The War with the pirates so far.

The war between the Imperial forces of Vern and the pirate forces of Lord Draken has escalated into big drawn out battles of attrition.  Lots of blood was spilled in battlefields along the southern coast of Greenland and the volcanic island of Iceland as the pirates fought their way to establish a foothold in the interiors of the Empire.  Although Lord Draken lost many warriors in the fighting, he could still easily replace them by recruiting more fighters overseas using the gold he plundered from coastal rates and the seizing of merchant vessels.  Nevertheless, Lord Draken is frustrated by the lack of major success and he intended to send his elite dark Elven fighters in a series of surgical strikes to break the Imperial armies.

On the Imperial side, Command Repanse had dispensed honors to the three armies that had been successful in stemming the tide of foreign invaders, namely the Celts, the Egyptians and the Persians.  The Norse army has not gotten into battle yet as the Imperials staff office tried to avoid the complication of having the Imperial Norse fighting their northern Chaotic cousins.  However if the rumors of the incoming Dark Elven assaults are true, it will be a golden opportunity for the Norse army to flex its muscles.  Meanwhile word arrived that the Babylonians were finishing their pacification campaign in the Fertile Crescent and soon the Babylonian army will be able to lend its strength to the war effort.