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| * After one star-metal weapon showed magical properties, [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:alwin-silverthorn|Alwin Silverthorn]] remembered old stories of a wizard's tower. | * After one star-metal weapon showed magical properties, [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:alwin-silverthorn|Alwin Silverthorn]] remembered old stories of a wizard's tower. |
| * A group from Þýdal discovered [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:frod-eriksons-tower|Fróð Erikson's Tower]] in a hidden, overgrown valley, freed a trapped spider family, released Fróð from the Amber Barrel, and received Amber Pouches. | * A group from Þýdal discovered [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:frod-eriksons-tower|Fróð Erikson's Tower]] in a hidden, overgrown valley, freed a trapped spider family, released Fróð from the Amber Barrel, and received Amber Pouches. |
| * The horde built a crude road through the swamp so it could bring war machines against Þýdal. | * A scout reported the horde approaching after it built a crude road through the swamp for its war machines; the village spent two frantic days finishing defenses. |
| * Þýdal's defenders killed at least three giants, dozens of orcs, and perhaps as many as a hundred goblins before the palisade began to fail. | * On a bright, cold, moonlit night, giants, orcs, goblins, and war machines attacked; women and children had already moved animals to the docks in case of retreat. |
| * Hoffer called a strategic retreat to the docks. | * Battlefield highlights of the defense are recorded in [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:the-night-thydal-fell|The Night Þýdal Fell]] (including Fróð's fireball, individual hero stands, Thordak felling a giant, and Tor's goliath charge from the north). |
| * Survivors and defenders fled by longboat through [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:aunet|Aunet]], [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:gressli|Gressli]], and [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:mebonden|Mebonden]] toward [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:nidaross|Niðaróss]]. | * Þýdal's defenders killed at least three giants, dozens of orcs, and perhaps as many as a hundred goblins (reported by Hoffer at Aunet) before the palisade began to fail. |
| | * Hoffer called a strategic retreat to the docks; the goliaths returned to the mountains and Fróð transported himself away. |
| | * Survivors and defenders fled by longboat through [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:aunet|Aunet]], [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:gressli|Gressli]], and [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:mebonden|Mebonden]] toward [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:nidaross|Niðaróss]], where red-cloth longhouses and [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:anidori|Anidori]]'s helpers welcomed them. |
| * Fróð helped defend Þýdal before returning to his tower. | * Fróð helped defend Þýdal before returning to his tower. |
| * Several heroes later remembered at [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:nidaross|Niðaróss]] had earlier fought at or for Þýdal, including Amelia, Thordak, Sally, Melody, and Fróð. | * Several heroes later remembered at [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:nidaross|Niðaróss]] had earlier fought at or for Þýdal, including Amelia, Thordak, Sally, Melody, and Fróð. |