The Jade Fist Campaign - 10-16 December.

The Jade Fist Campaign


(Map credits for Moglim, TTH)
(Map not updated since 16/12. Any damage made or barricades built have probably been repaired/removed in a week or two)

Map Details
Red - Horde control
Yellow - Neutral control
Blue - Alliance control
Black - Sha infested.

Crates & Zeppelin - Supply routes.
Bamboo - resource, practically found everywhere.
Mining pick - Mine, resource. Jade, stone and minerals. Mostly jade. (More mines can be dig by players)
Bridges - strategic resource (green hue for 'unguarded')
Fountain - Den of Sorrow: Healing waters, resource. Requires cleansing of restless spirits.
Spear & Shield - Constructed fortifications, barricades
Cogwheels - "Mimiron's Fury"
Frostwyrm - Necromancer Drustai's Frostwyrm
Canonball - Siege weapons, harpoon guns, balistaes.

Map Additions

Mimiron's Fury is a modified alliance battleship, owned by Tjib the Senator of Innovation. A lot of the cannons have been removed so it has a significantly smaller amount of firepower than normal. One mast has been removed and a steam engine system installed at the back of the ship. The space previous taken by the mast have been turned into a refueling/repair station for two scouting gyrocopters. The gyrocopters themselves have no weapons. What is inside the ship is still unknown, although Hozen, both dead and alive (prisoners) have been moved into the ship. The ship escaped to the sea in face of the orcish charge on the port.

Frostwyrm! Necromancer Drustai have sent her minion to lay waste on the Horde. Dangerous and magically warded, the Wyrm wreck havoc at Strongarm Airstrip and brought down all Zepplins docked there. The wyrm got brought down by Shatterskull Marauders and Orcs of the Red Blade when it laid siege on Honeydew Village.

Steelfist Overlook is a small, hidden camp up in the mountains just south of Grookin Hill. The camp have no fortifications, relying on staying undetected for protection. It is a place no Alliance soldier would wish to be stationed right now, with the barricade fallen.

Nectarbreeze Orchard have been fortified by hastily construed wooden barricades by Shado-pan and the Order of the Cloud Serpent. The skies above are patrolled by War Serpents and on the ground level the Shado-Pan have set up their white tents. A few "Grumpy foreigners not welcome!" signs have been put up during the night.

Bridge between Four Winds and Jade Forest have been destroyed. The Damn luckily still holds, and repairs have been started to rebuild the bridge.

Alliance Barricade have been constructed straight in the face of the blockade of the Shado-pan, preventing the Pandaren to flee south.

Campaign Status - (Updated 18/12 16:50)

The Campaign have ended. The Horde came out Victorious.

The campaign started on the 10th day with a Horde clashing straight against the Alliance close to Pearlfin village. Following the fight, the Horde split due of disagreements between the Red Blade orcs and the Shatterskull Warband about honor. The Alliance made a push into the zone starting at the 11th day and blocked a supply route between Jade Forest and Four Winds with barricades. Establishing a camp right on the nose of the Horde, the Alliance was certain of their victory... until the Shatterskulls returned on the zone, to crush the rumored barricade. A tough battle was fought, but the Alliance got eventually pushed away from their position. As their final act, they detonated the bridge to make sure the Horde had no use of it.

Archmage Drustai, an Alliance aligned rogue Necromancer unleashed her Frostwyrm the same night against Horde zeppelins stationed at Strongarm Airstrip. Creating terrible destruction, the wyrm retreated to the mountains only to lay siege on Honeydew Village where Horde was stationed the night following. The Horder however were prepared! Armed with balistaes, barbed harpoons and tethers, the Shatterskulls Marauders and Orcs of the Red blade pulled the beast down. Regardless of its countless wardings and defenses the beast eventually fell, only achieving to unite the Horde before a common threat.

Alliance still recovering and a gap left by flawed defense tactics, the Horde made its way through the Alliance lines the final day and laid siege on Paw'don Village and Garrosh'ar, which had been cleared of the Sha and used as a port by the Alliance. Eventually forced to retreat by the threat of coastal bombardment by Alliance ships, the Horde still struct a blow on the Alliance and established a dominant position over the Jade Forest.

But the War have merely started...

