Miniature Wargaming in Rural Japan

 This is the first part of 4 games covering the undead attack on the city of Miragliano. The city is on the western edge of Tilea and borders the Blighted Marshes from where the undead periodically attack. Previously the town of Uldopho, near the mountains was attacked and captured by the undead. However, there advance south as checked by a battle on the Via Nord.     What follows is an account of the undead attack across the River Trino towards the town of Baliana.    A Damp mist clung ground like a heavy sea as the men of the River Watch gathered. The chill air seemed to sap the will from their tired frames. Many had rushed to gather as soon as the calls went out, but still not half their full strength had mustered. Captain Leonard stood amongst the assembling groups, as the warden of the river he knew most of them by name and had directly recruited more than half. They had spent time training and drilling and he did not doubt their bravery. Many of the ...

 The Battle in the Pass   Despite the cold, Captain Ryan was almost uncomfortably hot. An attack by the orcs could come at almost any time, so much of the army was marching at leas partially armored. Ryan was a bear of a man, his sheer size lead some to claim that there was ogre blood in his ancestry, while others said that his fiery red beard showed he was part Norse. Even for a man of his size, covering the rough ground and incline of the pass in full plate was not an easy task. After the battle of Cesana, there had been some dispute as to the next course of action. Many wanted to winter in Ravola now the food supply was secure and the dwarves had already returned to their mountain holds. However, Angelica, the captain who many had come to look to for leadership, was of a different mind. The Orcs had fled back to their mountain camp, and if left until the spring, would have replaced many of their losses. Instead she called for a strike against the camp before the winter...

The Battle of Cesana was consequential in a number of ways. The first and most immediate was the defeat of the Orc horde and the preservation of Cesana. The second was the effect on the people in Ravola . They had suffered much during that year ( 2491 ) at the hands of the undead and perfidious ratmen, an attack by the orcs looked to be the beginning of the end for the town. However the victory was decisive and well won. The grain supply for the winter was secured and confidence began to return to the beleaguered soldiery. Talk began to be heard of a counter attack in the spring, of marching to the aid of Miragliano. The third effect resulting from the battle was to be felt to the north, in Marguilles. The count Gui deBague was said to have planned to occupy the pass and Ravola after the orcs had ravaged the area. Instead, he had to deal with the remnants of the orc horde turning around and going back through his lands. His plans, at least for the short term, seemed to hav...

  Where the Irrana mountains and the Vaults meet there is a large valley which acts as the main connection between Bretonnia and Tilea. Where exactly the border falls is open to some interpretation, and many battles have been fought over this question. In the Autumn of the year 2491 these issues were once again tested when an unusually large band of marauding Greenskins came down out of the inhospitable Irrana mountains. The numerous villages which dotted the road main road between Tilea and Bretonnia called out for aid. However, the Count of Marguilles, a figure of ill repute named Gui deBague, announced that as the area was claimed as Tilea, the prince of Miragliano was duty bound to protect them. The Count must have been aware that Miragliano was currently menaced by the undead and unable to respond. Perhaps, he was planning on taking the area after it had been ravaged by the orcs, but he hand not reckoned that others would move to defend the valley. Kazad Frukund was no...