The destruction of the gatehouse was a major blow to the castle.
Reinforcements were still days away, and the Bretonnians were gravely
outnumbered by the forces of Chaos. Nevertheless, the Baron de Montagne
assembled the remaining Grail Knights and prepared to defend his
ancestral home.

--signed Jordan de Tyrina, Historian to the court of Louen Leouncour

CHAOS
*****
Kordoch, Chaos Lord of Slaanesh, leading the Knights of the Scourge,
gazed toward the castle. Men at arms were feverishly attempting to
repair the gate. They must attack soon, if not at all. Raising his hand
to the air, he threw a glass globe to the ground; it shattered,
releasing a cloud of purple smoke that could be seen from miles away.
That was the signal. Joining his Knights, Kordoch galloped down the hill
on his steed, the heavy armour weighing down on him. Because of the
Bretonnian Lord's known preference for magical equipment, he had taken
the time to find a small suprise for him...

Lord Kordoch, Chaos Lord of Slaanesh (Heavy Armour, Shield, Steed of
Slaanesh, Sword of Destruction)
5 Chaos Knights with Chaos Armour (Std, Mus, Banner of Wrath)
Haktor, Sorcerer Lord of Slaanesh (Staff of Lightning, Dispel Scroll,
Power Scroll, Jade Amulet)
11 Chaos Warriors (Halberds, Chaos Armour, Std, Mus, Banner of Sorcery,
Battering Ram)
Telmarios, Battle Standard Bearer of Slaanesh (Chaos Armour, Shield,
Iron Hard Skin)
11 Chaos Warriors (Chaos Armour, Shields, Std, Mus, Standard of
Shielding, Battering Ram)
22 Chaos Marauders (Flails, Light Armour, Shields, Std, Mus, Siege
Tower)

BRETONNIA
*********
Baron de Montagne was summoned to the battlements by one of his aides.
"Look, sir! The fiends approach!" 5 Black Knights on huge, dark steeds
were cantering toward the castle, along with a man in mind-bogglingly
painted armour who was riding some sort of vile pink daemon.
"Grail Knights, Lance formation! Prepare to ride out!" He took his place
at the head of the Lance, ready to charge the foul minions of the dark
gods as soon as they were in range. A startled shout arose from both
sides of the gatehouse.
"My lord! They have flanked us! A siege tower, and men with battering
rams, are approaching from the sides!"

Baron de Montagne, Grail Lord (Armour of Protection, Shield, Warhorse,
Lance, unknown other equipment, Virtue of Countercharge)
10 Grail Knights
Level 4 Sorceress (Spell Familiar)
3x10 Archers, one unit equiped with Boiling Oil
2x20 Men At Arms with Spears, Light Armour and Shields

[*[This is one of the most straightforward scenarios to play. The
besieging player gets twice the points of the defender, and must get one
unit of more than 4 models off the end of the table to win. Due to an
earlier scenario, the gatehouse had been wrecked by a battering ram,
which meant that the way to the city was open.]*]

Turn 1: Bretonnia
*****************
Arrows glanced off the armour of the Chaos Halberdiers, killing one. The
siege tower, creaking and groaning, approached- desperately fired arrows
bounced off the sides, and none of the marauders within fell.

Turn 1: Chaos
*************
With a roar, the Chaos army advanced. Haktor, with a languid wave of his
hand, blew 6 men from the wall with the Slicing Shards of Slaanesh; the
rest tried to hold, but the Allure of Slaanesh gave them a -2 modifier
to their test, and they fled. The Banner of Wrath crackled with power,
shooting bolt after bolt toward the Bretonnian General. The bolts died
in the air as Drain Magic was played by the Sorceress (who lost Curse as
a result).

Turn 2: Bretonnia
*****************
More arrows descended, harming nobody. The fleeing archers rallied. The
Sorceress cast Hold Fast, but the subtle twistings of the Slaaneshi
Sorcerer Lord Rebounded the spell, summoning the Slicing Shards of
Slaanesh once more, shredding her and her familiar as her Dispel attempt
failed. Chaos had achieved almost complete magical superiority.

Turn 2: Chaos
*************
The chaos army moved forward at full speed, apart from the Chaos Knights
who, armed with the Banner of Wrath, decided not to tangle with the
Grail Knights until they could even the odds. The banner flared, cooking
two knights inside their armour.

Turn 3: Bretonnia
*****************
The Grail Knights advanced into charge range, having decided that
combat, even at the wrong end of a Lance, was better than being fried
alive by the sorcerous banner of their opponents. Arrows fell, again
killing nobody. The archers who had fled took their place once more on
the ramparts.

Turn 3: Chaos
*************
Battering Rams and the Siege Tower crashed into the walls. 2 screaming
marauders leapt onto the battlements, crushing archers under their
flails. Stunned, the archers fell back. The walls on the opposite side
of the castle began to crumble under the assault of the Battering Rams,
and the 4 archers manning the cauldron (which should have been removed
as they fled, but we forgot) were reduced to 1 by the Lash of Slaanesh.
The Chaos Knights crashed into the Grail Knights, killing 3. Kordoch,
wielding the Sword of Destruction, clashed with the Bretonnian general,
but no wounds were exchanged. The Grail Knights broke and fled, speeding
ahead of their pursuers. Another Knight was hurled from his saddle by
the Banner of Wrath, and the other bolts cascaded from the Armour of
Protection of the Baron.

Turn 4: Bretonnia
*****************
The Grail Knights rallied, turning back to face their pursuers. More
marauders poured onto the battlements, breaking the archers and cutting
them down as they leapt to the ground, crashing into a unit of men at
arms. The siege tower stood abandoned. The cauldron of Boiling Oil
poured its contents over the Halberdiers, reducing them to 5 men and
thus making the battering ram inoperable. The other ram shook the tower
to it's very foundations.

Turn 4: Chaos
*************
The chaos knights charged the Grail Knights once more. Kordoch bellowed
a challenge, which the Baron de Montagne cowardlily rejected! Sheathing
his sword, Kordoch spitted two knights on his Lance, while his minions
accounted for one more. There were now only two left. The Baron and
Knights fled once more. The marauders broke the Men at Arms, but didn't
pursue. The tower which was under attack by a ram shook once more. The
last remaining archer, labouring to refill the cauldron, was torn apart
by Slaanesh's Slicing Shards. The Banner of Wrath spat fire at the Grail
Knights, wiping them out.

Turn 5: Bretonnia
*****************
The Baron rallied, as did the men at arms. Arrows glanced from the
armour of the Chaos Warriors. Cracks began to appear in the tower.

Turn 5: Chaos
*************
The Chaos Knights charged the Baron for the last time. The lance of a
Knight pierced the negated Armour of Protection twice, while the Sword
of Destruction glanced off once more. The baron fled, and was pursued.
More cracks appeared in the tower. The Banner of Wrath was shouted at as
bolt after bolt recoiled from the Baron's armour. The Marauders
manouevered, climing down from the battlements- if allowed to move once
more, they could leave the board.

Turn 6: Bretonnia
*****************
In a last desparate attempt for victory, the depleted unit of men at
arms flank charged the marauders, but had their heads handed to them.
They fled. The Baron rallied.

Turn 6: Chaos
*************
The marauders left the board, and with that, Chaos won the game.

RESULT
******
Chaos had won! * cheer * cheer