Battle of Blazebane
The Battle of Blazebane was a battle between forces of the Kingdom of Nyrond and the Great Kingdom, in 584 CY towards the end of the Greyhawk Wars.
Description
At the end of the Greyhawk Wars as the armies of Nyrond and the Great Kingdom fought a bloody stalemate, Blazebane was where a final stand was made to defend Mithat.[1] The Battle of Blazebane took place shortly after the Day of Dust in 584 CY. The Great Kingdom armies marched on Nyrond, taking some land until they ground to a halt at the Battle of Blazebane 3 weeks later. The invading forces suffered more than 4,000 casualties. Ahlissan army forces were mainly unscathed, but Imperial and humanoid armies suffered heavy losses including almost all senior commanders.[2]
The Nyrondese Royal arch-mage Ghiselinn prepared the magical defense of the castle personally. During the attack the Aerdi forces filled the moat, and siege engines bombarded the castle walls. Magical items with elemental (fire) aspects (such as wands of fire, flametongue swords, etc.) were thrown into the moat to fuel a huge wall of fire and defend the castle. Ghiselinn cast meteor swarms from the standing stones to destroy the Aerdi siege engines. The wall of fire did not damage the castle's magically protected walls, but slew over 1,500 orcs and Aerdi soldiers. The castle's defenses devastated the attacking troops, even the fiendish elements, and Blazebane held.[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ a b WGR4 The Marklands (1993), p.85.
- ↑ Ivid the Undying (1995), p.145.
Bibliography
- Sargent, Carl. The Marklands. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993
- Sargent, Carl. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995. Published online. "WGR7" or "WGRX" PDF by William Allman with maps. Original RTF archived:Wizards.com.
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazebane, Battle of | Adventure | Ivid the Undying | 145 |