Tag: The Iron Queen's War

  • The Iron Queen’s War – Taking Ryyne, Part 2

    The Iron Queen’s War – Taking Ryyne, Part 2

    After the successful scouting mission of Roxane’s Cavalry Brigade, General Dorothea sent her vanguard forward to seize the village before the Asterians could destroy the dock works. She placed the vanguard consisting of two brigades of infantry and the remnants of Roxane’s Brigade under the command of Thalassa. In addition, she instructed the sorceress Ate…

  • The Iron Queen’s War – Taking Ryyne, Part 1

    The Iron Queen’s War – Taking Ryyne, Part 1

    The large Asterian village of Ryyne is a large, growing, bustling village on the banks of the Planetkore River. The main reasons for its size and continued growth are the docks and repair facilities for rivercraft. The village also lies in the path of Nycenae’s 2nd Army on its march to the major port city…

  • The Iron Queen’s War – Battle of the Planetkore Delta

    The Iron Queen’s War – Battle of the Planetkore Delta

    The predawn hours of December 23rd are marked by heavy rain and rough seas. Already two days behind schedule, Admiral Leto decides to put the Nycenaean 1st Fleet to sea along with the transports carrying 6th Army. Hugging the coastline, the going is slow, great care is made not to lose any of the transports.…

  • The Iron Queen’s War, Part 2

    The Iron Queen’s War, Part 2

    After discovering the intentions of Nycenae to invade Asteria during the Winter solstice when all of its armies had been disbanded for the season, Asterian rangers operating in the wilds of Nycenae made their way to the Planetkore River, the border. There, opposite the keep of Demeter, the ranger Maeonia was chosen to swim the…

  • The Iron Queen’s War, Part 1

    The Iron Queen’s War, Part 1

    At dawn on the ninth of December, a day of fair weather and calm seas, four fast ships, hemiolias, were dispatched as courier ships. As the ships cleared their moorings, ten riders passed the gates of Nica. All were carrying orders for the fleets and armies of Nycenae. While Queen Celeste celebrated the launch of…

  • Campaign Mobilization

    Campaign Mobilization

    It was well into the third watch as Queen Celeste gazed sleepily into her bowl of wine. Thoughts swirled as vapors, her hated enemy, the Elector of Capalan was engaged in a war with Mirholme, which meant there would be no raids or invasion from either for some time. The ancient foe of Imperial Tropilium…