Drene Garrison

The Drene Garrison was the Letherii Army presence in the subjugated nation of Drene. It housed both foot soldiers and Bluerose Lancers.
The Garrison complex was comprised of a dozen heavily fortified buildings situated on a low hill north of the city centre. This included an armoury, stable, barracks, gate blockhouse, and command headquarters. Four principal avenues extended from the garrison's parade grounds with the northward avenue leading to Gate Road and the North Coast track out the city gate. No wall circled the complex.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 2, US HC p.64-65/67 In times of danger, a shrill collection of bells were sounded to summon aid.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 2, US HC p.65
The garrison saw a steady stream of traffic including messengers entering and exiting the headquarters as well has noble merchants visiting to sell horses, scrap metal, saddles, and other sundry materials.
Hound Master Bellict's large and vicious wardogs were bred to accompany Letherii troops in the region.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 1, US HC p.37
==Notable residents==
*Bellict, Hound Master
*Bivatt, Atri-Preda
*Gaskaral Traum, the Atri-Preda's bodyguard
*Henar Vygulf
==In Reaper's Gale==
The exiled Awl war chief, Redmask, returned to lead his people against the Letherii invaders. He began his crusade by infiltrating Drene to surveil Letherii military capabilities at the Drene Garrison. He noted the presence of Bluerose Lancers, who were far more formidable than the foot soldiers he faced in previous campaigns. When his presence was discovered by Patriotist agents, the war chief killed more than twenty soldiers and city guards summoned by the garrison's bells to prevent his escape. Then he slew a troop of lancers to steal one of their horses and race away. The massacre revealed to Drene's worried leadership that Redmask was back.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 2, US HC p.64-70 When the Factor launched the Awl Campaign under the leadership of Atri-Preda Bivatt to subjugate Redmask's people, fifteen hundred Drene garrison soldiers were included with Bivatt's forces.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 12, US HC p.328
The Drene contingent fought ably against the Awl at the Battle of Bast FulmarReaper's Gale, Chapter 12 and the Battle of PradegarReaper's Gale, Chapter 16 before being completely annihilated at the Battle of Q'uson Tapi.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 22
Meanwhile, as Tehol Beddict and Bugg's conspiracy to bring down the Letherii economy progressed, citizens of Drene found themselves low on coin, overburdened in debt, and unable to purchase food and other goods. A riot broke out in the city leading to days of unrest. The understaffed garrison met the mobs with a brutal and indiscriminate campaign of violence. Pushed too far, the mob turned on the soldiers, cornering them and tearing them apart, and forcing them to withdraw to their barracks.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 19, US HC p.572-573
==Notes and references==
Category:Letherii military units