The rebellion was brutally suppressed; the rebelling masses were blockaded in the square in front of the Palace, the legion besieging the area so tightly, almost making it impregnable. Archers and crossbowmen shot arrows into the crowd, thousands of dwarfs were killed in the square of the Royal City, their blood nearly forming lakes, and nearly ten thousand were captured, while tens of thousands more were either wounded or fled, countless families and clans destined to weep tonight. The uprising had occurred so suddenly and, though it had nearly shaken the entire Kingdom, it was quelled just as easily.