Military action
Humans make strides inland in Bloodmarsh under the leadership of the Leaping Piper
The Leaping Piper (arriving by boat) challenges the Great Armored Booze Dragon, a usurper of uncertain origins who appeared shortly after Distrocutor's disappearance. The Piper works with his brother, the Green Flee, to establish hearty underground shelters fastnesses which were nearly proof against dragon attack. These allowed people to hide away from an attacking dragon long enough for it to get bored or hungry enough to wander off, thus protecting them and their gold. Due to this change strategy, and thanks to increased flow of warriors from the West, mankind began to keep what it took in battle. Dragons, which feed on gold, were unable to replenish lost energy by plundering after a slaughter. Other heroes and creatures out of legend also joined the fight at the onset of the War, such as the Chain Archer, the Blue Ball Lightening, and Roid Sam. The Piper and the Flee led mankind to truly win a foothold in The Crotch by the end of the War, and progress has been more or less steady since then.