Battle for Marienburg
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| Conflict | End Times/Nurgle invasion of the Empire |
| Date | 2525 IC |
| Location | The free city of Marienburg |
| Outcome | Chaos victory |
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| Nurgle forces | Imperial forces |
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| The Glottkin | General Aldred van Carroburg |
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| The Tribe of the Bloodshot Eye; three hordes of Marauders with the Mark of Nurgle The Red Reavers; one horde of Marauders with the Mark of Khorne The Accursed; one band of Forsaken with the Mark of Nurgle The Gutterlings; twelve Chaos Spawn with the Mark of Nurgle The Urson Tribes; eight hordes of Marauders The Brethren of the Scab; one tribe of Chosen with the Mark of Nurgle The Cataracted Eye; one warband of Chosen with the Mark of Nurgle The Lordless Hordes; one warhost of Chaos Warriors The Cult of Frozen Fate; one warband of Marauders The Crow Brethren; one tribe of Marauders with the Mark of Nurgle The Ever-dying; one horde of Chaos Warriors with the Mark of Nurgle The Grue; one horde of Forsaken with the Mark of Nurgle The Sea Wolves; six tribes of Marauders The Listless; one warband of Forsaken with the Mark of Nurgle The Rotpack; one pack of Chaos Warhounds The Slavermaws; one pack of Chaos Warhounds |
The Golden Pinions; one regiment of Halberdiers The Noble Sons Abroad; one cavalry brigade of Pistoliers The Pale Blades; one regiment of Greatswords The Carroburg Greatswords; one regiment of Greatswords The Bordermen; one cavalry brigade of Outriders The Rieksmarch Brotherhood; one regiment of Swordsmen The Einhand Elite; one regiment of Swordsmen The Screaming Minstrels; one regiment of Spearmen The Poleaxed; one regiment of Halberdiers Reik Patrol Eight Western; one band of Archers The Carroburg Marshers; one band of Archers Reed's Red Men; one band of Archers The Hard-Bought; one mob of Free Company The Gnat's Banquet; one mob of Free Company Aldred's Last Muster; one mob of Free Company |
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| minimal | devastating |
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| Conflict | End Times/Nurgle invasion of the Empire |
| Date | 2525 IC |
| Location | The free city of Marienburg |
| Outcome | Chaos victory |
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| Nurgle forces | Undead forces |
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| The Glottkin | Mundvard the Cruel |
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| The Tribe of the Bloodshot Eye; three hordes of Marauders with the Mark of Nurgle The Red Reavers; one horde of Marauders with the Mark of Khorne The Accursed; one band of Forsaken with the Mark of Nurgle The Gutterlings; twelve Chaos Spawn with the Mark of Nurgle The Urson Tribes; eight hordes of Marauders The Brethren of the Scab; one tribe of Chosen with the Mark of Nurgle The Cataracted Eye; one warband of Chosen with the Mark of Nurgle The Lordless Hordes; one warhost of Chaos Warriors The Cult of Frozen Fate; one warband of Marauders The Crow Brethren; one tribe of Marauders with the Mark of Nurgle The Ever-dying; one horde of Chaos Warriors with the Mark of Nurgle The Grue; one horde of Forsaken with the Mark of Nurgle The Sea Wolves; six tribes of Marauders The Listless; one warband of Forsaken with the Mark of Nurgle The Rotpack; one pack of Chaos Warhounds The Slavermaws; one pack of Chaos Warhounds |
Alicia von Untervald'; Vampire The White Ladies; Vampire and Pallid Handmaidens riding Coven Throne The Suiddock Beast; one Terrorgheist The Hidden; six hordes of Zombies The Beholden; one coven of Hexwraiths The Debt Repaid; one coven of Cairn Wraiths The Cold Men of Oestdock; one horde of Zombies Mundvard's Reserve; one horde of Zombies The Frozen Dead of 2306; one horde of Zombies The Cobbled; one mob of Zombies The Meathooked; one mob of Zombies The Thawed; one mob of Zombies The Catacomb's Harvest; one horde of Skeletal Warriors The Suiddock Disappeared; one horde of Skeletal Warriors The Wights of Warehouse Six; one regiment of Grave Guard Nexus Cadaveron; one Corpse Cart |
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| minimal | near total |
Background
During the End Times the Glottkin were pronounced champions of Nurgle. They gathered a huge force together and crossed the Sea of Claws to invade the empire. They started by assaulting the free port city of Marienburg which put up almost no defense. The Marienburg merchant fleet attempted to stall the approaching fleet but made little impact and by using magic to destroy the city's impressive sea wall the invaders very quickly overcame the Marienburg defenders and their mercenary auxiliaries. The city rapidly becomes infested with a slimy, moss type substance.
The battle only really began when the invaders met the forces of the city's 'Master of Shadows, Mundvard the Cruel, a powerful vampire lord who had been building up forces in the city's poor, dock district secretly for many years.
Stages of Battle
Undead
- Mundvard summons the hidden caches of undead warriors he has hidden around the city over the years. They attack the Chaos force vanguard while the Suiddock beast prevents reinforcements from their Plague Ships reaching them.
- Mundvard starts slaying the northerners piecemeal.
- The Glottkin attack Mundvard. They beat him in combat and using the immense strength of brother Ghurk physically cast him from the city, way out to sea.
- Without their general and animating force the majority of the undead army collapses in seconds. Only a few vampires and the Suiddock Beast escape.
Imperial
- An Imperial army arrives at the city. The form up outside, waiting for the foe to come to them.
- Imperial general Aldred van Carroburg is challenged by and slays a champion in single combat. The champion's death signals the start of the battle.
- The discipline of the Imperial troops manages to hold the Chaos force at bay. Victory seems a possibility.
- The Imperial line collapses when they begin to loose their footing due to the plague-slime spreading across the city. The Imperial troops are butchered.
Aftermath
The total destruction of both the Imperial and Undead armies gave the Glottkin the freedom to begin a campaign of destruction across the Empire which culminated in the Siege of Altdorf. One of the few survivors of the battles was Mundvard who joined Vlad von Carstein some months later at the defense of Altdorf to take revenge on the Glottkin for destroying what he perceived as his city.
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