Derrick Pfeil

Captain Derrick Pfeil, later General Derrick Pfeil, before the siege of Verson Marshal Derrick Pfeil and after the defeat of Farrakh, King Derrick Pfeil is one the main protagonist from Fantasy Wars. He was a mercenary captain who served the free city of Sylent, later in the service of the kingdom of Leranse, then the marshal and leader of the army against the Hordes of the Vest Wastes, and finally the king of Leranse. 
== Biography ==
Derrick Pfeil was born into a poor noble family, he was the youngest child who went to work as a mercenary in order to earn a better living. He was a talented and good leader who, after several victorious battles, was able to command his own mercenary force. The group had long been hired by the Trade Council of Sylent to protect them, but since there had been no attacks, there was no further reason to pay the mercenaries. However, they were not out of work for long, as king Victor, the ruler of Derenhalle, hired them to protect the southern borders of the kingdom, offering high wages in return. However, the mercenaries did not know that hordes of Wastes, led by Ugraum Grableg, attacked the kingdom of Derenhalle and advanced very quickly. Before leaving, Derrick talked with a friend, master Alfred Brennok, who was the head of the Licvetur mage academy. The mercenary captain believed that this was just another usual orc attack, and Brennok tried to warn the council that the mercenaries were needed because their enemy, king Stefan, the ruler of the kingdom of Leranse wanted their lands, but they refused to change their decision. 
After they landed, a scout was waiting for them, who told them that they were attacked by the goblins, who, although weak, but fight in large hordes and the humans have many wounded, but together with Derrick's mercenaries, they can defeat them. The first village was Harsefeld, from which Derrick personally chased away the goblins. His sergeant told the captain that most of the villagers survived the raiders' attack and that the mercenaries were being rewarded, and that the village elder had gone to the chapel not far to the east before the attack and allegedly hid something there. There were goblin looters hiding in the forest next to the ruined chapel, but they were easily defeated, and finally they found the building, where they found no one, but there was a magical artifact, a flaming sword, which Derrick kept for himself. After that, an orc mob was waiting for them, but they were defeated and the mercenary group reached Mecklenburg Here he met Father Dexter, who was the brother of the Holy Sword Inquisition and was disappointed because the mercenaries were supposed to arrive a week earlier and he thought they were not paying attention to orders. He also said that he prayed in the town and that recruits wanted to join the mercenaries. This was confirmed after the mercenaries liberated the town. After that, they went to the ruins southwest of the city where they found gold, but Dexter was not surprised that money is the priority for the mercenaries. After that, Derrick and his team continued they march to the village of Feldhof, where they were again met by an orc mob but they defeated the enemy, but were shocked. The goblins almost destroyed the entire village and killed everyone, they found no survivors, only saw ruins and fire, and the attackers did not even take away the looted goods. The mercenaries took the treasures with them, but they paid respect to the dead and buried them. They then began to prepare to take the main target, the Keilerstein fortress, which the orcs had taken, but a group of goblins wanted to launch a counterattack against the mercenaries, but in the water they were easy targets for archers and spear scouts. However, before the siege, a smaller group crossed the river and liberated the villages of Olsdorf and Mullendorf from the goblins. An old commander in Olsdorf said that they and generations had been fighting goblins since even Saint Mark was alive, but these monsters were well equipped and wreaked havoc. Dexter, on the other hand, was a bit restless and warned Derrick that the fortress was their main target, so more time would pass by recapturing the villages. After that, the siege of the fortress began, the orcs persistently defended themselves and the mercenaries also had their victims, but in the end they managed to drive them out and Derrick achieved his first great victory over the horde. Dexter was worried, because he believed that this was not just a regular raid and that King Victor was wrong to not listen to his premonitions, but the mercenary captain believed that there was nothing special about this attack, and after that they continued on.
