Antonis was the noble lord who ruled the Lamedon region of Gondor.
His family was renowned for its boldness and fearlessness, and most of those they ruled were fierce mountain folk.
Having fought the Orcs lurking in the White Mountains for years, they far surpassed their neighbors in martial prowess.
Those neighbors were the people of Gondor living in the Blackroot River Valley and Ringló Valley.
Of course, although the lords of those two regions had not reacted as quickly as Antonis, once they had settled affairs in their territories, they too led their soldiers along the South Road of Gondor toward Minas Tirith.
Along the way, their force drove off a small band of pirates preparing to plunder the settlements near the Doniel River.
When they reached Lebennin, they encountered Antonis, who was camped nearby, and planned to rest before continuing to the White City.
"Eagle-eye" Dude, lord of the Blackroot River Valley, commanded six hundred archers. Game was plentiful in the valley, and so were hunters.
"Generous" Drake, lord of Ringló Valley, commanded four hundred infantrymen with equipment of varying quality.
A small mineral vein ran through the mountains near Ringló, giving Drake's family ample iron ore with which to equip their infantry.
Their camp had originally been dozens of kilometers from Pelargir, far too distant for them to see what was happening there.
But during the Swan Knights' breakout, one small cavalry detachment dispatched the Warg Riders harrying them, then realized they seemed to be closer to Antonis's camp.
Taking the initiative, they crossed the Sirith River with their few remaining men and headed west of Pelargir to seek aid from the Gondorian troops stationed there.
Pelargir was the principal city of Lebennin. Both the South Road running through Gondor and the Harad Road connecting to Ithilien