Battle of Trident River

Combatants| Workhold* Royal Army
* Baathúr Shadows
* KOMS

Commanders| **Leondras** †* Mennos van Dire
* Orthac Lovindel †
* Leon Speer
* Marrius Gonvelsia

Battle of Trident River was a major battle fought during the Scouring of Ili-Fien. It was a show of dedication by the Fianese who did not want to be destroyed by the Royal Army. It was an astounding victory performed by various different leaders such as Torrino Àjallo and his two mercenary captains Xi Hui and Marrius Gonvelsia both of whom survived the war. The battle however had little impact on the result of the war, as Fianna would still be decimated.

## Battle

The battle was fought in the Trident River bridge, which was guarded by the mercenery group of Marrius Gonvelsia. Gonvelsia ordered his men into testudo and braced for combat. His reinforcements, the regiments of Torrino Ájallo and Xi Hui were placed few dozen meters behind him. There was a hill behind the bridge as well and on top of that hill were the last reinforcements, the units under the command of Artorias Perickard.

The battle began when the Worvian arquebusiers began to fire at Gonvelsia's men. This was very effective and the only thing stopping the arquebusiers were Xi Hui's men who tried to shoot at them with bows. Gonvelsia eventually withdrew and formed a line with Xi Hui's and Torrino Àjallo's men. A long thin line with few reinforcements in the back.

The Royal Army charged this line but were repulsed three times. During the second charge, Ájallo managed to corner a Royal Army general, Orthac Lovindel. A legendary duel began with Ájallo as the victor. Ájallo had slain a knight of prominence, the knight that ventured into the Rape Forest and survived unscathed. Orthac was indeed one of the Worvian heroes from the Borian War.

During the third wave a disaster struck for the Royal Army, Marrius Gonvelsia had managed to slay another general, this time the main commander as well as the second heir to the Worvian throne; Leondras Baathúr, the Prince of Workhold, Duke of Baathúr and C-in-C of the Baathúr Shadows. Leondras also wielded the famed Amagad Greatsword, which Gonvelsia collected. After this a fourth charge with great ferocity began. This charge broke the men and they had to flee. It was it this moment that Artorias charged from the hill with his knights, now aided by Artorias' boss and even more reinforcements. This charge made Mennor Enkell, the now C-in-C of the Royal Army, to order a withdrawal and the Royal Army men withdrew swiftly and orderly, showing their discipline.

## Aftermath

Xi Hui, Marrius Gonvelsia and Artorias had had enough of this uphill battle and decided to leave Ili-Fien for good. Ájallo thanked them and left for Castle Fianna where his new assigned awaited him. Ájallo was made a national hero of the Fianese peoples, a title which would last mere weeks until most if not all Fianese people were massacred. Marrius Gonvelsia was tortured by Artorias' boss who wished to know from whom did Gonvelsia obtain the Amagad Greatsword. Gonvelsia had forgotten and knew not what to say and thus was tortured losing his hearing and ability to speak. Gonvelsia was thrown into the pier of port Soreen and Artorias' gang left. Xi Hui also left the island. Gonvelsia eventually awoke to find out that his Amagad Greatsword had been stolen, and then left the island in a hurry not to stay to be slaughtered by the Worvians.

Torrino Ájallo would eventually die while fighting to defend the City of Iivas.