The Battle of Shallows occurred in 1370 DR between a huge force of orcs and frost giants and the human and dwarf defenders of Shallows, a small settlement in the Spine of the World.
Participants[]
Orcs and giants[]
The orcs were around a thousand in number, and they were accompanied by ten frost giants.[1]
Humans and dwarves[]
King Bruenor Battlehammer and the Companions of the Hall were in Shallows at the time of the attack, and were able to aid in the defense. This made a total of a hundred humans and twenty-six dwarves.[2] The more notable amongst these were:
- Bruenor Battlehammer
- Catti-brie
- Wulfgar
- Regis (who later left to get help)
- Dagnabbit
- Drizzt Do'Urden (acting as a diversion away from the main battle)
- Withegroo Seian'Doo
Battle[]
The first wave was successfully repelled, although Regis was injured.[3] The second wave was also repelled, but the walls and gates of Shallows took heavy damage, and many were injured. Bruenor was seriously hurt during this wave.[4]
The frost giants eventually began hurling firepots and most of the town was burned to the ground. Withegroo's tower was razed,[5] and during the third wave, Withegroo himself died after casting one final fireball.[6]
The turning point of the battle came when the Gutbusters arrived with Pikel and Ivan Bouldershoulder and a number of other dwarves. They arrived in a wooden statue of the orc deity Gruumsh, causing the orcs to bow before it, and then burst out and attacked. This caused the orcs to rout and flee.[7]
Casualties[]
The orcs took heavy but not unsustainable losses. There were less than twenty walking survivors amongst the humans and dwarves, and only ten surviving wounded.[2]
References[]
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (July 2003). The Thousand Orcs. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 264. ISBN 978-0786929801.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 R.A. Salvatore (July 2003). The Thousand Orcs. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 356. ISBN 978-0786929801.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (July 2003). The Thousand Orcs. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 295–302. ISBN 978-0786929801.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (July 2003). The Thousand Orcs. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 310–321. ISBN 978-0786929801.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (July 2003). The Thousand Orcs. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 343. ISBN 978-0786929801.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (July 2003). The Thousand Orcs. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 349. ISBN 978-0786929801.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (July 2003). The Thousand Orcs. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 350–353. ISBN 978-0786929801.