Battle of Ravenyard

The Battle of Ravenyard was one of the largest field battles in Tolreiya, between the arrayed forces of the **Kingdom of Catania**, and the **Beast Tribes**. Although it is called the Battle of Ravenyard, it was fought outside of the town itself.

## Origins

Most of the reasons why the Beast Tribes went to war can be found on the Beast Tribes page; this particular battle was the result of previous incursions that had happened a year ago, known as the **Battle of the Western Plains**. The Beast Tribes, after their defeat, elected a Beast Lord. Catania, expecting another attack, had sent forth larger numbers of troops to Ravenyard to begin reinforcing it and preparing it for war.

## Forces

### Catania

Catania was incredibly well-prepared. The Catanian Army had been deployed in full, led by **Marshal Kodbringer**, with back-up delivered by the House Forces of **House Arcturius** and **House Broderick**. They had large amounts of well-equipped soldiers, artillery, crossbowmen, and a small amount of cavalry in the form of the Knights of the Flame.

### Beast Tribes

The Beast Tribes were surprisingly, not as numerous as they once were - but they were significantly more skilled, with less truly monstrous individuals. They had a large focus on hit and run tactics, with Warhounds, Chariots, and Centaurs.

## Battle

The battle was fought on three fronts, and each one was led by a different Commander; Marshal Kodbringer took the center, Duke Arcturius took the left flank, and Duke Broderick took the right flank. Duke Broderick was the most well-off, with an array of well-equipped Halberdiers, several lines of artillery, and numerous more elite House Troops that had been trained by House Broderick for some time. He also had a powerful Warmage to back him and his forces up. Duke Broderick was arrayed against an unusual force, primarily Minotaurs, as well as Harpies. The Harpies did significant damage, but were eventually taken care of.

The left flank was hit more harshly, with less troops, as the well-equipped but smaller forces of House Arcturius did not field cavalry. They relied upon a powerful Shield Wall, wih Archers dealing death from afar; the large amount of chariots, warpigs and warhounds of the Beast Tribes gave them trouble, but thanks to the actions of **Marcus Arcturius**, as well as the Alchemist **Bubbling Brews**, the two Adventurers dealt a decisive blow to the Chieftain of the arrayed forces, routing the rest of the Beastmen.

The center was hit by the largest force - and had the largest force. Marshal Kodbringer had arrayed the majority of his forces, massed arrays of powerful, well-equipped heavy infantry flying the banner of Iomedae and the Knights of the Flame, they were met with a large, arrayed force of Minotaurs, as well as Hal'gora himself. Marshal Kodbringer, and his retinue, met Hal'gora in battle, and Hal'gora summoned forth a mighty ancestral spirit. In conjunction with his spiritual ally, Hal'gora laid waste to massive numbers of soldiers, and nearly killed Marshal Kodbringer himself, his squire having been slain in his place. Hal'gora was defeated, but not killed, managing to narrowly escape death.

## Conclusion

Total rout of the Beast Tribes. The Beast Tribes fled back into the western plains, and rumor has it they left the continent entirely - likely to the newly discovered continents of **Ithel** and **Vaniya**.