Red War

The Red War (named after the Red King) was a twenty-year-long war that started with the assassination of King Elwin Pendragon and ended with the death of the Red King.

## Timeline of Events

### Pre-War

* The Red King is born.
* Elwin Pendragon is crowned king of Arthuria.
* Anera Terrali suddenly leaves Arthuria.
* Armiston Pendragon is born as Armiston Cambarro.
* The Red King joins the Arthurian military, climbing the ranks and eventually receiving the title "Red Knight" due to bloodlust.
* Elwin learns of the Red Knight's crusades and exiles him from Arthuria.
* Armiston swears himself to Dinastis and becomes a wandering knight.

### Year 0

* The Red King and his army storm Camelot, successfully killing Elwin and his sons.
	+ The Red King declares himself the new king of Arthuria, stating his intentions to conquer the lands around Arthuria and drive out all nonhumans.
	+ Armiston hears of the Red King's coup and proclamation, returning to Fernia to warn its populace.
* The Fernian Last Stand takes place, with Armiston and Serenio Cambarro leading the defense.
	+ While a majority of Fernians were able to escape, the Arthurian soldiers killed anyone they found regardless of whether they were combatants.
	+ Armiston is brought back to Camelot as a living trophy of conquest.

### Years 1-6

* The Red King continues his conquest, his forces driving nonhumans out of Arthuria through slaughter and fear while killing any who stand in their way.
* Nonhumans and "sympathizers" begin to form small rebel groups for protection.
* The Quartizine Order suddenly reappears to stand against the tyranny of the Red King.
	+ The Order starts gathering up many of the rebel groups into an organized resistance.

### Years 7-16

* The resistance forms a proper army, with the Quartizine Order at its core.
* The Red King makes repeated attempts to quash the rebel army, to no avail.
* The rebels start to push Arthurian forces out of many of the areas they had previously conquered.

### Year 17-19

* In a bold move, a Psychic warrior leads a prison break-in. All of the prisoners in Camelot's dungeon are freed, including Armiston.
* Armiston joins the resistance after being nursed back to health.

### Year 20

* By this point, the Red King has lost control of nearly all of Arthuria, only able to hold onto the castle.
* The final battle of the Red War takes place when the resistance storms Camelot.
	+ The Red King is killed, with the credit for his death being given to Armiston.
	+ Armiston draws Excalibur, revealing himself to be a Pendragon.

## Aftermath

The end of the Red War brought an uneasy peace to Arthuria and its neighboring lands. Armiston was crowned king of Arthuria, and nonhumans were allowed to return to their homelands and rebuild. However, understandably, many nonhumans became skeptical towards humans. Psychics became a more common sight as members of the Quartizine Order cemented themselves as Armiston's guards and advisors.

The Red War devastated not just nonhuman homelands, but Arthuria itself, leaving much of the land in ruin. Five years after the war's end, the various states in the affected lands, including Arthuria itself, are still recovering.