[From the journal of Gan, "Long Beard"]
A message sent to the Dragon Council on his account of the 1st day of battle.
Gan sits down at a small table in the Dwarven camp & pulls out some parchment, a quill & a small bottle of ink. He begins writing down his account of the 1st days fighting.
My fellow Dragons, the 1st day of fighting has come to an end. Much blood was spilled on both sides. It all started when we gathered in Oja road near bandit valley so that we could march on the city of Hydlaa & confront the Dwarvesbane & put a stop to their murderous ways.
The enemy came out to meet us on the road in front of the city gates. At least they didn't hide behind the city walls. General Bodacher confronted Drahlian, their leader, to announce our intentions. There was much shouting by both sides & I am not sure exactly what happened between our General & the despicable Drahlian. Then, all of a sudden, General Bod & this woman were fighting. Both sides held there ground to observe what would happen. Soon the Dwarf hater Drah lay died at General Bod’s feet.
The Dwarf haters charged our lines & an all out battle ensued. Many of Hydlaa’s citizens came out to watch the confrontation. It made it difficult for the warriors to target the enemy. But I am sure they were there to support us. Blood from both sides ran like water in a stream. I saw Bodacher fall, then Proglin, then Einnol & other Dwarven Brothers. At the end of this 1st battle, myself & 2 other Dwarves were left standing. I had killed 2 of the enemy myself.
No sooner had this battle finished & the 3 of us where standing there, over looking the carnage & trying to catch our breaths, a loan Dwarf hater, who wasn’t in the main battle, snuck up from behind us and slew 1 of our survivors. I turned to face this assassin & got in 2 quick blows. He blocked the 1st & I crippled him with the 2nd but he didn’t fall (was using daggers at the time & did 198 dmg). He then struck me down with one blow from one of his short swords. (It was said that this was an alt of Drahlain’s but don't know that for sure).
I put away my daggers & decided to use my trusty Silverweave Short Swords of the Defender the rest of the day. The enemy kept massing in the road outside of Hydlaa’s main gate. We mounted numerous charges. We would gather just inside the city gates then charge their lines. I recall at least 3 such charges. It is hard to remember the exact number now as it was all out war. One of those charges we had decided not to actually fight, but to charge through their lines and re-group at the magic shop. We wanted to draw the fighting away from the city so that no spectators, as I said earlier there were many, would get hurt. But in the fog of war, many of our brothers didn’t understand the orders, as only General Bodacher & I executed the plan. Bod & I waited for a long time but only 1 other Dwarf, Gon of the Dragon Council, made it past their lines.
I had decided to go back up the road to see what was happening. I didn’t get far, (just past the map load point), when I encountered missile fire. I couldn’t see where the attack was coming from so I ran back to the Magic Shop to buy healing potions as the missile fire did a significant amount of damage. I was in the process of purchasing potions from the shop keeper when a Dwarf Hater entered (I couldn’t see him do to the fact that I had the buying screen open). Before I knew what was happening I was under attack & unable to defend myself & fell (the Magic Shop is a legal battle area).
At the end of the day there was only 1 member of the Dwarvesbane holding the road (he was the only one left on-line). Brother Gondric when out to face him alone. He fell. I next went out to confront this last threat. He started by using magic missile fire while I was closing in on him. We next engaged in one on one combat. This dance of death lasted a few minutes before I finally was able to crush him with a blow from one of my trusty Short Swords. This gave me my 7th kill of the day. I fell twice in combat, once to the sneak attacker & once inside the magic shop. So with only falling twice in actual combat while taking out 7 of the enemy I wasn’t too disappointed in my performance on this 1st day of battle.
My fellow Dragons so ends my report on this, the 1st day of battle in this war to end the threat that is posed to the Dwarven race.
Gan rolls up the peace of parchment & ties it to the leg of a small bird. Gan speaks softly to the little creature: “Go little bird, deliver this message to the Dragon Council”. Gan releases the bird into the air. He puts away his quill & ink then lies down to get a good night sleep.
Gan, “Long Beard”
Leader White Dragon Clan
Dragon High Master
Warrior Commander
Dwarven Star
