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Fall-Back Positions

Sandbag Positions

Magically fortified sandbag emplacements built outside the Reaver castle by Holger, Imani, and the strippers.

Story so far

While Carl and the others plotted the interior of The Reaver Castle, Holger, Imani, and The Strippers built both a primary defensive position and a fallback position just outside the castle, using good, old-fashioned, magically fortified sandbags rather than anything exotic.

The positions absorbed the first shock of the Robot Doggies assault, with Holger calling out the incoming from behind them. They were rendered moot moments later when the castle detonated and the survivors were saved instead by distance and Imani's wing-spread shield.

Appearance

Stacked walls of magically fortified sandbags forming a firing line and a secondary position behind it.

Role

The party's prepared defensive line for the expected sentry dog counterattack.

Relationships

Holger — Built them and manned the forward line
Imani — Helped build them and shielded those behind them
The Reaver Castle — Built just outside its damaged main entrance
Sources — 4 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 17
  • Secondary defensive works being built in depth across Princess Posse territory behind the border walls.
Chapter 28
  • Secondary defensive works inside the southern trench labyrinth, built alongside bunkers, hospitals, and traps.
Chapter 35
  • Prepared secondary line Florin intends to retreat to as the northern front becomes unsustainable.
Chapter 92
  • Magically fortified sandbag emplacements built outside the Reaver castle by Holger, Imani, and the strippers.
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