[center][color=9e0b0f][h1][b]The Under-Republic of Rodents[/b][/h1][/color][/center]

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[b]Vermintide Camp outside of the beseiged Commonwealth city of Krychov[/b]

Several weeks had passed and the Vermintide's position hadn't shifted that much, and the assembled mass numbers of Vermin were growing restless. The regular Vermin units themselves had their hands full keeping the Clans in line and preventing internal conflicts over petty issues and the Court Martial already had a substantial backlog of reprimands, demerits, fines, and penal sentences to dish out to the point where they couldn't even afford to prosecute them all, they'd be left with no scouts, patrols, or foraging parties. 

All of this was expected, Ignatius had led large Rodent armies before and such disorder was the norm with Clan Rodents that were not part of the Vermin in situations where they were basically left to themselves. The siege itself was going very well, for he knew that the Commonwealth forces there would never possibly be able to launch a sortie unless they desired quicker deaths, and that with so many civilians and soldiers within the settlement from the surrounding lands, food stocks would not last forever. He wagered they were already on half rations if not quarters, and the burnt flesh-smelling black smoke rising from within its walls bespoke that The Black Plague was having a noticeable effect within as well. 

But Regius Ignatius cared little about Krychov particularly or the siege at the moment. If his scouts he'd sent far afield had reportedly correctly, the city had served his purposes well enough already, and the frightened humans within had called upon the aid of one of the oldest foes of Rodent kin everywhere, the Dwarves.

Battle with his people's oldest rivals called to him, and he figured now was the time to re-ignite the Vermintide in earnest before they got even more bogged down in this siege. To this end, he had called forth the Ring of Rodents, and given the order to divide the Vermintide into three large swathes. 

The first and foremost named "Fang" for simplicity's sake, under his command and four other members of the Ring, would march south and meet the Dwarven Army on the field of battle and work to prosecute their campaign against the short and bearded people along with their King right to his mountain of gold, failing in that they would at least leave a fresh mark on the Dwarven memories again. 

The second, named "Claw", under the command of four other members of the Ring, with Ignatius appointing supreme command of that arm to Caius "Man-Eater" Patchfur, a supporter of his on the Ring of Rodents, and a competent commander himself. Caius' instructions were to strike out east and south, in search of civilization and foes of any kind to make war upon. Ignatius wasn't entirely sure what they would encounter, but reports from clans which had visited such lands had in the recent past claimed the land belonged to a band of Uruks calling themselves "The Golden Horde", they would make worthy opponents if they truly did stand in their path.

The third and final arm, aptly named "Tail", would remain behind and persecute the current siege and continued campaign against the Commonwealth before pushing onwards to either meet up with Fang or continue onward to further campaigns as needs be. Aurus Goldclaw was appointed from the four Ring of Rodents members to command this swathe. Ignatius partly wanted to get back at the Rodent by denying him the challenge and potential glory of marching east in search of foes, partly didn't want him in his company when he marched to face the Dwarves to deny him that glory of facing ancient foes, but still made him an offer he couldn't refuse by giving him the prestigious position of commanding a whole arm of the Vermintide. To deny would be to make the Ring of Rodents member look like a coward who couldn't even prosecute a campaign against Men. Thus, Ignatius knew he would accept.

Now, the orders were underway, and Fang and Claw were forming up in their respective divisions and the Ring of Rodents had convened for the last time before they were to split off to their own respective forces, each numbering in multitudes so vast that one who was not knowledgable in such matters could have mistaken them for each being the single Vermintide itself. The Rodents leaving were excited, while those forced to stick around were grumbling and complaining or more loudly voicing their displeasure if they could get away without being struck by a Vermin soldier nearby. The orders given, Caius gave a salute with his spear to his Regius before leading his fellow Ring members with Claw out of the tent, and Aurus gave a slight bow before Ignatius himself left the newly vacated tent to the begrudging Ring member and his party. 

Fang and Claw were on the march with the dawn, and the besieged people of Krychov beheld the sight as one massive column of Rodents marched south further into their territory, another marched east outwards to their borders, and a diminished but still massive army remained to continue their siege.