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The soldiers rushed to their positions, the archers aiming to the east. Alas, they Eplopes were out of the range of bows, yet they could hurl their javelins at the troops from a further position due to their powerful "arms". They slowed down and begun to do this very thing. An infantry dude was killed, and the commanders made hasty decisions as to what to do.

[[OOC: I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that I never pulled half of the archers back into the village after the last scouting expedition.  I'll have to go back and check.  *hopes he left them in the trees*]]

"Hold your fire," yelled Hirgon to his 20 archers.  "I hope the 20 out in the trees are smart enough to get someplace safe and start shooting those things," he muttered under his breath.  Hirgon then raised a horn to his mouth and blew.  The note rang out crisp and clear against the sounds of the young battle, carrying over the plain and into the wilderness beyond.

Stats
Population - 1,085(1% per day)
Buildings - Timber cabins, Barracks, Wooden palisades, Forge, Town hall
Food - Enough for 0 days, making 1/4 food daily(meaning every four days, you get enough food for one day)
Health - The population is healthy
Employment - 39 unemployed, 89 infantry, 40 guards, 50 cavalry, 39 archers, 5 mages, 15 scholars(10 in training, 2 days), 230 farmers, 448 labourers, 80 blacksmiths, 50 beastmasters.
Animals - 54 horses(1 baby), 497 leppits(108 juvennile ones, 157 baby ones. I hope you realise these guys are sort of eating into the food supply, Stickman, you could give them to Electric, and Electric, you might want to use them for food then), 16 pythosi(snakes, 9 baby ones)

[The fight is finished, but you still have to fini*beep*, if you get me. I haven't counted all the losses yet either, since you haven't finished fighting. :P Just continue fighting]

The archers came at them from behind, using the bushes as cover. Fifteen of the foe were killed, but one archers was killed also. The rest of the Eplopes charged at the wall, and ran into the village, slaughtering a horse and many leppits, along with three people(one unemployed dude and two labourers). They grouped together in a circle in the centre of the village.

Electric screamed because there was no more food. He grabbed about 50 leppits and slaughtered them, then threw them into the food bin. The creature ran into the village, and jumped into the circle of men before they could stab it.

No, the fight was over, it's just you hadn't finished it...

Stats
Population - 1,095(1% per day)
Buildings - Timber cabins, Barracks, Wooden palisades, Forge, Town hall
Food - Enough for 0 days, making 1/4 food daily(meaning every four days, you get enough food for one day)
Health - The population is healthy
Employment - 49 unemployed, 89 infantry, 40 guards, 50 cavalry, 39 archers, 5 mages, 25 scholars, 230 farmers, 448 labourers, 80 blacksmiths, 50 beastmasters.
Animals - 54 horses(1 baby), 548 leppits(157 juvennile ones, 101 baby ones), 16 pythosi(snakes, 9 baby ones), 2 Hunquils

The Eplopes were killed off by the archers quickly. Lanoc sat observing one of the bodies. He called the leaders to him. "We captured two Hunquils. The beastmasters are trying to keep them imprisoned, but it is tough. Anyway, what  I wanted to talk about was the Eplopes. I think I've learned a few things about them. Firstly, I do not think they respond to noise, they cannot hear anything. They can change their skin colour, much more effectively than any other creature I have seen. That is how they got past your men. However, I think this requires a large amount of effort on their part, that is why we could see them again. They also have a grasp of magic, they left illusions behind for us to gawp at as they rode to the centre of the village. I'm sure you were wondering about that. Lastly, do not panic, but a score came to attack us, and there are only nineteen bodies here."
          With that, Lanoc quickly raced away, mentioning the leppits needed feeding or some such thing.

[[OOC: Electric is now Sadark]]

Sadark looked at the bodies and called his scholars over. "Research them, see what their weaknesses are." he said. He walked over to his farmers and tried as calmly as possible to get out their harpoons and stab the fish that are migrating. He then saw a creature resembling a dog walk up to the sea and grab a stick with a widening end and put it through a sticky spider web. He threw it into the water and fish immediately got stuck in it. He swam out and retrieved it, sort of like a dog fetching a stick. "All right, grab sticks with think ends and put spider webs on them. A dog fished and did very well doing it that way." Sadark decided to name it a Dodgar, respecting its form and likeness of a dog.

