Thread:CrimsonFire735/@comment-25890179-20170514212937/@comment-25890179-20170729170922

So I figured out a basic outline for how Fenric could invade Ugandalore. So first, Kirta starts to receive reports that Dead Watcher/Ruins Hand/Tul'kaarin colonies are going dark. At first everyone assumes it has something to do with the fallout from Qlipphogr's defeat, when in fact Fenric is killing off his opponents and forcefully recruiting as many as he can.

Then, the entire Vermillion fleet appears out of slipspace over Ugandalore and attacks the orbital defenses. The Scythe of Glory fleet outmatches the Mendel ships, but is outnumbered, so several of Fenric's smaller ships are shot down. The fleet is strong enough to break through their defenses and land, deploying all their troops. The Mendel have had time to mobilize their army, and meet Fenric in open battle outside the capital. The Mendel outnumber him three to one.

Fenric first tries to use the Death Scepter to kill off the entire Mendel army, only for it to not function. The crow appears to Fenric and tells him he must sacrifice a friend or family member to get the Scepter to work again. Tired of losing his comrades, Fenric snaps the Scepter over his knee, draws Glacier's blade, and orders his men into battle.

Fenric first sends in his cavalry: Carpathians, Rough Raiders, Ascetic White Warriors, Suicide Watch bikers, etc. They charge in with lances, sabres, grenade launchers, and other weapons. The melee is short and bloody, with both sides' cavalry obliterating each other. When Fenric sees the cavalry falter and Mendel infantry charge in, he orders his tribal conscripts and Dead Watch prisoners to swarm them, then has the Scythiags and other archers and mortar crews bombard the battlefield, killing huge numbers of Mendel and his own troops.

Finally, he orders the rest of his army to charge, and charges with them. The sheer number of shock troopers (including Lavatufts), tribal berserkers, and fanatical warriors is able to, after a long and gruesome battle that makes Braveheart look like a kid's cartoon, break the Mendel army and cause them to retreat. The Vermillions are able to enter the capital and take control, forcing the Mendel leadership to flee to W'alor or Kodalon. However, the Vermillions broke their strength on the armies of the Mendel, so they must now focus on rebuilding their numbers before they find themselves neck-deep in guerrillas and resistance fighters.

Alternatively, if you'd rather have Fenric lose, then he will break his strength on the much larger Mendel army, knowing full well that he will lose but no longer caring. After a long and bloody battle, most of his men are dead, surrendered, or fled, and Fenric himself is badly wounded. Kirta herself finds him. Fenric reaches for his sword to fight her, but sees that crow watching him and realizes that this is where he must face the "crow", as it told him in an earlier story. Fenric tells Kirta to get it over with, and she kills him.

Naturally, I'd prefer that Fenric wins Ugandalore, but its ultimately up to you. I'm just getting a little sick of Fenric constantly looking for a way to beat the Mendel but never actually fighting them, and I've run out of ideas to do with him. So kill him or let him win for a while, its your choice.