The first victory of the mercenaries went well, but the next task turned out to be more difficult. Pfeil had to liberate the town of Noinshtain and capture one of the orc fortressess, Ghoshzar, to ensure the safety of Derenhalle's seashores. The area was conquered by Ugram and his horde during the winter, who advanced very quickly and carried out their first large-scale destruction here. The captain did not know how many forces the enemy had left to defend the area after the invasion, so he needed more people here. Dexter remarked to Derrick that his soldiers were too restful after the first victory, and told him that this was really no ordinary raid, as the enemy still had a lot of troops. However, the captain believed that the father was worrying too much and he trusted in the men and their endurance. The larger mercenary army gathered around the village of Hatdorf and began their march. The goblins were driven out of the town of Noinshtain, but Derrick was disappointed to see that the orcs had caused great destruction, no survivors were found and there were almost no human buildings at all, and he decided that the conquerors would pay for their cruelty and destroy their fortress. After that, they recaptured the village near the town, Hammoor, which was also completely destroyed and then completely exterminated the goblins around the town. They then went on and librated the village of Radegast, where they found an old ballista, which the soldiers had repaired and were thus able to use against the enemy. After that, they liberated the village of Niendorf, but this was the last place where the forces of the horde were not properly prepared, and from here Derrick's task started to become more difficult. The mercenaries' next stop was the village of Vainen, where they had to fight goblin robbers how wearing the armor of fallen soldiers, while goblin runners hide in the nearbly forest and the orcs launched a counterattack from the nearby Fort Streidorf. However, Derrick and his men showed that they are not simple mercenaries, as they managed to destroy the forces of the horde, and after the fight they easily captured the village and the fort. To the north of the fort they found a cave containing much gold, but it was a trap, for orc mads had burst forth from their hiding places, notorious for their dangerous attacks, but their defenses were weak. However, the attackers were spotted in time, and the shots of the archers and scouts were sufficiently effective against them, so their trap failed. After that, all that was left was the orc fortress, but before that there was one more small thing. In a tavern at the Fort Streidorf, they found the notebook of a mage who secretly came to the kingdom of Derenhalle to study the altars of the orcs. Dexter was curious if the mage had found anything useful, so he wanted to find it, since he had left the inn and the fort for some time and had not returned. Not far south of the fortress of Ghoshzar was a dense forest, part of which was burned and the body of the mage was found there. He fought to the last of his strength and the goblins used many arrows to burn the forest and kill him, but he had a magical artifact that Derrick took from the corpse, it was Eye of an Eagle. However, this was also a trap, as goblin runners and archers attacked the mercenaries, but they successfully defeated the monsters and then the final attack on Ghoshzar began. The orcs did not give up and held out as long as they could, but eventually the mercenaries killed them, destroyed the fortress and took the treasures. It was another nice victory, but it didn't last long, because a courier arrived who wanted to talk to Derrick immediately, but the sergeant wouldn't let him near him. However, the captain listened to him, and the stranger told him that his friend, Master Brennok's orders were for the mercenary group to return to Sylent immediately, as King Stefan and the knights of the kingdom of Leranse had launched an attack against the Trade Council.
The mercenaries returned to Sylent territory, where the forces of Leranse had already begun their conquest, but Derrick was determined to stop King Stefan. The captain saw that the destruction of the supply cars could be the solution, and that is the only way he could force the enemy to give up the siege and retreat. The mercenaries gathered in the villages of Manot and Derrick then told his soldiers that their enemies would be real knights in shining armor who would form an actual army and if they succeeded they would receive double wages. After that, they attacked from two directions, a smaller group liberated the village of Valence, which was looted by the attackers, and the captain with the larger group attacked the De'Isas regiment car. The enemy was prepared, but in the end the mercenaries succeeded in winning, who received a message from Baron D'Quazir, whose castle was also attacked by Stefan's knights and who is willing to help the mercenaries if he also gets help. The castle was besieged by a smaller army, which included landless knights, but the mercenaries finally destroyed the enemy and thus the siege of the castle was unsuccessful. The baron had no gold to pay for the services of his allies, but instead his son William and his best warriors, who were feudal knights, joined the group, who were able to go on. The mercenaries liberated the village of Lussac in the north, where they could not pay them, but the crossbowmen living in the village joined them. The team captured the next target, the D'reci regiment’s cart and Stefan's losses mounted. The enemy, however, received a really big blow when the mercenaries captured the of the De' Lein regiment’s cart, where the forces of Leranse lost many soldiers and siege engines. A group of knights in golden armor attempted to launch a counterattack, but Master Brennok and his students appeared and destroyed the enemy with their magical powers. The magician was happy for his friend, who was shocked that he used magic in broad daylight and that they could anger the Inquisition, but it didn't really bother him, but he told him to call Alfred and that he was with him. He then said that Stefan wanted the area and the city of Sylent too much, so he sent his best general and the mercenary captain also realized that if they can kill the leader of the enemy, it would be easier to break them. The great battle took place near the village of Mazerelles, where the general arrived on the scene with many feudal and landless knights and they were successful at first, but in the end Derrick and Brennok killed the enemy leader in the fight and the mercenaries killed many knights as well. The remaining troops of Leranse were broken and retreated, King Stefan suffering a heavy defeat. Next to Mazerelles, they also found a magical altar, from which the mercenaries took an artifact and prepared for their next assignment. Brennok told his friend that King Victor had sent a message, namely that hordes of orcs from the Verks Wastes were advancing almost unstoppably, they leaving enormous destruction in their wake, and the strongest army of the horde was already near the capital. Derreck has now realized that Father Dexter was right and this is not a simple attack, but a very serious invasion and they must immediately return to the kingdom of Derenhalle to help the people living there.
