Battle of Gantrick Field

The Battle of Gantrick Field is a historic event which brought an end to the first Nashar invasion.

### History

Ever since the arrival of the Devonians to the Riverlands to form the mighty kingdom of Laputria, they brought along with them the presence of Nashar's Legion. The Devonians tried to escape the bandits and scoundrels of Nashar, which plagued the lands of Devonia to start anew. However, their past caught up with them.

For months, the Knights of the Withered Rose would fight off and eliminate whichever threats Nashar would send their way. But after clearing one of Nashar's most valuable and profit bringing outpost, the Dreadhaven Mines, killing Nashar's main wizard who overseed the operation, Nashar had to respond, and respond he did. Sending his right-hand man, general Terebus, straight to Wacked Castle, to assassinate the Chapter Master of the Knights of the Withered Rose, Karl Von Towerhouse. Unfortunately for Terebus, the castle was not empty, as one of the knights, Sir Davos, overheard what was happening in the castle and followed the trail of blood which led to the Chapter Master's quarters, where he apprehended Terebus, and the now dead Chapter Master Karl Von Towerhouse. Terebus tried to flaunt his successful assassination attempt, but thanks to Sir Davos's quick reflexes, he was able to shoot an arrow at Terebus, giving him a potentially fatal blow. "Potentially", because his body was never found, as before falling off the castle, he was able to throw an ender pearl into the distance.

Alerting the other knights, Sir Davos was able to gather everyone in Wacked Castle, and upon investigating the crime scene, the knights found a note, written by Karl Von Towerhouse right before his death. In the note, he stated that he found out that the Nashar Invasion is imminent, as Nashar's Legion is set to make landfall in the fields of Gantrick. One of the Knights, Sir Tipper, was already preparing a camp for the knights from where they would defend Gantrick, if the reports of the landfall are true. In a hurry, the three knights, Sir Davos, Sir Erebus and Sir Bringiton gathered what they could, locked up the castle and hastily made their way towards their camp in the fields of Gantrick.

### The Battle

Arriving at the battle camp in the early hours of the morning, the knights saw that the Nashar Legion already made landfall and set up camp opposing to theirs. Knowing that they are outnumbered, the knights decided to initiate the first attack. Sir Bringiton would flank the camp from the right, diverging the legion, while Sir Davos would flank them from the left, and provide ranged attacks at the distracted legionnaires. Sir Erebus overlooked the battlefield from the knights' camp, protecting it. Eliminating all those who were unlucky to make landfall first, the knights returned back to their camp, knowing that there are more waves to come, so they fortified their camp, and prepared for the second wave.

The second wave of the legion was much stronger than the first. The knights tried to meet them on the battlefield, but they were heavily outnumbered and had to retreat. They defended their camp valiantly, eliminating the second wave. However, their camp lay in ruin. The knights had no other choice but to counterattack the third and mightiest wave into the night. Friend and foe fell. Blood was spilled on the field. Dozens of the enemy were cut down by the Knights' sword. And while both Sir Bringiton and Sir Erebus fell in battle, one knight was left standing - Sir Davos, who almost single handedly defeated the entire third wave of Nashar Legionnaires that fell to his sword by the dozens. And by the rise of dawn, he brought victory to the Knights of the Withered Rose, effectively ending Nashar's invasion.

### The Aftermath

With Nashar's Legion eradicated, it made Nashar reconsider his landfall in the Riverlands, turning back and sailing away into the horizon. Whoever survived the battle, was hunted down and brought to justice, until not a single Nashar Legionnaire was left alive.

Thanks to his valiant efforts on the battlefield, Sir Davos was appointed as interim Chapter Master of the Knights of the Withered Rose by the other knights of the order, a title he still holds to this day.

And while there were many threats that the knights had to deal with ever since, Nashar's name began to lose its weight, and may soon be lost to time entirely, as the Battle of Gantrick Field proved to be a decisive win for the Knights of the Withered Rose over the Nashar Legion.