This way a bloody day and if its a sign of times to come, this will be a devastating war for both sides.

Today's events started without warning just before dawn. Dwarven artillery bombarded the elvish camp from two separate locations. The surprised elves took quite a beating as both rock and flaming rock rained down into their camp.

A fatality of note was when a flaming boulder directly hit Shalonestis 4th Mounted Sha'falas Calvary unit and wiped out 90% of its forces including its leader, Rannick Sha'falas who died to wounds given by the smashing rocks.

The elven Calvary units were further damaged by an onslaught of Dwarvish crossbow attacks by surrounding mountain cover. The 6th Mounted Sha'falas Calvary unit was destroyed and scattered but its leader Arntral Sha'falas escaped injury and gathered most of the horses that had escaped.

The elves quickly organized and went to meet the Dwarves catapults but were met soon by advancing dwarven infantry, mace men and the dreaded dwarven axe wielders.

As the bulk of the fighting began, it should be noted that the Silver Dragon Solvaryn destroyed one of the catapult positions. It is apparent that these Dragons of good are here to fight the Dwarves and assist in the invasion of Thaxanos.

The other catapult position was destroyed by a group of Shalonesti Knights led by Galenthas Shalonost and assisted by his second in command, Tiernyn Shalonost.

Fighting ensued for a good 30 minutes with the only units to be completely decimated were the 2nd Elvish Pikes who were defeated by the Dwarf Belain and his group of axe wielders, and the Dwarvish Calvary known as the Xoxx 3rd Wayfinders who were destroyed by Elrei Sha'enrass 1st Elven Pikes.

The elves gained the upper hand and the Dwarves retreated towards their mountain city gates.