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One of the first casualties of the Shipbreaker War was the Barony of Dun. Baelak's forces moved to occupy Dun Fortress, executing the Ogre Baron Vukub Ysin'zhu and mounting his head on a pike outside his own stronghold. The drawbridge drawn up and the Nazedha armed with strange, chaotic crossbow bolts beyond the means of the Aetolians to retaliate against, breaching the Fortress seemed a relative impossibility. During this time, it became clear that the Nazedha were capable of teleportation - able to traverse between their own city and the mainland with relative ease. | One of the first casualties of the Shipbreaker War was the Barony of Dun. Baelak's forces moved to occupy Dun Fortress, executing the Ogre Baron Vukub Ysin'zhu and mounting his head on a pike outside his own stronghold. The drawbridge drawn up and the Nazedha armed with strange, chaotic crossbow bolts beyond the means of the Aetolians to retaliate against, breaching the Fortress seemed a relative impossibility. During this time, it became clear that the Nazedha were capable of teleportation - able to traverse between their own city and the mainland with relative ease. | ||
At this time, the indigenous populations of Orcs and Ogres were taken by the Nazedha as slave labor. It would not be until later in the war that the Aetolians would retake Dun through use of catapults constructed by Rhulin, the dwarven architect - even then, however, the Fortress was abandoned, with the Emperor making his move on the ruins of Ashtan to construct what would become Huanazedha. The sole Nazedha casualty of the recapture was Jakhi, one of the three great Sages, from whom the Aetolians would recover a book containing the Revelation of Lanu Du. | At this time, the indigenous populations of Orcs and Ogres were taken by the Nazedha as slave labor. It would not be until later in the war that the Aetolians would retake Dun through use of catapults constructed by [[Rhulin]], the dwarven architect - even then, however, the Fortress was abandoned, with the Emperor making his move on the ruins of Ashtan to construct what would become Huanazedha. The sole Nazedha casualty of the recapture was Jakhi, one of the three great Sages, from whom the Aetolians would recover a book containing the Revelation of Lanu Du. | ||
A foothold established, the Nazedha grew bolder, expanding their reach along the entire western coast. During this time, a number of successful skirmishes were accomplished against the Light by Nazedha forces and Bloodloch's forces in tandem. It was at this time noted that during the rage of combat, the Nazedha would sometimes forget who fought alongside them; the Sages in particular would often set their Chaos beasts upon Bloodloch warriors. | A foothold established, the Nazedha grew bolder, expanding their reach along the entire western coast. During this time, a number of successful skirmishes were accomplished against the Light by Nazedha forces and Bloodloch's forces in tandem. It was at this time noted that during the rage of combat, the Nazedha would sometimes forget who fought alongside them; the Sages in particular would often set their Chaos beasts upon Bloodloch warriors. | ||
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No one knows quite how it happened; maybe some Nazedha tasted the purple sludge, perhaps it was freak happenstance, or perhaps [[Severn|it was Artifice]] - but one way or another, the Aalen Bloom took root among the invaders, and was soon an epidemic. The afflicted minority was consigned to Huanazedha, a city built upon the sunken ruins of Ashtan as a show of Nazedha supremacy. The walls sealed, and the gates shut, the disease raged within, and the Emperor and his diminished forces made a retreat back to the continent. It is highly possible that the Aalen Bloom prevented the Emperor's eventual victory, although it cannot ever be said for certain how the war would have ended had the contagion not struck. | No one knows quite how it happened; maybe some Nazedha tasted the purple sludge, perhaps it was freak happenstance, or perhaps [[Severn|it was Artifice]] - but one way or another, the Aalen Bloom took root among the invaders, and was soon an epidemic. The afflicted minority was consigned to Huanazedha, a city built upon the sunken ruins of Ashtan as a show of Nazedha supremacy. The walls sealed, and the gates shut, the disease raged within, and the Emperor and his diminished forces made a retreat back to the continent. It is highly possible that the Aalen Bloom prevented the Emperor's eventual victory, although it cannot ever be said for certain how the war would have ended had the contagion not struck. | ||
The Emperor went to negotiate peace with the warriors of Aetolia, promising many concessions that failed to manifest following his agreement; during these negotiations, his own untenable position became clear, and he as much as admitted that open rebellion had broken out in his homeland after his failure to deliver on his promise. Giving his cloak to Lin, he departed for the islands in the west. | The Emperor went to negotiate peace with the warriors of Aetolia, promising many concessions that failed to manifest following his agreement; during these negotiations, his own untenable position became clear, and he as much as admitted that open rebellion had broken out in his homeland after his failure to deliver on his promise. Giving his cloak to [[Lin]], he departed for the islands in the west. | ||
== The Repercussions == | == The Repercussions == | ||