Brockaerth

The great Battle of M8 has finally happened. The Brotherhood of the Claw have invaded the peaceful river of the gator folk. The Rats are trying to get into the Gnome mountain kingdom. The Cats are trying to cross the Ogre mountains.

A few battles going down. The joint Hecate/Rat-folk expenditionary force is surrounded by monkeys. The Ogres of the Eastern Mountains say keep the Eastern Montains for the Ogres! The Gnomes don't like their home being used as a motorway for cats. The Rat-folk have also met an enemy. There is a three-way agreement happening in the north east. All retreats.

Ambassador Laud humbly suggests he is available (for a small fee) to bring the benefit of his wisdom and expertise in diplomacy and arbitration to Brockaerth. For just 5 BP +1 BP per year, Laud will travel the land and negotiate on your behalf with friends and enemies alike. Two castles built this winter.

The second battle of N8 is about to go down. The monkeys have taken Orca Island. The forces of the Claw have landed on the eastern coast where a castle has mysteriously appeared. Nim the Magnificent (Tre-Lenda general) has been assassinated by a cat-person. Tre-Lenda withdraw from the field.

In the summer of year 2, the cats defeated the Centaurs, quite comfortably. The monkeys gained a foothold on Orca island in the Western Sea. Something mysterious happened in the Northern Sea, and nothing happened in Hekatesion.

The cat people are expanding their teriroty but they are being resisted by the Wolfmen of the Wolflands, and the People of Acheron. There could be an almighty battle on the border between the Children of Hecate and Tre-Lenda. Remarkable air, land, and sea combined operations are going on with cooperation between the goblins and the Brotherhood of the Claw, but they can't find their enemy. The battle of N8 was bitter and bloody and the two sides basically fought to a stand-still. The Children of Hecate eventually retreated, after slaying a Tre-Lenda general. The cats beat the dogs in the battle of the Wolflands. Can anyone stand in the way of the southern catfolk? Yes, the people of Acheron have stopped the western cat army from advancing. Three scouts still remain in the Mountain Giant castle, at the pleasure of Jarlarl the king of the giants.

Two battles, this Autumn.  The Battle of the Mists in the Great Northern Sea was a bit of a let-down and nothing much happened. The Battle for O10 was a victory for Tre-Lenda, seeing the forces of Hecate retreat back towards Hekatesion. Winter is just for buying units and castles, but not moving. This winter there is one mercenary group for hire: 5 BPs plus 1 BP upkeep per year. Grimbom Bimble’s Dwarven Ironmongers This unit of elite heavy infantry are massively protected by their full plate armour. They are equipped with halberds, and a decent enough attacking unit, but famous for their staying power. Grimbom Bimble's Dwarven Ironmongers are no longer available.

The battles of Summer have been resolved: The deadline for the autumn turn is Friday Midnight. If anyone is in a potential battle, you will need to mail me asap whether you want to withdraw or fight. I will work out the results of the battles mostly by rolling a d6. Other things you may have heard: Fighter Crows were seen flying towards the Great Northern Sea. The Forest of Portentosa was raided again. The allies of the Children of Hecate seem prepared to fight to defend the alliance. Also Hecate’s mob is coining it in through astute trade deals. The nomad Centaurs have returned to the plains of Centraus The Invisible Wizards aren’t actually invisible. High Lord Borak is employing black magic. War between Tre-Lenda and Hecate seems inevitable. Yehtees are real. Here are the rough shapes of the various territories and potential points of conflict in Summer Year 1.

This is Kawkus, Flight Commander of 612 Squadron, The Marsh Crows of Crowmarsh (BB13)   Kwaak, Kwaak, Kwaak.   My squadron of crows can fly anywhere, target any enemy with complete surprise, and strike with deadly accuracy. We care for nothing except the honour of battle and cold, hard cash. I offer our services to the highest bid that is respectful of our status and prowess.   (No Cats!)   Signed Kawkus,   Kwaak, Kwaak, Kwaak.

