03-29-2015, 10:25 PM
*Levi shakes his head.*
"I beg your pardon if I am speaking out of turn, sir, M'Lord, M'Lady. I mean no ill intent but seek to address some of the conversation I am overhearing. Firstly, fighting folk want leaders they look up to and respect, and as it stands many here share neither of those feelings for me, so I would make a poor choice for any captaincy.
Secondly, we are conflating our position in all this with what our egos think we are capable of. We number less than a hundred, fewer still capable at arms. Either the Noble Muster and Naval Service arrive in numbers sufficient to counter the orc threat, with our assistance, or we abandon the settlement. Or we are put to the sword. Either way, though we may come to play a pivotal role, we are as a militia not only a small consideration, but not a basis around which a reasonable plan of attack may be formed. Whatever force comes to our aid, we are part of their designs and under their leadership, and not the other way around. Will we need leaders on the battlefield? Perhaps, if we are not under direct command. But we may worry about that in due time.
For now we can only hope to draw as potent an armed force as we can to our aid, and to learn and relay as much information about our foe as we can. So do not scramble to assign ranks and captaincies that will too soon be taken away. Let's have out all the information we know, here and now for all to hear, so that the Nobles and Naval Service may make the most pertinent decision.
Jarl Grimnir is speaking of the tribes by name, and that seems to me as good a starting point as any. Who are these tribes? Do we know anything about their resources, leadership, flaws we can exploit? Even knowing the names so we do not confuse them with the orcs of Cassan is a good start to prevent espionage on their part."
"I beg your pardon if I am speaking out of turn, sir, M'Lord, M'Lady. I mean no ill intent but seek to address some of the conversation I am overhearing. Firstly, fighting folk want leaders they look up to and respect, and as it stands many here share neither of those feelings for me, so I would make a poor choice for any captaincy.
Secondly, we are conflating our position in all this with what our egos think we are capable of. We number less than a hundred, fewer still capable at arms. Either the Noble Muster and Naval Service arrive in numbers sufficient to counter the orc threat, with our assistance, or we abandon the settlement. Or we are put to the sword. Either way, though we may come to play a pivotal role, we are as a militia not only a small consideration, but not a basis around which a reasonable plan of attack may be formed. Whatever force comes to our aid, we are part of their designs and under their leadership, and not the other way around. Will we need leaders on the battlefield? Perhaps, if we are not under direct command. But we may worry about that in due time.
For now we can only hope to draw as potent an armed force as we can to our aid, and to learn and relay as much information about our foe as we can. So do not scramble to assign ranks and captaincies that will too soon be taken away. Let's have out all the information we know, here and now for all to hear, so that the Nobles and Naval Service may make the most pertinent decision.
Jarl Grimnir is speaking of the tribes by name, and that seems to me as good a starting point as any. Who are these tribes? Do we know anything about their resources, leadership, flaws we can exploit? Even knowing the names so we do not confuse them with the orcs of Cassan is a good start to prevent espionage on their part."
OOG: Constantine Collias