War of Beginnings

### Battles

Skirmish of Caeraan, Battle of Soleii, Skirmish at Dalmerta, Battle for Mordonya, Battle of Toren, Battle for Toltris Ravine

The **War of Beginnings**, also known as the **First Dwarf-Elf War**, was a rebellion of the Dwarves against the Elves that had kept them in slavery, led by Invall. It was largely fought in the Calltraan Forests and part of the region that would become the Felkphine Kingdom.

## Prelude to War

### Road to Rebellion

The first encounter between Dwarves and Elves occurred in V59, where the Elves captured many of the Dwarves they encountered, the elves considering them a lesser race.

The Dwarves were brought to Caeraan where they were put to work building the city in slavery. Groups of Elves were formed for the purpose of finding more Dwarves to take into slavery.

In V62, a group of slaves rebelled against the elves, however, the rebellion was formed hastily, and many of the Dwarves who rebelled died in the ensuing conflict. Those who survived were publically executed by hanging with the Dwarven slaves forced to watch. The Elves hung the corpses of the rebels in areas where Dwarves worked the most to remind them of the cost of rebellion.

Tired of being slaves after five years in servitude, Invall begins to speak with many other Dwarves, gathering support from them in planning a rebellion.

Invall manages to gain the entire support of nearly every Dwarf that is a slave and starts preparing for war by smuggling various tools and other supplies to other Dwarves and hiding them in various locations around the construction site to make it easier for the Dwarves to fight back against the Elves.

Invall’s son dies in a construction accident and instead of the Elves letting him mourn his loss, send him right back into work. This action is what propels Invall into speeding up the rebellion which happens on the death of son’s anniversary.

## War of Beginnings

### Skirmish of Caeraan

In V68, the Dwarves enact their rebellion, springing without warning on the Elves. Thanks to the tools and weapons the Dwarves had stashed, they Elves were caught unaware and slaughtered. They battled their way to the city exit leaving the city, the Elves hot on their tail.

### Battle of Soleii

The Dwarves Push into Soleii, hoping to free more Dwarves from the Elven town. The Elven Forces in Soleii clash with Invall's forces at the edge of the town, with the Dwarves having the immediate advantage of numbers. The Dwarves manage to free most of the slaves in Soleii, but the Elven army that was chasing them charges into Soleii catching the Dwarves unaware. The battle rages for two days, but the Elven army pushes the Dwarven forces back forcing them to retreat.

### Skirmish at Dalmerta

The elven forces split their army into two squads. One of the squads chases the Elves down, while the other veers around west to flank the Dwarven forces. The first squad attacks the Dwarven forces just west of Dalmerta, where the Dwarves manage to earn a minor victory, with a small celebration. This is cut short, however, as the flanking forces ambush the Dwarven forces slaughtering many.

### Battle for Mordonya

The Dwarven forces retreat southeast towards the city of Mordonya as the region starts to get more hilly. A small force joins the Elven army as the renowned Elven general Altrais unite his forces with theirs. The Elves decide to use the same flanking tactics as before, seeing them working well, however, this doesn't work to their favor. The Dwarves decided to split their forces into three squads. A small squad held the city, while two large squads positioned on each side of the city. When the first elven squad entered the city, they met with a force far less than they were expecting, but by that point, it was too late, as the Dwarven forces east of the city swooped around trapping the elves in the city between two groups of Dwarves.

The Elven flanking forces, however, found a small Dwarven force in the hills blocking their route. Altrais who had led the charge into the city, fell to Dwarven hands, causing the first major Dwarven victory.

### Battle of Toren

Invall, weary of being ambushed again, pushes his army past Aldrin hills, crossing over the elven border into unoccupied lands, fighting minor skirmishes along the way. Eventually, the Dwarves established a small encampment called Toren, to rest and recuperate. At some point in the night Lysanthir, Son of the Elven Leader Catereya, stormed into the encampment slaughtering many Dwarves. By day Lysanthir nearly lost his life and Invall pushed his forces back towards Toltris Ravine.

### Battle for Toltris Ravine

Due do Dwarven engineering, the Catapult comes to be. And as the Elven forces approach the Ravine, most of their army is obliterated by large stones loaded into the catapults. Lysanthir rides towards the Dwarves waving a flag of truce. Invall accepts communications, where Lysanthir demands Invall fights him in single combat. Invall accepts and the two clashes in single combat for several minutes, with no clear winner before Invall drives his ax into Lysanthir's skull exploiting a weakness.

## Aftermath

### The End of the War

Lysanthir's body is sent back to Caeraan, where Catereya sends a messenger to Invall requesting a meeting in Dalris after a few months. The two parties meet in Dalris with their forces left outside the city. A treaty is signed between Invall and Catereya ending the war, and giving the Dwarves their permanent freedom.

### Years after the War

Even centuries after the war, it left a bitter taste in both races mouths. The elves couldn't stand that they were beaten by a lesser race. The Dwarves hated the Elves forever enslaving their race in the first place. Both Invall and Catereya worked to improve Dwarf-Elf relations but to no avail.

Because of his actions, in the moments before his death, Invall was raised to godhood by the Dwarven God Engil. This established Invall as a household name among the Dwarves even centuries after.