>run 6NW 4W

"Don't open fire. Keep the surprise for as long as possible or we are in position on the heights."

>Move 3 South and 2 West

Move SW 4, drop prone hoping to keep stealth

>Move 2L NW
"GREETINGS FRIENDS WE ARE HERE TO HELP, PLEASE MOVE I HAVE NO NEED TO CRUSH YOU. ONLY AEONI SCUM."

>6hexes due WestSW down the road.
>Overwatch NNW

>Climb doubletime SW up cliff face.
>stop on the plateau marked l4

>Move 2 North West
>Maintain formation with other Iron Skull

"Who ever heard of Iron Skulls being stealthy?"

Phase End.

>follow [lt1], move first tank W then SW along the road, others following
>if possible, 1 tank spot the enemy mech
>other 2 overwatch W and NW

Botting [Q1] Armitage
>move 2 SW, 3 W
>imbue Poison (Stun)

>>17658573
>forgot to include armor upgrades
+1 DR

The Enemy Marches.

The refugees maintains a cease fire with us but warns that their storm mage is still tending to some duties and wont move till they return.

They also speak of waiting the aeon ou at night so that they may move at full "capacity"

Sorry to disturb the thread, is it possible for players here to play Aeoni side?

>>17658975
Elizabet repress a chuckle as she watch the bulky troopers slowly ascending the cliff.
"Wouldn't it be easier to follow Wolf, sir?"

>>17659223
This being voss storyline I would be inclined to say no, but DeathMarshall may say otherwise. He's unpredictable sometime.

>>17659233
"...Didn't see the path. Thank you. Damned snow makes everything look the same."

>We wish to deploy.

The songs ... they've started.

> Advance !
8Minutes

Iceheart straightens out the long gray skirt of her winter uniform, "Gods, please just let this go well, this stress and cold is not making me any better."

rolled 1, 7, 7 = 15

>move as image shows, or as far as possible for image
>all three tanks, fire on enemy mech to the W

>>17659340
"Armslave approaching from the west."
>Move 2SW 5W

rolled 2 = 2

>1N
>throw poisoned shrooms towards advancing enemies
>2SE 2SW

(forgot my roll)

>>17659340
>Move to the fucking l4 highground
>order +2 hit
>OVERWATCH West-Northwest. Kill any armslaves

>Move 2 West
>Move 2 North

"Oh good they've seen us finally! Now get your asses over here and kill me you Aeoni bastards!"

"Steady. They still don't know that we have infantry on the hill."

>Move 3 West.

rolled 7 = 7

>Fire NW
>Have Bowmen board me
>Reverse 5Hexes up the trail

! Quick Throw that coffin on, I'll take you up top !

(Botting [Is1])
>move NW so vehicle is flush against cliff face, try and blend in with wall

> Phase End

Requesting next available deployment Command

Likewise requesting deployment.

Their forward points are compromised , we've bought time for our captives yet !

>Requesting deployment.

Requesting first available deployment.

Requesting Deployment! To serve for my station.

Took a while to get our engine working in the cold, but we're ready to deploy anytime.

We request deployment...
(I got sick over the weekend. Such is life in tropics)

>>17662402
gotta watch out for those fungal infections, friend.

>>17663343
No, no... Viruses are what's plaguing us. We won't harm our symbiosis, no... for we're in a mutualist one. But the virii, they dare parasitize on us!

As a warning to Quemists: Use of Poison Gas on areas where friendlies are likely to move is ill advised. if you intend to gasbomb, make sure we know to avoid the area by posting during the enemy phase.

>and yes, I am sour that Igor poisoned the last Reginrave son to death. Make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else.

Ready to deploy! Get us in the mess!

]And we are back. [

Analogue phase has processed, as did winter.
-Movement affected by winds
-Range affected by winds
- -1 Movement to all things non-resistant to winds.


The Enemy shall move and soon Action phase...

Jumpin' in if i can.

Krieger Docherty reporting (impressively late) for duty!
Might I be allowed to fight for Voss glory on this day?

