Taintless Bridge

Over the raging waters of the Blakkrriver stands a stone arched bridge. This is Taintless Bridge, and while it might not look like much to the outside observer it is one of the most important bridges of the continent. For this bridge is the only land connection between the mighty city of Oxströnd and the trading city of Herfangvágr.
== Description ==
Taintless Bridge is a curved stone brick bridge that stands above a deep gorge from deep within the Blakkrriver can be heard. The stone's are carved with the family crest's of several the royal houses of the two realms on each side. On the Herfangvágr side a runestone can be found, telling the story of the battle of Taintless Bridge, while on the Oxströnd side a totem dedicated to the war goddess Erah stands proud.
== History ==
During the ascendancy of Ulfhild the Conqueror, baron of Oxströnd, this bridge played host to a grand battle between her forces and those of jarl Reymond the Stout of Herfangvágr. Reymond the Stout came into conflict with Ulfhild after the latter refused to pay him his due tribute. The jarl rode out with a large warhost, but after a number of embarrassing defeats he was forced to retreat back to his own realm over the Blakkrriver,. 
However he had to make a stand at the then wooden bridge to allow his warhost to retreat. The now significantly outnumbered Herfangvagrian host used the bridge narrow space to their advantage by forming a shieldwall on it forced the Oxströnders to clump up while his spellcasters could rain magic upon their enemies. Reymond led his army from the front, killing 80 of Ulfhild's soldiers before falling. No warrior could best him in hand-to-hand combat, but he was easily slain when a nimble halfling climbed over the underside of the bridge and stabbed his taint into a bloody pulp. This halfling then moved on to the rest of the Herfangvagrian shieldwall and repeated the process. The moral of the rest of the defenders shattered when they saw the painful faiths of their leader and his entourage. Ever since that battle the bridge has been named Taintless Bridge in memory of the cruel removal of Reymond the Stout's taint.
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