Battle of Highlands Pass
The Battle of Highland Pass was one of the few battle's actually fought during the Rebellion against the Dark Wing Empire, with the others being fought at Kallen and Kamarath. Highland pass was the battle fought by the Dwarven military, marching down from the city of Undara to aid in taking the Citadel, they encountered resistance in the valley along the Highland pass.
Starting their march in Undara, 5% of the Ixmorian military remained at the crossroads leading back to Undara, down the Highland Pass or along the Kallen Artery. The resistance faced was lessened by the recall of the Shadow Orc's away from the battle by Inday, as a part of the chess game being played by himself and fellow Lord Gondri against the Imposter God, Dante.
The battle was decisively won due to the leadership of Lord Benmus Dragonbreath, dividing the army into three units, swarming around the opposing resistance to overwhelm them with men, as well as catch them by suprise by sending the forces at different time. The Eastern and Western forces moving through the forests alongside the road, with a larger central force moving down the road straight ahead. Over the course of an hour, the central force made thier assault, with the eastern force breaking into their assault 20 minutes later, and the western 30 minutes after that.
The Conflict
Battlefield
The battle of the Highland Pass, was fought along the Highland pass road in Dragontide; between Greenache Peaks and Torren's Range, the highland pass is a 60 mile wide valley connecting the Hold to the Highlands.
Outcome
The capture of 7,000 humans, and the continued march southwards to the Citadel.
Aftermath
In the long term, the after effects of the Battle of Highland Pass, as well as the whole war itself, was felt by the human's who remained after their corruption was ended and their souls returned to normal. The families of the humans lost in the battle held a great resentment against their northern neighbours, with a greater hatred against the former Empress Rosalind, and the 'gods' that aided her, and abandoned them. Anti religious sentiments were held by the Dragontide Humans for many years after the war, and whilst nearly 500 years have passed since the war, the sentiment can still be felt in many smaller human villages or towns. Priests and Clerics of Rularia's standing stone Gods working hard to spread the word of Ilmater, Thor, Umberlee, Eldath, Balinor and the Silver Flame.
Conflict Type
Battle
Battlefield Type
Land
Start Date
11th Uller 186BDR
Ending Date
14th Uller 186BDR
Conflict Result
The Ixmorian military continued their march southward towards the Citadel
Location
Belligerents
Ixmorian Military
Dark Wing Empire
Strength
95% of the Ixmorian military, a unified army combining all standing armies of the nine Dwarven holds, around 30,000 soilders in total, with 95% of that battling at the Highland Pass, with the remaining 5% holding the crossroads to the north, defending the mountain pass across the Ixmorian/Dragontide border.
10,000 corrupted human soilders under the control of Empress Rosalind Muccey, as well as Corrupted Orcs under the command of Inday.
The Corrupted Orc's were recalled from the fight in the end, moving further south to 'reinforce the Citadel', in reality Inday took the Orcs into the Citadel in order to save them from the chess game being played by Inday and Gondri against Dante.
Casualties
40 soldiers lost their lives, with 2000 sustaining injuries significant enough to be sent back north to Undara. Governess Pandora of Horan's Rise sustaining injuries to her hand.
3,000 of the humans were killed, with 2,000 sustaining injuries and the remaining being held captive. The 7,000 humans left alive after the war slowly lost their corruption as the heroes Mia'rora, Shade and Trill destroyed the monoliths across eastern Dragontide.
Objectives
March southwards through the pass to reinforce the Polantian Navy, the Blackstone Orcs, and the heroes Mia'rora, Trill and Shade in thier assualt of the Citadel.
Maps
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Rularia
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