Forged by Iron and Blood

Forged by Iron and Blood is a new mission in True Story.

## Background

Cora was tasked by Gardon to recon with Larine and the Ironforged, who infiltrated behind the lines with the help of mercenaries led by Jadira. Before Cora arrived, Larine eliminated most of the targets, but a few hid on their estates.

## Opening

Cora arrived at the camp, greeted by Larine and Jadira. Cora cut off Larine and her sarcastic name-calling she gets. The duo discussed with Jadira how to deal with the nobles in their estates. Jadira offered to transport troops, for a price. The duo tried to suggest dealing with Gardon directly, but the dealer wants payment on the spot, and the riches the nobles hidden hits the spot.

## Quest

### Main Quest:

* Kill Duke Woras, Lady Elrin and Lord Korbaz

Description: Duke Woras, Lady Elrin and Lord Korbaz are Retka's most powerful allies in the Kingdom of Pyrru. Their deaths will no doubt would lead a power vacuum that will shake the very foundations of Korras's rebellion.

* Defeat Whitefield's Grand Army
* Larine and Cora must survive.

Description: General Whitefield's massive army are on their way to destroy Larine and Cora. Why it is still a mystery as to why would the esteemed general would side with the traitor Retka, there is no doubt that his army will try to vanquish all who stand in the way of the rebellion - starting by capturing the very locations that Larine and Cora had just conquered.

### Side Quest:

* Find and Destroy the Power Generator.

Description: Lady Elrin's fort may have not have the most impressing army defending it, but its towers more than make up for it. Cora senses that the towers are powered up by a local power source. In order to make dealing with Elrin easier, Larine and Cora had to find and destroy the magical generator powering the towers.

## The Battle

Larine and Cora used their funds to hire forces in the nearby mercenary camps. Using that and their standing forces, the duo cleared some of the enemies, looting the corpses as resources. Then they hired transporters to transport units needed in the fight.

Then, they had to deal with three nobles hiding on their estates: Lord Korbaz and his personal army, Lady Elrin and the Order of the Tides who were loyal to her and the defenses in her hideout were strong, but the duo found a Power Generator that powers the defenses, destroying it will disable all defense the Order had, and the whole army of Duke Woras who were stationed in the estate.

The duo took care of all those ouside the estates, looting resources from their bodies.

Depending on the circumstances, the duo dealt with their enemies: After disabling the defenses, Cora and Larine dealt with Lady Elrin. Despite the latter's defiance and skills, she was dealt with. Duke Woras had his forces ready for the attack, but the duo focused on him, and after his death, the whole estate surrendered, except to those diehard followers. Lord Korbaz with his most diehard fighters are willing to die with their noble leader, and the duo had a hard time dealing with the noble. After each fight, the duo visits the Mercenary Camps to hire more transporters and rebuild their forces.

After dealing with the last of the traitors, the duo and her forces are preparing for the inevitable arrival of General Whitefield with his Grand Army. The Ironforged prepared the remaining structures the nobles had as their defensive positions. The Grand Army arrives in waves of soldiers, trying to overrun and destroy all positions the duo captured. The duo repelled those who were attacking them, while trying to salvage whatever estates the nobles had. The duo replenished their forces after each wave, then dealt with every single Whitefield troops present.

## Cutscene

The duo cornered the Pyrrean general. They asked the reason why did he join the rebellion. The general said that he was forced by Retka to do his deed, because of loyalty. He was too late in stopping Retka's revolt, and was forced to attack Toran for it's resources that would establish defense against the Demons, and he has documents that the Golden Guard intended to abandon the Kingdoms, taking the Elves along with them. Larine wants him executed, which Whitefield accepted willfully, but Cora spared him, and talks him about making his choice, then left the area.

## Aftermath

The duo alongside their forces leave before the rebels arrive, leaving General Whitefield alone.