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| Action Id: 4386 | Crisis: | Participants: Martino, Eirene, Irisa, Lucita, Artorius, Drake, Alexio, Kaia, Thea and Desma | |
| Status: Resolved | Submitted: Feb. 1, 2022, 2:48 a.m. | Public: True | GM: Herja |
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Action by Martino
When House Nonpurdo struck against House Malvici and sunk the Duchess Calypso's ship, as well as the last sighting of her being on board that sinking ship, Duke Martino Malvici pledged war against the Abandoned House.
Reminding the Compact and the upset traditionalists in the world that House Malvici will protect Arvum's Peerage and the traditions of the Compact, war has been pledged. That diplomacy with pirates and the Abandoned is not always with words but, instead, with steel and that House Malvici still honours their militaristic diplomacy.
Plans have been made with the family to locate, hunt down and eliminate House Nonpurdo from the face of the Compact. Leaving no mercy for them.
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Martino himself will be in Southport to rally citizens of the city to the war, attempting to inspire them to fight with their whole lives in devotion to House Malvici and Duchess Calypso. Speaking forth on the virtues of not allowing this slight against our way of living as an Arvani going unanswered. That, where other Houses would break bread with people like this, Malvici will not for what they have done to harm Southport and Duchess Calypso.
Action by Thea
Directed by Martino to head in the direction where Calypso and the flag ship was last seen, Thea works with Baroness Lucita. As Lucita funds everything, Thea will aid too in giving direction. Diving before, the Countess will help those on board, telling them what to do, where to go. Where to dive. The hope is to bring up something such as chests, figure head, remains, anything helpful.
Action by Eirene
For a mission of this level of importance, Eirene assists the Malvici fighting forces by resuming her place as a high ranked general. She reminds her soldiers she is Malvici by both water of womb and blood of battle, and their oath to defend their home, fealty, and Compact is one of the strongest bonds a soldier can give. And there is NO greater tradition than House Malvici bringing war for the defense of the Compact and destruction of enemy forces.
Her primary tactic is to ensure each naval vessels has boarding marines and her battle medics alongside to protect and assault enemy ships, and be able to deploy once land is reached. Nonpurdo will feel the full wrath of Eirene's grief and fury at losing her niece Calypso.
Action by Irisa
Malvici's militaristic diplomacy is something Irisa is all too familiar with, and is as comfortable in its execution as she is with her understanding of it. After her return from Riven, and the thoughts that have plagued her since, the straight-forward and righteous conflict at hand is exactly what she needs, and so she has flung herself into the fray.
Certainly, she leads troops -- she is a stalwart figure on the field of battle, and a keenly decisive voice amidst the chaos it inspires, but she does so from the front lines, ready and willing to fight for House Malvici, to whom she owes so much.
Her attempts focus primarily on support actions and well-placed ambushes, supply line harassment and defense, depending upon the scenario she finds herself in, choking and starving the enemy forces and battering their morale in an attempt to give others the greatest chance at victory.
Action by Kaia
Neither by chance nor by fate, but entirely by choice, Kaia will be alongside her Malvici family, leading her group of archers - the Band of the Hawks (#532) with great might and glory - as she learned from the Bislands.
The force of archers will be ready to strike through and true those enemies with merciless precision just like she taught them. They will be covering the battlefield from both a distance and from great heights - to which some of them will sneak over once they reach land. None from House Nonpurdo will be able to escape the eye of the Malvici hawks; hard as they may try.
Kaia on the other hand, will be specially focused on covering Thea, Irisa, Eirene and any notable ally's back. Ensuring that if they were ever in harm's way by a foe coming too close said enemies get shot down from afar in order for them Malvici to continue their glorious fight.
Action by Artorius
Count Artorius will be taking out Magnotta's fleet and armies to assist in Duke Martino's plans to war against House Nonpurdo. The Duchess Calypso was the reason behind Artorius becoming Count in the first place and so she will be avenged, for the abyss has no fury compared to the fury in Artorius' heart over this.
Action by Desma
With Artorius leading Magnotta's army and navy in support of House Malvici, it is time for Desma to step up and show her worth. Commanding the Magnotta archers, the Talons, she is going to ensure that they fight as efficiently and smoothly as they can, whether that means it is on land or on ship. She will be also lending her bow to the battle, leading by example, as she tries to prove herself worthy of Magnotta and honour those who had given her this opportunity; Artorius, Calypso and Domonico. By Sea and Sky!
Action by Lucita
As one of the Malvici vassals, Lucita is committed assisting in this effort to actively display the proper tradition of a house supporting its liege and fealty, not undermining it or rebelling. Seeing active support and loyalty, being able to cooperate is intended to reassure those who are in turmoil and make them feel more secure.
