Atticus' Forces Update

[Atticus]

Standing Army: All known units are KIA. General Antonius is the only
remnant of Atticus' standing army. Atticus himself is MIA.

Full Force: Missing 50 MH1s and 100 Montags.

[Bayen ronToketi]

Backstory:

"What do you mean, gone?" asked Bayen.

"I have no idea," replied Jake Brighteye, the second-in-command of his Skyrin scouting squad.  "I was up around Spartistan to see what the hubbub was with all these army deployments (Azi was in Furfein Tosha), and I couldn't find anything outside Brotherhood."

"And inside Brotherhood?" inquired Bayen.

"It was blacked out, smoke," clarified Jake.  "We couldn't see anything.  No thermals either - the smoke was heated, from huge fires all over the cities."

"I want you to take your entire half of the squad there.  Take all the usual precautions; get help from Kane's group if you need to.  Invisibility, silence, and prepare for instantaneous teleportation back here if anything goes wrong.  Keep a constant uplink with me with your Amulets of Communication."

"Yes, sir.  Over and out."  Jake's face disappeared from the crystal Bayen had been talking to him through.  This would be interesting.

Jake and his group crawled stealthily into the Brotherhood cities.  There were only four of them - small white squirrels; except they were invisible right now, and inaudible, since the spells on them dampened any sound that left the imagined bubbles wrapped tightly around each of them.

"Alright, guys," said Jake softly, trusting the spell to keep anything around from overhearing.  "Bayen wants us to find out what the heck is going on in there.  Let's keep together, but not too close.  We'll spread out as we get inside, then rendezvous back here to report to Bayen, got it?  And don't forget to keep talking through your Amulets...  constant information is good."

"Affirmative, sir," said one of the Skyrin softly.  This was his first real mission where there was actual danger.  He had worked in plenty of illusionary settings before, but nothing had prepared him for something so actual as this.  Steeling himself, he slowly crept forward along with the rest of the group.

Bayen? transmitted Jake mentally through his Amulet.  We're in...

Summary:  A group of four Skyrin scouts sent into Brotherhood with all due precautions (invisibility, magical silence, constant mental uplink, preparation for teleportational exit, etc) to find out what is going on.  Information is their main goal, second only to survival.  They don't want to blow up anything.

(Atticus, could you maybe post what they see?  Or if there's any unforeseen attacks on them?  :P )

[Atticus]

Summary: Atticus' full force is in full battle with a Montag
infestation force. Infantry is suffering 80% losses. Armored divisions
are suffering from 50% losses and running out of ammunition. Aerial
divisions have been completely disabled. The city of Port Jookoo is in
danger once the last remnants of Atticus' forces fall, if not helped.

Summary: Bayen's scouts see nothing but burned and ruined city, until
they spot two sprinting soldiers. They watch as the soldiers are
mauled and eaten by huge beasts they have never seen before.

[Atticus]

Update: All of Atticus' forces have been completely annihilated,
including Atticus himself. The Montags now reign in control of his
Hueys.

[Andreas the Wise]

Is this goodbye Atticus, then?