The Fall of Vallock: Part 7Relief Campaign 14101: BlackwatchStatus of Operation: NominalDay: 18Zone 958: Green"Sure is peaceful here.""Mmmmhmmm.""Green grass, the cool breeze, civies moving around like the dopes they are. Kinda makes ya wonder don't it?""Mmmhmm?""I mean, here we are on some random planet doing babysitting duty while others are off hogging all the glory. What is with that?""Wanna know what I think? I think you should shut the hell up and quit using the comms for petty complaints."In the mind of Lance Corporal Quentin Vance, scout trooper of the Galactic Republic, patrolling the green zones was one of the worst and boring duties to
The Fall of Vallock: Part 6Relief Campaign 14101: BlackwatchStatus of Operation: NominalDay: 15Zone 1013: GreenWhiskey CorridorBeep. Beep. Beep. Beep Beep Beep! Beep Beep Beep! BEEP MOTHERFUCKING BEEP!Who the hell is calling? It's….0300 over here. John 'Kilroy' Varl grumbled, doing his best to stifle a yawn that was about to form. The young specialist had spent a better part of yesterday bunkered down in a wrecked APC within a red-zone before his squad was able to be evac'ed by an ORCA drop-ship and spent most of that time trying not to go stir crazy. Since then, his squad had to go through multiple decontamination protocols as well as a debriefing for
The Fall of Vallock: Part 5Relief Campaign 14101: BlackwatchStatus of Operation: NominalDay: 14Zone 701A: Red"Sky-Eye this is Harbinger One, any word on that freighter that got past the fighter screen?""Harbinger, just received word from the ground that one platoon of Kasrkin sappers have apprehended its occupants and are currently doing a background check on them. Turns out they're just a bunch of mercenaries looking for a little extra on the side.""Figures…Any changes in the CAP?""Negative Harbinger, all sortie objectives are complete and you are to RTB back at the GRS Frontier. You'll be passing the….118th Squadron from the Phantine Air Corps once yo
The Fall of Vallock: Part 4Relief Campaign 14101: BlackwatchStatus of Operation: NominalDay: 11Zone 1013(S): GreenWhiskey CorridorThe Whiskey Corridor, what was once a major sea route in days long since passed, now nothing more than a long strip of desert landscape. What used to be lush and fertile ground, perfect for agriculture, had dried up over the centuries becoming covered in sand as far as the eye could see. Yet, despite the lack of any resources, this narrow strip of inhospitable terrain held a sizable amount of strategic value. Due to its particular position between the Blackhead and Hadrian mountain ranges, the Whiskey Corridor was the largest pa
The Fall of Vallock: Part 2Relief Campaign 14101: BlackwatchStatus of Operation: NominalDay: 1Spaceport Merlin, a vital component to Strangereal's trade prowess for the past 300 years, was now the central hub to the planetary relief force that had recently entered the system. Ideally situated on a plateau overlooking the capitol city of Vallock itself, it held the perfect position in terms of strategic value being one of the few sites that was outside the range of a local Excalibur system. Capable of holding hundreds of various civilian space craft over a 10 kilometer area, the current traffic ranged from the lowly yet humble ORCA/Galaxy drop ships to awe inspiri