Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20160205120927/@comment-24696651-20160305171806

17th of Sun's Height

The wooden shields protected the soldiers from archer fire - they were made of pine nearly an inch thick, so would be more or less impenetrable to arrows unless they were fired at point blank. The battering ram started ramming the door. The trebuchets firing didn't do much damage - the rocks used were relatively soft and light - after all, it was a diversionary tactic more than anything else.

Around five minutes after the alarm was roused, Cynric risked a look out of the store room he was hiding in - the corridors were empty. He explored the lower levels of the fort, looking for passages out of the fort or to hidden food sources.