Y/n and his warchiefs initiate their strategy for the war of the ring. 

Y/n's strategy is to not get involved with the fighting in West Osgiliath.  For two reasons.

One reason is to keep the Gondorian forces mostly there. 

The second reason is Y/n wants to have the realms of man under his control. He hopes that if he is the one to bring Gondor and Rohan on their knees, Sauron will make him the lord of the dominion of man. 

Y/n's strategy for this is to conserve manpower. Creating a looming threat over Minas Tirith, making Gondor very nervous.

However if Gondor puts too many armies against Y/n. West Osgiliath will be overran. 

Gondor has many forts However. And the riders of Rohan will ride to Gondor's aid.   Y/n also counted on Arnor coming to the aid of Gondor as well. 

Y/n needed to create a very strange Frontline at Losarnach in order for his plan to work. But in order to keep this Frontline up. He would have to take Pelagir. Home of Gondor's marines. 

The navy of Gondor would take a significant blow without the majority of their marines to deal with the corsairs of Umbar.  

The conquest of the island fortress of cair andros, made orcs wants to join Y/n.  Mainly because he's the only one making any progress.

Y/n and his army marches towards their objective.

Iris sits on a supply cart, reading the book given by the mystic tribe. 

Kruk: Having fun up there?

Iris looked down at Kruk who was briskly walking, keeping up with the cart.

Iris: Just seeing what I can use in the siege to give us a hand.

Kruk: If you think you can handle it. Necromancy is always useful.

Iris: Doesn't that destroy you're soul?

Kruk: Not if you're strong enough.  

Iris: I'll give it a try then. 

Iris flipped the pages and found the Necromancy section.  

It took them a few days. But they finally laid siege to Pelagir.  

Iris took one of the dead orcs from a skirmish, and began to practice necromancy. Trying to bring him back from the dead. 

Y/n walked in on one of her attempts. That failed.

Iris: Damnit all!

Y/n: I see you're having fun.

Iris: I want to be useful out there  on the field.  

Y/n: Well if it makes you feel better, with or without necromancy, you're useful to the cause.

Iris: Thank you Y/n. 

Y/n: No problem.

Iris: Y/n?

Y/n: Yes?

Iris paused.

Iris: Never mind. It's stupid. 

Y/n didn't press the subject and left her to her practice. 

Eventually the defenders seem to be taunting the attacking army. This caught the attention of  Y/n and his warchiefs.  

From the top of the walls. There was a woman leaning over the top looking down at the attackers.  

Woman: *yelling* And here I thought I'd be bored here. Allow me to introduce myself, they call me  Vala the torturer! And I'm sure you orcs can figure out why.  

Dush: I got an idea why.

Zunn: Me too.

Vala looked around and saw Y/n and warchiefs. She let out a sinister smile.  

Snafu and Iris looked at each other.

Snafu: Call the shot.

Iris: Left eye.

Snafu: Right eye.

The two nocked their arrows and let loose.

To the surprise of everyone, Vala catches both arrows in her hands and breaks them in two. 

Afterwards she lets out psychotic laughter. 

Grublik: Well, that's new.

Y/n: I'm pretty sure she's a sadist. 

Little did Y/n know. Vala is known for sneaky kidnapping. 

That night as Y/n sleeps. He is kidnapped and taken into the city and put in the  barracks jail. 

He awoke hours later and found himself bound.

Y/n: Now I see how Osmond felt. 

At that point. Vala walked into the cell.

Vala: Ah. You're awake, good.

Y/n: I must prefer being on the other side of this.

Vala: Sometimes I like being where you are, so we don't all get what we want.

Y/n: So you're a sadist and a masochist

Vala: It'll be fun to see you're army in shambles. Maybe they'll be brave and assault the city, and search everywhere for you. Before we slaughter them all. 

She looked him over for a minute.

Vala: It's a shame they'll want you in one piece for Minas Tirith  once this is all over. With you tied up like this, I might not be able to control myself.  Umbarian corsairs are only good to release my sadistic pleasure.

Y/n: I'm curious now.

Vala: Well then let me sate that curiosity.  I prefer my men to be nice, but firm.  My masochist side is seen as a weakness. So most see my sadistic side.  So I save that masochistic side for someone special.  

Y/n: Well. My curiosity is sated.

Vala: You're surprisingly calm.

Y/n: Me? I'm not worried. You think this is the first time I've been captured?  

Vala: You've never had a captor like me before. I can guarantee that.

Y/n: You're right. Never had a sado-masochist before. 

Vala put her hand on Y/n's head.  

Vala: You know. Even the nobility fear my name. They let me do whatever I want. I can keep you safe.

Y/n got angry.

Y/n: Don't even finish that sentence. I will never betray my friends.

Vala took her hand off his head.

Vala: Respectable, but foolish. You'll be made an example. They'll brand you a traitor to humankind, and executed.

Y/n: That'd be rich, coming from them. F/n L/n. My father, was betrayed by humankind. And found sanctuary among uruks.   So let them try. My uruks are capable. With or without me, this city will fall. 

Vala: Even if they are capable. They will end up like the rest. Whimpering for mercy.

With that last exchange, Vala left. 

Y/n's army noticed he was gone. But instead of Vala's expectation of them being shattered. She instead faced an enraged army. 

The enraged army broke through the outer wall defenses, making it to the outer city. Pushing the defenders on the north side into the triangle center.  Where the defenders can hold a bridge connecting the city to the land. 

There were a few prisoners.  Most would be killed by Zugor, torturing them for information. But getting nothing useful.

Iris came to check on Zugor's progress.

Iris: Anything?

Zugor: Nothing. None of these globs will speak.  

Iris: I looked in my book. I found a few interesting spells.

Zugor: Be my guest.

Iris looked at one of the prisoners. He looked at her in fear.

Iris: You will tell where you took him. One way or another.

Iris put her hand on his head and it glowed. The man screamed in pain.

This would lead to an interesting part of this adventure.