Pinarean Uprising

The borders of Pinarea prior to the conflict, divided between neighboring kingdoms.

### Belligerents

Pinarean Loyalists, Popular Rebellion, Athalea, New Volyter, Carbatan

### Main Battles

Battle of Datterbor Hill, Siege of Pinarea, Battle of the Yamtushid, Battle of Varding, Battle of Pinarea City

### Result

Popular Rebellion defeated, Athalea annexes Thelsod and Cape City, Carbatan annexes Varding Coast, New Volyter annexes Walbreach

**The** **Pinarean Uprising** was an armed revolt against King Andras II of Pinarea. It began in 17990, and lasted until 17992. The disarray it created in the country prompted many kingdoms to carve up the Pinarean Kingdom's land for themselves.

## Background

Prior to 17987, Pinarea had been a relatively prosperous Gulf-Kingdom. It had colonies overseas, a large mainland, and multiple large cities. However, many of its citizens were unhappy after the 17987 inauguration of King Andras II as ruler, as the King raised taxes to twice the level as the previous kings, ignoring his father Andras I's warnings against such an act. What further angered civilians was Andras II's usage of tax funds to fuel his lavish lifestyle by importing foreign fabrics and wild animals from Phiriactom. Tensions reached a boiling point in 17990, when a Sand-Wurm that Andras II had imported broke free and began devastating the capital. The great lizard killed dozens and destroyed the homes of dozens more before it was wrangled by many common folk. But, rather than obey the King's orders to kill the Wurm, the commoners released the beast and drove it toward the King's Royal Guard. The King ordered his men to attack the crowd, killing several, which sparked riots throughout the city. The protests and riots spread to the entire Kingdom, the taxes and poverty erasing all loyalty the lower classes had toward the royal family.

## Open Conflict

On the same day as the capital riots, a huge mob of thousands of farmers from the area took up arms and besieged the city. The Popular Rebellion captured the outer walls of the city, but the King and the soldiers still loyal to the throne barricaded themselves inside the city's keep, which housed the palace, armory, and food stores. Elsewhere in the country, angry mobs were forming in Thelsod, Varding, and Valbrisas (Walbreach), coming into direct conflict with the national army outside Varding in the Battle of Datterbor Hill. The Popular forces won against all odds, mainly out of sheer numbers, encircling and massacring the Loyalist army and militias. The remaining Loyalists around Varding and Thelsod capitulated after this devastating battle, effectively giving control of the western half of the mainland to the rebels.

## Foreign Interference

In 17991, the army of Athalea, numbering over 40,000, crossed over the Yamtushid River, encountering the rebel detachment of 15,000 men responsible for keeping the western border secure. In the following Battle of the Yamtushid, the Athaleans decisively defeated the Popular army, marching to take Thelsod unopposed. Other Gulf-Kingdoms soon realized what was happening, and mobilized their armies for invasion.

Carbatanian forces numbering around 10,000 departed from Toplizia and sailed to Varding, defeating the makeshift rebel navy in a short attack and landing in the harbor of the city. Without much resistance, the Carbatanians captured the city and much of the surrounding area. However, a large rebel army returning from east Pinarea arrived at the city several days after the Carbatanian expedition had moved on, defeating the garrison and recapturing the city. The Carbatanian army received word of this, and marched back toward the city. The army of 23,000 rebels left the city to fight the Carbatanians in the fields west of the city's walls. The resulting Battle of Varding was a victory for Carbatan, although they lost a significant percentage of their army during the battle.

By 17992, the Volytrian army had also staked a claim, landing 8,000 soldiers outside Walbreach. The city was still under the control of the Loyalists, but the Volytrians continued the assault on the city. After three days of besieging Walbreach, the city's loyalist leaders capitulated, surrendering the city to New Volyter.

## End of the Popular Rebellion

In Pinarea in 17992, after two years of siege, a Loyalist army arrived from the east. A coordinated sortie assault from the Royal Guard in the capital's palace and flanking attack from the fresh Loyalist army allowed the rebel army to be demolished in the Battle of Pinarea City. Combined with the invasions from other Gulf-Kingdoms, the rebel army had lost most of its resources, and had no choice but to resubmit to the king's rule.

## Aftermath

The uprising left Pinarea in shambles, Athalea annexed the city of Thelsod and the surrounding area as well as the colony of Cape City; Carbatan annexed the Varding Coasts; and New Volyter occupied Walbreach and its surroundings. New Volyter's expansion would lead to the Antiporosian-Volytrian War just one year later, as the kingdom of Antipoross also was seeking to expand its power, and it now shared two borders with the weaker New Volyter.