A Tournament of Mixed Feelings

"Rain, mud, and more rain. It seems that that the whole world only consists of rain and mud. They have been in the Old World for six months. After her ambitious raid on Athel Loren ended up as a fruitless siege, Lady Veronia Darkspear led the remnants of her army back towards the shores of the Borderlands. There await the mighty Druchii Black Arks, clean clothes, new equipment and most importantly the way home.

“Ahhh, home.” Veronia smiled at the thought of that. Her thoughts were rudely interrupted by the sound of running hoofs; it’s the dark riders from the foraging party.

“Milady, we have discovered that we are being tailed. By what we are not sure however we have noticed prying eyes spying on us from the forest.”

“At best it’s just a small scouting party, at worst it’s an army’s vanguard. Riders formed a search party. Executioners form up and accompany them. Knights, get ready your gear and protect me. I had enough of chasing shadows from the forest, I want the heads of the spies.” Veronia snarled. With minutes, the tiny search party form up and ventured into the nearby forest when spies were being seen. In addition, Veronia took up a small crystal ball and scry with it so that she can see what her troops see.

Well they were being spied on alright but not the spie were not in condition she expect, they were already dead. They were Asrai but all of them have been killed by crude slashing weapons. These only meant one thing, there were other factions involved. Suddenly all hell broke loose. There were sounds of fighting as well of cries of pain. Through her scouts, Veronia can hear the sound of harsh warcries as well as that of arrows being fired.

“Pull back! Pull back!” ordered Veronia telepathly to the scouting party’s leader. “Rejoin the rest of the army.” Upon finishing, Veronia motioned to her Dark Pegasus to take flight soaring high above her legions.

“Warriors of the Darkspears, our hatred foes the Asrai, were busy fighting unknown forces within the forest. Now is the time for us, the true successors of Aenarion to crush these upstarts. We will conquer all who stood before us and show the power of the Druchii, we will show them the might of the true Elves, for we are the most civilized race of all and we know more ways to kill than any other.”

With that the crossbowmen fixed their quarrels and spearmen burnished their spears. Harpies led by a manticore joined their general in the sky. The knights and charioteers drove the cold ones forward. And finally the reaper crew assembled their machines. Then came the sounding of the horns of war and the entire Druchii force turned as one. To war."

The Darkspear clan bravely march into war and fought 4 armies, John's Knights of the Holy musketball, Heng Tree Spirits intensive army, Derfel's balanced army and Nick's Empire blue balanced force. I lost the two games with Empire and won both games with elves. By right I shuld be happy as it showed that I have a certain degree of standard but alias it was't so. Mainly becoz i realised that I need to go a lot way in terms of tactics. Andrew Yap led his druchii and fought to a 2nd or 3rd. He has abt the same similar troop choices as me and vic. yet he can go so far. After my game with nick i also realise that i wasn't gd against him too. Although its true that i can give him a hard time, I realise that i cannot spot the game winning moments. Nick said that there is this time where i can break his infantry block. i remember the moment and although its true that the main thing that prevent me from charging was the prospect of facing the Gryphon banner, the inability to spot this also tells me that i still lack the skill involve. although now to think of it...its the knights that saved Veronia Darkspear. well we will never know...

Anyway i am hapy that Veronia Darkspear fought well and survive all 4 games. even when she can't make use of her magic...she is still gd enuff to fight. lol, in addition to magic, these r the stuff she did. Game 1 beat off pistoliers and run them down, Game 2...nothing but march block the treeman Game 3 chased down troops terrored off by manticore Game 4: Destroy warmachine and soaked up enemy fire and charges. Veronia is really a warrior magician although it isn't obvious.

Painting

De Dragon since Blackguards not here yet
Black guard
Acro Flaggelents
Penitent Engine

meanwhile test Tombkings/make new army list to fight PI.

Others:
Spend more time with Shermey :P