Second Arathi Civil War

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==Prelude==
Early in 626KY, Duke Mathilan Lionblood disappeared beyond Thoradin's Wall, after months of searching the Duke was presumed dead upon the discovery of a body. Though there was evidence that Mathilan remained alive, there was absolutely no chance of finding or rescuing him. This left his order with no heir. The title of the Duke of Arathor was soon under contest, pulled between Kormed vor Johnson III, Lord Baereus Williams, and Tiberius Never-Duke (the bastard son of Duke Tritus Auralius). With vor Johnson and Tiberius arriving from foreign lands with armed retinues, and with Lord Williams's forces already occupying the city, tensions rapidly reached a feverish pitch.
The servants of vor Johnson and Never-Duke, consisting largely of criminals and scoundrels, soon fell to violence against the locals and the supporters of Lord Williams. As the city seemed perched on the brink of open warfare in the streets, Thane Everen Corelas intervened in his capacity as Palatine of Stromgarde. With the express role of adjudicating between clashing nobles, he declared that the law would decide who would receive the title - not force.
Unfortunately, law was not to rule that day. Despite calling many good and steadfast people to hear the arguments and to stand as witnesses to the justness of the decision (which, the law being applied truly and justly, would default the title to the King), a servant of Tiberius Never-Duke - Irth Iradius - produced a knife and stabbed the Thane in the back, launching the Coup of Tiberius. The bloodbath that erupted saw the Palatinate forced to flee, Kormed vor Johnson abandoning his claim, and Baereus Williams swearing loyalty to Tiberius Never-Duke in order to save the lives of his men.
The Second Civil War had begun, witnessed by men from the Clergy of the Holy Light, the Order of the Elder Orchid, the mercenaries of the Gear and Blade Ironworks, Sir Gabriel Mordrime, representatives of the Dwarven Vanguard, the Tainted Legion, and a legion of other factions. The strength of those men, though summoned to act as witnesses, preserved the life of the Palatine and allowed his forcible removal from the fighting, but Never-Duke's criminal horde (reinforced by Alterac Syndicate members and the Steelmane Gang) proved too savage to be overcome in the close quarters of Stromgarde Keep.
==Vargrinn Seizes the City==
-Tiberius disappears
-Vargrinn capitalizes
==The Arathorian Exodus==
==The Occupation==
==The Return of the Thane==
==The Siege of Stromgarde==
==The Aftermath==
Category:Second Arathi Civil War
Category:Civil Wars
Category:Kingdom of Arathor