S01E09

## The Battle of Fairisle

### Summary:

Standing with the Rebel faction, House Glenbain invades their neighbour House Farman, sieging their fortress of Faircastle.

## The Battle of Fairisle

"The plan is simple," barked Victarion Greyjoy, standing on the deck of his ship. "I've got a thousand Ironborn raiders. All of them are trained and seasoned, but we haven't any heavy equipment. We'll take the island, putting down any peasants that stand in our way, leaving you free to siege the castle."

-Under the cover of night, Torrhen, Clyde and thirty of his Whisper arrived in a small boat. They expertly snuck to the side of Fair Castle, climbing a rocky cliff edge to reach the castle's only drainage pipe. Torrhen expertly cut the bars of the pipe's portcullis, and the group waited for the sound of siege weapons.

-The Glenbain forces arrived in full that morning. They sent an envoy to parlay with the forces in the castle, ordering them to surrender. They refused.

-Brenwyn ordered the forces to advance. Maxir's infantry, Minnie's mercenaries and peasants led by Brokenose and Hacks marched up the hill. Hacks and his force drove mantlets to keep protected from arrows with Maxir and his infantry enjoying the cover from behind.

-Brenwyn ordered the scorpions of his nearby warships to fire at the castle. They didn't hit their targets, but it signalled Torrhen and Clyde to attempt to open the gate.

-The army advanced. Tornita fired their large catapult at the gate, striking it but unable to break it open.

-Torrhen expertly killed one of the enemy captains while Clyde and his Whisper fought a difficult battle against overwhelming numbers.

-Torrhen noticed that the pulleys used to open the castle gate had been cut days ago - the forces were expecting an attack.

-The Glenbain army continued to charge up the hill toward Fair Castle.

-Surrounded and desperate, Clyde and his Whisper pushed their way through the gate. They were assaulted from behind by 200 infantry. The squad of Whispers lost their formation and began to flee. Clyde was left alone, dodging the onslaught of dozens of swords with his Braavosi fencing technique.

-Brenwyn ordered a charge into the open gate and the Glenbain forces made short work of the castle defenders.

-Entering the castle keep, the group was confronted by House Farman's general. She began to demand single combat, but Clyde killed her with a single arrow to the chest.

-The group discovered a young man bound and gagged. When they released him, he introduced himself as Petyr of House Baelish, a minor noble from the land of The Vale. He claimed that he needed a ride with Victarion Greyjoy to the town of Seaguard in the Riverlands. There he would meet up with the main force of Rebels and help them win a battle against Ned Stark and his army of Northerners.

-Petyr Baelish also gave Maxir Glenbain a letter, saying he obtained it while travelling through Sunspear. The letter is a message from the mother of Zholos Rha, notifying House Glenbain that the Zholos family has given Katryna Glenbain to the Red Temple in Volantis in order to pacify the Cult of R'hllor and keep them from destroying both House Glenbain and the Zholos family.

-Maxir considered keeping Baelish as a hostage, but Petry negotiated for his release in exchange for information. Baelish told Maxir that a member of her court is an informant for Varys, King Robert's Master of Whisperers, and that Maxir should kill this woman immediately.

-Victarion Greyjoy arrived and agreed to bring Petyr Baelish to Seaguard. He also gave rule over all of Fair Isle to House Glenbain. Victarion noted that Tywin Lannister has 30,000 heavy soldiers, while the Iron Islands only have 10,000 light raiders. So, he told the group that if they ever know of a good place to strike, his raiders will be there, but he cannot engage in any outright battles.

-Upon arriving back at Castle Highome, you discover that Lord Zandren has died of his injuries (-5 INF) and Marcus Oban has fled in the night.

## Experience

- Brenwyn, and Maxir received 12 XP, 3 Glory and 10 Gold Dragons

- Clyde, Torrhen, Minerva received 12 XP, 2 Glory and 10 Gold Dragons

- Wilfred, Alon and Rook received 12 XP

## New House Attributes

Defense: 43 (3 Free)

Influence: 62 (21 Free)

Lands: 27 (2 Free)

Law: 40 (40 Free)

Population: 34 (4 Free)

Power: 54 (2 Free)

Wealth: 48 (2 Free)