The Battle of Ravensden Pass

''This article is about the 2717SS battle. For the battle during The Cannalti War of Independence see The Battle of Ravensden Castle. ''

The Battle of Ravensden Pass was the complete rout and defeat of the Vol Thorim garrison against a mysterious undead army.

The Beginnings of the Battle
Early in the morning of Thursday 29th March 2717SS scouts from Vol Thorim spotted flames and smoke rising from Ravensden Castle. Assuming it was an army camping, the alarm was raised for a small force of two hundred and fifty Dwarves to go and investigate and report back. While the distance between Vol Thorim and Ravensden Castle is not large, about twelve miles as the crow flies, it is a winding, narrow passage among The Krandag Peaks, and takes the best part of a day's travel for an army. It was planned that messenger birds would be sent back once news had been discovered on the nature of the smoke. When no news was heard, Sirguit Ironset took the remainder of the garrison, his three-hundred strong honour guard as well as five-hundred regulars and marched out to battle against the advice of his advisors who suggested waiting for the army to attack would be a better strategy.

The Battlefield
Within thirty minutes of leaving Vol Thorim the army came across a particularly narrow passage through the mountains named Rodar's Ramble. Discovering evidence of a recent fight, but no dead Sirguit ordered his forces to hold position and to scout ahead. Immediately limbs and heads began bursting out of the freshly laid snow, and within a few moments the entire army was surrounded by undead, many from his own forces who had been freshly killed. The battle commenced at mid-day, with the Dwarves charging the line between them and Vol Thorim, failing to break through. Sirguit claims to have been filled with a divine sense of power, and ordered a final charge to break through the line, finally succeeding. Only fifty honour guard and Sirguit Ironset returned home.

Result
It was the worst defeat for the Dwarves of Uzul Danar since The Battle of Idenham Fields during The Cannalti War of Independence. Vol Thorim quickly became under siege until the following monday, where the army mysteriously vanished.