Richard von Petra was fully dressed in his battle armor. They were planning a massive push against Alorek today. Their forces for the assault numbered nearly fifty-thousand. All of them were veterans of the war at this point.
His plans of incorporating Marked Ones into the individual core of the army versus having a shield wall of them at the vanguard proved unpopular at first, but ultimately effective. Those that had powerful skills were able to use them without the impediment of other Marked Ones using their abilities at the same time right next to them.
Magic and Mark usage shared one thing and that was if the power's collided with a similar power of an opposite element, then they would cancel out. When the disorganized Marked Ones fought side by side, this happened with simultaneous mark activations of opposing natures from their allies, greatly reducing the effectiveness of the attack.
