Regicide III: For the Crown

[DrakonTheNightLord]

The heretical armies of the Kingdom continue to attack the Empire. The traitors come to destroy all order, while the Kingdoms Skyle and Redzamiba continue to plot the overthrow of Imperial authority. It's not a good day to be part of the Empire.

The Emperor rules with a slowly crumbling hand, untrusting and friendless, he directs his Legions in a futile attempt to stop the inevitable as enemies close in from every direction.

The Emperor is weak, and must be put down. You are the one to do it. A noble-born Lord in the Capital, it is time for you to begin the long and hard journey of removing the Emperor and assuming his Throne. Regicide.

Players
1. Pyrosikth - Qyross, Redzamiban spy
2. Scythes - Former Captain Sir Ronin De Polo, now a member of the feared Black Knights.
3. SGS - Knight-Seneschal Arceon Kathro, Champion of the 17th legion.
4. Silas - Raziel, Black Knight Agent


Circles in the Capital
There are several distinct bodies within the Empire and its Capital, each different yet similar, and each pliant and malleable to those seeking a greater destiny. They are:

The Senate, whose job is to listen to the people, and bring their plight to the Emperor.
The War Council, whose job is to counsel the Emperor in the formation of battle plans. And the
Legions, the military arm of the Emperor.
The Auxiliaries, armies of volunteer peasants.

[SGS]

Count me in.

Oh, but where is Virgil and his crusader knights? Will he be making a come back or must a new face arise?

In short, new character or King Virgil?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

They're the 'heretical armies of the Kingdom..' so they'll be like the main antagonists of the war. You'll play a new character though.

[SGS]

As long as you don't expect me to fight the Kingdom. They're not just any heretics, they're MY heretics.

[Silas]

You have my wit. I'm in.

[thegreatergood]

I'll play

[DrakonTheNightLord]

We will begin our game! Choose from the following starting choices, and state your character name.

Pyrosikth
1) You are an insidious spy of the Kingdom of Redzamiba, sent to depose the Emperor and establish a more tolerant regime in the name of King Nintendos Aurelios!

2) You are a lowly Captain of the First Legion. Tired at the death and destruction and the callousness of the Emperor's tactics, sending whole Legions into suicidal death missions and His total disregard for the peasants under his aegis has left you disillusioned. It is time for a new Emperor.

3) Cunning and ruthless, you have managed to claim a place in the Senate. Though with little true power, the Senate holds some influence over the People, if not the War Council.

Scythes
1) One of the many peasant volunteer auxiliaries pit against heretical knights, traitor Legions and Godless hordes of the Empire's enemies, you flee the military after seeing too much unnecessary blood being shed on both sides. Thinking to seek refuge at your home village, you return only to see your village razed by Imperial soldiers. Tears in your eyes, you swear vengeance and death to the Empire.

2) Terrified by the power vested in the Emperor's Legions, you - a legionnaire yourself, die a little inside as you are forced to murder women and children in order to put down suspected rebel camps and cells. You know the truth though. The Emperor's terror campaign is merely aimed to keep the people eternally loyal to Him, by steel of sword. His tyranny must end.

3) You are a prisoner in the dungeons. You used to be a great Captain of men, fighting for the glory of the Emperor. In an attempt to break the influence such men like you have on the military, He has had you locked away lest you become too powerful, and rise against Him like many others have. So betrayed, you were offered your freedom and join the ranks of the Black Knights. An order of warriors dedicated to the Emperor's fall.

SGS
1) You very nearly came close to slaying the Emperor! An agent of the Kingdom's Crusader Knights, you were tasked with the slaughter of the Emperor and the War Council. You entered the Palace and carved a way to the Throne, trusting in Khorne to lead the way to victory. Tzeentch in His wisdom has decided that you should fail however. Overwhelmed by many archers and guards, You flee into a nearby forest, where the Custodian Guard continue to hound you..

2) You were part of the Queen and the Warmaster's rebellion. Sometime during the Heresy, your forces accompanied the Queen into the catacombs of an Imperial Temple. You were assaulted by warp-spawn and was left to die with the Queen... except that you didn't die. You have been imbued with the power of Chaos. Unsure of what you truly are, you begin to dig your way out to the surface..

3) You are one of the Custodian Guard of the Emperor. You are, in truth, a fragment of the Emperor's spiritual might. You are a Paladin. Wielding your mighty hammer, you have slain many in His name... but a darkness has come upon the Emperor and during this time of crisis He has become moody, and brooding. The weight of the Crown is too much it seems, for the God-Emperor. With the Heir Apparent in the hands of the Warmaster, it seems it falls to your Order.. or at least you, to dispose of the Emperor, so that His Eternal Light will be free to destroy the enemies of the Empire! Sure... you're killing the Emperor... but it's for Great Justice so that makes it okay.

