Yew War 3 - First Battle

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Title: Yew War - First Battle

Author: by Garrett Granth

Please see Part One of this story.

I saw Grishnak himself slicing men in half with his axe as the Orcs around him laid into their opponents with filth-covered cutlasses and scimitars. As the rear line of Yew's mages saw the battle, they began to cast all manner of spells - magic was thrown about, stunning the Orc forces and dropping more than one Stormreaver, but the mages had never counted on having Orcs on ostards attack them with full force.

Just as the Yew lines broke and the fighting settled down, the Western wing of the Stormreaver army arrived, finding little to do other than chase down stragglers and beat down the few remaining members of the Yew army. The Orcs had won the day.

"Dere be other battles." Grishnak said. "But we win dis one! TO DA FORT!" He shouted, and a warcry arose from the gathered Orcs as they raised their weapons and the severed heads of their enemies to the sky, saluting Grishnak and the bloodgod.

"Fur Grishnak and duh bludgod!" they shouted, as the mages opened gates to the fort.

The festivities at the fort were amazing. Food and ale flowed like water, and I helped myself to a bag of ale as the Orcs killed the ostards they had been riding and began to cook them. But, my time there was done. Just as I was about to leave, William Smit the IV stopped me again.

"If the battles contine in this manner - which they will - Yew will never be the same." he said.

"I remember when you were vice-mayor of Yew." I said. "Seems like alot of trouble to become mayor, all this."

"Not mayor of Yew, Garrett." He said. "Mayors work for Lord British. I work for the Bludgod! And I will be chieftain of Grishnakopolis!"

"Sounds like a bad tourist attraction." I said.

"All humans will have a place in Grishnakopolis." William said. "Some in the mines, some on our dinner tables!" and with that he let out a rather wicked laugh. I felt it was time to leave.

So this is the story of how the Orcs won the first battle of Yew, after years of planning to do so, this is the culmination of the dreams of the Stormreavers. I can only hope that the citizens and guilds of Yew will protect and defend their city with greater numbers in the future.

Garrett Granth;

Guildmaster,

Master Author

Guardians of Lore