Equestria Divided: Episode 2, Crimson Dawn.

(once more i thank Desertderp for his excellent Template)
 
Prepare yourself to enter a world of battle and death, of violence and of madness.  
The fate of the world, be it damnation or salvation will soon be decided. This is a world of eternal war and fleeting glory. This is the world of Warha-er…Equestria Divided.
 
Enter the world of Equestria Divided, a cruel, brutal, and morally grey world filled to the brim with death, war, and misery. To put a long story short, one day both Celestia and Luna disappeared and threw Equestria into chaos, some shit happened, Twilight fucked up big time and killed Pinkie, and now six factions (Each representing one of the Mane six) now fight each other in a brutal war that isn’t going to end any time soon.
 
The Factions are:
 
House Moon and Star  
Here’s a detailed description of the house
 
House Everfree  
Detailed description
 
House Earthborn  
Detailed Description
 
House White Gold  
Detailed Description
 
Horse Stormwing  
Detailed Description
 
And last but not least the Cult of Laughter  
Detailed description
 
Here’s a map
 
And now for the units of their respective houses:
 
House Moon and Star
 
Additional Units
 
House Stormwing
 
Additional Units
 
House Earthborn
 
Additional Units
 
House White Gold
 
Additional Units
 
House Everfree
 
Additional Units
 
Cult of Laughter
 
Additional Units
 
Welp! Upon reading all of that you must have a headache but well here we go! The six factions have been locked in a stalemate for too long, now each faction has entrusted several commanders by promoting them to Field Marshall and entrusting them with valuable and at time irreplaceable units to try and break the stalemate. However, should these commanders fail repeatedly or suffer extremely heavy casualties for little gain, then they will be demoted at best, executed at worst.
 
Your task is to bring victory for your house, but in this world of magic and deception, nothing is ever certain. The winds bring whispers of change, but change to what?
 
Character card:  
Name:  
Age:  
Appearance:  
Race:  
Personality:  
Faction:  
Notes:  
Weapon of choice:  
Army: (You have 10 slots, each slot represents a unit of 20 soldiers or 1 machine, you have a limit of elite units and machines, you can have no more than 5 of each)
 
this play will be hosted episodically thread by thread, hopefully that will allow newcomers to the whole thing to get into the matter more easily.
 
This is now chapter Two, after a few smalltime Skirmishes the houses now have a bigger problem to worry about, the Japonese, bolstered in forces by their immediate neighbors have formed a new superpower, arguable the world’s only one. calling themselves the Empire of the rising sun they seek to punish equestria for their alleged disrespect in taking control of the celestial body, massive air and sea fleets fall ashore on the eastern end of the warzone that used to be Equestria and it is only through the skill and Stubbornness of the champions that they have not yet been overwhelmed.
 
the army sizes were cut in half due to strained supply lines as an immense airfleet makes fast travel impossible, even the stormwings have to sneak around the sky.

Name: Clive  
Age: 23  
Appearance: White coat, brown hair, red eyes  
Race: Unicorn  
Personality: A bit arrogant and a neat freak, he’s no worse than any other Whitegold noble. He’s kind…ish, has a sense of honor…he read in books, and cares about his men and mourn any casualties…for at least half day.  
Faction: House Whitegold  
Notes: Is a master of disguise, can change his voice perfectly, and is an excellent marksman. He also hired famed tailors to make his dress uniform he wears into battle along with ornate armor  
Weapon of choice: A custom made crossbow capable of firing a variety of ammo.  
Army: None yet, Clive is currently deep undercover on a Japonese airship. Gathering Intel on the latest challenger.

Name: Paranoia
 
Age: 23
 
Appearance: Dark Gray Coat, Black Mane, Bloodshot eyes
 
Race: Earth Pony
 
Personality: Insane
 
Faction: Cult of Laughter
 
Weapon of choice: Trench Knuckles, Throwing Knives
 
Army:  
-1 Carnival Contraption  
-3 Alicorn Mockery  
-5 Puppeteers  
-5 Giggling Ghosts  
-1 Pillar of Joy  
-2 Cadaver Carousel  
-3 Macabre Music Machine  
-10 Euphorites  
-10 Euphorites  
-10 Jesters Of Baltimare  
-10 Smiling Dolls  
-10 Smiling Dolls  
-10 Revelers  
-10 Revelers  
-40 Laughing Dead  
-60 Converted Townsfolk  
-10 Necromancers  
-10 Necromancers  
-10 Necromancers

