Session Forty Seven

The forty seventh session of the Adventures of the Dragon Crag was on the 10th May 2023
== Party Members Present ==
* Brandr Sigurdson
* Snorri Morgrimson
* Relnwe Adiath
* Professor Meino Osterhaus
* Aleksi Lehtonen
== Synopsis ==
=== Prelude to Battle ===
==== The Professor Wakes Up ====
We found ourselves in the camp of the Dwarfen Throng in the Rivet. The Professor, who had been unconscious due the overwhelming magical energy in the area around the Wellspring of Power finally woke up. He told the rest of the party that he had been having visions while he was asleep and he was mightily disoriantated. He felt like great pools of magical power had been collecting here, at the end of the Rivet, and congealing, turning to dark magic, or Dhar. Magic should be flowing freely, in and out of the area. He had not been idle while he slept - he had been trying to control the magic to protect himself and, in doing so, he had managed to forge a Stone of Power.
==== The Enemy Approach ====
As we sat in the camp, listening to the Professor rant about magical streams, waystones, congealing forces, and the like, we heard a cry of alarm from an outrider. Then the sound went up: "To arms! To Arms!" Immediately, the camp arose with the clatter of iron and steal as the dwarfen throng and accompanying Ranger force formed up. The Battle of the Rivet was begun.
=== The Battle of the Rivet ===
==== Deployment ====
We had purposfully chosen to defend the narrowest point of the Rivet and so we deployed across it in an attempt to prevent the Beastman brayherd from getting through and counter our numerical disadvantage. Brandr leading a unit of Dwarf Warriors took the left flank while Aleksi and Rel deployed forward leading a unit of rangers and a unit of scout cavalry respectively. Hoping to stay at the back, the Professor had embedded himself in a unit of Quarrelers, while Snorri nobly rode upon the great Hrukidron Barag. In the middle, Captain Rorganson led his personal guard of Longbeards alongside two more units of dwarf warriors while a cannon set up on a hill at the rear. On the far left and right flanks were two narrow passes both held by small contingents of Rangers led by Lina.
==== Skirmishing ====
The enemy, a great horde of beastmen, came at us from down the Rivet. Our forward bowmen let loose a volley of arrows and Aleksi winded many a gor. Ungor archers returned fire and our cannon let loose a well aimed blast. Meanwhile, a great game of wizards' chess was afoot between the Professor and their two shamans. One of their shamans managed to explode himself, killing many of his own beastmen. Before the two armies met in close combat, Aleksi's unit of rangers had managed to take down a minotaur and Snorri had taken the central hill aboard the hrukidron. On the left flank, Rel's cavalry tried to engage a group of bestigors, but were forced to retreat towards Brandr and his warriors due to their overwhelming strength. As the main body of the two forces closed in on the centre of the field, the cries of "charge!" erupted from all sides and the valley rang with the thunerous echoes of mail clad boots and terrible hoofs.
== Next Session ==
Session Firty Eight
== Previous Session ==
Session Forty Six
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