OOC: First, the Night Brothers are multi-racial, not all Spriggats. Second, please edit your post so that you need ask them to find out why they are attacking the Deeper Downs. People have the idea that we live in the Deeper Downs, but nothing more specific. Also, we will win this battle. The Alliance are attacking a stronghold that they do not know the specific location of, and will be swarmed by all of the creatures, especially bugs, who inhabit the Deeper Downs. Finally, we outnumber you, and have the advantage of knowing where everything is, so we will surround you. Added to the fact that we have guards partoling outside the Deeper Downs, intending to block retreat, your character will die. I meant to use this battle as an intro, and chose the Alliance because they had no members, and believed the attack would involve no characters. You can still join the fight if you want, but you will die. I'll give you some time to edit the post, PM me or write here if you want to attack anyways.
IC: Jyada adressed the crowd below him: "Fellow brothers!"
He waited for silence, which quikly ensued.
"We about to be attacked by the Alliance! They have sent one hundred soldiers, in a pathetic attempt to destroy us! We will, under my command, take the front of the assualt. We have little time, and must organize quickly. Remember- kill all our enemies. Take no prisoners! Let none who have seen us survive! Now then, all amoung you who use bows and crossbows, find your way to the front of the crowd. You will man the towers spread out through the cave system. Now, we will have a single fighter to protect each bowman. Chose quickly." After a mere few minutes, those arrangments had been made. Jyada continued. "The rest of us have a simpler, but no less difficult task. We will bear the brunt of the assualt, so that our Brotherhood may continue to exist! To arms, my brothers! Assemble at the head of our cave! We will destroy our foes!" After a short cheer, the brothers moved out, and Jyada's team assembled around him.
"Do you have specific plans for us?" Khernon asked.
"Yes," said Jyada, "We will take point."
One hour later, the arrangments were in place. The majority of the bowman we scattered around the upper reaches of the cave, with a cluster directly behind the main force. The forces that would flank their opponents were hidden, but Jyada had faith in his fellow guards. They also had a secret weapon, known only to the Chiefs. A team of thrity incredibly skilled Psys coordinated obfuscation and Scanning, Contacting the current head Chief when needed. Jyada would, in turn, contact his troops.
Forty minutes after the troops were mobilized, the enemy army appeared. They must have had a scanner with them, for they seemed to have suffered very little from creature attacks. Nonetheless, they were outnumbered and surrounded. As they came into sight, Khernon handed Jyada a horn. He took it, and blew a small series of ascending notes. In responses, arrows rained down on their foes. With the next blast, they charged, and the troops aiming to flank the enemy began to approach, still staying out of sight. Jyada, Hycea, and Khernon sprinted towards the fight, avoiding full speed so Khernon could keep up. Denzan followed close behind. Jyada opened up with a shadow vortex, felling many who were already weakened by arrows, and weakening others. Hycea lept and landed in the middle of many foes, and used a Cyro Cross. Using Mind Blasts, Shadow Blasts and Sword attacks respectively, Jyada, Denzan, and Khernon charged to catch up with him. Denzan healed them quickly, and they began to hold an arrow shaped postion. Jyada recived a Contact from their obfuscation team
Jyada! A lava burst is coming! It will smite or foes, but you aswell. Fallback! Jyada contacted his troops with the information. He shouted to his team "We will cover the retreat. Hold untill I say!" His team fought valiantely, hurling blast after blast at their foes. The lava erupted, far faster and stronger than they expected. As Jyada was drawing the breath to shout "retreat!" Denzan stepped forward, and created a shield in front of them, but this shield looked different. It had a red tinge, and the lava seemed to crash against it.
Thirty minutes later, the battle was over. The Scanners had worked with Pryx and ensured than all were dead.
Wait! There is one left alive, to your left! One of the scanners shouted in Jyada's head. He leaned down, and saw a Knight unconcious nearby. She must have been shielded by Denzan from the lava, tought Jyada. He grabbed the Knight, and had Denzan heal her. He dragged the Knight to their prison. He recognized a Psy Knight when he saw one, and wanted to know what this one was doing.
OOC: The Knight is Sigrun. She better tell us everything he knows
