Delli
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October 1st 1511 AD
It is a crisps autumn day throughout Europe. In the Scandinavians the weather is beginning to shift into winter and the cold is just starting to settle in. Farming has been plentiful all throughout Europe with a year of good seasons. The weather has been kind recently. The majority of Europeans population is healthy, warm, and well fed. Young men get stronger and stronger each day and gradually people are becoming for satisfied with life.All kings, queens, and courts receive a messenger from the Catholic Church reminding them of efficient body burning tactics. It was just over sixty years ago that the Catholic Church discovered that by burning all bodies the chances of them becoming reinfected and coming to life is removed. Even slain ghouls have the chance of coming back to life if recontaminated. It is best to limit the chances completely and burn all bodies. Burying is no longer an accepted practice. Burning all the dead is and this practice is what is believed to have halted the spread of the hordes. Now it is widely used throughout all kingdoms and the Catholic Church blesses all who continue to follow it.
The messenger also shares information in regards to The State of Cologne. Cologne has suffered from a major blow dealt by the hordes of Netherlands. Thousands of ghoulish humans have stormed and overtaken the northern forts of Aachen. Defensive lines have been broken leaving Cologne exposed. Cologne is rushing to defend the swarm but the horde has carved their way through the land. For now they have been stopped by woodland defenses but Cologne is struggling to repair the puncture into their kingdom. If the swarm isn’t stopped there is a risk of them reconnecting with the great hordes of Idar-Oberstein. If these two great hordes reunite the infection in these regions are estimated to triple.
The Catholic Church is asking for any donations that can be contributed to helping Cologne. There is nothing they can offer in return besides their gratitude and appreciation in helping save The State of Cologne.
The northern Netherlands border of Cologne have been broken through. Thousands of ghouls are swarming through. The kingdom is racing to defend the puncture and drive back the infected but the line will not likely hold for long. Several towns and cities have also been cut off and without proper protection that are defenseless if the horde turns their way. Messengers and diplomats from the desperate state have quickly been rushed to Normandy, The Germanic Union, and Switzerland. Meanwhile brave soldiers fight to hold the tide at bay.
The Ottoman Siege of Constantinople begins.
A Sicilian Army under the command of Antonello has landed on the infected island of Sardinia to try and purify it for the Kingdom of Sicily.
Rumor has it that Greek and Serbian diplomats are meeting in the Serbian Capital.
Rumor has it that diplomats from the Baltic Erebus are heading south.
Vasco De Gama the explorer sends news to Europe that most of the North African coast is infested. He is going to continue sailing south to the Canaries.
Norway has publicly stated that diplomats will be arriving at foreign courts soon.
Besides for the breakthrough in Cologne the hordes throughout Europe seem to be resting.
The Ottoman Siege of Constantinople begins.
A Sicilian Army under the command of Antonello has landed on the infected island of Sardinia to try and purify it for the Kingdom of Sicily.
Rumor has it that Greek and Serbian diplomats are meeting in the Serbian Capital.
Rumor has it that diplomats from the Baltic Erebus are heading south.
Vasco De Gama the explorer sends news to Europe that most of the North African coast is infested. He is going to continue sailing south to the Canaries.
Norway has publicly stated that diplomats will be arriving at foreign courts soon.
Besides for the breakthrough in Cologne the hordes throughout Europe seem to be resting.
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A loud horn blew, suddenly there was a roar of cannon fire. Captain Stine raised from his chamber and ran towards the walls. For hours they had been getting ready for what the scouts reported. A massive horde movement coming their way and now was time for action. He looked off into the distance and over a hilltop a sea of bodies came roaring towards the fort. With large stone walls and a pike palisade in front the fort was ready for the waves embrace.
“Open fire!” The captain yelled at the top of his lungs and musketmen fired at will. Rows upon rows of the horde toppled over but they continued their push. “Boiling pots!” Engineers pushed over boiling pots of liquid that lit the ground in front of the fort setting it all ablaze. Thick tar slowed down the ghoulish humans and burning flames turned their bone and skin to ash.
“Sir our eastern wall needs help!” Captain Stine turned around, the eastern wall was on the complete other side. He hopped on a thin wooden seat a few feet away and a small steam engine pulled him to the other side of the fort. Upon jumping off he could sea ghoulish beasts climbing from the bottom of the fort up. In the bumby field before the eastern wall another sea of greyish-blue bodies was charging. Little did Captain Stine know that an invasion of tens of thousands of infected humans had come rushing through the valley.
“Pikemen, edge formations!”
Pikemen came running over and with their long spears began poking at the infected climbing up the walls. Their long thick nails gave them the ability to grib and climb up the stone walls. The first few clusters were knocked off but more and more were grabbing a hold of the pikes. They violently pulled downwards forcing some men to release their weapons or be pulled over. “We need heavy pump guns over here!” Captain Stine called for specialists. They came running up the stairs. They fired over the edge and blasts of metal sent the infected falling to the ground.
“Captain! The north wall!”
To much horror Captain Stine turned to see ghouls coming over the top of the northern walls. Pikemen rushed to try and plug the breach but the infected were to many and to quick. Musketmen turned to side arms and swords and close quarter combat broke out. “Roundshiers to the walls!” From the center courtyard a company of roundshier armored soldiers began running towards the northern walls. They rushed up the stairs and embraced the infected.
