SCENARIO FIRST ERA - TIME OF DEMIGODS
THE BATTLE OF THE VALLEY OF THE DEADS
Khemiti and Light Ennead face a horde of Lizardmen allies to Sobeki.
Battle played on Thursday 1st January 2015 - home of Naran Team Torino
Scenario.
The treacherous sons of evil Divinity of the Dark Enneade of Stigya have organized a campaign of proselytizing at the tribes of Lizardmen who live in the dark forests of Swartran, in order to recruit armies to be sent to make incursions into the territory of the Kingdom of Khem.
The last in order of date of these raids was ordered by Sobeknofi, First Prophet (High Priest), son of the god Sobek, who sent a contingent of Sobeki Warriors to support the army of Lizardmen who will have to make such a military operation against Khemiti.
The Sobeknofi's evil project was intercepted by powerful Lemurian Wizards who immediately informed the Pharaoh. The reaction of these was immediate. With lightning move, an army of Khemiti, helped by a Allied Command of the Light Enneade, was sent in the desert where it is assumed to be coming the horde of invaders. To reinforce the Army, the Pharaoh has aggregated to his troops a new War Sphinxes, a magical artifact created recently by his Magicians which is thus used for the first time in battle.
Armies.
We played with armies of 2500 points and 1000 points of Magic.
The army of Khemiti, under the orders of a Heroic Leader on war chariot, Beloved Personage with "Spear of Osiris", consists of two commands. The first, at the orders of the Warchief, deploys a strong Unit of war chariots and the War Sfinx, the second under the command of a Leader, consists of: a Herald, three Khemiti Warriors unit, two units of archers.
The Allied Command of the Light Enneade, under the orders of a General of Horus, is composed of: a Hero of Horus, a Heroine of Bastet, a unit of Horus Warriors, a unit of Horus Archers, a unit of Bastet Warriors, a unit of Thoth Warriors.
The arcane component was provided by Khemiti: three Wizards, three Priests and four Clerics.
The army of invaders, under the orders of a Saurian Warchief on Tyrannosaurus, is made up of: a unit of Sauromans mounted on Raptor, a unit of Sauroman Warriors, a unit of mighty Varanes, two Iguanas, a Battle Triceratops, a unit of flying Cavalry mounted on Pterodactyls, a unit of Dwarf Archers Tritons, two units of Chameleons, a Ranger.
The Allied Command of Sobeki, under the command of a Sobek General, consists of: a Sobek Hero, a unit of Kalibi, a unit of Giants Crocodile Men, a Half Giant Crocodile Man. The arcane component was provided by the Lizardmen, and consists of: a Wizard, a Shaman "Guardian of the Graves", three Priests and three Clerics.
The battle.
The contact between the two armies took place in the Valley of the Deads, where there is a necropolis with many mastabas and a temple dedicated to the god Anubis.
The invaders have lined up on the side of the plane to the left of the temple, with the Allied Command located to the right wing.
The defenders have sided with the Units of the Ennead and the Command of Khem Infantry (with the Archers) in the front row, while the Warchief, with chariots and the Battle Sphinx, has been waiting in the rear.
The battle began on the second hour of the night.
Lizardmen and Sobeki went immediately on the attack, taking in order "Oppose" only three units armed with missile weapons (Archers and Chameleons with blowgun), to protect the rear where there are the Arcane Individuals.
Units of the Light Ennead, initially deployed with orders “Oppose”, have been received the order "Attach" and they went to the attack to counter the advance of the enemy.
Lizardmen and Sobeki suffered the first losses due to the volleys of the enemy's arrows, but have come soon enough to contact fighting in melee.
At the beginning of the fifth round, also the Command of the Warchief of Khemiti went assault and with him the Sphinx war too.
In the performance of furious fighting, the Lizardmen and Sobeki have suffered many losses. The Sobek Leader was killed and they remained with him the Sobek Hero and the Half Giant Crocodile Man. In subsequent Leader test, the Kalibi remained firmly in the field, continuing to fight.
Evoking the Gods to save Individuals, Creatures and Warriors seriously injured in the fighting, both armies suffered the losses of all Clerks and, the army of Khemiti, also of the three Priests.
When the intervention of the powerful and seemingly unstoppable Battle Sphinx could help turn the battle in favor of Khemiti, the killing of the Khem Warchief went a bit too recklessly assault with the Unity of war chariots, and abruptly overturned the situation dramatically. His Command was en route, bringing with it the Battle Sphinx too.
The other two Commands of Khem Army continued to fight, though no longer in a position of superiority as before. Indeed, the subsequent killing of the Hero of Horus had a devastating effect: as a result of the new General Leader Test all Units survived until then were given a hasty escape.
A real defeat!
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The game was then ended with the following result:
- Losses incurred by Khemiti & Light Ennead (Sandro): 3500 points (all the army including the arcane component)
- Losses incurred by Lizardmen & Sobeki (Sergio): 1976 points.
- Difference Losses: 1524 points in favor of Sergio
Result: Massacre. * * * Curiosity.
During the battle, it was noticed that the Drummer of the Cavalry of Sauromans on Raptor had no head ! Perhaps he had lost it during a scuffle broke out with some of his fellow soldiers before the battle.
It was known that if it is cut the tail to Lizardmen this regrows. It appears now that this extraordinary effect also occurs for the head. In fact, said Drummer fought alongside his companions until the whole unit was not destroyed, as if he had his head !
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