Rushchick-Shire War

The **Rushchick-Shire War** was a large conflict which occured over territory during the early days of Mistui. The war spanned 3 months in the spring of 2009, from February to May. It occured almost exactly one year after the Wolven Wars and the Mistic army, composed of 600 Elvish knights, had been disbanded to individual towns.

# Timeline

## Original Disagreements

### The Gifting

The conflict began on the an unnamed island, an island which Eredwak had originally claimed, but given it up to The Shire. However, Rushchick, a settlement on the Penguin Isle, argued they should have claim to it since their land area was much smaller.

### Diplomatic Battle

To solve the argument, Lord Marcus held an Assembly where Chieftess Clove Ginger of Eredwak noted she wanted no claim to the unnamed island. Cyclandic Senator Bilenn Crystick of the Shire argued the island was for his Castle tribers because it was nearer to his village, and they needed it because they were trapped in the Strait of Coreedore. Rushchick's chief, Bylt Cheapy, was quick to reject this because he was also trapped in the waterborne Penguin Isle and suffering from intense flash floods which had ruined their resources;, and claimed the alpine forest on the unnamed island would give him and his people a chance to thrive. Lord Marcus pointed out that every Mistic group was an ally and suggested the island be split.

### Battle of Assembly Rock

However, Bylt and Bilenn did not agree and the Assembly took a violent turn, the battle of Assembly Rock was the first battle of the war. It was small, but sent a shock throughout the citizens of Mistui that they could not rely on each other like they had united in the Wolven Wars.

## Pre-War Tensions

### The Mistic Army Unites

Appalled, Lord Marcus, Chief Lowell, Chief Svelbrene, and Chieftess Clove decided to militarize their combined force of 400 warriors for a military occupation of the Shire and Rushchick, but Captain Feyr, the one tasked with organizing the army, caught the Black Death in February of 2009. Temporarily out-of-commission, Feyr's second-in-command, Sergeant Erks, suddenly found himself with the weight of the task fully on his shoulders.

### The Failed Occupation

The Sergeant, being more inexperienced, didn't succeed in launching the occupation properly and soon the battle on Dragon Island commenced, and the Mordalians attempted to interevene in late February. It didn't succeed since Mordal's force, about four platoons (100 soldiers) was not ready and was still on rehab from the Wolven Wars 1 year earlier.

## The War Begins

### Battle of Caldera Cove

The tension snapped on March 4th and Bylt's army of 89 soldiers were mobilized on a naval fleet against the Shirans. The Mordalians and Shirans moved to Seashocker Bay where they hoped to intercept Bylt's navy, but to their surprise, the fleet moved past the bay and into Silver Bay, another small inlet on the other side of the Strait of Coreedore. This put Bylt's fleet in an excellent position to quickly invade the unnamed isle. Bilenn's 94 soldiers were quickly transferred to Caldera Cove, where light fighting commenced for one week before Phoenix and Mordal came up with a plan on March 12th.

### The Battle of Brandyburn

While the plan's details were worked out from the 12th to the 15th, one Eredwakian knight was injured as collateral in the fight at Coreedore, and Chieftess Clove grew angry; she militarized her 60 soldiers and prepared to join the battle, but was halted by Lord Marcus. In the meantime, Bylt and his company had successfully taken control of the unnamed island, and were preparing to set up a fortified outpost while the Shirans continued pushing in on the harbor at Silver Bay.

### Execution of the Grand Plan

However, Bylt's soldiers had to spend a week cutting down enough trees to begin building, and in this time, the Mordalians executed the first part of the plan on March 16th under the guidance of architect Aliatonia Alenop. She and a small Mordalian team constructed an outpost on the hilltop on Dragon Island, Tanishatown. Aliatonia placed Pledd Hoykens in charge of it and the new settlement enabled the Mordalians to take complete control of Seashocker Bay, and fighting halted in the southeastern area of the battle on April 5th, 19 days after the building of Tanishatown was ordered by Lowell Tyler. However, the Rushians had managed to secure the hilltop on the unnamed island and had successfully built an outpost citadel by March 29th, which did severely damage the Phoenixian/Mordalian plan.

### The Phoenixians Intervene

Phoenix decided to intervene with fighting force, and on April 14th, Phoenix's company joined the battle temporarily. This came as a surprise to Bylt's platoon and the Phoenixians were able to use the arrowhead strategy and take the outpost by April 20th. They then added extra fortifications, and deployed their company to neutralize the battle still commencing in Silver Bay. Both sides' fighting began to deteriorate after the Phoenixians and Mordalians intervened, and Gautamtown and Tanishatown were essential in controlling the harbors where the battle was taking place.

### The Final Retreat

The final standoff before Bylt's platoon was forced to depart occured at the riverside, where the Shirans poured 3 gallons of Elvish brandy on the shore of the bay before lighting it in a desperate attempt to damage Bylt's platoon. The knights of Rushchick were forced to retreat to their ships. The terrifying strategy earned the battle the name Battle of Brandyburn, and the island and river subsequently inherited the name.

### Resolution and Aftermath

The war officially ended on May 13th, 2009, and the Isle of Brandyburn was declared a neutral zone, controlled by Gautamtown chief Holdener Krykone.