Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20160322224717/@comment-24696651-20160504152556

23rd of Sun's Dawn

About 350 soldiers were preparing to attack the breach - 200 heavy infantry, and 150 dismounted lancers, wearing light armour and using one-handed weapons. They approached the breach, keeping their shields up. The siege engines continued to fire, and they expanded the breach, trying to create a new opening. The siege engines targeting the soldiers no longer saw an easy target in the center, so instead targeted the buildings in an attempt to take them out. The archers continued providing suppressive fire.

(There were 30 soldiers overall originally (10 archers and 20 infantry), and most of the casualties would have been their infantry, so shouldn't they be down to 10?)

The heavy infantry pressed forward, their superior numbers giving them an advantage. The enemy couldn't move backwards due to the fire behind them, so they would be gradually pressed in, unable to move properly. The archers, no longer having a clear line of fire on the warriors, started firing at the other archers, trying to suppress them.

Cynric spotted the reinforcements coming up five minutes or so before they would arrive. There were fifty or so of them, which would be enough to crush Riften's troops if caught by surprise. He therefore scouted out the reinforcements more, trying to work out who the commanding officer was, and how many officers there were in the unit.