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Campaign Organizers:
Skaraín - Alliance side
Kozgugore - Horde side

IC Leaders - Alliance
Gilran (TTH) - Senior High Command
Valestrion (DoL) - High Command
Aariam (NG) - High Command

Amaryl - Captain of Wild Tempest
Bismack - Captain of Stormwind 1st Regiment

IC Leaders - Horde
Kozgugore, Chieftain of the Red Blade - Unofficial

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About the Campaign:

Campaign Rules:

As the main organizer of this campaign my main task is to make sure communication works, everything run smoothly and sort out Drama. If you have questions, concerns, problems or disagreements of any kind, please, respect the organizer and do not starting a flame war on the forums. Bring the issue to my knowledge though PM's or whispers and i'll sort it out. Thank you.

5/12-9/12:

10/12 - Monday:

Map:

Horde and Alliance forces assembled at their camps. Meanwhile the leaders of both sides were with the Shado-pan to agree Terms of War, Horde scouting party clashed with Alliance forces south of Pearlfin Village. Two major battles erupted, following two five-man scouting parties being sent by the Alliance skirmishing in the closeness of Grookin Hill, freeing one of prisoners. Another escaped himself later.

The Horde forces suffered from internal conflict afterwards. Shatterskull marauders and the Orcs had disagreements, one to fight with "Honor" while another pillages. Shatterskulls may yet remain in the field, but separate from the other Horde forces.

11/12 - Tuesday:

Map:

-Multiple daily skirmishes have been fought between the Horde and Alliance.
-Alliance and Horde clashed for the control of Mogu relics at the Terrace of Ten Thunders. The Horde emerged victorious, sending the Alliance to a shameful retreat! (Wargames, WSG)
-The Bridge between Valley of the Four Winds and The Jade Forest have been claimed and fortified by the Alliance. Walls of sharpened bamboo and soldiers guard the bridge, shooting at the Horde on sight but let the neutral denizen of Pandaria pass.

12/12 - Wednesday:

map:

-The barricade was further fortified and the Alliance begun constructing a camp in the mountains south of Grookin Hill.
-Den of Sorrow was explored by an Alliance group, after its rumored healing waters, only to have locked inside by a Horde sniper and finding Sha spirits wanting to devour their souls. Shado-pan appeared to combat the awakened Sha and inform the utterly demolished group that the power of the water had waned away long ago and their search being a waste of time.
-Greatest minds of the Horde gather in the Arcane Conclave, developing nefarious plans to strike the Alliance with the use of Arcane.

13/12 - Thursday:

Map:

-The arrival of Horde Arcane Conclave magical equipment has been delayed for one day.
-Patrols of Horde and Alliance have roamed the roads, but with little luck with running to eachother.
-Horde have set up traps into the forest. Mind your steps!
-Alliance have scouted and set up a mine. The stone and jade is now used to bolster the War efforts.
-Mimiron's Fury, the Ship of Senator Tjib, Senator of Innovation of Ironforge Senate have arrive on Pandaria. There seems to be some sort of preparation of devices going on there but it all seems very secretive.
-Necromancer Drustai have sent her Frostwyrm to lay waste on the Horde. The Wyrm will attempt to frostbomb Strongarm Airstrip and bring down any Zepplins currently docked there. If victorious, it will then move on to Honeydew (with no regard for civilians. Woops).

14/12 - Friday:

Map:

-Shatterskull marauders have returned on the Battlefield!
-Alliance scouts and Shatterskulls clashed, eventually forcing the Horde warband to retreat.
-The "Battle for the Barricade!" was fought for the control of the Alliance-built barricade between Valley of the Four Winds and Jade Forest. The Horde emerged victorious, but the Alliance played out a cheap trick and blew up the Bridge.
-Necromancer Drustai's Frostwyrm laid waste to the Horde controlled Strongarm Airstrip and demolished the zeppelins docked in there soon after the Horde had made their way back to Honeydew. The Wyrm is now to turn its attention on Honeydew Village and the Horde stationed there.
-Shado-pan and the Order of the Cloud Serpent have barricaded Nectarbreeze Orchard. Due of the Alliance violating the pact, the Pandaren now denied passage of Alliance and Horde alike through any Pandaren settlement.
-The Horde in Honeydew Village have begun constructing siege weapons, including ballistas and harpoon launchers, in preparation for the next attack.
-Senator Tjib has been moving Hozen prisoners and Hozen corpses to Mimirion's Fury, for unknown reasons.

