The First Massacre
The Conflict
Prelude
By the 9th decade ABE, Amled, the Deity of Instinct and Despair was already ready to begin the War of Doom. And therefore he decided to start it by attacking the most vulnerable capital of Lindrinor: the halfling capital of Syrup. For the first 3 years of that decade, he planned his future attacks, including this one.
Battlefield
The Bridgelum's Defenders tried to contain the hordes and hordes of Void Monsters, but they were too many. The soldiers, with the people they were supposed to protect, all died by the forces of Amled.
Outcome
- Thousands of halflings lost their lives
- The city of Syrup was utterly destroyed
- The Royal Family, the Sackins, were all killed
- The War of Doom began
Aftermath
- All the halflings of the Kingdom of Bridgelum migrated to Rockvar after the First Massacre. They stayed there until the end of the war, when most of them migrated to the Southern Lands and founded the new capital city of Spés
Included under Conflict
Conflict Type
Battle
Battlefield Type
Land
Start Date
88th of Growth, 93 ABE
Ending Date
90th of Growth, 93 ABE
Conflict Result
The halflings lost, by a lot...
Location
Not much to say when the one side is so thoroughly trounced, is there? I'd love to see a little more detail, though; why were the Void Monsters so overwhelming? What did the halflings do to try to contain and defend against them? Why were the halflings targeted in the first place - what did the villain want? I get that he's an evil undead overlord, but what possible interest or threat did the halflings represent? Was he simply harvesting souls as a resource, maybe? War has causes as well as effects. I'll be back later in the month to see if you worked that out a little more :)
Hello Diane. I'm actually just about to present my thesis to graduate, to I don't have much time to work on summercamp's articles as of now. But I'll surely give em more detail once that is done ! So thank you for the tips and ideas for details! I'll definitely consider them as I add more stuff to this article.