Blumg’s Codex of Small Wars

Author: Arda Blumg of Raltin

Year: 168 AU

Medium: Leather covers with wooden spine and metal finishes, leather thongs used as binding of the vellum 440 pages

Language/script: Old Urtish, script in Tadarn runes

Value: 15 to 25 gold pieces, depending on quality of the copy

Copies: ~20

Location: University and Royal libraries in most kingdoms of the Dragon Reaches. There are known to be several private library copies as well. Description: A treatise of the Urtish succession wars within the Urtish Empire. Arda Blumg is understood by scholars to have been a foreign observer and possibly provided military strategy during the conflict to various leaders throughout the wars. This is seen to be his recollections and in some areas of the treatise an admonishment of poorly executed plans and incorrectly thought out strategies. Chapter One tries to present the capabilities and weaknesses of each of the regions prior to the start of conflict. It also presents some of the political background. Chapter Two studies the initial battles including the make up and formations used. Chapter Three analyses the battles and proposes other outcomes had decisions or circumstances been altered. Chapter Four analyses the final conflicts and the resultant outcome. Chapter Five presents the final armies and analyses their capabilities and projections of effect had the wars continued. Many of the copies have marginal notes by unnamed authors which refute claims or conclusions of the author. In some cases copies of the book have pages torn out or sections with inked out areas.

Skills: Regional / National History and Legends skill improvement with a quality of 100% as well as Battle Tactics with a quality of 75%