15/12 - Saturday:

Map:

-Members of the Horde Arcane Conclave, supported by orcs from the Red Blade tribe, took various arcanometer readings at multiple parts of the Jade Forest, and found various areas resembling ley line confluxes. Some were in seemingly nondescript areas; others were on-top of shrines and other pandaren buildings. Plans are being made to begin construction on portal anchors in several key areas, with armed support and minor fortification to support the position.
-"Operation: What Orchard?" is now in effect! The Alliance built a new barricade to prevent the neutrals to leave south. A mortal team was placed on a hill (later destroyed by the Shado-pan, after the shooting of a Pandaren turtle travelling the road) with orders to shoot anything moving the northern road. Alliance airdropped medicine, food supplies and flyers to warn the pandaren not to leave their homes in fear of reigning fire down on them.
-The Horde defended Honeydew Village against the Frostwyrm of Necromancer, bringing the unholy monstrosity down with barbed bolts and tethers. After a tough fight, the Shatterskull Marauders and the Orcs of the Red Blade brought the beast down. However, its frozen heart was stolen by a Kro'kron Loyalist goblin for building a weapon of mass-destruction.
-The Horde siege weapons were dismantled after the fight against the Wyrm and sent to their meant destinations.

16/12 - Sunday:

Map:

The Horde laid siege on Paw'don village shortly before nightfall, clearing their way through the Pandaren defenders who were forced to make a hasty retreat in risk of being killed. The Horde were chased after by the Alliance forces whose were already diminished from the battle over the Alliance barricade. Entering Garrosh'ar, Alliance main supply route into Jade Forest since the fall of the bridge, the Horde ravaged a number of ships and crates stationed there. Mimiron's Fury made its way to the sea following the first sounds of battle, and luckily avoided harm. As a final act, the Alliance detonated what remained of the port. The Horde made their retreat when an Alliance flagship sent from Lion's Landing arrived in sigh, unwilling to take a broadside of bombardment. The port now lie in ruins, taken over by the sha once more by the emerging violence. Today the Alliance took a heavy hit. The Alliance High Command however had few words left to say.

Gilran: "They may have won the battle, but certainly not the War."

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Really looking forward to this. It'll be good to have peoples minds focused where it should be round about now, on the war!

This sounds great, Really looking forward to more details

Excellent! I've been hoping for a reason to have the regiment go to Pandaria!

-Non-RP'er WPvP'er attacks are recommended to be treated as IC, either as a player of Sha-possessed wildlife, for the sake of immersion. We are in a War-zone after all.

Fantastic addition! There should be no reason for our roleplay to be shat upon.

I obviously support this.

For the Alliance sided players, you can expect a War Council to be held a week before the OOC date of the campaign. The time and date will be announced in the near future.

And great job with putting this together, Skarain! Well done!

Skarain wrote:
How will the Sha or native interference play out?

I volunteer to act as a coordinator for the native "interference". Both as guild-master of an Alliance pandaren guild and as the player of a Shado-pan character, this role would naturally fall to me, except if there are any others who wish to take responsibility. If there are: great! I'd love to work together with you.

But yes, you can count on the Blooming Lotus to support this event: though maybe not in a way you might expect!

lolz at pandas standing in the middle saying "think of the children!!"

Sounds interesting! My lot will happily pitch in and get bloody. Marauders gonna maraud.

Much appreciated Paozi. Added to the main post.

Added an example of "Roleplayed Freedom"

This is very cool, keep us updated

Thrakha wrote: Marauders gonna maraud.

Currently looking for someone who'd be willing to write a guide: "How to roleplay out the Sha", seeing how important factor it will be once more people set foot on Pandaria. I am sadly not that greatest of writers myself.

If you're interested for the task, poke me either here or ingame.

EDIT: Drustai took the task.

The Crimsons will always aid our Horde friends!

Vengeful will be on board for this! (Although Solanum an I will have to pass if it's on a friday) And after some weeks of slacking I finally got my pvp staff today, I will Benediction the shit out of you. *\o/*

Or well I will heal... :<

Me likey. I'll have to get Adrielle to 90 asap though :'(

Now that we know when the patch is to come, I am thinking of this starting the 10th of December. If there are no objections or suggestions, i'll nail the date there.

If you have something to bring up, bring it now.

Skarain wrote:If you have something to bring up, bring it now.

Yes. DEATH TO THE HORDE!

Can't wait for it.

10th is all good!

Great idea for an event =] Looking forward to this.
More bloody battles for the Imperium to taint their tabards in crimson.

Edit: 10th sounds grand ^^

Question to all the guilds participating:

When do you think you will RETURN to the real world and out of the zoo called Pandaria?

I am just wondering how long the organized fighting is going to last etc

Pandaria's where the actions at, man. Stay-at-homers are TRAITORRRS.