War of the Ruffians

War of the Ruffians
Date: 75 S.A. - Present Place: Grand Duchy of Balian Result: Ongoing Belligerents Grand Duchy of Balian: Brotherhood of Balian Kingdom of Norland Southern Ruffian Alliance: Ruffian Brotherhood Commanders and Leaders Grand Duke John I Ledicort Vuiller King Ragnvald Eiriksson Ruric of Norland Prince George of the Southern Ruffian Alliance

The War of the Ruffians is a small-scale conflict between the Grand Duchy of Balian, the Kingdom of Norland against the Southern Ruffian Alliance. The war has been marked by several small battles directly within the Capital of Balian Atrus. Its main cause is that the Southern Ruffians demand the return of their ancestral lands that they claim were stolen when Grand Duchy of Balian settled the land in 1869. A breakdown of talks occurred shortly before the Siege of NGS. As of now, Prince George of the Ruffian Alliance has stated his Father the Ruffian King shall march upon the Grand Duchy.

Skirmishes, Battles, and Sieges

• 75 S.A. - Battle of the White Lily Tavern - Balian Victory
• 76 S.A. - Siege of the NGS - Balian Victory

Timeline

• 75th year of the Second Age:
  • Outside of the White Lily tavern thirty Ruffians gather entering Balian.
  • The Grand Duke orders them to leave at once as he sees hostile intentions brewing, this sparks the Battle of the White Lily Tavern.
  • Battle of the White Lily Tavern draws 270 Balians to arms to fight the Ruffians numbering thirty-five with all but two Ruffians being slain it is a decisive Balian victory.
• 76th year of the Second Age:
  • The Southern Ruffians regroup outside of Balian and slowly march in over the course of the day eventually during the night seizing the NGS and constructing an impressive wooden wall.
  • After the Ruffians seize the NGS during the night, the Grand Duke looks over the gardens and issues a call to arms alerting his Norlandic Allies to come to Balians aid. This results in the Siege of the NGS. Balian and Norland rally 350 men while the Ruffians inside had 75 men at their use. The Siege lasts for several hours when finally Sir Jarad Munnel lights the wall on fire resulting in a massive push by the Balians which ends the battle in a decisive victory. Following the battle, the Ruffian Prince is captured and thrown in the Duchy's prison.

Important Figures

• • Grand Duke John I of Balian
  • King Ragnvald Eiriksson Ruric of Norland
  • Prince George of the Southern Ruffians