We play our game this week among the Ghoddic tribes of Middangeard, ten years before the Honeytooth clan sail to The Realm and found the mythical House of Arko. Four warbands sharing a sordid history of conflict battle for the best, last lands in a dying world.
One warband will play the The Meonwára, a clan from the north under the leadership of Irminic son of Irminred. The Meonwára, Wolves of the North, were chased out of the southern part of Middangeard by NIgthing and Hunigtoth warriors twenty years ago. Now forced back by a relentless draught, the Meonwára recently expelled the Nithings from their fortress at Ypwinesfloat and wish to consolidate their holdings.
A second band will play the warband of The Hunigtoth, or Honeytooth, under the leadership of twin warriors Aethel and Aescer, The Heorthgeneats. The Honeytooth had been dispossessed from their richest lands twenty years ago when forced to side with The Nithings on the frontline against the invading Meonwára. When the Meonwára were expelled, the Nithings took all lands and subjugated the badly beaten lords of Honeytooth.
A third band will play The Nithing clan under the leadership of Queen Bothild and her daughter Eabea. They have sorcerous allies among a fourth band: Lord Wuffa and The Dréowudu of The Dark Forest. The Nithings have just been expelled from their fortress at Ypwinesfloat and have regrouped in Dréocliff with their allies to take back what they gained twenty years ago and destroy their enemies once and for all. They are counting on help from the Dréowudu and their fearsome Waerloga.
If you are familiar with the history of The Realm you know all of this battling is futile. A draught that began in the north of Middangeard will soon spread to all parts of the south forcing a terrible choice among all the clans to either stay in desolation or flee. This draught was blamed on the thirst of the Mead-God Aegir whose devotees spread from the Honeytooth among all clans of the south. The Meonwára say he drank the river.
The Meonwára, sea-blue banner with sprinting wolves, lead by Thegn Irminric son of Irminred.
The Hunigtoth, sun-golden banner with a dancing bear, lead by Thegns Aethel and Ascer, twins of Leofric son of Leodric.
The Nithings, blood-red banner with black ravens diving, lead by Thegn Bothild and her daughter Eabea.
The Dréowudu, cornflower-purple banner with dragonflies encircled, lead by Wuffa and their Waerloga.
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