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Presents... THE ISLE OF PEAZ! A Battle of the Porridge Wars

King Kel-Og's Raid on Castle Peaz

While the Porridge Wars involved every clan of the Dwarf Kingdoms, and in fact most of the known civilized races of the world, the two main protagonists were always King Pozst of the Iron Dwarves, and King Kel-Og of the Granite Dwarves. It was these two who had declared war in the first place, and they were involved to some extent in every action of the long and bloody conflict.

<< The Granite Dwarf fleet approaches Castle Peaz!

The Isle of Peaz is a small, rocky isle off the Whak-He Fjords, part of the ancestral holdings of the Iron Dwarves. Castle Peaz occupies most of the small island, and its only inhabitants are the Dwarf garrison and some livestock. Although at first glance, Castle Peaz seems almost inconsequential, it in fact lies across the major trade route into the Iron Dwarf lands. King Kel-Og reasoned that, if he could take Castle Peaz, he could control the trade route, and thereby cut-off King Pozst and his clan from the outside world and eventually forcing them into submission.

Castle Peaz was obviously a tough nut to crack. Its thick stone walls were made with the finest Dwarf craftsmanship, and the ramparts were filled with cannon and tough Iron Dwarf warriors. Taking this castle would be no easy feat, however, Kel-Og had a wild card up his sleeve.

For several years, Granite Dwarf artificers had been working on a new sea-going vessel. It would be made of wood as a conventional ship, but it would be covered in plates of iron armor. Furthermore, the craft would be fully enclosed to protect the crew. Because the craft was so heavy, it would only be able to sport one, or perhaps two cannon at best, but to overcome this lack of armament, they would be placed in revolving turrets, capable of firing a full 360º around the ship. The craft was dubbed an Ironclad, and two designs were developed in time for the raid on the Isle of Peaz: A light, single turreted ship, and a larger two turreted one.

Besides his Granite Dwarf forces, King Kel-Og had enlisted the aid of some Pygmy mercenaries. Normally, these would be scoffed at by the Dwarves (who are well known to be contemptible of anything shorter than themselves), but these Pygmies were small enough to man a proto-type flying machine which the Dwarves had built, but were too heavy to operate. It was hoped that this flying machine would be able to rain rocks and grenades down into compound of Castle Peaz.

<< The Pygmy-manned flying contraption...

When King Kel-Og heard that his nemesis, King Pozst, would be conducting a tour of Castle Peaz, he decided to lead his fleet into battle personally. Taking command of the large ironclad, Delectable, the fleet set off in a cloud smoke that could be seen for miles away.

And that is why King Pozst had plenty of advance notice of the Granite Dwarves' arrival, and so was able to prepare a surprise for them...

Click here for Part 2 of the Battle for the Isle of Peaz!