Payback

Payback is the 3rd chapter in the First Human Book.

## Background

Blen Greymoore and Harmos chased the Orc Clans to the last outpost the Orcs built after their defeats in Clash in the Forest and Iron and Blood.

## Opening

Harmos and Blen talks about fighting Darkmind Clan on the Orc's territory will take heavy casualties on them, when Genethas and Lerrig Goldheart arrived and assisted them. The Orcs imprisoned Aedale and her group. And also, an unidentified Human outpost was constructed nearby, attacking scouts that Blen sent.

Rath Wolfscar warned Grael that their enemies are near.

In the True Story, the opening starts when Blen, Dorbric and Zoia were talking, approached by Lerrig and Daric. They assist the duo with the help of their own forces, and the Salrian Army assistance.

Meanwhile, the Goldaxe Clan abandoned Grael after they decided that fighting the Imperials was not profitable in the long run.

## Quest

### Main Quest:

* Kill Grael the Hunter.

Description: The Imperials had enough of the Darkmind Clan and their pillaging. The only way to stop these attacks is to annihilate the entire clan. Grael the Hunter must be disposed of once and for all. Without him, the clan will fall apart and the Imperials can finally get rid of this clan.

### Side Quest:

* Rescue Aedale.

Description: The young mage Aedale and her troops were ambushed by the Orcs and now prisoners of the Darkmind Clan. They'd most likely be thankful for their release and would gladly assist the Imperials in fighting the greenskins.

* Destroy the Unknown soldiers base.

Description: A group of unknown soldiers has set up camp near the river. They refuse to identify themselves and attack anyone who gets close to their camp. Lord Genethas suspects that they are Demon servants and should be defeated as soon as possible. Lord Lerrig on the other hand, thinks that they must be left alone. It is up to Blen to decide.

## The Battle

The battle started when both Genethas and Lerrig sent their initial wave of troops to push back the large wave of Orcs. While the battle was ongoing, Blen commanded his forces to build a strong defense around the river, to support the attacks, defend the area from Orcish attacks and build a strong attack force to support the push. As they pushed on, Genethas spotted an Unknown Soldier camp that was built near the coast, suggesting they attack them, but Lerrig thinks otherwise. It is up to Blen to ignore or destroy it. Former, they will focus on the push. Latter, he will attack the camp, destroying it and killing the Human Commander in the base. It is noted that there are strong Elites guarding the camp.

Then, Blen received a report about Aedale and her forces being imprisoned in the Darkmind prison. Lerrig tells him to focus first on the assault, then rescue her afterwards. But Blen wants to rescue her as soon as possible, then use her skills to push on the attack. While pushing on, they found a tunnel with Golems guarding it. They detoured and defeated both the Golems and the Lizard inside, getting a Medallion for the effort. Then, they pushed on towards the main Darkmind fort, supported by Veterans of Voidwar and Imperial Army forces, they razed the camp and pushed on towards Grael the Hunter's throne. The battle against Grael was tough, but the Darkmind leader was killed and they are victorious in exterminating their enemies.

### True Story

The gameplay still the same, but with adjustments. The Veterans of Voidwar, Imperial Army, and Kasrkin being playable were replaced by Wolf Regiment, Lerrig Goldheart's Forces with Salrian Army assistance, and the Bull Regiment as playable, respectively. You will control both Blen Greymoore and Dorbric Berangar, and Aedale if she was released. Zoia controls the Wolf Regiment, and Sir Lerrig and Daric controls the forces under their control.

Hortnog abandoned the Darkmind Clan, leaving with the Goldaxe Clan forces. The Bloodhand Clan had a base nearby, and Ironthunder Clan maintains the prison where Aedale was. There is also the Unknown Soldiers base set up on the other side.

The Orcs also hid their women and children in a refugee camp nearby, which Sir Lerrig commanded razed and the inhabitants slain.

## Aftermath

The Imperials arrived on the front, meeting with other officers, leaving the Kasrkin to clean up the forest of Orcish presence.

## Outcome

In the Second Human Book, should you defeat the Unknown Soldiers base, the mission will be harder, as they do not have assistance from them.

Also, if you not save Aedale, Blen Greymoore will tell her that he regretted not saving her, and she was not grateful to him and feels no remorse over Blen's fate.

## Note

It is revealed that the Unknown soldiers were scouts sent by Renald Van Durce to scout Genethas' moves. Destroying them will make their battle harder.

## True Story

The mission was revamped. Changes are:

* The mission was renamed The Bull and The Wolf.
* The Veterans of Voidwar was removed, as so is Kasrkin. They were replaced by Wolf Regiment and Bull Regiment, supplied with backup from Salrian Army.
* Genethas was absent. Instead, Daric was with Lerrig Goldheart.
* You control Bull Regiment as the main force.
* Both Bloodhand Clan and Ironthunder Clan were present, maintaining a presence and guarding the prison respectively. Goldaxe Clan abandoned the Darkmind Clan.
* Rath Wolfscar was present.
* Lerrig's men massacring Orcish civilians and razing the village was seen.
* Phoenix Regiment general Harron appeared afterwards.