The Razing of Windhaven

Era of Man / Second Age / ~2050 SA
Over the next five hundred years the Storm Coast slowly rebuilt as the protection of the Lord’s Accord allowed. The province was still wild and full of dangers, but the strip of civilization along the coast once again became safe enough for travellers, and slowly people resettled areas further inland. The free cities grew and flourished via free trade of their Accord, and the kingdoms from Heart Vale and North Reach continued to try and gain sway over the region. However the Lord’s Accord stood strong and soon the Waaagh! of the Worldspine’s was the war of past generations.

The elves and especially the dwarves became much more active in trade and the mutual protection of the more wild inland areas of the province. The leaders of these respective races of the Storm Coast officially joined the Lord’s Accord during this period. All parties involved acknowledged the role of the other good sentient races in the mutual protection of the Coast, despite their differences. Of particular note during this period was the constant deterrence of roaming orc tribes, which many remained over the centuries following the Waaagh! The south western area of the province was particularly infested with greenskins, and for hundreds of miles from their mountains the region was known as the Orc Hills.

Around 2050 SA a particularly successful roaming tribe had cut a path of devastation from the Nether Mountains deep into the heart of the province. Soon this tribe had rallied a small horde that kept on the move east towards the coastline. The armies of dwarves and elves deflected raiding parties but were too slow to cut off the horde’s march. The horde ravaged the countryside until they reached the city of Windhaven. The defenders of Windhaven held fast at their cities walls and sent messengers to Ironbay and Dragonfell for reinforcements. Unfortunately, by the time the ships and soldiers arrived the cities walls had fallen. The orcs had taken tremendous casualties breaching the wall with overwhelming numbers, but once that happened, the flood of green into the city resulted in mass genocide of it’s citizens.

The reinforcing armies purged the remaining orcs and goblins with relative ease, but the city was a total loss. Scholars can only speculate as to the motives of the greenskins for over committing their forces to breach a major city, where historically that was avoided. It would be just over half a century until the city would begin to be rebuilt.

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