Board Thread:Middle Earth Roleplays/@comment-26210095-20170418205753/@comment-26347028-20170429140121

The Morgul Lord wrote: Maltalidenta Kwuitidherali wrote: The Morgul Lord wrote: Maltalidenta Kwuitidherali wrote: The Morgul Lord wrote: The night before the charge: Eradan gave Virgil a ceremonial eket as a gift. The adviser returns to Cair Andros and informs Eradan that the rebels have agreed to an alliance. The defensive soldiers begin taking their stations.

At sunrise, the hosts of Ithilien are gathered in the city square, the Atmoran forces nearby. Along the streets leading to the gate, the people stand awaiting their Lord and the armies. When the sun is above the balcony, Eradan and the highest ranking men in Ithilien emerge. Eradan begins his speech.

"Good men of Ithilien! Long have you suffered because of the Crown of Gondor, even in these days of freedom. But I say to you, no more! No longer will we suffer because of their foolish and arrogant queen, no longer will we be slaves to their might. Nay, they are hardly mighty anymore, contrarily, it has never been weaker! Today, we march with our brethren against Gondor! Today, we march for our freedom, and for the glory of Ithilien! Today, Ithilien will prove itself to the world! I say to you, great warriors, let us march forth upon Gondor, and secure our nation once and for all!"

All of the soldiers cheer. Eradan and the Captains of the Ithilien Rangers and the Ithilien Infantry depart from the palace to join the others, while the Captain of Cair Andros stays behind. In the streets, Eradan rides horseback before his army, accompanied by his two captains. As the army marchers through the streets, the people cheer for their Lord, nation, and military. They emerge from the city with Atmora's armies behind them, and begin their march to the location of the other rebel nations. Not long after, they begin to hear reports of large amounts of Gondorian soldiers marching through Ithilien on multiple sides, more than could ever have been mustered in Gondor alone. And how did they get into Ithilien in the first place? They're colonial armies, Minas. They've been marching a while. Yes, but into Ithilien? Literally all of Ithilien is separated by the Anduin, now including Osgiliath. The southern border is being protected, going through Lebennin would be a terrible idea, they'd all catch the plague in Osgiliath, Mordor certainly isn't an option, and last I checked, whoever (if anyone) is in Rhovanion would have Atmora to deal with. The fact that you've amassed the biggest fighting force in Gondor's history to take out one of the smaller, poorer factions seems ridiculous, and would do nothing except weaken your holds (and I can imagine their value just appreciated quite a bit) anywhere else, and take me out of the game, and I'm quite sure that wouldn't be much fun for either of us. Except for the fact that Ithilien is rather on the way to Gondor Proper, so they can easily reinforce anywhere needed after dealing with it. I have nothing against you, it's simply a tactical decision to take out a flank before it becomes a problem, by redirecting reinforcements to a slightly longer path.