The time has finally come.
After an extended cool period in their war following the battle for Baj-Jer that resulted in the victory of the Burkuteshti and pushed the Qyrhyeshti to the northern edges of the territory, the Qyrhyeshti have regained enough strength and morale to attempt to take one of the oases held by the Burkuteshti. This will be the first full-scale battle in quite some time, ICly, and the first OOCly! The specific oasis being targeted is the easternmost one, at the very edge of the lands and farthest away from Baj-Jer. It is generally considered the least important by either side, but Adala has deemed it a wiser target than the others at this time. Of course, it should hopefully also be an easier, less well-guarded target...
- Details
For the Burkuteshti:
Due to the fact that they have a larger territory to maintain, the Burkuteshti's forces are spread out, and the eastern oasis is really is not as guarded as the others. The posting there currently consists of between 4 and 8 lions at a time, depending on patrol rotations and time of day, and it's about a week's travel to get from there to Baj-Jer; the nearest oasis, to the south and west, is a little over two days away.
Sign-ups are open for up to 8 lions to participate on the Burkuteshti side. First come, first served!
For the Qyrhyeshti:
The eastern oasis is almost four days away from the Qyrhyeshti's nearest oasis, so they've got a long walk ahead of them! As the attacking force will therefore be gone for a week at the very least, the Qyrhy are being cautious about how many they send, so as not to deplete the forces guarding their current holdings too much. They're in a delicate spot, after all, with their Bey still recovering and his heirs still young, and can only risk so much.
Sign-ups are open on the Qyrhyeshti side as well, but the amount will depend on how many Burkuteshti sign up. The number of Qyrhy participating will be the number of Burkut+up to 2 'reserves.' ICly, everyone will be fighting, but OOCly, the reserves won't be participating in the initial set of fights - they will fight Burkuteshti who are victorious in the initial set of fights. The 'reserves' will be explained in more detail if/when they come into play!
Also first come, first served! (Reserves will be randomized from participants, however.)
For all:
- Brush up on your rules for fighting!
- Participants are exempt from chance-of-death rolls, since we're still just getting going.
- Sign-ups will remain open until we have the maximum number of participants, or until 6 PM EST on May 31st, whichever comes first.
- Each player can have only 1 lion in this battle, whether Qyrhy or Burkut. You'll have to choose. (This may be raised to 1 on each side, if necessary. Notice will be given if so.)
- To sign up, just reply with your lion's name, image, and faction.