Rape of Mole's Town

Forces| Night's Watch:* A Dozen Men from Castle Black
* ~100 Villagers

House Brightflame:* 20 Knights

Casualties| All Night's Watch Men | ~100+ Thenn killed or wounded* Styr

The Rape of Mole's Town was an attack by the Wildling's on there way to Castle Black, it was also an attack that helped Dwindle the Night's Watches numbers before the invasion began in full. But the village was saved by the timely intervention of House Brightflame soldiers, who had arrived at the town during the attack completely by accident.

## Prelude

> *Terrence: Lord Privat provided me with a map that shows the route we should take to the wall.*
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> *Artos: Im sure you'll lead us well*
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Many Wildlings had climbed the Wall in an effort to get around the Night's watch main defense, the castles were designed to defend from threats from the North, they were less equipped to do so from the South, and such a venture while risky would increase there chances of victory. One of the men in these expeditions was the Bastard Son of Ned Stark Jon Snow who had pretended to defect to the Wildling cause and learn there plans, once he was past the wall Jon eventually broke free from the Wildings and made it to Castle Black, informing the men of the eventual attack, one of the raiding parties in response to this decided to start attacks on villages and went for Mole's Town where he knew some of the Night's Watch frequented for pleasure.

In a completely unrelated event, Daeron Brightflame had sent a group of 20 trusted Brightflame Knights to try and go to the Wall for a few reasons, one was to check on the condition of the wall as he had known about the condition of the Wildlings and the Others for some time, and the main one was to try and retrieve the blade Dark Sister for House Brightflame which had been lost since the last known owner, Lord Commander Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers had been gone missing North of the Wall. The group was more or less lead by Terrance the Towering, Knight under Lord Privat's services, but it also had Zelos Wilder, Daniel Youngflower, Artos Starkwood, Rickard Greywinde, Shamus Blackwolf, Darron Flameheart, Davon Yew, Vyesegos Velgarys, Robb Griften, Jaqhaeros Maloris, Tristifer Terrance, Derrick Esterold, William Tyde, Mark Platt, Kyllan Norreck, Musty Mormont, Visenya Henning, Arthur Fulgarian, and Landor Longstride. The group knew that one wrong turn in the Northern territory could be dangerous as while the North was in the middle of a truce with them not all of its lords were so willing to honor that truce.

The party first landed in White harbor and after a night of drinking, and sleeping in warm beds, for what many felt would be the last time for a long while (potentially ever) they sallied out the following day hoping to make as much distance as they could before night fell on them again. Though there was a minor instance of seeing a Bolton patrol on the way there they managed to get through without incident and the brightflame forces arrived at Moles Town to see the Wilding's mid attack and the last of the Night's Watch there being slaughtered.

## Battle

> *Rickard: Seven Hells! How are there Wilding parties this big over here?*
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> *Zelos: No time to figure it out if we dont act now they will slaughter the town and us!*
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The Wildling's hit fast and hard and the few Night's Watchmen present were to distracted to put a fight at first and mot were killed before they had a chance to act, the last few put a fight but were disorganized and startled, though the last one managed to kill 10 he was soon killed by a Thenn who showed little care for his valour and started dragging him along to be eaten. The villagers were scarred and slowly started to be killed off and things seemed bleak for Moles Town as anyone willing to fight was not going to be a matched for a group of people who came to do nothing but fight.

That is until the Brightflame forces arrived expecting to rest there, and finding the village under attack. Though Terrance was the man leading the expedition North, the first to react to the situation were the more experienced in warfare Lords, who charged in to attack the Thenns, though they were only 20 of them they were on horseback and the fact they came at a time no one would have expected them gave them the element of surprise which played into there hands. Zelos Wilder started to rally the villagers telling those willing to fight how to form up and get close rather then allow themselves to be scattered and separated, which many started to listen too, either out of desperation or a brief admiration for what felt like hero's saving them from certain death. The rest of the Lords acted according with Davon Yew putting his archery to work, Daniel Youngflower showing his skills as a calvary men as he lead some of the horseriders into well placed charges through the Thenns, and Tristifer seemed to charge into there flanks along side many others who took the ground and fought on there feet along with men like Artos Starkwood and Shamus. Darron and Rickard were quick to help wherever they could and Visenya henning went on the attack without relenting and thanks to the shock of it all the Theens quickly realized they were on the losing side of the battle. Some actually started to flee, but Styr who refused to back down charged into the enemy ranks along with some men. His charge managed to wound Daniel Youngflower before he was stopped by Zelos who continued to lead the villagers while clashing with the head of the forces himself, the two dueled briefly but intensely before the rest of the Brightflame forces converged on that area, and soon Styr was slain and with him the last of the Thenn's abandoned the pointless attack.

## Aftermath

> *Tristifer: If there already this far in...The Wall might not hold for much longer.*
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> *Davon: It'll hold we'll make sure of it once we get there.*
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Though Moles Town was saved the Brightflame party were battered, bruised, and exhausted. Worse they knew that as good as it was to save what they could this battle was minor in the grand scheme of things. Nevertheless going on was too risky in there current state and they used the rest of the day to tend to there wounds, set up camp and sleep in shifts unable to risk letting themselves be blindsided a second time. The villagers welcomed them as if they were kings for a day and they graciously accepted there hospitality for the time they had it. But soon they were up and about again moving for the next big trek they had to undertake to make it to Castle Black