Story #10: The fall of the Red Fox

Intro
So this is amazing. We have made it this far reached over 1000 views, almost have 50 posts, and we have now reached the 10th story. Over 250 hours in total of  my free time and the time of others who have decided to help me, has been spent working on this.

Today we are going to take a break from Weldon's adventures and take a look at the last story of a war hero. This story is well known, especially in the north, and he is celebrated in both songs and tales. I am not only telling you this for these reasons but also because I will be coming out with a D&D module for this story very soon.

So let use begin the last tale of the Red Fox's exploits, "The Fall of the Red Fox"....

The Fall of the Red Fox

I guess before we can get too far in I should set the scene. The Weslory and Giant empires are in a great war for control of the continent. The war has been raging for over 100 years and little headway has been made by ether side. The Weslory have decided to make a push and have split their troops into two armies, the smaller one in the north to hold off the Giant's troops and the larger one was to take the Two Tower pass and converge on the capital with the northern army.

The Northern army was put under the command of a half fire-giant who people called the Red Fox, and his two companions, the half frost-giant, The White Wolf, and the half stone-giant, The Grey Wolf.  They held the troops in a giant citadel near the boarder named The Iron Keep. It's walls were 10 feet thick, fully covering a 2 foot thick iron skin. It was said to be Giant proof and it was just about to be tested.

While the Weslory where creating their plan the giants had one of their own. Send the main army to attack the weaker Weslory army in the north and send a small force to weaken the larger one in the pass. And so the most elite of the elite giant troops decided to storm Iron keep in a hope to cripple the Weslory. Little did they know that the Red Fox was aware of this plan, for he had spies in the giant's cities and they were very important people.

Now it is said that 10 humans is worth one giant in power and at the ratio of the armies it would seem apparent that the Giants would win hands down. 2000 humans, elves, haflings, and such against 5000 Giants and their giant war beasts. But let's not forget the citadel in which the Weslory troop reside, or the cunning wit of their leader.

Preparing for the siege, the Red Fox had his troops build extra obstacles, reinforcements, and weapons.He had all possible food horded into the building, leaving the surrounding land barren and empty. He had all traps and secret doors guarded, for the Red Fox had been running Iron Keep for most of his military career and he new every weakness or entrance.

When the Giants arrived the Weslory troops where more then ready. The Fox had his troops begin combat as soon as the giants where in range of the catapults so to prevent them for organizing. And with the first shot the battle began. It is said the battle raged for five days and five night but actually it only lasted two days. After the first day the Weslory had fought off the giants but where running low on equipment.

It was said that that night the High General of the Giant army planned a sneak attack. He had part of his troop appear to retreat and then return flanking the fort. Then he equipped the beats with huge spire of iron and wood. Then at the next morning they struck and the walls of Iron Keep fell. Towers and walls crumbled around the surviving Weslory troops as they fought off the giant army.

The Grey Wolf had already fallen under the High General's sword and the chance of success seamed to be slipping away. Then it happened. The Red Fox decided to try and take out the High General. He retreated all of his troops to the last standing tower and raised a white and black flag (The sign for a parle). He stoop on the top of the tower and talked to the High General. They talked for many hours and even had a few drinks.

Then the Fox did the unthinkable, he did what any honorable solder would condemn. In a flash he drew his blade and jumped onto the High General. On that mark the rest of his troops poured out of the Tower and the battle began again. And in the center of it was the Red Fox fighting twelve giants at once on top of their leader's head.

The giants where actually losing and many of the remaining troops couldn't believe it. Then there came a cry of triumph form the midst of the combat, and everything stopped. The Fox had just killed the High General. The Giants panicked and flee the field and the Weslory Troops cheered.

Now you might be asking, "But this is called the fall of the Red Fox? How did he fall?". Well, Giants are quite tall creatures. When he killed the High General, the giant fell and squashed him. Not only was he killed, but his legendary sword FireBiter broke into three pieces.

But this is not the end of the tale. The Weslory won the war and the giant empire crumbled. As for the White Wolf, he became the first Duke of Boarshead and took the pieces of FireBiter. It is said that a year after the war there was a great snow storm. He walked to the remaining tower of the Iron Keep, now called the Tower of the Red Fox. Here he paid tribute to his dead friends and then went off the hide the pieces. Once this task was complete he walked away into the storm and joined his friends at last.