The War of a Thousand Traitors

Military action

Civil war broke out in Ertland, which would have rippling consequences across the continent. Lady Amaldi warred against the former king's marshal, Neopaldi, who wished to call a great conclave and elect a new ruler. The Dukes of Argo officially withdrew their support from either side. Amaldi technically won the conflict after besieging Nero, but she died spontaneously on the spot in Nero as she went to accept Neopaldi's surrender. This caused the war to drag on for another twenty years as Amaldi's son, Montegro Montena, took up her claim. Eventually this dispute was mediated by the Red Veil King at the behest of House Argo. In 802, after 48 years of war, the Red Veil King and the Conclave of Nobles declared Montegro as rightful King of Ertland. Many viewed Montegro as a puppet of Red Veil.