blimey, flabbergasted by this man's story, hes gone from one to another shocking the audiences. even though my story isnt even a comparison its the continueing from the basic story of my character in 'tell us about your character'. here goes nothing? PS:black knight is a custom made unit.
Rhode was having his dinner, a bowl of soup and bread, when a Black knight entered the room, bowed to Rhode then sat at the table where he started eating a secound bowl of soup.
'My lord, the party counts thirty knights and are waiting for your orders.'
Rhode looked up at the black knight after finishing his soup
'Very well then.. uhh. tell them i shall be out soon and we will ride for Moair.' Rhode replied, the Black knight nodded and took his soup then left the inn.
An minute later Rhode followed with his bag and sheathed Scimitar.
Apoun leaving the port the column of black knights rode north to a small portion of land called Moair, a plantation of farms, huts and a small castle
in the villa. when Rhode entered the small castle he went to the top tower, when he arrived he looked out apon his land - Surveying the surroundings.
Rhode sprinted down the tower and ordered for each black knight to take thirty peasents under the knights command and started building palisade around his lands which every knight followed to the letter. a few days later a stout palisade was built around Moair and the knights had started work on wells and a watering system for the farms. as well as repairing broken homes and even extending the castle for a blacksmith to work.
It wasnt long before the watchman in the tallest tower on the castle saw three war partys closing in on the entrance, the Watchman barked what he saw down to a secound watchman, which ran to Rhode who was helping digging a trench for water transportation to the farms
'My lord Rhode, multiple war partys to the south closing in.'
Rhode, without repliying climbed out the trench and ran to the gate
'Close the gates! Archers to the walls!' Rhode shouted as he reached the gate were a band of archers were testing the strength of the palisade.
The war partys stopped just outside the archers range and one of them rose a white flag, followed by many more through all three war partys
'We are here on orders of Count Rainsmae of Duclair, he's with the third party with his new wife Angelica, they wish to rest here for the night before continueing to Duclair' when the soldiers stopped chanting that all together Rhode mouth was gaping, Angelica here? Scrambling for an answer he shouted 'Uhh ok then, they may rest in the guest chambers, all the knights will recieve shelter and food for the night as well.' the Soldiers cheered loudly and started marching towards the gate which swung open as they approached.
'Ceros, post yourself and one knight you trust outside the guest chambers, order Militia to watch the camp the war partys are resting in'
Rhode whispered to his secound in command as the war partys marched through with wide smiles on there faces 'but make sure there treated as royally as the count and his wife'
'Very well my lord' Ceros replied and slid down the ladder of the palisade then ran toward the castle
In the evening Rhode had sent the peasants home for the night as well as the knights and was working on stoning the last of the trench they did earlier when a woman in white silk apon a white horse stopped beside the trench 'I search for Rhode of balamont, do you know were he is?' Rhode recognised the voice, Angelica. Rhode looked up at Angelica and replied
'Yes, what is it you want?' 'Ah, Rhode. umm, as you can see i am married now so i just like to' Angelica was saying before Rhode cut in 'like to what? say sorry for making me ride for five days to find out my father and my mothers dead? sorry for making me accept you and your husband into my castle to which i had to send knights whom were resting in the chamber to a shack for the night?' Angelica didnt make haste in saying anything, she just looked at the signet ring on her finger. 'You know,' she started 'When i first saw you i thought i saw an angel, but when i realised what i confessed my love to, i was petrified'
Rhode stopped looking at her and looked in the mirror - ordinary nose, slightly robust jawline and mouth - its true he was differant from everyone else, but isnt that good that at least thats all he inherited from his father? When Rhode looked up Angelica was gone, riding back to the castle.
When Rhode had finished and made his way back to the castle he heard noises in the bed chamber, unpleasent ones, which made Rhode walk even quicker up to his counts chamber, when he got there he undressed and slept in the bed, silk lining..