Name: Toffee M. Scotch
 
Age: 29
 
Appearance: https://derpibooru.org/1174763
 
Race: Pegasus
 
Personality: (Again, pretty sure y’all know enough about his personality by now)
 
Faction: Earthborn
 
Weapon of choice: Revolver, Bowie Knife
 
Army:  
-1 Beastbuster  
-1 Buffalo Totem Carriage  
-10 Lightning’s Finest  
-10 Lightning’s Finest  
-10 Wing Canonners  
-10 Firespitters  
-10 Firespitters  
-10 Buffalo Raiders  
-1 Headbutter  
-5 Avalanche Rocket Launchers  
-1 Spotting Balloon  
-5 Bucker Cannons  
-10 Buffalo Warriors  
-10 Buffalo Warriors  
-10 Appleosan Rangers  
-10 Hoof Cannoners  
-5 Equestrian Juggernauts  
-40 Pegasi Auxiliaries  
-20 Battle Buckers  
-60 Ponies at Arms

@Toffee  
(10 slots only or i make a post where your force is spotted by the patrolling japonese bomber fleet. that would be interesting too but a lot of guys i know don’t like losing stuff.)

@Cerebrate19  
(Is it cool if Clive starts out in disguise on an airship?)

@neutralgrey  
(sure, but i’m not sure how weöö it’S gonna work, imperial soldiers are a bit on the fanatistic side. and as such not easily mimicked.)

@Cerebrate19  
(Ya said it was good tho)

@Cerebrate19  
(Maybe as an engineer on the ship? Or a fake defector?)

@Toffee  
(made a few minor changes to the whole thing, sorry.)

@neutralgrey  
(fake defector might be the best idea, whitegold seems to fit that theme in the first place.)

@Cerebrate19  
(Sounds good, who should start me or you?)

@neutralgrey  
(i’ll do it.)

@Cerebrate19  
(Got it)

@neutralgrey  
the imperial grand fleet controlled the equestrian airspace, causing the rivaling airpowers no shortage of trouble as anything in plain sight would soon find itself swarmed by native beast species, powerful gusts of wind or even one of the serpentine dragons tearing through them, but a few, mainly merchants willing to pay immense bribes, were allowed passage by sub commanders working under the said to be invincible admiral Yi.
 
or so Clive heard, he was getting nowhere near even eyesight of the main Commander’s battlegroup, lest it would be commander Sen’s head and his as well for allowing an equestrian so close.
 
he was currently on said commander’s frigate, pretending to be another such merchant.

@Cerebrate19  
Playing the part was easy enough, this wasn’t the first time he disguised himself as a merchant. Clive’s main goal was to assess these new airships and see how they compare to airships form the other factions. Eliminating the commander and the airship were bonuses. Even now, Nighthooves were waiting in the shadows for the signal.
 
That would have to wait though, for right now he had just gotten on board the airship and was being escorted to the commander

@neutralgrey  
commander Sen was an odd sort to be sure, as his red face and long nose suggested, a Tengu.

@Cerebrate19  
Clive was a bit taken aback a bit at seeing a tengu up close  
“Uh…hello sir! It’s a pleasure to meet you, shall we get down to business?”

@neutralgrey  
the humanoid creature with the leaf hands just looked at him crossly.
 
“if you are willing to pay the price for passage pay, if not return to your ship and land.”

@Cerebrate19  
“Oh, I can pay! No need to worry about that. I’m just curious if you and your crew would be interested in what I’m selling. I have a bit of everything really, wine, food, and supplies to patch up any holes in your air ship. Don’t want helium to be leaking out now do we?”

@neutralgrey  
Sen: “you have no business with us, pony, luxury goods will only weigh us down and your so called supplies are unneeded, stop trying to dodge the payment.”

@Cerebrate19  
“Unseeded? Hah, you say that now but wait until you’re in battle and the helium starts leaking.”

@neutralgrey  
Sen: “ENOUGH!”
 
a gust of wind slaps Clive with that exclamation.
 
“do not test my patience, Gaijin, it will end bad for you.”

@Cerebrate19  
“W-what the…?”

@Cerebrate19  
(Pleeeeeaaaaasssseeee)