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The swarms were all around us! The horde, or the destruction; whatever they are called - both names are fitting. We started the raid in The Badlands. Sucessfully helping another Order guild defend their keep from a large number of destruction - we decided to take a keep for ourselves. We organized in the High Pass warcamp, and quickly dispersed to the keep in Talbecland. The first door went down without many disruptions, but the second door was another story. At first it started with a few people running in one at a time to try to get to the keep. They were easily dispirsed. Soon, groups of three to five were coming every minute. Our ram was taken down, and so we concentrate our full effort on preventing destruction players from entering the keep. We were moderately sucessful, but some did manage to get by our defenses. When the ram pad came back up we had four on it immediately, and the door was destroyed within two minutes. All the while our other forces helped to defend other destruction players from entering. Once the door was downed we quickly ran into the keep room. Our main tank picked up the keep lord, and as many champions as possible - while all Tempests members concentrate on killing destruction players. Once the enemy force was downed we killed the keep lord. A successful attack! But wait - all of a sudden 30+ destruction enter the keep lord room just as he spawns. Caught off guard we put up as much of a defense as we could, but were taken down by the hord...destruction. A great victory - and then engulfed in smoked. We regrouped in the High Pass warcamp, and quickly moved on to our next target - The Badlands. We met in the warcamp again, and quickly made our way to the Keep. Little resistance was met, as we downed the first door - the second door - and the keep lord! With the keep Lord down we planted our standard at the top of the keep, and had sucessfully claimed our first keep! 
With no destruction in sight we moved on to the southern battlefield objective. Our one member remaining at the camp soon reported "We have 3.. 5... 10.. destruction at the Keep!". As soon as the battlefield objective champion was down we mounted up, and rode back to the keep. We attempted to take a few casters, and their ram from behind - but their numbers, and levels quickly overwhelmed us. The command was given to go through to postern door, and setup a defense. The enemy ram was taken down once, but their numbers were too great to defeat on the ground. We had no choice, but to stay on the wall, and attempt to reduce their numbers with siege weapons! Eventually their ram pad respawned, and the door was taken down. When it was at 10% the order was given to retreat, and setup defenses in the keep itself. Their numbers were too great to hold back, and they eventually made it into the keep itself. We were able to hold them off for a few minutes, but the smoke advanced! A valiant first effort, some great defenses, and in my opinion a battle won for the side of order! Great work everyone, and I look forward to doing this many more times in the future! |
