Battle of Valdev
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The Battle of Valdev was the opening battle of the Aevos Coalition War between the (soon-to-be-formed) Covenant of Five and the League of Veletz with their Orcish allies. It was sparked after incursions from both sides into each others territories with accusations of hiring bandits from both parties. These events led to a Veletzian host marching on the Haensi capital of Valdev.
Prelude
Tensions had been building for years. Both sides claimed a number of grievances against each other, including the accusations of hiring bandits to target each others nations. The Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska had issued a proclamation[1] decreeing that if any nation joined the Kingdom of Norland in their conflict with the Grand Kingdom of Urguan that it would lead to war. Up until the point, the League of Veletz had been supporting Norland, leading to outrage from the Veletzians. The Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska had also accused the League of Veletz of harboring bandits and brigands, leading to the expulsion of the Canons' Regular from the League.
Battle
The League of Veletz and their allies showed up in numbers, swarming around the back gate of Valdev. This action was met similarly by the Brotherhood of Saint Karl, the official military of the Kingdom of Haense, alongside numerous allied soldiers that happened to be in the city. Many notable leaders from Haense were absent, presumably busy with affairs outside of the city, leaving a scattered leadership to scrap together and lead the forces of the soon-to-be-formed Grand Covenant. The battle itself was short. Volleys of arrows from both sides commenced immediately, though the Covenant soon ordered a charge outside the gates, taking the Veletzians off guard for a moment. The tide soon turned against the Covenant, with Veletzians soon pushing back with force against the now scattered remains of the Covenant host.
Aftermath
The battle, albeit short, sparked the powder keg in the Heartlands, becoming the opening battle of the Aevos Coalition War. A lot of the foreign powers that had soldiers in Valdev rallied together, forming the initial stages of the Grand Covenant [2].
