War:Vaeyl Wars

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Staunton Uprising

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Date: 1646 - 1705
Location: Kingdom of Haense, Princedom of Fenn,
Yatl Wastelands, Sleetfells
Result: Stalemate
The Decendant races leave Atlas
The White Vaeyl are given control of Atlas
Belligerents
Vaeyl Order and Allies:
Vaeyl Order (until 1682)
The Red Vaeyl (from 1682)
Descendant Realms:
Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska
Princedom of Fenn
Kingdom of Marna
Dominion of Malin
Empire of Man
The White Vaeyl (from 1682)
Commanders
Vaeyl Order:
Lord Vaeyl
Sendred
Taevynd
Eyrid
Vanhart
Descendant Realms:
Otto II
Otto III
Aelthir Tundrak II
Sigmar I
Rhys var Ruthern

The Vaeyl Wars is a series of battles fought in the southern reaches of the continent of Atlas, between the fiercely xenophobic Vaeyl Order and Descendant Realms whom the Vaeyl have dubbed as intruders and foreign invaders.

Prelude

After a tragic and gruelling history, the Vaeyl Order - a remnant of Horen’s army that had fought in the mythic Thirty Years’ War - had been cursed with the ability to regenerate from nearly all wounds. Fiercely protective of their homeland, they brooked little mercy for the Descendants that they discovered invaders. The legendary conflict began its slow build-up after a Haeseni expedition travelled to the frozen fortress of the Vaeyl, Lasthope, and stole their sacred artifact, the Oathstone, from which they gained their immortality. In response, the Vaeyl Order - though very few in number, now - stirred from their slumber and sought to reclaim their relic

Major Confrontations

  • 17th of Owyn's Flame, 1646. - Revenge at Markev - Order Victory
  • 15th of Harren's Folley, 1650 - Battle for Curon - Descendants Victory
  • 14th of Horen's Calling, 1652 - Battle of Poppy Hill - Descendants Victory
  • 13th of Sun’s Smile 1673 - Choking of Santegia - Order Victory
  • 25th of Sun’s Smile 1685 - Battle of the Burning Snow - Order Victory
  • 4rd of Sun’s Smile 1692 - Struggle for the Borderlands - Descendants Victory
  • 13th of Sigismund's End 1692 - Battle of the Snowfields - Descendants Victory
  • 6th of Sun’s Smile 1697 - Battle of the Darkways - Descendants Victory
  • 24th of Horen's Calling 1698 - Siege of Lasthope - Descendants Victory
  • 27th of Sun’s Smile 1704 - Battle of Caer Badyn - Descendants Victory



Timeline

  • 1646
    • Haeseni expedition travelled to the frozen fortress of the Vaeyl, Lasthope, and stole their sacred artifact, the Oathstone
    • The order forces march on Haense in order to reclaim their artifact, Resulting in a victory for the order
  • 1650
    • The Order uses portals to transport troops to attack Cyrilsburg resulting in the Battle for Curon, in which the Order was repealed resulting in a Descendants Victory.
  • 1652
    • the Kongzem of Haense united with the Holy Orenian Empire and several Elven nations to face the Vaeyl Order at their snowy encampment at the Battle of Poppy Hill resulting in a Major Descendantts Victory
  • 1673
    • The ancient Smoke Drake Avendal was released from a Vaeyl-made temple, which proceeded to wreak havoc on the Descendant lands resulting in the Choking of Santegia and a victory for the order.
  • 1685
    • Under the leadership of two Wick mages, a Haeseni party tracked Avendal down to the Yatl Wastes where they did battle, finally killing the savage Drake in the Battle of the Burning Snow. However, the Vaeyl Order intervened, using the Oathstone to resurrect Avendal as their thrall. resulting in a victory for the Order
  • 1689
    • some of the Vaeyl Order began to concede that it may be better to strike a peace and work together with the Descendants to protect their homeland, but this prospect was abhorred by other Vaeyl Knights. This led to a split in the Order, creating the pro-Descendant White Vaeyl, and the anti-Descendant Red Vaeyl.
  • 1692
    • The Descendant races along with the White Order march on the Red Order’s stronghold resulting in the Struggle for the Borderlands resulting in a Descendants Victory
    • The Empire of man and the White Order move siege weapons to Lasthope however are charged upon by the Red Order along the way sparking the Battle of the Snowfields resulting in a Descendants Victory
  • 1697
    • Just before the Siege of Lasthope, a small detachment of Descendants from several nations attempted to intercept Red Vaeyl flankers in the network of void portals known as the Darkways, which would have allowed them to appear behind the attacking army through a secret portal. Sparking the Battle of the Darkways and a Victory for the Descendants.
  • 1698
    • After the Battle of the Darkways the Descendants launched Siege of Lasthope which was a resounding victory for The Descendants.
    • As the Red Vaeyl retreated over the fabled ice wall - Krug’s Folly - into the frozen ravines of Serrimor, they adopted a new strategy: through their unique weather magic of Stormsinging, they began to send an endless blizzard to drown the Descendant lands in inhospitable cold. As this blizzard slowly crept north into Haense and beyond, killing harvests and people, the clock began to tick to undo it.
  • 1704
    • Unable to stop the Red Stormsingers without the aid of the White Vaeyl, the Descendant nations variously, and reluctantly, made pacts with the White Vaeyl, promising they would leave Atlas if they worked together to stop the Red Vaeyl’s plans to kill them all. Under the guidance of the White Vaeyl, the Descendants gathered the four seals needed to open Krug’s Folly and migrated their people into Serrimor.
    • The descendant races unite with the White Vaeyl in order to kill the Red Vaeyl sparking the Battle of Caer Badyn resulting in a Descendants victory and the slaughtering of the Red Vaeyl.
    • The Descendant races leave Atlas in the hands of the White Order as they sail onto new lands.