Ambush on the Rock Tribe Outpost

The Ambush on the Rock Tribe Outpost was a surprise attack launched on a small Rock Tribe outpost during the Core War.

Fire Tribe

 * Conquer the outpost.
 * Force all Skrall from the area.

Rock Tribe

 * Defend the outpost and drive off the attacking warriors.

Preparations
At some stage during the war, the Rock Tribe had begun compressing the Fire Tribe's territory by conquering their fortresses and strongholds. Fearing he would be placed in a position where he could not claim the Energized Protodermis, the Element Lord of Fire sent a battalion led by the field commander Flardrek on a mission into the Black Spike Mountains.

The plan was that Flardrek and his troops would begin capturing Rock Tribe strongholds and outposts, therefore forcing a majority of the Skrall's forces dominating the Fire Tribe's fortresses to retreat back to their territory and defend it. This would allow the Fire army to reclaim there territory with little problems.

Battle
Flardrek first mission was to ambush a Rock army outpost. Though small, it was assured that the outpost would be a start for the Fire Tribe's plan. Unknown to Flardrek, the Element Lord of Rock had recently assigned a legion of Skrall warriors to outpost in order to assist it's guards in defending it against wild creatures.

After several days of navigating their way through the Black Spike Mountains, Flardrek and his allies arrived at the outpost just after sunset. After adorning several Agori scouts in Rock Agori armor, Flardrek sent them into the fortress under the cover they had been sent by Tuma in order to assist the Skrall in building better defenses. After learning all the weak and strong points of the outpost, the Agori returned to Flardrek's hideout and supplied him with the information.

Flardrek and his troops then emerged from their hiding spots, and attacked from all sides. Though they outnumbered Rock Army's forces, the Skrall still put up a surprisingly well organized defense, though they began losing their ground due to the Fire warrior's abrupt appearance.

During the battle, Flardrek fought the leader of the Skrall forces, Tervok. The following battle was very close, with Flardrek's skill matching Tervok's brute strength, though in the end, neither won. Tervok was forced to break off from the fight to force his remaining troops into retreat.

Aftermath
Due to the Fire Tribe's growing success in the Black Spike Mountains, the Rock army was forced to leave the Element Lord of Fire's lands in order to attend to the matter in their territory. Whilst the Fire Tribe did reclaim their bases, Flardrek and his remaining soldiers were forced to leave the Black Spike Mountains due to the efforts of the Skrall.

Flardrek and Tervok also developed a strong grudge against each other, as both of them lost a great number of warriors during the battle.

Appearances

 * Tales of Tervok (First Appearance)