SHARK City Falls to RE in First Official Raze in Newlands War

The first successful siege has been recorded in the Newlands War, with Worker’s city of yodadoku suck re suk falling to RE leader Yodadoku’s siege. Times editors witnessed the storming and razing in real time.

Of the first four sieges launched by the DSD in the early rounds of the Newlands War, Yoda’s siege on Worker in Aindara could easily have been perceived the least likely to succeed. The city’s relative closeness to a SHARK enclave in the Kingslands region, as well as the choice to siege from plains instead of an adjacent small hills square, would have seemed to spell disaster for the effort. However, it appears that SHARK’s siege break in Shardlands against T-SC junior officer mjc2’s effort to raze Fyzz may have pulled fast-response resources from SHARK’s southern BL defensive forces.

Whatever the case, the razing gets DSD on the board with its first win. Together with its aggressive siege plan, they are challenging SHARK to traverse the BL map in order to break sieges ahead of what is likely to be a counter-offensive in the near future.

UPDATE: [UPDATED] DSD Breaks Solar Eclipse Siege, Exos; Ron Fay Breaks Pawa Siege; SHARK Aindara Town On the Ropes

[UPDATED –12:09 ST] There were several key developments regarding DSD’s first three sieges in their Newlands War against SHARK. It should be noted that neither DSD or SHARK officials can confirmed any of the following reports:

SHARK Breaks Siege on Shardlands City of Solar Eclipse, City exos.

The first siege in the Newlands war appears to have ended in a SHARK siege break and exo, with Fyzz’ city of Solar Eclipse being razed by mjc2 of T-SC. As of this morning server time, the city is gone and harvesters have been seen scrounging up equipment. Initially, the Times reported that the siege had been a success. Later, SHARK leader Halcyon confirmed with the Times that the siege was in fact broken by Pico:

From: System
Subject: FW: Victorious battle against mjc2’s forces at [@l=368|-2845|72|14|5] by Pico’s forces from Morrocoy
Received: 27 Sep 2015 23:50
Original Message:
Two opposing forces clash against each other.

Cavalry comes into its own when able to strike hostile forces at will, and from unexpected directions – and nowhere is this more feasible than on open plains. Lightly armoured spear units, however, prefer terrain where there’s some cover available.

Fighting defensively on open plains, cavalry draws strength from the ability to form and reform their lines of engagement depending on the direction of battle, and it is here where cavalry excels.

Worker’s Aindara City Reduced; Could Fall at Any Moment

RE leader Yodadoku’s siege on Worker’s city of “yodadoku suck re suk” in Aindara also appears to be progressing, with the city appearing to have lost a considerable amount of population in round-the-clock bombardments and a blockade that is still in place. Equipment left at the scene of the siege suggests that the siege force has been hit, and there are no reports available on the current condition of its siege potency. The Times believes that this city could fall at any moment.

Ron Fay Appears To Break Siege in Pawanallpa

SHARK warrior Ron Fay may have broken a siege on his city of AFTK in Pawanallpa. As of this morning, there is no sign of siege activity there.

Thus far, the Newlands War Score Card shows SHARK winning the war thus far in a defensive effort, with two siege breaks marked for SHARK.

Corrections or clarifications? They must be sent directly to the Times in the Illyriad forums with supporting evidence. Thanks!

Second DSD Siege in Newlands War Hits SHARK Target in Aindara

Dark Star Dominion (DSD) forces, this time led by Roman Empire (RE) leader Yodadoku, have initiated a second siege against SHARK in the Newlands War, once again opting for a target that is not located on the Newlands peninsula. The Herald reported the new siege, which is targeting Worker’s freshly-renamed city of “yodadoku suck re suk:”

Worker [SHARK]

yodadoku suck re suk

[-769|-2151] in Aindara

Yodadoku [RE]

Sun 27 Sep 08:13

This current siege also has a blockade on the northwest square adjacent to the city, and surprisingly, Yodadoku opted to siege from a plains square as opposed to a small hill square. Plains afford substantial terrain attacking bonuses for cavalry — a likely advantage for the purportedly cavalry-laden SHARK. Conversely, small hills offer relatively neutral terrain modifiers for all troop types and are generally considered a more viable option for siege operations versus plains.

Meanwhile, there are new developments regarding DSD’s first siege launched by T-SC junior officer mjc2. As of yesterday, the siege does not include a blockade.

A Note To Combatants: When a city is razed or when a siege is broken, please send those reports to the Times via the Illyriad forums so that we can receive confirmation of the offensive/defensive victory. Thank you in advance!