The Akamar Herald Year Five Rebellion Sweeps Through The Alliance

Following Mike's turn it was now Ray's.   He drew the Rebellion/Invasion event card.   Since The Alliance was the largest faction in the campaign the card was played against it.   At this point there was a pause in the campaign in order to resolve two battles.   Theses were played by email using Strategos, the earlier version of Lost Battles, as Mike was at the opposite end of the country from the rest of us.   Strategos is available from The Society of Ancients web store.   Ray agreed to command the rebellion forces for both battles.   Those battles will follow in the next blog post.

THE AKAMAR HERALD

SPECIAL EDITION

CARAVAN ARRIVES IN AKAMAR

THE CRANDAR CARAVAN ARRIVED IN THE GREAT CITY OF AKAMAR THIS MONTH.   THE LARGE AMOUNT OF TRADE GOODS HAS BROUGHT GREAT WEALTH TO ALL THE MERCHANTS WHO FREQUENT THE MARKETPLACE IN AKAMAR.

CRAWFORD CODRAGON LEAVES

THE ALLIANCE WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT CRAWFORD CODRAGON AND HIS FELLOW DRAGONS HAVE DECIDED TO SEVER ALL TIES TO THE ALLIANCE.   DESPITE THE GIFTS THE ALLIANCE HAD GIVEN HIM AND HIS FELLOWS,, IT WAS FELT THAT THE HARD FIGHTING THAT HAD BEEN REQUIRED OF THEM IN THE CONGUEST OF AQUILA HAD BEEN TOO MUCH.   THE HERALD HAS LEARNED THROUGH ITS CONTACTS THAT THE SORCEROR SILIDON MAY HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE SWITCH IN ALLEGIENCE.   APPARENTLY A LARGE SUM OF GOLD WAS OFFERED AS AN ENTICEMENT TO THE DRAGONS.

REBELLION SWEEPS THE ALLIANCE

THROUGHOUT THE ALLIANCE PEASANTS HAVE TAKEN UP ARMS AGAINST THEIR RULERS.   INWHAR III AND HIS NEW BRIDE HAVE BEEN DEPOSED IN HYDROS.  THE TROLLS OF THE MISTY ISLE WERE ALSO QUICKLY OVERTHROWN.    IN ARGOS A VALIANT DEFENCE BY THE ENGINEERS OF THE RAM SIEGE TRAIN WAS FOR NAUGHT AND KING FAELRUD WAS ALSO REMOVED FROM POWER.     THE MILITARY FORCES OF KETOS MADE SHORT WORK OF THE REBELLION THERE AND ORDER WAS QUICKLY RESTORED.   IN KAELUM THE GLORIOUS CITY OF AKAMAR WAS LAID SIEGE TO FOR ELEVEN WEEKS.   AFTER LOSING HALF THEIR NUMBER IN FUTILE ASSAULTS AGAINST THE GATE OF ODENDOG THE REBELS FINALLY DISPERSED.    THE REBELLION IS STILL CONTINUING IN MUSCA AND AQUILA.  

THE INFORMATION MINISTER FOR THE ALLIANCE HAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: THE ALLIANCE EXPECTS TO PUT AN END TO THE REBELLION SHORTLY.    ALLIANCE MILITARY FORCES ARE GATHERING AND THE REBELS WILL BE DEALT WITH.

UN-NAMED SOURCES WITHIN THE REBELLION ARE SAYING THAT FOLLOWERS OF THE SORCEROR SILIDON ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTIGATING THE REBELLION.  CONSIDERING HOW WIDE SPREAD THE REBELLION IS AND HOW WELL CO-ORDINATED IT HAS BEEN IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT AN OUTSIDE AGENCY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.