[[OOC: The fish obviously swam towards the spider web because it was attracted to some sort of chemical in the web.  Also, these webs are obviously stickier than webs in our world, as well as stronger.  The stick had an end thick enough to hold enough extra-sticky web to catch the fish, and the fish could not swim away from the dodgar because wood floats...  It works...]]

"Cavalry! Go out and find that scout, now!" roared Septim before turning to Demonsul, "I suggest a limit of 100 baby leppits at a time, when one reaches adulthood, slaughter it for food..."

[[OOC: I know, they're a waste. Freakin' frog things...our food would best be used on a larger animal to slaughter.]]

"I know it would be difficult, but there is a chance that the charge against our village was done by a small team, and their capital doesn't know about us. That'll all change if they reach it, we need to wipe that survivor out quickly. We don't have the manpower to take down anybody..." said Septim, "And one of your men is a good tracker, his name is Jorlen. He and I fought in many battles together, he was also the best deer hunter that I had ever seen..."

With that Wilber set off to find Jorlen.

Finding him in the stables with a few other cavalrymen Wilber recognised.
"No need to salute me boys, rank means nothing on this island." Was the reply to their salute.
"Jorlen, you saw what happened a couple of days didn't you? The Eplope attack? Yes well, a scout of theirs escaped and as the cavalrymen, we're ordered to track and hunt the blighter down. We'll be taking a few archers with us on horseback, I'll need to ask Hirgons permission first. Until then, ready up. You'll need several days supplies including food and water, sleeping arrangements and so on, remember to armour up."
With that Wilber ran out of the stables, telling the first 40 cavalrymen he saw to get ready.

He then set out to find Hirgon.

[Actually, the baby ones and juvennilles are part of the whole amount. And I sort of forgot about the horses and pythosi, I'll have to change them]

[[ Sorry for inactivity, had some things to do this weekend. ]]

After many requests, Alphonse set about killing the 500 leppits. It was a shame he thought, but the colony had to eat..

[[OOC: Still here. ^^]]

[[OOC: I'll just do this...]]

The hunters entered the room carrying the knocked out survivor from the attack. After restraining him, Septim began his interogation. He pulled out fingernails/claws, cut off fingers, pulled teeth, and even cut out one of the creature's eyes. In return, he learned that [Killer decides this]. After learning as much as he could (Location of their cities/camps/villages, culture, leaders, hierarchy), Septim had the survivor killed and went off to inform Demonsul of what he had learned.

Wilber couldn't find Hirgon, so decided that if this was to be a trap, so be it. The cavalrymen are well trained and strong, they were all he needed. If not, so what? They'd be dead after all.

With that Wilber mounted the powerful stallion that he had helped deliever. A large war charger, one of the most powerful at his disposal. If he were a navy-man it would be his flagship.

In formation, Wilber leading the arrow-head formation sitting atop his horse, with 50 fine cavalrymen behind him, slowly and casually trotted down the streets. Children came out of their houses and played and ran behind the formation of horses and men, to the anger of their parents who tried dragging them back it.

After leaving the gates, Wilber turned on his saddle and looked up to Septim.

"If we're not back in 5 days, we're dead. Do not send out a search and rescue party. I'll make sure at least 1 of these cavalrymen would make it back with our standard."

[[OOC: I have nothing to do today...>.>]]

[[OOC: 50 Cavalry + Wilbur, 56 useable mounts --> 5 mounts unused by cavalry]]

Hirgon sat on horseback at the top of the hill, waiting for the cavalry to catch up.  "Nice day for a ride, isn't it?" he said, as Wilbur's company rode up to him.  "I'm guessing you're after that Eplope.  We've been tracking him for days now...he's rather slow, because of his wounds.  I've got four archers out there with horses, and they're keeping an eye on his movements.  What are our orders?  If you'll just follow me..."  Hirgon then rode along the ridge, towards a forested area.

[[OOC: Back to being inactive for a while.  You've got four archers and Hirgon tracking the Eplope, keeping their eyes open, and being the scouts they've been trained to be, so that should keep the cavalry out of trouble.  If I need to RP anything, message me.]]

[[OOC: If you made a few more maps I could go into some wars or conquests...=( ]]

Demonsul throws some sticks back.

[[Sorry Hirgon hadn't seen this message until now]]


"Lets keep an eye on the thing shall we? We'll see where its headed. What is it you want me to see?"

[[Sorry for the 1 line RP, I'm busy atm and about to logout]]