Army of Bones

Army of Bones is a mission in True Story.

## Background

The Scarec Nexus were tasked by Aridon the Watcher with the mission of elimination of Souleater Legion and other Demonic influence in Salria. This was revealed after Hunter and Prey.

As the Orcs weren't part of their Lord's "balance", they were also tasked with elimination of the Orcs as a whole. The Bonelords were more than glad to fulfill their master's wish, with their personal crusade of elimination of all flesh, as per Scarec doctrine of purity was to reduce a creature to their bare bones.

Meanwhile, the Salrian royalty were in a vacation on their personal estate, far from the chaos. The royal heirs were guarded by the former royalty and both the Salrian Knight Order and Order of the Arcane.

## Opening

King Kelob the Abdicated and Prince Rastan were watching Prince Caspir's progress in his magical arts, while the younger royal children were busy playing. The father and son reminded their relative that he was going to be the next heir of Salria and the Grandmaster of the Order. Princess Talari was bored of her situation, her wish granted.

Outside the chambers, the father and son talks about the Orcs and their alliances with other creatures like Centaurs, which their Kingdom was at war with, and other creatures. King Kelob hushed his son from telling that issue towards their relatives. The reason why the heirs are on their care, was because King Salran the V wants them as far from the chaos as possible. And their army and their allies were ready to fight against the Orcs and their allies. Then the former king asked his son what he felt about his abdication, which the former prince supporting his dad and relatives in any ways possible.

All the while, the Bonelords were going to launch their crusade against the living, particularly the Orcs, which their Master doesn't want to be powerful. But first, they had to clear the area of any mortals that they see as obstacles on their mission, and add them on their numbers. The three unanimously agreed on their mission.

## Quest

### Main Quest

* Kill King Kelob the Abdicated and Prince Rastan.
* All Bonelords must survive.

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### Side Quest

* Find and kill Sir Osgan
* Find and kill Sir Kraster
* Find and kill Relin the Observer

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## The Battle

The trio of Bonelords and a handul of followers took the initial charge. They surprised and overrun an outpost of the Salrians nearby. With Sha'thar's Army of Death ability, the attack was successful. Then they move on, until they found a minor base. The trio reanimated skeletons inside that base, then attack. The base was destroyed and the reanimated units continues the push. Then, the trio pushed on, and discovered a camp with Order of the Bleeding remnants in a fountain. The trio and their followers killed them.

They eventually encountered Sir Osgan and his knights guarding the road. The trio fought and killed him, boosted their stats in the process. They continue to push on, eliminating all enemy patrols, until they encountered the major Salrian base. As they pushed on, the Bonelords summoned the Scarec Nexus units on standby. They fought and killed Sir Kraster inside that base, boosting their stats further.

Then, they continue to push on, encountering the first of the Order of the Arcane soldiers. They eliminated it, until they encountered Relin the Observer and his men. The trio killed him, then continued to push on. Despite the Arcanists among the units are strong, the Skeleton Legion pushed on, killing another Archmage. At the gates of the property, they encountered the main Order base, the royalist children inside. King Kelob the Abdicated and his knights tried to resist the trio, but was killed. Then, the last line of defense, led by Prince Rastan tried to delay the enemy, but failed and was killed.

## Aftermath

Prince Rastan, wounded and dying, tried to reason with the Bonelords, begging the trio to spare the royal children, his cousins. The trio was quite amused on his effort to sacrifice himself for others, but they killed the royal children anyways. Then, they put the coup-de-grace upon the dying prince. The trio then commands their followers to clean up the place, continuing their mission against the Orcs.

The remains of the Royal Family was reassembled and merged by the Scarec Nexus. They were forced to fight against the Orcs and their allies in Risen Resistance, alongside a reanimated Selior Cleavehand.