A Watch Tower along the North Western border

[The Smith]

A Dustin man is atop of a watchtower staring down into an empty pasture. Three sheep begin to move across the pasture toward the tower.

Please create a third to deal with this situation.

[House Dustin]

(Jogget, Combat 60)

Jogget leans against his spear and gazes over the parapet. He notices the sheep and evaluates them for natural sheep movement.

[The Smith]

The sheep seem to be moving very sheepily. The only oddness is that one of those sheep seems to be clutching a dagger.

[House Dustin]

(Ooc: I'm presuming some kind of small garrison, if not let me know and I'll edit accordingly)

Jogget shouts the alarm to his cohorts. He then picked up the brand that was kept burning and lit off the signal fire. As he did so a couple of archers joined him there along with a couple other infantrymen. If there was time between assembly and the arrival of the "sheep" Jogget shouts a challenge.

[The Smith]

The sheep stood up, and fired arrows at the tower. Then turned, and ran. The three men fled across the pasture.

[House Dustin]

The Dustin guardsmen armed with bows loosed arrows in response, and continued to do so until the sheep were out of range.

[The Smith]

One of the men fell, and the other two kept racing away. The last slowly dragged himself across the pasture, just out of range of the bows.

[House Dustin]

Jogget dispatched two of his footmen to bring him back.

[The Smith]

As the footman crossed the pasture, twelve spots of grass leapt to their feet. Three chopped dow the two footman, and the other nine ran for the opened tower doors.

[House Dustin]

(Don't know why doors on the tower would be left open)

Joggets archers will keep up a stay steam of arrows flying, while he and whatever other footmen remain defend the tower.

[The Smith]

The doors were slammed shut well before the men could reach the tower because some player had a whiney, but still valid point. The men lowered an axe into the wooden doors. They tried to ignore the arrows, but one of them feel dead. And another's arm grew weary.

From out of the woods, seven more wildings charged. They were armed with bows, and two still wore the wool camoflague. They began to fire arrows at the tower, as they slowly advanced.

[House Dustin]

Jogget bid his archers to keep up their rate of fire, but with care to remain alive. Jogget sent his three remaining footmen to guard the door should it fail, while he himself began to throw anything heavy he could over the edge onto the men below (excepting the already burning signal fire). If such ammunition should run out or the door fail he will go to join the footmen below.

[House Dustin]

(OOC: how would you like to play the signal fire response, btw? obviously the response will come long after whatever happens here happens, but should the Lords Waterman and Stout still be at Barrowton Castle or shall they reach Stout and Dustin at their respective homes?)

[The Smith]

He pushed over two stones before the man next to him died dropping his bow. And within seconds of that another archer fell. He lay on the ground ripping at the arrow in his neck, his feet kicking. He looked at Jogget and tried to scream, but only blood bubbled out.

Jogget manged to crush the first man with the axe's skull before he could much work. Another man stepped up.

[House Dustin]

Careful to keep behind cover when arrows are in flight, Jogget takes over the bow of one of his fallen archers and looses an arrow whenever the opportunity arises. If the door fails, he will immediately help with defense of the breach with his spear.