A Red Day

A Red Day is a quest in Second Orc Book.

## Background

Salria lies at the hands of Amari and now homeland for the Tribal Dominion. The Salrians are now under their mercy, the Salrian Army is done for, King Salran the V dies at their hands, the Imperial Army left them and Logan the Skirmisher abandoned them.

Duke Volarian Redfist the Tyrant and his personal army, the Redfist and their Dwarven allies are coming to end their upstart enemies on their roots. Combined with Daric and his faction of Daric's Mercenaries, Salrian Army remnants and Imperial remains and Dwarves combined their forces to root out the newly-born Tribal Dominion. But Amari is going to lengths to stop both Daric's pointless hunt, and Duke Redfist's genocidal rampage.

## Opening

Amari briefs all others that this battle will be long and bloody, but if they win, they can live in Salria. And she says that the combined Daric/Redfist soldiers are all elite, combined with remnants of Salrian Army, they will not back down, so they are too, then asking Vanessa if she can fight with her wounds, got during the landslide, and if she can face and fight against her own father, to which Vanessa that her loyalty is to the Dominion. One-Eye vouched for her.

Then Amari commanded Okri and Zairmak to support Flammedus in the North against Daric's Mercenaries, Pechan was commanded to support Lokar the Crusher and King Gran Gorehowl in the South, then commanded the rest to fight with her.

Daric meanwhile, talks of alliance with Duke Redfist, the Salrian leadership and Dwarves, regretting that they do not strike while the Orcs have to reorganize after Rangul's death. Commander Fox minded him that the Duke wants his skills, not his rhetoric. Then saying that the Redfist will finish their job here, rebutting what Daric says small victories, while telling him to hide in Kerrel or Rengar if he became cowardly, while they are determined to finish the war in Salria.

## Quest

### Main Quest:

* Destroy the main base of the Redfist Elite (Maroon).

Description: The hour of the reckoning is at hand. Duke Volarian Redfist the Tyrant has gathered the full might of the Redfist here to put an end to the Orcs and their newly founded Tribal Dominion once and for all. As long as these fanatics live, they will continue their crusade against the Orcs. It is time to avenge the deaths of all who have died at their hands. The Redfist must be destroyed and their leaders killed if the Orcs want to live in peace.

* Destroy the main base of Daric's Elite Mercenaries (Grey).

Description: Commander Daric and his mercenaries have hunted the Orcs for about as long as the Redfist. Following the orders of the now dead Sir Lerrig, they have tried again and again to put an end to Orckind. Now, Daric has run out of underlings to send after the Orcs and have come himself to deal with them. It is time to put an end to his chase, once and for all.

## The Battle

The Dominion built up fortified defensive positions with their new towers, then build up strong force to attack their enemies and researched more upgrades. Then, Amari, Vanessa, Grofzag, Brockta the Stomper, Grella the Bonesplitter and One-Eye gathered their force to attack their first base: the Redfist outpost with the Fountain of Health under Argaman the Brutal, while Flammedus, Okri and Zairmak was facing a Daric's Mercenaries base under Kordan the Ironheart and Perlek the Old, while Pechan the Mechanic, King Gran Gorehowl and Lokar the Crusher face another Daric's Mercenaries base under Barzal the Punisher.

The Dominion then repelled any attack from the three bases, then started the attack on the middle base, which was defended by Orcslayers, and several Redfist cannons. The heroes and their units made short work of the Redfist base, then assisted one attack wave of the Dominion in crushing the defenses on one of the Mercenary flanks, falling back and regrouping when necessary. The heroes then built a forward base near the Fountain, then used that as a stepping stone to defeat the frontline. After repelling yet another attack from the mercenaries, they completely crushed one base, assisted by one attack wave from the two Dominion allied bases. The heroes destroyed the defenses, and the production structures, leaving the rest for the pillagers to loot extra gold from them, then Amari built a base on the ruins, then focused at the rest after the Dominion eliminated the other defenses, then entered and destroyed the base, leaving the rest for pillagers for looting the remains. Amari also built a base there.

