1/27/01 - Latest News

Siege of Khazad-Dum Part IV
Berendir @ 10:01 pm EST

Greetings everyone! It has been some days since I've been able to report to you, but rest assured the details of our progress, and downfall will be shared.

The orders on whether to use our oil to burn the enemy, or lure them back into the depths of Khazad-dum and attack them from behind again was so close, that once again we resorted to a combination of the two!

We brought out our small catapults, loaded rocks and oil onto them and lit them up with torches! The rocks were as hot as a forge I say, and they smote the enemy and drove them back, even as a barrage of flaming arrows rained upon them! Mind you our archers aren't very skilled, as arrows are not a Dwarven specialty, but it worked enough to force them to either retreat, or throw a full out assault.

Well, as it were they attacked and with all their might! We were taken aback at first by the ferocity that they showed, though once inside we sprung our attack from behind, this time trapping most of the enemy between our forces.

While things appeared to be going well, our army was quickly dwindeling despite the heavier casualties on the enemy side. All reports say the enemy is now 300 strong, and only a few remaining trolls.

The bad news is that we were forced back into the main chambers in the center of Khazad-dum, with only 105 of us to defend! We have enough food and oil to last two months yet, since some of our stock was destroyed in the confusion.

I fear this could be the last stand... If we should fall here, then all hopes of regaining Khazad-dum should die with us. At all costs we must hold out!

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Refer to my past reports below to learn more:

Siege of Khazad-dum part III

Siege of Khazad-dum part II

Siege of Khazad-dum part I