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    Default The Hellenic Kingdoms - The First Years [AAR]

    A quick intro:

    The Hellenic Kingdoms are a great faction to play if you enjoy defending isolated, far-flung settlements.
    As the faction name indicates, the Hellenic Kingdoms represent several historical states that would not necessarily have been allied or even in regular contact, but would have shared a similar culture. For that reason, I have opted to focus on several zones of interest that will function as independent kingdoms: the Epirotes, the Bosporan Kingdom, Pergamum, Cyrene, and Bactria (if I can ever hold onto a city in Asia long enough to make the latter).
    My house rules were simple: every “zone” for itself, with no reinforcements allowed from one zone to another. As will be seen, this made for a primarily defensive campaign (as suits my play-style), though, in the hands of another, the Hellenic Kingdoms may become a great pan-hellenic empire, as in the days of Megas Alexandros. Well, maybe in the future…

    1 - The Epirote Upstart
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    It has been three years since Pyrrhus Aiakides, peerless ruler of Epirus, passed untimely across the grim waters of Acheron. His eldest remaining son, Alexander Aiakides, has tried to hold what remains of the lands carved out by his father. Though well past his prime, Alexander remains strong-willed, as befitting any worthy member of the house of Aiakides. Will he succeed where Pyrrhus himself could not? The chronicle of Alexander is yet to be written…

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    The city of Apollonia, once a Greek colony and jewel in the crown of Pyrrhus himself, has lately fallen to rebels, base Illyrians, who have turned its once proud harbour to a den of piracy. Alexander II of Epirus, grown old in the service of his father’s wars, vows to return Apollonia to the Epirote dominion. Calling upon both citizen levies and regulars, Alexander lays siege to the city.
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    The Epirotes make a proud show before the city walls, advancing in tight ranks, and hauling siege equipment. What they have not prepared for, however, is swift death from above. The very walls erupt in withering fire of javelins and arrows.
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    As he observes the carnage inflicted on his men, Alexander realizes that he has underestimated the ferocity of these Illyrians. He sounds the call of retreat. Almost worse than the barrage of missiles are the rebel taunts hurled at the backs of the Epirotes as they withdraw from the field. It has been a devastating day.
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    But Alexander is undeterred. He spends the next two years raising more troops, retraining, and rethinking his strategy.
    When he returns in 268, it is at the head of a much larger host.

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    Confident that they will again punish this old Epirote fool, the Illyrian rebels rush like mad dogs from the city gates.…
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    ….only to find the pikes of the famed Epirote phalangites waiting for them.
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    The city is taken. And royal ambitions are born.
    2 - Meanwhile in Panticapaeum


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    A Greek nobleman from distant Epirus has become the city’s chief oligarch. It is said that Attalus’s ascendancy is due to his great wealth, acumen, and willingness to remove by one means or another, anyone who stands in his way. In this, he is no different from most Hellenic tyrants. An able leader of men, he decides to march on the city of Chersonesus, in hopes of cementing the entire Crimean peninsula under the oligarchy’s rule. To the North, the peninsula is hemmed in by nomadic tribes. Will such expansionism draw their attention? Will the feared Sarmatians rush from their plains to squash the Black Sea Greeks once and for all?

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    Detained on city business (i.e. the question of finding a new young mistress), Attalus sends his most promising general, the youthful yet headstrong Tlepolemos of Pamphylia to deal with the Bosphoran rebels.
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    A wide array of mercenaries offer their services.
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    Tlepolemos settles on two units of Scythian axemen, for he plans to let as few rebels survive as possible. None do. And the city is taken.
    Yet, there are always men who look to profit from instability. A host of mercenary brigands attempts to control the only road leading from the city. Tleptolemus leaves his Scythian axemen to garrison Chersonesus (such men of the steppes being fickle when fielded against their countrymen, but highly effective for keeping the populace in check) and marches his Greeks out to meet the mercenaries.
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    The battle opens as rebel Scythian axemen rush from the woods and surprise a column of Greek hippies.
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    The horsemen swiftly turn their mounts, driving spears home to the unarmored scythians. The ambush becomes a rout.

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    The Greeks are as swift as they are merciless. Tleptolemus and his bodyguard ride down the rebel general. A firm spear-thrust to his spine sends him screaming to the dust
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    The few remaining resisters are mopped up by the efficient Greek hoplites.
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    With Chersonesus secured, and Crimea safely in Greek hands, Tlepolemos turns his eyes northward. Does he dare move on the peaceful traders of Gerrhos?
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    But Tleptolemus is nothing if not a loyal tool of the oligarchy. He will await word from Attalus before making any move.


    Last edited by Cyprian2; June 18, 2016 at 02:59 AM.

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    Default Re: The Hellenic Kingdoms - The First Years [AAR]

    To be continued...

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    Default Re: The Hellenic Kingdoms - The First Years [AAR]

    Bravo! Very good, I cannot wait to see more and I also have seen some bugs haha

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