Animosity 3 Battle report

This battle against Elmer is also a practice game for our tournament armies.

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Just as the majority of the IMC are defending the pirate coast; Lord Darkspear, on behalf of his ally Tomb King Ramses, lead a quick raiding force into the forests of Athel Cuthessea to weaken its defenders as well as seizing valuable goods and slaves. This is all part of an agreement with several tombking and orc warbosses throughout Araby. Although fighting for different factions, these warlords have a common goal of destroying the un-natural forest in the middle of Araby.

As the darkspear clan rush towards the forest, they are surprised to find a tribe of forest orcs defending the forest. Apparantly not all Orcs serve the Army of the Gods.

The battle begin with an exchange of arrows. In the left flank of the Dark Elves, elite shades trade fire with a unit of Orc Arrear boyz. The missle duel will engage them for the remaining of the battle.

At the Druchii's right, the elite Blackguard found themselves facing two-thirds of the orc army. The Druchii send a dark rider detachment to harrass the foe. Although the light cavalry did destroy a light orcish infantry detachment, they were in turn destroyed by an orc chariot. Seeing the Druchii's screen destroyed, the Black orc warboss lead his retinue and charge straight into the blackguard. A blood melee took place with the Druchii master, Porthios killed in one to one combat with the Orc warboss. However the Blackguard stand firm.

In the center, Lord Darkspear on his manticore did a combined charge with his Battle Standard bearer Vareth into the unit of the orc battle standard bearer. The orc unit fled to the orcish left, leaving the two druchii characters standing open in the middle of the battlefield. Grasping this opportunity, goblin spear chukkas killed the manticore ridden by Lord Darkspear. Together with a unit of spears that finally caught up, Vareth finally slaughtered his way deep into the orcish warmachine firebase taking full control of the orc center. But at his moment of triumph, he was killed by a stray bolt thrower from the orcish flank.

Meanwhile Lord Darkspear decide to slowly but surely fight his way to assist the blackguard. A chariot was destroyed before the druchii general finally charge into the orc warboss unit killing the beast in one to one combat. Panicked by the loss of their general, and the blackguard for that just refuse to break, the orc general's retinue break and flee and were run down by the blackguard. The blackguard and Lord Darkspear then swept into the orcish right, finally catching up with the orc battle standard bearer unit. Lord Darkspear proved his valor once more by beheading the Orc Battle Standard Bearer with his crimson death.

With the destruction of their main line coupled with neverending shooting from the druchii lines, the orcish army finally fled. It was a massacre.