The three hundred recruits moved in a long, quiet column through the deep brush heading directly into the open spaces of the hunting ground, toward the pre-determined pass… a narrow, jagged mountain pass that the combined Coalition army would be forced to cross if they wanted to reach the Veynar Tribe.
This specific pass was the only route the thousands-strong Coalition horde would use to reach the Veynar.
To a modern mind, a thousands-strong army might try to fan out and surround the entire territory through the open jungle, but in the primitive ecology of the Great Orrath, such a strategy was a literal suicide mission.
This specific pass wasn't just about limiting the enemy's numbers; it was dictated by the absolute, terrifying ecosystem of the Great Orrath itself.
A mass of four thousand warriors marching together created an immense, continuous vibration through the earth and a massive scent-profile that traveled for miles through the air currents.
