Warlord v1.4

Two vast armies stand

across the field of death,

fear gripping the heart of

every soldier. From their

ranks, the banner is carried

forth - a shining beacon

without fear. Before they

even know it, their feet pound across the

ground, their fear left behind as they follow

their symbol of hope to victory.

Collapsing to the ground, a man succumbs

to wounds, exhaustion, terror, and the

overwhelming clash of steel all around.

Death closes in, but before it can claim

him, a hand appears, pulling him to his

feet. "On your feet, solider".

The line was about to be overwhelmed,

the inevitable break would come, for the

soldiers could hold no more. Until, among

their ranks, they noticed their liege, unwilling

to turn aside. Unwilling to step back from danger,

and the men realized that retreat was no longer

an option, and not a step backwards was taken.

A new strength was found behind every blow and

they fought as no man has ever fought before.

Everywhere the enemy probed, they met only a

wall of spears and a rain of arrows. Every flanking

maneuver flanked, every bluff called and every

gambit a failure. The foes could do naught but

curse the luck that had turned against them.

But there was a man that made that luck with

one brilliant tactical decision after another,

and his men knew that as long as he was

by their side, luck would always abandon

their foes.

A Warlord is a force multiplier for their

companions. Some of them may be

fearsome combatants, while others may

never lift a weapon, but in either case their

presence on the battlefield will drive their

companions to new heights, guiding them through

what would surely have been their doom safely.

How this is brought about can vary, from inciting crazed zeal to tempering an overeager charge, from turning a rout into an unbreakable last stand to pulling their companions out of the line of danger in the nick of time. The sole commonality is that a Warlord alone is but a man, while a Warlord with their companions is a legend.