Silas
1) You are a petty lord of an insignificant hilltop keep, whose job is to merely produce crops for the Emperor's armies. You grew tired of your existence... and wish for more.

2) The Cult of Drakon has spread its tendrils far into the Empire, thanks to the continued efforts of missionary-agents. You are a Magos of the Cult, sent to infiltrate the Capital and destroy all resistance to the Cult, namely - The cult of the God-Emperor..

3) You are an agent of the Black Knights, an order of warriors intent on slaying the Emperor. Your mission begins with you slipping inside the Capital and monitoring the security detail, its numbers, strength and frequency..

Thegreatergood
1) You are a merchant of the Empire, and your goods have recently been 'donated' to the war effort. Almost nearly dry and run to the ground by the official thievery, you pool whatever resources that you have to strike at the person in charge... You really liked that tiara.

2) You are a junior clerk of the War Council, whose job is to give tactical and strategic input which no one really listens to. You are frustrated with the Generals and the Emperor, whose battle plans are mostly something along the lines of 'kill ALL the things!" The Empire will not survive with these idiots in charge...

3) You're a Wizard, Harry. You come from across the Sea from the land of the Elves. And as they all say - "I COME TO CLEANSE THIS LAND."

[SGS]

1) You very nearly came close to slaying the Emperor! An agent of the Kingdom's Crusader Knights, you were tasked with the slaughter of the Emperor and the War Council. You entered the Palace and carved a way to the Throne, trusting in Khorne to lead the way to victory. Tzeentch in His wisdom has decided that you should fail however. Overwhelmed by many archers and guards, You flee into a nearby forest, where the Custodian Guard continue to hound you..

Knight-Seneschal Arceon Kathro, Champion of the 17th legion.

[scythes]

3) You are a prisoner in the dungeons. You used to be a great Captain of men, fighting for the glory of the Emperor. In an attempt to break the influence such men like you have on the military, He has had you locked away lest you become too powerful, and rise against Him like many others have. So betrayed, you were offered your freedom and join the ranks of the Black Knights. An order of warriors dedicated to the Emperor's fall.

Former Captain Sir Ronin De Polo, now a member of the feared Black Knights, refused to allow such an evil as the current King continue to plague the land.

[Silas]

3) You are an agent of the Black Knights, an order of warriors intent on slaying the Emperor. Your mission begins with you slipping inside the Capital and monitoring the security detail, its numbers, strength and frequency..

Name: Raziel

[Strassa]

IM in if its not too late

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Too late mate, game's started.

[PyroSikTh]

1) You are an insidious spy of the Kingdom of Redzamiba, sent to depose the Emperor and establish a more tolerant regime in the name of King Nintendos Aurelios!

Name: Qyross

[DrakonTheNightLord]

thegreatergood

[thegreatergood]

Oh, sorry!
3) You're a Wizard, Harry. You come from across the Sea from the land of the Elves. And as they all say - "I COME TO CLEANSE THIS LAND."
Name-Tharial

[DrakonTheNightLord]

SGS
Running through the forest, the Emperor's Custodian Guard follow you closely. For but a moment you manage to lose them. What now?

1. Head for a nearby hill, crowned with ruins of an older age - there to make a stand.

2. Cross the river and continue running to get some more daylight between you and your chasers.

3. Climb up a tree and hide.

Scythes
You are inducted into a order comprised of brigands, rebels, and do-gooders united by a common cause. It is now your cause as well. While the Order searches for recruits and ferments rebellion in the provinces, your job will take you to the Palace itself. While there are many operatives tasked for killing the Emperor, they do so independently and from various points of entry. You are given the dank sewers of the Capital as your domain. What will be your first course of action?

1. Stock up on some supplies, get a sword, and begin your journey into the depths.

2. You will need help. Go and find those who were once loyal to you before you begin.

3. Request a team of Black Knights to follow you. (The difference between 2 and 3 is that 2 will lead you to a mini story trying to find your old soldiers, and 3 will just give you a team to work on)

Silas
Months of passed. Battle lines change and move. Armies live and die, but your eyes are forever trained on the Palace and their guards. You feel that at long last, you are ready.

1. With your knowledge, elude the guards and slip into the Palace...

2. Enter under their noses. If you can somehow get your hands on a General's chariot or a noble's coach...

3. Actually, you're not all that ready yet..

Pyrosikth
Being a spy, your job will be to infiltrate the highest echelons of the regime. Here in your safe house, you may plan...

1. No better place than the War Council. Attempt to find a place there.

2. The Senate will be useful to your cause.

3. Perhaps, a more mundane position... a housekeeping role in the Palace will get you anywhere.

Thegreatergood
You arrive in the Capital after months of traveling. The Wise wants the Emperor removed for their own... wise decisions. You are the instrument of their will, as always.

