The Battle of The Thousand Suns

"Our ancestors were braver than I imagined if ancient war was often waged in a manner even half so terrible as this."

The Battle of the Thousand Suns is a battle that took place at the close of the Freehold's Rebellion. The battle is famous for being the last confirmed battle to be significantly impacted by the presence of battle mages on both sides of the conflict, though the result of the battle itself is considered to be of minimal consequence to the overall course of the war.

The Conflict

The Engagement

The Freeholder mages engaged with the Royal Mage Corps on the evening of the 10th of Sugelie 281 LE. Surviving reports indicate that the Freeholders had surrounded the slightly smaller force of mages before commencing their attack. The battle's details have likely been heavily exaggerated, probably by the Freeholder commanders themselves, both to make their own battle mage capability seem more impressive and to make the loss of the Royal Mage Corps seem like a bigger blow. Regardless of exaggeration, most seem to agree that the two sides spent the next three days launching balls of fire at each other, thus giving the battle its poetic name. It's said that not a single drop of blood touched the ground of the battlefield and that there were no wounded, only those who survived untouched and those burned to a crisp. In any event, the Freeholders won and any further reference to the Royal Mage Corps and the Freeholder Mages disappears from the historical record, many believing that the Freeholders and Royalist alike decided that more traditional warfare was better for both sides.

Historical Significance

Legacy

The battle has been dramatized and romanticized in the centuries following its completion with historian Aefur Balsu famously calling it "The imagination of generations forcing itself into history" and other academics holding similar views as to how much is truly known about the battle. Nonetheless, it remains a popular subject of fascination with historians, mages, and the public at large.

Included under Conflict

Freehold's Revolution

Conflict Type

Battle

Start Date

281/6/10

Ending Date

281/6/13

Conflict Result

Freehold's Victory, Destruction of the Royal Mage Corps.

Location

Demia