The Winter Assault on Korth
Military action
After a fairly inactive seige the winter of 972YK brought a rare cold-weather assault on the walls of Korth which would have major implications for Karrnath.
The city garrison—the White Lions of Korth— managed to hold the gate long enough for clerics of the Sovereign Host, led by Alinda Roerith, to fuse it shut. Meanwhile, the city’s defenders quickly converted each noble’s solidly built homes into small fortresses, containing the Cyran breach. Eventually the Karrns rallied behind King Jaron, Alinda Roerith, and the Captain of the White Lions, and forced the Cyran back across the walls. The Holygate has remained sealed ever since. The cost of victory was severe: King Jaron’s eldest son Prince Drago was killed in battle. The king himself was wounded, but initial reports claimed it was minor. Soon after, the country suffered a second shock when it was announced that King Jaron had passed away unexpectedly.