1. March into the Palace, demanding to see the Emperor.

2. Get into an inn and enjoy the.. scenery for awhile. You'll need to get used to the Capital before you strike.

3. Seek out a band of henchmen that will help you break into the Palace..

[Silas]

1. With your knowledge, elude the guards and slip into the Palace...

[scythes]

2. You will need help. Go and find those who were once loyal to you before you begin.

As a Captain in the army I had many soldiers who would give their life for me, I must find them if I am to complete this mission.

[PyroSikTh]

1. No better place than the War Council. Attempt to find a place there.

[SGS]

1. Head for a nearby hill, crowned with ruins of an older age - there to make a stand.

Sometimes it's not who you fight, but where you fight them that makes all the difference.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

thegreatergood please don't keep me waiting.. I'm an impatient one.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Thegreatergood has been expelled from the game.

Silas

You elude the guards, scaling the walls and dodging their patrols easily, your months of observation and spying paying off. You soon make it to one of the abandoned observatories within the Palace compound, having chosen this place beforehand as a safe place to remain while you decide on your next course of action...

1. Haha, what's this? A lone warrior sits atop a hill near His majesty's glade, and the Custodian Guard close on him! Go help him.

2. Pfft, proceed to enter the Palace. There is work to do.

3. You see two nobles bickering with each other at the flower garden.. this might get violent.. go closer.

Scythes

Stealthily you infiltrate the camp of your erstwhile company, it being so close to the Capital with the enemies of the Empire so close. You try and find:

1. Your second-in-command, the reliable Sezar.

2. The detestable scoundrels, the Turd brothers, whose life you saved, many times. Looting thieving scum they may be, but loyal - and certainly useful in the sewers...

3. Fuck it, recruit the whole company!

Pyrosikth

Being a spy, it is easy enough to conjure a fake identity with seemingly authentic credentials. Who would you like to be?

1. A trainee tactician would do nicely.

2. A battle-hardened and retired captain from the front.

3. Think out of the box! You... shall be.. a janitor!

SGS

You wait patiently while the Custodian Guard come at you from all sides... you reach for your weapon...

1. A bow and arrow, the better to harr them as they climb.

2. A sword. Drawn and dangerous.

3. An axe, which you use to charge down the hill to cut a way open for yourself.

[Silas]

1. Haha, what's this? A lone warrior sits atop a hill near His majesty's glade, and the Custodian Guard close on him! Go help him.

"Crazy bastard taking on multiple foes? Just my kind of person."

[PyroSikTh]

2. A battle-hardened and retired captain from the front.

Go big or go home.

[SGS]

2. A sword. Drawn and dangerous.

Kathro draws his blade, Sever, and prepares to repel the enemy. "Come brothers, allow me to show you the power of Chaos undivided."

Pyro has the right idea.

[thegreatergood]

Oh! Sorry!
(again, sorry! I just plain forgot, life's been busy lately)

[DrakonTheNightLord]

scythes

[scythes]

3. Fuck it, recruit the whole company!

I didn't come for just one or two recruits, I want'em all!

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Silas

You descend and stride towards the glade, sword drawn. Upon coming to the foot of the hill, you see three Custodian Guard marching up the hill. It seems that some are already up.

1. CHARGE!!!

2. Try to avoid these guys and head for the top.

3. Cause a distraction and make the Custodian Guard chase you instead.

Pyrosikth
You easily assume the appearance and demeanour of a Captain, whom you killed long ago for just this moment. Convenient indeed that the Company you served in was all but wiped out during the war, so they regard you as a war hero and as such have a place in the War Council.

1. Your priority will be to build up support for a coup via your place in the War Council.

2. You want the Emperor to take command of the armies in person, hopefully he dies in battle.

3. You want to use your place to remove anyone closer to the Emperor, replacing them with you. You will then be free to act.

SGS
Sword drawn, the Guard close ever slowly, coming at you from three sides, three Custodian Guard come at you with big swords and halberds.

1. Run at them and attack them head on.

2. Hold them off by fighting defensively.

3. Attempt to get your hands on the halberd.

Scythes
You reveal yourself for who you are and whip up a band of loyal followers! Many from this Company join you, except your replacement, the current Captain and his band of men. Who come out now with swords to arrest you!

1. Order your men to kill them!

2. Talk with the Captain.

3. Do nothing and see what the men do.

[scythes]

Time to test my new band of merry mens loyalty.


3. Do nothing and see what the men do.

[SGS]

1. Run at them and attack them head on.

A large weapon's greatest strength is the first attack! SO TAKE IT FROM THEM!

[PyroSikTh]

3. You want to use your place to remove anyone closer to the Emperor, replacing them with you. You will then be free to act.

The sword to fear most is the sword keeping you safe.

