Battle for Orc Watch

The Battle for Orc Watch took place on Dravago 27th, 999. It was fought between the humans of Orc Watch, led by Guard Captain Charles Lobo and the orc warlord calling himself Blood-Gut. The battle was instigated by Blood-Gut who united the orc tribes and sought to take his hoard out into the rest of the kingdom.

The Orc Watch Scouts
Scouts are routinely sent out from Orc Watch to patrol the desert and keep the orcs in check. A scouting party went out on Dravago 13th but did not return as planned on the 16th. The Watch was placed on alert, as was typical under the circumstances, and a second scouting party was sent to find them. Only two of the scouts returned, badly wounded.

The scouts reported that the orc Blood-Gut united the tribes and were marching towards the fort. They barely escaped with their lives and it is safe to assume that the first party was completely killed by the orcs. Captain Lobo prepared the fort for an attack.

The Battle
On Dravago 27th before the sun rose, the attack was launched.

The First Wave
In the cover of darkness, a small group of goblins broke into the fort. They kill the men on the wall and the men guarding the gate. They then opened the door and let in a wave of hobgoblins at dawn. The battle ensued and appeared to be going in the favor of the humans. The Ironguard arrived towards the end of the first wave and assited in cleaning up the remeanents of the hobgoblins. They moved on after the first attack on their own personal business.

The Second Wave
The orcs came with a trebuchet attempted to destroy the defenses of the fort.a They broke through the gate and the humans fought outnumbered the to one. Many died in the battle but Lobo led the humans to victory and charged out the gate for the trebuchet. They managed to defeat the orcs there and killed Blood-Gut. Unfortunately, they were reduced to Lobo and ten other men.

The Aftermath
Although victorious in their defense of the fort, it came at a great cost. Most of the humans that once defended it had been killed and their defenses were greatly damaged. They face many attacks from orcs and hobgoblins afterwards and managed to hold them off.

Guard Captain Lobo sent a distress call to the King, requesting help to hold the fort and repair the damage. The king could not spare troops to aid them due to other major problems in the kingdom at the time including the policing of Edgebay and trying to contain the spreading disease in the west.