Badlands Expedition Succesfully Reaches Kargath!

The Silvermoon Council-funded archaeological expedition to the Badlands arrived in Kargath last night despite heavy interference from dwarven patrols along the route. Thanks to the efforts of troops from the Sin Belore, led by Sin Drassil Kristeas Sunbinder, the caravan of work crews and supplies made it through dwarven territory without substantial losses.

The caravan set out earlier in the evening from the orcish settlement of Hammerfall in the Arathi Highlands, with the intent of following the road south. Heavy resistance was already expected at the chokepoints at the Thandol Span into the Wetlands, and at the tunnels of Dun Algaz leading up to Loch Modan.

Although the first attempt to cross the Thandol Span failed, the caravan managed to break through on the second, but harassment from pursuing elements of the dwarven garrison force it to abandon the road and trek through the wetland swamps toward Dun Algaz.

There the expedition met the second major obstacle on the route, and only slowly managed to fight its way up through the tunnels until it managed to push the dwarves back long enough to slip into Loch Modan. Banking on dwarven resistance being momentarily depleted, the expedition made haste for Kargath from there and arrived without further incident.

Today the expedition will continue to secure the archaeological dig sites in the Badlands and begin retrieval of Titan artifacts to be brought back to Silvermoon for study. The Silvermoon Council expects that the knowledge gained from this endeavor will be valuable in securing the Sin'dorei's position as the foremost researchers within the Horde.