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===Act One: Honor Duel=== | ===Act One: Honor Duel=== | ||
The Lord Protector of [[Kalamir]], chief executive of the secular affairs of the church of [[Yllion]], | ===Act One: Contagion=== | ||
The Lord Protector of [[Kalamir]], chief executive of the secular affairs of the church of [[Yllion]], ordered an inquiry into the murders at [[Karim Abbey]]. He assigned this duty to the Malkostian lord and mage [[Aron Rosemurk]], who arrived from Larkos with his contingent of clerics and began his investigations. | |||
The lords of Houses [[House Cozann|Cozann]] and [[House Polidon|Polidon]] | The lords of Houses [[House Cozann|Cozann]] and [[House Polidon|Polidon]] questioned Garn Simonson’s lineage based on his maternal bona fides and challenged his claim to the throne. The elder sons of Simonson were of a Simonson-Cozann union, whereas Garn and his brothers Hawthorne and Kane were sons of Alissa, daughter of [[Baron Atwood of Greendale]]. To his critics, Simonson had a rightful claim to Kandorr City, but not to Eatonshire. The two largest families, the Kellecks and Cozanns, positioned themselves on opposite sides of the argument and the royal court buzzed with anxious gossip. | ||
In Eatonshire court Garn | In the Eatonshire court, Garn carried on the administrative work of his father and awarded titles to a handful of young nobles, among them Sir [[Christopher Cozann]] and Sir [[Eric Jorganson]]. The proceedings were observed by Mages' Guild representative and court official [[Ambrose the Younger]] (Hank). | ||
Margaret | Margaret had since become the de facto political enforcer for her family and kept the Kellecks aligned to the Simonson cause. As far as she was concerned, the chief internal dispute of the Kelleck family was her cousin [[Elwin Kelleck|Elwin]]’s support of Gregory during his brief reign of madness. Elwin was Gregory’s sergeant-at-arms of the royal court and during the palace skirmish, he and his men attempted to subdue his Kelleck kindred at the mad king’s command. Still stinging from this familial insult, Margaret challenged him to an honor duel. Elwin accepted the duel and the courtyard was made ready by the palace staff. News of the duel spread among the lords and by that afternoon the royal yard was packed with a curious audience and the anticipation of a spectacle was palpable. | ||
Before he | Before he left his family manor to watch the duel, Chris saw his uncle [[Marshall Cozann]], clan patriarch, conferring with his own trusted lieutenants and Rosemurk and his entourage. They noticed Chris and Marshall urged him to continue on to the palace and prepare for a night of entertainment. Chris joined his boyhood friends Jorganson and [[Katos Windsor]] and they rode a coach to the palace. | ||
The duel itself | The duel itself was brutal and brief. Although she was an expert warrior, Margaret was outmatched by Elwin, who was a master swordsman among the peerage. Margaret landed two staggering blows to Elwin, but when she attempted to parry an all-out attack she lost her footing and his sword crashed against her temple—she was knocked to the ground, unconscious. Elwin allowed her to be carried off the field and he took the opportunity to deliver an oratory to the assembled noblemen detailing his support for the Cozann cause. His speech won over a significant portion of the elite. Garn's chancellor called immediately for a rebuttal and demanded an emergency debate in the council hall of the castle. | ||
===Act Two: The Council Hall Massacre=== | ===Act Two: The Council Hall Massacre=== | ||
The lords hurried to the castle and during the confusion before their assembly Marshall Cozann passed a signal to his covert operations unit, who infiltrated the castle disguised as palace guards and kidnapped Garn and [[Sorscha Simonson|Sorscha]]; the signal alerted Rosemurk and his clerics to position themselves in tactical formations in the council hall. | |||
The lords | The lords filed into the hall and Marshall deliberately sat in the king's chair, which prompted outraged cries from Garn's loyalists, who rushed the podium and were shoved back by the clerics and the impostor palace guards. Above the din, Marshall shouted that he had Garn as a hostage and to prove his point he urged his soldiers to present to the crowd Sorscha, who was bound in shackles. The Garn loyalists shouted their disapproval, forced their way past the impostor guards and into the adjacent armory closet where they equipped themselves with swords. | ||
Ambrose summoned a thunder-strike within the council hall which deafened its occupants and shattered every window in the room, showering them all with shards of glass and metal. While the room reeled in confusion Ambrose dehydrated Marshall Cozann who collapsed onto the council room floor—the mage then took flight out of the council room and above the great courtyard. Rosemurk pursued Ambrose and hurled a rapid series of fireballs at him; the court mage was engulfed in flames and fell, mortally wounded, into the royal gardens. | |||
As two of the impostor palace guards attended to Marshall they were stabbed and killed by Chris, who mistakenly believed he was defending his uncle. The other palace guards struck Chris down and he bled out as the skirmish intensified around him. Jorganson slashed his way through to Chris but was overwhelmed and slain by the men who outnumbered him. The loyalists were pushed back from the council room and it was barricaded against them but they breached the room where Garn was imprisoned and liberated him. Katos and Tasselhof located and freed Sorscha and the Kellecks returned to their manor and there they met with Margaret. After she was apprised of the conflict Margaret selected a small squad to accompany her to the port—there they met with Captain Cromwell, who sailed them to Avandell where they hoped to win support to retake Eatonshire for Garn. [[Category:Battle]] | |||
==Meta== | ==Meta== | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 8 July 2024
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| Current Campaign: The Knights of Eaton | |
| Episode 05: "The Inquest Rebellion" | |
| Year: 1754 Spring | |
| Location: Kandorr City; Larkos, Avandell | |
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| Previous Episode: "Bloodlusting" | |
| Next Episode: "On Velaxian Way" | |
| Previous Campaign: The Thuzuulan Heresy | |
Kandorr City, afflicted by war and sickness, suffers now from social and political disorder. The Cozann, with the aid of the clerics of Kalamir, usurp the throne from Garn Simonson.
