Destruction of the Dwarven Gearfleet at Crystal River

Military action

During the Great War there were hundreds of minor skirmishes that never really held any significance or titles, songs of lost battles and valiant stands that do not have exact dates abound as do stories of heroes with no name. The Battle at Crystal River would have been one of those were it not for the brave actions of a lone archmagus.

Testing their new creations, the Gerafleet, the dwarves rolled across the fields of Ja're (now called the Torn Lands) and hit the coastal towns along the Crystal Lake as they headed west towards the river. Taking supplies and leaving destruction behind them, the few sailing ships they encountered were holed and sunk as the Gearfleet moved on. As they reached the river they sailed down it in silence, surprising the elves along the border and overwhelming their defenses along the river. Staying out a distance from the banks, the dwarves pounded the elves with cannon fire until the archmagus came out of the sky. He called down wind and water, creating cyclone that swirled into a whirlpool, drowning the fleet.