The Conflict
Prelude
belgor had been expelled by his father an went of to the great plains. he settled and made a living off selling cattle to elves. his half dragon was he closet friend. over time many wondering bands of people came to the banner of this outlaw who they called the outlaw king. soon he had an army of 600 men.
he march first against the southern tribes. first to fall was the bosna tribe and there lands were full of potential. hear on the land he had newly conquered he made his fortress of belgrodna. the outlaw kings father soon began his own campaign however he march his 1000 men north taking out several tribes and gathering more strenght. belgor would move west marrying the daughter of the chieften of the damlmat tribe and having his first child a boy called Andrew who would rule as andrey 1st. out raged the chifetn march his new army south to deal with this treat. belgors frontier archers were swept aside. he assisted the situation. he could fall back and try and wait out a siege or he could march and fight his father and unit the slav people on the battle filed. he decided to march his army where his father was not and that was at the syren river. the syren river was a perfect place for a defender. t
here was no ford and only a few elven built bridges stood. these bridges as well could only take 2 horse a Brest at a time and so his fathers are would be happened. however the elven kings had a problem the syren river was a holy place said to be home to the syrens a mystical race of half women had fish people said to entice men into there clutches. they were said to be the children of there twin gods. this meant that the slavs would be fighting on holy elven ground ground. belgor knew this and fought anyway he wasn't a godly men for his own religion ( belgor was a worshiper of the 8) he knew fighting on secread elven ground could prompt elven involvement in his fight to unify the seterchan slavs
archon Michael had a host of some 3000 men mostly foot soldier with sword and shield but he had a core of horse some 400 warriors in Armour and mail. these men were massive holding great axes in one hand.
belgors forces was only 1300 men. only 100 of his men were mounted including himself on the back of the half dragon. his mounted troops however were not armored and possessed bows instead of melee weapons. his troops were placed on the eastern bank of the bridge in order to block the way to the eastern side of the river. they were armed with a varoity of diffrent weapons forms swords to maces to spears.
the area around the syren river is very flat with trees 400 yards from the western bank.
it was said that the day of the battle heavy rain thundered down on the battlefiled
the eve of battle belgor the outlaw king stayed awake waiting for his fathers army. his men rested at there positions. and when dawn broke the first glimpses of the enemy were seen. belgor ordered his men to mount. his troops waited with weapons ready. there ordered were not to allow the enemy to get on there bank of the river. Michael orders his troops to first move the enemy away from the bridge to allow his horse to get to the other side. the infantry assault began with sword whiling infantry smashing against belgors ragtag army. however despite this they held refusing to yield ground. as the chieftain saw his men were diying in droves he called them out and desiccated that he best coarse of action would be to storm the bridge in in hope that his sons infantry would crack and he could charge onto the eastern bank and slaughter his sons army. he split his cavalry and each half attack abridge. he charge at the head of one and to his surprises the enemy just moved out of the way and delivered him and his cavalry into the hands of belgors mounted archers and his half dragon. the mess of men and horse falling to the dirt churned up the already wet mod and allowed for the infantry to attack the mounted troops. Michael charge his son. his horse was killed by belgors wycrath and he was unhorse. belgor dismounted and challenged his father to one on one combat slashing across his palm and declaring that until one of them died he would drop his sword. his father obliged and the battle hardened warriors clashed. it lasted until sun down and ended when belgor thrust his sword into his father belly and he took his father crown and lifted it up in the air to the chears of his men chanting 'the outlaw king, the outlaw king, the outlaw king'
the title of high chiften is bestowed upon belgor. he also married his sister helena and had a son and a daughter with her. however shortly father his realm is found by The sultan
the man history aclames the outlaw king become the first leader of a united slav nation. it i his family
House of Mentanavic how has since ruled the seterchan people.
Historical Significance
many great storys and poem have been writen about the story of the dragon rider.
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