Story
Act One: Honor Duel
Act One: Contagion
The Lord Protector of Kalamir, chief executive of the secular affairs of the church of Yllion, ordered an inquiry into the murders at Karim Abbey. He assigned this duty to the Malkostian lord and mage Aron Rosemurk, who arrived from Larkos with his contingent of clerics and began his investigations.
The lords of Houses Cozann and Polidon questioned Garn Simonson’s lineage based on his maternal bona fides and challenged his claim to the throne. The elder sons of Simonson were of a Simonson-Cozann union, whereas Garn and his brothers Hawthorne and Kane were sons of Alissa, daughter of Baron Atwood of Greendale. To his critics, Simonson had a rightful claim to Kandorr City, but not to Eatonshire. The two largest families, the Kellecks and Cozanns, positioned themselves on opposite sides of the argument and the royal court buzzed with anxious gossip.
In the Eatonshire court, Garn carried on the administrative work of his father and awarded titles to a handful of young nobles, among them Sir Christopher Cozann and Sir Eric Jorganson. The proceedings were observed by Mages' Guild representative and court official Ambrose the Younger (Hank).
Margaret had since become the de facto political enforcer for her family and kept the Kellecks aligned to the Simonson cause. As far as she was concerned, the chief internal dispute of the Kelleck family was her cousin Elwin’s support of Gregory during his brief reign of madness. Elwin was Gregory’s sergeant-at-arms of the royal court and during the palace skirmish, he and his men attempted to subdue his Kelleck kindred at the mad king’s command. Still stinging from this familial insult, Margaret challenged him to an honor duel. Elwin accepted the duel and the courtyard was made ready by the palace staff. News of the duel spread among the lords and by that afternoon the royal yard was packed with a curious audience and the anticipation of a spectacle was palpable.
Before he left his family manor to watch the duel, Chris saw his uncle Marshall Cozann, clan patriarch, conferring with his own trusted lieutenants and Rosemurk and his entourage. They noticed Chris and Marshall urged him to continue on to the palace and prepare for a night of entertainment. Chris joined his boyhood friends Jorganson and Katos Windsor and they rode a coach to the palace.
The duel itself was brutal and brief. Although she was an expert warrior, Margaret was outmatched by Elwin, who was a master swordsman among the peerage. Margaret landed two staggering blows to Elwin, but when she attempted to parry an all-out attack she lost her footing and his sword crashed against her temple—she was knocked to the ground, unconscious. Elwin allowed her to be carried off the field and he took the opportunity to deliver an oratory to the assembled noblemen detailing his support for the Cozann cause. His speech won over a significant portion of the elite. Garn's chancellor called immediately for a rebuttal and demanded an emergency debate in the council hall of the castle.
Act Two: The Council Hall Massacre
The lords hurried to the castle and during the confusion before their assembly Marshall Cozann passed a signal to his covert operations unit, who infiltrated the castle disguised as palace guards and kidnapped Garn and Sorscha; the signal alerted Rosemurk and his clerics to position themselves in tactical formations in the council hall.
The lords filed into the hall and Marshall deliberately sat in the king's chair, which prompted outraged cries from Garn's loyalists, who rushed the podium and were shoved back by the clerics and the impostor palace guards. Above the din, Marshall shouted that he had Garn as a hostage and to prove his point he urged his soldiers to present to the crowd Sorscha, who was bound in shackles. The Garn loyalists shouted their disapproval, forced their way past the impostor guards and into the adjacent armory closet where they equipped themselves with swords.
Ambrose summoned a thunder-strike within the council hall which deafened its occupants and shattered every window in the room, showering them all with shards of glass and metal. While the room reeled in confusion Ambrose dehydrated Marshall Cozann who collapsed onto the council room floor—the mage then took flight out of the council room and above the great courtyard. Rosemurk pursued Ambrose and hurled a rapid series of fireballs at him; the court mage was engulfed in flames and fell, mortally wounded, into the royal gardens.
As two of the impostor palace guards attended to Marshall they were stabbed and killed by Chris, who mistakenly believed he was defending his uncle. The other palace guards struck Chris down and he bled out as the skirmish intensified around him. Jorganson slashed his way through to Chris but was overwhelmed and slain by the men who outnumbered him. The loyalists were pushed back from the council room and it was barricaded against them but they breached the room where Garn was imprisoned and liberated him. Katos and Tasselhof located and freed Sorscha and the Kellecks returned to their manor and there they met with Margaret. After she was apprised of the conflict Margaret selected a small squad to accompany her to the port—there they met with Captain Cromwell, who sailed them to Avandell where they hoped to win support to retake Eatonshire for Garn.
Meta
Game notes
- played Fall semester, 1991
Points Awarded
- 3 points for all
Season Pool
- 20 points