Vathor’s Day Massacre in Ta’Vaalor

Read Kakoon’s report on the Vathor’s Day Massacre in Ta’Vaalor, when the Fortress fought off demons who were turning of their own brothers into enemy:

http://bit.ly/2lUDNHa

Category: Towns
Topic: Ta’Vaalor

Date: 02/17/2017 01:46 PM CST

From: SAM2004

Subj: Vathor's Day Massacre

Lord Legionnaire Commander Cyik,

Sir, we have finally seen the face of our enemy and it came at the cost of so many. Our streets did not run crimson with uniforms that day. The Vathor’s Day Massacre will be remembered as the day so few stood against so many.

We stood at the gate, holding the line the best we could. Rain poured from the sky, reducing visibility no more than eight or ten feet ahead. We could see the foe directly in front of us and that was it until lighting lit up the sky. Before us stood a host of undead that seemingly stretched on forever, and then it was black and our only focus was the undead in front of us again. Each lightning strike bringing with it a fresh vision of hell. Then we saw it. Lightning struck along Timmorain road, and our ears filled with nothing but the boom, deafening us to the screeching of the undead. All around us lit up, as if the sun had come early to cast away the shadows, instead came our dooms. There on the bridge stood what looked to be a being of dark elven descent, at least it had in life. His eyes were flat, lifeless, a white film coated the irises. Bits of rotting flesh hung from his exposed jaw as maggots crawled from his jagged teeth. The scariest part however was that it seemed to casually shift in and out of existence, as if caught between the realm of the spirit and of the living. The legion of undead gave it a wide berth on either side, as if they feared it. Sir, in that flash of light I swear I saw Luukos himself walking among those undead. It was gone and we were plunged back into darkness, fighting for our lives, well aware of this new horror.

Sir, we expected it to be strong. Summoning demons is no easy feat and to do it so often, we expected it to be a hard fight. We never expected a massacre. A sickly pale green aura seemed to rise off the creature. We watched it slowly raise its hand and point to a soldier down the line. There was no fire, no lightning, nothing, the soldier just dropped, dead. A cold chill ran down my spine as I watched. The eyes of the fallen soldier open with the same sickly pale green and he rose to join the ranks of the enemy..

You’ve seen the reports on the losses, the turning our soldiers into undead, and the subsequent discovery of a cure. It was a long night. I will not go into those details, this report is to focus on the information gained from that evening. During the fight the creature said it was our Lord Legionnaire Commander and then our King. It said we would bow before it as we once had. Throughout the attacks, it has claimed House Vaalor imprisoned it, that it knew how we treated spirits. There is a familiarity in his words.

As you are aware, First Legionnaire Esana and Squire Valaero’s investigation on the storage of the orb captured after the Aelotoi deception revealed that Lord Legionnaire Commander Tiope was the last to visit the orb before it was discovered missing by yourself. It’s believed that Tiope absconded with the orb before murdering King Tyrnian. Perhaps she even used the orb to open the portal into Shadowguard through which she escaped. Through her defeat, we learned that Lord Legionnaire Tiope was possessed and it has been suggested by Tiope’s own words and those of our enemy that King Tyrnian was as well. Sir, this orb appears to be of great significance and danger. Recently, Squire Nihrvanah reminded us that the orb was not found on Tiope’s body, nor within the ruins of Shadowguard.. If indeed the orb has a part to play in this, the only connection left is the soldier who was left behind when Shadowguard collapsed. He returned to us months later carrying a banner of a long forgotten house and a journal describing the heroic actions of Taki, the Sabrar, and the EverSworded. Sir, I think it prudent that the reports on the debriefing of the soldier be revisited and, if possible, the soldier be questioned again concerning the new information we have about the orb. I humbly request access to any information that may be available that the Reserves might be better prepared to face this enemy.

For Honor, Pride, and Glory,
High Legionnaire Kakoon

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