Battalion (Re)Organization Winter 2523The 2523 Campaign season saw the Averland 8th Militia fighting in three seperate fronts. Early-season saw a skirmish in The Moot where
the 8th stalled a Small Chaos Army before being forced to retreat. At the end of the season when the Battalion was making ready for the winter, there where two battles in quick succession. The first was
a Meeting Engagement against a mid-sized Orcs and Goblins force. When they where fought off, it appeared the reason for the Orcs and Goblins to enter Averland at the set of winter was a combined Chaos/Undead host that tried to capitalise on the colder conditions where their mortal foes would be at a disadvantage. The third battle was an attack on the Chaos/Undead army, and quite unexpected the Orcs and Goblins joined in the fight, and helped the 8th drive back the forces of disorder from their doorstep. With the threat gone, the surviving Orcs and Goblins dispersed into the mountains.
Now winter is really setting in, and the Averland 8th Militia has withdrawn to Averheim to re-organise. During the season the Battalion suffered 138 casualties, 48 of which proofed fatal. The gun-batteries are worn out, and all equipment in general needs repair. With the addition of new recruits, and the gun-batteries in repair, the administrators have filed the following list as the men and material available to the 8th for the next year.
Men/equipment available for the campaign season 2524:
- 2 Wizards
- 2 Officers (one with the Battlestandard)
- 60 State Troops
- 20 Handgunners
- 16 Knights
- 20 Greatswords
- 5 Pistoliers
- 2 Great Cannons
- 1 Mortar
- 1 Helstorm Rocketbattery
So finally my order has been dispatched from Maelstrom. I have ordered 1 Empire Artillery box, 2 Empire Battalion boxes, 1 Empire General box, 1 Empire Helblaster / Helstorm box, 1 Empire Pistoliers box, 2 Empire State Troops boxes, 1 Empire Wizards box. That, combined with a Great Cannon I have lying around, will add up to the men and material available to the Averland 8th Militia coming campaign season. The list gives a hint on how I will assemble some of the kits. The state-troopers are going 40 Halberdiers, 20 Swordsmen (or maybe 35/25), the knights 50/50 hammers/lances.
Servants of dark forces beware!