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The War of the Doorstep of Velocity

A History of the War of LAME by Samulis

[[This is half role-play, half diplomacy, so I posted it here.]]

In this Dectus (10 days), 657 of the 37th age of Utopia, I, Samulis, Lord of the Last Alliance of Men and Elves put down on parchment this complete history of the still continuing War of the Doorstep.

Around the Dectus 600 the Order of White and Black Knights sent out their raiding parties to raid and conquer some of their neignbor kingdom of LAME. Lord Samulis responded in opening forges and armories in the city of Imparus and forming a massive city wall. By the time the invaders reached Imparus, Samulis' armies were prepared. In a ten Decti siege, the enemy managed to break the keep's doors, only to retreat when heavy misile fire forced them out of the city. Fifteen Decti later, Samulis' army manage to drive them out completely, killing and injuring over 800 of the enemy with a loss of only 300 men. A small party of knight soon set out to capture the taken city of Osgilath which held the route to the northern kingdom of Vengance.

By the Dectus 625 the land was clear. To the east, a brigade of around 5,000 men under Velocity marched towards Riverdell, an allied city. To the north, Vengance was formed and their leader, Resistance, swore to help them in their battle against the invaders from the east. When Velocity first attacked the Alliance, Resistance was caught in a very hard decision,  to help those whom he had sworn to protect, or to help his old friends. He chose to help LAME in their battle against opression.

By around 640, the first battle Velocity faced was won, Vengance was still asaulting Osgilath, and Samulis began the largest millitary orginization in the history of Samersania. By 650, 2500 Knight Elatus stood gaurd in Imparus along with many archers and swordsmen. Massive walls kept out invaders and protected the now massive capital from all sorts of dangers...

In the 650's Samulis managed to start the process of peace with the two kingdoms assaulting. He found three different plans:

1. Join the kingdom of Black and White and be protected from them and Velocity, but be forced to fight off Vengance.

2. Join Velocity and be protected from them and Black and White (hopefully), but be in possible hazard with Vengance.

3. Stay put and possibly hold off the invaders for the rest of the era, 300 Decti away or retreat to a far corner of the world and live off of the land there.

He pondered over all of them and began working towards the first two at the same time hoping to hit a perfect balance in between all the forces. He thought at first 'What of creating a sort of central government and making a massive four-kingdom alliance?' Then the thought, 'If we joined Vengance, they would be able to send help to help us and possibly be able to clear them out and fall back.'

To this day, Samulis still is deciding. If you have any advice, post below.

It is now Dectus 663. After Samulis faced a series of losses fighting off some still remaining invaders, his armies in Imparus were injured. Even worse, Vengance, with the current change of sides making the alliance with W and B Knights, has decided to wage a 'war' against LAME. Both sides feel not willing to do any more than joking contests and attacks of swordsmen and Ghosts. Lord Resistance, Commander of Vengance in Armageddon, half-ally of Samulis launched a small attack aimed at Helm's Deep. Samulis' Army races homeward as the enemy army slowly catches up. He is forced to send out help, but soon realizes that he needs the troops badly to resist the attackers from the East. Finally, in late Dectus 663, he manages to throw off the invader army, only to find another, much larger one about 3-4 Decti away. 'We can only hope that Vengance will return to us in the near futrue and Velocity holds back their attacks,' comments Lord Fasalus, the lord given charge of Helm's Deep, 'If Imparus falls, Helm's Deep will be the last reffuge for our people, and after that falls, we will be forced to return to Imparus before the end.'

Of the original 2,000 knights that once bravely held the walls of Imparus, 1,200 remain with over 1,000 too sick and injured to fight. Thousands of pesants have decided to help fight, and 2,000 men-at-arms have joined the cause. Many of the archers were injured in the battles and a few died. May they come back to life soon... or Imparus shall fall.

Comming Soon:

The Complete and Modified New History of Imparian Lore

This book will cover the time after the War of Lame durring the retreat of Velocity and the Revival of Samersania.

Only several Decti after the Non-Agression-Pact, Resistance urged Samulis to be on gaurd against Velocity once more. The scouts soon infiltrated the core and were forced to be dirven out and killed. Samulis recived orders soon after to re-claim Riverdell and the other cities surrounding. He soon sent out the Legacy of Rohan, a massive Chivalry prepared to destroy all enemy that stood in their path. To the west, he ordered the Merged forces to march to the Black Gate to assist the great Haldir at it's defences. Samulis soon recived news from their good friends Knights of White and Black giving over the keys to the armory of Tir Morlae to the south if needed. He quickly prepared a small garrison and told them to expect him on the next day.