"Aeroplanes are interesting toys but of no military value." - Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Supreme Commander of Allied forces, 1918
Campaign Progress
Warlords and Factions
Alfred Steptoe
Aethelflaed
Cnut
Charlemal
Bjorn Ironsides
Ruaidhrí Ó
Jean le Tard
Volla, Maiden of Frigg
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Tavish McTavish
Caradog ap Llewellyn
The Scots decide to avenge the blood feud against the Norse Gaels and invade Gododdin. But as they travel south, they first encounter a raiding force of Icelandic Vikings, whose leader is oathsworn to Leif the Lucky.
Tavish gathered a small force of picked men, and led them south toward the border with Gododdin. He'd given a rousing speech earlier; his men had waved their swords high and thumped their shields with enthusiam, the rooks disturbed from their nests in the tall trees around joining in the clamour as they took to the air. Raiding was not enough. The revenge of the Scots would take the form of invasion.
But some days along the road south, shortly before they crossed the last river before the border, they heard news of a more pressing concern. A shepherd, whose sheep were grazing the lush grass on cliffs to the west, had seen the square sails of serpent-prowed ships, moving south, close to the coast. These longships had entered a small bay and weighed anchor, and a small force of raiders had left the ships to begin moving inland. On the other side of the river ahead, these men could be no more than a day's journey away.
Tavish knew that the place where the road crossed the river - a wide and shallow ford where the river turned a broad curve toward the sea - would be the ideal place to make a stand, and in due course the battle at the ford was brief and decisive. The raiders were held and seen off, bloodied, back to their ships, and the Scots, undeterred, continued southwards.
The Scots win the Battle at the Ford defending against raiding Icelandic Vikings, gaining 1 CVP and +1 Reputation for defending successfully.
It was only a few days after fighting the Vikings that the Scots crossed the border into the lands of the Norse Gaels. Here, near a small church held sacred to his enemy, the two armies met and a battle was fought for possession of the land. The Scots fought hard, but their victory over the Icelanders must have taken a toll from them, for they were defeated by the Norse Gael defenders, to their surprise and disappointment. Bloodied and shamed, they fell back in disarray into their own lands.
The invading Scots lose Sacred Ground against defending Norse Gaels.
As winter approached, Tavish made arrangements for some of the younger men of the clan to be trained in the ways of war. He had not expected this to have been such a challenge, but by the end of winter the men were no more improved than before. There was nothing for it - it was clear the only way they would improve was on the field of battle.
At the end of the Campaign Season, the Scots roll Upgrade Levy on the Fate table. Unfortunately, they do not have sufficient Wealth to support any more Warrior units, so the upgrade is cancelled.