After building up a fortified front, they focused on the second layer of the enemy bases, which was still comprised of Redfist under Commanders Stone and Thire, and Daric's Mercenaries, now supported by several Bloodstone bases under Teringar Bloodstone. On the way to the second line after replenishing their forces, Progaderas the Smoking appeared, summoned by Grand Pyromaster Zelech against the Dominion. The Smoking then charged along with his minions, which the heroes lured into their defense and kills him once again under the towers. Then after repairing, they charged on the base in the middle, led by Daric himself, surrounded by Elaine the Beasttamer and another Paladin named Renos the Defiant. The heroes then focused on defeating the Mercenary leader who hunts them down, revealing that they were not on Lerrig Goldheart's pay, but now on the Emperor's extended contract. The heroes and their forces then crushed the middle base, then focusing on the Redfist base under Zelech. The battle at the two middle base is intensive, so they needed to replenish more, and repel any Dwarven attack force.

After defeating the enemy in the middle, the heroes then waited for allied attack waves, then exploited it to attack too. They then focused in two areas: the Bloodstones on both flanks, and the Redfist Elite. So the duo decided to attack. They crushed the Dwarves first, even though they were not in the list, but still a threat nonetheless. Then, after final replenishing, they attacked the Redfist Elite base and crushed the Castle of the Redfist on the mountain. And they finished mopping off the remaining enemies.

### Cutscene

Aedale Redfist appeared near Duke Volarian Redfist the Tyrant's camp, surprising the latter. The former killed the latter, then flees the area before Orie Redfist and Commander Fox appears.

## Aftermath

Should you eliminate Redfist first, Orie will see her father dead, killed by Aedale and her allies. She wept for her dad while Commander Fox wants Aedale dead for her deeds while he decided to finish the work they started, and tells the soldiers to leave her. Ebira approached her after she says that Orie will fail to avenge her father, offering her assistance against her sister, which Orie initially declines, as she knew that Demons were a manipulative race. The Master Assassin assured her otherwise, as she had a bone to pick with whoever allied with Aedale, she accepted and left the area.

Should you eliminate Daric first, Grella the Bonesplitter says that the Mercs are surrendered and the Redfist soldiers are imprisoned, insulting not only their captors, but also Aedale. One-Eye reported that the Golden Guard has finished the Purificator. Grella feared that the cannon will be used against them, after the Demon threat is finished. He never knew how strong the cannon is, but feared that the Human who created it is a genius, and he expects the worst on that case. Amari tells One-Eye to call Pechan, and prepare his machines and zeppelins, as she will go to Kerrel herself. Grella was worried that her friend will go deep behind enemy lines, but Amari tells her that a battle in the North is inevitable, as she neither wants the Humans to defeat them, nor the Demons create a foothold into that area. Grella left to prepare her forces, as Lord Brian the Fallen appeared and called on his student, telling her to finish what Gardon Bloodclaw started, as the King failed to attack the base, commanding her to defeat the Golden Guard and take the cannon, and defeat the Demons.

## Note

Should you acquire too many negativity points, Vanessa will be your enemy in this chapter.

## True Story

* Logan is confirmed to be dead during the attack of Moghtars under Krogar.
* Aveen Elvir replaced Duke Volarian as the main enemy in this chapter, as well as being the one who renewed Lerrig's contract with Daric instead of the Emperor himself. Brian advises Amari to dispose of her despite her requests for surrender, due to her being obsessed with mending Gardon's relationship with his relatives.
* Lord Daric withdraws instead of being dead in this battle.
* Kenos Harron is dead for good, with Zairmak preventing him from resurrecting again.
* Rengar's Royal Army, Phoenix Regiment, Falcon Regiment, Orgen Bloodstone and the Bloodstones, and remaining Redfist are merged.
* Salrian Army remnants under Count Belas joins the fight alongside the Dominion, fruits of Hortnog's "diplomacy" efforts.
* Several enemy heroes were added and removed, for example, reducing Daric's Mercenaries commanders, adding some Rengarian nobles and commanders, and an Undead Syre'ina from the Castle Kome.
* Several Redfist and Daric's Mercenaries bases were replaced by the Imperial Regiments Phoenix and Falcon, the Bloodstones and the Rengarian Royal Army.
* Aveen Elvir was definitely under Tregakh's control, as seen with her Maiev Shadowsong-like obsession of repairing the relationship between Gardon Bloodclaw and Emperor Theodor the Second, forcing both Amari and Lord Brian to kill her.
* Aveen calling Gardon thero was her personalised way of telling him he was her brother, to conceal the fact that they're siblings.
* Orgen Bloodstone dies this time, one last time, in a duel against Amari.