Stonegate Recollections 1

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Stonegate Recollections1 by Galathan

'Aye, twas many nights ago it was...' Galathan began to say. 'Nay! T'was but last night, or ye taken too many hits to the head again Sir Galathan?' One child asked. 'Oh! Aye, It was last night aye? I did get hit in the head by a rather blunt object, anyway I shall continue my story.' Galathan said, rubbing his head. 'Last night was one of the fiercest battles I have ever been in! It was many a hundreds of Regency soldiers against Moonglows beloved Militia, numbering much lower than the Regents army!' 'How in Sosaria did you win at such odds?!' One child cried out. ' Hush now, and hear the story before asking such questions' Galathan replied and went on with his story.

'The Regents banner did fly high, and many hundreds of men he did have, as i said before. The beloved militia barred Stone Keeps gates, and prepared for the worst, some readied explosion potions, others began chanting words of magic, and others yet readied bows and arrows upon the roof and in the kill holes upon the doors entrance. Barely a moment had pasted when a earth shattering noise was heard, it was the regents breaking down the door with magic! And the doors were not reinforced well enough to even resist much physical abuse much less magic, and the doors quickly gave way.

Upon the doors collapse, many a armored clad soldiers, most of whom I fought along side many times in the past, came rushing in, i uncorked a bottle of...' Galathan trailed off. ' 'Nah you wouldn't care to hear this story would you?' Galathan asked, intentionally breaking the story to build up excitement and anticipation among those that are listening to his story. 'Please go on! Tell us the whole thing!' Several children cried out at once. Galathan smiled and continued. 'Ok then. I uncorked my explosion potion, and threw it into the oncoming crowd, as did several other militias, in addition to many spells and arrows being unleashed into the horde. I did not stick around the entrance to find out what happened, but the Regents army was far more careful after that is all I know of it.

I ran upstairs to ready my bow and arrow, but looking out upon the Regents forces was very, well, demoralizing, to see so many of them, and there being so few of us! Doom certainly seemed upon us as my glance found its way to several dead Moonglow mages lying in pools of blood on the roof. I was strung with grief; I knew some of them very well.

But there was little time to grieve, and I unleashed an arrow into a man who was readying to enter the keep through the broken doors, and quickly he did fall. There were still a couple mages left upon the roof valiantly casting spells while the others died around them, they were either very brave, or very stupid, I know not myself. Glancing slightly into the distance I also noticed that there were small towers erected, raised to the same height as the keeps roof, which gave the Regents mages and archers a great vantage point of casting upon us spells and missiles.' Galathan stopped, and pulled a blood-covered arrow out of his bag and showed it to the kids.

'This arrow struck me at that time in the right shoulder.' Galathan motioned to his bandaged shoulder. ' After I was struck by the arrow, I ducked back into the upper floors of the keep. But only a moment after I removed myself from the rooftop, did I hear a loud explosion from whence I came! I quickly went back to see what was amiss, and I was just in time to bare witness an explosion that destroyed half of the roof of the southern wall! Taking both mages that remained it did as well. I tarried not in that place of fire and death, and went back inside. But no sooner than when I entered the doorway did I see several Moonglow mages, and the Mayor Greypawn himself casting magic spells and receiving them en-force from the east! A meteor strike hit the east wall and rattled the foundation, but few were injured in that blast.

With a fury I never before bear witness to, Greypawn summoned and unleashed a meteor strike of his own! It was an awesome sight to behold, and I pray that no one ever again needs to be on the receiving end of it! The meteors he did summon blazed with a fire that the fires of hell would envy. I did not stay long enough to witness the outcome, not because I was feint of heart, but upon the impact of the spell, I didst get jarred and fell down the stairs! Mind you that I had heavy armor upon me, It was no simple task to get up after such a deed. But luckily two of the new recruits helped me back to my feet, and I was downstairs amidst the majority of the Moonglow Militia and Captain Richard as well. Richard was barking orders to, or should I say at, the privates, it was hard to hear anything save explosions and the clangs of metal upon metal, or metal upon flesh.

T'was obvious that some of the new recruits were getting more than they bargained for, see, a lot of people join the militia for the 'glory' of it, but let me tell you right now lads, there is little glory to be had in a war!' Galathan paused for a moment, and looked thoughtfully at the sky, then began again.

'Aye, for several of the new recruits I found retching last eves dinner, they were a horrible mess, first battle usually does that to a man. I did not make them form their ranks and continue battle, instead I left them to their own devices, and I went towards the entrance of the hall that leads to the Keeps gates. It was no wonder that the new recruits felt ill! Though I myself have seen many dead bodies, but not like this. Some of the bodies were horribly mutilated and battered, but what sickened me even more was the fact that all of them were former allies and friends, along with my own Moonglow brothers and sisters. And lets not forget the steeds! They too suffered horribly, blocking the path with their girth in dead weight.

I could hear panicky cries from the Regents soldiers, before they seemed so proud and confident, invincible. But now they seemed unsure of themselves and the battle. It would seem that one more rush of foot soldiers came into the keep, and swords clanged against shields. I myself was cornered by two soldiers! Two! One, with great skill, swung his sword, but I did parry it upon my shield, and countered with a thrust of mine own sword! But blocked it was by his shield, and the second man did swing at me with a great hammer, but I easily avoided it, and thrust my shield into his stomach! The man bent over and gasped as he got the wind knocked out of him. I let go of my shield to pull out a dagger and thrust it into the poor mans shoulder. The other man with the sword and shield slammed me into the wall with his shield, crushing me against said wall. Con't in Book II