[K3]Birch
[K4]Docherty
[R1]Claude
[R2]Scurm
[R3] Cayton
[Q3]Grigori

if i forgot anyone, speak up, otherwise, TAG UP AN DEPLOY DURING ACTION PHASE.

>>17664350
me, deploy me!

>>17664350
Sir, if I may speak up, I would love to be added to that roster, sir!

>>17664350
You forgot us.

>>17664350
We are ready for winter climate. We have conditioned ourselves. We are ready.

>>17664350

Tagged up, ready to drop!

Ready to deploy and crush out enemies!

EVERYONE REMEMBER YOUR HATS =BB= should be added to your tagline like mine.

[Q2]Elm
[Btl1]Axel Alfie
[Is3]Target
[K3]Birch
[K4]Docherty
[R1]Claude
[R2]Scurm
[R3] Cayton
[Q3]Grigori

D: Fashion on the field of battle? ... I'd be against it if we didn't look so damn good!

>>17664522
A Booming voice blasts through the radio.
"MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT THIS LIST IT THOSE BEING DEPLOYED NEXT. AS I AM ALREADY ON THE MAP STEALTHILY HIDDEN."

Keep in mind you need to actually say you are deploying during the action phase.

Oh, deploying during action phase, sirs! Put me close to the frontlines, sirs!

Vargh and Fen ride up on wolves.
"Mostly because ve vere told ve could."

"Now vith hat."

We are happy to be deployed on the action phase.

>>17664815
"Now vith only Vargh. I am sorry brother."

>>17664692
*facepalm*

No, you wait until it's the action phase and then you state you are deploying.

Our forces are known !
THE WINDS ARE ON OUR BACKS !
FIRE WINDWARDS

>Bashees land

FUCK !

10 Minutes.

rolled 4 = 4

>Fire main cannon at Aeon units to the W
>Reload cannon.

"Take those Armslaves, Reginrave."

>Order Reginrave to fire on the Armslaves (+1 rating)

rolled 7 = 7

>Move 2 NW
>Toss poison spore bomb onto those armslaves
>go prone

rolled 9, 9, 10, 6, 1, 3, 9, 2, 8 = 57

>Move 2 Northwest.
>Fire SMG's on full burst at the Armslaves northwest.
>Move 2 Southwest.

Sturm gestured at the approaching Aeon warriors who were struggling through the poisonous spore cloud, then uttered his commands to the squad.

"Hrrm.... Kill them."

rolled 4 = 4

>>17664963
>Burst out of snow moving 1L SW 2L W and Fire breath
>If unable to break from snow use fire breath to remove snow and ram roll nearest hostile.
"TIME TO ACT."

>Move 1SW 5W 2NW
>go prone
>Overwatch NW

rolled 9 = 9

>2SW
>4W
>Imbue Move

>all tanks reload
>Left most tank move 1.5 L SW, Bottom right tank move into its old position

"Someone kill those banshees! I'm reloading and they're coming this way!"

>Accelerate 12 NW up the temporary slope and onto l3 ledge

Run North And rejoin main battle group

rolled 6, 1, 6, 5, 1, 7, 3, 10, 10, 7, 10, 7, 2, 8, 8, 7 = 98

>>17665011
>Order +2 hit
>all units fire on Armslaves

>>17664963

Dropping in!

>Deploy on CO Wolf's position
>Overwatch to the NE; fire when Armslaves are in range

rolled 1, 10 = 11

>> Deploy hit the ground running from the shadows by my Co
>> Move one hex south west, then three hexes west, another hex south west.
>> Fire a bolt at the Sheperd.
>>+ Trigger: If successful in killing Sheperd, fire second bolt at the Cleric close by.
>>+ Trigger: If unsuccessful, fire another bolt at the Sheperd
>> Drop down in snow to get some cover.