[Silas]

1. CHARGE!!!

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Scythes
Wordlessly, your loyal men form up between the new Captain and you, barring the way. After a heated argument that went pretty much like, "OUT OF THE WAY! NO YOU! NO, YOU!" Push came to shove, and a full on battle breaks out!

1. Watch the battle.

2. Draw your sword and jump in to slay the Captain!

3. Appeal for calm

SGS
You charge in with a flurry of blows, which the lead Custodian manages to barely parry, forcing him back several steps. Swiftly, his comrades come at you from the sides.

1. Press on and finish off the first Custodian.

2. Face the enemies coming from the sides.

3. Back away!

Pyrosikth
You survey your possible rivals, and decide to eliminate one of them and see where you end up...

1. There are only 3 remaining Imperial Legions, the I, V and VI, who are bolstered by auxiliary volunteer troops. Remove these Generals!

2. The Chief Tactician, Motta, has been influential in the Imperial battle plans. Inept as he may be, the Emperor listens to him.

3. Pater Holt is the High Priest of the Imperial Cult. His opinion and advice on warfare is just as terrible as his intolerance. However, his position makes him the left hand of the Emperor and His Inquisition.

Silas
You burst into the glade, blade out. The Custodians were caught by surprise but manage to gather themselves and charge at you in turn. Quickly you cut down the first Custodian, but the remaining two come at you with their halberds.

1. Keep up the attack!

2. Parry the blows and attack once they're open.

3. Run off to the top of the hill!!!

[Silas]

3. Run off to the top of the hill!!!

[SGS]

Quick question, are Silas and I in the same fight or are there just a lot of Custodians running about today?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

You're at the top while he's at the foot of the hill. So... two different fights, but pretty close to each other.

[Silas]

Quick question, are Silas and I in the same fight or are there just a lot of Custodians running about today?

Which is why i'm running up towards you.

[SGS]

So at least 5 left eh? Going to be a hell of a fight.

1. Press on and finish off the first Custodian.

"BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!" Kathro is unrelenting towards his target, intending to slay him before focusing on the other two.

[PyroSikTh]

3. Pater Holt is the High Priest of the Imperial Cult. His opinion and advice on warfare is just as terrible as his intolerance. However, his position makes him the left hand of the Emperor and His Inquisition.

[scythes]

3. Appeal for calm

But if there's any sign the Captain isn't having any part of it...

2. Draw your sword and jump in to slay the Captain!

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Announcement: all gloves are off. Starting this update 1/3 choices will have death / bad end results

Silas
You run as fast as you can towards the top when suddenly, you bang into another Custodian Guard on the way up to the hill. This startles the Custodian and he smacks into the hill head first and snaps his neck. His brothers turn around in alarm and bear their weapons against you, with the other 2 you left coming up to surround you!

1. Run like a little wussy.

2. Scream like a little wussy.

3. Push the front two and run up the hill!

SGS
Khorne grants you the strength you need to smite down the heretic Custodian. Parrying the blows from his comrades, you quickly figure out how to dispatch the remaining fighters.

1. Khorne favours you. Continue to crush the enemy with your blade!

2. The enemy is weak! Disarm them with the intention of torturing them for Slaanesh!

3. Aim to convert them to your cause with reason!

Pyrosikth
How will you go about Pater Holt's political demise?

1. Have a more compliant High Priest replace him.

2. Rebuke him at every turn, with the intent of making the War Council, Emperor included, see his incompetence.

3. Call him a heretic and kill him then and there.

Scythes
Everyone calms down, and the Captain, whose camp is the lesser in numbers, rides off to the Capital to alert the Emperor about the rebellion.

1. Set guards around the camp. Time for a nap.

2. Send out riders to chase them and kill them all.

3. March now towards the Capital! WARRRRR!!

[scythes]

Damn Captain, kill him!

2. Send out riders to chase them and kill them all.

[Silas]

"I..must..be... KING OF THE HILL!"

3. Push the front two and run up the hill!

[PyroSikTh]

2. Rebuke him at every turn, with the intent of making the War Council, Emperor included, see his incompetence.

[SGS]

"RAAAAAAGGHHH!" Is the knight's reply to the pitiful attacks of the custodes.

1. Khorne favours you. Continue to crush the enemy with your blade!

Slaanesh will get his chance soon, this battle belongs to Khorne.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Scythes
Your riders go off and after a few hours, bring the heads of the traitors to you. What is your next course of action?

1. Prepare to march into the Capital. Let the coup begin!

2. Time to turn on your masters, the Order of the Black Knights must be purged before your new order begins!

3. Go and gather more Companies to your banner.

Silas
You push these bastard whoresons away and continue your relentless march up the hill. Upon arrival you abruptly run into a warrior clad in full plate the colour of blood. In a comical fashion, both of your weapons hit the two Custodian guards at the hill before all of you go down in a tangled heap.

