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(NA) Chrysamere - The Covenant's Resolve
shanersimms_ESO
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So there I was, making my way diligently towards Fort Warden to reinforce the valiant souls who had been fighting for our Lord’s cause, yet as I drew near the outer court something seemed wrong… all was much too quiet. Archaeus hesitated as we approached the front gate; something had him spooked. I quickly realized that what was once a steel reinforced wooden barrier was nothing more than shards and splinters in a heap on the ground. Worse, the surrounding walls had been reduced to mere rubble; the castle was ravaged.
I hastily began searching for survivors, but none could be found. Yet despite this harrowing loss, I refocused my efforts on repairing the castle. Stone by stone the inner postern walls, the keep roof, and finally the outer perimeter was repaired by my single hand. A few of the locals agreed to defend the keep while I went off in search of reinforcements. As I shook hands and started towards the keep door I paused momentarily as I heard the faint sounds of metal clicking. My eyes wilted slowly as I realized what this meant…
It wasn’t long before I was surrounded and overwhelmed by the sound of metal bombarding flat stoney surfaces. The castle was under siege! The Ebonheart Pact was here, and with their Emperor no less! “How could I be the only abled defender?! Where is everyone?!” I thought to myself silently.
I did all I could, trading blow for blow when the opportunity presented itself, but I was terribly outnumbered. Skirmishes ensued with grave wounds being matched with grave wounds, but the most notable point in the battle occurred when I found the Emperor sieging a gate alone by himself. I suspect his followers were off bickering amongst themselves, abandoning their post alongside their Emperor as one could expect from such a dishonorable lot, or as is historically typical within the Ebonheart Pack, planning a potential political overthrow. Whatever the case may be, there he was, just he and I. I nocked one of my finest arrows as I crept up, slowly pulled back on my trusty Covenant’s bow, and let the first shot fly.
As expected, the Emperor turned immediately as the arrow stuck in his breastplate and an epic one on one battle ensued. His power was immense; his spells, which hit much harder than the common grunt’s that can be found in the Pact, felt like projectiles hurled by Sithis himself. Nevertheless, praise Stendarr, my proficiency with restoration spells kept my heart beating. I was determined. After what seemed like an eternity of healing, evasion, and interrupting every chance I could take I noticed the frequency of projectiles was slowing. The Emperor was finally out of mana! Now was my chance, as my bow had whittled his health down tick by tick I knew I had to act now. I charged up my relentless Dark Crystal and let it fly. As it sailed I chanted my Daedric Curse and called down my unforgiving Mage’s Fury upon his retreating figure. As these spells hit their mark I let loose one final arrow. As it pierced into his back, his stride faltered. Arcs of electricity seeped through his flesh building to one final electrical explosion within his veins. In that final moment I watched as his body turned to ash; the Emperor lay dead upon the icy ground. I had triumphed.
I set my eyes back to Fort Warden as I wiped the blood from my brow. With a deep breath I vowed: “We will not falter…. The Covenant……. will not falter.”
-Lord Shaszahan the Archmage, of The Septim Bloodline
Edited by shanersimms_ESO on 25 June 2014 16:57 I hastily began searching for survivors, but none could be found. Yet despite this harrowing loss, I refocused my efforts on repairing the castle. Stone by stone the inner postern walls, the keep roof, and finally the outer perimeter was repaired by my single hand. A few of the locals agreed to defend the keep while I went off in search of reinforcements. As I shook hands and started towards the keep door I paused momentarily as I heard the faint sounds of metal clicking. My eyes wilted slowly as I realized what this meant…
It wasn’t long before I was surrounded and overwhelmed by the sound of metal bombarding flat stoney surfaces. The castle was under siege! The Ebonheart Pact was here, and with their Emperor no less! “How could I be the only abled defender?! Where is everyone?!” I thought to myself silently.
I did all I could, trading blow for blow when the opportunity presented itself, but I was terribly outnumbered. Skirmishes ensued with grave wounds being matched with grave wounds, but the most notable point in the battle occurred when I found the Emperor sieging a gate alone by himself. I suspect his followers were off bickering amongst themselves, abandoning their post alongside their Emperor as one could expect from such a dishonorable lot, or as is historically typical within the Ebonheart Pack, planning a potential political overthrow. Whatever the case may be, there he was, just he and I. I nocked one of my finest arrows as I crept up, slowly pulled back on my trusty Covenant’s bow, and let the first shot fly.
As expected, the Emperor turned immediately as the arrow stuck in his breastplate and an epic one on one battle ensued. His power was immense; his spells, which hit much harder than the common grunt’s that can be found in the Pact, felt like projectiles hurled by Sithis himself. Nevertheless, praise Stendarr, my proficiency with restoration spells kept my heart beating. I was determined. After what seemed like an eternity of healing, evasion, and interrupting every chance I could take I noticed the frequency of projectiles was slowing. The Emperor was finally out of mana! Now was my chance, as my bow had whittled his health down tick by tick I knew I had to act now. I charged up my relentless Dark Crystal and let it fly. As it sailed I chanted my Daedric Curse and called down my unforgiving Mage’s Fury upon his retreating figure. As these spells hit their mark I let loose one final arrow. As it pierced into his back, his stride faltered. Arcs of electricity seeped through his flesh building to one final electrical explosion within his veins. In that final moment I watched as his body turned to ash; the Emperor lay dead upon the icy ground. I had triumphed.
I set my eyes back to Fort Warden as I wiped the blood from my brow. With a deep breath I vowed: “We will not falter…. The Covenant……. will not falter.”
-Lord Shaszahan the Archmage, of The Septim Bloodline
-Lord Shaszahan the Archmage, of The Septim Bloodline
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SwampRaider✭✭✭✭✭so they finally took warden eh?
You have a job, Archmage. Reinforce Faregyl and Bloodmayne. those are our laST 2 hold outsCharacter: Eros, Eros I I, The Paw of Woe
Class: Templar Healer/MagWarden/ Stam Sorc
Alliance: DC
Campaign: Vivec (pc/na)
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shanersimms_ESO✭✭✭SwampRaider wrote: »so they finally took warden eh?
You have a job, Archmage. Reinforce Faregyl and Bloodmayne. those are our laST 2 hold outs
Haha you got it Eros. With the Campaign reset tomorrow I plan on being in Chrys all night tonight after work, 7pm central ish. Will the misfits crowd be in Chrys tonight?-Lord Shaszahan the Archmage, of The Septim Bloodline0 -
shanersimms_ESO✭✭✭Oh and also, no they hadn't taken it last I knew last night before I crashed out. They were very nicely destroying every possible wall, gate, hell even the roof! I actually spent 300k alliance points last night on repair kits alone. I repaired the whole castle the first go around, and got about half of it repaired after they left before running out of points. All that repairing bumped me up a couple spots on the leader board, so I can't complain too much I guess lol.-Lord Shaszahan the Archmage, of The Septim Bloodline0
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shanersimms_ESO✭✭✭Those fights at Bloodmayne last night... pretty much a continuation of the original story haha. Major props to all the EP and DC who were out there. That was the most fun night of PvP I've ever had! Great fights... shall we continue this evening?
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✭✭✭✭✭Last night was fun. When I zoned in, Eros compared our situation to the Alamo, but I guess we managed to turn things around. I wish I could manage to get home from work before they turn out the lights on good old Chrysamere."A probable impossibility is preferable to an improbable possibility." - Aristotle0