The Undead Dwarf Runesmith Anzelak Stonefist is cursed to perpetually arrange ten game tours around the Old World for the Cryptic Humours undead team he now eternally coaches. You can find out more here. The first of these tours will visit the southern Bretonnian Duchies of Aquitaine, Brionne and Carcassonne.

You can head to the team bio for a more in depth analysis of how the tour is going. However, the following is a summary of the Malachite Tour of Southern Bretonnia so far. This huge map may be useful.

The Cryptics began the tour playing for Duke Theodoric of Brionne in the city and then at Castle Gransette. They managed two 1-1 draws, but the Duke was particularly happy with the bloodshed in Game 2 against a goblin franchise and presented a shield emblazoned with the battleaxe of Brionne to Stonefist and the team. The background is purple, instead of the usual white, in their honour.

The caravan headed east along the river Brionne, playing for house Massone at Sibourne and the Baron Leuthere at the crossroad town of Muret where they played the first game held in a newly constructed stadium. The Crpytics destroyed a Wood Elf outfit at Sibourne with a 4-0 drubbing and continued their unbeaten run at Muret with a 1-1 draw, where Cruncher the mummy netted the teams first raised zombie. Cruncher develops immense strength here through spending a whole night lifting one of the caravan's armoured carts over his head while the rest of the team slept or partied. Coach Stonefist fired zombie Hecatosh Hurr (from a cannon) after he complained that a newly raised zombie had taken 'his place' aside the mummies on the Line of Scrimmage.

Into the Duchy of Carcassonne, then, and the Cryptics played out a 1-1 draw for Aiden the Brave and his court at Laguiller before crossing the river and heading to the castle Carcassonne for a double bill in honour of Duke Huebald. The grim and highly respected Duke enjoyed the Cryptic's 1-0 victory over the Wood Elves, particularly the violent second half, and presented TD scorer Biastos Bitey with a wooden sword fashioned from birch, a symbol of great honour and repect in Carcassonne.

The second game of the double bill will be played soon before the team rolls out to finish the tour in Aquitaine and the Chateau D'Epee.

Which gemstone should the Cryptics name their next tour after they? Should they head north and schedule games on the Western coast of Brettonia, or return South and take the road along the River Brionne east until Castle Carrard and then north through the Duchy of Quenelles towards the Grey Mountains?