Post by Jay Luo on Apr 16, 2012 17:15:53 GMT -5
Alchemical fires employed by the Dragon have overwhelmed the defenders at Castle of the Swift Sword, despite the valor of the Lion and an attempt by Toturi's Army to lift the siege. The very stones of Shiro sano Ken Hayai have melted and most of the castle inhabitants have perished in the inferno.
Toturi the 3rd has been forced to retreat to Drowned Merchant River and is considering his options there.
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Siege of Castle of the Swift Sword
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[tr][td]Crab[/td] [td]504[/td] [td]292[/td] [td]296[/td] [td]12[/td] [td]24[/td] [td]11[/td] [td]1139[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Crane[/td] [td]3020[/td] [td]1479[/td] [td]2121[/td] [td]255[/td] [td]119[/td] [td][/td] [td]6994[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dragon[/td] [td]5777[/td] [td]4076[/td] [td]28041[/td] [td]353[/td] [td]924[/td] [td]1840[/td] [td]41011[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Lion[/td] [td]273[/td] [td]155[/td] [td]128[/td] [td]10[/td] [td]41[/td] [td]125[/td] [td]732[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mantis[/td] [td]124[/td] [td]58[/td] [td]104[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]11[/td] [td]306[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Phoenix[/td] [td]1366[/td] [td]959[/td] [td]1307[/td] [td]207[/td] [td]286[/td] [td]478[/td] [td]4603[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Scorpion[/td] [td]1976[/td] [td]1690[/td] [td]7144[/td] [td]850[/td] [td]416[/td] [td]1315[/td] [td]13391[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Unicorn[/td] [td]98[/td] [td]138[/td] [td]99[/td] [td]30[/td] [td]11[/td] [td]54[/td] [td]430[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Badger[/td] [td]111[/td] [td]124[/td] [td]1205[/td] [td]21[/td] [td]20[/td] [td]20[/td] [td]1501[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Bat[/td] [td]10[/td] [td]10[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]20[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dragonfly[/td] [td]43[/td] [td]20[/td] [td]28[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]91[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Hare[/td] [td]190[/td] [td]35[/td] [td]60[/td] [td][/td] [td]20[/td] [td]40[/td] [td]345[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Monkey[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ox[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sparrow[/td] [td]30[/td] [td][/td] [td]10[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]40[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Spider[/td] [td]703[/td] [td]422[/td] [td]1506[/td] [td]222[/td] [td]152[/td] [td]294[/td] [td]3299[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Tortoise[/td] [td]80[/td] [td]30[/td] [td]33[/td] [td]11[/td] [td]10[/td] [td]30[/td] [td]194[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Oriole[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ronin[/td] [td]403[/td] [td]357[/td] [td]2483[/td] [td]40[/td] [td]80[/td] [td]160[/td] [td]3523[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]TOTAL[/td] [td]14708 (18%)[/td] [td]9845 (12%)[/td] [td]44565 (57%)[/td] [td]2015 (2%)[/td] [td]2108 (2%)[/td] [td]4378 (5%)[/td] [td]77619[/td][/tr][/table]
Winter Warfare (Dragon)
ATTACKERS TOTAL FORCE: 84427
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[tr][td]Crab[/td] [td]2267[/td] [td]1618[/td] [td]1657[/td] [td]1233[/td] [td]1192[/td] [td]1133[/td] [td]1383[/td] [td]10483[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Crane[/td] [td]556[/td] [td]235[/td] [td]394[/td] [td]296[/td] [td]290[/td] [td]146[/td] [td]171[/td] [td]2088[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dragon[/td] [td]1611[/td] [td]915[/td] [td]461[/td] [td]549[/td] [td]575[/td] [td]424[/td] [td]750[/td] [td]5285[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Lion[/td] [td]8132[/td] [td]4470[/td] [td]4204[/td] [td]2036[/td] [td]3177[/td] [td]3807[/td] [td]3432[/td] [td]29258[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mantis[/td] [td]959[/td] [td]598[/td] [td]585[/td] [td]548[/td] [td]575[/td] [td]504[/td] [td]633[/td] [td]4402[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Phoenix[/td] [td]217[/td] [td]192[/td] [td]106[/td] [td]92[/td] [td]111[/td] [td]74[/td] [td]58[/td] [td]850[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Scorpion[/td] [td]1035[/td] [td]330[/td] [td]200[/td] [td]196[/td] [td]245[/td] [td]23[/td] [td]20[/td] [td]2049[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Unicorn[/td] [td]2166[/td] [td]1210[/td] [td]1989[/td] [td]1409[/td] [td]1161[/td] [td]1005[/td] [td]713[/td] [td]9653[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Badger[/td] [td]20[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]20[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Bat[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dragonfly[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Hare[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Monkey[/td] [td]411[/td] [td]279[/td] [td]243[/td] [td]153[/td] [td]200[/td] [td]46[/td] [td]26[/td] [td]1358[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ox[/td] [td]108[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]108[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sparrow[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Spider[/td] [td]399[/td] [td]400[/td] [td]137[/td] [td]85[/td] [td]130[/td] [td]75[/td] [td]120[/td] [td]1346[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Tortoise[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Oriole[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ronin[/td] [td]360[/td] [td]359[/td] [td]198[/td] [td]465[/td] [td]286[/td] [td]450[/td] [td]495[/td] [td]2613[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]TOTAL[/td] [td]18241 (29%)[/td] [td]10606 (17%)[/td] [td]10174 (16%)[/td] [td]7062 (11%)[/td] [td]7942 (12%)[/td] [td]7687 (12%)[/td] [td]7801 (12%)[/td] [td]61712[/td][/tr][/table]
Winter Warfare (Toturi)
DEFENDERS TOTAL FORCE: 69475
Results:
The Dragon take the province. The Castle itself has been largely destroyed by the intensity of the alchemical fires, and most of its inhabitants have perished in the inferno. New Akodo characters can no longer start in Castle of the Swift Sword; they will start in Shiro Akodo instead. Existing Akodo characters have had their home province changed to Shiro Akodo. Toturi's Army has been pushed back to the Drowned Merchant River.