1. Get up quickly and face the Custodians coming up!

2. Run down the hill!!

3. Maybe if you pretend to be dead you can get out of this mess..

Pyrosikth
The High Priest suggests that since there seems to be a lull in the war against the heretic Crusaders, the Legions should go north to face down the traitor Kingdoms of Skyle and Redzamiba. You shoot him down, saying that the troops need time to rest and reinforce. You go one step further and suggest that:

1. The High Priest is a massive idiot and should be expelled from the Council.

2. The time is right for new Legions to be founded.

3. The war against the Warmaster's armies to the East should take priority. The Empire should make peace on concentrate on the Archenemy instead.

SGS
You roar and charge forward, only for someone to hit you from behind. Your sword cleaves an enemy open as you go down in a tangled heap.

1. Roar, throw the doucheburger off you, and brandish your sword like a crazed berserker.

2. Call upon Tzeentch to smite your foes.

3. Push the guy on top of you (who may or may not be Silas) down towards the incoming Custodian Guards.

[SGS]

1. Roar, throw the doucheburger off you, and brandish your sword like a crazed berserker.

I'm in no mood to have someone on me! Need to get up and prepare to kill a couple more custodes. If they're smart they'll run away while I'm distracted.

[PyroSikTh]

3. The war against the Warmaster's armies to the East should take priority. The Empire should make peace on concentrate on the Archenemy instead.

[scythes]

More troops will be required for this massive undertaking, a whole host will descend upon the capitol, annihilating all before it!

3. Go and gather more Companies to your banner.

[Silas]

1. Get up quickly and face the Custodians coming up!

[DrakonTheNightLord]

SGS
You brandish your sword threateningly, but the Custodians still come. Two of them reach the top, where you kill one and the stranger kills another, using the high ground as an advantage.

1. Roar again, and charge down the hill after the other two.

2. Leave the stranger to fight the rest, you have an Emperor to kill.

3. Defile the corpses in the name of Nurgle!

Pyrosikth
You seem to have everyone's ear at the moment, so you go on and...

1. Suggest that the Emperor go in person to negotiate peace with the Crusaders.

2. Go North to negotiate a peace. You being a spy from there, you should be able to do this easily.

3. Suggest that the Legions pull back from the frontlines as the first step to this.

Scythes
You decide it best that you play to your strengths, which is of course, command...

1. Send out missives to the Companies in reserve to join you and overthrow the False Emperor!

2. Travel to the frontlines in person and ask the Legions to join you!

3. Seek out those you believe could be swayed to your cause and invite them to your camp.

Silas
You take down another Custodian as your new found ally deals with the other. 2 more are headed your way though...

1. Throw rocks at them!!

2. Charge!!!

3. Wait for them to come to you.

[PyroSikTh]

3. Suggest that the Legions pull back from the frontlines as the first step to this.

[scythes]

Can't send messages to everyone or it'll totally give away my plans, only to those who I know will join me in this most holy of quests.

3. Seek out those you believe could be swayed to your cause and invite them to your camp.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Silas
SGS

[Silas]

OOC: Sorry, I rarely visit the forum on weekends.

2. Charge!!!

"With me! Let's finish this!"

[SGS]

1. Roar again, and charge down the hill after the other two.

"These weaklings stand no chance!"

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Pyrosikth

You suggest the Legions pull back to show the heretics that the Empire are leaning towards peace, only to be met by opposition by the Generals, who turn on you and suggest that you're a coward, among other insults. The Emperor, seeing this, suggests that you go to the front line to negotiate a peace. If they agree on a ceasefire, you will be given the Emperor's Seal to move the Legions. Some trust being given, or a plot to get rid of you?

1. You think it's a plot - and say so.

2. Go for it!

3. Cordially refuse

Scythes
Night falls, and from all over the surrounding area, Captains from the many support units, Legion Companies, and other military units arrive at camp... time to turn them to your cause...

1. The Emperor is surrounded by idiots and traitors, a cleansing is at hand!

2. For the Empire to survive.. the Emperor must be dethroned.

3. Down with the Empire! [Go on to talk about how sucky life has been lately]

Silas
You charge, and by the corner of your eye you see your companion doing the same. Before you know, all the Custodians lie dead at your feet.

1. Shout "HELP!" And run away.

2. Go on with your mission.

3. Rest here for a moment.

SGS
You destroy your enemies, with your ally by your side. Now however, is time for a choice...

1. Scream and shout, daring the Custodians to come at you at this unbeatable hill.

2. Get back to that Palace and rip their shit.

3. Withdraw to fight another day.

[PyroSikTh]

2. Go for it!

I can negotiate peace better than these jerks can!

