Turn 78
After the confusion of last month I hardly remembered the orders I had given, so the reports this month, while good, were a little unexpected:
Ratheldun managed to assassinate a Vanjarl. Even I was impressed by this, since Vanjarls, being powerful mages of Air, tend to summon ghostly wolves and sometimes air elementals, which often are enough to stop would-be assassins in their tracks. In addition to this they are really hard to hit, on account of the glamour ability. Below is a shot of the beginning of the battle:
Ratheldun very swiftly slew the elemental, and then about 6 wolves, before closing for the kill.
I myself was assailed this month by Vanheim; I stopped by the troops in Cathedral Gap to bolster their morale, and Vanheim, clearly thinking that they had an opportunity to destroy me, attacked. Sadly their pitiful force was no match for my might, and were beaten off most easily.
Two of my armies attacked: one in the west, who took a province from Vanheim without trouble, and one in the south, who took a province containing some Forest Ramparts from Vanheim. My force there, led by Bishen, was strong enough to destroy the gates of the fortification: we will be able to storm the gates this month.
Balastha has another force in the south, and will also be attacking a province this month.
Dhritiman is also ready: he will be leading out the fourth force from the western fortress this month.