For what it's worth, this result was somewhat surprising to me; at least, I had not expected it when the battle originally began, and I thought the "tactical" situation should favor the Lion/Toturi side, and tried to set up actions accordingly. But, players do the darnedest things. The Lion won the "Battle" contest by a decent margin, but it wasn't enough to overcome the overall pro-Hantei effort. The Dragon themselves contributed an amazing 41011 clicks! Also, I thought it was odd that Crab, Spider and even Lion show up on the pro-Hantei top 10 scoreboard; not sure what to do with that. The size of this battle was so large that it required me to write two database scripts instead of just one, since putting it all into one script caused my database report to time out.
Toturi the 3rd has been forced to retreat to Drowned Merchant River and is considering his options there.
![](http://www.esteemedhouse.com/ee/images/Action/MirumotoKalen.jpg)
Siege of Castle of the Swift Sword
ATTACKERS | Skirmish with Lion | Assault the Castle | Fire Blossoms | Silent Kill | Iaijutsu Duel | Arrival of Togashi's Order | TOTAL |
[tr][td]Crab[/td] [td]504[/td] [td]292[/td] [td]296[/td] [td]12[/td] [td]24[/td] [td]11[/td] [td]1139[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Crane[/td] [td]3020[/td] [td]1479[/td] [td]2121[/td] [td]255[/td] [td]119[/td] [td][/td] [td]6994[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dragon[/td] [td]5777[/td] [td]4076[/td] [td]28041[/td] [td]353[/td] [td]924[/td] [td]1840[/td] [td]41011[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Lion[/td] [td]273[/td] [td]155[/td] [td]128[/td] [td]10[/td] [td]41[/td] [td]125[/td] [td]732[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mantis[/td] [td]124[/td] [td]58[/td] [td]104[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]11[/td] [td]306[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Phoenix[/td] [td]1366[/td] [td]959[/td] [td]1307[/td] [td]207[/td] [td]286[/td] [td]478[/td] [td]4603[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Scorpion[/td] [td]1976[/td] [td]1690[/td] [td]7144[/td] [td]850[/td] [td]416[/td] [td]1315[/td] [td]13391[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Unicorn[/td] [td]98[/td] [td]138[/td] [td]99[/td] [td]30[/td] [td]11[/td] [td]54[/td] [td]430[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Badger[/td] [td]111[/td] [td]124[/td] [td]1205[/td] [td]21[/td] [td]20[/td] [td]20[/td] [td]1501[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Bat[/td] [td]10[/td] [td]10[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]20[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dragonfly[/td] [td]43[/td] [td]20[/td] [td]28[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]91[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Hare[/td] [td]190[/td] [td]35[/td] [td]60[/td] [td][/td] [td]20[/td] [td]40[/td] [td]345[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Monkey[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ox[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sparrow[/td] [td]30[/td] [td][/td] [td]10[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]40[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Spider[/td] [td]703[/td] [td]422[/td] [td]1506[/td] [td]222[/td] [td]152[/td] [td]294[/td] [td]3299[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Tortoise[/td] [td]80[/td] [td]30[/td] [td]33[/td] [td]11[/td] [td]10[/td] [td]30[/td] [td]194[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Oriole[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ronin[/td] [td]403[/td] [td]357[/td] [td]2483[/td] [td]40[/td] [td]80[/td] [td]160[/td] [td]3523[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]TOTAL[/td] [td]14708 (18%)[/td] [td]9845 (12%)[/td] [td]44565 (57%)[/td] [td]2015 (2%)[/td] [td]2108 (2%)[/td] [td]4378 (5%)[/td] [td]77619[/td][/tr][/table]
Winter Warfare (Dragon)
Name | Score |
Daidoji Fitsu | 1,385 |
Kaiu Baso | 1,010 |
Akodo Shikamaru | 973 |
Daidoji Yuuka | 783 |
Daidoji Tsumerai | 555 |
Ichiro Kirongo | 480 |
Daidoji Sonoko | 461 |
Mirumoto Kenzo | 402 |
Daigotsu Shigemiko | 388 |
Hiruma Hanzo | 371 |
ATTACKERS TOTAL FORCE: 84427
