Rameses Into Athel Loren

By a priest of the mortary cult, serving his Majesty Rameses III, Tomb King of Khermi, Settra's guardian of the Western Nekhehara......

His Majesty has been talking about this trip for a long time. We finally traced the location of the Gem of Everliving, even its exact location within the glades of Athel Loren. Guided by Hierophant Imhotep, the Khemri "retinue" make haste to reclaim the gem. We barely scraped up a unit of chariots for His Highness Pricnce Seti IV [I think its the 4th, I did not really bother count the other Seti's from the lines of other Kings], who will be joinning us for the first time since the Southlands Campaign.

The Wood Elves hit us in an ambush just as we were crossing one of the most difficult crossings of Athel Loren. It seems the forest cannot protect itself from the magical gaze of Imhotep. who never got lost. As a result, an Asrai force atacked us. I used the word Asrai loosely as there are many who look like elves but radiate the energy of spirits similar to us. There are also many forest spirits supporting them. King Rameses and Prince Seti squeezed the chariot teams into a small clearing in our right flank, they have to survive the bombardment of archers to reach the enemy, fortunately one chariot unit is blessed with the mirage standard giving the soldiers confidence[it never came into use]. At this moment in time, a junior lich priest, the ushabtis and a light cavalry unit were away.

The wood elf ambush came fast and hard. Demon-lke Elves on steeds came rushing into the flank of the Heron Archers who barely had time to reform or shoot. Fortunately they survive for quite sometime. Elves on hawks as well as their elite infiltrators attempt to assassinate the Hierophant Imhotep fortunately the cavalry troops had formed a solid screen and took the shots themselves. The heavy Cavalry in turn punch into the infiltrators and eliminate them, they then turn and fought the Asrai Elite Cavalry-Elven-Demons.

The Elven Demons could have dominate the day had it not been due to KIng Rameses ingenuity. But moving the two chariot units around. Both King and PRince form a deadly team and take out key Elven units rapidly.First King, Ramese, then PRince SEti, then King Ramese again one after another dish out hurt and massacre the Asrai Demonic Cavalry. The Scorpions came out as planned and finally drove off another Demonic Elf on foot but unfortunately the creature managed to take out Imhotep who have to revived after the battle with the help of the Gem(fortunately we won the battle, if not it will be disastrous). A lesser demon as well as the hawkriders also tried to do the same trick on me but his many arrows merely grazed my shoulder. At one point I thought my time has arrived when suddenly the sky cried out loud "GIVE ME A SIX". My steed suddenly reared and block the arrow with its skull. Its a close shave. Prince Seti finally helped me to drove off the hawk riders and killed everyone of them. The flaming chariot we gave him works well. Unfortunately we went too far into the lines of the tree spirits who destroy his chariots and scattered his magical essence. He needs to recuperate a few days later. We won the day thanks to the generalship of his Majesty and his utilisation of the Chariot teams.

The reinforcements barely arrived and we barely bring back the soldiers when the Gem's true guardians suddenly awaken and fought us. The guardians were extremely tough and we had trouble dissipating their magical energies. As Prince Seti is still down and we managed to repair just a few chariots, we had only a single chariot team. King Rameses charged into the demons but fail to destroy them thoroughly. In the end half of the Gem's guardians were fighting him. We tried to send the scorpions to assist but in the end all failed. His Majesty felled but for the first time, we truly witness his power. The main demonic guardian's body is suddenly covered by a tar-like substance and in an instance, the creature began to disintegrate. At this point His majesty's body began to break apart into sand, dust and locusts. The Demonic guardians then managed to take out many of our guards and cut down our junior priest who just returned. But Imhotep and I managed to get away with the support troops(archers, light cavalry, carrion and catapult).

As Imhotep has the Gem with him, we manage to have his Majesty back with us faster than usual. Prince SEti is also back in good shape. Under his majesty's orders, we hasten back to our ships and prepare to sail back. A messenger is sent to our ally, LAdy Veronia of the Druchii to inform her of our success. However, merely a few hours before, we caught side of an Greenskin horde trying to block our way. We will attempt to persuade them to move aside but if that fails(as expected...), we will offer battle.


...by the Lich Priest of his Majesty, Rameses III.