First Crusade against Valhalla

The First Crusade against Valhalla(Often Abbreviated as the First Crusade), was a religious War fought between the clans of Ahwndir and the Nation of Valhalla. The War started year 6 AG in the fifth month and lasted until the first month of 7 AG

7 Pilgrims set out from Agdah's Embrace on a holy mission to visit Fort Bench, during the journey 3 pilgrims were murdered by disguised Valhallan soldiers causing the remaining pilgrims to flee to the fort for safety. Upon reaching the fort the pilgrims were brutally slaughtered by the Forts Soldiers with the sole survivor being used to lead a Valhallan raiding force to Agdah's Embrace. The raiders were repelled but at the cost of several innocent lives, the Grand council soon convened and immediately declared a righteous war to avenge the fallen pilgrims and citizens.

## Battle of Redtown

The first skirmish happened on the outskirts of Redtown, the invading forces lead by the Traitor of Fort Bench Klasma. The disgraced warrior lead an unprovoked attack against Ahwndir aided by Valhalla, Klasma's forces vastly outnumbered the Ahwndir Warband lead by Garan, Lumi, Octavian, N3RV3D, Duke, and Tarhun. Lightly armored units were sent to lure the enemy forces closer to a narrow corridor which heads towards the beach, when Klasma lead his forces through the corridor the Ahwndir Knights, Lead by Warband Leader Garan, attacked the rear of Klasmas forces dealing heavy casualties. Klasma was captured in the aftermath of the battle, forced to kneel and kiss the Ahwndir flag before being beheaded, and his decapitated head displayed outside the Nations capital.

## Siege of Fort Bench

Ahwndir forces began besieging the fort with little results, the forts placement on a hill with trenches dug around the fort made siege engines useless. Combat engineers discovered a small vulnerability in the wall surrounding the gate and came up with a plan to break a decent sized hole in the wall, while allied forces attempted to breach the wall a secondary attachment distracted the forts defenders with an attack on the rear. The attack on the rear was lead by Navy Veteran N3RV3D and unfortunately lead to his death, after personally killing multiple defenders he was shot by an archer and passed on. His Sacrifice lead to the founding of the Nervia Military Academy.

Primary Attacking forces were lead by Knights Octavian, Lumi, Duke, and Tarhun. As the wall was breached Lumi and Octavian rushed the upper battlements slaying all archers positioned above, meanwhile Duke and Tarhun lead a focused attack on the Fort's hold setting fire to all supplies and capturing any cowering enemy forces. In the aftermath of the battle Octavian and Lumi scoured the forest killing or capturing any routed enemy forces, following the battle the Grand Council requested a casualties list which Warband Lieutenant Tarhun gladly obliged writing that the Warband suffered minimal causalities with the complete decimation the of the enemy force.

## Following Raids

In the return home from the Crusade Ahwndir forces raided every single village in Valhalla Territories, following the river along their nation eventually landing in the Nations Capital with the resultant raid giving Ahwndir the Valhallan Flag Ship.

The ship was subsequently captured and repurposed for proper Ahwndir usage, and the Nation of Valhalla struggled to recuperate their forces after the war.

## Titles awarded to Victors

Lumi was granted the title of Knight and given an estate in Tyrannis, he assists as the Chief of Staff at the Nervia Military Academy.

Octavian awarded his family estate in Tyrannis was granted the title of Grandmaster of the Ahwndir Knights and Nervia Military Academy.

Garan was honored as a victorious Warband Leader and given the title of Holy warrior of the North.

Tarhun was promoted to Military Chief of Staff and received many diplomatic honors becoming Ahwndir's primary diplomat.

Duke was awarded the position of head of Military R&D and was given the title of Knight.

N3RV3D who sadly perished in battle was given a 7 day funeral followed by a 7 day festival in his honor, he was posthumously awarded: the title of Vice Grandmaster of Ahwndir Knights, Vice Chief of Staff of the Nervia Military Academy, Founder of Nervia Academy, Grand Admiral of the Ahwndir Navy, and according to his wishes was buried at his private estate with his wife, his legacy lives on in the Academy he fought so hard to establish and the Knights who graduate from the Academy.