Battle of the Crossing of the River Noan

Date Late April 475
Location Crossing of the River Noan, Lands of the Free Riverfolk
Result Decisive Living Victory	Date Late April 475
Location Crossing of the River Noan, Lands of the Free Riverfolk
Result Decisive Living Victory
Belligerents 	Belligerents
* Tenders of the Hearth
* Aureate Citadel 	Shadowfell Incursion
Commanders and Leaders 	Commanders and Leaders
* Dale Bull
* Kruponi Bufroa
* Malory Takiel
* Dura Madre 
* Ruphael Ephrem
* Jade Scratched
* Cavalier Stess (beginning and late)
* Guardian Baduct
* Acolyte Amaryllis Ignus
Very Late Stage:
* Soular Matron Irene	Xlasne
Strength 	Strength
29
* 5 Guild members + 1 nonmember
* 7 Citadel Guards
* 11 Mercenaries
* 5 Riverfolk archers 	Unknown, in the thousands
Casualties and Losses 	Casualties and Losses
10 combatants (all 6 mercenaries, 4 Citadel guards including Baduct), 3-4 dozen Riverfolk refugees	Several hundred
The ranking Citadel Officer on hand was Cavalier Stess, who was being pressured by the Tenders to follow Dreamer Mint's command to report back to his headquarters. Circumstances had vastly changed since his recall, but the Tenders browbeat the Cavalier by appealing to his sense of duty and to follow orders. Ultimately, he acquiesced, and agreed to travel to Garrick under the watchful eye of Dura Madre and Ruphael Ephrem. Command then passed to Guardian Baduct, who was the senior ranking 2nd grade Citadel Guardsman present. 
Baduct worked closely with the Tenders of the Hearth to organize a rapid defense and evacuation process for the Free Riverfolk. In order to better defend their position, Baduct approved the destruction of the Northern of the two bridges, and appointed the Tenders to guard the dangerous eastern bank of the river, while tasking the few exhausted remnants of Stess's Riverland Expedition to keep the peace and help assist the Riverfolk refugees. Over the course of 3 days, just over 20,000 Riverfolk were shepherded across the small bridge, with only a relatively small number (3-4 dozen) killed before they could cross. 
During the course of those 3 days, the defenders dealt with a series of attacks from the eastern bank, most notably in four larger "waves."