The Spellscar Crusade
The Spellscar Crusade is an ongoing conflict in Gothir with the goal of destroying the Bakari who have been a scourge on the Ettinor people for almost a century. After the Ettinor were driven out of western Gothir by the Bakari after the Spellscar anomaly appeared, the Ettinor quickly realized that they would quickly be overrun if they fought a war against the Bakari due to their ability to convert the Ettinor into more of them. A visiting Letheni woman who was living amongst the Ettinor to learn of their people who had friends in politics in The Commonwealth sent a message to the Speakers of Artus asking for aid. The Ettinor were reluctant to accept help, given their history of being seen as the "monster hunters" of the world -- but they knew this was not a war they could win by themselves.
The Speakers of Artus put out a call for aid to the other governments of the world, trying to rally support to fight off the Bakari. The Synodical Republic was quick to respond, offering pardons to criminals serving time for minor offenses who were willing to fight and with some wealthy patrons personally funding mercenary groups sent to Gothir. The Imperium Arcanum was notably silent, however, and when directly confronted by representatives from both the Commonwealth and the Synodical Republic, they outright refused to get involved, with the newly crowned King Rangrim Felbor not wanting the outside world to see the Dwarves' Runetech. They were asked to send any help at all, with representatives not caring about their Runetech -- however, King Rangrim refused to send troops. He did however eventually decide to supply troops with conventional weaponry.
In less than 10 years, Koranir was lost, overrun by the Bakari, who took residence in the city, using it as a staging ground to attack other surrounding settlements. The Ettinor lost contact with many smaller settlements very early on, including the town of Marakan.
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