Droaam Hordes Press Graywall Defenders

Droaam Hordes Press Graywall Defenders

News for Sul, Therendor 1st, 998
By David Noonan

ARDEV -- A horde of minotaurs, ogres, gnolls and other monsters from Droaam clashed on Mol with Breland
Army units guarding the Graywall passes. More than 2,000 Droaam warriors, with gnolls and ogres dominating
the raiding parties, attacked at dusk in a series of incursions covering some two-thirds of the Graywall theater.
Early situation reports indicate that the hordes are directed by the Daughters of Sora Kell, who seized power in
the region after Brelish forces withdrew in 987. The current assault represents the most significant push this year
by that organization.
Junior officers retreating from advance posts in the Graywalls reported the capture of at least three mountain
citadels: Mt. Anglio, Virtue Soars, and Blackwood Cleft. The disposition of those citadels and others in the
Graywalls could not be confirmed with the Breland Army high command. These three fortifications were among
the thirteen built in 990 after passage of the controversial Graywall Levy.
Retreating soldiers reported typical tactics on the part of the Droaam hordes, whose members gave no quarter
and took few prisoners. Several retreating squads were turned to stone by medusas in the Daughters' pay, then
smashed into rubble by the ogres and trolls in the advancing hordes.
Breland's 7th Army, still in winter quarters in Galethspyre, immediately began preparations for a forced march to
bolster the Graywall defenders, Brelish Army officials said on Zol. Rumors that Borumel's War Council would
redeploy the Argonth floating fortress to the Droaam border could not be confirmed at press time. Argonth last
appeared in the Graywalls in 991 to stem a rising tide of gnoll incursions.
Critics of the crown's Droaam policy decried the Graywall defense plans even as they expressed support for the
Brelish soldiers holding the remaining citadels against the monstrous assault. "When the king withdrew from
western Breland eleven years ago, we all worried that a situation such as this one might be the consequence,"
said Baroness Avarulao, one of the Brelish citizens resettled in 987, now serving as Adjunct Minister for the
Dispossessed of Western Breland. "What was once our beautiful homeland is now a breeding ground for endless
waves of horrible monsters."
In a strongly worded speech before Parliament, Avarulao advocated the launching of a "cleansing crusade" to
wipe out the Daughters of Sora Kell and reclaim western Breland. Provisions of the Unity Act of 988 prevent the
Breland Ledger from reprinting her statement in detail.
About the Author
David Noonan is a designer/developer for Wizards of the Coast. Before coming to Wizards, he was a daily
newspaper reporter in Washington state. Apparently the city hall beat is good practice for an Eberron campaign.

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