Editing Slash and Burn (section)

==== Towns ====
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{{Town row|25, 30, 0|purple|Stronghold}}
{{Town row|16, 5, 0|blue|Stronghold}}
{{Town row|28, 7, 0|blue|Tower}}
{{Town row|5, 15, 0||Fortress}}
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===== Town timed events =====
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{{TErow| 1 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|A Request|For now, the [[Wizard-Kings]] are regrouping, preparing for your next attack.  Perhaps you can rebuild your forces from the descendants of [[Jarg]] himself, rumored to dwell in this valley.  That would make a grand army indeed!  So, you send your advisors out to the surrounding towns to recruit a new Horde to replace the one that died in the [[Wallpeaks]].}}
{{TErow| 9 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|Burn it all|This morning you give an order to all your captains.<p>"Burn everything!  I want nothing but scorched earth behind us - no home, wagon, or field goes untouched!"<p>These veteran warlords fidget and look uncomfortable but your stern expression lets them know that there will be no arguments.}}
{{TErow| 10 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|Refugees|Villages everywhere are burning, but your scouts report huge numbers of refugees moving over the countryside.  Refugees?  Or militia waiting for the opportunity to attack?}}
{{TErow| 13 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|Deserter|Earlier you sent a small force to destroy a nearby village, but they never returned.  Fearing the worse, you investigate only to find the village still intact and no sign of a battle anywhere.  Could the [[Wizard]]s have made them all disappear?}}
{{TErow| 18 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|Deserter 2|A tracker returns, having followed the concealed trail of your missing units led by a [[Goblin]] captain named [[Derg]].<p>"What happened to them?" you ask.<p>The tracker shakes his head.  "Nothing, King [[Tarnum]].  They're alive and well - and as far as I can see they're returning home."}}
{{TErow| 18 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|Orders|A deserter!  One of your own captains!  This must be dealt with swiftly and without mercy or it'll give the wrong impression to the others.  They'll think you're losing control of your men.  So, you order your friend [[Hardac]] to lead a force to retrieve the coward - alive.}}
{{TErow| 20 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|Tragedy|As you inspect the smoking remains of a village of traitors killed by your soldiers, you spot a familiar face where you hadn't expected one.  You kneel next to the dead woman's corpse, and realize that she's the exact image of your own mother except younger - perhaps a couple years older than you.<p>Although you've never set eyes on your eldest sister (she was taken away by the [[Wizard]]s before you were born) you know in your heart that this is [[Anada]].  You begin weeping.}}
{{TErow| 21 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|A familiar nightmare|It seems like you've seen this before.  A horrible dream that is more than a dream.  [[Yalla]]'s dead body, killed by your sword.  Your mother, father, and sisters too (still young girls even though that's impossible).  And there's [[Hardac]], [[Tordac]], the old bard with the arrow in his back, the [[Wizard]] [[Kurl]], your captains, your soldiers, and more - all piled on top of each other.}}
{{TErow| 28 |loc={{town|Stronghold}} (16, 5, 0)|behemoths|effect= +15 {{c}} [[Crystal]]s<br> [[Behemoth Lair]]<br>4 {{Cn|Behemoth|noname=}}{{Cn|Ancient Behemoth|name=Behemoths and Ancient Behemoths}}}}
{{TErow| 29 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|Deserter Returns|[[Hardac]] returns dragging the [[Goblin]] deserter, [[Derg]], in chains behind him.  [[Derg]] is defiant when he is pulled before you.<p>"And his men?" you ask [[Hardac]].<p>"All dead," [[Hardac]] says.  Then you turn to [[Derg]].<p>"A deserter doesn't even deserve death in battle," you say.<p>"Hang me then!  The things you've made me do - I'm ashamed.  I just wish I ran away sooner!"<p>In the end, you are generous and allow [[Derg]] to fight for his freedom.  But his opponent is [[Hardac]] and the battle doesn't take long.}}
{{TErow| 31 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|Command Problems|Your strategy sessions are quiet meetings now with you doing most of the talking.  Used to be, everyone shouted their ideas back and forth.  Finally, you've had enough.<p>You stab your dagger into the sand.<p>"What is it?  You're all acting like a bunch of mute children!"<p>No response.  They just shrug and stare at you, and you no longer see the admiration that used to be in their eyes.  It's been replaced by something else.  Fear perhaps?}}
{{TErow| 33 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|Drunken Brawl|A commotion in another part of the camp attracts your attention to a brawl between two of your captains.  Their clumsy movements reveal they are drunk.  You watch, even join in the cheering at first.  If this is an argument, it must be settled.<p>But then one of the combatants draws a knife from his boot and before you know it, the other is dead.  You can't believe it.  Everyone knows you don't use a weapon in a brawl!  Blood for blood demands this man die as well.  But you've lost too many captains lately to punish him properly.  Everyone looks to you for a sentence.<p>"The argument has been settled," you say, and walk away.}}
{{TErow| 36 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|Rebellious Captains|One night you sneak from your tent, disguising yourself in black furs.  As you move quietly through the camp, you hear your captains talking softly among themselves.<p>"He's gone mad!" one says.<p>"Too far!  Too far!  I mean, we're killing innocents here!  The unarmed.  Why?" shouts another.<p>Then you hear [[Hardac]]'s voice.  "Break it up!  This is foolish talk - treachery.  [[Tarnum]] is king, and he alone has brought our people out of slavery!"}}
{{TErow| 40 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|[[Hardac]]'s Harsh Words|"Yes, he's done a great many things.  For that, we love him.  But this is too far, too much.  What are we doing here?" says another captain.<p>"Battle," [[Hardac]] replies.<p>"We've had enough of battle, [[Hardac]]," says one of the elder leaders, "and we would think you have had enough too.  [[Tarnum]]'s war has cost us too much, and it has cost you the life of your son."<p>There is a long pause, followed by [[Hardac]]'s firm command, "Break it up!"<p>So, at least [[Hardac]] is still with you.}}
{{TErow| 44 |loc={{purple}} {{town|Stronghold}} (25, 30, 0)|[[Hardac]] Speaks Out|[[Hardac]] comes to you in the privacy of your tent.  It's late - all but the guards are asleep.<p>"It's time we stop this killing, King [[Tarnum]]," he says.<p>You're surprised and a little hurt that he too has joined the other captains in their rebellion against you.  What are you going to do now?  Together, the captains are too strong for you to force them to your will.  They would never act unless [[Hardac]] was on their side, and as a group they have the power to take your command away.<p>You close your eyes and say, "Perhaps you're right, my friend.  We'll talk about going home later, when there is no longer a threat from [[Jarg]]'s people.  Over a feast, perhaps.  I promise."<p>[[Hardac]] nods, smiles.<p>"It's for the best, my King."}}
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