The Invasion of Northshire

## Involved Characters

### Non-Player Characters (Allies)

* Marshal McBride - The man who sent the missive out calling for aid from heroes and adventurers alike.
* Gug Fatcandle - A kobold once spared at Echo Ridge Mine, now repaying his debt in combat against the Blackrocks.
* Drusilla La Salle - A Warlock who had a vested interest in a book written by Khadgar, which was stolen by the Blackrocks.
* Brother Paxton - A field medic and priest in service of the Abbey.
* Milly Osworth - Owner of the Northshire Vineyards, which had become overrun by Blackrocks.
* Iarjaak - Varien's imp, who recovered the Powers of the Void book from the Blackrocks.

### Non-Player Characters (Enemy)

* Kurtok the Slayer - Ringleader of the invasion and a berserker of the Blackrock's Dark Horde. His objective was chaos and conquest as he burned down the Northshire Vineyards.

### Player Characters (Alliance-sided)

* Aries - A quel'dorei pyromancer bearing a flaming sword to fight fire with fire.
* Krumr Grudgebearer - A Wildhammer atop his armoured ram Thunderfart with lightning-infused weapons. He came to battle to ensure his daughter and grandchild's safety in Elwynn Forest.
* Leofric Thandul II - A nobleman of Arathor who took to the field of battle alongside his brother to combat the Blackrocks.
* Merolté - A quel'dorei mage atop a horned steed who rode into battle.
* Syth - A night elf mercenary making a profit from the conflict.
* Freexa Cogsteal - A Steamwheedle Mogul who crashed after a firebomb struck her aerial transport.
* Varien Keshar - A Warlock disguised as a mage who sought to defend the start of his adventuring journey. He received secret orders from his mentor, Drusilla, to collect the book known as Powers of the Void from the thieving Blackrocks.
* Oberyn - A blood-wielding agent who turned the tables by acquiring an ally among the kobolds to assist in the conflict.
* Avariya - An arcane-wielding draenei who sought to rescue the peasantry.
* Shanira - A night elf agent who deployed to eradicate the Blackrock presence from Northshire.
* Boras - A dwarven techno-mage who entered explosively with his range of artillery.
* Eadweard Thandul - A lord of Arathor who joined the battle alongside his brother, Leofric.

### Player Characters (Dark Horde)

* Boaz - A troll of the Smolderthorn who worships the Loa Rezan.

## Event Description

Fires gave rise after the Cataclysm struck, and a mountain pass was briefly created from the Burning Steppes to Northshire Abbey. In response, the Dark Horde sent a unit led by Kurtok the Slayer through the pass, which soon crumbled behind them. The order was given to burn down the Northshire Vineyards, where firebombs were tossed across the area, scorching the landscape en masse. During the chaos, Blackrock orcs were able to sneak into the Abbey and steal a book from the protected section, being Powers of the Void, a book written by Archmage Khadgar. As Kurtok saw a flying machine in the sky, with an almighty toss he lobbed one himself, striking it and causing Freexa Cogsteal to crash with her three bodyguards, where she joined up with a gathering of would-be heroes. Kurtok had a fire wall placed over him by Boaz, to stall Alliance troops from rushing the leader.

As allies of the Alliance amassed, they were dispersed to deal with worgs, spies, assassins and other invaders loose in the area. They responded with a focus of complete eradication of enemy forces over time, splitting up into two parties to do so. During this time, Oberyn pursued Gug Fatcandle, who held off a group of goblin assassins at Echo Ridge Mine and proceeded to save him. The kobold saw to returning the favour by joining the fight. As peasants were under attack, the mage Avariya focused on rescuing the working class from worg assaults. The Wildhammer Krumr took atop his armoured ram, Thunderfart, and rushed towards the main group of invaders, causing chaos through evasive measures, narrowly avoiding being surrounded as he moved.

Eventually, the western front was cleared, and focus could be placed on the Vineyards to the east, which were now charred beyond saving. Orcs poured across the bridge and along the river, where they were intercepted and frozen. Eventually, the numbers dwindled and allied forces consolidated. Boaz casted a mind control on an Alliance soldier, aiming to behead Eadweard, who charged off ahead just in time to avoid being decapitated. The control fell soon after, and the Smolderthorn fell to Boras and Shamira, and the fire wall fell. Kurtok raced forward, driven by his rage and lust for battle, which sustained several blows before Leofric tossed a fatal knife into his skull, killing him. As the dust settled on the conflict, Iarjaak, Varien's imp, ran to the back of the mountain passing to find the missing book, and had it taken to Varien to secretly grant to Drusilla in exchange for her teachings.

## Rewards

 1g
 Unending Resolve
 Salvage

## Notable Gossip

* "That flamin' swordsman guy set fire to one o' the trees, takin' four orcs out. What a scary guy! Can he even control his magic?" - Brother Danil
* "Bloody elf is friend!" - Gug Fatcandle
* "I owe me life to that hooved lady!" - Bob the Peasant
* "I-I swear! The Blackrock had a mind controller! I didn't intend to try and hurt Lord Eadweard!" - Private Harrison
* "Kurtok's body has been recovered, slain by a dagger to the head. While his body was practically annihilated, this was the deciding blow." - Marshal McBride