Post by ET (Kerberos) on Aug 4, 2018 19:35:47 GMT
In Bernicia in a patch of forest a large gathering of several thousand elves stand. Several hundred holes have been dug and next to each hole lies a body. The bodies are mostly Umbrian archers, but some Mercian militia or heavy infantry, mostly with partial Aelven blood lie there as well. The holes are not lines up in any particular order, but are each placed near a tree. King Caern and Princess Lysanthia are in attendance alongside most prominent members of the Umbrian court. The King takes the Word.
King Caern: These are not the first Elves and men to sacrifice their lives to halt the undead abominations assault on Albion, nor I fear will they be the last. AS we turn aside each assault however our strength grows and the wound in Albion that the enemy marches through grows ever smaller. With more effort, and more sacrifice we will close the hole so that our Kindred, when their spirits is once more born into this world, will enter a world not threatened by such terrors.
*The king pauses for a while looking around*
King Caern: Let us also not forgot that those we bury hear is but a fraction of those who has sacrifices to stop the encroaching Darkness. A thousand humans from Mercia and the Temple have likewise given their lives though they rest elsewhere. May their gods welcome them and give them honoured places in what afterlife awaits the followers of the human gods.
The Kings steps back and the burial begins, Each body is stripped and lowered into the ground so that nothing lies between them and the earth. Their clothing, weapons and armour is stacked and given to the families gathered to part ways with their loved ones.
OOC: Any member of the coalition force is invited to attend as well as NSE and TOR to bless those of the dead, mainly Mercians but also some of the elves who follow their religions.
King Caern: These are not the first Elves and men to sacrifice their lives to halt the undead abominations assault on Albion, nor I fear will they be the last. AS we turn aside each assault however our strength grows and the wound in Albion that the enemy marches through grows ever smaller. With more effort, and more sacrifice we will close the hole so that our Kindred, when their spirits is once more born into this world, will enter a world not threatened by such terrors.
*The king pauses for a while looking around*
King Caern: Let us also not forgot that those we bury hear is but a fraction of those who has sacrifices to stop the encroaching Darkness. A thousand humans from Mercia and the Temple have likewise given their lives though they rest elsewhere. May their gods welcome them and give them honoured places in what afterlife awaits the followers of the human gods.
The Kings steps back and the burial begins, Each body is stripped and lowered into the ground so that nothing lies between them and the earth. Their clothing, weapons and armour is stacked and given to the families gathered to part ways with their loved ones.
OOC: Any member of the coalition force is invited to attend as well as NSE and TOR to bless those of the dead, mainly Mercians but also some of the elves who follow their religions.