[Player Plot] Protecting Val Gamord from Darkspawn - Pt 1

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WHO: Bethany Hawke, Teren von Skraedder, Ciri, Merrick, Inessa Serra, Kain Ventfort, Aleron Darton, and Amelie Durand
WHAT: The Marquise of Val Gamord has called to the Inquisition for help, and the Inquisition has answered.
WHEN: Last week of Harvestmere, first week of Frostfall
WHERE: Val Garmond, in Orlais.
NOTES:Based off the war table mission. OOC details are here

Val Gamord is a small village in rocky hills, surrounded by walls, and presently very cold. Outside the walls, a sizable and semi-organized force of darkspawn has gathered. Reaching the village without passing through the darkspawn requires traveling along a narrow path to reach a small opening in its gates. The main road and entrance to the town are blocked and being battered by darkspawn on a nightly basis.

As noted in the original War Table Operation from DAI, Marquise Bouffon has already committed her handful of personal soldiers to the Inquisition's cause, so the town's only defenses at the moment are its walls and the efforts of the farmers and merchants who have taken refuge there. They'll all be exhausted and incredibly grateful for help. Several will be quarantined and suffering from blight sickness. (Note: They can't be saved; if the team does attempt to put through the Joining, they'll die during the ritual.)

Marquise Effiloche Bouffon will be a gracious host and very thankful for the team's efforts. She will call everyone involved noble a lot, and refer to herself as humble and devout; there will be some apparent truth to that, as her personal home is small and sparsely decorated, for an Orlesian noble's estate. She'll allow the team to stay there if they desire and feed them well. Once the darkspawn have been driven away, she will be particularly eager to see the team leave the town without lingering or asking any further questions. She will permit them to stay at most an additional day before insisting that they leave.

Comments

[ichaer]

Despite the approaching steps, Ciri does not move from her spot nor take her eyes off the far distance. There is slight movement as she shifts her weight between feet in her own way of acknowledging his presence until she speaks:

"Deathly quiet as it were." A mutter. "Aside from those coming from the village with questions or expressing their thanks."

[in_death_sacrifice]

"That's a relief." Darkspawn would overwhelm the village if they were to attack, if enough of them got through... But Kain tries not to think of that worst case scenario too much. They'll fight them off. That's what they're here for.

He doesn't stop being tense and on guard, though, knowing that anything could happen, anytime. "They're saved... more or less. Though... there are those who won't make it." Those tainted by the darkspawn. Still, they've done all they can, and it would have been worse without their intervention.

[ichaer]

She idly kicks a rock at her foot, sighing. Relief, perhaps but she would rather know where her enemies were instead of sitting around blind like she was. Raising her hand, Ciri rubs at the back of her neck with another needed sigh.

"It's a shame but we can at least keep them comfortable until the end." Because there was no way, even if they had the ability, she would ever imagine making those tainted into Wardens.

[in_death_sacrifice]

Kain stares off into the distance for a moment, watching and wary. He's always on edge somehow, and this sort of situation, moreso than usual. He nods, finding it unfortunate, but what can really be done at this point?

"That's the most we can do, for now. I would like to add to our forces, but... it looked to be too late, in most cases." Plus, they'd have to make preparations for the Joining. He sighs. "We can't save them all. It's one of those unfortunate truths we come across all too often."