Previously, in Nightwick Abbey...
Session 52 - 13th of Elders, 1392
This week's adventurers:
Blossom (Rogue 4)
Mayfly (Magician 4)
Cherwe (Cleric 4)
Sotar (Cleric 4)
Liminal Space (Changeling 3)
Mechtild (Fighter 3)
Yevegniy the Coward (Cleric 2)
vs
The Hunting Knight (Played by Huth - Nightwick Abbey's own illustrator)
Preparing for Battle
There are no downtime activities this week as we prepare for battle. Lord Eckhard of Nightwick has given each of us a palfrey (riding horse) to use and has offered Mechtild a destrier (a warhorse) if she would like to be mounted for battle. The battle, we've decided, will be fought out using original Chainmail rules. Most of us have never played with it before, so we thought it would be a neat experience, to take things back to the start of our hobby.
A company of 60 knights led by Sir Albrecht of Lychgate and Sir Baltzer the Bold arrived in Nightwick to ask Lord Eckhard for troops to aid the Bishop. Delighted to find the mercenaries already preparing for battle, they offer to join us agains the White Lady.
As we parade out of Nightwick Village, our forces stand at:
- The Corbies - led by Sir. Guant of Fatstaff, a band of 100 medium cavalry clad in gold skull helmets
- The Brown Company - led by Frock, a group of 200 light infantry.
- The Company of the Goose - led by St. Gunther the Goose. 200 crossbowmen serve the Goose.
- The Middle Sons - a company of 200 heavy infantry led by Adolphus the Lesser.
- The Crossbowmen of Nightwick (Badder's Boys) - 20 crossbowmen total
- The Knights of Lychgate - 60 heavy cavalry led by Sir Albrecht and Sir Baltzer
Marching Orders
The weather is even nice today, clearly fate is on our side. We set off with the Knights of Lychgate and the Corbies in the vanguard, the Brown Company and Middle Sons in the main, and the Gooses and Badder's Boys in the rear as we head to the village of Vollage, where the White Lady's troops have lay siege to the towns remaining inhabitants.
We notice nothing untoward until noon along the road to Vollage, however, around midday, we notice that the autumnal forest of the Witchwood appears to have advanced south right up to the road.
