The Battle for the Ravaged Coast has begun! The Solemn Saviours met the Aethergold Storm in a Rift in the Peaks. Shout out to Tanuki Tabletop for hosting our game. 3 Seams of Emberstone Objectives were laid out according to the Rift in the Peaks. 4 Emberstone Clusters were added on a D3 + 1 roll, with at least 2 placed in neutral territory.
The Saviours won initiative and deployed first, dispatching the Knight-Questor Mordred and his Questor Soulsworn in the middle of their territory, naming the center objective their “Ordained Quest” and in position to claim a nearby Embershard Cluster. The Aethergold responded with the Bountiful Tradewind Gun Hauler and Khemist Kadasst Cholerborne along western flank. The Saviour’s General, Bergar the Lamented mirrored their deployment in the west, while the Templars of the Anvil Liberators deployed on the opposite, eastern flank. The Scions of the Great Sanctuary Prosecutors and Timeworn Defenders of Sigmaron Reclusians both remained in the Celestial Realm. The Skybound Company’s 2nd Platoon mirrored the Liberators deployment, while first platoon, and the Endrimaster General deployed in the clouds aboard the Frigate, Flying Reckoning. The winds of Aqshy were calm that day, and no twist was available to aid the underdog in the battle to come.
Annotated Battle Layout after deployement:
First turn, the Saviours advanced on all 3 objectives. Bergar was able to quickly advance on his Gryph Stalker and claim the western objective. The Reculsians rode Sigmar’s lightning to deploy and support Bergar, and claim a nearby Emberstone cluster. Unfortunately, the lightning must have set it off, and they suffered a grave wound when it exploded. In the middle of the field, the Questor Soulsworn were able to recover an Emberstone Shard.
The injured Reclusians were able to rally from the detonated Emberstone. The Aethergold Storm responded by descending from the clouds on the Eastern Objective and isolating the lone Liberator force advancing there, and their guns began to chip away at the Templars of the Anvil. The Bountiful Tradewind was able to quickly ferry Kadasst to the middle Objective. The Storm claimed 2 Objectives and 2 Emberstone Shards on their first maneuver.
The Aethergold Storm kept the momentum, and stayed on the offensive. They continued to fire on the isolated Liberators who would rally and hang on, and the Gunhauler and Khemist opened up on the advancing Questors midfield. The Liberators were being whittled away under heavy gunfire, while one of the Questors fell to the Khemist’s toxic gas attacks. Sensing weakness, the Skybound Company’s first platoon charged the Liberators on the Eastern flank, while the Endrinmaster and Frigate held back, securing the objective.
The Saviours responded with the Questors pushing up the middle, forcing a retreat from the Gunhauler and Khemist, claiming their ordained objective, while the Reclusians and Bergar approached from the West. The Liberators battled the company, trading kills until only the champion remained in the face of the Skybound Company.
But all was not lost, as the momentum shifted back to the Saviours. The Prosecutors descended from the Celestial Realm in support of the lone liberator, and with throwing javelins and a brutal charge, wiped out the Skybound Company before they could claim the last Liberator. Meanwhile, the Questors and Reclusians converged on the Gunhauler midfield, while the Khemist retreated to the safety of the Skybound Company’s second platoon.
Despite their brave rescue, the guns of the Endrimaster and Frigate were too much, and wiped out the guardian angel Prosecutors, while the Liberator was able to rally a comrade and retreat. The combined might of the Questors and Reculsians brought down The Bountiful Tradewind, costing the Aethergold Storm the token the Gunhauler had claimed earlier.
The Reclusians chased the retreating Khemist, while Berger ordered them to Deliver Judgement. They mortally wounded the Khemist while the Skybound Company avoided the whirling axes of the Reculsian Champion. The Questors held back and consolidated to hold the middle objective.
Sensing the death approaching, the Second Company retreated with their claimed Emberstone Shard, while the General and Frigate attempted some parting shots at the retreating, rallied Liberators.
In the end, the Saviours were able to claim victory on this field, but the Questors were unable to dig an additional shard from the Middle Objective. The Endrimaster was unable to dig a shard from the Eastern Objective before leaving the field. Despite being forced from the field, the crafty Duardin were able to claim 5 Emberstone Shards to the Saviours 4.
The Prosecutors suffered wounds from the Frigate’s vengeance, while the Questors suffered wounds from carrying and digging for Emberstone. The Khemist suffered worst under the Reclusian’s wrath, while the Gunhauler limped away battered, and both Platoons of the Skybound Company had minor wounds.
Detailed Breakdown of Results:
Turn 1:
Solemn Saviours 1 VP – Western Objective
Aethergold Storm 1VP – Eastern Objective
Turn 2:
Aethergold Storm 2 VP – Eastern & Middle Objective
Solemn Saviours 1 VP – Western Objective
Turn 3:
Solemn Saviours 2 VP – Western & Middle Objective
Aethergold Storm 1 VP – Eastern Objective
Turn 4:
Solemn Saviours 2 VP – Western & Middle Objective
Aethergold Storm 1 VP – Eastern Objective
Final
Solemn Saviours 6 VP – Victory
Aethergold Storm 5 VP
The Solemn Saviours
Emberstone Shards:
Glorious Victory: +3 Emberstone
Token Secured by Questor Soulsworn: +1 Emberstone
Token Exploded by Reclusians: (Missed 1)
Middle Objective Dig Exploded by Questor Soulsworn: (Missed 1)
Fully Painted: No (Missed 1)
4 of possible 7 Collected.
Battle wounds:
Prosecutors Destroyed: +2 rolled D3
Questor Soulsworn: +1 Rolled 1-4 for carrying token
Questor Soulsworn: +1 Rolled a 1 on end of battle dig
The Aethergold Storm
Emberstone Shards:
Loss: +3 Emberstone rolled on D3
Token Secured by Arkanaut Company: +1 Emberstone
Token lost on Destroyed Gunhauler (Missed 1)
Eastern Objective Dig by Endrinmaster Not Found, rolled 2-3 (Missed 1)
Fully Painted: Yes + 1 Emberstone
5 of possible 7 Collected.
Battle wounds:
Khemist Destroyed: +3 rolled on D3
Gunhauler Destroyed: +2 rolled on D3
Arkanaut Company 1 Destroyed: +1 rolled on D3
Arkanaut Company 2: +1 rolled 1-4 for carrying token