The battle of the bridge

On the Forestian side, although they possessed several thousand fewer soldiers than the Riversians, their army had been built almost entirely for war. The majority of their forces consisted of Xilum riders capable of charging without rest, specially trained lizardmen who had spent years honing their combat abilities, and griffons carrying massive boulders that could be dropped directly upon enemy formations.

Unlike the resource-rich Riversians, the Forestians had devoted nearly half of their settlement toward military development, producing warriors whose individual strength could overwhelm ordinary soldiers.

Standing before this army was Cull, the leader of the Forestians.

"They killed my son, and the people who stood beside him. They claim he assaulted a child, but it was a human child."