True, it was just a question of the route it takes, and therefore *who* ends up spotting it, and who they report to.
> In 1619 the Lunar armies marched southward. The first opponent
> was the army of Volsaxland which was driven into the walls of
> Whitewall.
> indeed the King
> of the Volsaxi (? Broyan) meets it in battle before falling
> back to WW. Since OiD says Kallyr was at WW at the start it
> implies she was with the Volsaxi army.
Looks that way, doesn't it? A battle against the Lunars that the Orlanthi lose - of course Kallyr was there!
> I'm a bit dubious about there being a "Heortling High
> Command" at this point, I think it's just the Volsaxi tribal
> ring with a few outsiders like Kallyr.
Agreed. Even "command" is a limited concept, as is "agent". What I had in mind was that we have general areas - Heortland, Sartar, etc - where if someone anti-Lunar spots something interesting, they report it "up". Who does the information end up with? In Sartar, Kallyr and/or Minaryth Purple. Does Broyan have the same influence over Heortland? I'd assume so. Are there other areas we need to consider, that the Lunars might approach through?
> Indeed the reason she's there could be that
> she brought Broyan the information that a Lunar army was on the way.
Yes, it looks as if she'd be in a position to have the broader picture of the information coming in from Sartar as a whole. Not just one Lunar unit moving, but a lot of them. The initial information would be sent by the fastest messenger they could get (pass a PC), then she'd come "home" to discuss strategy and help defend the place.
> So initially the defenders are what's left of the army of
> Volsaxland
Plus anyone who was there to start with.
> while the attackers are a force detached from
> Fazzur's army.
With Jorkandros in charge, and Tatius' choice of units. Whatever he can spare from the real work. Anything suitable for taking cities is heading for Karse and Smithstone.
> My thoughts are that the initial force is not
> there to take the city but to bottle the Volsaxi up so they
> can't threaten the Lunar lines of communication.
And *therefore* Kallyr gets out to do just that.
BTW, Kallyr isn't the only Sartarite who's being using Whitewall as a base for years. Leika. And Benava Chan. The Colymar contingent. What have they been doing all this time? What's their "established role"?
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