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The War of the Westerlies was a conflict between the Great Koffan Khanate and the Holy League consisting of the Kingdom of Gussia, the Merchant Republic of Balinth, the kingdoms of Trantigan and Anchus, and the Nabertian Nomarchy. The war began as a series of smaller conflicts that slowly funneled into a full-scale confrontation between the Holy League and the Khanate.

The war ended with the forced signing of the Hartlock Decree by Kastakan Khan in late 351. The final meeting was attended by King Stellan I Basilis of the Golabbs, King Parthenn I of Gussia, Lord Slade the Civil of Iallor, Sir Wyllian Concairn of Arravane, Corregidor Encom Kilconn, and Magnate Gelden of Balinth.

Cimrene's Rebellion
In Cimrene's Rebellion in the Golabbs, the Lord Exarch of Vilton, named Sigore Cimrene, led an armed insurrection against the crowned king, Stult Basilis IX. Lord Cimrene wrought the rebellion because he was a staunch Revealist, adhering to the spritual teachings of Redi Ardus and the Book of the Reveal. King Stult IX Basilis however, was an Elohian. The Kingdom of the Golabbs was split halfway Elohian and Revealist at the time. When Sigore Cimrene raised his levy in revolt, other lords followed him: Oristan Stanning of Arkistan Castel, Exarch Ecumentin Starellen of Rycaea, and Leofren Quartine of Redwren Castel.

Still loyal to the crowned king, other lords raised their banners for the throne: Arathon Caggimore of Vottarmed Castel, Morlane Vixarron of Visixon Castel; and Prince Stellan Basilis of the Waterfort, son of the king.

The forces in open rebellion aggregated on the western shore of the Serricad river at the king's seat in Lantioch. But they were quickly surprised by the full force of the loyalists, who had gathered under dark of night. They came down upon the rebels from the north and west to attack from two sides. The Battle of Lantioch was inconclusive. The rebels under Sigore Cimrene's leadership pulled back, moving south down the Serricad to return to Vilton. But the loyalists had a similar idea. They forded the Serricad with their full strength and moved south along the river just behind the rebels.

When Sigore Cimrene's Revealists gathered at the Waterfort to cross the Serricad, the loyalists were waiting for them on the other side. The resulting Battle of the Waterfort was a victory for the loyalists. A warrior in the service of King Stult IX Basilis named Jekrael of Basteford slew Lord Exarch Sigore Cimrene in the battle. Among those who also perished were Lord Oristan Stanning and the entire extended family of Lord Morlane Vixarron.

With the rebels defeated, the king's peace returned to the Golabbs. King Stult IX Basilis returned the rebel lords to their former ranks and lordships, believing the punishment of defeat enough to keep them from rebelling again. Unfortunately, he was wrong about this.

But after the war was done, a band of mercenaries and raiders known as the Gannic Deserters took hold of a swath of land in the northeastern Golabbs. They had been hired by Sigore Cimrene to help them fight the loyalists, but they had never seen combat before the rebel lord was defeated. The Deserters pillaged and foraged for years after the conclusion of the war, and became a blight on the lives of those living in Arkistan Castel's territory.

The Conquest of the Crescend
By early 350, Astoran Khan had used his horse horde to conquer a vast swath of Koffanese territory in the Great Desert and in Eryma. His long siege of Syllericore ended in victory in 346, when Sayyin Borkios Mujad signed peace agreements allowing the occupation of the Eryman capital. The rest of Eryma fell quickly after, and Astoran struck south with both his sons, Astamman and Kastakan, and his army of 50,000 at his back.

Astoran Khan engaged Crescendian forces under the leadership of the Beranoran Oban Karadin, a vassal of Oban Yorobunyemi Ogunile, at the Jakadi Dunes. The Crescendians numbered 60,000, outnumbering Astoran, but the Khan had brought cavalry to the field, a fact Karadin could not counter. While Oban Karadin marched his army north to face the horse horde in the open field of the Great Desert, Astoran Khan fell on him while he went through a mountain pass called Jakadi Dune. Archers and spearthrowers lined the ridges of the pass above, spearmen and footmen held the northern exit of the pass, and the cavalry came up from the south to close in on them from behind. The result was a brutal slaughter, resulting in the complete and utter defeat of the Crescendian forces and the death of Oban Karadin in combat. After their victory, Astoran Khan sent the prisoners north to march to the Eryman fortress of Rwassada. With the remainder of his army, he continued his march south to conquer the Crescend.

However, before he could do this, Astoran Khan died of consumption in early 350. His son, Astamman, took to the Golden Saddle after him. Astamman Khan was anointed by his brother Kastakan on the morning after Astoran's death. Astamman resolved that morning to continue his father's mission and march south.

The Crescendians clashed again with the horse horde west of the Beranoran capital of Ahaggaransett. Astamman Khan led the army into battle against the supreme Oban Yorobunyemi Ogunile, the dominant oban over all the other kingdoms. While they were occupied in battle, Khanbrother Kastakan led a small force east to conquer the barely defended Ahaggaransett, capturing it with hardly a fight. Oban Ogunile was defeated at the hands of the new khan, and lost an eye in the heat of battle. Having most of their fighting men defeated, the rest of the Crescendian obans laid down their arms and bent the knee to their new overlord. Thus was completed the Dorillian conquest of the Crescend.

Battle of Bastarr
In 3A 334, Balinthi admiral Ashid Dunetreader went east to the Dorillian port city of Bastarr to pick up an arranged portion of goods the Corregidor and Astoran Khan had agreed upon. A flotilla of Balinthi ships ventured to the city, commanded by Ashid Dunetreader and his wife Lady Mayna Yenon. However, upon their arrival, the Balinthi flotilla was ambushed and sunk in the harbor by men under orders from Astoran Khan. It was a short confrontation which ended in the deaths of every crewman and captain on the Balinthi side, and no prisoners were taken.

Dorillia
Dorillian elements in the Kingdom of Castad overthrew the rightful king in favor of one in support of Astamman Khagan. With the hosts of Castad under his control, Astamman gave the Castaddan men over to his brother Kastakan to invade the Kingdom of the Golabbs, believing the realm to be weakened by internal strife.

The city of Vilton was closest to the border between the Golabbs and Castad, so it was Kastakan's first target with his army. Dorillian spies arranged for the gates of the city to be opened for the Castaddan army, by Lord Rovrey, the steward left behind by Jekrael, Lord Exarch of the city. The city was captured and the garrison kept alive in prisons. Kastakan then gathered his army and marched west, hoping to besiege and capture the Waterfort, under the lordship of Stellan Basilis, son of the late king.

In the Golabbi capital of Lantioch, Patriarch Nessor Cadelaide made an unprecedented change to the passing of the title of king when he chose Lord Exarch Jekrael instead of crown prince Stellan Basilis to take the throne. Stellan was banished from the capital after his outburst of anger in front of the grand council. Lord Exarch Jekrael was quickly crowned King of the Golabbs and gathered a great host to face the Dorillian invaders under Kastakan.

King Jekrael's host clashed with Kastakan's Castaddans on the Golden Road, on a specific stretch of the road called the Brown Plains. The battle was swift but one sided, Jekrael's forces decisively routing Kastakan's, sending him running back to Castadda and then to Rwassada.

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