Garal's Pass

Garal's Pass is a town in northern Awbor. It falls under the ownership of House Ironwolf. Despite being a small town, it has seem some spectacular moments in its history.

It was the place where the Bismarck Frontier Force was formed to repel a gathering of orcs, sent to retrieve a gem from the Well of Tears.

Many years later it was also where the Hindenburg Ground Crew formed, again to repel an invasion of orcs.

The town was raised to the ground by orcs and lay forgotten for many years. After the fall of Kyuss, one of the survivors and a member of the Hindenburg Ground Crew, Raegh of the Purple Sword, set about rebuilding the town. He was later named mayor of the town.

Following Raegh's death, his son Jerome has become the new mayor; and a ten-foot statue of the paladin now stands proudly in the middle of the village square.

## History

Situated in a wooded area on the northern edge of the Elairana Forest, under the administrative jurisdiction of Caldor. The origin of the name has never been discovered, as there is no "pass" in the area, and no record of any Garal. The village nevertheless prospered peacefully, regardless of the unusual name. It traded with other settlements various game and produce, as well as a small quantity of iron dug up in a small mine situated a bit further south. The total population of the village never rose above 150 during its entire history.

## The First Battle of Garal's Pass

Early in the year 710, a cleric of Vecna named Darios galvanised several orc tribes to launch an attack on the Garal's Pass, to wipe away all witnesses and clear access to the Mines of Garal's Pass. A small group of adventurers discovered the impending attack and alerted Boromir, the captain of the guards and Raegh of the Purple Sword, the local priest. These adventurer would go ahead to become the Hindenburg Ground Crew.

Despite preparing defenses and rounding up some of the passing mercenaries, the orc attack proved to be too strong for what little defenses Garal's Pass could muster. Though the orcs were eventually all killed, the there were only 5 survivors, Milo and four women who were hiding in one of the houses. The four adventurers who had alerted the village also survived.

## The Second Battle of Garal's Pass

Following the death of Darios, the orcs were thought to be defeated. However a vengeful unnamed orc mage gathered the surviving orc warriors and prepared for another assault.

While the orcs were eventually defeated, the town of Garal's Pass was destroyed, leaving Milo Stonebreaker the only survivor of town - though Boromir and Raegh were later resurrected by Tardigrade IV.

## The Third Battle of Garal's Pass

Four years after the second battle of Garal's Pass, the village was just a collection of broken houses and an overfilled grave. Due to the amount of deaths and violence within the vicinity of the village, a Deathshrieker had appeared, killing any travelers who strayed too close, adding them to the ever growing list of people who had died within the village.

Fortunately, the Hindenburg Ground Crew decided to visit along their journey to Zingherra, and were able to destroy the Deathshrieker and consecrate the area. Tardigrade the IV decided to resurrect two of the heroes of the First Battle of Garal's Pass: Boromir, captain of the guard, and Raegh of the Purple sword. both of these individuals went on to serve distinguished positions in the defense of Caldor and Hindenburg for the rest of their lives.