Barbarian Event: "The Raid"

[Maverick 40]

(( Calling all High Moor Barbarians, the moment of your triumph now calls. Please send a PM and I will give you the date and time, thank you in advance))

((I've moved the action to the clifftop as it seems like a better direction for the tribes to have come from, rather than marching through the Farmlands and along the Chionthar))



The war-host of the High Moor gathered on the cliffs above Ulgoth's Beard.

The Aurilite priestess Hilga Winterfang addressed the warriors, and was about to outline the battle plans when a young skald ran up from the woods. It was Nerys Battlesong.

She demanded an audience with the leaders of the attack and pushed her way through to the Winterfang position.

She told how she had returned to the Battlesong's last encampment to find them missing. Tracking her kin into the woods, she found signs of battle, but no bodies. Eventually she came upon a ridge, overlooking a valley where her tribe had prepared to make their last stand. Through the mist, she could make out terrible dark humanoid shapes on the opposing ridge - an army of hundreds.

With the howl of unholy war horns, the horde spilled down the mountainside and onto the Battlesong. They were doomed. One woman against the horde, Nerys had instead withdrawn to find reinforcements and now found herself here.

Hilga Winterfang expressed her frustration at Nerys' inability to tell them more about the Dark Tribe or their motives, and instead deemed that they continue the original plan to assault Ulgoth's Beard.

The warhost would wait until dusk, when the men of Ulgoth's Beard retired to the taverns to drink themselves into a stupor. At this point, Nerys and a small Battlesong complement would peacefully move to the lighthouse, then quench the fire lighting the Sword Coast below. Torus Foecleaver, one of the heroes of the pit fights, would accompany them.

At this signal, the Aurilite priestesses of the Winterfang led by Hilga would summon a freezing blizzard upon the village, scattering any remaining defenders and driving them into cover.

Nerys Battlesong expressed distaste at this plan, preferring a less violent approach, but the sly diplomacy of Vardha Blackfeather convinced her it was the better way.

Once the worst of the blizzard had subdued any opposition, Xaros Blackfeather will lead the Foecleaver warriors into the town for pillage. Vardha Blackfeather would follow them with the shamans to provide support and healing.

The sun dipped lower in the sky, bathing the coastal town in an amber glow as it sank into Umberlee's depths...



Nerys Battlesong tricked her way to the top of the lighthouse, spinning a tale of wanting to watch the sunset while her tribesmen waited below.

The rest of the warriors gathered in the woods, awaiting the signal.

Soon, Ulgoth's Beard would know their wrath...