Rethinking the Strategy

> Jalerom discusses with the War Council about how they might be able use the Floating City of Cumelus to their advantage...
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## Summary

Amber, Ivan, Rime, Oin and Faerthurin have left Jalerom in the throne room with Gustro, Jeminya and several others to plan their attack. Faerthurin pulls out Elvana's notebook and translates more of it while Rime practices with her new sword. Amber meanwhile doesn't like being a soldier in this upcoming war. She decides to go practice in the courtyard with Oin going to help her out. Rime decides to practice with Ivan.

They're eventually called into the council room. The plan is to have the Heroes of Directian command the various battalions in the attack on Cummelus. Faerthurin will be commanding the summoner battalion. Rime (disguised as a human) will be commanding the archer battalion. Amber will be commanding the brawler battalion. Ivan will be leading with the healer battalion. Jeminya will be commanding the light cavalry battalion. Oin will be commanding the heavy cavalry battalion which is fascinating.

There is a second wave primarily with supporting parties. Uthorion and the buffer battalion will be first followed by Enzio and the elven spirits, Ferendwil and the enchantment mages, Utharion and the scouts, Lavendia and her protectors and Sazaen with his nature's fury battalion. The third wave was the helping hands party. Gareth and Nora will be commanding infantry followed by Cassian and his compantion fighter battalion, Beleen and her fae battalion, Zeadrel and her evoker battalion, Nion and her moonlight warriors and Vurdock with his earth forger. The fourth wave was the counter attackers. Sylvester and Murphy will be leading the transmutation mages followed by the battle bards, Queen Nephtys leading the vine shaker battalion, the battle medics and finally King Orkrimm and his battle hammers which are out of commission. The final wave consists of the dwarven spears, Felanis and her natures ally, shortbow archers, blunderbust users, Sabaton shield infantry and the rest of Phoenixward as heavy cavalry.

There was also a communication team commanded by a fire elf with a strange apparatus affixed to them. It's similar to a walkie talkie. Jalerom doesn't have a battalion and will only command Amarta because he needs to see everything. Their plan is to come up from underneath the clouds of Cummelus along with in the sun's light. They then created another 'sun' from the air walk side to surprise the enemy.

Jeminya then talks with the party about what happens after the war. There's rebuilding Sabaton and Gatless, mending Optimarr's bridge and the people of Laath Nalore. Jalerom notices a voice in his head and asks to be alone. The group agrees and he follows the voice's direction to a small room. Erevan appears saying that the gods are having to believe in faith that things will be okay. He also mentions Ollidamara is planning something big and told the other gods not to talk to the people who believe in them. Erevan apologizes and Jalerom actually hugs him. Jalerom does ask if Reyin Dalgo is still alive but it's apparently one Erevan can't answer yet. However they are prepared for the worst case scenario.

## Notable Events

* The party is chosen to be leaders of various battalions
* Erevan appears before Jalerom again