The Impenetrable Keep is the central headquarters from which strategies and tactics start, to defend and safeguard the southern borders of the kingdom, located in the Grentel region. This fortress has catapults and cannons, scattered on the walls or inside the fortress.
The fortress is defended by one thousand soldiers, five hundred knights on horseback, two hundred and fifty knights on half-griffins and fifty knights on griffins. Knights are not usually placed inside fortresses, as cavalry is quite useless inside structures, but the Impenetrable Fortress is so large that it has ample spaces where a charge of knights can pass through, in case the enemy manage to enter the fortress.
In the past there were more soldiers to fill the fortress, but with the last war against the orcs about ten years ago, it left wounds that have yet to heal. Even if the Impenetrable Fortress had not been reached by the orc wave, it would still have had to pay, as half of the soldiers garrisoning the fortress were taken and transferred elsewhere where men were needed to fight.
At this moment in the fortress there is a lot of movement, for a simple and unique reason, the tabassi have arrived. To reach the kingdom of Alterac, by land, there are two places to go. That is, the two bridges that connect Alterac from the Wild Lands, and these bridges are controlled by the two fortresses that defend the borders, one of these is precisely, the Impenetrable Fortress.
A legion of tabaxi suddenly attacked the soldiers holding the bridge, leaving only one alive to warn of their arrival. A thousand tabassi are about to cross the borders of Alterac, with every intention of taking back what is theirs.
And leading this legion of tabaxi is an alpha leader, Tamorga, the predator. In Alterac no one knows him, not having much contact with the outside, but this name is renowned and feared among the Rabaxi of Lustria. No one from the kingdom of Alterac knows this Tamorga, except Vestija, as the latter was born and raised in Lustria. She therefore knows what she will have to face, she is trying to best prepare her forces in the defense of the fortress.
Vestija has the advantage of numbers, position is an air unit, but she knows Tamorga, she knows that these factors are not of much use.
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"Leader Alpha, do you think we can penetrate the fortress with our numbers?" One of Tamorga's subordinates asks doubtfully.
"Ahaha do you think that since they are more numerous, and have the advantage of having a fortress, they can stop us? Ridiculous, the only real obstacle is Vestija, but you don't have to worry about her, I'll take care of her." Tamorga is a two meter tall man, with two muscular arms. He has a hard and broad chest, but in the abdomen there are no pectorals, but he has a round but very firm belly. It has short pink ears, a short tail that twists on itself, and two red eyes, with slit pupils, typical of tabaxi. "She is my prey, no one must touch her, have you understood?" Tamorga belongs to the tabaxi pig type, it is very unusual that a tabaxi of this type of animal can become alpha and command a large amount of tabaxi.
"Understood, alpha! We'll take care of the little fish." The subordinate understands Tamorga's intentions, he and has no intention of opposing the alpha of him.
"Soon Vestija you will be mine and give birth to my children." Tamorga has his own personal goal, to make Vestija his woman, and if he can find other talented women, he will take hers too. The Tabaxi have a society based on the law of the strongest, the most powerful male or female has the right to have more partners, since she has the possibility of generating even stronger offspring. Money, nobility or beauty don't matter, only individual strength matters, strength lies in intelligence.
And Tamorga is famous for his strength, and for having a vast harem of tabaxi women, he also has children. He is forty years old, but keeps in good health, as he appears to be in his thirties. He has short brown hair, has a medium face, a big nose on the right side of his chest, there is a black tattoo that reaches up to his elbow. The Tabaxi have the habit of getting tattoos on their bodies to represent their tribe, especially the warriors.
"Let's see if in this case of weaklings I can win over some worthy women." Tamorga is not very interested in the relic that was stolen from his people, but he only used this excuse to invade a foreign kingdom, to prey on talented women, so as to have children worthy of inheriting his leadership.
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It was late morning, the group of boys decided to rest more, waking up a little later than usual. At this moment they are all awake and having breakfast, also discussing the next moves.
"Then it's decided, Zaria will come with us... while you, Lysandra? What do you have in mind?" Sanryu asks the paladin what she will do now.