This is Gneville Gneville of Gnomgnegnia, All the Spine Mountains belong to the Gnomes. In these increasingly belligerent times we have been forced to close our borders. Anyone infracting upon the territory of the gnomes will be dealt with very harshly indeed. We are currently planning a wall. Gnomgnegnia for the Gnomish! Gneville Gneville

The deadline for the summer move is midnight tomorrow (Tuesday). Olaf the Raider savagely pillaged the coast of Portentosa Forest and killed lots of goblins. They seemed particularly angry about something. Cats have been seen in the southern plains, moving north. The Children of Hecate are on the move. A great ship has been seen in the Great Northern Ocean. It is so big people are saying it’s actually a floating castle and not a ship.

Some place-names established for areas of Brockaerth, so far. Feel free to name unnamed stuff.

The Riders of Engin Tre-Lenda are ape-men who roam the plains of the North East under the leadership of Simion Fitzgibbon. Their capital is Naleagt Slkola where they they raise their families  and trade with their less advanced cousins in the ancestral forests, while the horde rides out to hunt and watch for invaders. Their most feared troops are the Mammoth Hunters who leap from their horses onto the largest prey to demonstrate their daring.

The Invisible Wizards of Middle Finger Mountain send greetings to all the factions of Brockaerth. We are now accepting private bids for our aid in the coming strife. We will send one of our finest invisible wizard apprentices on a work experience scheme to the highest bidder. signed, the Invisible Wizards of Middle Finger Mountain.

The known factions of Brockaerth at the start of the First Great War. Nobody could comprehend just what was about to occur in the land. But now was a time of peace when the factions came together in discussion and cooperation.

The plains of the south are ruled by the bipedal cat-people of the republic of Catonia. Their rulers are elected and their current leader is the Lord Protectorate Fuzzykins. The plains of the cat-people is dominated by their capital at Mu-Fasaar, and the castle of Scratched Post. The Catonian army is famous for its elite infantry, the Iron Claws and the fast catalry, the Plaines Stalkers. But what most strikes fear into the enemies of Catonia are its cat-assassins who strike without warning.

After fleeing Whale Island, Lord Norvegicus, the Duke of Brownsea, settled in Muridae. The Brownsea armies are made up of marsh borderers and foresters. It's elite units are the archers and halberdiers of the Ducal Guard. It is also famous for its skirmisher force made up of lowly marshmen. The Marsh is defended by the imposing Castlemarsh castle.

The Brotherhood of the Claw is an affiliation of pirates based in the Citadel of the Kraken on Whale Island in the Great Northern Sea ruled by the High Lord Borak. Most of their food comes from fishing and their wealth from piracy and raiding trading peacefully. Worshiping the Kraken Lord and calling upon creatures from the deep to do their bidding, their forces are eclectic, but they are most feared for their Lobster Guard, mutant ogre-like creatures with tough armour and mysterious amphibious abilities.

In the forests to the north of Brockaerth live the Redcap Goblins. They infest the Forest of Portentosa, and the mountains further north. Ruled by Lord Pukwudgie from his seat in Gromphadorhina, they are famous for their cavalry mounted upon heavily armoured hissing cockroaches.

To the west of Brockaerth, the Children of Hecate are centered around the holy city of Hekatesion situated on a plateau overlooking the river. They dominate the surrounding plains and the forest to the west. Ruled by Thalestris, the Queen of the Night, they are famous for the all-female Amazon Companions, an elite Hoplite force that also combines missile troops.

Here's the first post for the Brockaerth play by email campaign. Anyone who wants to sign up can email me on brockaerth(AT)chumley(DOT)co(DOT)uk, or use my other email address. This is the lie of the land before anyone does anything. You can see what to do for the set-up, on this page here:  https://brockaerth.blogspot.com/p/brockaerth-pay-by-email.html