A Vision Fulfilled

[knitcucumber]

That Zorai boss kitin was sure a pretty blue.

[amcyr]

That Zorai boss kitin was sure a pretty blue.

LOL. What do you get when you cross a kincher and a Zorai?

Congratz to all. Well fought.

[perrako]

I am about to scream.
First Matis Raid a while ago: On newb island.
Cute/Gibbai Raid: Interweb crashes at home.
Nexus event: On vacation.
Raid to fight the bosses: Parents yelling at me and about to be VERY angry because I need to go eat dinner. I was 200m max with the huge group in Matis from the boss.

So does the universe hate me?

[grandma]

Images from the March, Matis and Tryker boss takedowns. Whew, alot for one day!

Another Pegasus March:
http://ryzom.vx3lan.com/ryzom/images/ga ... us%20march

Matis Kipuryk stronghold sieged:
http://ryzom.vx3lan.com/ryzom/images/ga ... d%20sieged

Tryker Kipuryk stronghold sieged:
http://ryzom.vx3lan.com/ryzom/images/ga ... d%20sieged

Kipuryk the boss, look at how much damage and punishment this guy is taking!
http://ryzom.vx3lan.com/ryzom/images/ga ... ieged%3E16

[lootking]

awesome Gfunk, thanks for the pics, and great job that day !!

meestor

[Takashi]

In what can only be described as a retaliatory attack, the Kitin invaded all four civilized homin lands. After their solid defeat in the Nexus, and their loss of the artifact, of which little is still known, the Kitin saw it only fit to invade, perhaps to recapture the lost relic, or perhaps as nothing more than a show of strength. Whatever the reason, we will likely never know the truth of it. The Homin forces were quick to react, and by the time the kitin had set out to secure their regions, the Homin forces were already building camps to cut the opposing forces off from the settled Homin towns.

Each of the four races of Homin set up a well devised series of camps which, by supporting each other, could increase their overall effectiveness against the invaders. The homin of the lands, at first, were unaware of how they could help push forward the efforts against the kitin invasion, many lost hope, but some carried on. After the purposes of the camps had been explained by their devisors, the Homin showed a renewed sense of strength and their works of the following days showed their enthusiastic support for the cause.

Crafting and harvesting, what seemed endlessly for days, finally showed to be paying off, as the harvesters provided more and more materials, the crafters were able to supply more and more arms and armor to outfit garrisons of troops to fight alongside them. Shortly after these increased numbers became apparent to the Homins, they became apparent to the Kitin. This spurred the first attack on the homin camps, which were the only apparent source of these new fighters who were whittling down the kitin forces. The kitin began to send waves of their fighters to the front lines, and they began to splash against the camps defenses. At first it seemed that the lands were safe, the Matis and Fyros camps were under attack, but the kitin invaders did not seem to be able to pierce through the heavy defenses that the Homin had built for themselves.

After many waves of attackers, it was apparent that the defenders could not hold the kitin off indefinitely, and in the Burning Desert, near the Fyros town of Dyron, the kitin made their first foothold. After the first several waves of somewhat mild attackers, they unleashed a fury of some of the most powerful raiders they could muster. The Overlords, as called by the homin, could make short work of most homin, and two could easily defeat even the strongest homin warrior. This fierce battle was chronicled here…

This attack in the Burning Desert drew the Homins from all four lands and left the other camps nearly deserted. We do not know if this was a ploy, but given the intelligence that these creatures have showed in the past, we can not discount that possibility, but while the homin were fighting to liberate the Fyros encampment, the Kitin set forth and captured the Matis crafter’s camp. They held this without question until after the Fyros camp was retaken and the Homins realized what had happened. They immediately met in Yrkanis to send out a war party to obliterate the kitin offensive. Their first attack met with catastrophe. As the homin neared the newly kitin controlled camp, they made a line formation and prepared for a battle. They hoped to kill the kitin a few at a time, but an over-zealous Homin neared too close to the camp, and drew the attention of every kitin inside. They rushed out after the Homin, only to see the army south of their camp. The kitin forces, rushed down and trampled the Homin forces underfoot. This battle was short lived but the homins were undeterred. Having learned from this mishap they set forth to resist the kitin again. As they approached the camp they took their battle formation again. This time however, the utterly unexpected happened. The kitin in the camp in a flash were gone. They had razed the camp and left nothing but rubble, but they had retreated back to the depths. Their numbers where overwhelming, but perhaps having gotten word of their destruction in Dyron, they felt it best to go back for reinforcements. Regardless of the kitin’s reasoning the Homins were victorious this day and set back to work to equip more troops since so many had been lost this night.

A calm settled over the lands, as the first attack of the Kitin was pushed back and the camps were made secure again. But this calm did not last long. Only a few days following, the kitin were reported to be setting up camps where they could unleash more forces through ruptures in the bark of Atys. They took time to set up, and the Homin were given a warning to equip as well as they could, to help stem the tide of the incoming kitin. And then it began. It was announced that the Kitin had finished building their camp in every homin’s land. There was no doubt that these camps would lead to a bitter defeat at the claws of the kitin. So the homin set out to destroy these camps before any further attacks could be launched. The homin sent scouts to investigate the camps and those who did return unscathed all reported a massive Kitin beast which the Homin had called Kipuryk. There was one of these in the kitin camp of each land likely keeping the kitin on task, and dissuading the homin from any attempts to raid the camp.