At the request of Martino, she works with Lady Thea to make diplomatic contacts, sail to the location in which Calypso and the flag ship was reported to have been sunk by an abandoned house. There a meticulous search is being made, depth of the water ascertained with dropping weighted ropes. If possible, remains, chests, figurehead, flag, helm-wheel are to be recovered by free-divers if shallow enough or with grappling hooks and nets. She assists with funding this attempt and using her skills in stewardship to both connect with people and to draw them together to help this succeed and in rounding up the necessary supplies. Even if their efforts fail to recover anything, it displays positive qualities of how houses can and should work together
Action by Drake
Aiding in his adopted family here Drake is helping out to raise the charge. He does love some adventure and if this will also secure the traditions of the compact he's doing his duty to his family as well in the process. Drake will help scout whenever the effort is not on water, since he's good at tracking once land is reached. And of course when things do come to blows, which, seems to be the plan, he'll be in the fray.
Action by Alexio
Alexio will aid not in the direct military but working in terms of logistics, supplies and ensuring the mobilizing forces have the best equipment, transport and ample supplies. He puts his not insubstantial mercantile efforts and those of Southport to rallying behind the force being put together. Alexio does his best to ensure that the forces selected are able to transport what they need to be autonomous and that each location they arrive in is able to efficiently (and securely) resupply them for the duration of their mission.
Result
To kill a duchess is no laughing matter. There are some parties across the Compact and greater span of Arvum that forget just how dangerous a duchy can be, how stronger their martial arm can slam back in retaliation. There may be no house that this is truer for than House Malvici, those who hold the infamous City of Swords.
With Calypso's death at sea, Martino wastes no time organizing Southport into a campaign of war. The people of the city are eager to agree, traditionalists especially, that the slight of their duchess being killed is not one that can be ignored. This isn't a time for diplomacy or soft words, it's a time for justice at the sharp point of a sword. There's overwhelming support for the Duke-Regent, and the act of going fully in on this endeavor makes him wildly popular among his people. This is exactly what they'd expect in response and what they've been waiting for. He's a man that's long been known for having a softer hand, but this solidifies him for them in a way that's tangible and resonates among the militant minded people of the southern city. It's not money or silks or clever words, it's action and momentum. He's not simply some playboy with an affinity for making silver turn up out of thin air.
He's Martino Malvici, the Steel Hawk of Southport. The man that will see a bloody end to the insult his family suffered in the wake of Calypso's death.
Southport's forces sail, their coffers adequately supplied by the good work of Alexio, who sees that the duchy has absolutely everything they need to manage such a long campaign. It's Artorius who takes the lead at sea, commanding a fleet that is both Magnotta's and Malvici's. His doing so showcases another important point, the devastating power that allied houses can cause when they band together. Two forces, dangerous on their own, are now brought together and slammed into the remains of the fleet that had sent Calypso's ship to the bottom of the sea between Southport and Caer Morien.
Nonperdo had to have been expecting this attack, but no one would be able to tell by the way the Malvici takes them by surprise at sea. With Magnotta's fleet sailing in from one direction, and Malvici's from the other, they pin the Abandoned ships between them. Kaia's archers rain down volley after volley of arrows onto their ships, devastating the crews before they even have a chance to react. The battle is a short skirmish, all told, with Drake and Irisa distinguishing themselves by boldly boarding Nonperdo's flagship and executing the captain and first mate when they refuse to surrender.
Eirene is credited with not only seeing to the longevity of the soldiers under her care by ensuring there are enough medics, but by fighting alongside the soldiers. While she may have married into the Crownlands, no one will ever be able to forget where she came from and who she is under whatever name she carries now.
Nonperdo's holdings are not far off, a small city known by the name Asti. Most of their military was tied up in ships that Malvici violently destroyed down to the last piece of saltwater soaked wood. When their ships sail into dock, lighting buildings on fire and engaging with what city guard that remains, the Abandoned living there capitulate quickly. If it is a choice between every last man, woman, and child being cut down or turning over the remaining members of Nonperdo to be executed by the Malvici's, the choice is simple.
What happens with the people of Asti from here on out is the choice of Duke-Regent Martino.
As the embers of battle begin to burn out, Thea and Lucita sail to the site where Calypso's ship was last seen. There have been other searches, but it's another thing to see it for yourself. They find an expanse of peaceful ocean, sun glittering off of gently lapping waves. The two women have collected a good number of the most noteworthy and skilled divers, and can even swim down to take a look for themselves.
It's impossible to tell in the dark depths of the sea which of the wreckage is which. But then Thea has the kind of luck that's akin to finding a needle in a haystack. On one of her dives to the bottom, she spots the familiar glint of gold. She's running out of breath and has to make a desperate snatch before swimming to the surface and getting a good gasp of air again.
In her hand, she holds Calypso's signet ring.