[LoTR AAR] A Lord of the Rings AAR - completed

[sparty]

Neat AAR keep up the good work! +rep

[Pompey117]

nice job

[Kallum]

hello all I'm back from holidays was nice(A) next update coming between tomorrow and the day after tomorrow

[poloport]

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[Kallum]

Our own little invasion of the West

After 26 days of marching, we finally came close to our goal. We had arrived at the border of Gondor or what used to be Gondor



During our march we met little resistance and walked with the same caution and silence as we did in our homeland nevertheless every orc patroll we came across did we attacked



but after 26 days we finally arrived at the old Gondorian border and my spies reported that there were 2 cities witch we could attack. One of the cities was heavily garisoned and the other had a very small garisson. The majority of my officers suggested that we should attack the city with the smallest garison in that way we would achieve an easy victory and would have established a foothold here, the minority replied that we could be attacked in the back and that we would be demolished. When they were remembered of the great stupidity of the orcs and the easy victory that resolved of this at Dol Guldur, the majority gave and we marched onwards to Cair Andross the city with the largest army



When we crossed the river that seperated us from the city we tried to lay siege to, we smelled a foul stench behind us and very quickly we discovered that we had been followed by the orc captain gothmog, as we didn't want that our suprise attack would be discovered by the large garisson of Cair Andros we hastenend to attack them, when we turned towards then we heard a horn coming from our side of the river, the garison of Cair Andros had sallied we had been trapped!!! shortly after the horn I hear a icy scream, knowing that my horrifying dreams of late became true. A Nazgul had appeared



I hastily give orders and write down these last words. I call for my weaponbearer and give him my last order for that day, he needs to make an account of the following battle and if we don't make it he must flee and make way to our king and show him this story.

My name is Etatar, as said by my master I'm a weaponbearer ordered to make a report about the battle. I feel very honoured to do this and I hope that I do a good job as I would like to do more reports as it is a job of honour to make a description of the great deeds my kinsmen do on the battlefield,

When I'm done with giving help to equip my master I take my blade with me and under the cover of the army I make my way to a nearby bush. I arrive just in time to see how the army forms up to form a direct attack on the orc commander gothmog I believed his name was



The plan was simple, the army would make their way tho the other side of the river and from there would they hold their ground against the uncoming orcish hordes. The battle commences and the army moves as planned our noble commander charges with his bodyguard in to the orcs as they try to cross the river whilst the rest of the army takes up position to defend their back



I hear a chilling cry and the clapping of wings and I see the most dreadeth person or thing I have ever seen in my live a Nazgul



While the army of Cair Andros slowly comes nearer the fighting at the other side of the river comes fierce as the orcs fiercly defend their ground, they wouldn't give up as easily as their counterparts from Dol Guldur. The fell beasts of the Nazgul comes to close and the archers start to shoot at them afraid of the pain they can and may cause. The constant bombardment of arrows hits the fell beast with the nazgul on it and with a very loud cry witch causes me to cry out of scaredness he retreats thats at least one very dangerous foe less



but there are still hundreds of orcs remaining eager to taste some elvish flesh, they charge and my noble brethern are forced to stand ground at the wrong side of the river. volleys of arrows are shot and cause the orcs much pain and death, but they keep coming and do not route, these orcs are definetly better disciplined than the ones in Dol Guldur and the rest of Mirkwood



The fighting grows fierce and all though my brethern had the advantage in the beginning, the orcs are gaining on them fast, my brethern, not used to large battles in open field instead of the ambusy style we used back home, slowly begin to lose faith. When our noble commander finally have gotten control of the opposite side I see the horror in his face when he looks at the bank he just left and he sprints back to help his brothers



But it didn't made any difference although the orcs are driven back, confused by the sudden reinforcements, they have smelled elvish blood and won't give up now. I see my comrades die one by one untill eventually only my commander with his bodyguard still holding their ground.