DEFENDERS | Wall of Steel | Rally Troops | Arrival of the Unicorn | Block Supply Lines | Flanking Maneuver | Ikoma Reinforcements | Toturi's Tactics | TOTAL |
[tr][td]Crab[/td] [td]2267[/td] [td]1618[/td] [td]1657[/td] [td]1233[/td] [td]1192[/td] [td]1133[/td] [td]1383[/td] [td]10483[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Crane[/td] [td]556[/td] [td]235[/td] [td]394[/td] [td]296[/td] [td]290[/td] [td]146[/td] [td]171[/td] [td]2088[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dragon[/td] [td]1611[/td] [td]915[/td] [td]461[/td] [td]549[/td] [td]575[/td] [td]424[/td] [td]750[/td] [td]5285[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Lion[/td] [td]8132[/td] [td]4470[/td] [td]4204[/td] [td]2036[/td] [td]3177[/td] [td]3807[/td] [td]3432[/td] [td]29258[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mantis[/td] [td]959[/td] [td]598[/td] [td]585[/td] [td]548[/td] [td]575[/td] [td]504[/td] [td]633[/td] [td]4402[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Phoenix[/td] [td]217[/td] [td]192[/td] [td]106[/td] [td]92[/td] [td]111[/td] [td]74[/td] [td]58[/td] [td]850[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Scorpion[/td] [td]1035[/td] [td]330[/td] [td]200[/td] [td]196[/td] [td]245[/td] [td]23[/td] [td]20[/td] [td]2049[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Unicorn[/td] [td]2166[/td] [td]1210[/td] [td]1989[/td] [td]1409[/td] [td]1161[/td] [td]1005[/td] [td]713[/td] [td]9653[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Badger[/td] [td]20[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]20[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Bat[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dragonfly[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Hare[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Monkey[/td] [td]411[/td] [td]279[/td] [td]243[/td] [td]153[/td] [td]200[/td] [td]46[/td] [td]26[/td] [td]1358[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ox[/td] [td]108[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]108[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sparrow[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Spider[/td] [td]399[/td] [td]400[/td] [td]137[/td] [td]85[/td] [td]130[/td] [td]75[/td] [td]120[/td] [td]1346[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Tortoise[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Oriole[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ronin[/td] [td]360[/td] [td]359[/td] [td]198[/td] [td]465[/td] [td]286[/td] [td]450[/td] [td]495[/td] [td]2613[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]TOTAL[/td] [td]18241 (29%)[/td] [td]10606 (17%)[/td] [td]10174 (16%)[/td] [td]7062 (11%)[/td] [td]7942 (12%)[/td] [td]7687 (12%)[/td] [td]7801 (12%)[/td] [td]61712[/td][/tr][/table]
Winter Warfare (Toturi)
Name | Score |
Akodo Keisuke | 1,885 |
Akodo Nobushige | 1,102 |
Akodo Masao | 1,043 |
Akodo Kenzo | 1,027 |
the ronin Hakoutetsu | 474 |
Akodo Shimewatsu | 468 |
Akodo Tomatsu | 454 |
Kuni Kani | 451 |
Akodo Ando | 433 |
Akodo Taiyo | 426 |
DEFENDERS TOTAL FORCE: 69475
Results:
The Dragon take the province. The Castle itself has been largely destroyed by the intensity of the alchemical fires, and most of its inhabitants have perished in the inferno. New Akodo characters can no longer start in Castle of the Swift Sword; they will start in Shiro Akodo instead. Existing Akodo characters have had their home province changed to Shiro Akodo. Toturi's Army has been pushed back to the Drowned Merchant River.
For what it's worth, this result was somewhat surprising to me; at least, I had not expected it when the battle originally began, and I thought the "tactical" situation should favor the Lion/Toturi side, and tried to set up actions accordingly. But, players do the darnedest things. The Lion won the "Battle" contest by a decent margin, but it wasn't enough to overcome the overall pro-Hantei effort. The Dragon themselves contributed an amazing 41011 clicks! Also, I thought it was odd that Crab, Spider and even Lion show up on the pro-Hantei top 10 scoreboard; not sure what to do with that. The size of this battle was so large that it required me to write two database scripts instead of just one, since putting it all into one script caused my database report to time out.