Having lain in wait in the shadows for an age Oostmeer leaps along side Pilika down traks of the mountain, their snow white capes billowing in the frigid air. Their commander having set their targets they were like wolves hungry for blood eyes keen for prey...and when Pilika pointed out a Sheperd leading his flock of foolish lambs and the form of a tiny cleric bordered by the massive steel towers that were their hand maidens, Oostmeer's grin was a cruel thing indeed to behold.

Two Iron Crossbow bolts launched through the air in near unison just seconds later.

(here is hoping this works right the first time)

rolled 1 = 1

>Deploy at northern-most tank
>Move towards armslaves
>attack them... head on!

rolled 2 = 2

>move 3SW
>place doom trap
>move 1SE
>go prone stealth
>face NW

>>17665066

Dammit, that's NW, not NE. Still firing when Armslaves are in range.

rolled 4, 10, 4 = 18

>Deploying
>move 1 W
>more 2 NW
>open fire on enemy to the NW
D: AT LAST! TIME TO SPILL SOME BLOOD!

>Deploy at site A

>>17664989
Agh, upgrades.

DR2
Mine Flail

Move south 3, west 2
call a lt, have lt overwatch east

>>17665052
Upgrades:
>+1 Range, +1 DR

"One of you fucking wastes of death shoot those fucking Banshees!"

>>17664963
forgot upgrades
+1 DR

>Move 4 NW
>Plant some mines

Phase ended 11:24
[Somehow this didnt post]

. . . .
Only 4 kills !?

THATS IT !?!!?!?
DO YOU LIKE TO DIE IN ICE IS THAT IT ?!
>Enemy Phase ! That singing MAKE IT STOP D:::

>>17665142
You moron, the next time your orders don't follow regulations they are going to be skipped.

>>17666130
"H2, you are going to want to move away from the edge of the cliff!"

"All Refugee forces. This is Captain Wolf of the Voss Royal Infantry. Evacuate the hill top now. Acknowledge. Over."

Oostmeer, if you're still reading this, get back in chat.

-Cecilia.

Also, tactical analysis shows that you guys need to start really emphasizing the Terror aspect of Voss Strategems. Try to cause massive gains and losses of terror as quickly as possible, Don't hoard it when you're stagnating, push harder to get the edge you need to win.

How do you get terror? Kill things. Kill things maliciously. Steal things and use them against their former allies. Be evil. Be RUTHLESS. Be a Voss.

I might not be participating in this battle, but I'll be damned if you all end up dying here today.

SkyHunters have blocked the Ifframi's escape !

Night Approaches !
Make do with what we have !

ADVANCE !

" Friends of the deadlands we will orchestrate our assault after the white waves of snow. When the sun sets and mountainsides fall, the rivers of blood and ice will flow and bless your brotherlands. This is what was said to me in my visions. Please accept it as a gift for your future bearers "

> Action Phase 9 Minutes.

>>17666878

" And furthermore, please ensure the safety of my friends to their new paradise. "

rolled 5, 8 = 13

>>17666878
>Fire two crossbow bolt at inquisitor throat
>move 2NE 3E

rolled 3 = 3

>>17666878
>Attack and Mount the closest Sky reaver!!!

rolled 1 = 1

>>17666891
Er banshee the flying thingy!

>move 2/3 E into the tank where it is safer?
>Formula Dmg+ a mushroom AP? or just explosive if I can't do that since I have no idea if I can even hurt these things

SOMEONE TELL ME IF I CAN HURT THESE THINGS

>Consume cleric directly in front if still alive
>if dead, explode.

rolled 6, 9, 1, 10, 3, 10, 6, 5, 10, 8, 1, 9, 7, 9, 9, 1 = 104

>move 2 SE
>Order +2 hit
>All squads open fire on all banshees in range

rolled 7, 8, 4, 5, 8, 8 = 40

>Fire on nearest Banshee and Armslaves
>Move 2 South, and 2 SouthWest.
>Free Overwatch to the SouthWest.

Sturm flicked off some blood splattered from a former trooper and wordlessly smacked a new magazine into his automatic. At his direction the remaining member of the squad followed him into the fray.

