![[characters_banner_2.webp]] `Apr. 24, 2025` · [[Horseapple]] · #Fragment #Characters #Bannerlord ![[atys.png|right|200]] > [!custom-callout]- All mentions > *Pulled from* [[3-Travels-in-Calradia-(DLC)]] — “Atys was the picket's name. He was an archer. He and his five comrades were good company, at first. They took my money, but shared their rations and their tent. Mostly I played tablut with them for half-denar stakes. They mocked each other constantly - I was told that one of them used snot to wax his bowstring, apparently because he picked his nose from time to time, and they said Atys got terrible farts from cheese that stank up the tent, and so if they were out foraging none of them would ever loot cheese because their code obliged them to share it with him. I felt they were at the same time trying to make me feel comfortable and also show off to me how strong their brotherhood was. But then the conversation turned dark. They had plans for what they would do when Husn Fulq fell, and it involved a great deal of murder, torture, and atrocity. They had marched out of the Southern-Empire as a squad of eight, but two who strayed away from the main group while looting Tamnuh had been ambushed by villagers, and their bodies were found with nose and tongue cut out. My six new friends, out of loyalty and love for their comrades, intended to make a group of entirely unrelated townspeople pay.” — “Anyway, I do not believe they had their chance to wreak vengeance on Husn Fulq. The second morning after my arrival, the camp suddenly erupted into activity. An Aserai-Sultanate relieving army had been sighted on the slopes above. It was big, and the archon Oros decided to lift the siege. Atys and his companions packed up their gear and joined the muster. They told me to take care of myself. I waited a short while, and then, noticing that Husn Fulq had thrown open its gates so that the besieged could go out and gather food and fodder, I made a dash for the town.” — “Pelted with darts and arrows, the imperials had been forced to attack uphill, and were soundly beaten. Maybe Atys and his companions escaped. Archers, who aren't likely to be in the main crush of troops, probably stand a better chance of surviving a defeat than most. I hope I don't meet them again.” > &emsp;&emsp;<br> ![[encyclopedia_calradica.gif|center|300]]<br> >*“A massive `Mount & Blade` wikipedia.”*<br>About [Encyclopædia Calradica](About-the-Encyclopædia.md)<br>About the [Project](Project-(Pillar).md)<br>About the [Author](Horseapple.md) <br>&emsp;&emsp;