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An Account of the Therengia-Kwarlog War

-- By Kraggur Silfarshal --

49 AV, Fall
Humans have such short memories. The Dragon Priest wars are
hardly brought to a close, and the fool Baron of Therengia
dares attack the Gemfire holdings. Word has already gone west
and south to Hvaral and Kwarlog asking for assistance in making
the Baron suffer for his transgressions.

Fortunately this sudden attack is blunted by the Therengian's
lack of knowledge in mountain warfare. When the winters come
we shall prepare to launch an offensive they shall not forget
for this transgression.

50 AV, Spring
Even his bannermen know his folly and are slow to rally. Our
machines of war roll from the Gemfire Mountains and the
Arncharn Shel, aid having arrived from Kwarlog. We hope to
beseige the keep by summer and lay waste to it. The Humans
understand nothing about building proper fortifications.

50 AV, Summer
Our machines bombard the Keep all the day round, crews working in
shifts much like in the mines. Some of the humans show mettle,
their cavalry attacking out columns, but we are not deterred
for out cause is right and just. We have been in the Gemfire
Mountains longer than the farthest recollection of man. This
impudent child will learn a lesson about betraying the Dwarves.

50 AV, Fall
The Keep itself shows strong damage from the dwarven assaults.
It is not our intent to capture the city. We have come to this
deliberation after many weeks of consultation with the various
clans and the representatives from Kwarlog. We have hardly
recovered from the fall of High Hold and fighting the Dragon
Priests, and it would not do to incite the humans in the
southern lands against us, for who knows what lies this Baron
tells others to have them take arms against us. It is of note
that we plan to continue this fight into the winter months.
Therengia can be no worse than the winters of the mountains.
Indeed, the northeastern tower already begins to collapse from
the assault. Perhaps it shall serve as marker to the Barons of
the foolishness of angering the Dwarves.

*Editor's Note: Many original pages are missing at this point.

57 AV, Summer
The war has gone on for eight years now, and we begin to suffer
more readily than the Humans, for as any know, we are slower to
breed than the Humans. This is not to say that we tire of the
war, merely that the life of a single dwarf is worth that of many
humans. They are like fleas on a cat. We have returned to a
more defensive war, withdrawing closer to our mountains over the
last years, our point having been proven in the damage done to
their keep. Human buildings. Can't even call them engineered,
as they almost blow over in the slightest breeze.

57 AV, Winter
Victory! We have crushed a great deal of the Baron's army in a
single battle near the pass known as Gemfire's Gates. Over-
confident, they assaulted the passes with two isolated armies.
However, unbeknownst to the fool Baron, we had been tunneling
defensive corridors in the terrain north of the Gates. At dawn
the miners poured forth, assaulting the northern army as they
prepared to march, catching them unawares. From Hvaral the
bulk of our army marched unopposed against the army commanded
by the Baron, which quickly collapsed under our attack.

59 AV, Spring
Please forgive me, it has been some time since I have been able
to add to this account. Things have been tense following our
great victory. Even though the Baron was routed, we sustained
great losses. I have been arguing against leaving the Gemfire
Mountains, although this might become inevitable. Time is on
our side though, for word reached us that the remnants of the
Baron's army turned upon the survivors of the northern army.
It appears that the Baron thought they betrayed him. This
should distract him for some time. Furthermore, after the loss
and subsequent attack on the Gypsies, the Baron hung himself.
Attacks have abated, and we have an uneasy truce with the
new Baron his son.

59 AV, Fall
Skirmishes still take place, but they are minor. More voices
are raised that we cannot hold the Gemfire Mountains. I fear
that soon we will leave for Hvaral or abandon everything north
of the Arncharn Shel. The new Baron has begun negotiations
with us, and he has disowned his very own father, something
that is a relief to us, and yet confusing. It is good and
just that he does so, yet to betray ones own kin, even one as
evil as his father is also a concern. I am not alone in these
thoughts, and this might delay negotiations as we struggle with
this internally.

60 AV, Summer
It is with heavy heart that the decision was made today. A call
was made for the Gemfire Dwarves to prepare to abandon the Gem-
fire Mountains. Perhaps even Hvaral itself. These preparations
are to be done quietly and in secret, as we still negotiate
with the new Baron, and must appear to be strong. The long wars
we have faced in succession have depleted those of us in the
north too greatly to hold against the other threats in the area:
slavers from the desert, orcs and worse in the mountains and
forest. I have not decided yet if we will leave our holdings
in the north. They are secure and rarely troubled by any, and
many a vein has yet to be tapped.

62 AV, Fall
Word has reached me that the north is to be abandoned. Even
Hvaral itself will be left over to the Therengians. Too few of
us remain. The war has had a great deal to do with it, but we
were also struck hard last year by foul creatures, giants, orcs
and the like, who had grown strong while Therengia warred with
us. As bad as the humans can be, aside from the last Baron they
have proved generally honorable. However, as long as peace can
be reached, which we are in the process of finalizing, I feel
that we will maintain our holding here in the mountains. We
have collapsed many of the old mines to prevent intrusion,
and several deeper veins can be easily reached.

63 AV, Winter
We are increasingly isolated, as many of our neighbors have
decided to leave for Kwarlog. Our nearest fellows lie a two-day
march to the south, yet we have agreed to aid each other, and
perhaps link the holds through a tunnel, as there are some gem
veins reaching that way. They informed us last week that Hvaral
was peacefully abandoned and that the Therengians had taken
control. In exchange we hear the Council of Elders will sign
a peace agreement with the new Baron, giving us favorable trade
rights (those few that remain) as well as extending profitable
terms to the Kwarlogian Kingdom, which many of us have joined.
The remaining holds in the Gemfire are to be considered as part
of that ancient Kingdom.

64 AV, Spring
It is done. We officially have a treaty with the Therengians.
Even though things have been peaceful between dwarf and man for
several years now, we have a peace of paper confirming it.
Hvaral, which we have held for over a thousand years, will no
longer be ours. Yet if nothing else our legacy shall stand,
for the construction is only as we Dwarves can do. It will
stand the test of time.

The veins to the south have proven easy to mine, with good stone
and little shoring needed. We hope to link south with our
neighbors in a few years. I also am most pleased, for my wife
informs me that she is with child. I can only hope that this
will be the first of many. A great many children are needed to
help us recover from the nearly endless wars of the last two
hundred years with setback after setback.

Trade has also resumed with the Therengians. It is beyond my
understanding, these Houses of theirs, but apparently a new one
has been made, the House Dacawla. Apparently it was started by
a knight who killed quite a few Dwarves and was given rulership
over Hvaral. While this disgusts me to some extent, this
Dacawla has been honorable and forthright in his dealings to
date with those of us who remain.

66 AV, Fall
This will be my last entry in my account of the Therengia-Kwarlog
War. My holding prospers, and we have linked with the southern
hold I mentioned. My son was born without complications, and
looks to be a strong lad. Even more joyous, my wife is again
with child! I cannot believe the luck Kertigen has bestowed
upon us, Tamsine as well.

This winter I will begin work on improving the small fortress
at the mouth of our mines, for business grows apace with House
Dacawla, and we are even talking about improving the trail to
some extent to allow mule-drawn carts, rather than carrying
goods upon ponies and mules as we do now. The gems we found
while mining to the south are quite high in quality, and we
have found solid iron veins in the deep halls. My hold
prospers.

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