The best option for landing was the port of Meerheim, but Alfred gave Derrick the bad news that the port was guarded by goblin archers and siege machines, but the mercenary captain sent a message to Dexter to attack the enemy in the rear. In the summer of 632 a. M. v., the father received the message and crossed the nearby forest with his men, so their movements were not noticeable, but the goblins were already waiting for them, but they finally managed to reach the harbor and at the cost of heavy fighting, but they captured Meerheim, so the mercenary forces could move on without loss on the ashore, who easily destroyed the goblins. After that, the army split into two parts. One of them attacked the Castle of Hageburg in the north, which they managed to capture only after a serious struggle, while the other attacked in the south, through the forest. The southern group moved more slowly through the forest, but they learned from past experiences and no longer walked into the traps of the goblins, who not only ambushed them, but now also used hyena riders, however, the mercenaries managed to surprise the enemy successfully. The monsters also used a new kind of weapon, goblin zeppelins, but the eagles, archers and Breddok together successfully destroyed the machines. The mercenaries liberated the small forest village of Wittenbusch, whose mounted yeomans joined the group. Not far away, they also found a small island with the ruins of a chapel where a long-forgotten legendary artifact was found, The Banner of Valor, which was made in the time of the Crusade. In the north, the group was able to continue advancing and captured the castle of Elmsburg and the village of Elmsdorf with almost no casualties, as the orcs and goblins regrouped almost all of their forces south. From the north, orcish riders with stone tossers launched a counterattack, but this failed, and now the mercenaries in the north could start in the direction of Talshorn. Slower due to the river in the south, but the attack against the orcs started, who defended themselves with siege engines and goblin archers, and the castle was also protected by trolls. But the two groups attacked together from both directions, so the orcs and goblins fought as long as they could, but eventually their defenses crumbled and the trolls were killed as well. They liberated the villages around the castle, Fanwe and Talsdorf, and made sure that there were no more enemies around the castle. The liberation of Talshorn was a great victory, as the horde suffered heavy losses, three castles were retaken, and the mercenaries grew more experienced and stronger. Derrick believed that there were still orcs and goblins still around, but the locals would be able to deal with them, and they could head for the capital of Derenhalle, Freiburg.
After that, long and bloody battles for the capital began, the mercenaries could only advance slowly, while the orcs and goblins launched attacks against them from almost every direction. The defenses of the horde initially seemed unbreakable and they would win, but they slowly began to break and eventually Derrick and his men broke into the city while part of the army protected them from counterattacks. The capital was finally recaptured at the cost of a great and difficult fight, but the orcs and goblins still launched attacks, meaning that the mercenaries had to clear the entire area of the capital from the invaders. The fiercest attacks came from the north, so they sent their most mobile men in that direction to put an end to the fight as soon as possible and at the cost of more fighting, they captured the village of Wenlend, which the invaders completely destroyed and looted, and then the village of Shugda as well. The other half of the army went west, a small part further north and captured the village of Urakh from the orcs. Those who went west found the Temple of Marcu’s Blood and Dexter was angry because it was the oldest temple in the kingdom, and the chief of the orcs desecrated the building, but did not take what it was guarding. The father found the relics of Marcus, which the orcs didn't take with them because they were afraid of the artifact for some reason. The mercenaries then pushed further to the west, where an orc rider chief was waiting for them with his army, and they managed to defeat him only at the cost of heavy fighting. After that, the villages of Jagerheim and Wittenhorste were liberated, the first was destroyed but the second was still intact. After that, the last important place was the fortress of Seelberg, but the mercenaries wanted to completely clear the area, so some of them went south. Here they found the last forces of the goblins who guarded the town of Krotburg and the village of Habke, but the humans eventually killed them. The town was largely unscathed, but the village was completely destroyed by the invaders, and then the final assault on the fortress was launched, which was defended by trolls, but the attack from multiple directions finally destroyed the large monsters. The siege and liberation of Freiburg demanded very serious and bloody sacrifices from both sides, the losses were great. The horde of orcs did not stop and the most important forces still marched forward, but this defeat was of great importance, because the kingdom of Derenhalle did not collapse, but could very slowly begin to organize the army. Brennok informed Derrick and Dexter that the strongest horde was heading north, towards Leranse and Sylent, but it was most likely that they wanted to capture the capital of the kingdom of Leranse, Verson. Brennok believed that they should not go there, as king Stefan had probably not forgotten his previous defeat caused to him by the mercenary captain and it is likely that they would walk into a trap, but Dexter asked the commander to set off with his army to defend the capital. Derrick was a bit bored of having to constantly return to the north, but in the end he decided to listen to Dexter and set off with his army to the kingdom of Leranse to stop the horde.
