Siege of San'Kala

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Siege of San'Kala Part of Third Atlas Coalition War Siege of San'Kala, 1690 Date: 12th of the Sun's Smile, 1690 Location: San'Kala, Wonkawoods Result: Imperial Alliance Victory Belligerents The Alliance: Empire of Man Kingdom of Haense Kingdom of Gladewynn Fi'Halyen Anti-Empire Coaliton: Kingdom of Norland War Nation of Krugmar Kingdom of Kaz'Ulrah Arberrang Commanders and leaders The Alliance: Aurelius I, Emperor of Man Prince Cassius Horen Robert I, King of Haense Duke Henrik II Kovachev King Kairn Ithelanen The Anti-Empire Coalition: Torsten I, King of Norland Rex Guruuk'Lak High King Thoak Goldhand Gwion Gallic Ingvildr Skarpefanger Karyssmov Faroe Strength The Alliance: 13,000 Infantry, 2,800 Archers Anti-Empire Coalition: 7,000 Infantry, 1,000 Archers Casualties The Alliance:: 4,000 Dead or Missing Anti-Empire Coalition: 6,000 Dead or Missing

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Prelude

As a result of increased aggression from the War Nation of Krugmar on the sovereign Kingdom of Gladewynn, the King Kairn Ithelanen declared war for the spilling of elven blood and the involvement of the orcs with Nordengrad and Arberrang, two rebelling settlements in the Empire of Man. Fighting on the side of the Empire, The Silver Enclave of Fi'halen and the Kingdom of Haense, the military force of the Avchirran (Common: Wandering Wolves) rallied to put an end to the insurrectionists and their allies the Kingdom of Kaz'Ulrah and the War Nation of Krugmar.

Battle

Kairn Ithelanen of Gladewynn marched his Avchirran through the desert to meet with the Imperial host and combine forces. An emissary sent to Gladewynn to assist with drawing battle plans for the conflict to come, Prince Cassius Horen and the Prince of the Alders Kaz Ithelanen had planned to marshall their forces inside a small war camp on the cusp of the City of San'kala. Siege equipment and arrows were purchased from the Empire of Man by the Kingdom of Gladewynn for the siege in preparation, volley after volley was launched at the high walls to no avail. A small scouting party was encountered and mercilessly slaughtered as the men began laddering the walls and clambering to the top for their taste of glory against the Greentide.

Soon afterward, a hole was blasted into the mountain by means of the heavy fire from trebuchets and Prince Cassius and Ser Daniel led the bulk of the Alliance's forces into the City of San'kala. Heavy casualties were inflicted upon the first foray inside the walls, volleys of arrows taking out plenty of elves and men alike in the first wave. The army gathered crouched before an open gate and formed a shield wall to feebly protect themselves against arrow fire. Volley after volley was launched but the Empire of Man and the kingdoms of Haense and Gladewynn remained staunch in their opposition, crossing the burning grounds for the last gate into the fortress.

This monstrosity of a tower claimed many lives that day, looming over the center of San'kala where Orcish huts and shamble towns once lay; the gate was almost sundered open from the might of a battering ram when it had swung open, the inhabitants convinced they could annihilate many key figures of the Imperial Legion in one fell swoop. This proved to be the deciding moment of the battle and the armies roared and charged, a brave man screaming and holding onto the gate to keep it pried open for them. Orc, Nord, and Arrberang Rebel alike were slain as waves of men clad in black and purple rushed the steps and the garrison fell prey to the sword.

Thus ended the Siege of San'kala, the territory passing once again into the hands of the Kingdom of Gladewynn almost twenty years after the Black Horde had turned it over to the Iron Uzg, later to reform into the War Nation of Krugmar.

Aftermath

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