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The Twaryian second wind was never unexpected- it would have come <span class="mu-i">sometime</span>. The surprise was in how <span class="mu-i">quickly</span> it occurred and with immediate effect, and to the unpleasant surprise of the Battalion, where it focused its energies. To the north and south, heavy mechanized offensives buckled the lines with the aid of a new heavy wave of air support, and while High Command only responded slowly to the unlikely news, breakthroughs occurred. Confusion ruled the battle lines of Vynmark- none could say for certain where the Twaryian breakthroughs were, or how far they had come. Only that the Hageldorf battalion would inevitably have to commit to an unexpected fight on their journey southward, as Vynmark’s remaining air force could not protect all of the skies, forcing the time of travel to mostly take place in the dark of night.
Even more disconcerting was rumors of ordinance of a type none had seen before, only that it was an incredibly destructive display of pyrotechnics. Little word had spread of what they were or how they were deployed- only that they prompted a haunting column of flame that could be seen over the horizon, a twisting serpent of fire that touched the sky, and warped the very air. The only thing that sounded like it, amongst the historically literate in the battalion, was a weapon deployed in the final months of the Emrean Liberation War just over twenty-three years ago, where they appeared and were never seen since, both the Emreans and the Reich keeping the nature of those terrible firestorms a closely guarded mutual secret. How they could have come here was unknown. Unease grew among the men- the average Twaryian soldier was fierce, but not particularly well equipped. An unfamiliar weapon coming from them cast doubts on presumptions…
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It was the third day of the journey- the first night movement, as the unpleasant surprise of Twaryian air raids caused only superficial damage, but were enough of a threat to force the battalion to hunker down. A misty night had fallen, with the stars and moon bright in the sky. The safety from air threat was not all for the better- that any fighting on the move would occur at night was ill tidings. Twaryians were known for being well trained and adapted to fighting at night. It was said their bat ears allowed them to better sense enemies in the dark, and keep aware of their surroundings, but any Twaryinauk would be able to (somewhat irritably) refute such a theory- it was their training, not their biology.
>Twaryian units receive a bonus to their attack in darkness of +1.
>In dark and/or night conditions, visibility is very limited- it is reduced by half, unless a target is illuminated using flares. Every unit commander has a flare pistol with the same range as a rifle which lights a cross of four tiles that can be used in their Fire action, or larger 3x3 flares can be lit utilizing mortars or artillery. Their duration is two turns.
