PAXOKU, TOKUNO AND PAPUA, TRAMMEL - August 1, 2006

"Good Blow! Sthatys. Thys ath" were the death cries of the Ophidians in Papua.  Sosarian Defense Forces formed detachments with more than 40 people to liberate Papua of the Ophidian Generals within an hour-and-a-half.  Then Berserkers came, slowly at first, then more rapidly.  But they also died quickly in the vice-grips of the stalwart fighters.

After three hours of combat, the Ophidians launched another brutal attack with more Generals and lesser Ophidians.  Some Sosarian fighters remained, others returned to their homes to resupply for another day and mend their wounds.  Fighting in Papua continues.

The plan was clearly to liberate Papua then march to Vesper where more fighters were already battling the enemy there.  But the Ophidians in Papua proved stronger than originally expected and the defense forces diminished before they could aid Vesper in strength.  Future battle strategies will likely include simultaneous and coordinated maneuvers on both fronts in Vesper and Papua. 

Earlier at the weekly PaxLair meeting of its five cities, more than 40 people came to the call to organize a counter-attack against the Ophidians.  Citizens, allies, and friends packed into the PaxOku meeting hall where Mayor Winfield held a very short meeting of important announcements and introductions.

PaxLair's Minister of Defense Oda Nobunga then led the meeting rallying the spirit and comradery of all present.  For the counter-attack and call to war was on!  The sound was deafening as people beat their shields, shouted out cheers for the coming triumph, and pounded fists in determination upon the wooden benches.

Guildmaster Nevyn D'Wyooren of the Royal Britannian Guards reported the latest intelligence about the enemy and information about defenders already in the field.  RBG had been scouting the Papua and Vesper areas for an hour before the meeting to aid the defense leaders to properly deploy detachments.  Papua was reported with heavy enemy activity and few defenders while Vesper was reported with slightly fewer enemies and the guilds UTB and SHE already performing a counter-attack.

After 30 minutes from the start of the PaxLair meeting, fighters filed outside to form small detachments of six or more people. Within 10 minutes at least five detachments were ready to go, each including at least a healer or cleric to mend the wounds of their detachment in the field.  Sebrina of KPD established a field healer's location at the Mage Shop in Moonglow, which was also the entry point into the Papua city.  NAV, RBG, OkuC, PxK, PV, St. ATD, Pax, Co5, ^E^, P|B, MotV, Fryr, DAGR, DwxC, KPD, *LS, PxE, KOD and more guilds had sent their best fighters, mages, tamers, healers, and more to join the Sosarian Defense Forces.

Upon entering Papua, detachments fanned out staying organized within their detachment.  Cross communication occured regularly between the detachments as calls went out on the battle grounds and in the ether between detachment leaders.  Some areas of Papua were worse than others, especially by the Stables, Docks, Inn, and Mage Shop.  When areas were finally cleared of Ophidians, the detachments quickly scouted throughout the city for any remaining enemy holed up in fear and terror.  Some were found under the Stables, but were no match for the 15 troops that quickly descended upon them when discovered.

Berserkers then arrived in random fashion around Papua and again were no match for the Sosarian Forces.  There were a few casualties in the onslaught, but they were immediately brought back to life through healing and magicks. 

After the battle in Papua was completed, the attacks appeared to enter a second wave of attacks. However, few Sosarian Forces could remain on alert.

High praise was given to all the Sosarian Defense Forces and later during resupply missions in Skara Brae, to the UTB and SHE guilds for defeating enemies in Vesper.

As a side note, the PaxLair meeting saw introductions of Eric the Red [*LS] from a shard called Lake Superior. Eric said he and his guild were moving to Chesapeake.  Lord Aragon [St.] also introduced himself.  Both Eric and Aragon proved their worth many times at the following battles in Papua.

Also of leadership importance for the PaxLair Community, John McBain nominated NANOC to become the next Viceroy of Dragons Watch.  Mayor Winfield entered the nomination into the record and said he will perform the Viceroy appointment ceremony next week at the PaxLair Meeting on Tuesday, August 8th, at 9 PM in Dragons Watch.  PaxLair is based around its cities led by Viceroys and working together between the cities and with many friends and allies throughout the shard.