my commander was the last elf who died that day and he took many orcs with him





When the orcs knew they had won they began looting and stripping my friends from there armour and other valuables. I saw this horrific act witch lasted al day untill nightfall, then I had the courage to escape under the cover of the night

This was the story as told by the elf who claimed to be the only survivor of that horrifying defeat. When he told his story to my father he listenend with tears in his eyes, as he knew what had happenend. The elven invasion of Orcish-Gondor was a complete disaster, although we had a good start, we underestimated the enemy and we were defeated horribly. My father said he needed some time alone and we gived him that. After 3 days of mourning and thinking he came to me and said:

"My son, the defeat thought us one thing and that is that we can't underestimate the enemy even though they can act very clumsy and are not very clever, if they are well led or if they gain blood thirsty the dumb orc becomes a very powerfull and dangerous foe. Even though I don't want to bring more lives of our already decreasing population in danger, for the greater good we must show what we can do and must do."

"So what do you want me to do father?"

" I want you to raise a new army and claim the lost lands of the West in name of all that's good in this earth.""

"I will do that father."

"Ofcourse you will for I'm your king Legolas, and you must obey your king eventhough you are the kings son and heir."

With that said my father walks out and I grab my bow and swords to personally train the army that would join me to the south







Meanwhile my defense of the Dalian border would go to my father as he doesn't feel comfortable in sending his kinsmen to death without doing anything for himself

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EDITOR'S NOTE: I know that I said when Falathar died I would end the story but I didn't feel that would have been correct. Furthermore the last fight of Falathar was totally real and not a scene or suicidal attack, I actually thougth that I could win and I would have won if I send my whole army to Gothmog instead of only falathar

[poloport]

yes thank you for not ending the story, puff i was just about to beg to continue, now i dont have too.

yaih

[Kallum]

Offence is the best Defence

I trained the men who could come with me myself and after a short month of training a great host of rangers was ready for battle. I thanked our gods that our people was gifted with a talent for Marksman and hunting, When I was done training them I bid them to stay here and train some further to sharpen there skill whilst I went to Dol Guldur to do the same there. I would send a message when they could come. After a quick travel I arrived within a week at Dol Guldur, and also there it took me a month to train the rangers, I was glad and send the message. I waited for weeks but the army somehow didn't came, after a period of time I became worried and went towards our capital leaving the other half of men at Dol Guldur

Again within the week I arrived at our capital and it was still there my worries left me and now I went looking for my soldiers and the knowledge of why they didn't showed up. I searched the whole day and then I became tired and went to my father's palace. Your father isn't here my mother told me, he was busy defending the eastern border with Dale. Ofcourse I remembered he would take my role as commander of the eastern border defences.

"What are you looking for?" my mother asked
"I'm looking for my soldiers that promised me to show up when they were needed." was my reply
" I don't know where they here son, I do remember that soldiers moved out to strenghten our eastern border somethings didn't go well there."
"What happenend?!" I became worried what could have gone wrong?
"Well your father send messagers to our allies the other elven clans and the dwarves if they could help us with the Dales, unfortunatly for him our allies were not the enemies of the Dales like we are and so they denied his request



" Well that's not so bad the dales haven't showed up at our border so why does he need extra men."
" According to our prisoners of war the Dales wanted to test the new commander in the field and they invaded with a huge army, that army was destroyed but reinforcements came and that army was also destroyed but at a cost of great deal of men."





"And you know your father Legolas he doesn't get angry fast but nothing angries him faster then seeing his kinsmen going to their graves."
"But what happenend to my soldiers!?"
"I remember it again, your father lost a great deal of men in those 2 battles and he wanted them replaced by new soldiers so I think he took yours, but honey why do you need them? you are the governor of Dol Guldur now why do you want soldiers you can recruit them there asswell."
"But mother don't you know father wanted me to go invade the west again where the brave Falather died I have to go and help save the West."
"Well why don't you stay here I don't like it when my boy goes all the way to Minas Tirith and battle there I don't want you go the same fate as Falathar did."
"I have to it's my duty to the west."
"What did the west ever do for us to deserve such a aid?"

