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ᴀsɢᴀʀᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇsɪs ❧ mod account ([personal profile] asgardmods) wrote in [community profile] asgardmeridiem2012-11-02 12:12 am

END OF ARC 1: DAY 168 BATTLE

[The grey dim light of false dawn has just settled on the city when the sirens sound. The piercing shriek of a modern warning system begins, and within seconds is joined by the low, haunting wail of wood and bone horns from the Elven camp outside the Gate of Fire. A minute later, there is Thor's post to the network.

And now, as the sun slowly rises, the light reveals clouds of dust in the distance, far off to the North and West. In that time, the city will be awakening with a start. Anyone with connections to a god-supported group or to the elves will be roused and rushed off to their jobs. Folkvang comfort house will open its doors, revealing an interior cleared of equipment and converted into a shelter for those who must flee the incoming violence.

The whispers on the streets are of disbelief and fear. Is it really the end of days? Surely the walls will hold against any mundane army. Surely it will all be over soon... right? Healthy natives are saying goodbye to their loved ones "just in case". Perhaps you should be too.

Later, the armies arrive. First the enemy, made up of humans, monsters, and five dragons. The lesser giants look almost human, except for the flame or frost in their eyes and the warm or cool tint to their colouring. But the king of the fire giants is something else. He is tall and broad and strong, riding on a huge, splendid black boar. The queen of the frost giants is equally intimidating, in armor that looks made of glacial ice itself, seemingly too ornate to be practical but clearly worn as if it is. Her mount is a great white serpentine creature that radiates dangerous cold. The other kinds of creatures are uncountable in their variations, but all well armed.

They dwarf the small forces of Asgard and the forward units of the elves, but just as battle is about to break the sound of a great number of clockwork machines heralds the arrival of the full forces of Alfheim. They are joined soon by the modern outfitted soldiers of Utgard, and then the masses of people collide like conflicting waves of water. Above them fly the dragons, and one great flying ship that seems to have come from nowhere but fights on the side of the gods.

What will your characters do? Will they join the front lines? Hide in the shelter? Man the Arena-turned-war-hospital? There are a million things to do in a battle, but not even those hiding will escape the smell of gunpowder and metal and the sounds of battle.]


[ooc note: your characters are welcome to come up with any frost/fire themed monsters you like! They may not directly combat the giant king or queen. They may not fight dragons without first checking in with the mods in this post (and two dragons are already claimed). Try to consider that there will be a second battle, so you can vary what you're doing. Also make sure to read the plot post thoroughly, especially with regards to character death.

Make sure to include the rough time of day in the subject of your top-level comments, as well as if your thread is open or closed. This whole log will only cover Day 168. If you need mod participation/NPCing, please ask us asap and give us some allowance to be slow, since there's a lot going on.

There is a log for the downtime on days 169-170 here, and a full-event log for those staying in the shelter at Folkvang here. There will be a second pair of battle/downtime logs for the second battle (Day 171-172 with downtime on Day 173) posted on Nov 8.

Important note! There will be a lightning speed commentspam thread for taking down the most familiar dragon in this post beginning today at 6pm CST. At that time there will be a mod plurk to let everyone know we're starting. We will also ask those who can to join the AIM chat (asgardchat) at that time so we're all on the same page. It's a thread we want to get done from start to finish as fast as possible/within two evenings, due to mod business. Please don't feel left out if you can't participate in that thread. It's partly an experiment in seeing if this kind of thing works for us, and there's lots else you can do!

Have fun, everyone! If you have questions, please ask on the event post so that everyone else can see them/the answers. Thank you!]
pratentious: (as it was when they sailed❞)

[personal profile] pratentious 2012-11-11 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
If holding defence around the Arena has been problematic, we can see to stationing a few people nearby.

[ He's also making note to increase their line of defence in Odin to keep them from reaching the Thor district at all. ]

How are we faring on medical supplies? I can send someone to the hospital if need be.
samantha_grey: (Nonplussed)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2012-11-12 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Not yet. Strengthen the walls, and we should be ok. This was a scouting party, and they got lucky until now.

...

If this keeps up, I won't be saying the same thing.
pratentious: (pic#5143353)

[personal profile] pratentious 2012-11-13 10:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ He shakes his head. ]

Our forces have held strong; so, too, have theirs. I've seen no quarter given in any direction.

[ The 'yet' is implied, naturally, but there's no telling at this point. ]
samantha_grey: (Nonplussed)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2012-11-13 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[She looked down at the dead, frowning. Nothing servicable for parts. The weapons that were good she'd scavenge, but most of this was just dross. Looking back up at the walls, her frown deepened.]

I've never dealt with a siege, Arthur. Even if a few stragglers get in, most of the fighting's at the wall. One thing I know is that a siege burns our resources slowly. We have to be able to put enough of a dent in them that it's going to cost them too much to continue, or we're going to lose eventually.
pratentious: (please hang around❞)

[personal profile] pratentious 2012-11-15 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ Arthur knows it well. It's both a strategy and a weakness, depending which side of the wall you're on; but he wouldn't say they're on the wrong one. ]

I have been in many, some that seemed - [ he pauses, shakes his head ] - impossibly stacked against our favour. But hope is not yet lost, Samantha. Indeed, at times, it is all we have to carry us through. There is time yet to turn the tides.
samantha_grey: (Irritated)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2012-11-15 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
I'm the sort who will claw their way down a dragon's throat. Even if it were hopeless, I wouldn't give up. It's won me a few fights in the past.

Admittedly, it's not great for planning.
pratentious: (in the faith of little children❞)

[personal profile] pratentious 2012-11-17 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He chuckles lightly. ]

It is perhaps not tactical, but it is the right spirit. So long as we hold fast to that drive, I still believe we can find victory.
samantha_grey: (Default)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2012-11-17 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh. Well, we're not there yet. In the meantime, though, these ones definitely weren't getting through.
pratentious: (in the break of the buffalo wallows❞)

[personal profile] pratentious 2012-11-20 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
You've done well, Sam, thank you. Let me know if matters worsen, I will send reinforcements.

[ but for now, he's got to get back to the front lines. ]
samantha_grey: (Default)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2012-11-20 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Will do. Watch your back out there. [Waving him off, she moved back into a position where she could keep watch for a little while longer, just in case.]