Pentra Rebellion (173 AL)

## Pentra Rebellion

Cardmer Keys, the leader of the Pentra Political Resistance

against

Lovewaterists

* House Lovewater
* House Corbat
* House Strongmer
* House Elysian (limited support)

Lovewaterists

* Lord Consul Ayken Lovewater
* Lord Antonmer Corbat
* Lord Kon Strongmer
* King Aymer III of Pedranier

Lovewaterists

* 5,000 men

Lovewaterists

* 200 killed

The **Pentra Rebellion** was a military uprising against the reforms of **Ayken Lovewater**, who was Consul of Pedranier at the time of the rebellion. Led by **Lord Cardmer Keys**,

### Background

Lord Cardmer Keys had been in opposition to Ayken Lovewater for a considerable amount of time prior to the rebellion. He had advised against making Ayken the new Consul and had feared Ayken would bring Pedranier into another war that it could not hope to win. Cardmer Keys often rejected to fund Ayken's projects and formed the Pentra Alliance, literally meaning oppose in Fanahrian, to Ayken's reforms

Ayken's reforms had placed significant burdens on Lords across Pedranier as sumptuary laws were pased, a Lord's right to a bride on her wedding night was banned, and slavery was cut. The Lords had voiced their opposition to Ayken's reforms and the majority of the Lords formed a coalition against Ayken Lovewater.

Ayken Lovewater humilated Cardmer Keys after taking a considerable loan from the Emperor of Vidin, with the terms stating that the finance minister, Cardmer Keys, would repay the loans. As the treasury of Pedranier could not bear such an expense, Cardmer Keys was forced to not only pay from his own family treasury, but also take loans himself. Cardmer Key's position was weakened and thus he opted for a military solution, believing that the Lords will back him and together, their numbers should be enough to stop Ayken.

### Spying Networks

Ayken Lovewater had effectively gotten rid of all the gangs across Pedranier by sponsoring a puppet gang that he used to spy, act as a secret police, to use for political violence, and silence opposition on the streets. Kon Strongmer had initially warned Ayken that the Pentra Faction would organise a coup against him and against King Aymer, and submit complete fealty to the Vidin Empire.

### Rebellion

Ayken had feigned withdrawal and weakness, fleeing the capital and returning to Trirannal. There, he spread false rumours that his own army is abandoning him, and even sent 500 of his own men to join the Pentra faction. Encouraged by this, Lord Cardmer Keys started his rebellion prematurely, just as Ayken had expected. Ayken now had a cassus belli to destroy Cardmer Keys once and for all.

Cardmer Keys was warned to not prematurely start the rebellion by his son, but Cardmer Keys dismissed the notion.

#### Battle of the Southren Plains

The only battle of the rebellion was fought in the southren plains, located between Pedranier and Kintranta. Cardmer Keys was completely taken off guard and was surprised by Ayken's force, which did not seem to be one on the brink of munity but was one of high discipline and unit strength. The battle was sealed after 500 Lovewaterists defeced back to Ayken and the Pentra army was destroyed.

Lord Cardmer, Lonmer, and Garmer all died in the field. Glasmer was taken prisoner.

#### Aftermath

Ayken spared the lives of the soldiers who joined the rebellion if they submitted to him. However, he used Glasmer Keys to organise a peace table at Kintranta Castle, but first sent his own men to infiltrate the castle.

At Kintranta Castle, Ayken Lovewater ordered the massacre of every family member of every Lord who had joined the Cardmer Keys rebellion, including the women and children. In one fell swoop, Ayken had just eliminated the majoirty of Pedranier's Royal Houses and gave the lands of those houses to his officers and soldiers, but in reality, he had controlled them himself. These were called Extensions of Trirannal.