The father believed that Stefan and Derrick together with their armies could finally stop Ugraum's horde. However, in the autumn of 632 a. M. v., the situation changed completely after a while, because the mercenaries were met with an unexpected surprise. Stefan and his defeated army were said to have retreated to the castle of Santen and were last seen there, so the mercenary captain and his friends believed they could request an audience at the castle to speak with the king of Leranse. Meanwhile, Dexter told Derrick and Albert that the capital, Verson, is very important because a very powerful artifact is kept under its main cathedral. The sarcophagus was made by dwarves, enchanted by elves with spells and guarded by humans, and the father believed that the orcs should not break the defend of the artifact, otherwise the great oath would be broken. They finally arrived at the plains of Leranse, but the captain warned everyone to be careful, as they might encounter the main forces of the horde. While they were camped, Dexter and Alfred started talking and arguing about miracles, but the sergeant immediately said that they were attacked and confirmed what Derrick said, but even he was surprised. In the villages of Lanorde and Ogrough, the mercenaries were encamped, preparing for the attack. The forces of the horde surrounded them and launched a massive attack against them, while some strange magic also weakened the mercenaries. Alfred believed that an orc hexter was doing this to them, but he was destroyed in time with the mage's fireballs and war eagles. He also told Derrick and Dexter that there is a particularly dangerous orc hexer, As-Hoon, who if he is with the horde, they must face a very dark prophecy because he may be able to obtain and use the artifact which is kept in Verson. They had to hurry, but the continuous attacks of the orcs did not allow this, so the mercenary captain believed that this could not go on forever, so the forces of the horde would be exhausted after a while, so he waited and defended himself. The captain was right, the forces of the horde launched huge and aggressive attacks for a while, but they began to get more and more exhausted, and the mercenaries gradually launched counterattacks and finally, at the cost of heavy battles, they managed to defeat the invaders. After destroying a significant portion of the horde's forces, they split into multiple groups to launch counterattacks in multiple directions. They advanced very quickly in the southern direction, as the forces of the horde here lost almost all of their warriors and siege equipment during the attack, so they hardly had any protection in the conquered villages. The villages of Orsen, Chambre and Faver were recaptured almost immediately, there was a small resistance in the town of Latics, but in the end the orcs and orcish riders were all killed and the southern area was completely liberated by the mercenaries. They tried to catch up with the other group, which liberated the villages of Lanorde and Verber, and then they attacked the town of Dontre, where the human encountered fierce resistance and the victory was achieved only at the cost of serious fighting. They then liberated the remaining two villages, Surrez and Trizers, and finally the plains of Hermen south of the town where the orc hexer was and all the mercenaries marched to the castle of Santen. King Stephan and his magnificent bodyguards came out of the castle, and he remembered the mercenary captain very well and ordered his men to seize him and put chains and cuffs on his hands. Then Dexter intervened and asked the king in the name of the Holy Inquisition of the Sword to guarantee Derrick's freedom and not to harms his people, even mages. Stephan didn't really like arguing with religious people, so he agreed to the terms, but in return, Derrick and his army had to serve his force and report to him. Derrick reluctantly accepted the offer, so from now on he and his companion were in the service of Leranse and thus continued the fight against the horde.
Derrick was given the rank of general by the haughty king, but in return expected to bear the consequences if he failed. Stephan ordered the mercenaries to go to the eastern area of Leranse, near the town of Rantry, where an important knight force was surrounded by the warriors of the horde, and Derrick's task was to break through the enemy lines and hold the town until the knight forces successfully left the area. Furthermore, he knew the mission was important, but ordered Derrick to leave most of his soldiers under the supreme command’s disposal. When they arrived in the village of Galle, they received bad news, because the horde had captured the town of Rantry and the neighboring areas, so the mission became more difficult. Dexter believed that the knights were not easy to kill, they found neither Ugraum nor any traps, so it was likely that the defenders simply retreated, but Derrick believed that the answers would be found in the town, so they had to hurry. The experienced soldiers set off in the direction of Rantry, but goblin stalkers were waiting for them in the forests, while the orcs launched a counterattack with stone tossers. Derrick and his army didn't want to stay too long, so they tried to do their best in the battle and managed to defeat the greenskins, then they reached the town which was guarded by wild trolls, but the monsters were killed after a short fight. Derrick and his companions searched the town, but found no human corpses anywhere, so he sent his scouts to search the neighboring areas as well, but Brennok warned him that the orcs would not let this defeat go and try to retake the town and as the general of Leranse, he has a big responsibility now. He left his own foot knights in the town and his army split into two parts. A small group liberated the village of Sote near the town where the greenskins offered very little resistance while Derrick moved east with his companions and the larger army. The goblins and orcs tried to stop the humans, but they were unsuccessful and the mercenaries liberated the villages of Caville, Crely and Godencourt, but they could only advance through a forest next to Caville. In the middle of the forest was a battlefield where many knights' corpses were lying and they finally met a small group of champions of Marcus who told them what had happened. The general, who was with them and was the main commander of the forces defending the town, said that they retreated to the forest to gather all their strength and prepare to defeat the enemy in a decisive battle, but the orcs attacked them in the forest, there were too many of them and that's why so many knights died. The champions then wanted to leave the area to inform the king, but that's when the greenskins launched their big counterattack.