When he woke a Black knight was there, he noticed it was Ceros, he looked tired and worried
'What is it ceros?' Rhode spoke up as he walked to the closet in his dressing gown 'My lord, a peasant woman has been raped and murdered by the Vaegir's, we've asked them to leave but there to drunk to realise what there doing' With that sentance finished rode changd from his ordinary clothes to chainmail then walked over to the armour shelf, and he put his armour on along with his Scimitar and bow & Quiver.
'Assemble the Black knights with there militia squads, we'll fight them if we have too, also order all the women, children and old men into the castle. Oh and also tell the old men to grab pikes from the castles armoury when inside and close the gate' Rhode ordered as he was putting his helmet on, Ceros nodded and rushed out with his hand on the hilt of his sword. Rhode followed in the same posture till he reached the outside were he saw two Vaegir men-at-arms with there swords drawn, trying to rape another woman.
'Thats enough!' Rhode shouted as he drew all his power and threw them both to the ground from the platform were the woman was at then he drew his bow, knocked an arrow and aimed at one of them 'Leave' he spoke calmly and seriously, so seriously the men-at-arms didnt even look at him twice before dropping there swords and running for there camp
'Archers! Knock your arrows of fire and point it at the vaegirs till they leave!' he shouted a the palisade, the archers followed it wearily and the Vaegirs looked really, really worried. It wasnt long before the three war partys making a total of two hundred soldiers left Moair. Rainmae followed cursing Rhode, Angelica followed without looking twice at him.
EDIT: part two
Rhode was with the peasants finishing the trench later that day, Rhode kept being distracted from strange gusts of wind and and eerie silence.
When Rhode had finally finished the trench and had made sure it worked he walked up to Ceros, who was at the tallest tower on the castle.
'Do you feel it, my lord?' Ceros whispered as he stared to the south
'Yes. what do you think's happening?' Rhode replied, keeping the whisper tone. 'We recieved word that Swadians destroyed the port eariler, might be war, might be the stench of the two thousand people living in the port's rotting bodies giving the air this... eerie feeling' Ceros finished still whispering.
All of a sudden the horizon grew black with soldiers and knights whom all carried Vaegir banners, a strange white figure was at the front.
'Vaegirs, mi'lord' Ceros spoke normally as he fished for some bread in his pouch. 'Lets see what they have to say, command the gate closed and archers to the walls' Rhode replied while slicing some of the bread off and eating it. Ceros rose a green flag and waved it while staring at the gate. a green flag was rising on a pole near the gate and it closed, almost timed exactly the same the Archers rose from the palisade and watched the army grow closer, and closer.
Rhode was fully armoured and at the head of his black knight column, ready to charge into what came through the gate, when all of a sudden one of the archers rose a purple flag - meaning messanger incoming - which was followed by the pitter pittar of horse shoes go through the gate and stop next to Rhode 'My lord, King Yaroglek wishes your column joins the campaign against Swadia' the Messanger spoke firm and slow, with the jittery jaws of a man not used to riding with all those soldiers
'We shall join' Rhode said without hesitation, he commanded Ceros to stay and charged out with the rest of the column.
A day later Rhode himself was riding alongside the king and Rhode looked forward without a spit of fear, occasionally looking to his right were the black knights had joined the cavalry division, Rhode never looked left in fear of seeing Rainmae and that white banner with two pigeons on it he was obbsessing over, an hour later the king ordered a halt along with various orders which one was 'Rhode, join the cavalry division along with Pitae' - Pitae was one of the kings nephews and was a very good horseman -. Rhode realised why the king ordered all this when he looked forward again, the Swadian army was on the over side of this wasteland, without further stalling Rhode raced Pitae to the cavalry division, were they both issues the same orders, one of Rhode's was 'Knights, Banners hoist!' which was replied by several pikes dropping down then rising with banners attached to each one.
