An introductionary piece to the Kämpferin, an all female mercenary group in Fera.
Art used for inspiration.
Source: https://twitter.com/hou_jae04?s=09
“Oh, edle Dame, aus fernen Landen, Gewähre uns, deinen Kämpferinnen, eine helfende Hand, Segne uns mit Wärme unter der Sonne, Schütze uns vor Kälte, in Schlachten zu gewinnen.”
The voices sang out into the midmorning fields as an army marched.
“Der Trommelklang, der Trommelklang, dröhnt stark, Vorwärts marschierend, unser Lied singend, Mit brennenden Herzen fürchten wir keine Angst, Kämpferinnen vereint, vorwärts schreiten wir.”
There were hundreds of them, thousands of them. Marching in somewhat order, all of them brightly coloured and almost gaudy in their outfits, not a regular army colours!
“Die Trommeln schlagen den Rhythmus, Fahnen entrollt, Glück und Schicksal in dieser chaotischen Welt, Während wir voranschreiten, um unserem Schicksal zu begegnen, Glück oder Gnade, wir überwinden die Last.”
Their voices called out into the morning sun. The rising light at their backs, each one carried a pike or spear, each one carried a sword. Some carried wheellocks!
“Der Trommelklang, der Trommelklang, dröhnt stark, Vorwärts marschierend, unser Lied singend, Mit brennenden Herzen fürchten wir keine Angst, Kämpferinnen vereint, vorwärts schreiten wir.”
Their voices were harmony, all together and roudy like a true army but united in song.
“Die Felder reifen, Flüsse fließen so klar, Flüsternde Winde bringen uns Nachrichten ins Ohr, Aus Umiss’ wehen heiße und wilde Winde, Zu Alruss’ und weit weg durchdringen wir unser Schicksal.”
And they were all women, or atleast the ones in the colours marching and singing. These were the Kämpferin, the world renown all female mercenary company.
And they had come for war.
The city of Shasnovy lay ahead, seiged for six years by the Ilmarians and now some reinforcements had arrived to finally bring it to its knees.
Anika Lanner looked to her young ward, Tanita Lanner and grinned at the young girl carrying her sword in her hands. They were of Squad Lanner, each ‘squad’ taking the name as a family would take a name. Anika was to teach the young Tanita about war and this would be the girls first one as a true Lanner. a true Kämpferin.