The Fall of Thrag's Keep

The men are enjoying their time of rest after the quick defeat at Thrag's Keep. We took the keep with great numbers, thinking that these giant men would crush our army. They are called Ogres: ugly giant men who live in the hills and mountains. Thrag stood no match for our Daggerdale Guard. Thanks to the help of the spies, the trackers, and the hunters, we were able to catch them by surprise and get rid of them once and for all.

Our people in Daggerdale called these giant men "the tribe of the Man Eaters". They have been known to capture wondering travelers near the western parts of Dagger Hills. On defeating these "Man Eaters", we came across 15 survivors from Dagger Morn and Dagger Valley (12 women and 2 men.) Some were wounded by mistreatment, others were badly bruised. One of them appeared to be pregnant. It is known, according to some sages, that these giant men take the women of our towns to have their way with them, breeding a new race of giant men. The offspring are known to be smarter, but more aggressive as they are raised to be brutes.

This woman as well as the rest of the survivors will be taken to Dagger Falls where they will recuperate for the time. I do not know if the woman will survive. They are very lucky to be alive. One of the women captured by the Ogres told a Guard that they would take the prisoners out of the cage and beat them with clubs. After the beating, they would chop the prisoner to pieces, then eat them raw or sometimes roasted. Horrible to imagine the suffering these people endured.

Among the prisoners was an Emissary from the Kingdom of Cormyr, named Don Reinaldos Diaz de Vivar. Rumor has it that chests were found in one of the caves bearing the seal of Cormyr. Don Reinaldos is not speaking to any of the Guard, for it seems as though Captain Alessandro and Calis have angered him. Many of the Guard do not trust him, but some say that Captain Alessandro should ask him for help in defeating the Orcs in the south. Maybe we may just get the reinforcements we need to defeat the Orcs.

Men continue to speak of our fallen, especially Robert of Dagger Falls, who faught valiantly against the Ogre known as Dunador. According to Captain Calis, the young man battled the giant in the caves. Witnesses said that Robert was pierced by Dunador's blade, but Robert managed to free himself from the blow as he thrusted his saber into Dunador's chest. Robert did not move after the stabbing Dunador. He laid on the chest of the giant still holding the hilt of his saber with both hands. Valiant Robert will be remembered.