After that said she walked away and I didn't saw her the rest of the day and night.

Meanwhile at the camp of king Thranduill:

"My lord the enemy field armies are retreating to their cities and the reinforcements you asked for arrived."
"That's good news indeed replenish the hurted cohorts with the new recruits and send those who can't form a full cohort back to where they came from."
"Ay ay sire any more orders?"
"We will stay here for the night tomorrow we have a busy day."

The following day

"Move out!!!!! Make ready!!!!!"
"Sir the forces are in marching position and ready to march."
"Let's march then to our goal, it shouldn't be to far away."
"No it's not sire according to our map we should arrive there late in the afternoon."
"Well let's hurry then I want to get this over with as soon as possible."
"Ay ay sir."



"We have arrived sire and the soldiers are ready to do whatever you want."
"Well that's good news let's siege this city and capture it for the glory of the Silvan Elves."
"Ay Ay sire."
"And hopefully when we succeed the Dales won't trouble us anymore but I think that a Dalian saying is appropiate for the current situation:



The Best Offence Is A Great Defence

[poloport]

very good, cant wait for the next one!

[Chlοë]

Nice AAR.
It made me reinstall Alexander for the mod.

[Nevski]

Great AAR
DRagons?! Hell, yeah
How good are those archers that made the bulk of your armies?
Can you show a screeie with unit description please, thx

[Kallum]

ty all the compliments are all very nice and gives me a going on feeling any way Nevski those archers are pure ownage but the archers from the other elven factions are better



keep in mind though that this a unit from Thranduills army so you have to reduce all stats by 2 for the silver sword and shield

[Kallum]

The Dale Campaign part 1

As it's custom with our people to let the commander make the reports of the battles and war acts of the war he is involved in, so shall I king Thranduill from the clan of the Silvan describe in this battle report the first of the major clashes between my army and the Dalians. As you probably will know I have invaded the lands of the Dalian people. I had 2 very good reasons to do this.

first of all the Dales were very stubborn and kept denying our requests for peace and even killed the diplomat who I send to them. Killing a diplomat during a peacemission is a act of war by our laws!
second because of the constant pressure and threat from the Dales I couldn't send my son with the only army I have to the south, this would let our lands ripe for plunder. So I have to neutralize the threat before we can come to the aid of our allies.

The first target I went to was the city of Laketown, this city is second city of the Dales and lies closest to our border. The city is from the north only accesable by a bridge, from this bridge I attacked it so I couldn't become overwhelmed by possible release forces of the Dales. The city was defended by the noble king Bard whoes, due to old age and the increasing power of Sauron, mind became corrupt, it was him who unleashed his forces on our lands.



The cities defences only existed out of his bodyguard and because I remembered his noble deeds of old I let my army in their camp and went only by myself and my bodyguard to him, a fair fight for a once noble king.

My forces build a ram wich I used to get inside the city



The gate was easily destroyed



King Bard waited for us at the town square, knowing that he had a slight terrain advantage I nevertheless marched to him and let our forces clash in to one another





The king was old and so was his bodyguard who he never retrained with a younger generation. We quickly gained the upperhand and it didn't last long before the king was on his own





Though he held his ground against the three elves and even managed to kill 2 of them the king was bested by the third elf tired of fighting 3 elves he couldn't bring the power to kill the last one



He was the last one of his man to be slain and the day was ours, even though his mind was corrupted by the forces of evil, I still grieved over his death because he once was a good man and a righteous king many human kings aren't and 9 kings even became Sauron's most loyal servants, I gave king Bard the Archer the funeral he deserved



After a week of resting I marched onward to the Dalian capital of Dale leaving 120 swordsmen as garisson for Laketown. When I crossed the bridge I heard a Dale horn, it was a Dalian release force but they arrived to late the city was already ours.

