Dwarf Gate
Dwarf Gate is the place where Emperor Conrad II met his death in battle, the first emperor ever to fall so.1
The ambush at Dwarf Gate
In 158 AVD the wizard Gelts made an attempt on the Emperor's life in the Marble Palace, and some nobles rose in rebellion; the loyal forces crushed the uprising without much trouble. Gelts's quarrel was a personal one of revenge, and the rebellion was only a distraction.2
After the rebellion was defeated, Conrad II advanced with a small guard towards Dwarf Gate and found himself facing a formidable force concealed in mists by Gelts's magic. Believing that flight would have political consequences after so much turmoil, he chose to stand and fight. His disciplined, elite imperial troops, quickly joined by dwarf reinforcements, were on the verge of victory when the Emperor was struck by three cursed black arrows shot from afar.1
Conrad II is still considered the greatest emperor of recent ages after Vaden I. Gelts was found shortly afterwards and dealt with by an elite strike force.1
In Mürekkep ve Çelik
In the campaign Mürekkep ve Çelik ("Ink and Steel"), Castor learned that an attempt would be made on the emperor's life at sunrise at the Dwarf Gate and warned his teacher Nocklin. An old teleportation circle at the Archon opened onto the battle: the vast stone gate of Gazat Fortress, opening into the mountainside, was being battered from within. A small band of legionaries and priests stood against a great orc army and forces bearing the banners of nobles and elector counts, and many wizards from outside the Archon fought on the enemy side while meteors fell on the legion's shields. Nocklin ordered the senior students to follow their masters through the gate to protect the emperor.3 4 5
The story of the battle that followed is told under Emperor Conrad II. A memorial stone on the old battlefield appears in a later campaign; see Dwarf Gate battlefield monument.4
Notes
- ↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 16
- ↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, pp. 15, 16
- ↑At the tableSorgu ve İhanet | DnD 5e Oynanış #10 (Mürekkep ve Çelik #10), 1:49:28
- ↑At the tableSorgu ve İhanet | DnD 5e Oynanış #10 (Mürekkep ve Çelik #10), 1:49:59
- ↑At the tableSorgu ve İhanet | DnD 5e Oynanış #10 (Mürekkep ve Çelik #10), 1:51:37
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Books
- SSGLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 15-16
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