Battle of Averton Report

General Summary

Averton’s Battle

13th of Irami’el 1245 AE

At noon the next day the kobolds arrived in full force likely reinforced by kobolds from their mines. All diplomacy had failed and a battle would ensue. The first wave of the attack consisted of two large groups of Kobolds and giant lizards that attacked the walls around the gate. With the use of ropes tied to the lizards many Kobolds managed to get atop the wall but the defenders managed to stand their ground.
It did not take long before a second wave arrived but this time from the cliffs. Several Kobolds and lizards had scaled the cliffs while the Kobolds at the walls were creating a diversion. They were quickly dealt with but a missed fireball from Finrod Ingoldo caused one of the guards to fall down the cliff. Once the battle was settled a horn sounded for the second time but this time the sound came from the gate.

Last Stand

The gatehouse itself was almost completely destroyed. Several giant bats had dropped large stones on the gatehouse from great altitude. Most of the people defending the gate couldn’t get away in time since the bats were difficult to notice in the night sky. Hesione Valrin and her archers managed to kill most of the bats and were able to force their retreat but the damage to the gatehouse was already significant.
With no one on the walls with a good line of sight on the gate, the Kobolds managed to reach it unhindered. A big ogre kept smashing on the gate until it eventually broke. Luckily the adventurers had devised a plan. They created a fog around the gate which helped to hide the traps they had placed. The ogre went prone once its foot got stuck in a spiked pit. The Kobold sorcerer that accompanied him was not so easily fooled and quickly diverted the attention of the troops to the adventurers. Several other Kobolds ran inside once the gate was opened but luckily many of them fell in the pits and those that did come through were quickly driven back by the Vanguard.
The fight went on for some time but the group managed to pervail. During the battle the new kobold leader, a large menacing looking Kobold, appeared. In his enraged state he managed to incapacitate Dimble Cloak but eventually he fell as well. With his death the few remaining Kobolds ran away. The victory was however costly as more than a hundred defenders, of whom most perished at the walls and gate, were lost.

Campaign

The Heretic's Sword

Protagonists

Finrod Ingoldo

Vittoria Bendetti

Half-Elf (Acolyte)
Cleric Forge Domain 10

59 / 59 HP

STR
15

DEX
10

CON
14

INT
12

WIS
20

CHA
10

Report Date

06 Dec 2024