Battle of Oldlyn

The town of Oldlyn came under attack by a revolt of the Wild Races in Winter 250, Imperial era. Shortly before this, all women and children had been evacuated from the town, and every man armed.
==The Battle==
Having decided the fortifications of Oldlyn were too sparse and insubstantial to withstand assault, the Count of Oldlyn withdrew his troops to within the walls of his keep, and prepared fortifications to strengthen its position, including collapsing buildings around the keep to provide additional obstacles. All too soon, however, the armies of the Wilds fell upon the town walls.
Though they lost handfuls of fighters to traps and poisoned supplies and water, the Wild Races had a trick or two up their own sleeves. Forgoing traditional siege tactics, trolls rushed towards the gates of the keep, sheltered by makeshift wooden shields, and attempted to batter it down. Within moments, they were nearly through, before burning pitch came pouring down over them and they were set alight. The trolls recoiled in pain and withdrew their attack, their brethren dying or dead in front of the keep. However, from afar, large stones were thrown by the trolls at the gates, before finally they collapsed.
With the gates felled, the Wilds found themselves confronted by a wall of spearpoints, as well as arrows from above, but with their keep cracked, the men of Oldlyn felt little hope for salvation. Nevertheless, they fought on, as trolls battered their lines and vargr and urks streamed in to the gap left by the hulking giants. Within a short while, the battle was all but lost, as the Wilds killed every human within the fort, including the Lord of Oldlyn himself.
In the aftermath of the battle, Oldlyn was nearly destroyed, many of its buildings knocked down, the walls dismantled, and much of the county's fields set alight, the smoke choking the air.
Category:Battles