Gilmora

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Northern Gilmora during Magelord

*Further information: Day of the Dragons, The Siege of Castle Cambrian, and The Battle of Gavard Crossing*

## History

Known as the wealthy cotton lands of Alshar, Gilmora was heavily coveted by its Castali neighbours. A conflict arose some 50 years before the Siege of Boval Vale and Gilmora was conquered by the Castali forces.
This was a heavy blow to Alshar whose descended lords still carry the shame of the defeat. When Castal annexed the best part of Gilmora, the Lords that did not want to live under Castali rule fled to what remained of Alshari Gilmora, and so the northern most region, an area less than ideal for growing the rich cotton crops, remains under Alshar’s control.

## Summary

### Magelord

Shereul's goblin army came down the Great Western Road, known as the Timber Road in Alshar, then the Cotton Road when it enters Castali Gilmora. The forces spread throughout northern Gilmora pillaging and taking slaves.
After the coronation of the new King and ratification of the Arcane Orders Shereul intensified his attacks on Gilmora with the Day of the Dragons attack and later the The Siege of Castle Cambrian. In the aftermath, many tens of thousands of people were force marched into slavery back, along the same roads that paved the way for the invasion.

### Knights Magi

During Ron’s and Tyn’s errantry, Minalan sends the boys into Gilmora to help with some reconnaissance. There they discover the first siege beasts of the war and were successful in their support of the frontlines.
The boys also stumbled across maid Bessie, a servant and bastard child of a local Lord. It was thought that the heiress of the estate, Lady Arsella, had been taken or killed in the invasion. In her place they helped maid Bessie establish herself as Lady Arsella, sending her into safety to live with her extended family.

### High Mage

Gilmora again became the centre of the conflict. Gavard’s crossing, a small settlement with a bridge over the mighty Poros river was the planned location where the Kingdom’s armies would repel Shereul’s hoards. Instead of a well-planned battle over the bridge, Shereul was able to freeze the river along its entire length.

The frozen water created a makeshift road across Gilmora, into the Scarred Lands of Alshar and finally, to the gates and Great Lake of Anthatial the Alkan City of Rainbows.
The new road froze open the great gates and allowed the enemy to fast travel tens of thousands of warriors directly to the heart of the Alkan city. Along the route Shereul’s goblins carried out terror raids. Even after their defeat, when the river was unfrozen, flood waters washed back along the Poros, drowning many of the people living close to its banks.

### Thaumaturge

One of the great weaknesses hampering the defence of Gilmora was its noble defenders the chivalry. They were more interested in their tournaments and vaunted honor than actually training for and gearing their people to withstand attack.
This galled the magi of the Kingdom including the Gilmoran High Magi, Astyral, Mavone and Sandoval, it especially disgusted Magelord Terleman who commanded the forces that blunted the enemy’s invasion.
After some collusion between the Spellmonger and General Terl, the latter made a point of humiliating the chivalry at a prestigious event, causing enmity from Gilmora’s high nobles, pushing the chivalry to arm themselves for a response.