As they were thirsty for revenge I offered them battle. The battle site was a river with me and my army on the one side and the Dalian army on the other side. I ordered my archers to fire on the waiting Dales. I guess they were waiting for us to march over the bridge, they should have known that I wouldn't give them such a huge advantage. However fire balls were launched at my archers and I immediatly ordered them to get out of fire range. My superior Elven eyes saw 2 pieces of Dalian artillery and I knew that if I send my archers any further I would lose to many men.

The Dales however thought that the withdrawal of my archers ment that theire arrowquivers were empty and the commanding officer ordered a frontal assault by the entire army. The army marched over the bridge. the hundreds of Dales were so packed together on the bridge that my archers just had to shoot and not to aim. Although their first act was confusion and panick the enemy commander ordered to continue the assault but they had to regroup at the end of the bridge. The army did that but when all soldiers were at the other side only 100 or so remained they surrendered and I granted them mercy, the day was ours!



The way was open to Dale city and by the end of the day we arrived there and laid siege to it. Again I let my engineers build a ram and the next day we assaulted the city. This time the army was to great for me to handle by myself and my bodyguard



I did led the siege and pushed the ram forwards the gate wasn't defended and it easily got destroyed



I ordered all archers with me. The enemy was again waiting for us at the townsquare and again in a packed formation. I positioned my archers and gave the order to fire at will and so the massacre of Dale began. Every soldier found death and my own soldiers only got killed because they walked inside their comrades firing range. The elite soldiers did manage to come to my lines but their damage was minimal the day was ours





I sacked the city whoes land caused my country so much harm. 3/4 of the population was killed our send to work as slaves in our mines and forges. You may think that this is a little bit to cruel for a city, but if they hadn't attacked us then I wouldn't have lost Falathar and his army, men whoes women are now widows and mourn everyday, men whoes children now don't have a father any more and men who released our old realm from the powers of Sauron. For if this country didn't existed I could have the entire eastern border defences with Falathar to the south and he may have lived to tell the tale of his ,judging by his former succeses here, probably succesfull campaign in the south.

After 3 days of pillaging and looting I left Dale with again 120 swordsmen as a defense force. My scouts reported that in the south a large city by the name of Riverrun was occupied by Dalian refugees from Laketown, I immediatly set course to that town. The enemy had 2 massive armies in the neighborhood of their last stronghold, this will be a tough fight I thought to myself so I was still thinking about moving further south to Riverrun or setting up camp at my current location waiting for reinforcements.



While we were making ready for the night a messenger send by Legolas arrived at our camp saying that the Elves of Lothlorién also marched out to war. They invaded the lands of Dunland, this would give the land of Rohan some time and now their forces needed to guard their northern border could now be used to help their comrades at the southern border against the uncoming Mordor threat.



With this news it felt like a huge weigth fell from my shoulders. Finally we gained some assistance in our moves to help the human kingdoms of Rohan and Gondor. I slept very good that night

[poloport]

yay another great chapter!

[Chlοë]

Fascinating.

[Kallum]

ty poloport and legio caesar well anyway for new readers of my AAR the pics in the first few pages weren't visible if it's correct now they are visible pm me or post here to say if it doesn't work

[Phalanx300]

Great AAR!