Derrick won a great victory and his success brought hope to the kingdom of Leranse, however, the situation did not improve, but got worse, after all, Ugraum also won a major victory. In the winter of 632 a. M. v., King Stephan had enough with the ever-increasing losses and defeats, and decided to set out with his army and stop the chiefof the horde and his strongest army himself. His generals tried to warn the king that this was a very bad idea and not to take a rash and hasty step, but his pride and face were greater, so he marched with his entire army against Ugraum, who in turn set him in a trap. The hexers conjured illusions that provoked the king from afar, who immediately launched an attack with his bodyguards, walking into Ugraum's trap. The mighty orc killed the king in the duel, and his bodyguard was killed by goblins and orcs, and then the two armies clashed, in which Leranse suffered a total defeat. After the battle, Ugraum and his army marched on towards Verson, but part of the horde remained in the area while a mage set off with some eagles to the north to tell Derrick of the king's death, and he knew master Brennok. The birds had to fly carefully, as the goblins had left many archers in the area, but the eagles did not let up and defended themselves if necessary. During the journey, the magician saw what the greenskins did and what happened to the king. There were corpses almost everywhere in the snow, the king's was still lying there, and his crown was stolen by a goblin hexer and taken to a stone altar. The eagles killed the hexer and took the king's body and crown as well, attacking goblins and orcs along the way, but also having to fight pteranodon riders. Then the birds finally reached the town of Warlly, where Derrick and his army were, and the mage met Master Brennok, to whom he told everything. Derrick got a little nervous because he knew they had to hurry and get to Verson before the horde, otherwise Leranse would be totally destroyed, so he set off with his army as he wanted to clear the area as well. As the eagles had killed or wounded many greenskins on their way, the resistance was not too great.
Derrick had another nice victory, but it didn't seem like it would affect the outcome of the war anymore. After the death of the king and the loss of his army, Leranse was on the verge of complete collapse, as it no longer had its own military power and many defenders from the capital deserted to find shelter from the rampaging orc hordes. The heroic general was the only one who had striking power against the enemy and could bring hope to the desperate people who were in great despair. Derrick and his army arrived in the huge capital earlier than Ugraum and Pope Ildebrad III waited them at the gates, who appointed Derrick as marshal and ordered him to defend the city from the attacks of the horde and to ensure that the civilian population could escape. They headed north towards the city of Sylent and the first wagon headed north, from where the greenskins were preparing to launch their first attack. Derrick was thoroughly prepared for the siege, however, Dexter wanted to talk to him and overrode the Pope's order, telling him to only defend the city until all the inhabitants left it, and then they would leave the city as well. The father said that they would be unable to stop Ugraum's entire army here and that they would have to go to Sylent, where they could unite with the armies of King Victor and the dukes of Mirralia and thus have a chance against the horde. Brennok was worried because he felt that there was something of great power under the capital's cathedral and he couldn't imagine what would happen if that something fell into the hands of the horde, but Dexter reassured him that the warriors and knights of the Church would take their place. and they will die, but will buy time to unite in Sylent. Derrick didn't really agree with Dexter sacrificing his men as pawns, but he had no choice and wished he never had to do that. However, a sergeant reported to Derrick that there was trouble, as trolls were seen on the road through which the population could have left the city, and the people panicked and did not want to go beyond the walls. The situation was worse, however, as one of Ugraum's most important followers, Sho-doon, sent an advance army to try to capture the capital before the chief's arrival, or at least weaken the defenses. On the road, battle trolls awaited the refugees, while the horde attacked from several directions. A huge orc called mad of mads led the army, a goblin hexer with a group of goblins started looting the church of All Saints not far from the city, and the horde also prepared the siege engines. Derrick saw only one option, and that was to attack and defend at the same time, otherwise many people would die with them. Based on the information and the situation, he saw that attacking the berzerker leader and the siege engines would be suicidal, so he went against the goblin hexer and the trolls with Dexter and a larger group, while Brennok defended the capital with the remaining humans. The hexer was strong, and in addition to many armored goblins hyena riders, he was also protected by a pteranodon rider, but he had no ranged units at all, only goblin stalkers, so his warriors were only suitable for close combat, which was a big disadvantage against eagles, archers and crossbowmen. The goblins were successfully defeated, and then they continued they march against the trolls, but in the meantime, a large army of orcish riders attacked the town of Villenaire, which was located in front of the capital, which was defended by foot knights and surprisingly successfully repelled the attacks. The road to Sylent was blocked by war trolls, with whom there were also wild trolls and goblin archers, so Derrick expected a more serious fight, but he won again and thus the way was completely free for the population to flee. The orcs continued the attack and the combined attack of the siege engines and berzerkers started alongside the riders. In the beginning, the attack