[scythes]

"I am Ronin De Polo. And I see a whole army of my countrymen,
here in defiance of tyranny! You have come to fight as free men. And
free man you are! What will you do without freedom? Will you fight?"

"Two thousand against ten?" the veteran shouted. "No! We will
run - and live!"

"Yes!" De Polo shouted back. "Fight and you may die. Run and you
will live at least awhile. And dying in your bed many years from now,
would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for
one chance, just one cahnce, to come back here as young men and tell
our enemies that they may take our lives but they will never take
our freedom!"

2. For the Empire to survive.. the Emperor must be dethroned.

[Silas]

"Farewell, good sir. It was fun slaughtering with you."

2. Go on with your mission.

[SGS]

"May Tzeentch guide your path."

3. Withdraw to fight another day.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Pyrosikth
You prepare to march, but before that, perhaps a report to your masters back home, and perhaps a cunning trick or two to organize...

1. Tell your masters that an incoming peace between the heretics and the Empire is imminent. Request them to step up the attacks and take as much territory before they can bring the Legions to bear that way.

2. Request that your master to send in agents to disrupt the peace talks for your own insidious purposes.

3. Send word to the traitor Warmaster and send warning to him that the Legions are coming

Scythes
SHTEP. You wonder who was shooting arrows and look around to find your chest impaled with one. Your speech to depose a tyrant seems to have ruffled feathers. You wonder who it was as you fall down and your heart tries in vain to keep you alive, pumping around the poisoned shaft and arrowhead as all goes dark...

Your journey ends here

Silas
You begin your long march to the Emperor..

1. Go according to plan. You are to disguise yourself as a servant of the kitchens. Killing one of them and taking their garb would do the trick, given how numerous the servants are here.

2. Hide in the Palace to observe the daily movements of the Palace's denizens to further plot your move.

3. Find a way into the Emperor's chambers

SGS
You withdraw and get out of the Palace and into an inn somewhere. You plan your next move..

1. You'll need to hire a band of mercenaries as help.

2. Contact the Cult, they may be a long way from here, but they're still somewhere in this gods damned Empire.

3. Slaughter your way to an Imperial Temple. You'll use this as a sacrifice to bring the demons into the world

[PyroSikTh]

2. Request that your master to send in agents to disrupt the peace talks for your own insidious purposes.

[Silas]

1. Go according to plan. You are to disguise yourself as a servant of the kitchens. Killing one of them and taking their garb would do the trick, given how numerous the servants are here.

[SGS]

2. Contact the Cult, they may be a long way from here, but they're still somewhere in this gods damned Empire.

Always go with the mortals first. They're far more predictable and easier to kill if they betray you.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Gonna update this on the weekend, going to forward your storylines a bit.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

3 Years Later

The peace talks between the Kingdom and the Empire was put to an end as soon as they had begun, each side accusing the other of treachery as they were ambushed. The Empire had no choice but to fight on as a galvanized Crusader force pushed the Legions hard. Even as Raziel infiltrated the Palace in the guise of a kitchen serf, learning all of the Palace's secret passages and escape routes, the Cult of Drakon has been busy, and finally stepping out of the shadows at their Champion's behest, reveal themselves to be the true lords of the Black Knights. Swiftly, and out of nowhere, the Order besieged the Palace, even as the nearby Companies descend into disarray, spurred on by a martyred Captain...

The end of the Empire is nigh.

Pyrosikth
Your ruse has worked. You have managed to tie up the Legions in a war of attrition and proven your loyalty in one move. However, the Capital is inaccessible due to a spate of sudden uprisings. You are...

1) Stuck with the Legions in the front line.

2) Riding towards the support Companies around the Capital to restore order.

3) Floating in the honey bath back home in Redzamiba...

Silas
You're ready to strike.. you know the Palace inside and out now, and the Empire's strength is waning. The Black Knights have laid siege to the Palace, and now is the time to act!

1. Go now and kill the Emperor!

2. Go open the gates for the besiegers...

3. Poison the Palace's food!

SGS
You have asked for help and help has come, the Cult has revealed how deeply they have cast their roots into the dying regime... you stand as leader of the Black Knights, besieging the Imperial Palace! You've not much time, the reserve Companies will get into the city sooner rather than later..

1. Assault the Palace!

2. Starve them out!

3. Talk peace..

[SGS]

1. Assault the Palace!

[PyroSikTh]

2) Riding towards the support Companies around the Capital to restore order.

[Silas]

2. Go open the gates for the besiegers...

[sneggy]

Damn how did I miss a new regicide game?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

SGS
You realize that there is no time to wait the enemy out, so you order the attack, and your forces storm the walls! It took the better part of the day to get the upper hand, then you find something that could deliver the walls to you: The Chief Custodian, Constantin Valdor stands atop the gatehouse, protecting the Imperial flag, slaying your warriors in heaps.