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

Kallum...
Superb story telling, content, & presentation +Rep. Please tell us more about your great adventures

[Kallum]

As I have a lot of free time on my hands (sipringbreak) and don't want that my loyal readers feel neglected I'm thinking about putting the new post up for today and maybe somemore

[poloport]

yaih

[Kallum]

The Dale Campaign part 2

My soldiers begged me to go home and recruit more men, they were demoralised with the number of the soldiers the Dale had at their capital and how many soldiers we had lost. I felt sorry that these soldiers were raw recruits for with a thousand Elven archers who stands in our way? But a demoralised army is a lost army so I gave call to their wishes and marched onwards to our capital

Meanwhile in Dol Guldur

"My lord Legolas what brings you here?"
"I have come to train an army and help my father in his invasion"
"Do as you will my prince" the Elven ruler of Dol Guldur bowed and walked away.
I immediatly gave the order of training soldiers. Whilst with the current garison I went on patrol to teach them the basics of ambushing and silent marching. On patrol we discovered something horryfying



A huge Dalian army had slipped past our borders and began laying siege to Dol Guldur, I hastend back to Dol Guldur hoping that I wasn't to late





The enemy outnumbered my army almost 3 to 1 this would be one of my greatest battles I have ever done. I send the reinfocements from Dol Guldur to their city if the battle would go wrong the city still had a defence





I ordered my archers to fire at will and the enemy commander ordered a frontal assault, this battle will be bloody I thought to myself, luckily for us a lost arrow hit the enemy commander in his neck and he died



The enemy still came closer and I ordered my men to spread out, the enemy followed my soldiers and instead of having the huge advantage of 3 to 1 a lot of individual fights broke out and my superior trained Elven troops made short work of the poorly trained Dalian militia's



At some point some archers became free of their opponents and started firing their very deathly volleys, the enemy all fell down and the day was ours, though it was costly it was a very important victory for the entire army routed and none of the men who survived were ever seen again



After a few weeks the retraining was done and the new recruits were ready for war. So was I and I prepared for the invasion of Dale



Back at Thranduill's army

Shortly after I arrived in my palace a messenger came from the newly conquered provences of Dale. Laketown had been besieged by a Dalian army and was captured



And the Dwarves had turned on us!



They had attacked the poorly defended city of Dale, I hadn't left many soldiers there for I thought that the enemy would help protect it against Dale, how wrong was I,



However the Elven commander crushed the invaders and Dale was still ours, I immediatly send reinforcements to the commander and I bestowed him with the rank of general



I wanted to march out again however the retraining plans still weren't done and I thought to myself "patience Thranduill control yourself! When the army is done you can continue your attack but for now have patience!"
Whilst I was frustated and waited for the recruitment to be done a messenger arrived saying the oldest of alliances had fallen and war has broken out between them. First I thought that war had broken out between Gondor and Rohan but the messenger gave me excellent news



Finally my army was ready and I immediatly send course to Dale. After a week of very quick marching I arrived at the bridge where I exactly 4 months ago led the siege against Laketown and the old king Bard the Archer. However this time the Dales had a larger garisson and a release force managed to come there when I laid siege, the defenders sallied with the support of the release force.



I retreated to the other side of the bridge and gave my archers the order to fire at will, the enemy packed upon the bridge were easy targets for my men and the great army of Dale was soon reduced to a small band of brigands who routed and fled to the city of Riverrun.



The defenders of Laketown surrendered shortly after our victory and the town was ours again. I ordered my men to kill every males except for the teenagers and children and the older male citizens, this will teach them to rebel to our righteous cause. When the deed was done I rebuilded every building that was lost and gave every family who had lost a family member 300 gold coins for every male family member that was killed, I also discovered that approximatly 500 to 600 men had hid themselves, I granted them mercy



This time I put op a larger garison and I also send some soldiers to Dale for the growing threat of the Dwarven clans, after a few days of resting and training I ordered the march to Riverrun. After a we had marched 2 or 3 days we came at a river crossing here we set up camp waiting for some news about the current situation and perhaps news from my son because I just had heared that Dol Guldur was besieged and I knew that my son had went there, I hoped that he was okay



Meanwhile in Dol Guldur

"My comrades, it is time for you to show what you have learned, I'm going to fight the Dales in the north!!!"
"WHO WILL FIGHT WITH ME!!!!???"
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" the army yelled "We will fight with you!!"