Kendermore did not fall without a fight, due mainly to the efforts of the kender war hero, Paxinia, the daughter of Kronin Thistleknot, a hero of the dragon war. Paxinia "Stinging" Thistleknot had heard that Lord Ariakan had deemed the kender "Worthless Nuisances" and planned to put them all to death. Paxinia announced this to her people, hoping to rally them to battle. She recieved yawns, shrugs, and "So what else is new?" in return.
Something else was needed to stir kender blood. Paxinia thought the matter over, and started a rumor that the dark knights were planning to loot Kendermore, to steal all of the kender's most prized possessions.
That did the trick.
War against chaos (Dragon Lance)
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