The Battle of North Pass

Military action

Five days after leaving Brilon, Lord Olswyth meets the forces of Lord Walder, Lord of East Riding. They do battle a day's march from the city gates, at North Pass, the gateway to the eastern shores. Lord Olswyth achieves a swift victory over his foe, and his campaign eastward continues.

Upon arriving at the pass, despite being outnumbered 3-to-1, Lord Walder believed himself to have the better hand - his men were better trained than the peasant levies that Lord Olswyth commanded, and they knew the mountainous terrain from their many clashes with dwarvish raiders.   Lord Olswyth himself led the charge into the enemy ranks, but in his lust for power did not realise he was facing only two thirds of Lord Walder's army. The other third had been sent into the mountains to flank the Brilonians and encircle them in the pass. The flanking force, however, was spotted by a regiment of scouts, sent by Lord Olswyth to watch over the battle. The scouts were able to ambush the flanking force, decimating them. The flanking force was routed, and Lord Walder waited and waited for reinforcements that never came.   With a third of his army gone, even the well-trained and hardy Easterners were no match for the sheer numbers of Lord Olswyth's army, and the battle began to sway in his favour. Before long the last hope of East Riding took flight.