Newgate ' s War of Betony Newgate ' s War of Betony is a pro - Daggerfall account of the War of Betony . Content . The history of the Illiac Bay , if told in its entirety , would horrify readers more than the most gruesome legend of the Underking . In comparison to the wars of the first and second era , our most recent appeal to arms , the War of Betony pales . The Siege of Orsinium lasted from 1E 950 until 1E 980 without a pause . A thousand years later , the Thrassian Plague coupled with the War of Righteousness slayed over half the population of the Iliac Bay . And yet , the War of Betony fascinates us , and not just because of its immediacy . Ironically , Lord Mogref of Betony was seeking peace when he asked for Daggerfall ' s protection on the Isle of Betony . The island had long been , but as the piracy in the Bay increased , Mogref truly realized Betony ' s vulnerability . King Lysandus agreed to be Betony ' s liege , on advice of many , including his archpriest of Kynareth , Lord Vanech . While Betony is a prosperous fishing island and well - placed strategically , the vassalage of Betony was primarily an act of charity . Lysandus knew that if someone did not help Betony , it would fall to the pirates , if not to someone worse . Unfortunately , King Camaron of Sentinel did not agree . Citing a two hundred year old contract , obliquely if not illegally written to suggest that Betony was a traditional holding of the Kingdom of Sentinel , Camaron declared war . The majority of his advisors , being warlords in a traditionally bellicose country , supported their king in this . The Chief Counselor , a woman called The Oracle , foresaw death and defeat in the war , but her wisdom was stifled and she was banished from court . Camaron should have listened to her . A few scrimages of the War of Betony went to Sentinel , but the major battles were all won by Daggerfall . King Lysandus , his heir Prince Gothryd , and the general of the army Lord Bridwell were fine leaders and warriors as well , and the Battle of the Bluffs and the Siege of Craghold both went to Daggerfall . The war might have been won with one more victory , but for an unusual domestic incident in King Lysandus ' court . The king ' s mother , the dowager queen Nulfaga , had been uneasy about the war since its beginning , but she now began to have visions of cataclysm . She saw the death of her beloved son should the war continue . Ebullient by his success , King Lysandus refused to listen to her fears until Nulfaga left court . Lysandus then realized how certain she was about his impending death . He began to actively negotiate a peace treaty with Sentinel , using the neutral lordship of Reich Gradkeep as facilitator . The Treaty of Reich Gradkeep was never to be . King Camaron was initially civil , as the losing side of a war is often civil , but when he realized that the proposed treaty would have included a formal declaration that the kingdoms of Sentinel and Daggerfall would share Betony , he flew into a rage . With no thought for the protocol of attacking a neutral peaceable lordship , Camaron order his army to riot through Reich Gradkeep . First the halls of the palace , and then the streets of the capitol ran red with blood . It was only with the support of the Daggerfall army that the chaos was brought under relative control . The Sentinel army fled to the Yeorth Burrowland , and the Daggerfall army chased them as far as the Ravennian Forest before making camp . One week later , after each had a chance to send for reinforcements and plan their strategies , the armies met in the field that separated them , the flowering meadowland called Cryngaine Field . In the heat of the clash , an unnatural fog spread over the field , blinding all combatants . When the mist finally lifted , King Lysandus ' body was found , his throat pierced by an unmarked arrow . Daggerfall did not waste any time in mourning ; young prince Gothryd , who had shown great bravery in battle and was very popular among the troops , was crowned King of Daggerfall just behind the battle lines , and he ordered the army onward . Perhaps it was the sight of the brave young warrior turned king appearing on the battlefield in full regalia that inspired the Daggerfall army , perhaps the battle would have turned regardless , Sentinel began to panic . King Gothryd met King Camaron before the Redguards had retreated , and the two monarchs fought . Both were excellent warriors , but Gothryd was a more skillful swordsman , and Camaron fell that day . Lord Oresme of Sentinel formally surrendered to Daggerfall , giving up all rights to Betony officially . He later commited suicide on the ship back to Sentinel . Peace was a difficult process for the cities and towns on both sides of the Iliac Bay . As part of the formal peace treaty , King Gothryd asked for the hand of Princess Aubk - i , only daughter of the late King Camaron and the Queen Regent Akorithi . The request was intended to restore friendship between the kingdoms , and it was partially successful though many in the royal court of Sentinel viewed the princess as more a prisoner of war than a bond to Daggerfall . The only surviving member of the ruling family of Reich Gradkeep was a sickly infant , so the councilors of state appealed to Lord Auberon Flyte , a cousin of Lord Graddock , to rule the lordship in regency . Lord Flyte accepted , and his strong , almost dictatorial style was just what Reich Gradkeep needed to restore order after the bloody Treaty of Reich Gradkeep . His subjects were grateful that when the infant heir died , they not only elevated his wife Doryanna and him from regents to rulers , they agreed to rename the lordship in his honor . Reich Gradkeep became Anticlere , named after his ancestral home . The horrors of the War of Betony still live on , even in Anticlere . Whether Daggerfall and Sentinel will be able to use the marriage of King Gothryd and Princess Aubk - i as a symbol of peace rather than discord is something that only the future can show . - - 14 Suns Dawn 3E 404