Battle with the Witch Lords

The battle with the Witch Lords took place in 900 DR between the armies of Cormyr and the armies of the Witch Lords who had invaded. It took place on the edge of the Vast Swamp in Cormyr, at dawn.

Unofficial name
The name of the article reflects an unofficial name for the battle in the absence of an official one.

Witch Lords
The Witch Lords were necromancers who had turned many of their human troops into zombies before the battle. Their numbers included goblins, ogres, orcs and trolls. Some higher ranking humans entered the battle riding giant bats. The wizard Luthax was amongst their number.

Cormyreans
The army of Cormyr consisted of human foot troops and cavalry, including armies from Marsember and Arabel. It was led by King Galaghard III and contained the High Wizard of Cormyr Thanderahast and the King's cousin Aosinin Truesilver.

Elves
The elf army was led by Othorion Keove and although not large in number, was well armed and armored throughout. The army contained airborne units and those mounted on stags.

Battle
As the battle began, the Witch Lords unleashed bat-mounted units who used lightning-based attacks to pick off some of the Marsembian troops. Thanderahast had spotted his old enemy Luthax in the air and used magic to engage him. The fight was swinging towards the Witch Lords and a large troll was bearing down on Galaghard when a young Bleth sacrificed himself to give the King more time to react. At this point, the orcs and goblins were driving the humans back on one flank in a move to encircle them.

The elves entered the battle and broke the orc and goblin advance, slaying their ogre leaders and routing them. This was the turn of the battle and the zombies were quickly defeated by the elves and the surviving humans, now inspired to continue the fight. The rest of the Witch Lords army quickly retreated into the swamp, and the battle was won by the elves and the humans.