[center][h3][b]Uaziezuhr[/b][/h3][/center] Uaziezuhr bows in response to the orders, dipping his head at the lowest point. [color=purple][b]"As you say, my lord. I will begin preparations for the battle."[/b][/color] With that, he turns to leave the room, glancing over the other Lieutenants as he leaves. Between the Spider Queen's spiders acting as something akin to cavalry, the Warchiefs orcs acting as heavy infantry, and the Deathguard acting as specialist infantry, there was more than enough field forces for the battle. What was significantly lacking was defenses, dedicated scouts, and support - and without the time to go through the rites nor the significance of battle required to summoning the war machines of hell, the remaining option is fairly straightforward. As Uaziezuhr steps onto the roof of the fort, his staff begins to crackle and glow with dark energies. With a view of the keep and the mountain ranges of the oncoming battle, he slams the base of his staff into the stone underfoot as he calls: [color=purple][b]"Koln polkefodz, dyfk uail yolz sa ty: E zwodd hlajeky uai qesw swy tyofz - zyfk ty zdojyz bal lesiodz ofk pafzslipseaf, ofk zyfk ty ethz bal zpaisefr ofk pattifeposeafz!"[/b][/color] A series of rifts tear open around the stronghold - tactfully away from any stationed personnel or structures - from which gatherings of tortured slaves of various race, bound by chains and metal and directed by whip-bearing Dark Bishops of the cult, pour forth alongside small gatherings of winged imps, who take to the skies. A lone imp comes to perch next to Uaziezuhr, to whom he addresses: [color=purple][b]"Instruct the slaves conduct dark rituals to supply me with mana, and have them fabricate emergency defenses for the fortress; we are unable to provide skilled laborers nor do we have the time for restorations, so emergency defenses will have to suffice. Have your kin scout for the enemy and report their locations to the other lieutenants, and have them deliver messages to and fro for the other lieutenants; additionally, inform the other lieutenants that I am prepared to provide magic support in the absence of catapults and trebuchets."[/b][/color] [hr] [b]Actions:[/b] Uaziezuhr rifts in slaves to construct emergency defenses for the fort and to conduct dark rituals to boost his mana, and rifts in winged imps to scout and report on the location of the enemy and establish a communications messenger network for the lieutenants. Uaziezuhr personally prepares to provide magic support in the absence of catapults and trebuchets.