1. Throw down your gauntlet - DUEL.

2. Yell at your warriors to rush the bastard.

3. Tempt him to join your forces.

Pryosikth
You encounter a support Company and they quickly submit to your authority. You discover that they were marching towards the Capital, which has apparently fallen to the hands of heathens and traitors.

1. Order the Company to stand down and wait the conflict out.

2. Force march your way to the Capital, engaging any enemies along the way, the Emperor must be protected!

3. Seek out other loyal Companies.

Silas
You leave the kitchens and head towards the walls, when suddenly BOOM!!! The Order has begun their assault, and all is chaos. They are already on the walls, and appear to be winning the battle!

1. ....Go and open the gate, regardless of this.

2. Go back to the Palace, they got this.

3. Join the fighting!

[SGS]

1. Throw down your gauntlet - DUEL.

A champion of the gods will not back down from such a challenge. Such is the path to demonhood.

[PyroSikTh]

3. Seek out other loyal Companies.

[Silas]

2. Go back to the Palace, they got this.

"Meh, fine. If you didn't need my help, you could have warned me."

[DrakonTheNightLord]

SGS
Valdor takes a look at you before bringing his shining sword to bear, picking a defensive stance.

1. Charge at him!

2. Wait for him to come to you!

3. But first, some verbal jousting!

Pyrosikth
Before long you've gathered a host of four Companies. What now?

1. Move and take the Capital!

2. Begin to use your forces to cut off the Capital so that no one goes in or out.

3. Divert them to the frontlines to die.

Silas
You turn back when suddenly the gate collapses, and several berserkers charge in, one armoured warrior runs at you and swipes at you with his battleaxe, which you barely dodge..

1. Draw your sword and kill him!

2. Run into the Palace!

3. "Stop, I'm one of you!"

[SGS]

2. Wait for him to come to you!

A champion of the dark gods does not play by the rules of others.

[PyroSikTh]

2. Begin to use your forces to cut off the Capital so that no one goes in or out.

[Silas]

2. Run into the Palace!

"No time for this. Screw you guys!"

[DrakonTheNightLord]

SGS
The Chief Custodian swiftly closes the distance, his blade rising up and crashing down in a downwards cleave, which Sever barely deflects. Quikcly you are put on the back foot as a flurry of blows dent your armor and bests your defenses.

1. Grab his blade and then swing at him!

2. Give him an onslaught of your own, taking some hits as you get going.

3. Keep defending.

Pyrosikth
Slowly but surely you have begun to strangle the Capital with your forces, who have laid the Capital to siege...

1. Use whatever artillery you got and bombard the Capital!

2. Starve the dissenters out!

3. Get an honor guard and ride into the city!

Silas
You run into the Palace, where all is pandemonium. Serfs moving to put out fires, warriors getting organized, etc. The Emperor is nowhere to be found...

1. Set fire to the Palace!

2. Hide in the cellars for now.

3. Look for the Emperor

[Silas]

3. Look for the Emperor

[SGS]

2. Give him an onslaught of your own, taking some hits as you get going.

If defense fails you, use offensive to fell him.

[PyroSikTh]

1. Use whatever artillery you got and bombard the Capital!

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Silas
You consider the hiding places and where the Emperor might be...

1. His chambers. Stupid aloof bastard.

2. You discovered a hidden escape route that ends up at a nearby runner's post. He should be heading there.

3. Perhaps he is holding council with the War Council at this too late an hour...

SGS
Exchanging punishing blows as champions on both sides fight the battle of their lives, both of you end of bloodied and your armor torn and beaten out of shape. Catching your breath for a moment, both of you raise your weapons again... something has got to give.

1. Tackle him to the ground!!! (You're on top of a gatehouse, mind)

2. KEEP ATTACKING!!

3. Yield?

Pyrosikth
Using the notion of smoking the traitorous rats out of the Capital, you order your warriors to attack the city with volleys of artillery fire. The city is in flames within moments, slums, villas all. Many die within the first few seconds of the punishing attack, whole companies lost to fire in your brief unleashing of hell. Then your weapons run out of ammunition, leaving the outskirts of the Capital in ruins. The fires will take the whole of the Capital soon enough..

1. Ride now to the Palace!

2. Let the Capital burn...

3. Send riders to the rogue companies and the Black Knights besieging the Palace for a parlay.

[SGS]

2. KEEP ATTACKING!!

Yield? You ask a champion of the gods to yield?! I will beat that scumbag into the ground like Khorne intended. Let his body rot in the sun for Nurgle. Laugh my ass off at his death for Slaanesh. And throw his pitiful soul to Tzeentch so good ol' birdman doesn't feel left out!

