Rushchick

Rushchick was a settlement built on the Penguin Isle in Mistui. It was a village of the Mountain Tribe, although, like most villages in Mistui, it was multi-tribal.

## Details

### Geography

Founded in 2006, the town quickly evolved into a 100-member village, and consisted primarily of an underground cavern and scaffolding outside the caverns to serve as docks. The Penguin Isle was riddled with small streams and bays, leaving very little room for trees and plants on the ground. The Rushians were forced to obtain most of their resources from Eredwak, The Shire, and Mordal, their three neighboring towns.

### Political & Historical

The town was founded by Bylt Cheapy, a Mountain Tribe lord in the Cyclandic province of Siphonea. 2 years after it's founding, Lord Marcus and Captain Lowell, two of Bylt's friends, asked Bylt to aid them in the Wolven Wars. Bylt agreed and sent a company to Eredwak to help. Eventually the war ended and the archipelago returned to peace for 1 year. In 2009, tensions arose between Rushchick and The Shire over the Isle of Brandyburn which the Shirans claim was theirs since Eredwak had gifted it; however the Rushians wanted it due to the lac of resources on the Penguin Isle. The Isle of Brandyburn was very forested and plentiful. Thus commenced the Rushchick-Shire War which was ultimately ended by Phoenix and Mordal, and the Isle of Brandyburn was declared a neutral zone. Bylt was not happy about this since the Penguin Isle was still very low on resources. The other towns, in kindness, then opened their trading to Rushchick and Holdener Krykone, the chief of the Brandyburn isle, even allowed Rushchick to have some of their resources. The town returned to peace for 5 years until the Mistybane War, when it was burned to the ground along with Bylt and his citizens. o7

## Rushchick-Shire War

Besides it's fall during the Mistybane War, Rushchick's largest conflict and event was its three-month war with The Shire in the spring of 2009. The war occured in the southeastern region of Mistui, and was primarily a series of three naval battles, the Battle of Caldera Cove, Battle of Silver Bay, and the Battle of Brandyburn (which did contain a portion of land fighting).

### Beginnings

The war began with an argument between the Rushian chief, Bylt Cheapy, and Shiran chief Bilenn Crystick, over the land known today as the Isle of Brandyburn. The conflict quickly escalated since the Shirans noted that Eredwakian chief Clove Ginger had gifted the land to them as a sign of good will, but Bylt complained that it should've been his, since the waterborne Penguin Isle was relatively submerged and didn't yield much space for farming.

### Battle of Caldera Cove

The Battle in Caldera Cove lasted for a few weeks and contained primarily light fighting; this is because Shiran platoons were already stationed at Seashocker Bay and hoping to intercept a Rushian invasion via Dragon Island, but to their surprise, the Rushians evaded the platoons and instead made for Silver Bay, another small inlet on the other side of the Strait of Coreedore. Surprised, the Shirans had to transfer their troops to the other side, but by now the Rushians had already invaded the unnamed island and begun to axe down trees to build an outpost. Bilenn's adviser suggested attacking Rushchick during this time as it was relatively undefended, but Bilenn refused and claimed their point of interest was here. In the southeastern part of Mistui, there are many mountains and small reclusive bays around them, leading to many spots to hide and fight from. In transferring their troops from Seashocker Bay to Silver Bay, the Shirans had to move through Caldera Cove, a larger water area near the dormant volcano. The Rushian platoons attempted to intercept the Shirans before they reached Silver Bay, leading to light fighting in Caldera Cove for 2 weeks.

### Battle of Silver Bay

The Battle of Silver Bay lasted 4 weeks and followed the Battle of Caldera Cove. The fighting intensified as the Shirans pushed the Rushinas back towards the unnamed isle through the mountain + sea complex. Eventually they reached the Silver Bay, and fighting ensued for a month, with primarily naval artillery attacks in back, and actual sword duels from ship decks in front lines.