Raid on Ledann

Part of History of Otheia
A small band of Vasadla riders trekked through the wilderness of the Steel Realm. Far faster than any word of their arrival in the northwest, these dozen warriors had but one goal: to find the Iron City, and take what they could. 
However, when they arrived at the City of Stecer, the nomads saw its strong walls and high population, at least 100 times their number. Thus, they turned their attention to the smaller hamlets which produced the iron the city used. 
Approaching Ledann Village in the afternoon, the raiders attacked as night fell. Sending the population into a panic, the raiders began to loot and burn the town, killing those who stood their ground. The villagers took shelter in the blasting-house with the ironworkers, who fought back with molten iron and unfinished steel blades, as well as in the Manor of the hamlet. 
The people watched helplessly as the village was burned, and the raiders made off with what raw iron and tools they could. The hamlet burned into the night and until dawn, and while the villagers attempted to douse the flames with water from the millpond, most buildings could not be saved. Landguard riders appeared once the flames were seen, but by then the raiders had long disappeared, and could not be tracked. 
Following the raid, the Vasadla warriors vanished into the woods, and a search of the region commenced, but nothing could be found. A panic was sent through the Steel Realm, especially the rural villages, and watches were established at all times, to protect their towns from the fate of Ledann Village. 
Category:History of Otheia