Giant Raid on the Dwarven Caravan, Great Battle #1
Redd, Dwarven Paladin From the Chronology: 25 Readying (February) 590 CY The dwarves of Badaxe Mine send their first caravan of the season towards the Keep with a load of steel and weapons. A band of hill giants attacked the caravan and forced it back to the mine. The giants besiege Badaxe Mine. The Narrative: Kordan Badaxe The Giants had made several small raids upon villages in the Little Hills, culminating in the destruction of the halfling village of Kilm on the 15th. The raids seemed to be focused on those lands unaligned or owing allegiance to Keoland, rather then those whose fealty was to the Yeomanry or Sterich. Then the first caravan of the season set out from Badaxe Mine loaded with weapons and ore, heading for the Keep and then Cryllor. Badaxe Mine was a dwarfhold led by the legendary Kordan Badaxe . Three dwarves who would later join the adventuring band fought as warriors in this battle: Redd, Olga, and Morbor. Less than a d...