Guts & Blackpowder

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1. #1The Blight

   Keys: the outbreak, the apocalypse, the infection, The Blight, the zombie outbreak

   The infection, referred to in-universe as "The Blight" is an unknown disease with an incredibly high mortality rate--its origins are currently unknown. The Blight first appeared following the Russo-Turkish War (1806-1812), when Russian troops began returning from the war to fight Napoleon. At some point following the burning of Moscow, the Blight gained its re-animation properties. Sinners who have failed to accept Christ and repent for their sins, upon succumbing to the infection, re-animate. Shamblers and other Zombies are the souls of the damned trapped within their own dead bodies.

2. #2Berezina

   Keys: Berezina

   First Map Chronologically | November 28th, 1812 | Berezina, Russia With the emergence of the zombie threat, French forces begin a rapid retreat from Russia. As French forces retreated, a trigger-happy Frenchman blows the initial bridge across the Berezina River, leaving Marshal Claude-Victor Perrin's IX Corps and stragglers from the original bridge encampment trapped on the other side of the Berezina River. Victor orders the construction of a new bridge across the Berezina River. A number of his forces take carriages to retrieve logs from nearby areas, and deliver them to the players. Upon the successful construction of the bridge, the French IX Army Corps successfully retreats the rest of their forces across the Berezina River, headed by Cuirassiers and Supply Wagons.

3. #3Vardøhus Fortress

   Keys: Vardohus Fortress

   Second Map Chronologically | December 24th, 1812 | Vardø, Norway Royal Navy Sailors onboard the HMS Undaunted lose a tow-ship containing several infected individuals onboard within a blizzard, with it crashing into the island of Vardøya. The following day, the Royal Navy discovers the ship crashed on the island, and the HMS Undaunted sends a crew of 15 men aboard a jolly boat to investigate the island. Only four of the Royal Navy sailors return. The Royal Marines and Sailors discover Zombies, referred to as "mad men turn cannibals" within the nearby village of Vardø, and flee, with several being killed. The crew of HMS Undaunted remains docked at a nearby port, with another blizzard approaching. Believing that the Royal Marines on the island may still be alive, they remain on the lookout for a signal from the nearby lighthouse. Danish soldiers within the main fortress compound retreat to the basement of one of the buildings within the compound, but as Shamblers attack and kill multiple danish soldiers, they make a break for the dock to escape. The Danish soldiers ring the bell of the nearby church, and the crew of the HMS Undaunted, believing it is a signal from their expedition party, signals back. Danish soldiers then make their way to the lighthouse and activate it, guiding the HMS Undaunted to their position. The events that transpire at Vardøhus Fortress remain largely unknown by the general public until 1815, when Danish scientists and investigators make their way to the fortress to investigate. Numerous bodies are recovered--including several soldiers, and a Runner is spotted trapped within ice--still alive, and with its eyes moving. The investigators return the bodies from Vardøhus to Copenhagen in 1815.

4. #4San Sebastian

   Keys: San Sebastian, San Sebastián · Secondary:

   Third Map Chronologically | Mid-Late 1813 | Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain During the Siege of San Sebastián, British and Portuguese soldiers are captured by the French and imprisoned on the fortress at the top of the island. The French forces then encounter the undead, and fight a lengthy battle throughout the night. Inevitably, a French officer decides to release the British/Portuguese prisoners and arm them against the threat. These forces then make their way through San Sebastian, and encounter Barry, a soldier of the 5th Regiment of Foot. The survivors are extracted to the HMS Undaunted. One of the survivors succumbs to the infection, and kills the captain of the HMS Undaunted. The French and British forces parted ways, with the British landing off the coast of Spain and being guided by Spanish Guerrilla forces along the countryside.