The homin, however, had different plans, from which they refused to be dissuaded. They began in Matis lands, where the most valiant warrior gathered at the homin camps to push forwards against the increasing ranks of Kitin. Their work through the preceding days had been paying off, as they saw towers along the way protected by the Homin guards which their armor and weapons had equipped. Along the way they encountered many a foe, but made short work of everything along the way until they were within sight of the Kitin camp. They could see the towering figure of the kipuryk which stood tall against almost any background. The homin set up a defensive formation and sent a brave warrior to try to attract the Kipuryk’s attention. They succeeded and within a very short time, the lumbering behemoth was upon the homin’s ranks. Within seconds the homin had it completely surrounded and were hammering and slashing, and casting as quickly and fiercely as they could. The beast was resistant to every attack and had the health of a small planet, but the attacks of the homin were unrelenting and the kitin master was losing blood. The homins chipped at it’s armor with their pikes, and slashed at it’s legs until it bled massively. As the battle wore on the kitin showed signs of weakening, until at long last, the blades and missiles tore toppled the creature. Cheers and celebrations were shouted by the present homins. The battle was not over, though, and the cries of joy were quickly muted by the call to arms in other lands. The Tryker lands were next to be liberated. The homin trekked across the lands and made their way to bounty beaches where their next target waited. All the while, the brave Fyros were making their way towards the kitin camp which had been formed in their lands.

As the Homins from the other lands were making their way to Bounty Beaches to force back the kitin there, many warriors of fyros were making their progress towards the kitin leader in their own land. Hanging at the walls to avoid being surrounded the Fyros troops marched steadily southward from Dyron and towards the great enemy. Their numbers were not many, but their will was strong and they refused to be offset from their purpose. Following the cliffs south they cleaved many a kitin en route, and their ranks seemed impervious to the claws of the kitin, and then they saw it. The purpose of their journey. A kitin which rose taller than most fyros buildings, the Kipuryk which guarded the main camp. There were dozens of other kitin around, all overshadowed by the sheer size of the kipuryk. The Fyros knew well the devastating power of the kitin leader, as they had been forced to remove one from their own resource camp and one from their crafting camp. They knew it was nothing to take lightly, but they pressed on in hopes that they would be enough to put an end to it. As they approached however, they drew too much attention, and were spotted by many of the kitin guards. They were immediately beset, and now away from the wall, were almost completely surrounded. It was a dark moment as all the homins fell to the sharpened claws of the kitin invaders. The homins were uninhibited by this defeat and called to regroup and press on again.

As the first attack in fyros fell to the might of the invaders, the gathered homins in the Lakelands began to make their way to the kitin base in Bounty Beaches. Their numbers are plentiful and although they encounter much resistance along the way, they were never deterred from their task at hand. They found themselves shortly toe to toe with the Kipuryk before long, and set their plans to action. They lured it away from it's defenders and set to work on it. As with prior encounters with this type of kitin, their battle was long fought and perilous for any who would venture near the thing. The healers worked endlessly through the duration of the battle while the warriors and offensive mages pummeled the creature with their most powerful attacks. And finally another of the monsters lay slain by the cooperative effort of the Homin forces. More cheers rang through the lands and they began to forumlate a plan to free the other lands from this menace. The Burning Desert was next on their agenda and they set off immediately. The Fyros warriors were still reassembling after their first attempt to destroy the invaders, and the reinforcements were a more than welcome addition.

The newly assembled homins in the desert fought in unity against the invaders. They quickly followed the path last taken towards the kitin camp. This time, they would be far more difficult to overcome. Their numbers were swelled and their persistence unshakable. They fought fiercely until they reached the camp and this time, with little concern for the defenders besieged it directly. The homin warriors tore through the ranks of the kitin defenses and before long they were head to head with the desert's Kipuryk. The battle this time seemed to drag on. The numbers were great, but they were decreasing with each successive victory as many of the tired spirits surely needed rest. Those that remained vigilant, however, were not to be trifled with. After an epic battle, the Homin overtook the kitin leader, and with its body lying slewn on the ground, they made plans to liberate the last of the Homin's lands from these wicked beasts.

So it was that the united homin front moved towards the jungles of the Zorai to finish off the last of the kitin forces. The battle was nearly won as they gathered in the jungles and began to formulate plans for their final assault. Although it took some time to gather, the homin's ranks began to march towards their final target. The jungles would soon be freed from the looming menace of the kitin. The gathered homins made their way through the jungle foliage wasting little time with the aggressive monsters they met along the way. It took little time for them to reach their goal, the final camp of the invading kitin. After a moment's preparation they began their attack. As it had been with prior encounters with the colossal Kipuryk, the battle lasted for what seemed ages. The homins put forth every ounce of strength they could muster and in a blaze felled the kitin leader. The cries of victory echoed around the lands as the last of the kitin leaders was felled and the invaders began to make a mass exodus back to the safety of the roots of Atys. It was a glorious day for all Homins of Atys, and a bitter defeat which the kitin should not soon forget.