Under the Grey Banner

"A hundred years had passed. Man would face man, and with the vast armies of the mad King, the dwarves and elves faced certain destruction. Even though weighed down by the tremendous task at hand, the leaders of the free peoples inspired hope and courage among their ranks. Ilmarion spoke proudly of honour and sacrifice to mounted knights, Duviel the Elven Queen gathered the elven archers to her in great lines and Grimmdane Skullcleaver, the foremost warrior and general of the dwarven race commanded more than twenty perfectly squared cohorts of armoured dwarves. Their banners waved proudly in the air, though the Islander could easily count five times that number in grey banners. And so this day their doom would come."

Facing the northwinds

On high ground we stand

In the air a thousand banners

Flying the honour

Of peoples joined in bitter strife

Darkened green for the wood-elves

Crimson red for dwarven lords

Deep azure blue for men with the hearts to defy

Brass horns are sounding

we drink our last ale

filled with cold determination

praising the ancients

as dark lines spill out on the plains

See the view stretched before me

It's familiar somehow

Why am I here?

Why was I sent to this trial?

"The mounted knights of free men long fought on the flanks of the King's army, greatly decimating the dark one's numbers. The dwarven bersekers charged towards the forest of grey banners, as they had once stormed the orcish hordes, while covered by millions of elven arrows. After one full day of battle, both armies were brought down to a quarter of their initial strength, and as the army of twisted men were nearly routed came the final and ultimate sign of the King's treachery. On the horizon there was now a sight not seen by men for a hundred years; a great dark and twisted army of orcs, goblins and netherkind, brought there by an unholy covenant with he who was once their destroyer. Led by the terrible warsong of Gargoth the Orcish Lord, the black lines engulfed both armies with intent of utter annihilation."

"Fueled by cries and scent of slaughter, fall before the orcish march! Now our armies will rend flesh from bone.

Throne of bones, its lord has spoken, foul beasts take all that remain.

Now my children we shall drink their blood!"

"With all hope nearly gone and facing complete destruction, the Islander were forced to seek out and challenge his brother, the fallen King of the West and menace of Westmar. into single combat"

You think you can stand before me? You are mistaken!

No! I'm filled with the wrath of a god,

ignited by a righteous flame!

See how you're burning with zeal, and yet so unknowing!

Die! I make you pay for your crimes, red, the grey banner dyed!

With steel I will redeem

For I know what I've seen in my dreams

One brother has to find his demise

Fool! Can't you see

that you were sent to perish before me?

See the blackness for my eyes

How can this be,

Were the scriptures all lies?

Oh bewildered horizon...

What? What is this? Who is this girl, who dares to strike me?

Take my life for another's

Now fall! As he has recovered...

So we are free

Wake from a dream

Glorious deed

But she's lost unto me

See, all will rise

From lands to the sea

But forever she'll live on in my memory...