Battle of Raoul Peak

The Battle of Raoul Peak is the final fight in the First Uhekian Mage War, with the mages making their last stand against the Templars.

## Prelude

After their defeat in the Siege of Sheland, the mages under Hosmer were simply acting to survive. Even with their influence, they quickly found they were unable to access any ships to escape the island. Another downside was that they had no access to the resources required to use the Teleportation Circle, meaning retreat was no longer an option.

Thus, with their small numbers most of what they did was avoid a direct confrontation with Solomon and his Templars. They were surprisingly having success for some time, using their magic to slip past them on multiple occassions. But their luck did run out.

In Janu 18 **452PR**, the Mages were cornered in Raoul Peak, forcing them to make a last stand.

## Location

Raoul Peak is a location in the Uhekian mountain range, which gave Hosmer and his mages a good defensive position to fight back against the Templars. They chose a small flat area near the peak, giving them the high ground but using the flat to allow their mages to cast successful area spells. With the time constraints, they were unable to make trenches or anything as the Templars quickly advanced.

## Organisation

### Templars

The command of the Templars was split into three, the right side of the army was commanded by Trevarthen, with many of his Division 1 soldiers on that side (a lot of heavy infantry), while the left side was under the command of Ravenwood who used her Division 4 soldiers to fill her side.

The rest of the command went to Solomon in the centre, who split it amongst Engel and Rowe.

### Mages

With the loss of Bernard, the mages were left with only two commanders. In order to deal with the problem, Hosmer took command of the entire army, using his magic to oversee the battle and communicate with his officers.

Quince instead placed a position on the left side, bringing along some of his most experienced soldiers from his force.

## The Battle

### Beginning of the Battle

Solomon and his forces spread out their lines, allowing for a sizeable gap between individuals to avoid too many of them getting hit with the same blast. After saying his famous speech, his soldiers charged at the mages, inspired. Hosmer and his mages refused to budge, instead hitting them with long-ranged attacks the moment they could.

### Trevarthen's Push

   Trevarthen, annoyed with the constant barrage of attacks took the initiative and gathered his cavalry forces together. Once prepared, he and his horsemen charged up the hill into the Mages. While normally a suicidal attack, he took the enemy by surprise and smashed into the spearman that met to stop them.

Their momentum kept them going, pushing through the first line of Mage soldiers and hitting their reserves. This cost the lives of many of his soldiers but gave the infantry a chance to push forward.

### Quince's Counterattack

   Quince, seeing the effectiveness of the cavalry charge pushed his soldiers up on the left side. As they were the most experienced and heavily armed group, they hit the enemy line like a rock. Moving in a way that directed them to the centre. The moment he broke some of the line, he commanded his other soldiers to fill in the gaps and push foward rather than follow his diagonal line.

### Solomon's Decisive Charge

    Solomon saw the danger in Quince's counterattack and sent his reserves to meet him, under command of Helen Rowe and James Engel. While waiting for Quince to stop, Solomon saw a weakness in the enemy line. With the push from Trevarthen meeting the second line and distracting a lot of troops, the enemy flank went to meet him. At the same time, Quince had ordered his troops to fill in the gaps of his push, causing them to fill in on the left side. This left the centre exposed.

Gathering his cavalry and light infantry, Solomon charged into the weakened enemy centre. With the troops so spread out, he managed to cut off the two enemy flanks and leave them surrounded. Having his position secured, Solomon sent the light infantry to aid Trevarthen and hit the enemy from behind, while he and his cavalry would charge the headquarters.

The sight of Solomon coming directly at him spurred Hosmer into action, who used his heavy magic prowess to kill many of the Templars before they reached him. But it was all to no avail, as Solomon and what was left of his troops continued their push, weathering the storm. When Solomon caught up to the Archmage he took no pause, simply striking down the man where he stood, cutting his head cleanly off of his shoulders.

With their commander dead and both sides surrounded, the Mages surrendered.

### Slaughter

Still in the heat of battle, the Mages surrender meaned little to other than Solomon. While the enemy headquarters were spared, with 200 captured, the rest of the mages were aimlessly slaughtered by the Templars.

Adrian Quince saw what was about to happen and refused to surrender, instead trying to cut through the Templars to try and escape. But before he managed to fully break through and survive, the reinforcements from Rowe and Engel arrived. He continued to fight with his soldiers to the very end, with Engel and Ravenwood believed to deal the final strike to the experienced commander.

## Aftermath

Once the battle was done, Solomon and the Templars had won the war. Trevarthen's journal states that the Templar Commander cried tears of joy, making a speech to his troops talking about how they had saved Uhek and now they could speak freely without fear of execution.

After resting for a few days and burying the dead, Solomon and his Templars returned to Gartaca. Celebrations for the victory occured, showing off their 200 captured with pride before placing them in jail.

It is on this return that Solomon placed his sword in the centre of the Templar compound, ending the war.