progressed at a good pace, the losses of humans increased, but Derrick and Dexter with their group returned to the capital in time, but only at the cost of big and bloody battles did they manage to repulse the attackers. The casualties of the green skins also increased, giving the defenders an opportunity to break out, while rangers and elite rangers outside the capital continued to weaken the enemy. Derrick and his men successfully broke out and recaptured many areas around the capital, including the villages of Buajon, Clerten, Deniere and Entienne, as well as the castles of Le Venlau and Le Laffeld. Only the Le Biereille castle belonged to the orcs, where the was the berzerker leader, but then the combined attack of the siege engines and the berzerker stopped the so far successful breakout, but Derrick and his men finally decided this battle once and for all at the cost of hard and bloody sacrifices. Together, the rangers and mercenaries destroyed the siege weapons, while Derrick, Dexter and Alfred took the castle with the knights and killed the berzerker leader along with his warriors. Then everyone returned to the capital, the marshal won a huge victory over the greenskins and showed that there was indeed hope for them, but not now, because Ugraum and his army were on the way, and against him it was almost impossible to win here, because the defenders were too exhausted and they did not have enough time to organize another defense. Dexter then told Derrick that he, Brennok and all their men were leaving the city with the last civilians because the reinforcements expected from the church had arrived with a lot of knights and he was staying in the city with them because he had one more thing to do. The marshal was a little tense and disappointed that he could no longer protect the glorious capital, but he knew that the father was right and therefore went with his men to Sylent after the civilians.
In the spring of 633 a. M. v., the organized retreat turned into a near panicked escape when hyena riders appeared not far from Derrick's remaining army. Half an hour later, Father Dexter appeared with two dozen Marcus knights, but his mood was very dark and mournful, and Derrick guessed what had happened, but the rest surprised him. Ugraum quickly captured Verson and immediately marched his army towards Sylent and arrived before the marshal, which was disastrous news as the remaining human forces could not unite properly. Derrick was confident that the mercenaries of Mirralia and the mages together could hold off the enemy long enough, so he wanted to give his men some rest after the tiring and difficult fighting so far. After they were able to rest, they set off and arrived at the village of Deserio, where an elite ranger spy was waiting for them with terrible news. The orcs attacked Sylent from two directions and swept away almost all resistance, killed most of the Mirralian mercenaries, occupied the most important cities and almost everyone was worried that Ugram would really win the war. Despite all this, Derrick and his companions decided not to give up, but rather to die, but to fight as long as they could. The humans immediately saw the huge army of the horde, which was already near Sylent, but an interesting thing happened, namely, they started killing each other. Derrick believed that this was their last chance to win, but they had to hurry because some of the orcs, especially the berzerkers, ignored the internal conflict and headed towards the city. They encountered enemies almost everywhere, who burned or destroyed a part of the area, Brennok's mage students were all killed, most of the Mirralian mercenaries were dead, only King Victor was still protecting the city. Derrick and his army could only advance slowly, but with the help of his experienced soldiers, knights, mercenaries and companions, they managed to survive and break through the siege ring with blood and hard fighting. When they arrived in front of the capital, together with King Victor, they managed to destroy the groups of the berzerkers and they met the king, who was very happy with the marshal. He said that he underestimated the orcs and learned from his mistake, and that an attack had already been attempted by the greenskins against the city before, but he managed to repulse it, and then handed over all his soldiers to his rescuers. Suddenly, an elven swordsman, Illair, appeared and said that his mistress, Lady Teya, was on her way with the elves and her companion Dwarnrock with the dwarves to help fight against the horde. After that, it was finally possible to consolidate the defense and the horde could no longer launch a strong and concerted attack, so Ugraum's plan to capture the free city of Sylent and win a final victory failed. However, he was nowhere to be found, and the greenskins suddenly launched another attack, this time led by an orc hexer, As-hoon, and a goblin hexer, Sho-doon, but they were not like the others, they were powerful and experienced opponents. In the final great battle for the city of Sylent, the humans killed many greenskins, Sho-doon was wounded and retreated, and As-hoon was weakened enough to kill him. After killing Derrick's two men, the marshal's horse galloped towards him, but the hexer killed the horse with a magical projectile, and the marshal fell to the ground. Then Brennok and Dexter wanted to kill him with their magical powers, but suddenly a mysterious, purple-hooded figure appeared who created a dark energy shield around As-hoon and thus he could not be attacked. Derrick stood up and ran towards him again, but the hexer used a special spell and created a small explosion with just his gaze, in which the marshal was wounded and fell to the ground, unable to get up. However, after this was done, arrows were shot around the two villains, and then a magic circle was created that eliminated both of them. The marshal was better, but his injury still hurt, then the leader of the elves, Teya Essente, walked up to him, helped him stand up and told him what happened and that they were in big trouble.
