The First Outsider War

In 209AS, when one of the Jonathi, a dwarf by name of Arakazh, came near to the resting place of the fallen ancient Ta'um Milaq, the Vengeful Wind. Ta'um Milaq was supposedly the Fallen guardian of the south wind, who served Iarax during the Battle of the Ancients. Ta'um Milaq awoke, and seized after Arakazh's mind, possessing him. At first he did nothing, simply sat in the back of Arakazh's mind, learning what he could of the Kindred. He then used his power to set Arakazh up as the king of his people through machinations mundane and supernatural.
Ta'um Milaq, using the usurped mind of Arakazh, called the other Jaronites of the mountains to conquer Belcoronim so he could break down and seize the Pillar of Heaven. What proceeded was the first Outsider War. Ta'um Milaq used his supernatural abilities to awe the Jaronites and together they became a great army. They marched south and began conquering and destroying land as they went, enslaving those people they didn't slaughter.
The invasion came to a head at the Temple of the South Wind itself. This was heavily fortified, and the beleaguered defenders and their throngs of refugees fleeing the conquering army quickly abandoned the town to gather in the temple complex. At last the king of Belcoronim ripped his clothes, knelt before the Pillar and laid his hands on it. Before this point, the Pillar of Heaven was considered sacrosanct and none were ever to touch it. But the king's desperation alongside the proximity of one of the Fallen awoke something in the pillar and the king was gifted with incredible power from the Veil.
Likewise the priests praying about the Pillar were graced with a divine light and given power to heal the hurting. The king and his priests went out and began to work, he opening great pits in the ground and summoning lightning in massive flashes to consume Ta'um Milaq's followers, and his priests going after him, setting divine protections over their soldiers and healing the wounded as they went. At last the king and his priests were head to head with Arajakh and those who had bent the knee to Ta'um Milaq. Ta'um's power was worthless against the king's use of the Veil power, since for such a purpose the Veil was made, Arakazh was struck down. Ta'um Milaq was banished back to his place of rest and the Jaronites were left leaderless. The fear of the Archenlord fell on them and they fled back to their mountain homes.
The war was a reminder that the Fallen were out there, they were powerful and that they hated the Kindred and the Pillars of Heaven. It also awoke the seed of the Veil in the Belcoronim and began the common practice of divine healing. Unfortunately it also had negative effects. For one, it suggested that the Belcoronim were beholden to great power and seemed to have a destiny made manifest by their supernatural victory. set a dark hatred for the Jaronites in the heart of Belcoronim and Shakhadar I, the son of the king who defeated Ta'um Milaq, determined that, in his new divinely mandated empire, there would be no home for the loathsome Jaronites who served a Fallen master.

The Conflict

Prelude

Ta'um Milaq awoke from his slumber, possessed a young Jaronite named Arakazh and usurped his body to become king of the Jonathi.

Outcome

Ta'um Milaq was defeated and his spirit was forced to return to his grave deep under the mountains. The Temple of the South Wind remained secure and the battle taught the Belcoronim a wealth of lessons about how better to defend it, lessons which would aid the Belcoronim in building other fortifications as well.

Aftermath

The war and its supernatural elements convinced many of the Belcoronim that theirs was a nation with manifest destiny. The next king, Shakhadar I, who was a child during the final battle and remembered it well, took this idea to heart and began the first of many military expansions. The worst long-term effect was that, for the Belcoronim, it associated the Jaronites as servants of the Fallen (whether such was true or not) and Shakhadar and his heirs brutally oppressed the Jaronites of An Helin, killing many and enslaving the entire populace.

Historical Significance

Legacy

The hatred between the Belcoronim and the Jaronites lasts even to this day and is embedded in the language and culture of the Belcoronim even though their empire is long gone.

Technological Advancement

Use of the Veil (for the Belcoronim) first began at the final battle of the war.

Conflict Type

War

Battlefield Type

Land

Start Date

232

Ending Date

235

Conflict Result

The Belcoronim were victorious but it was a pyrhic victory to be sure as many were slain in the towns before defenses could be mounted.

Location

Temple of the South Wind