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Message: <blockquote data-quote="UngainlyTitan" data-source="post: 5817332" data-attributes="member: 28487">Yes, no, no, maybe, maybe.They should be able to see the wagon and escort but given that the orcs could take out the wagon and excort in a single round of combat they might not notice the battle and if the the orcs kept the wagon moving they might not think to look closely enough to notice the extra orcs. The horse fleeing the scene could be observable but once it got far enough away it might not. A lot really depends on what the watch from the fort is like is the wagon moving directly away or does the trail cure so that the view of the wagon and escort is from an oblique angle at the time of hte ambush.If the fort has multiple sentries on the wall it is likely that one or more will watch the wagon until it is out of sight. In that case the watcher will know something has happened but not necessarily that an ambush has occured of the orc ambush was quick and clean and the mounted troopers horse caught immediatly and not killed.It is very likely that the incident would be reported and a partol send out to investigate though if the commander is compentent.If there is no organised watch then it could be missed entirely and if there are few active sentries then they might not be looking at the wagon at the right time.If a watcher is following the progress of the wagon then they will know what happened at a mile and pretty much be able to determine tribal markings and so forth if the optics of the glass is anygood at all.Edit: climate also matters, places with low humidity will have clearer air and will alow more detailed observation at greater distances than in other circumstances</blockquote>

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