To Assult an Army

6th of Fireseek,
Attack on Skull Gorge Bridge

After about a half days journey to the bridge the party assaults the enemy. Brandar crushing enemies with his axe and spells, Glok immobilizing the same targets with his spike stones and entangle spells, Kulin firing his mighty repeating cross bow at the dragon and Darkman, constantly stunning his opponents senseless just to beat them again before they know what hit them win against the day. Successfully repelling the dragon and with the aid of a swarm of phantom fish, putts it all to an end. The group searches the tents to find more treasure and many weapons.

According to Jorr and the two hobgoblins that were captured the army is gathering at Cinder Hill, about a day’s journey there and back. The prisoners say the army is in the thousands, Jorr finding that very hard to believe, excepting that the presence of a dragon is proof enough to believe that hobgoblin is telling the truth. The party deems it necessary to travel to Cinder Hill to find out for themselves.

As evening pulls the curtains around the sky the road you have been following crests a rugged ridge, sparsely covered with wind twisted pine trees. From the ridge you find yourself looking across a large broad vale, with a rugged knoblike hill or small mountain on the opposite side. The Dawn Way cuts through the valley like a knife. The valley is filled with a great encampment. Hundreds of tents dot the valley floor, interspersed with bulky siege engines, groups of wagons, some holding slaves others holding supplies and holding pens for draft beasts. You can easily make out hundreds of warriors in view at any given time. Bands of goblin worg riders patrol the outskirts, battalions of fierce hobgoblins engage in mock battles with martial shouts and the clang of steel on steel, hulking giants plod from place to place with large sacks of boulders at their hips, and far in the distance you see a scarlet colored dragon lazily circling overhead, riding on the fading thermals of the day. This is easily an army numbering in the thousands!