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Set 1

A Wall Of Meat & Steel

Set 2

A Merry Massacre

Set 3

Battle Of Lion And Wolf

# The Druims of War

## Lore

*As the snow glosses over the highlands of Battania an old feud reignites…*

*Ever since their arrival to Calradia, Vlandians have been spilling the blood of the Battanians in exchange for gold and landed titles. The Imperials of old were more than happy to send their finest mercenaries into the forests of Battania to annihilate the so-called barbaric peoples of the region.*

*Even after the formation of the Vlandian Kingdom under Osric-Iron Arm, campaigns against the Battanians have been a regular affair for Vlandians. The capture of Ocs Hall nearly a century ago marks one of Vlandia’s most celebrated conquests. It is not surprising, then, that the Vlandians have once again set their sights on the deep forests of Battania.*

*The fall of Seonon sent shockwaves across Calradia as it marked the first major Battanian settlement to fall within living memory. With chaos engulfing the Battanian realm as it remains without an active High King, Regent Robert of the Wolfskins has done his best to subdue enemies both inside and foreign to the highlands of his people.*

*Regent Robert had, for a time, been able to achieve peace with King Derthert of the Vlandians in exchange for the ability to hire Vlandians to aid in some of his most dire campaigns. The Fall of Seonon, however, made Robert realize the futility of the truce.*

*With rumours of local Battanians suffering under Vlandian rule within the petty village of Druimmor, Regent Robert has declared that such a slight against the peoples of Battania can no longer be tolerated.*

*In response, King Derthert has assembled a large host with his eyes set on the stubborn city of Car Banseth. Ancient Battanian folklore says that from the Aitlta Druin cliffs of Car Banseth, the return of an old High King from ships long since sailed will deliver Battania from her enemies.*

*King Derthert intends to block that view forever.*

## Post Event Lore

*Battania is a kingdom with a lot of grudges. Centuries of warfare with their neighbors, warfare that had seldom benefitted the Battanians, had left many there with a desire for vengeance. Sturgians, Vlandians and Imperials had all done things that the Battanians would like to see avenged. Wolfking Robert, regent of Battania, intended to see that done, starting with his former allies to the west.*

*Oaths were invoked and men gathered to fight in old imperials ruins west of Car Banseth. They were met with the iron-faced soldiers of Vlandia, each looking to strike down those they saw as pact-breakers. There was no affection between those that had been allies not long ago. Only hatred.*

*No surprise, then, that it took little time for lines to clash. Battanian ferocity saw early successes, bringing down scores of Vlandian men. Derthert was forced to pull his forces back to safer positions and consider his options. He knew this would not be an easy fight.*

*But Vlandia had not come this far without prowess of their own. Discipline was on their side, allowing them to keep calm and hold firm even under pressure from constant hails of arrows. All the while Vlandian crossbows, far easier to learn than the Battanian longbows and therefore better fielded in the battle, turned the tide in their favor.*

*By the time Vlandia pushed forth on their own terms, the Battanians were weakened enough that, though hard-fought, the Vlandians stood victorious on the field. From there, it was a short march to the crow-clan city of Car Banseth. Emboldened by his recent successes, King Derthert was a man of rekindled ambition and he wished to see this city under Vlandian rule before the day was over.*

*Taking the city took longer and saw scores of common peasants slain on its slopes. But with the Battanian army broken in the field, Vlandia was able to overrun the city and raise their banner over its walls. It had been a sword day, a red day and as the sun set over the city, a day of new grudges for the Battanians.*

## Aftermath

The Kingdom of Vlandia took Car Banseth from the Kingdom of Battania.

## Links

Event post: [1]

Wrapup post: [2]