The Steward's War

After being taken as a steward and political prisoner at the age of 12, Warren III served faithfully under Abbot I. During this time, he managed to learn about battle strategies that his father had not; Further, he heard about the methods his grandfather used by the only man who dared speak of it: the current baron himself. When Warren III had reached the age of 21, Abbot sent him back to his father to deliver a message, in which total resource taxes would be brought from 40% to 75%. This message was supposed to be an insult to both of them, but it gave Warren III the perfect opportunity to take back what his father had lost. Abbot had little idea of the skills and information his steward had learned, a lack of insight that would lead to his eventual downfall.   Warren III would keep track of the haseti voyages in his time "at home." His insider knowledge allowed him to rally citizens and effectively ambush a docked ship prepared to extort the local fishermen. The sailors were sent running, but they weren't able to inform Abbot I until two more shipments were disrupted, leaving the haseti anxious while Warren III quickly grew in popularity. The citizens had little time to train and prepare, but the information provided by the self-proclaimed baron (as well as superior numbers) eventually allowed Warren III to win the war. The final battle was one of epic proportions, with an earthquake flooding the sandy planes, allowing galleys to clash between ground fighters. In the wake of the earthquake, a sinkhole formed in the center of Steirvem. After a lengthy swordfight, Warren III was able to cast Abbot into the depths of the hole.

Not only was the "Blood of Warren" redeemed by the conflict's conclusion, but the new baron was considered a man of the Sveit Logr, rather than a didactic extortionist hiding behind the muscle of his haseti.

Having killed Abbot I and restored rulership to the Warren family name, Warren III held an incredible feast that took months to organize and saw a new longhouse built on Steirvem. Given the extensive landscape changes from the massive earthquake during the Steward's War, many people were already dislocated with their small homes destroyed, livestock killed, and waterways muddied. Warren III traveled with his haseti to every individual across the isles and invited them to join his community. Most agreed.   In the name of peace, Warren had his largest ship destroyed, and its parts were used to build the Steward's Longhouse and its open dining flats. The longhouse would be expanded upon over time, but it was reportedly massive after its initial construction, where it sat right at the cusp of the Wishing Well. The night itself was written about by hundreds of human philosophers and skalds that popped up after this unification.   This was the night humans feasted on sharks, fermented berries consumed, and century-long relationships were forged. After this night, Warren took the title of "the Steward" for both his hospitality to the nation and his position as Abbot's steward. The Steward married three wives that night as is recorded today. Toward the end of the night, however, a famous Snow Rock tradition began: utilization of the Wishing Well.   Prisoners taken from Abbot's haseti were dragged to the well, where they were told to say their last prayers to Bailum and Ornjack. Then, one by one, they were thrown into the well. Though there was water at the bottom, the drop was far too deep to survive. Warren proceeded to say a prayer aloud regarding the protection over his reign. Today, prisoners are thrown into the well as an offering to the gods in hopes that it will bring good fortune to the Snow Rock Isles.