Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20150125010554/@comment-24696651-20150125181158

(Harold, what was your verdict on the bandits who surrendered?)

Luciun was away campaigning when the raven arrived in Falkreath. As a result, it was his steward, Torolf, who recieved the letter. He passed on the message to remaining members of the Five in Falkreath, and allowed them to discuss it amongst themselves.

"What will happen if we submit?" a hunter tentatively asked.

"Nothing," Luciun answered. "We will merely install a garrison to keep you safe, and set up a market for trading. Any who wish to join our great army will be welcome to."

The village elders discussed this in hushed tones, before agreeing to Luciun's terms.

"Excellent!" Luciun beamed. He told twenty of his skirmishers to garrison the village, and thirty hunters agreed to join Luciun's force. The forces of Luciun continued their march on Bilegulch, hoping that Hadgeir was advancing as quickly as them.

The bandits charged at Hadgeir's infantry. The archers managed to loose off two volleys before they made contact, killing fifty of them. Twenty infantrymen were killed in the clash. The archers positioned on the wall loosed off another volley into the back of the bandits, killing another thirty. Thirty hunters were killed by the infantry, leaving only fourty. The archers loosed off a fourth and final volley, killing twenty bandits, then jumped off the wall and charged into the rear of the bandits, killing ten archers and ten bandits. The remaining thirty bandits attempted to flee through the gate, but it became a bottleneck and nearly all of them were killed. The ten that did survive were taken prisoner.

"Good work, men," Hadgeir said, gruffly. He ordered his men to perform a quick sweep of the mine, which they found to have no bandits in, then ordered thirty of his skirmishers to stay behind, and guard the bandits.