In the battle near Sylent, they finally managed to stop the horde, but the heroes had to face the terrible fact that now they have to fight the real evil, not just the greenskins. Teya said that the purple hooded figure was none other than Glenderin, the head of the elven council of Quendaylon, who had been possessed by the legendary and evil demon Farrakh through his demonic sword and from whom As-hoon had received his staff. Derrick saw that despite having a united army of humans, elves, and dwarves, together they were not strong enough to clear the territory of Verson and stop the demon if he returned, so they needed his weak point, the only weapon that could defeat him, the sword of Marcus. However, the sword was extremely far away from them, on a very distant island called Ticsus, and after a short discussion, it was decided that Derrick, Dexter, and Brennok would travel to the island, while Teya, Illair, and Dwarnrock would continue to defen the lands of Sylent. It would have taken months to get there by boat, but Teya's dragon opened a portal and transported them directly to the island. Dexter, however, was a little unsure because Derrick trusted the elves too much, but he didn't, but Brennok told him that it didn't matter and that they had to figure out how to get the sword. The father said that there was no need to worry about that, because even though the Order of Ticsus disobeyed the Church, he had influence among clergy and could talk things over with them. However, this did not work and the father was very surprised that Marcus's knights wanted to attack them without any reason, but Derrick reacted in time and told his companions to prepare for battle. After defeating the knights, they set off towards Ticsus and reached the village of Rian, where they had to fight swordsmen, but for the three experienced war veterans, they weren't much of an opponent. They then met the champions of Marcus, whose leader, a seneshal, told them what had happened on the island. The Grand Master of the order abused his power and kept the holy sword for himself, subjugated the island and broke his oath, and many knights mistakenly believed that the Grand Master's way was the right way and followed him. However, the champions and a group of crossbowmen kept their oath and helped Derrick and his companions, while a group of rangers attacked the enemy from behind and killed the Grandmaster's renegade mage. The heroes and their soldiers liberated the town of Dorble and the village of Licette, then continued on when they reached the village of Latin, where a large army of Marcus Knights awaited them. The heroes were not afraid of them, the large number had been their enemy before, so they resolutely and bravely clashed with the knights, killing many of them. After liberating the last village, they reached the entrance of Ticsus, where the grandmaster was surprised at what they were doing there and behaved very hostilely, calling the strangers heretics and calling the seneshal and the other champions traitors and sinners for bringing them to the altar. The seneshal, on the other hand, became angry that the grandmaster was so hypocritical, since he was the traitor, because he broke the oath, no one could own the sword, he could only keep it, and the relic was made to protect the living and the living use it to save others. However, the fanatical traitor called this foolishness and ordered his remaining men to kill the champions and the strangers, and thus the battle took place, in which the grandmaster died and all his soldiers were killed. After that, the seneshal, kneeling down with dignity and great respect, handed over the sword of Marcus to father Dexter, and thus they really had a chance to defeat Farrakh.
In the autumn of 633 a. M. v., the three heroes returned to Sylent and the combined army headed towards Verson, where the situation was dire. Glenderin created a demonic citadel, Sumgan, which meant evil place, the entire capital was destroyed by orcs and the area became a volcanic, hellish plain. In addition, many damned humans and elves appeared, possessed by Farrakh's evil power. However, As-hoon was nowhere to be found as Ugraum, as it turns out, was not dead and wanted revenge. He killed Sho-doon and then pierced As-hoon's body and stabbed him, but he absorbed the power of the key of Farrakh's sarcophagus, which Ugraum destroyed, but so it absorbed the cut and the orc hexer didn't die. As his body lay unconscious on the ground, Ugraum thought he was dead and left the area, but in fact As-hoon survived The destruction of the key did not stop Glenderin, who wanted to release the demon with his own magical power, and when Derrick and the others got close to Sumgan, he already broke the first seal. Teya was very worried and told the others that they had to hurry, because if the last seal was broken, Farrakh would be released and return to his body, but almost no one knew that breaking the first seal released the demon's essence. There were a lot of cursed humans and elves in the area who were extremely dangerous because they would attack anyone, they were strong and well trained. Derrick and his companions could only advance slowly, the infernal knights and the possessed elves did not back down and they could not be killed without bloody fights. Dexter used a ritual in the All Saints Church that protected Derrick and the others from demonic magic, but the spell was not very strong. The damned were almost everywhere and had to be constantly fought against, but when the allied army captured the ruins of Verson at the cost of a heavy battle, the situation changed for a while, as the destroyed capital still had well-defended places. They managed to kill many of the enemies, but after crossing the river, there were again a lot of them in front of Sumgan and unfortunately the heroes were too late. Farrakh returned to his original body and was stronger than ever, but Glenderin was no longer alive. He sacrificed him along with a flame guard and a dragon, and then sealed his body and soul in a crystal totem, thus gaining his abilities. A few brave humans and elves attacked the demon against whom they stood no chance, the monster easily killed them all while the remaining forces of the damned gathered around it and also summoned golems.
