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The Story
Pre-Event 1 Setup
Welcome to camp Santhor. A small camp near the town of Anasdae. Its purpose: to house those serving at the nearby fortress of Kar Santhor while they are off-duty. Only those not native to Anasdae reside at camp Santhor and recently there have been none. The reason for this is that the majority of those who have been serving at the fortresses are now marching with the largest army the Men of the New World have ever mustered. This army, a grand undertaking, is striking deep within the lands of Orcs. No longer are Men staying on the defensive. But this has left the fortresses undermanned. The houses are recruiting into service all who are willing and stationing them at the fortresses. These new recruits are green, with little experience. All the veterans are with the army. You are these green recruits. You are serving your house, above all, to achieve the right to citizenship. Only by serving your house for a period of five years can you become a citizen. Your house needs you to bolster the defenses of the fortress of Kar Santhor. The normal complement of the fortress is 6000 men. Currently there are fewer than 1000. The majority of those are very young or partially crippled. These few are native to Anasdae and seldom visit camp Santhor. But you meet them from time to time during your duty rotation at the fortress. The fortress itself is an hour's walk away from the camp, but you only need venture there when on duty. It is a great time to be alive. This new army may rid us once and for all of the orcs, our most hated and persistent foe. And recent news from the front has been very optimistic. The forces they are encountering are meager and easily crushed. They are now deeper beyond the mountains than any Man has ever been and their march has yet to be opposed by any strong force of orcs. Perhaps the orcs are lesser in number that we ever suspected. Victory seems almost assured for our forces. Guarding this fortress is only a precaution. It would be insanity for the orcs to mount an attack against us while we are striking so deep into their territory. This duty should be an easy few years of service at a quiet outpost. This evening all new arrivals - all of you - are asked to attend a meeting with the camp's officials. Duty calls.
After Event 1 Camp Santhor is in great jeopardy. It has been made clear by both prophecy and the direct words of the renegade orc Gorkin that the forces of the Dark have massed a horde with which to strike through the mountains at the point where our defenses are weakest - the fortress of Kar Santhor. It seems the orcs have no care for what Men do to their own lands, they are ignoring our great army as it marches deep into their territory. Instead they are doing the inthinkable: Attacking us. Some have hope that aid for Kar Santhor can be found. They are seeking to secure assistance from the Dwarves of the Southern Holds. But the Dwarves feel they have been wronged by Men and their help is hard bought. Other avenues must not be ignored. Help must be found, the fortress cannot stand against the horde with its current forces.
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