5. #5Leipzig

   Keys: Leipzig

   Fourth Map Chronologically | Late 1813 | Leipzig, Germany At the Battle of Leipzig, the Coalition and French forces simultaneously encounter the infection. Many regiments of different nations, previously enemies, band together to escape the burning city. As a result of this, Napoleon and most other major leaders became aware of the nature of the infection, and as a result called for a ceasefire. Fighting in the Napoleonic Wars officially concludes. Prion, a French Engineer, mistakenly leaves his fuse too short to escape and kills himself in the detonation of the barrel used to save the remaining regiments.

6. #6Kaub

   Keys: Kaub

   Fifth Map Chronologically | December 1813/January 1814 | Kaub, Germany With mass panic ensuing in Germany, panicked civilians within the areas surrounding Frankfurt rounded up hundreds of innocent civilians and forced them into the cellar of Pfalzgrafenstein castle. Field Marshal Blücher and elements of the 1. Garde zu Fuß, 13. Infanterie Regiment, and 18. Infanterie Regiment (as-well as a Russian pontoon-building division and Bavarians) arrive in Kaub, in an effort to pursue Napoleon and win the Napoleonic Wars regardless of the cost, and begin looting Pfalzgrafenstein for supplies when his forces encounter the cellar. The door bursts open, and nearly all of Blücher's forces die attempting to close the cellar, with the surviving forces being the respawning players, along with Blücher (now infected) and his accompanying Officer. When the players arrive in Kaub, they are elements of the German rear guard (as-well as Bavarian and Austrian stragglers attempting to get home). Blücher orders the players to secure the castle in order to secure safe passage for the Prussian Army across the Rhine River. Blücher later succumbs to the infection and kills his accompanying officer. Upon securing Pfalzgrafenstein, the players hole up and await the retreating Prussian Army. Following the events of Kaub, the Prussian Army is rendered largely out-of-action due to a collapse of the Prussian chain of command.

7. #7Tyrolean Village

   Keys: Tyrolean Village

   Sixth Map Chronologically | April 26th, 1814 | Tyrol, Bavaria Bavarian forces, along with the majority of allied armies are disorganized and panicked--with Stuttgart and Wurttemberg having succumbed to the Blight. Bavarian Army Command orders elements of the Bavarian army to pass through the alps and split out north. The forces at Tyrolean Village, after traveling through a number of desolate villages find themselves surrounded on all four sides, and consistently losing numbers due to both the infection, and being hampered by Zombies. The Bavarian and Austrian forces at Tyrolean Village, knowing they are surrounded, make one final stand against the Blight before succumbing to the infection.

8. #8La ferme d'En-Haut

   Keys: La ferme d’en haut, La ferme D’en-Haut

   Seventh Map Chronologically | 1815 | Ligny, Belgium La ferme d'En-Haut was the last stand of forces stationed in Ligny. It takes place at some point in 1815 as a precursor to the events of Waterloo. The forces in Ligny were down to 20 men, with 3 bags of flour, 40 bottles of juice, and a bag of five bread loaves.

9. #9La Haye Sainte

   Keys: La Haye sainte

   Eighth Map Chronologically | June 18th, 1815 | Waterloo, Belgium La Haye Sainte is one of the final stands of British and French forces at Waterloo, it takes place prior to Hougoumont. La Haye Sainte falls at 8:35 on June 18th, 1815.

   La Haye Sainte has fallen. At eight thirty five on June eighteenth the French and Germo-English forces fell to the masses of the undead. From what can be gathered, I believe no men have escaped the gasps of the undead. What's left of our garrison has barricaded the attic. We have little time and it seems all escape attempts will be futile. We are prepared for the inevitable. To the forces at Hougoumont, best of luck to you, and good day. — George Von Barin

10. #10Hougoumont

    Keys: Hougomont

    The Britannia Herald Newspaper, dated June 5th, 1815 Ninth Map Chronologically | June 18th/19th, 1815 | Waterloo, Belgium Hougoumont is the last stand of British, German, and French forces at the Hougoumont Farmhouse in Waterloo--the soldiers at Hougoumont intentionally sacrifice themselves to allow for the rest of the French Army to retreat from Waterloo.. It takes place shortly after La Haye Sainte (which is only a few miles from Hougoumont). Shortly prior to the defense of Hougoumont, the British Army abandons the French forces at Waterloo and retreats, causing the French forces to be overwhelmed--the defense of Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte give the main French forces the time necessary to properly retreat from Waterloo. Hougoumont falls by 2:00 on the morning of June 19th, 1815.

