Red Skull Rebellion

Combatants| * Red Skull County
	+ Redlyre

Commanders| * Mochan I
	+ Dordos I
	+ Cheron Cille

The **Red Skull Rebellion** was a failed rebellion by Count Mochan I of Red Skull against the Duchy of Redlyre and, from 963 AW onwards, the Kingdom of Wyrsia in its entirety. The uprising was sparked by Mochan I's personal ambition. After assassinating his father, Count Ulto IV, Mochan raised the Army of the Red Skull and immediately marched against the Duchy of Redlyre, seeking total autonomy or independence.

Most of the conflict was a stalemate. After a large yet inconclusive battle at the town of Hanwoode, the rebellion degenerated into an immobile front marked by the occasional skirmish. This perpetual state of a rather listless war continued for over two decades. It wasn't until Queen Maria I herself began intervening in the conflict that something changed. In 963 AW, annoyed that Mochan I's revolt had still not been quelled, she ordered a large amount of Wyrsia's available forces to march on the county and defeat the revolt.

Impossibly outnumbered as he was, most of the Army of the Red Skull defected to Mochan's exiled brother, Cheron Cille, who had been propped up as the would-be replacement of the rebellious count. Those who continued to serve Mochan would be known as the Loyalists of Mochan, a much smaller force that failed to hold on to any major city besides Cnoc Cain. Having lost all land beside the capital, the Battle of Cnoc Cain marked the end of the Rebellion, with Mochan I and his remaining Loyalists either dying in battle or being captured and executed.

The aftermath of the Red Skull Rebellion saw Cheron Cille appointed as Count Cheron I. Any independence that Mochan tried to gain was lost as Cheron and his successors were subjected to direct oversight by the Duchy of Redlyre. Furthermore, much of the trust between the Wyrsians and Red Skull people had been damaged or destroyed by the Rebellion, and it would take many years for it to be rebuilt.

## Belligerents

### Rebel Forces

* Red Skull County - Mochan I, Count of Red Skull

### Royal Forces

* Duchy of Redlyre  - Dordos I, Duke of Redlyre
* Kingdom of Wyrsia  (963-964 AW) - Maria I of Wyrsia

## Events

**940 AW**

* 3rd of Starhearth - Mochan I and the Army of the Red Skull cross into Redlyrian territory, marking the start of the Red Skull Rebellion.
* 7th of Starhearth - Stalemate at the Battle of Hanwoode.

Heading into the winter of 940 AW, Mochan I deployed his forces widely, with Duke Dordos I doing the same. This resulted in a stagnant front consisting of rare skirmishes taking place. Effectively, the war died down after the inconclusive Battle of Hanwoode. This would remain unchanged until 963 AW.

**963 AW**

* 56th of Greenburst - Annoyed at the lack of progress against Mochan I, Queen Maria I of Wyrsia orders all available units to assist Dordos I in quelling the Red Skull Rebellion, marking a major turning point in the conflict.
* 13th of Nyara's Summer - The Army of Woodhall arrives in Redlyre.
* 18th of Nyara's Summer - The Army of Wyrgate arrives in Redlyre.
* 20th of Nyara's Summer - The Army of Sunfort arrives in Redlyre.
* 33rd of Nyara's Summer - The Army of Whaler's Bay arrives in Redlyre.
* 35th of Nyara's Summer - The Wyrsian forces launch a major offensive against Mochan I, who is severely outnumbered. Mass defections in the Army of the Red Skull follow, who join Cheron Cille, the proposed replacement of Mochan I. Mochan I creates the so-called Loyalists of Mochan to replace the Army.
* 49th of Nyara's Summer - Wyrsian victory at the Battle of Cnoc Iar.
* 1st of Starhearth - Wyrsian victory at the Ambush at Taragha.
* 9th of Starhearth - Wyrsian victory at the Battle of Taragha.

After losing Taragha, Mochan retreated to Cnoc Cain. Over the winter, Wyrsian forces captured all other settlements in the county except Cnoc Cain, which was surrounded. Instead of an assault, Cnoc Cain was starved out by Wyrsian troops, who hoped that the residents would spit out Mochan throughout the winter. They would be proven right in early 964 AW when Mochan was forced to leave the town.

**964 AW**

* 4th of Frostfade - Wyrsian victory at the Battle of Cnoc Cain, Mochan I dies in battle. End of the Red Skull Rebellion.

## Involved Forces

### Red Skull Rebellion

* Army of the Red Skull (940-963 AW) - Mochan I, Count of Red Skull
* Loyalists of Mochan (963-964 AW) - Mochan I, Count of Red Skull

### Wyrsian Forces

* Army of Redlyre - Dordos I, Duke of Redlyre
* Army of Sunfort (963-964 AW) - Keo Velor
* Army of the Red Skull (963 -964 AW) - Cheron Cille
* Army of Whaler's Bay (963-964 AW) - Vance Graham Smith
* Army of Woodhall (963-964 AW) - Laith Ennithas
* Army of Wyrgate (963-964 AW) - Gaethar Kovahl