The Blood War Heats Up
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:00 am
Several reports are flooding in from the Abyss that the Tanari are dying by the thousands. A mysterious aliment has afflicted them - some kind of magical plague is the latest theory. Many do not even make it into battle, but drop where they stand, turn a strange hue of yellow, and die.
That this is some stratgem of the Baatezu is beyond doubt. Several large armies of Baatezu, obviously waiting and prepared, have stormed into the Abyss. What was once mere skirmishes is now a major offensive on the part of the devils.
A large war party of Baatezu also tried to storm the Abysmal portal. Two Pit Fiends and their minions entered the Harmonium barracks, only to be met by adventurers, Harmonium, and, finally, the Lady herself. Hundreds of magical blades appeared and shredded them, and several dozen eye witnesses claim they say the gigantic face of Her Serenity regarding the Abysmal portal, then vanishing.
In the meantime, the Baatezu press their advantage. It becomes clear that due to their numbers, and the Yellow Demon Fever, as the plague has become known, that for the first time in milennia the Baatezu might actually seize a layer of the Abyss. Many tacticians and the learned in the City claim this will be the beginning of the end for the Tanari, if the devils are not stopped. A Baatezu stronghold and ownership of the 1st Abysmal layer could give them an unassailable forward deployed base for which to assault the remaining layers.
It might take another milennia, but for the first time ever, it looks like the "endless" Blood War might actually be won. Unless they are stopped; and several of the Learned, even Celestials, question the wisdom of allowing the Baatezu to prevail.
That this is some stratgem of the Baatezu is beyond doubt. Several large armies of Baatezu, obviously waiting and prepared, have stormed into the Abyss. What was once mere skirmishes is now a major offensive on the part of the devils.
A large war party of Baatezu also tried to storm the Abysmal portal. Two Pit Fiends and their minions entered the Harmonium barracks, only to be met by adventurers, Harmonium, and, finally, the Lady herself. Hundreds of magical blades appeared and shredded them, and several dozen eye witnesses claim they say the gigantic face of Her Serenity regarding the Abysmal portal, then vanishing.
In the meantime, the Baatezu press their advantage. It becomes clear that due to their numbers, and the Yellow Demon Fever, as the plague has become known, that for the first time in milennia the Baatezu might actually seize a layer of the Abyss. Many tacticians and the learned in the City claim this will be the beginning of the end for the Tanari, if the devils are not stopped. A Baatezu stronghold and ownership of the 1st Abysmal layer could give them an unassailable forward deployed base for which to assault the remaining layers.
It might take another milennia, but for the first time ever, it looks like the "endless" Blood War might actually be won. Unless they are stopped; and several of the Learned, even Celestials, question the wisdom of allowing the Baatezu to prevail.