11. #11Catacombes de Paris

    Keys: catacombes de paris, Les Catacombes de paris

    Tenth Map Chronologically | June, 1815 | Paris, France Paris is in the midst of a large-scale evacuation, with tens of thousands of undead leaving the city in ruin. Jean is a French soldier, holding out with his men at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, uses the arrival of the players to begin the full evacuation of civilians from Notre Dame. Upon finishing the evacuation, Jean's men rings the bells of Notre Dame to signal the Ferryman, originally intended for his regiment, to rescue the players.

12. #12Copenhagen

    Keys: Copenhagen

    Eleventh Map Chronologically | July 7th, 1815 | Copenhagen, Denmark Following the arrival of two investigative ships which returned from Vardøhus Fortress, and a subsequent outbreak of the Blight, the city of Copenhagen has been placed under a full quarantine by the Royal Navy, with the undead having reached the city, the Royal Navy is intent on keeping any survivors from getting out in order to avoid the spread of the Blight. The Royal Navy performs an extensive bombardment of the city utilizing Congreve Rockets, leaving the city completely ablaze. You and your team, stragglers from the Danish Army and National Guard, make an effort to evacuate from the city and escape

13. #13Roscoff

    Keys: Roscoff

    Twelfth Map Chronologically | September, 1815 | Roscoff, France Following the French evacuation from Paris, American Ambassador William H. Crawford sends a letter to the United States requesting his evacuation from France. Upon receiving the letter, the United States dispatches the USS Constitution to extract Crawford. Crawford is brought to Roscoff by the French Army, which fortifies the city. A garrison is stationed at the church and takes Crawford to the attic of a nearby farmhouse. At some point shortly prior to the arrival of the U.S. Marines, the Zombies breach the cities defenses and overrun it, killing the majority of the French forces and forcing the rest to retreat into hiding. In response to the developing situation, the British deploy an Expeditionary Force to Roscoff to prevent any infected from breaching the shoreline and threatening the British mainland. With severe distrust sewn between French and British forces following the British retreat from Waterloo, the French Army takes members of the Expeditionary Force prisoner and kills several of them. Under the cover of fog, the USS Constitution sneaks past the British Quarantine of Europe and successfully docks in the harbor of Roscoff. The garrisoned forces at the Church retreat into the catacombs underneath the church, preparing to be overrun by the British Expeditionary Forces while the Scared French Soldier holds back the U.S. Marines outside, believing them to be British Forces. A large portion of the forces retreating through the Catacombs are slaughtered in their retreat. By the events of Roscoff, Jean Louise has been promoted to the rank of Captain, and has succumbed to the Infection.

14. #14Dur à cuire

    Keys: Dur à cuire · Secondary: Dur à cuire

    This is a badge/medal was awarded to soldiers of that have fought against the blight and survived.

15. #15Soldat de ma vielle garde

    Keys: Soldat de ma vielle garde · Secondary: Soldat de ma vielle garde

    This badge/medal was awarded to the very few soldiers that survived the events that took place at the Tyrolean Village (9 soldiers out of 80 in total)

16. #16Old Yeller

    Keys: Old yeller · Secondary: Old yeller

    This medal/badge was awarded to soldiers that put of their comrades with a broken leg out of their misery. A bullet to the head is better than being devoured by the shamblers!

17. #17Cold front

    Keys: Cold front · Secondary: Cold front

    This badge/medal was awarded to all the soldiers that escaped vardohus fortress.

18. #18Prion

    Keys: Prion

    The French Engineer who mistakenly left his fuse too short to escape and killed himself in the detonation of the barrel used to save the remaining regiments during the evacuation of Leipzig.

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