Battle of the Green Grove (1212 AW)

Combatants| * Republic of Fühlgart

Commanders| * Syarus
* Albert Schmied
* Jonas Rotherz
* Arlenin Yrion †
* Bloomsage Haeyen †
* Falaen Taevyrum †

***“**This land, this forest, it's holy ground! This isn't a war, it's an insult!**”***
— Bloomsage Haeyen

The **Battle of the Green Grove** was a short campaign that is considered to be a part of the larger Republican-Wyrsian War. The battle saw such extreme damage and loss of civilian life that many have labelled it as genocide. Furthermore, the killing of the Divine Nyara and the total destruction of Nyara's Roots, one of the oldest surviving cities in Enselonde at the time, have made the Battle of the Green Grove extremely controversial.

## Belligerents

**Republicans**

* Republic of Fühlgart
* Protectorate of Weckstein

**Divine Support**

* Syarus

**Forces of the Green Grove**

* Independent Armies

**Divine Support**

* Nyara

## Context

The Republican-Wyrsian War came to a crawl in 1211 AW after the Republican armies hit an area called the Highlands of Death, a series of castles and fortifications in a hilly chokepoint south of Stavia. With months of brutal fighting yet no end to the stalemate in sight, the Republic of Fühlgart was exploring options to go around the Highlands of Death somehow. Negotiations had been opened up with the City-State of Whitecrest, yet they couldn't be convinced to join Fühlgart's side. With no options left, the Fühlgartian Senate simply resigned to having to force their way through and waste thousands of lives.

However, it was Syarus, the God of Storms, who provided the solution. The Green Grove was easily accessible and would serve as a fine path to circumvent the Highlands. However, it was firmly established that the Green Grove was off-limits for any Human armies during the Darkest Decade, when the Sapphire Inquisition was annihilated by the Goddess of Life, Nyara, during the Green Slaughter. Knowing this, the Senate turned the plan down. However, Syarus, now wielding the Godslayer's Blade, provided a way to beat Nyara. Ultimately, the Senate reluctantly agreed and assembled the Second Army under Albert Schmied alongside a small support force from Weckstein. On the 1st of Greenburst, the Day of Life, Nyara's religious holiday, the Republic launched their attack.

## Events

1212 AW

* 1st of Greenburst, Republican troops cross the border unopposed. Faerian scouts report the invasion.
* 2nd of Greenburst, Arlenin Yrion assembles an army of Faerians and digs in at Caran Yrion, his ancestral hometown.
* 5th of Greenburst, Republican victory at the **Battle of Caran Yrion**. Arlenin escapes north.
* 5th of Greenburst, Republican pyromancers begin a series of wildfires that will consume the Green Grove for the rest of the campaign. Tens of thousands of non-Human civilians burn alive in the coming weeks and many villages are completely destroyed.
* 6th of Greenburst, Arlenin Yrion is caught by the wildfires and burns alive.
* 9th of Greenburst, Republican victory at the Battle of Caran Paeloch.
* 11th of Greenburst, Republican victory at the Battle of Caran Maenher.
* 14th of Greenburst, Republican victory at the Battle of Caran Alaeri.
* 18th of Greenburst, Republican victory at the Battle of Caran Taevyrum.
* 21st of Greenburst, Start of the **Battle of Nyara's Heart**.
* 22nd of Greenburst, Nyara exits Withdrawal and joins the battle.
* 24th of Greenburst, Bloomsage Haeyen dies in battle.
* 25th of Greenburst, Syarus kills Nyara. Republican troops abandon Nyara's Heart as the wildfires begin to consume it. The city is destroyed completely. Republican troops continue their march.
* 29th of Greenburst, Republican troops exit the Green Grove east of Wyrgate, ending the campaign.

## Involved Forces

### Republican Forces

* **Land**
	+ Second Army
	+ 14th Weckstein Infantry Company
* **Air**
	+ None

### Green Grove Forces

* **Land**
	+ Army of House Yrion
	+ Army of House Paeloch
	+ Army of House Maenher
	+ Army of House Alaeri
	+ Army of House Taevyrum
	+ Green Grove Defense Army
	+ Vulpesian Honor Guard
	+ Army of Nyara
* **Air**
	+ None