Veidimen Invasion

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Veidimen Invasion of Mateth was a planned and inevitable event in both game and story.

## Background

The Invasion had been in planning for a long time by Patriarch Dras, he had been wanting to conquer the "Green Lands". The invasion was meant to be quick and taking advantage of upcoming Civil War. The Veidimen need no Casus Belli, in their militaristic culture and their dutiful worship of Veid conquest was inevitable and vested by their Goddess.

## Initial Act

A group of Druids led by Tirros have been spying and gathering intel on defenders for the Invasion. They have been camped in a forest nearby Mateth.

Argrave having knowledge of the invasion and the Druids, recruits Galamon. With the aid of the Blessing of Supercession, various poisons and other consumables to offset their small number, The two assault and massacre the Druid's haven slaying Tirros with it. After assault he collects Druids reports and Druidic books. Elias and Mina who had been using Illusion Magic to follow Argrave reveal themselves at the mention of Civil War, they pass the Druid's reports to Nikoletta, who pass it to the Duke, thus the knowledge of Invasion was spread to the highest command chain.

Veidimen Druids who survived the attack spread news of their invasion exposed resulting in Patriarch launching invasion immediately before the defenders prepare themselves.

**Casualities:** Tirros and other Veidimen Druids.

## Landing

Veidimen longboats attack nearby villages to obtain foothold, Argrave went to protect the village of Barden, Galamon was sent ahead to Aethel-Something, an elven ruin from which he attracts its guardians so that they could use Veelstron sign, signal used by Veidimen get a Parley.

The Landing party of Veidimen attacking Barden happened to include Anneliese who subsequently presumed commander of the party due to death of previous commander, Argrave who had taken defense held the line barely until Galamon came running tailed by the Guardians, Argrave made Veelstron sign making Anneliese to stop the attack and defeat the guardians instead, with that Argrave requests to talk with the Patriarch as an agent of Erlebnis.

Suspicious of Argrave's loyalties, Knight Ryles leaves for Mateth to inform this development.

**Casualities:** Vorath (Veidimen warrior), other Veidimen, almost all human spearmen, few Knights and all archers.

## Assault

Veidimen started their attack from the sea, starting with exchange of spells, with Ebonice they claimed many Mages from Defenders and veidimen send their warriors by throwing them with wind magic surprising or distracting for weak link, claiming the lives of the Defenders. At somepoint the Duke was injured and lost conscious leading to Nikoletta taking command, they persisted long enough for the arrival of Master Castro, He lent his Wyvern to Nikoletta while he dealt with high level mages. With the tide reversed against them, the Veidimen retreated without a word.

**Casualities:** Knight Commander Ryger, Castro's Wyvern, great many warriors, mages and knights of both human and Veidimen kind.

## Conclusion

Later Argrave returned with the Peace Treaty or Contract as per the Veidimen, to cease any conquest until a decade, this marks as the end of the Veidimen Invasion.

The Veidimen failed to capture Mateth, Both Veidimen and the Dukedom lost many warriors/knights and Mages, Mateth especially suffered greatly, entire docks and their fleet destroyed. Argrave remedied it somewhat by paying 50 Rose Gold coins (roughly 100,000 Gold coins) to Nikoletta for the Dukedom's recovery.

People of Mateth hold grudge and resentment against Veidimen following the invasion, with the Dukedom lost many of its enforcers people took advantge and lynched unrelated Snow Elves. Most people of Berendar look at snow elves with suspicion after the news but not to the point to lynch any snow elves at sight.