter, torchbearer of the Cleansing Flame do send greetings and news of some importance that is both dire and heartening. On consecutive days the Cleansing Flame has encountered the deluded followers of the trickster god of Chaos. On both occasions, the Cleansing Flame was able to purge the taint with victories that bordered on massacres, but the damned ones’ followers must be many as some of the survivors from the first battle were sighted leading the second group. They seemed to be able to replenish their numbers with amazing speed. I regret to report that the leader of this host once again escaped his judgment in the flames. Moreover, he seems to be learning quickly our military tactics. In the first battle, the men of Nordland were able to topple a behemoth which had already suffered the stings of many arrows. Such concentrated fire is accepted doctrine when these creatures are encountered. In the second battle however, the damned ones were much more canny and a second giant hid from our arrows.
I formally request that you include Sashen der Zerknirschte and the brave men of Reikland who follow him in battle, in your prayers. Only through their brave efforts was today’s battle won. They first charged, toppled and slew a fearsome giant, proceeded to disperse a large group who considered themselves the chosen warriors of the false gods, and finally, with aid of some pistoliers destroyed a final group of armored warriors dedicated to damnation.
I further wish to convey my appreciation for the Huntsmen of Ostland who came to me on your word. These are true men if ever any deserved the term. In the first battle, through clever movement and positioning, they managed to distract a group of hounds, a tribe of Marauders and a group of Knights of Lies along with their leader keeping all three groups from reaching the main battle and allowing us the victory. Today, they again proved their worth facing the same Knights and the General, distracting them long enough that they played no part in the main battle. The Huntsmen also joined the final charge which destroyed the tribe of the Rainbow Crow; tainted men all whose flesh was purified in Sigmar’s Flame.
Such is the heartening news, but the speed with which the damned ones were able to renew their assault after suffering such defeats as they tasted in the last two days is cause for great concern. I fear darker times lay ahead, but my faith is strong that the fire of Sigmar will continue to burn and will once again banish the darkness. May Sigmar the Protector shield the pure and light your path to victory.

Faith, honor and purity.
Hermann der Brandstifter, Bearer of the Cleansing Flame


So, two successful battles for the Order of the Cleansing Flame. These were my friend’s 4th and 5th games and he is getting better. Still frustrated by some of the rules (his Chosen Warrior block, being broken and run down by some Free Company really upset him, as did his Minotaurs panicking when some nearby hounds were wiped out by arrows. In his own words, "but, the hounds were sent forward to die. Why would the Minos care?"). Stars of both battles were definitely the Huntsmen who at 50 points managed to neutralize 500+ points of his army in both battles. The funniest occurrence (from my point of view) was his Giant in the second game, losing combat after rolling the 'Pick Up and ...' result, then proceeding to fall over and fail his break test (on an 11), so even though he was unwounded (except for the fall) the Reikland Free Company got to swarm over and kill him. My general did not see battle in either game, but his LD was of utmost importance allowing me to pass a number of Terror and Fear checks.

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