Old-Seadog
Lord of Altera
(This is an IC account so some things accounted in this are a bit distant from truth. Somethings also might be excluded since Brutus doesn't know everything.)
The Siege of Azerport was a battle between the Undead and a defensive force consisting of Anhalder troops/knights and volunteer militiamen. It lasted for two days and resulted in the capture of the city by the Undead and a withdrawal by the defenders.
Preamble
The Undead Scourge had previously erupted in the deep south near the city of Riseport. After the surrounding settlements of Riseport had fallen, such as Calan and Zima'Maloj, Riseport soon shared the same fate after a brief battle. Fortunately, most, if not all, persons were evacuated to Heaven's Reach. Around this time, the military of Anhald had established a fort, Motte Adler, just outside the jungles and marshes of Riseport. The scourge was moving north and inevitably engaged at the fort. The Anhalders slaughtered the hordes by the hundreds, but agreed to retreat. The scourge then moved across the sea into the arid lands near the town of Aelmere. Anhald military presence had held off the horde and evacuated the civilians, but the town fell. The scourge then moved west towards Azerport and claimed the settlements leading up to it.
Pre-Siege
A day before the siege, some militiamen/volunteers had arrived to the city. The forces situated themselves in the citadel, the walled area of the city. A major weakness was a hole adjacent to the north western gate facing the port. At a city square, a Safe Zone or living quarters had been established, where a strong palisade was built. Later on, a second palisade would be added right behind the original one. The escape tunnel leading out of the city had been inside of this zone. A militiaman, along with a Anhalder soldier, had erected a palisade in the hole. Now the defenses had been somewhat secured.
First Day
The next day on the first day of the siege, a brigade of Anhalder troops had arrived in the morning. But as they were situating themselves inside the city, the city was attacked by the undead. The forces were caught off guard, as they were expecting them the next day, and had to fend off the incoming horde. The undead initially attacked from the south, thus most of the Anhalder men and volunteers went to the southern gate. But only a small group of militamen was left to guard the north western one. The undead made their way towards the small barricade that protected the hole in the wall. The men slowly held off the undead and pleaded for reinforcements, although such help was not immediately provided due to the southern gate already facing its own undead. The first several waves were held off at the north western gate, but as the undead's numbers bolstered, the defenders were slowly pushed back to a second barricade. The southern gate managed to defeat the cohort of undead and began to reinforce the north western gate. More reinforcements trickled down to the north western gate, and the undead were slaughtered and defeated. However, towards the end of the fighting, a large skeletal body began to attack the north western wall. It was swiftly defeated at the hands of the king and two others. As night neared, the men went back into the Safe Zone and rested for the night. A supper of fish was served and everyone regained their energy and strength for tomorrow's defense.
Second Day
During the early hours of the second day, the barricade at the north western gate had been reinforced significantly, a second palisade was added to the Safe Zone, a trench had been dug out at the north western wall, the bodies of the dead had been piled and burned and roadblocks had been constructed. But as it got into the afternoon, the men prepared themselves for battle. Half of the forces went South while the rest stayed west. Scouts reported no movement for several hours and the men painfully waited for the rest of the undead horde to arrive. But the scout had reported the horde arriving at the eastern and southern wall. All forces moved to that direction. The undead at the eastern walls had been repelled and diverted to the southern gate. Men fought valiently by taking on groups of undead and a younger man showed great courage and valor by fighting. But some of the militia was sent back to the north western gate and met against large hordes. Their new defenses and barricades proved well and successfully fended them off. Unfortunately, the numbers of the scourge increased, and the defense took a dire turn. Casualties were beginning to form, as several of the men had been bitten, and others receiving significant damage to their armor. The forces were stretched between the two walls, and a final retreat was called into the Safe Zone.
The Retreat
Virtually all of the forces retreated behind the double palisades of the Safe Zone. Royalties and the injured men retreated down the escape tunnel first. The knights and militiamen stayed behind and battled the undead who were now swarming across the city. The undead scaled the palisades and now the Safe Zone had been breached. The knights fled down the escape tunnel and regrouped with the others who had retreated at the end of the tunnel. A few militia stayed behind and waited for the two trapped defenders to come. But the numbers of the undead were too many, and the rest retreated and fled to the Anhald stronghold of Torsomme. Hours later, the last of the militia arrived at Torsomme. The two trapped defenders were rescued, as far as I know, by one of the cavalry men, who also stayed behind long after the siege and slaughtered some more of the undead on horseback.
