Sack of Urak

The Sack of Urak was one of the most devastating economic events in the history of Eldham, with the seizure of the city of Urak and well over $50,000,000 in wealth.
== Background ==
=== CATO - Uraki War ===
By the , the Second Uraki Imperium had been almost completely destroyed by internal instability only two years into their war with CATO All Domains besides Osria had declared independence, and foreign forces were closing in on the great city of Urak. Chaos quickly engulfed the city as the Imperator, Shard Aurelian moved quickly to prepare for war, sending pleas for aid to the former Imperator Tylics Aurelian, who had abdicated after being unable to handle the situation.
=== Inside Urak ===
As rumors of enemy attacks and plans of war circulated, the remaining nobles of Osria feared an annexation by foreign powers. Citizens mobbed the streets, demanding peace while groups of loyalists armed themselves and demanded the city be defended to the last. The Crown also defaulted on its immense debt to its own bank, The Bank of Uraka, owned by Castell Sterlingcrest, an extremely rich Lexarch of Uraka. 
Amidst the chaos, Castell came together with Aersnya Osri Draconis, the Lord Protector of Osria, Tylics Aurelian, and the leadership of the AWE, a CATO member. They plotted to depose the Imperator and restore an Independent Osria.
== Urak Falls ==
=== Coup Against Shard ===
As a small Ashtrokan force arrived outside the urban sprawl of Urak, Aersnya Osri Draconis and Castell Sterlingcrest organized for the open of Fort Uraks gates and the removal of the cities guard. Supporters of Osria, Ashtrokans, and warriors from Drak Yamar led by Tylics flooded the city. 
=== Sacking ===
What little resistance there was quicky dissolved under the pressure of the elite soldiers. Great jeweled and gilded idols were looted, beacons broken to pieces. All manor of riches were plunder as royal Uraki warships was burned at anchor. Entering Fort Urak, hundreds of suits of armor, countless potions and brews and all manner of war equipment were taken and shipped out. At the private residence of Shard Aurelian, the Imperator was greviously injured and fled into the chaos after a duel with attacking soldiers.
Many attempted to take up arms to fight off invaders but were swiftly killed, as citizens locked their doors and hid in their homes, but it was no use, every door was broken down, every window shattered. Some $50,000,000 in gold, gemstones, silvers, and other forms of wealth such as netherite armor and ancient artifacts were looted from the residence of the Imperator. The accumulated wealth of two centuries was carried off from the wealthiest city in the world.
== Aftermath ==
In the aftermath of the sack, the forces of Osria controlled Urak and the surrounding lands. Castell Sterlingcrest proudly declared the Bank of Urak as the Bank of Osria, and decreed that Osria should take the place of Uraka. Aersnya Osri Draconis affirmed this decree, which was followed by the only other remaining Lord Protector of Uraka, Brynden Holt of Ersine declaring his lands Osrian.
With this, the legacy of Uraka was finally ended as the Osrians began working to return order to the devastated city. An unknown number of individuals were slain in the assault.
Category:Events
Category:Traveler's Era