[H] Red Reach Raiders [RP-PvP]

Fire and smoke surrounded the small village, licking the structures and painting the sky with a crimson gleam. The humans who had once settled the town now watched from the hills their years of toil and labor being reduced to cinders. Their brothers and sisters, those brave enough to stand against the raiders had fallen to the blade, laying now dead on the streets of their hamlet. Vague shapes could be seen moving about the burning village, vaguely resembling humanoids. Horned bulls on two legs, muscular green monstrosities, tusked blue-skinned savages, little green devils, walking corpses and fel-tainted elves. The peasants could only watch helplessly as these 'demon-spawn' carried away their livestock and valuables away into the shore, into the thrice-accursed vessel known as "Red Reach".

Mallucis wrote:A letter, sealed with the emblem of the Ninth Company of Stormwind is delivered directly to Stormwind Minister of Defence. It looks like it was written very fast, the writing is hardly legible, like it was written by someone who yet learns how to do it. The very form would suggest, that it was prepared for someone else first and simply rewritten. The letter reads:

Reference number: 0002
Officer: Viridi Moore, Lieutenant
Date: 2nd of February 33 L.C.

Main report: During a training in Westbrook we were approached by a woman, who, after a long run, came to alarm about the Horde incrusion in Westfall. As men were quite prepared it didn't take long to depart. The Ninth scouted the Jansen Stead, which was untouched, then Furlbrow's Pumpkin Farm finding a large group of civilians who fled from Moonbrook and Southern area. Just next to the farm the Ninth encountered the Horde invaders, or actually riders, the same, that had attacked Lor'danel in Darkshore the previous day (they sail fast). Civilians at Furlbrow's Pumpkin Farm told of an unnatural mist rising from the sea, soon followed by a Horde warband riding mounts and carrying torches. Defenders of the town were gutted down. A part of the Horde split off, riding towards Duskwood. The Horde attacked only those who stood and fight. Civilians, non-combatants and those fleeing were not chased or attacked.
The Ninth rode to Sentinel Hill through Saldean's Farm, which was left untouched (the Horde simply rode past and set the haystacks south of it on fire). On the way there the column was attacked but raiders were outnumbered.
After securing Sentinel Hill, where the Lumber Mill has been set on fire and any defenders who stood were gutted down (the tower on the hill have not even been attacked) the Ninth went to Mortwake's Tower and found it left untouched (the Horde have not even gone near it).
Afterwards the force split in two groups, Sergeant Major Reyxor headed back to Sentinel Hill, and Sir Balckstone with a group scouted the Dagger Hills, finding there civilians who were telling the same tale as those to Furlbrow's Pumpkin Farm. The group used the chance to have a look on Moonbrook from above, however, the thick smoke from the burning haystacks limited the visibility. The group headed to rejoin with the rest.
At that time, Sergeant Misaki Nightraven arrived with support from Stormwind. At Sentinel Hill there was only the House of Yore, but later on we found out the Disciples and Stormwind Regiment also arrived. Captain Centax took his men and headed to Moonbrook, the Ninth stayed at Sentinel Hill. After couple of hours Sir Blackstone took few men and headed to Moonbrook too. When the group arrived there the fight was over and won. Captain Centax said all raiders were killed.
However, none of the officers present (including Minister Brookbarrow) was not interested at checking the corpses to look for any sign of the warband leaders. Sir Blackstone did it personally finding no evidence of any of the fallen raiders being an officer or leader. That moment he reminded himself about the mist, which was by then gone, and he rode to the shore. What he could yet see was a transport vessel with a flag presenting a black cross on a red background, an emblem similar to those that could be found by some of the corpses. The vessel, moving fast, set sailed North-West.

Additional notes: The red raiders were only stopped, and despite taking heavy losses has not lost any officer. Due to their knowledge of Alliance tactics and some good intelligence about the area (it was not easy to find them) and the direction in which they departed it's advised to notify our northern allies about the possibility of another attack from the see (next one could be Menethil Harbour, Wetlands, the closest shore on the way).

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