>Moving 5E

D: By god, snow and blood everywhere, what a grand night this is turning out to be! Perhaps we'll be graced with some action yet!

rolled 10, 5, 3 = 18

>>17666878

Bring those fliers down!

>Move 3E, 1N
>Fire Burst at the Banshee 4N
>Overwatch fire S, SE, and E

rolled 4, 3, 2 = 9

"T-those things FLY!??!"

>Call over nearest mook to fill 3rd crew slot.
>Fire main cannon at the lower W Banshee.
>Fire miniturrets at the upper W Banshee.
>Reload main cannon.

DR2
Mine Flail

>1st tank fire on that banshee thing to the far W
>2nd tank fire on mech to the WSW
>3rd tank fire on group of templars close by to the W, unless Blitz shoots them, then instead fire on mech to the WSW

>run 6E 2SE

rolled 8 = 8

> wave at templars
> fire cannonshot at snow mound.
> 6 NNw

rolled 5, 10, 4 = 19

>>17666878
>Have myself reload lt, if can't be done just order lt reloaded
>Move lt 5 West
>-!- +1 Have lt blast the edge of the mountain top west to bring an avalanche down on the shepherd and followers

>if I couldn't reload lt personally, have snipers Called shot at separate banshees' head (cockpits?)

rolled 7, 9, 6 = 22

>1st tank fire on that banshee thing to the far W
>2nd tank fire on mass of infantry to the SW, try and avoid hitting Is1 and hit that Shepherd
>3rd fire on mech to the WSW

>Deploy at site B

Phase end ?

>Deploy!

>Move 2 South-East 1 East.
>A's fire at closest Banshee.
>Call in 2 platoons of A's. (2x A A A) Deploy on B. Move for Hy1 Iceheart.

>deploy

>Move 3 W
>Overwatch with fire fungus bombs to NW

(Hope I'm not too late, office just had a power outage)

The mountains tremble they SHAKE ! they quake and deliver their bounty onto the whining music.

And silence ~

Ahehe

AHEHEhaheehhehe
Do you see it ?
The sun is setting,
And it sets red, my children ~

>>17667274
"Look! The West is burning red!"

D: An avalanche? HA! BRILLIANT! Bet those idiots never even saw it coming. More Glory for the Voss Empire!

>>17667274
"Arcbishop down, the other squad member took a bullet."

Necromancer Magby : I hope you don't mind, I will be using some of your dead for this reprisal...

>>17667274
"It seems like the cold is worse than we thought. All we need is a little flame... to accelerate our metabolism..."
*cue the West ridge ablaze*
"That... might be just what we need..."

>>17667437
"And here I wanted a cleric alive to send a message to Aeon..."

>>17667437
"Dear crown...It's glorious...the dead rise to fulfill their duty..."

The young man looks on in awe, as men that were not five minutes ago torn apart by machine gun fire, rise and dismember the zealous scum of Aeon

rolled 8 = 8

>>17666891
"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAH, man those Aeon my not be much for fighitng but they sure can build a fun ride.

" It would seem that my services weren't going to be needed this moon, Magby. It would definitely seem that my visions have helped us gain new allies, who is in charge here ? "

>>17667493

"That would be me. Captain Wolf of the Voss Royal Infantry company, The Terrible Children. Who am I speaking to?"

>>17667489
Doucherty's eyes swell with tears, tears of pride and envy as he looks to the sky.
D:"such glory
such majesty
it is a fine day to be Voss"

" I'm off to save some brat if I want one before they all turn in zombie." Elizabeth quickly scale down the cliff to get her target.

"Well, wouldja look at that." Doyle pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose as he saw the Ghouls begin to overrun the Aeoni Crusader force.

"Are they...undead?" Vitton asked, turning to face the setting sun.

"No clue." Josiah tried to bundle his cloak closer to his body. "But those Ifframi boys...they're alright."

Countess Anne Hel,
formerly of the Aeon Knight order, until they decided that demihumans were a thing to be rid of in order to achieve their "heavenly world" edict.

