Subject: A minor addition:
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Posted on: 2019-06-04 20:51:00 UTC

We know that the Wainriders were, while not an empire, still kind of A Thing during this time period - and we also know that they've got form when it comes to attacking Dale and the surrounding areas. I don't think it's too great a stretch to suggest that they returned in pretty large numbers. The Lidless Eye gathered all evil to it, after all.

However, I bring them up specifically in this context because I think they're going to be very useful in a siege. Wains obviously refers to charioteers, but could also describe something more akin to a Hussite war wagon or Dongwu Che; basically a cart with a big, tough roof over it to protect sappers while they undermined the enemy fortifications. It wouldn't surprise me if they started nicking lumber from the ruins of Dale and lashing them together into makeshift war-wagons as the siege lingered on, with the slightly worrying aspect for Dwarfish defenders that an entire town was on its way to kick their collective teeth in.

That's just my theory, anyway, you're more than welcome to rip it apart. =]

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