Monte Scorri, also known as the "Black Count," was the duce or headman of Zeluco, a Tilean town at that time under the domain of the city-state Miragliano, in 475 IC. He led the forces that defeated the army of the city-state of Remas in the field before being slain by the mercenary army raised by Rienzi the Magnificent. [1a]
History[]
When word came of Remas' defeat at the hands of Monte Scorri, a new rival rose from the citizens of that city, Rienzi the Magnificent, the younger son of a merchant family. Rienzi saw an opportunity to honour his goddess Myrmidia -- and make a profit. He offered to build the city's rulers an invincible army if they signed a binding contract and paid his fee. Desperate and afraid, they agreed. Over the winter Rienzi recruited and trained an army, drilling them over and over in Myrmidian precepts of strategy and tactics, paying them well so they could serve full-time.[1a]
In the spring, the new Reman mercenary army, called the "Eagles of Remas," crushed the Black Count's army in the Battle of Blood Ford. Monte Scorri's heavy cavalry charged Rienzi's pikemen again and again, but couldn't break through. Meanwhile, the crossbowmen loosed volley after volley into the Black Count's mercenary Goblins, who broke when Rienzi's cavalry slammed into their flanks. The Black Count's army fell apart, and he died while trying to escape across the river. Remas was saved from the Black Count.[1a] [1a]
Sources[]
- 1: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition: Up in Arms (RPG)
- 1a: pp. 41-42