[PyroSikTh]

2. Let the Capital burn...

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Silas

[Silas]

2. You discovered a hidden escape route that ends up at a nearby runner's post. He should be heading there.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Gloves are off again, 1/3 of the following options starting now are fatal.

SGS
You strike with maddened fury at your hated enemy and soon tire him down for you to destroy him with punishing two handed blows. The Emperor's Champion lies dead at your feet. You then realize that the city behind you is on fire!

1. Sacrifice the Custodian to the Dark Gods!

2. Gather the men and withdraw!

3. No time to waste, keep up the onslaught.

Pyrosikth
Your troops watch as the Capital burns away all the enemies, when some Captains raises the need to go and find the Emperor!

1. Tell them that the Emperor has already escaped.

2. "THE EMPEROR IS DEAD, I AM YOUR EMPEROR!!"

3. Tell them the fire will do it for us. The Emperor's holy aura will protect him *other stupid nonsense*

Silas
You run and run and run and eventually arrive at the runner's post. You see a dozen Custodes riding off with what could be the Emperor..

1. Go back and tell the warriors!

2. Follow them on foot, making sure they don't see you...

3. Ride off on a horse, screaming a battle cry!!

[Silas]

2. Follow them on foot, making sure they don't see you...

[SGS]

1. Sacrifice the Custodian to the Dark Gods!

I made a promise that he'd go to the gods for this. Hopefully the castle walls keep the fire out while I do this. Or the gods grant me demonhood and I don't have to care about a little thing like fire. Personally I like the 2nd thing.

[PyroSikTh]

3. Tell them the fire will do it for us. The Emperor's holy aura will protect him *other stupid nonsense*

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Silas
You are soon outpace but you keep on, tracking their movements and generally making slow progress. You see the Emperor's men make camp on a hill nearby. You know that they are a day's march from a nearby town, but night has already descended.

1. Time to charge in! Their guard is down!

2. Wait for a few hours, then infiltrate the camp!

3. There are too many of them, you'll need to go back for help.

SGS
You scream and howl to the moon as you raise the enemy's head in tribute to the Powers. You feel the warp overtaking you.. it is a good pain.

Then the Gods laughed as you turn into an eyeless spawn with four nipples.

Pyrosikth
You let the Capital burn, and it does so magnificently. So magnificently that you even deign to take a nap. When you wake, there is no city left. Only a shattered remains of the Palace, still apparently being looted.

1. March your army towards the Palace!

2. Withdraw, declaring the Capital lost.

3. Leave now, your work is done.

[SGS]

Last time I try to be a faithful, albeit crazy, champion of the dark gods in one of your games.

[Silas]

2. Wait for a few hours, then infiltrate the camp!

[PyroSikTh]

1. March your army towards the Palace!

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Silas
You wait until night, and easily encroach on the camp. A single tent can be seen, while the Custodes - which you easily weave through in the darkness, stand guard. You see one of them get up and go towards the bushes to relieve himself.

1. Go and kill him.

2. Once he's out of sight, try to devise a diversion to pull the other guards away.

3. There's only eleven guards... you can take them!

Pyrosikth
You call for the heralds to sound the trumpets, and your army walks over the ashes of what was the Capital. You enter the Palace, which has become some kind of sick love child between a charnel house and an oven in the hands of a 4 year old. You find no one alive.

1. Break the Imperial banner, declare the Emperor dead and the Empire with it, and declare yourself Lord of a new nation!

2. Weep openly and wax lyrical about how you have fehled the Empra.

3. Order patrols to go forth and find the Emperor - he may have escaped.

[PyroSikTh]

3. Order patrols to go forth and find the Emperor - he may have escaped.

[Silas]

1. Go and kill him.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Silas
You follow the Custodian, and your sword rises and falls swiftly, and he crumples without a sound. Leaving the body there, you make your way back to the camp, only to hear the sound of hooves. Many many hooves. Horses!

1. Stay where you are.

2. Now is the time to attack!!

3. Slip inside the tent quickly to kill the Emperor!

Pyrosikth
You send out your riders, and now you turn to more pressing matters...

1. Go write a missive to base about what has happened.

2. Send out more riders to inform the Imperial governors that the Capital is destroyed.

3.Declare independence!

[PyroSikTh]

1. Go write a missive to base about what has happened.

[Silas]

3. Slip inside the tent quickly to kill the Emperor!

"Distraction!"

[DrakonTheNightLord]

As the search party meets the Custodes, Raziel sneaks into the tent, to slay the Emperor. He does so, but the psychic scream destroys him and the Custodians, and the search party. Qyross now stands upon the ruins of an orphaned Empire.

Its fate beckons...

The story ends here, for now...

[PyroSikTh]

\o/ Victoly!

[Silas]

Kinda victory?

[Architech]

I think I'm the real winner here

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Yep, since you get to archive this thread. Go on then.