But that's all in the past. It would seem that by walking into your borders we've subject ourselves to Voss empire's mercy. With gratitudes obliged.

What are your terms, Commander we would like to get this exchange settled as thoroughly as possible without the tedium of your Beauraumancy

>>17667538

"Serve us for a limited time. Show us the tools of your "trade", so to speak. In exchange we will grant you save escort through our lands."

>>17667514
Iceheart brushes some snow off her shoulders and calls out after the hunter, "Make sure you clean up after yourself this time..."

>>17667555
"Don't worry I fully intend on seend him or her back by mail alive after I had my fun. Anything message you want to pass to Aeon Inquisiton."

>>17667573
"Yes


...

...

Send more troops."

>>17667552
Fair .
The limited life span of you humans should serve as a productive distraction for me and my kind for a generation or two.

But tell me, Captain.
Who is the name of the fated king of death that I will serve ?

"That would be Emperor Vilkas Von Voss, descendant of the late Lord Fiergraz."

>>17667581
If you'll forgive us for speaking... that would be Prince Vilkas. That is all we have to say in this matter.

Alfie looks on in fear as the corpses of the dead begin to rise and attack the encroaching Aeon forces. She had heard about the existence of dark magic such as this, but neither her nor Axel had every really believed it. Mostly it was just rumors whispered about the idle hobbies of the nobility, or "magical cures" peddled by con men and charlatans.

But this.. this was the real thing. It hit too close to home. Alfie curled up into a ball in her gunner seat and covered her ears, trying to shut out the inhuman groans and grunts of the freshly dead, as well as the distant screams of the doomed Aeoni still trapped in the pass.

All Axel could do was make sure the hatches were sealed and the engine was running in case they had to move quickly.

Very well, from here on out to the day of his death,
Emperor Vilkas Von Voss of Fiergraz is my one and only master. To serve him would be to serve Voss and her cruel mastery of life and death.

Captain Wolf, what do you see in such a boy, acting on his behalf even though he cannot yet speak ?

Shaefer stood at the peak, watching the sun as his troops began preparing the light tank (which they had taken to calling Big Bertha) back down the mountain.

Lighting a cigar, Schaefer takes a second one and offers it to the storm mage.

He inhales deeply, "Ah. Nothing like enjoying the cold, clean mountain air as you utterly crush your foes."

>>17667680

"Power, Honour, Will. He is the one that will lead our country back to greatness. He is the one that will show the world what we are really made of."

>>17667686

I see. I await the result of that very resolve.

My remaining family were in those coffins, and now that they're gone I no longer have any stake here.

To new beginnings I guess.

>>17667731
"How unfortunate, you had such lovely long hair."

Iceheart brings her hand up to her mouth and half coughs, half clears her throat.

"We're honored to have you with us Countess. To new beginnings indeed."

10 exp

===================

The Battle of Exodus Corridor went down in history as the first real conflict that the Aeon Empire has had in the Valknyre region in over a century. This battle has also cemented Voss's fate as irredeemable sinners in the Aeon faith.

Voss on the other hand would continue to lash out at its own people and beam with pride to other nations about this international incident. Even though Vilkas von Voss had only said his first words 3 days later, everyone has already agreed that this battle among many others had been initiated on his own whim.

The fleeing Aeon forces were cleared from Aeon's charter either from desertion or political erasure.

>>17667731
"So Countess, that is how I should address you? How about I show you around the base later, get you situated in some decent quarters?"

rolled 2 = 2

>>17667780

>>17667780

Wolf tries to suppress a sigh, but fails.

"You know what? I don't care anymore. Just kill him, if he offends you. Lieutenant! Get this clusterfuck under control!"

With this said he stalks off.

>>17667800
Iceheart's tired expression shows she has no problems with Wolf's statement, and just shrugs and leaves Shaefer to his fate. Walking past the Guard's Beetl tank and looking at it with concern, she returns to her own vehicle. Flipping through the radio channels, she sets up a direct line to Axel and signals her presence with a cough.

