Standoff at Talon's Gate
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The Standoff at Talon's Gate was a standoff at the Market Square Gate in Talon's Port within the Unified Domain of Vortice, and the first military engagement of the Maelstormic Claim on Vortice.
Prelude
After James Maelstorm founded the Maelstormic Society and issued his demands to Sovereign Lenora Jusima to give up leadership of The Unified Domain of Vortice, it was clear that a military standoff was going to happen between the rebels and the government forces of Vortice.
Standoff (WORK IN PROGRESS. Details are not finalized)
Late in the day on the 14th of the First Seed, the forces of the Maelstormic Society trudged through the marshlands of the Southern Jungle and appeared before the gates of Talon's Port, which had been closed in light of the threats of the Maelstormic Society. As soon as Monarch Lenora appeared at the top of the wall to address the forces, One of the commanders within the Maelstormic Society, ___, claimed that they held a boomsteel bomb on their person, and would utilize it to breach the walls of the city.
Gusiam Jusima, Sovereign-Consort of Vortice and well-known tinkerer, saw through this lie issued by the Maelstormic Society, and ordered the archers upon the wall to fire at the approaching group. A brief exchange of arrows followed, though the Vortician forces didn't leave the safety of the city due to the late-night garrison being outnumbered. This exchange of fire was rapid, yet there were very few casualties on either side.
James Maelstorm offered that a nonlethal duel be fought between the best fighters of each force, though this offer was denied by Sovereign Lenora, who feared the Maelstormic Forces wouldn't follow through with such a promise.
Upon realizing the Vorticians had fortified their position, James Maelstorm ordered that the Maelstormic Society retreat from the city.
Aftermath
The Maelstormic Society immediately claimed that they had won the battle despite there being few casualties on each side, and produced another publication taunting the cowardice of the Vortican defenders for not leaving the walls to face the larger force.
