Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-24510587-20170621000455/@comment-24696651-20170625194216

(Axes, swords, flails made from severed heads... The usual. The fort's inhabitants are all one monolithic bloc of maniacs.)

18th of Sun's Dawn, 4E 269

The infantry's luck did not improve much - they suffered a further 143 casualties, and were now just 426. The defenders of the wall suffered a mere 56 casualties, and totalled 851. The infantry and residents of the fort were now tired from the constant fighting, and the archers were winded.

The infantry, having lost over a third of their force, ceased their attack and withdrew from the wall, but were levelheaded enough not to panick and rout. The walls' defenders stayed put and shouted at the retreating soldiers, but made no effort to pursue them.

1st of First Seed

The siege of Lainlyn dragged on. At this point, parts of the wall near the port were mere mounds of rubble, and there was significant damage to the docks. The town nonetheless continued to hold out.