God-War

The God-War is an overarching term for a series of conflicts in the Banished Lands that eventually resulted in a final confrontation between the Ben-Elim and the Kadoshim in the world of flesh. Although the final conflict itself centered on them, the majority of the God-War did not involve either faction. Rather, it is a series of one war leading to another between individual nations and groups of both men and giants alike. It ended with the imprisonment of Asroth in the flesh and the victory of Elyon. In total, the God-War lasted four years, from 1140 of the Age of Exiles to 1144.

## Prelude

Before the war began, (at the start of the Faithful and the Fallen series) there were no existing conflicts. Up until this time, there was a mutual hatred between giants and men, preventing a peaceful coexistence between the two races. There were initially nine independent kingdoms of men: Domhain, Cambren, Narvon, Ardan, Isiltir, Carnutan, Helveth, Tenebral and Tarbesh. There were additional human factions that were not be recognized as full nations, such as the Vin Thalun of the Three Islands and the Sirak of Arcona. There were also five giant factions before the God-War began: the Hunen, the Jotun, the Benothi, the Shekam and the Kurgan.

## The Factions

Although the allegiances of people and places changed consistently throughout the course of the war, the conflict was ultimately between Asroth and Elyon. Therefore, the factions of the war can boiled down to the warbands fighting for each side, including their commander. They are:

-The Warband of Corban

-The Warband of Nathair

## The War of Wars

### The Dominion of the West

**The Dominion of the West**was a series of campaigns that led to Rhin, the Queen of Cambren and a servant of Asroth, assuming control of the western region of the Banished Lands, which specifically includes Cambren, Narvon, Ardan, Domhain, and Benoth. Although each of these countries were conquered by Rhin's forces, she failed to succesfully bring about the death of Edana, the heir to the throne of Ardan. As a result, her control in the west began to slip after Ardan regained its independence. The entirety of her dominion collapsed when Rhin herself died in the Battle of Drassil, where the war eventually concluded. Since her death, Edana, the Queen of Ardan, and Conall, the King of Domhain, have taken control of all of the land in the west that had belonged to Rhin. Unlike the other conflicts that made up the **God-War**, the Dominion of the West lasted the longest, especially since Rhin's rule was never fully established. The major battles and engagements of the Dominion of the West were:

-The Battle of Dun Carreg

-The Battle of Dun Cadlas

-The Second Battle of Dun Carreg

-The Battle of Domhain Pass

-The Siege of Dun Taras

-The Battle of Dun Crin

-The Battle of the Baglun

### The Carnutan War

**The Carnutan War**was a brief conflict between Carnutan and Tenebral after the death of King Aquilus of Tenebral. In retribution for his believed assassination by King Mandros of Carnutan, The Warband of Nathair invaded the enemy country. The war concluded with the surrender of Gundul, who became the next king in Carnutan, succeeding Mandros.

### The Tenebral Civil War

**The Tenebral Civil War**was a conflict between the Vin Thalun, who were in control of the country at the time, and a group of Tenebral loyalists, mainly the men of Ripa. The conflict ended with the eventual surrender of Fidele and Lamar during a rowan-meet.

### The Unification of Isiltir

**The Unification of Isiltir**was a conflict in Isiltir to unite the country under Jael after the previous king, Romar, was killed in the Battle of Haldis. The conflict ended with the country fully united under Jael. However, the true heir, Haelan escaped from his control and was never put to death. As a result, Haelan survived the entirety of the war and became the king of Isiltir after its conclusion. Some of the battles in this conflict were:

-The Battle of Dun Kellen

-The Battle of Gramm's hold

### The Bright Star War

**The Bright Star War**was the final war of the God-War, the conflict which all other conflicts led to. It began with the announcement of Corban as the Bright Star after The Rescue from Dun Vaner and eventually concluded with the Battle of Drassil, which resulted in the imprisonment of Asroth and the death of his human servants. This is also the only war where the The Warband of Corban had ever fought, although The Warband of Nathair had been forming for years beforehand. This is also the only war where the two factions of the God-War actually fought against each other, as the other conflicts preceding it only led to the development of either faction. After the Bright Star War concluded, so did the rest of the God-War. Some of the major battles and engagements of the Bright Star War were:

-The Rescue from Dun Vaner

-The Battle of Murias

-The Battle in Narvon

-The Battle of Uthandun

-The Battle of Gramm's hold

-The Fall of Drassil

-The Attack on Gundul's Camp

-The Rescue from Drassil

-The Battle of Drassil