The Shattered War

The Fallen Heros of Septiino:High-King Taelion† Lord Emeric Crestfall† Melthanron Palemane†High-King Druir Stonemace†Grand-Marshal Galahad†Grand-Master Auron† Knight-Master Hawke† Elf-Lord Aresithas Skyfire†Warchief Grimgor†

The Shattered War was one of the greatest conflict ever within the world of Septiino; the ensuing fight ended with the balance of power between races shifted towards the rise of Humans the stagnation of the Elves with the rise of the Orcs and destruction of Auchixudor.

## Prelude to the War

Prior to the opening of the Portal and it's creation; the Golden Age of Elves was coming to an end. The long reining power of the Scyeria Empire was growing stagnant with the the Elven Lords all vying for control and politics turned into spitting matches and rifts across the different clans of the Elves. The Humans were had already broken free of the Elven control and began establishing their own lands with their own ruler and religion. However; their world changed the portal came into Septiino and the raw immense power of it's coming forced the surrounding ocean floor to rise up and form a new continent; one powerful enough to cause earthquakes felt all around the world and the mortal races knew something was up. Originally the Human, Elves and Dwarves blamed each other but it wasn't until the day the sky turned red and thundered; they knew then that they had to deal with the new threat; yet their distrust would be the reason of their first fail.

### The First Invasion

> "*We were not prepared; the day the sky turned red and rained fire. We watched the sails of the Elves and Dwarves soar in the wind; only to see our inevitable end*"
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The first invasion of Auchixudor was set forth after the continent was forcible raised from the ground and the massive portal with it began spewing forth demons from another world. The Humans, Elves and Dwarves; though their long hatred for one another was still strong, they each send a small number of ships; though they were not working together their goal remained; to seek out the new continent and deal with the new threat. Each member sent at most 10 ships and it wasn't a unified force; instead they each sailed their own path and landed on different areas. The ensuing invasion was a diaster; within moments of landing their ships were destroyed and men were stranded in sea, ripe for the picking of the winged demons that swoop in and killed them at the mercy of the waves. The remaining men that went ashore and charged the lands were killed within instant as well; those few that survived the initial onslaught banded together but by this time it was futile as they were killed or captured. Those captured were torture in the most gruesome way possible before they were killed. The outcome of the battle reached the ears of the Kingdoms in five days but the battle lasted only one hour after they landed.
After the brutal & swift displacement of the original invasion force; the Invaders that would later become known as Demons or the Sya'as by more esteemed scholars of the age would launch systematically assaults from Auchixudor against the Septiino races, namely the realms of the Old Kingdoms (Both North & South landmasses) felt victim to the horrific carnage that would bring the downfall of some of the greatest powers of the known age and help influence future events by the outcome of such deeds. One of these mentioned events involves the downfall of the Great & powerful Oathian Empire

#### The Flames of the East

As far precaution, or perhaps it was at random with them not expecting serious resistance from the inhabitants of the world. The Demons began their bloodlusty assault thoughout the Old Kingdoms rather then focus on a individual kingdom at a time, but it was enough to pull aside the Humans and the Elves from their petty quarrels but the battles did not favor the mortals at all, with each skirmish and full-fledge battle; the casualities continued to rise. By the end of the first year, argurable agreed that it was the most devestating blow to the world; as whole kingdoms were destroyed, ancient linages all but burned out of existence and the Oathian Empire was considered destroyed as the Imperial city was all but dusted into ruins.

However, an heir of the throne did survive in a direct-descendant that intermingled with the Kingdom of Asalida, thus granting them the titles & claims of the Old Empire. But after the fall of the Empire, the Demons attacked the various independent kingdoms that were left, at first skirmishes to test the opponents then full-fledged legions bred for war.

It was during this time that the first major army was gathered between the Humans and the Elves, and could have tipped the war in their favor had the demons not tracked down the rally point of the gathering, therefore launching a preemptive strike & slaying many knights, including the Order of the Lance that gave their lives willingly to allow the others to retreat to Asalida and Icarius.

Sieges took place against Icarius, Krynval and Vertwind; committed by legions of demons that were held back by the resolution of the defenders. It was also during this time that something was steering in the hearts of men. A town-crier by the name of **Niklaus Ramsey** proclaimed that he had a vision of Nine Stars in the light that hovered over, and that they would prophecy the turning of the tide.

### The Formation of the Unified Alliance

In the mid years of the war; the Elven Empire was breaking under the stress of the Sya'as Legion; many of their coveted Woodland and homeland were being destroyed while their holding on land was slipping from their grasp. After the fateful ambush of the Sya'as Legion the war seemed bleak for the mortal races. However; after the victory of the combined might of the Human and Elves; Emperor Palemane suggested a pact; a unified host of their race and while the Humans were skeptical they had no choice; it was either join with the Elves or be picked apart. Palemane had done what no other Elf had done and created a standing peace between the two races. The Dwarves were added in soon afterwards and the Orcs joined last after they initial declined but accepted after they were saved by the Elves from being sacked by the Sya'as. The Host of Septiino rallied within the shores of the former Oathian Empire and there they sailed West towards the newly formed continent of Auchixudor.

### The Second Invasion

> "The first time we marched it ended in disaster and death; this time there can be no mistake, this is our final stand. If we lose here then our homes will be no more. I pray to the 9 that we are victorious- that we will be victorious."
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The great Kings and Emperor of Elves, Human and Dwarves with a host of Orcs sailed the great Sea to ed the demon threat. When the great host of Septiino arrived on the shores of the Southern coast; they were met with a series of challenges. In order to reach the Portal that continuously spewed demons from the other side they first must get through the four fortress that stood guard over the lands and across the plains of Turraz-Ghul; only then would the portal be at their door step.

### The Battle of the Portal

The unified host crumbled down the fortress of Auchixudor; it wasn't long before they marched onto the plains of Turraz-Ghul and there they launched a month long siege against the portal itself; the battle was one bloody incursion with an almost certainty of death for anyone who fought in the battle. As the battle raged on, the ground underneath them cracked and shook; it seemed the prolonged war on the newly formed continent was taking too much stress. Eventually the heroes of Septiino broke the lines of the demons and turned off the gate but at a price; for when they killed the summoner of the portal, he used the remaining energy of the portal and created a blast powerful enough that it shattered the entire continent and sent tidal waves to almost every corner of the world with earthquakes once again rocking the world. The battle was over, the portal closed and the demons fled into hiding, but the great heroes of Septiino was killed in the blast and their death would be memorialized.

## Aftermath of the War

After the destruction of Auchixudor and the creation of the Blessed Lands; the Old Kingdoms saw for it's first time a major shift in the balance of power between Men and Elves. The Scyeria Empire have been disbanded with the Scyeria Loyalist surviving in small pockets of lands but would never regain their former strength nor glory. The other Elven clans now free of the Scyeria Empire scattered across the globe. The newly arrived Orcs, primarily left to the Eastern continent, but some remained within the Old Kingdoms establishing their own lands. The Dwarves on the other hand became reclusive; many left to dig deeper into the mountains and earth while some remained above ground though the number would dwindle as the ages past. The Shattered War was declared over and ushered in a new age of peace.