Wahannsta

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* Teman

Starting by deserting in numbers a notorious bandit gang, the Wahannsta would resemble bandits in almost every manner and therefore would tend to raise their hands so that they would not cause panic and fear when they brought their presence to villages. As they would begin defending convoys, guarding villages, and eliminating bandit camps their legitimacy grew and the seeking of their services was sought after by more and more peoples. As the Wahannsta joined a Kovpen'de they began employing complex strategies, creating better armor and weapons, as well as later raising their naval capabilities. Soon the Pfenden would also fight alongside the Wahannsta.

## History

### Foundation

Following a terrible massacre of the village of Imovi by the Tepponahsta, a group within the Children of Tepponah had deserted with its leaders being 2 men named Cun'durs and Nuuttao whom would attempt to bury their past and start a new path of redemption. This band of deserters would begin ambushing bandits and other similar individuals of who would be busy robbing convoys and therefore be completely susceptible to attack.

### Fighters of the people

During these first few skirmishes between this band of good-willed deserters now calling themselves the Wahannsta meaning "The children of the village", many other men began leaving their respective bandit gangs and joining the Wahannsta. These desertions of which were increasing had been causing many bandit chiefs to blame the Tepponahsta for not having dealt with their deserters the appropriate way. Executions of deserters were becoming more common within bandit gangs while beneficial donations and contracts were keeping the Wahannsta rising in popularity.

### Bandit intervention

Finally, in an attempt to end this group of village fighters the Tepponahsta chief named Volki sent a contingent of his finest warriors to disguise themselves as deserters and join the Wahannsta. This infiltration worked and on the night of July 17th as most of the Wahannsta were sleeping at their secret base of Monclaisch, the infiltrators woke up to begin quietly stabbing every man in his throat as they slept. One of these secret bandits was able to make it to the house of Cun-durs and kill the leader but as he did this he was caught by the night watch who began alarming the base. As the Wahannsta began killing these infiltrators the bandits had managed to relay the location of the base to Chief Volki who was racing to Monclaisch by this point. As the final bandit at Monclaisch died and the children of the village were tending to their wounded: the full force of Tepponahsta clashed up against the Wahannsta who were already shocked and throughout the night many children of the village were slaughtered including Szanomp while Nuuttao was able to escape with his friends Vihu and Herreit.

### Resurrection

This battle demoralized many men from bandit gangs who ever had a single thought of desertion across the Uncharted Regions. Nuuttao found himself voted as leader as he had been one of the two founders of the Wahannsta, bandit gangs began robbing and attacking villages more frequently to show these settlements who was the ruler of the land. As news of the Wahannsta's defeat spread like wild life, many villages began losing faith in a greater future. Needing more help, Nuuttao began recruiting village folk who still had hope in the prosperity of lands but the village of Polgtan told the Chief Volki of this rebel activity who on the 23rd of July caught the Wahannsta crossing a bridge into the same village which led to the death of more anti-bandit fighters and the capture of Herreit. By this point Nuuttao needed to win a battle or else the Wahannsta would continue to be hunted down like dogs, so on the 2nd of August Nuuttao staged an ambush in the village of Arconak by making the village leaders state their allegiance to the rebel cause. This angered Chief Hevanton who had Chief Volki executed for incompetence, with a bandit force about the size of 80 men Chief Hevanton expected a sizeable defense force and because there was none he grew suspicious and only sent half of his force. This bandit force already had Nuuttao astonished and even with the bandit forces separated he wouldn't be able to take on the staged bandits as they held a hill and many rock formations which were key strategic advantages.

### Different person

So in a decision which would decide the fate of this land, Nuuttao ordered all his forces to evacuate the village covertly having the ambush-ready villagers believe that the Wahannsta would reinforce the village as soon as the bandits entered it. This would be a lie and Nuuttao would have alcohol poured all around the perimeter of the village, as soon as the bandits entered the villagers would begin fighting and Chief Hevanton would lead his men in trying to encircle the village fighters. Nuuttao would order his men to ignite and continue pouring alcohol on the perimeter successfully keeping the bandits and villagers inside. As the fires began raging and spreading the combatants within Arconak would begin to burn as they tried to escape, this came in shock to the men of Wahannsta as they burned down almost every man, woman and child in the village. Vihu would rise up against Nuuttao pulling him off his horse and attempt to beat him to death, both men were now brawling while the Wahannsta watched in a longed state of shock not being able to react to anything before them. Nuuttao was then able to reach for a lost dagger and stab Vihu in the throat ending him in the process. Now Nuuttao was in a state of shock, Arconak was burned to the ground with its bandit army and population being dead, and the Wahannsta being intimated by Nuuttao's deeds and therefore following his every command. After the event, news would spread and some villages would demand that no bandmember of the Wahannsta be allowed within their territory instead employing a similar band of men named the Erukala. Other villages like Houkaashii and Migizina would appreciate the previous good done by the Wahannsta and enter into a Kovpen'de with them, Nuuttao would soon defeat many more bandit gangs using his previous knowledge of bandit settlements and liberate Herreit but Herreit would not see Nuuttao the same after his killing of Vihu.