Father Dexter wanted to pull the sword of Marcus out of its sheath, but he couldn't, no matter how hard he tried, he had to realize that the sword wouldn't help them, but without the holy weapon, Farrakh couldn't be defeated. Although disappointed, the father did not give up, instead suggesting that they try to lure the demon away from the citadel of Sumgan, where they would have a better chance in the open field. However, Farrakh was not stupid, because he knew that he would be able to replace his losses with new souls from the soldiers of the allies, but he did not leave the area of the citadel, but decimated and weakened his enemies from a distance with magical attacks. Teya then noticed the crystal totems, and Derrick believed that if they were destroyed, the demon might weaken and they might have a chance to defeat him. However, the crystals were in different places and each was protected by warriors of the damned. Derrick, his companions and his army stayed together because separately they didn't stand a chance against the damned, who were still numerous, and the golems also attacked them, but they managed to move forward together. All three crystals, with the corpse inside, were able to move and even attack, while the demon sensed what his enemies were up to and used his magical power again from a distance. However, the heroes made good progress, first destroying the crystal that captured the flame guard, then the dragon, and finally the crystal that contained Glenderin's body and soul. The souls of all three of them were freed, so Farrakh lost the abilities he had stolen from them, but he was still too strong, but there was already a chance to defeat him, however the demon did not remain idle. After the crystals were destroyed, he left the castle area with his remaining possessed warriors and launched a counterattack against the allies, many of whom he killed. Together, the heroes were strong enough to hold on and the demon failed to break and kill them, but he began to weaken, so he returned to the gate of Sumgan, but his enemies followed him. Brennok, Dexter and Teya together tried to defeat Farrakh with their magical powers, who in turn created a demonic shield around himself and roared a special fire that paralyzed Brennok, and the other heroes, including Derrick, fell to the ground. Dexter and Teya lay unconscious, but Derrick got up, picked up the sword of Marcus and managed to pull the blade out of its scabbard and that's when the final battle began. Both of them fought as trained swordsmen, Farrakh almost stabbed Derrick, whose armor he burned with the demon blade, but then he made a mistake, because the demon wanted to kill him with the same move that defeated Marcus. He was about to end the fight with a spinning attack, but Derrick leaned down and stabbed the holy sword through the demon's belly, which collapsed with a loud roar. After that, his power and essence were absorbed by his sword, but Derrick had enough strength left to do what Marcus was no longer able to do and with a decisive stomp he broke the demon blade, from which the demon's power flowed, so Farrakh could no longer return. He then left the demon's corpse and went back to his friends and his remaining soldiers. After that, with the support of Brennok and Dexter, Derrick Pfeil became the new king of Leranse and they even managed to make the free city of Sylent the capital of the new kingdom, and the king was determined to rebuild the once glorious empire. However, a problem in his plan was that his neighbors did not want to accept him as the new king, despite his heroic deeds, and the kingdom of Mirralia, which had previously provided assistance against the greenskins, declared war on the new kingdom and thus another war broke out. 
== Personality ==
Even as a mercenary, Derrick was different from most. He was noble, kind, helpful, and money and wealth were not for himself, but for his people, whom he treated well, so they respected him in return. He refused to treat or control his soldiers or mercenaries as puppets or expendable pawns, he really wanted unity and teamwork in his team and later in his army. Derrick believed in the power of cooperation, believed that any help could be useful in difficult situations and trusted those who offered him cooperation. In addition, he was not the type to hold a grudge, he was rarely tense or nervous, even then only in really critical situations, but basically he was a calm, diplomatic, hopeful and balanced person. Derrick was brave, bold, tactician and vigilant in combat.
== Powers and abilities ==
Derrick was a talented and strong fighter who had proven many times that he could hold his own and fight heroically. He was a skilled swordsman who, fighting on horseback, could kill several enemies at once with powerful charges and cuts, while being a tenacious fighter thanks to his strong physique. Derrick was an excellent strategist who proved countless times that even in hopeless situations he was calm, objective, suspicious and able to win over even the strongest enemy armies with a prepared plan, strategies and tactics, while fighting with his men on the front lines and he did not let them down.
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