"The evil in these lands is not yet defeated, it is from what Fenrya heard from that mysterious woman, there are other places where they have spread corruption, I must find them and eradicate them." Lysandra took her duty to heart, in fact she is very dedicated to her duty by crusading her. "But first I have to visit a church, I have to talk to the clerics and priests, and warn them about this problem, otherwise it could get worse."
"Mhhh there aren't many churches in Alterac, but if you want, I can tell you the closest one to us." Zaria knows the geography of Alterac very well, and could educate the party on it. Lysandra nods, wanting to know the location of this church. "And in the city of Marienburg, it is a port city, commanded by the Orabyssi family. It is always found in this region, that is, Grentel, it is the second most powerful family in the region, surpassed only by the Floga. So it is better to say that it is now the family most important in this region." Zaria starts explaining about this city. "It's about a week's ride from here, it'll be almost double the time on foot. And I forgot to mention that there's also a guild hall, so you can take on quests."
"Great! At least we can keep ourselves well trained." Sanryu is happy to hear this news.
"Then I think I'll go to this Marienburg, I assume we'll spend some more time together." Lysandra seems happy to be traveling with Sanryu's group.
"Then it's decided, we're all going to Marienburg, does anyone want to tell you?" Sanryu wants to hear if anyone in his group has anything to say about this decision.
"I would like to add a detail." Fenrya begins to speak. "Marienburg is the city where we landed while infiltrating this kingdom's ship. From there we split up into the various cities around Marienburg." Fenrya reveals where she and her group came from.
"Fenrya, we haven't asked you yet, but why did you invade Alterac and decide to attack the cities?" Sanryu doesn't know the reason for the tabaxi invasion. Zaria makes a strange expression, since so far only she knows the reason for the tabaxi invasion.
"Your kingdom has sent an expedition into our lands, with the aim of plundering one of our most important relics. And that is why we have decided to invade Alterac, to take back what belongs to us." Fenrya explains the reason for their arrival in Alterac. "But we are only an vanguard, the bulk of our members have followed us on our ships, they are docked in the Wild Lands, and from there they will head on foot to the nearest fortress." Fenrya explains how they decided to act, to get their relic back.
"So you are just the appetizer, who knows if the fortress will withstand this invasion." Sanryu is in doubt whether Alterac would be able to defend itself from this invasion.
"Most likely they will head towards the Impenetrable Keep, the nearby fortress. And led by Vestija, a very strong and skilled woman, one of the strongest individuals in this kingdom... if she fails to stop this invasion, I will have a difficult time throughout the kingdom." Zaria says his opinion.
"Then I hope this Vestija manages to defend the borders, for now we will go to Marienburg. And then we will see what to do once we arrive in the city." Sanryu finishes his breakfast, tells the group that it was time for him to leave, as everyone had breakfast.
Lurue remained silent the entire time, not wanting to say anything, but as soon as she was mentioned as a relic, her eyes widened, but she kept it all inside. "I hope that's not what I think."
The group dismantles the camp and with a determined step the boys leave for Marienburg.
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Days have passed since the group left for Marienburg. And the news spread quickly throughout the kingdom of Alterac: the Impenetrable Fortress has fallen and the tabaxi have succeeded in invading Alterac.
The people of Alterac are in a state of shock and delirium, everyone knows Vestija's talent and strength, and knowing that someone managed to defeat her puts everyone in a panic.
«As expected, that woman failed to prevent the assault on the tabaxis. This simplifies my plans, it is my closest goal.' The mysterious figure, who spoke to Marquis Walter days ago, is standing in a dark room, while she thinks to herself. 'The southern part of the kingdom is in a state of chaos, among the tabassi bringing destruction and plunder is the underground invasion of the skaven. This has weakened the kingdom a lot, now I have to activate the plans in the south-eastern part, the prince is his group, he thinks he has solved the problem of the cultists, but those were just a diversion. The Marquis of Drolbane is about to initiate the plan, and soon that part of the kingdom will be in chaos as well.'
The mysterious figure seems to have thought of almost everything, and the kingdom of Alterac seems about to end up in a sorry state, if no one does something, this centuries-old kingdom will fall into the clutches of dark beings.