Rhode saw the two kings meet in the center, he couldnt see or hear what they were saying, when the Rhodes king returned he nodded to Pitae, which was the OK sign for battle. numerous trumpets sounded and the cavalry, massing to two thousand men, starding riding forward slowly, Pitae had left Rhodes side to the over side of the flanks, Rhode raised his sword in the air and the black knights, along with everyone else riding with him (a gap had formed between Pitaes and Rhodes knights) went into a charge which was followed timelessly by Pitaes knights, all Rhode could hear was trumpets bellowing in the wind, flags flapping on the pikes which were crouched now and the thunder of horse hoofs, Rhode saw out of nowhere an arrow sing over his helmet, Rhode pointed his sword forward and crouched on his horse, within secound the cavalry was imbedded inside the Swadian army, slashing, stabbing and beheading.
Rhode looked at the rest of his army only once, to see them sandwiching Rhodes knights in battle. Rhode saw all his black knights drop the ground dead, one after another and was evantually pulled off his horse himself. everything went black for Rhode when his helmet was pulled off and was kicked in the face.
Final Edit: Part Three
Rhode was awoken by a swadian yelling in his ear, apon opening his eyes he saw a battlefield full of bodies and dead horses, the man shouting at him was standing next to him with his sword pointing at Rhodes neck.
Rhode got up knowing the swadian was wounded and therefore didnt have the energy, and to Rhodes suspisions, the courage to kill an un-armed man. Rhode walked over to were his horse lay and took his flask, bread bag and Scimitar while glancing at the Swadian only once to see he was copying him on somone elses horse. Rhode explored the bodies for his black knights, unable to find them he started East toward Moair castle, he kept seeing the Swadian behind him. 'Heh' Rhode chuckled 'your homes that way' Rhode pointed West, the Swadian looked West then replied 'Ok' and sprinted west.
Rhode found a horse that was scared off the battlezone by the noise and rode it back to Moair. were he saw a vast stone wall, apon entering he saw Ceros who explained what was going on. 'my lord, after you left for the battle Lady Angelica arrived with a convoy of stoneworkers, they helped us make this wall.. We also have trebuchet's and crossbows ready for duty' Rhode was gobsmacked, what was going on? he started looking around, were a small shack was now exists a neighbourhood of stone houses with a staircase for archer access. the houses were small near the wall and grew in height as they approached the castle, Ceros' explaination was 'its so archers on each house can fire at people on the over side of the wall without fear of hitting there own' which rhode only nodded too. Rhode entered the Castle to find marble flooring instead of the grass, Silk lining table clothes instead of bare ones, when he went up to his room the bed was silk, so was his bed-gown, and his armour stand was replaced by a solid oak polished armour'e with a selection of water-steel and balanced swords, axes and a fine selection of bodkin arrows.
when he examined the bed posts carefully it was made of solid, polished oak which was covered in a thin layer of black so it blends in with the room. Rhode was tired from the battle, getting to the battle and fro. so he told Ceros goodnight and when ceros left Rhode undressed and went to bed.
Rhode woke to instead of the noise of farmers picks and moany old men begging for coins he heard gentle chatter, children playing, violins playing in the main hall and the gentle humming of women who were on there roofs gossiping on the latest news.
Rhode bathed in the new en-suite bathroom which Rhode thought was unbeleivable, he dressed in the clothing that was available and made his way to the hall were he smelt the tell-tale smell of roasted boar, potatoes and soup. he grabbed all he could get and found room at a table were some nobles were dining, they fell into a silence and bowed to Rhode as he sat down, Rhode gave them a "please dont" look, which the nobles respected and went back to gossiping, involving Rhode was the occaisional 'how did the battle go?' to which Rhode explained that he couldnt see all of it from a wound which rendered him unconcious.
Apon leaving the castle on horse-back Rhode went around the city familiarising himself with the surroundings, all this.. in twelve months? Rhode kept thinking to himself, he dismounted and explored the walls, thick stone blocks with archery capability, towers on every corner and half of the walls, you really did feel safe inside the walls.
A year later Rhode was with Angelica, whom was expecting there secound child. Rhode looked the same but bore two rings, one for his wife and one for his son, both honoring them. his lands were Swadian now, and it had grew so vast it reached the city, and it bore the name 'Tihir'..
And then Many, Many years later a mysterious traveler goes through the city to Zendar, were your journeys begin.
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