"Tanker Axel, do you have your ears? How's Alfie holding up, you two warm enough in there?"

>>17667940
Axel blinked as his radio buzzed with Iceheart's question. The Lieutenant didn't really talk to them all that much, mostly just barking orders or whatnot. However, she was a tanker like them, and not batshit crazy like those Iron Skull pilots, so he supposed there should be some solidarity among them.

"Aaaah, we're fine in here. Cold as a Royal's heart but nothing too serious." Axel quickly glanced at the tank's control panel to make sure everything was running smoothly. "Alfie, how about you?"

Even though the undead and the Aeon were long gone, Alfie was still curled up in the gunner's seat, like a hermit crab withdrawing into its shell for protection. Without raising her head, she only nodded her head with the slightest of movement.

"Yeah, all that undead crap really startled her for a second there, but we'll pull through." Axel continued. However, he couldn't keep a bit of uncertainty from creeping into his voice. If necromancy was going to become a regular thing in this unit, Alfie would need to learn how to deal with it, and fast, lest she risk ending up on the wrong end of an officer's pistol.

>>17668018
"Oh, I see."

She pauses for a moment, lost in thought.

"Want me to... come over there and maybe, talk to her?"

She instantly regrets suggesting this. She couldn't even improve her own mood half the time, what the hell would she even say to cheer the poor girl up? Her fist weakly slams down on the hull of her tank, she was in charge of these troops, yet she felt so useless.

>>17668114
Axel briefly pondered the Lieutenant's proposition. On the one hand, he wasn't quite sure how to interpret the Executive Officer's sudden interest in their well being. In their experience, Voss officers rarely, if ever, cared about the troops under them.

Then again, turning to back to see Alfie still curled up, he actually started to consider accepting the Lieutenant's offer. If anybody needed somebody to talk to, it was Alfie. Honestly, Axel couldn't act as Alfie's crutch forever. At some point she was going to have to come to terms with their past, and this seemed like a good time as any to start.

"Ummm, sure. You know where we are, sir." He replied.

>>17668273
Iceheart responds in the affirmative and clicks off her radio, removing her headset and tossing it aside. She needed her unit, especially the armor, at the ready and in fighting condition. If things proceeded as she expected, they would be seeing a lot more of these undead hordes, most likely under their control and fighting for them. It wouldn't do to have one of their tankers breaking down emotionally every time the Royal Guard utilized these dark arts, and she wanted to put a stop to it quickly, before she, or any other commanding officer, was forced to take more harsh actions.

She would go over to the twins, and talk with them for some time, basking in the heat of the Beetl's large, warm engine...

After plucking the cleric's eyes out. Removing it's theeth and amputating every limb at the torso level. Elizabet carved this message on what was left of the still living body.

"Valknyre isn't for you to do as you please, be prepared to deal with the royal guard if you ever try to set foot here again. I'm also sending you the only survivor back with that stupid hat from that guy that was calling robots (you really need to start using tanks)... see it as a generous gift.

-Reaper

PS: One of the commanding officer want me to ask you to send more troops.
PPS: Could you also send an inquisitor hat to the palace in exchange for that silly one?"

"Well then I'm so sad I'll have to mute those lovely screams forever, do you have any last word before I cut your tongue and vochal cord? None? I though so too."

2 weeks after the battle a non-descript wooden box would find it's way to the doorstep of an Aeonic church...

The Krieger had done little this battle but it was a victory against the Aeoni none the less. Still he was more concerned about the new soldier which had joined Graves and Destin, a young woman, Linsey. She looked as if she belonged with the Hazards, still the woman had been assigned to the Corporal's squad so he didn't complain at least not verbally.

After losing a squad mate prior the Krieger hadn't expected to get anymore squad mates for his failure however it seemed dealing with failure and keeping the Terrible Children at full strength were two different matters.

Regardless Graves would muse to himself, "I am a member of the Terrible Children and Werewulf squad, Death will approach my comrades and I every time we enter battle. I should not worry about a few lives..."

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