Captain Stine rushed into combat with them. From a few yards away on a lifted section of the north-east wall connection he fired his heavy musket cutting down a few infected bodies. He pulled out his side arm pistol and fired more shots. Ghoulish beats were everywhere forcing him to exhuast the chambers of both his pistols. He reloaded his side arms again and with duel equipped pistols he unloaded another two full chambers.
Pikemen, short swords men, and musketmen fought bitterly along the wall. More and more men from other sections of the fort had to be drawn into the combat. Men speared, slashed, and shot at the horde while the horde thrashed, mawled, tackled, bit, and tore back. Some infected even had small daggers, blunt objects and rusty farm tools that they used to stab and club soldiers. One soldier who was distracted fighting in front was hammered with a brass candle stick from behind. Captain Stine witnessed as a group of greyish-blue ghouls ripped apart the young man, he didn’t even look past twenty.
To his horror he could see the other walls had been breached. More and more ghouls came climbing over the walls and the formation of the defenders was starting to break apart.
“To the courtyard! Fall back!” Captain Stine yelled and his personal messenger blew a loud hord signalling all to fall back. In the center of the fort was a few wooden towers and a rectangle structured three-story barrack made of stone. Soldiers rushed back, Captain Stine fired his reloaded musket that tore apart the guy of a ghoul charging him. In the courtyard soldiers took up new defensive positions with musketmen rushing to windows and foot-men rushing to defend entry points. Captain Stine was caught up in the stampeded trying to make it back. He was slain twenty-seven minutes after the start of the battle, fifteen minutes later all who defended would be dead.
Throughout the valley tens of thousand ghouls poured through like a flood. Small towns, farms, hunting camps, and lodge yards were ripped through. Citizens and soldiers tried defending themselves but the horde was merciless. With over whelming numbers massed in one push the hordes of Netherlands tore through the northern borders of Colonge. Within a few hours pidgeons from North Aachen had warned the rest of the kingdom. A few thousand troops were now racing to defend their homeland.
“Open fire!” The captain yelled at the top of his lungs and musketmen fired at will. Rows upon rows of the horde toppled over but they continued their push. “Boiling pots!” Engineers pushed over boiling pots of liquid that lit the ground in front of the fort setting it all ablaze. Thick tar slowed down the ghoulish humans and burning flames turned their bone and skin to ash.
“Sir our eastern wall needs help!” Captain Stine turned around, the eastern wall was on the complete other side. He hopped on a thin wooden seat a few feet away and a small steam engine pulled him to the other side of the fort. Upon jumping off he could sea ghoulish beasts climbing from the bottom of the fort up. In the bumby field before the eastern wall another sea of greyish-blue bodies was charging. Little did Captain Stine know that an invasion of tens of thousands of infected humans had come rushing through the valley.
“Pikemen, edge formations!”
Pikemen came running over and with their long spears began poking at the infected climbing up the walls. Their long thick nails gave them the ability to grib and climb up the stone walls. The first few clusters were knocked off but more and more were grabbing a hold of the pikes. They violently pulled downwards forcing some men to release their weapons or be pulled over. “We need heavy pump guns over here!” Captain Stine called for specialists. They came running up the stairs. They fired over the edge and blasts of metal sent the infected falling to the ground.
“Captain! The north wall!”
To much horror Captain Stine turned to see ghouls coming over the top of the northern walls. Pikemen rushed to try and plug the breach but the infected were to many and to quick. Musketmen turned to side arms and swords and close quarter combat broke out. “Roundshiers to the walls!” From the center courtyard a company of roundshier armored soldiers began running towards the northern walls. They rushed up the stairs and embraced the infected.
Captain Stine rushed into combat with them. From a few yards away on a lifted section of the north-east wall connection he fired his heavy musket cutting down a few infected bodies. He pulled out his side arm pistol and fired more shots. Ghoulish beats were everywhere forcing him to exhuast the chambers of both his pistols. He reloaded his side arms again and with duel equipped pistols he unloaded another two full chambers.
Pikemen, short swords men, and musketmen fought bitterly along the wall. More and more men from other sections of the fort had to be drawn into the combat. Men speared, slashed, and shot at the horde while the horde thrashed, mawled, tackled, bit, and tore back. Some infected even had small daggers, blunt objects and rusty farm tools that they used to stab and club soldiers. One soldier who was distracted fighting in front was hammered with a brass candle stick from behind. Captain Stine witnessed as a group of greyish-blue ghouls ripped apart the young man, he didn’t even look past twenty.
To his horror he could see the other walls had been breached. More and more ghouls came climbing over the walls and the formation of the defenders was starting to break apart.
“To the courtyard! Fall back!” Captain Stine yelled and his personal messenger blew a loud hord signalling all to fall back. In the center of the fort was a few wooden towers and a rectangle structured three-story barrack made of stone. Soldiers rushed back, Captain Stine fired his reloaded musket that tore apart the guy of a ghoul charging him. In the courtyard soldiers took up new defensive positions with musketmen rushing to windows and foot-men rushing to defend entry points. Captain Stine was caught up in the stampeded trying to make it back. He was slain twenty-seven minutes after the start of the battle, fifteen minutes later all who defended would be dead.
Throughout the valley tens of thousand ghouls poured through like a flood. Small towns, farms, hunting camps, and lodge yards were ripped through. Citizens and soldiers tried defending themselves but the horde was merciless. With over whelming numbers massed in one push the hordes of Netherlands tore through the northern borders of Colonge. Within a few hours pidgeons from North Aachen had warned the rest of the kingdom. A few thousand troops were now racing to defend their homeland.
