Wars of Erik the Conqueror

The Wars of Erik the Conqueror refers to the series of wars fought by the Kingdom of Reirgaror and later the Kingdom of Herzland against the Kingdoms of Khai, Valtiere, Caladoria, Ausar and Andoloth. They represent the end of the Golden Age of Lothic dominance and the beginning of Religious turmoil as Belkus' actions during the reclamation leaves the door open for the War of Supremacy and later the Grand Crusade. Directly leading to the Disappearance and Age of Anarchy.
In early 752BD, Khai attacks Olvir, stealing critical grain supplies to leads to a 2 year famine. The new King Raganvad leads an attack but is beaten back due mainly to the Khaian armour and superior weapon quality. Clearly showing the Reirgarorian smiths have fallen behind. 
Raganvad spends 15 years raiding western lands to raise the funds he needs to buy the amount of iron he needs as well as experts to teach his smith the new techniques and by 733BD, Raganvad is ready to leads his army across the sea to destroy Khai and critically, he takes his son Erik with him.
The Reirgarorians land at Ravencrest and quickly take the harbour. They now begin the long march up the mountains to Montclair encountering small skirmishing parties along the way. Now Raganvad begins his siege, telling his men to prepare siege towers. After a month, the Reirgarorians are over the first wall and into the city but cannot go too far as the Khaians have retreated to their inner walls. Preparing for a final assault Raganvad surveys the walls, pointing out enemy positions and weak points to his son. It is at this moment when a man wielding a crossbow pops up from behind a crenulation and take a fateful shot. The bolt passes right between the slit in Raganvads helmet and strikes him right in the eye, killing him instantly.
Enraged, Erik shows the body of his father to the troops and orders them to take revenge as their new King. The sack that follows was one of the bloodiest in history with all inhabitants massacred but Charles III has escaped to Valtiere.
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