War:Amaethea War
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The Amaethea War (Ancient Elven: Ignesaer Amaethae'ito) was a small war between the Princedom of Elvenesse and the Anti-Elvenesse Alliance consisting of the Free Company of Camlannen, Krugmar, and Haelun'or. The estimates of casualties settle at over 200 Elvenessi military personnel and civilians, and 0 Alliance members were slain in the midst of the guerilla fighting. The Alliance suffered few casualties because they employed guerilla tactics and applied psychological pressure to the capitol city with the usage of impromptu raids and road patrols and fines exacted upon visitors and Elvenessi civilians and personnel.
Timeline
13 S.A.
- Vulen Calithil of House Ithelanen is slain extrajudicially and his body is returned to Camlannen Keep by Exarch Evar'tir Oranor and Hareven Lorenthus to his father Kairn Calithil.
- Kairn Calithil of House Ithelanen released a denunciation over the murder of his son Vulen called Denunciation of the Murderers Frolicking in the Elvenessi Peninsula, 13 S.A. The document expressed Kairn's intent that the murderer Laetranis ap Tahorran be turned over to his own mercy, and that were it not to happen he would march upon the Elven capitol of Amaethea. The decree also expressed that all factions and organizations within the city that declared express neutrality would be spared from fines, raids, and war-time mutilation.
- The Crown of Elvenesse does not respond to the first denunciation of Year 13, S.A.
- The Free Company of Camlannen spearheaded by Kairn and House Ithelanen marched to Amaethea and roamed the countryside putting the city on lockdown. The Elvenesse Sentinels maintain order within the city and the city remains on lockdown as the Free Company of Camlannen marched through the countryside unhindered.
- The forces of Camlannen return briefly to the keep to hold final funeral rites for Vulen Calithil. After his body was burned two Oathblades named Taal and Eirosan. Tensions within the keep escalated and the Kairn and the Free Company arrested the two men after a verbal confrontation. Eirosan attempted to stab one of the company men and Kairn beheaded him before the Throne of Malin. In a show of good faith Taal is allowed to return to the Princedom of Elvenesse after being stripped of his sword and armor, and Eirosan's remains were laid to rest within their home city.
- The Free Company of Camlannen marched a month later to meet with Rex Zhot'Rax and negotiate an unconventional alliance to punish the Princedom of Elvenesse. The Rex Zhot and Saneyir Kairn agreed to marshal their forces together, and the Rex Zhot granted him a parcel of land to erect a small fortress from which to organize guerilla operations against the Princedom of Elvenesse. It is believed this unconventional alliance was made possible by the attempted killing of Rex Zhot'Rax by Elvenesse Sentinels a few years earlier when he was inside of their city.
- An Elvenesse citizen harassed and assaulted Sohaer Othelu Orrar of Haelun'or. Disturbed, the Sohaer believed she intended to assassinate him and released a denunciation himself calling for the Princedom of Elvenesse to do diplomacy and explain themselves. The document was entitled Denunciation of Elvenesse for the Attempted Assassination of the Sohaer of Haelun'or.
- The Crown of Elvenesse does not respond to the second denunciation of Year 13, S.A. The Haelun'orians join the Anti-Elvenesse Alliance.
Raids
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- YR 13, Operation Scourge: The Weeping Blades and Kairn Calithil scoured the roads for members of the Clan Taliame'onn and kill one of its members to send a message. Patrols show up to attempt and route the bandits, but the patrols are successfully evaded. The Weeping Blades and Kairn stab a man named Elros to death in the woods, and exact tolls upon many passersby's. Two patrols run their course across the roads that significantly outnumber the three men but are unable to find them due to their familiarity with the terrain and employment of guerilla tactics.
- YR 14, Operation Elvenessi Freedom: The Sillumir and Free Company of Camlannen employ tolls indiscriminately and eventually enter the city of Amaethea through a flaw in their defenses. The party engages and the troops scatter throughout the city. The Steward-Councilor Evar'lae is decapitated on the way to his own house and the High Prince Feanor and his wife see a nearby Weeping Blade spy and leave prior to the raid within the city upon seeing the pallid interlopers scouring the terrain. Avaeramos Enrique and Finnadh, two agents of the Alliance, successfully employ tolls on local civilians and take gear from two military personnel. To alert the city to their presence, Avaeramos and Finnadh dashed a young guardsman's brains out against the bell to send a message and ring the bell so that reinforcements may come. The reinforcements never arrive and the troops under the guidance of the Commander of the Sillumir by the name of Kiljaerys execute two other civilians.
Terminology
Public Figures
Slang
- Elvenessi: Demonym for inhabitants of the Arm of Malin peninsula.
- Chirran: Member of the Free Company of Camlannen. Denoted by blue tattoos and symbolic blue markings upon their skin or old Gladewynn-era plate.
Casus Belli
A casus belli is a reason for war.
- Vengeance Casus Belli:
