*** ![[6637FA72-1047-4258-82E6-D0BAD0D7D872_4_5005_c.jpeg]] ## A Veritable Massacre >[!quote] >*"We couldn't bury the dead. Just their intestines."* The Battle of Fort Pont was a key battle during the [[Shortwars]] between the [[Free States of Odurne]] and the [[Commonwealth of Paignia]]. It is characterized as being a complete victory for Odurne. The battle centered around a tactically advantageous stone fort - [[Fort Pont]]. Odurnian forces mobilized quickly, with remnants of [[Draught Knights]] slaughtering unaware Paignian soldiers in the dead of night. By the time Paignia had become aware and mobilized forces to retake the fort, Odurnian forces had already deployed alchemically enhanced gauss cannons that tore dissidents to shreds. Over the course of two days, Paignia suffered 798 casualties, with Odurne suffering zero.