The Battle of Weadbyrg

The battle of Weadbyrg took place in 1537 (Mercyan Reckoning).

Background
Weadbyrg is one of the two fortified towns which overlook the gap in the Cloud Heights which is the only easily traversed route between Mercyr and Grywas. As such, the gap has always been the Grywan's choice of entry into Mercyr, whether for full invasion or simple raids.

One of the first acts of Lyam I, after his appointment as the first Lord Protector of Mercyr, was to build the twin fortresses of Weadbyrg and Oesbyrg to protect the pass.

The 1537 Incursion
While stopping short of an actual invasion, the incursion by Grywan forces in 1537 came close to inciting all out war between the two nations. The ailing Emperor Durlac, influenced by his ambitious son Darcus, was persuaded to promote the necromancer Tah-Me Khu-Pah to the Imperial Council. As commander in chief of the Grywan army, Darcus immediately authorised Khu-Pah to bolster the weakened Grywan army with undead forces.

The Battle
The Mercyan forces were totally unprepared for the wave of destruction that surged over the border. The fortress of Oesbyrg was quickly overrun and that of Weadbyrg besieged. It was only due to the heroic defense put up by the 3rd Regiment of Mercyan Infantry, who were garrisoned in the fortress. For the best part of a month, the 3rd resisted the inhuman waves that battered their defenses.

It was only the arrival of the Order of the Silver Hand, supported by a detatchment of The Forresters that allowed the siege to be broken. The remainder of the 3rd marshalled their remaining forces and undertook a do-or-die attempt to clear the outskirts of Weadbyrg of all undead.

Aftermath
Although the Grywan incursion was successfully repulsed, victory did not come without a price.

The fortresses of Weadbyrg and Oesbyrg were left in ruin. It is only now, with the aid of the Dwarfs of the Cloud Heights, that they are even beginning to regain their former stature.

The 3rd Regiment was largely destroyed. Of those who did survive, many of them still carry the mental scars of the trauma. Above the gates of Weadbyrg stands a stone upon which is carved the names of all those who took part in the heroic defence.

The defeat at the Battle of Weadbyrg was a resounding blow to the Grywan Emperor. Within a month of the news breaking, Durlac was assassinated and Darcus took up the throne. None know what became of Tha-Me Khu-Pah but rumours abound that it is he that rules Grywas, using Darcus as his puppet.