Pete “Alistair” Walsh scans the crest of a green hill ahead of him.
To his rear, a handful of tightly formed, iron-clad sentries await with
blood red shields raised, spears thrust out. They are his men – a unit
he proudly serves as commander.
Rising over the cold, stiff horizon before the Roman 14th
Legion sentry are dozens of leathered orcs bearing axes and crude
flails. Yesterday, Walsh was an office worker. Today, he raises his
gladius and the hardened Roman 14th leap into a melee.
An orcish
arrow whizzes past the Romans’ tower shields and finds an infantryman’s
neck. Luckily, the padding on the tip bounces the arrow away.
Most would call this fantasy, but thousands all around the world have another name: The Dagorhir Battle Games.
