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So Mirewatch sent word all across Alathra, to seek powerful mages. One finally answered after endless search. [[Kurika]], an apprentice mage who did not know what they were being summoned for. It would turn out, they were summoned to the Guild Hall to see if they can,... ''levitate the ground beneath the clock tower'' up in the sky, so that the spell was far enough above to not affect the swamp. Kurika, knowing this is a dire situation, gave it everything they've got, despite being tired after traveling across Alathra to get there. But they did it! They managed to lift a small hill of land up in the sky, along with the clock tower. All that was left to do, was to lure the orks there somehow.</blockquote> | So Mirewatch sent word all across Alathra, to seek powerful mages. One finally answered after endless search. [[Kurika]], an apprentice mage who did not know what they were being summoned for. It would turn out, they were summoned to the Guild Hall to see if they can,... ''levitate the ground beneath the clock tower'' up in the sky, so that the spell was far enough above to not affect the swamp. Kurika, knowing this is a dire situation, gave it everything they've got, despite being tired after traveling across Alathra to get there. But they did it! They managed to lift a small hill of land up in the sky, along with the clock tower. All that was left to do, was to lure the orks there somehow.</blockquote> | ||
<small>to be continued</small> | <small>to be continued</small> | ||
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The sun rose on July 26th, 2025 to a tense gathering of mossfalli, rats, and guild members. Each one of them knew that today would decide whether or not they would make it home alive. | |||
== Stage 3: The Raids == | == Stage 3: The Raids == | ||
<small>This section needs expanding upon, particularly on the raids in-between the first and last.</small><br> | |||
Members of Mirewatch patrolled the nearby towns as per the orcs' letter. Most of them figured that the orcs will show up on a coast somewhere, or that their first stop was the Adventurer's Guild. Several people claimed sightings of fire giants, huge zombies that - upon contact - will light you on fire. Others claimed they saw orcs. However, most of them couldn't provide proof of what they saw. | |||
For a while the members of Mirewatch waited, wondering whether the orcs were showing up or not. That is, until about 9:50 PM (UTC-05:00) when the orcs sent out a 10-minute warning. People rounded up their dogs, ready to set them loose. Archers counted their arrows, knowing most of them would be soon in the skin of an orc or laid vulnerable to trampling on the grass. Some particularly thoughtful folk constructed a wall around the Adventurer's Guild. | |||
Then the orcs came. | |||
It was a long battle, eventually the orcs retreated in exchange for other towns and places. | |||
Eventually, the orcs had one last battle left in them. They had previously raided [[Mossfall]], unsuccessfully, yet they had come again with all they had. Hundreds of zombies, orcs, and other mobs marched into the quaint and quiet little town. Tens of fire giants stood imposing over the crowd of defenders, fighting for their life and Mossfall's honor. | |||
This was the largest raid yet. Even though the odds were stacked against the mossfalli, they kept fighting. Whole quivers of arrows were loaded and fired. Until there were no orcs left to be slaughtered. Mossfall was safe. | |||
== Stage 4: The Aftermath == | |||
There was a silence after the battle. Not the same silence of before, but of peace. War was over. Or rather, battle was over. Commemorating the victory, Mossfall's Riluadh ([[Valen Bendigo|Bendigo]]) was given the "Blade of Mossfall," a special sword with a long sweep and unlimited water breathing. The main residents of Mossfall put together a temporary monument | |||
Although Mossfall had a good ending, not all towns did. Some fell to the orc raids, others were deserted in fear of capture. Towns from far away were left to be pillaged, as their residents were too busy protecting Mossfall. Now, in an age past the orcs' terrorism, mossfalli have one thing left to do. | |||
<p style="text-align: center;">They must look toward the future.</p> | |||
[[File:Battle for Mossfall Monument.png|500px|thumb|center|The sign says, "A MERE FEW WHO HELPED US DURING THE BATTLE FOR MOSSFALL".]] | |||