Eyaroda Pact War

## Background

Members of the Þalakerod ey (tribe) migrated to the new Berahak territroy in week 21, and decided to reorganize themselves into a new ey named "*Gorani"* — "Big Eye". This caused tensions growing between the Eyroda (chiefs) and the Mownahan (High Priest) to boil over, as the Eyroda —and even many Sahnahwula (priests)— began to resent the centralizing force of the Mownahan. Eyrod Hwanani of the Þalakerod resisted the formation of the Gorani ey, but the Mownahan ruled that the Gorani were free to separate. The Mownahan argued that it is their role to intervene in matters between Eya, but Hwanani complained that the Mownahan—and by extension, the Tinaroda—were eroding Eyroda power. Furthermore, now that the Mownahan themself is the Eyord of the Hamownhan ey, it is in their interest to weaken the other Eyroda by allowing them to split. Eyrod Hwanani made their arguments clear to the other Eyroda, and a pact of dissenting Eyroda and Sahnahwula was formed.

After a new Mownahan was elected, the pact sent them an ultimatum: either write Eyroda rights into the Veyboru (code of laws) and ban unilateral division of the Eya; or the Eyroda will reject Mownahan authority altogether. The Mownahan refused their demands, and the nation fractured and readied for war. On the side of the Mownihan were the Xiubat, Embiþaiha, Poatahapos, Hon pon Vey Kotaxe, Gorani, and the Hamownahan. The Eyroda pact consisted of the largest eya; the Bwafur, Mowimeros, Banedawahla, and the Þalakerod.

## The War

The Eyroda pact intially divided their armies into two. The warriors of the Þalakerod and Bwafur were to push west and capture the renegade Gorani territory, while the Mowimeros and Bendawahla would march south to confront the Mownahan's armies directly. The Mownahan's strategy was to maintain a defensive position and defeat the rebellious Eyroda on friendly territory.

The Eyroda Pact initially succeeded on both fronts, and pushed south into Poatahapos territory and west into the lands of the Gorani. They were particularly successful on the western front, and nearly captured the Eyrod of the Gorani. Their successes would soon sour, however. The Mownahan's strategy prevailed, and the Pact failed to invade Posamoi—the heart of the Mownahan's power. The pact then suffered back to back losses against on both fronts, as the Embiþaia aided the Gorani and repelling the Pact forces in a decisive battle, and the Mownahan's forces pushed the Pact army back into the heart of Gwanoi. Back on friendly territory, the Pact forces were narrowly able to hold their lands, and pulled their forces from the Gorani lands to help defend their homeland. This retreat would fail, however, as the Gorani and Embiþaia scattered their armies into the forests. The Eyroda Pact decided to attempt to maneuver around the Mownahan's forces by marching through Embiþaia lands, but were caught and defeated. The western army failed to regroup under Gorani harassment, and the way for the Mownahan to invade the Pact's lands was open. The defense of Mownaþali, Gwanoi's capital, failed miserably, and the Mownahan captured it and ended the Eyroda Pact war with the imprisonment of the rebellious Eyroda.

## Aftermath

The Mownahan, wary of a blood feud, ultimately decided to spare the rebellious Eyroda's lives, but stripped them of their authority and appointed new, loyal Eyroda from amongst their respective eya. The Mownahan also punished most of the dissenting Sahnahwula by stripping them of their official status, and condemning them to *Paponaþuwi* (indentured servitude). With dissenting voices out of the way, the Mownahan was able to formalize the organization of the Sahnavey faith, and mandated that each village have at least one Sahnahwul and one apprenticing or *"Sahnahwulasiun";* a sahnahwul serving under the authority of the villages principal Sahnahwul. The village Sahnahwul were appointed by the *"Sahnahwulhayey",* of whom there were six in every Ey, and these in turn reported directly to the Mownahan.

The aftermath of the Pact War had the opposite effect that the Eyroda intended. The Mownahan quickly centralized authority over the Sahnahwula, removed disloyal Eyroda, and hardened the rule of the *Veyboru* (code of laws). In the following decades, Gwanoi became less of a confederation of Eya, and more a unified nation. While the Eyroda were still powerful, they lost much of their independence in matters of law, thought they retained control over their own armies and military organization.

## Meta Information

Does the Mownahan accept the pacts proposal? Roll d4, must be >3. Mownahan rolls 4, the Mowanahn rejects the ultimatum, and war starts.

### Rolling d10s to determine the battle outcomes for the Eyroda Pact

southern battle roll: 8, must be >6

western battle roll: 6, must be >5

**Eyaroda win both battles**

march to Posamoi roll: 4, must be >6

march to Gorani roll: 5, must be >4

**Eyaroda fail to enter Posamoi, but make it to Gorani lands**

defend south roll: 3, must be >5

capture Gorani roll: 4, must be >5

**despite early victories, the Eyaroda are pushed out of the south, and the Gorani resist conquest**

defend centre roll: 8, must be >5

retreat Gorani roll: 4, must be >6

**The eyaroda defend the heartland of Gwanoi, but their retreat from Gorani fails, and the army begins to fall apart**

attack south roll: , must be 1>5

survive west roll: 3, must be >7

**The eyaroda counterattack against the southern Eya fails miserably, and the army is crushed. The western army is also terribly defeated, and falls apart**

defend centre roll: 1, must be >6

**The eyaroda defense collapses horribly, and the Mownahan forces are victorious**

Mownahan shows mercy roll d4,

roll: 3, must be >2

**The Mownahan shows mercy, and strips the rebellious Eyroda of their titles but lets them live**