Lord Nike's Story
Lord Nike. Overlord of the High Chapel of our Lady. Lord of Easternstream, Kremun and Lô d’Anglè. The tale of Lord Nike, as told by Bernard Lanfranchi, librarian and abbot of the Chapel of our Lady. Lord Nike’s records started more than 35 winters ago when he was born in a small riverside town of Lô d’Angle on the river Grismerie. After a happy childhood, his world suddenly collapsed when he was abducted by the nomadic Orkish Clan of Grnaff The Unspeakable. This nasty wyvern-spawn Orc was the leader of a huge Waagh, that rampaged from the Massif Orcal. For years Lord Nike’s toils were unspeakable of and he had to endure the most sever humiliations.
For more than 13 years the Waagh harassed the lands of Bastonne, the forest of Chalons and even invaded the Ducky of Quenelles. During one of the awful nights in the stinking Orcish camps, the Lady visited Lord Nike with a vision. To cleanse the land of these foul creatures and to restore the High Chapel of our Lady in Lô d’Anglè. In a fantastic display of skill, hope and determination Lord Nike managed to escape the brutal Orcs. During his escaped he was chased by the brutal orc Banbrain and his band of war boars. After a fierce but unequal fight Lord Nike faced an almost certain death at the hands of Banbrain. Suddenly he tumbled into, what seemed to be a pitfall but what actually was a hidden grail chapel. The Lady must be blessing Lord Nike as his luck changed and he found a magical Morningstar called "Venus" and a magical shield called "Carrier".
While making his climb up the sheer surfaces of the pit, Lord Nike noticed a combat above. The Orcs were held at bay by a most magnificent warhorse Lord Nike had ever seen, a beautiful grey horse was kicking his hoofs against any orc who got near the entrance of the pit. The horse allowed Lord Nike to mount and now the battle could now be fought on equal terms. The Orcs were soon routed and Lord Nike managed to escape to his home the town of Lô d’Anglè.
In his home he found great grief, the beautiful town of Lô d’Anglè had been sacked and the Chapel of the Lady was destroyed. Only the small alter survived the pillage because it was hidden in a nearby forest by loyal people of the town. This forest was the escape for many towns folk, who took upon themselves to harass the orcs as much as possible. In the years their skills at foresting and arching were sharpened. However this small force could not withstand the evil forces of Grnaff The Unspeakable.
Lord Nike thus set upon the quest to find worthy knights to help him in his ambition to slay the orcs. Thus he came to the nearby town of Kremun. The local bailiff was a coward hiding in his tower and refusing his loyal knights to help the poor peasantry and the nearby towns. It turned out he was bribed by the orcs. Lord Nike quickly disposed of this stain on Brettonian soil and returned to the forest of Lô d’Anglè to command his force. In a quick and decisive battle Lord Nike managed to slay the vanguard of the orcish horde.
In the coming months Lord Nike’s reputation grew and more knights and men-at-arms joined his force. Just prior to the final and decisive battle, Lord Nike started the restoration of the chapel in Lô d’Anglè, when suddenly Lord Nike saw a beautiful woman shrouded in mist. She spoke to Lord Nike and demanded him to clean the lands of this foul intrusion. "Only then can my Chapel be truly restored" she said. She then disappeared in a mist, leaving a beautiful Banner of The Lady behind. Inspired by this good omen, Lord Nike set upon the orcish hordes.
In the midnight trek through the forest Lord Nike was challenged by a woodsman of no small renown, Bertrand the Brigand. He had heard of Lord Nike’s endeavours and offered his skills. But, before joining Lord Nike he had to see for himself who he would serve. In a joyous battle the two fought at the ford of Riseplus and after taking several cold baths Lord Nike managed to subdue Bertrand. In the morning another group joined the forces of Lord Nike. A company of Grail knights, guided by an enchantress on a unicorn joined in. Together, they faced the orcish hordes at dawn.
La bataille de la Dame as it is now know lasted for two and a half day. Lord Nike’s bowmen, foresters and his knights suffered greatly, but in the end there could be only one! After returning to Lô d’Anglè Lord Nike returned to the Chapel which was still shrouded in a deep mist, impenetrable to everyone except Lord Nike. There he met the beautiful apparition of the Lady once more and drank from the offered cup thus lifting the mist surrounding the Chapel. After finishing the construction of the Chapel Lord Nike married the beautiful lady Marian of Easternstream and started to rebuild the lands around Lô d’Anglè.So far his tale... but what endeavours more will come?
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