The Khett Liberation

A brigade of renegade Church of Aroden troops decided to "liberate" the small desert nation of Khett from their sinful ways. The nation contained the birthplace of Aroden in the small herding village of Bylen, or so some interpretations of the scriptures claimed. Regardless, the area was cleansed and now lies under the rule of the Directive.

The Conflict

Prelude

The Edict of Tolerance - 8729 BL - The CoA issued an edict accepting that non-humans have souls and can, through faith and devotion to Aroden's light, be admitted to the grace of Aroden's Mercy.
This caused quite a bit of strife within the church and many left the faith to form more strict churches still worshiping Aroden.

Battlefield

The Harasett River Valley

The Engagement

A raid that turned into a short siege. The Khett troops were caught off guard and those outside the city walls were routed in a single engagement. The siege lasted only three days, not nearly long enough for ally nations to muster and come to their aid. Once the walls broke the invaders flooded in and started killing. Within three more days nearly half the population was put to the sword or had fled.

Outcome

Slaughtering of the entire ruling caste. Mass exodus of non-humans as refugees. Forced conversion of all remaining populace to Aroden.

Aftermath

The nations economy is based on forced labor and military enforced law. Free social movement is rare. The Church rules all.

Historical Significance

A renegade faction from the Holy Order of Aroden declared independence from the Church for being too liberal. They took arms and fled the Holy Order, invading the nearby nation state of Kehett.

Legacy

The Khett Alliance is created to retake the lands.

Conflict Type

War

Battlefield Type

Land

Start Date

8734

Ending Date

8734

Conflict Result

The Renegades routed the Khett troops and took the city in a matter of a few days.

Location

Cheliax

Belligerents

Khett Empire

Aspafar's Brigade

Strength

2,400 standing troops.

300 light cavalry 1,200 archers 100 heavy cavalry 1,000 pikemen 1,000 footmen 1,500 support 40 ballista 10 trebuchet 20 catapults 700 seige engineers 150 officers

Casualties

1,800 soldiers, the entire ruling caste, and a third of the non-human population of the Khett nation.

250 pikemen 600 footmen 20 heavy cavalry 120 light cavalry 150 support 4 ballista 85 seige engineers 2 officers

Objectives

To defend their empire against the Renegade Byron brigade.

To take the Khett empire and form a new kingdom devoted to fundamentalist Byon.