TUF Completes Elgean Siege on YARR’s Korlat2; RE Shakes Loose of TUF Siege in BL Thanks To SIN

TUF’s most recent round of counter-siege attempts have borne mixed results, with the embattled military alliance racking up a raze on a protracted siege in Elgea while a seemingly easy siege on RE in southern BL was thwarted by a SIN siege break.

The Times noted that Spektor’s siege on Korlat2’s city of Black Coral, which began on July 4th, finally stormed and razed the city. Currently, the city is gone, and only a few remaining reinforcement armies remain. For Spektor, this is his first raze for TUF since joining the alliance to assist in their war.

Black Coral was reduced to a population of zero before being stormed. It is believed that the city had been reinforced with a large spear army that had to be cleared before Spektor could take the city. It is unknown what the size of the storm force was, as neither alliance has provided the Times with any correspondence on the battle.

For TUF, the raze comes 12 days after their last successful siege operation, with Josh razing Urlond Bloodaxe’s city of Khedesh on June 26, 2016.

TUF Sieges RE; Struggles With YARR Korlat2 Siege in Elgea

TUF is doubling down on sieges in its widening war with BL alliances, targeting a Roman Empire city just on the heels of a war declaration on RE and lost siege to SIN. News of the new siege flashed through GC earlier:

[11:31]<System> ** News Flash: Knight of Ancients’ [RE] large town of Vgrumkik is now under siege by kaven’s [TUF] burgeoning city of just stolen

The announcement was followed up with additional information in the siege section of the Herald:

Knight of Ancients [RE]

Vgrumkik

[448|-3299] in Jurgor

kaven [TUF]

Wed 06 Jul 11:31

The city of Vgrumkik is on the very southern edge of the BL map, far removed from the RE land claim in the west. Knight of Ancients’ city is virtually indefensible, and will likely fall without issue to TUF.

Meanwhile, TUF appears to be struggling in its bid to raze Korlat2’s YARR city in Elgea. Ex-SHARK and Unbow co-leader Spektor’s siege on Black Coral began on July 4th and is still bombarding, in spite of the siege being almost 4 days old. The Times witnessed three slow-moving forces enter the city, indicating that Black Coral has been reinforced, likely with spears. The Times also saw what appeared to be a cav clear coming from the south that hit the city.

SIN Opens Up First Siege Op Since War Declaration; TUF Declares on RE

SIN has established its first siege operation against TUF since The Unfettered declared war amid rogue SIN siege ops on Josh. The new siege, which is taking place in Shardlands, is anchored by SIN’s stalwart sieger OleBlacklord:

persona non grata [TUF]	publi city	[495|-2778] in Shardlands	OleBlacklord [SIN]	Tue 05 Jul 02:00
persona non grata [TUF]	publi city	[493|-2778] in Shardlands	OleBlacklord [SIN]	Tue 05 Jul 02:00

Both siege camps are taking advantage of small forests to the southeast and southwest of the city. There is still no blockade on the city.

Blacklord is one of only a few remaining veteran dwarves in SIN who have integral to the alliance’s success. Recently, SIN she-dwarves Tink XX and Janadorf both abandoned their accounts, while Goldy1 defected to TUF.

RE Jumps Into Fray With Block Break on Elgean TUF Siege

TUF has tripled down on its list of current enemy combatants, declaring war on Roman Empire [RE] after veteran RE dwarf Blaxx Stoneaxe reportedly sought to break a blockade on a besieged YARR position in Elgea. The TUF siege, which is curiously being anchored by once SHARK/Unbow co-leader Spektor, is still on the siege board in the Herald:

 

Korlat2 [YARR!]

Black Coral

[711|-275] in Keshalia

Spektor [TUF]

Mon 04 Jul 21:03

According to a report in the Illyriad Telegraph, TUF declared on RE after the blockade break attempt by Blaxx. Frustration boiled on in GC yesterday: