History
War
Battle of Kenabres
4955 BD
This battle marks the first major conflict of the War of the Ancients and serves as a significant moment in the war. Kenabres, a
Human city just outside the Abyssal Rift, is attacked by the forces of the
Demonlord Batara. The city is heavily damaged, and the city's defenses are overwhelmed by a demon army.
Corellon Loth is caught in the middle of the attack, and the city is soon lost to the demon, the local Jarl son,
Achille Orrin, leading the survivors despite his young age, as Corellon help him.
Elven Allies
late 4955 BD
Corellon finally managed to open a portal to the
Feywild for his kind to get in Toriel, telling them about his mistake. And thus, the first elves became warriors against the legion of demons, fighting alongside the humans and the young Jarl Achille.
Siege of Vexinoth
4939 BD through 4936 BD
The Siege of Vexinoth is one of the most important military campaigns in the War of the ancients. Vexinoth is a former draconic city, turned into a demonic stronghold after it was captured and mostly leveled during the battle of Vexinoth.
Corellon Loth and Achille gathered like minded mortal and lead an assault to reclaim the city, facing a protracted siege by demonic forces, demonic general under the orders of Batara defending the cities for years.
After a long and bloody siege, Corellon Loth and Achille manage to retake the city, although the victory comes at a great cost for the mortals
Siege of the Abyssal Gate
4933 BD through 4930 BD
After the crusade forces reclaim Vexinoth, and bolstered by their success, they attempt to attack demon controlled territories near the abyssal rift, especially as recent information suggest demons are opening more rift to allow more reinforcements.
This siege occurs at a major demon-held fortress located on the edge of the abyssal rift. The fortress, known as the Abyssal Gate, serves as a key portal for demonic forces to enter the material plane. Corellon Loth and Achille lead an assault to close the gate and sever the flow of demonic reinforcements.
A small legion of dragons, who refused to hide, unlike their gods, use this opportunity to launch an assault directly into the abyss.
Talonixa leads her small legion into the abyss, but he and her troops are never heard off again after this day.
The Final Battle
4921 BD
Exhausted by years of fighting against restless demons, and by numerous sacrifices, the cruade decide to push forth with an ultimate offensive to wipe out the demonic forces, Nozdormu agreeing to use the dragon soul, but not as a weapon of war, as a tool to close the rift.
The final battle of the War of the ancients campaign takes place at the very center of the Abyssal Rift, where the rift to the Abyss is most potent. A large scale assault starts on the stronghold of the demonlord Batara, with the intention of ending the war once and for all.
The battle oppose generals of Batara to the crusade, who ultimately conquer the stronghold, allowing Nozdormu to intervene, closing the rift between the planes and putting an end to the war.
Aftermath
As a war hero, and the one who united mankind, he became their first ruler, and later founded the first
Human empire, his dynasty would rule it for centuries, marking the beginning of the Orrin Civilization and Era.
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