Battle of Shadowcastle
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The Battle of Shadowcastle was the first engagement in what would be the Ithrun War. After the ascension of Sigismund as Holy Orenian Emperor the old Renatian Royal House Tarus declared with the support of House Silverblade and The Grand Kingdom of Urguan war on Oren to try and usurp the throne. The two houses had at first tried to amass support within the Orenian nobility but failed to do so due to their alignment with the dwarves who had years before dismantled the Empire after the Exodus.
Prelude
Without a foothold in Oren the Tarus rebels needed to find a route towards Abresi. To march through the Old Kingdom of Salvus was decided unwise as they would have to march a long distance and besiege the ruins of Kingston as well as numeral Orenian forts such as Baile along the old imperial roads. House Silverblade had however settled with House Colin by the borders of Schattenburg, the home of House Stafyr. At first House Tarus tried to sway the Stafyrs into joining the rebellion but after a refusal from Farley Stafyr they instead levied an army consisting of mainly Dwarves and Teutons.
By conquering the Shadowcastle the rebels would gain control of the entirety of the southern coast of Oren and also have a road through the Shadowmountains straight towards Abresi with little to hinder their march. However Shadowcastle was a sizable fortress built to protect the Orenian south from dwarven incursions so it was no easy task.
Battle
The Tarus Rebellion and the Grand Kingdom of Urguan marched together on the Scatternberg and later siege to it. A flanking force of Orenians pressured the northern flank of the armies, causing them to take shelter in the nearby Shadowcastle. A force of Orenians sallied out and with the flanking force breached the waycastle across the bridge of the keep. The rebel armies attempted to breach the Orenian fort with little success, and were forced to destroy the bride between the Shadowcastle and the nearby mountain peaks. The Orenians and the Rebellion exchanged arrow fire across the bridge until eventually the Orenians recovered fallen trees to use as a bridge. The Orenian army charged across the makeshift bridge and made the rebel army retreat to the upper keep. The Orenians prepared to break down the gate to the rebel army but instead were flanked from behind by a contingent of the remaining rebels and dwarves, inflicting many casualties on both sides and leaving only a handful of either side engaged in the fighting, until the rebel armies called a retreat.
Impact
As a result the rebellion was crushed, and the Dwarven Legion routed back to Urguan. This loss effectively isolated the Grand Kingdom of Urguan and lead to the Oren launching an invasion of Urguan.
