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− | * [[Avamar (Realm)/The Mother of All Battles|The Mother of All Battles]] - ''Dec 20th 2005''. The city of [[Avamar]], then part of the realm of Avamar, falls to the Northern Alliance (Sirion, Fontan, Old Rancagua). This dates back to before the | + | * [[Avamar (Realm)/The Mother of All Battles|The Mother of All Battles]] - ''Dec 20th 2005''. The city of [[Avamar]], then part of the realm of Avamar, falls to the Northern Alliance ([[Sirion (Realm)|Sirion]], [[Fontan (Realm)|Fontan]], [[Old Rancagua]]). This dates back to before the [[Sirion_(Realm)/History#War_with_Fontan_.2F_Decline_of_Sirion|hostilities with Fontan]], and at the time was the biggest military clash ever recorded. |
*[[/Loss of Avamar/]] - ''June 2008''. A last desperate attempt to halt the [[Fontan]] takeover of [[Avamar|Avamar City]]. | *[[/Loss of Avamar/]] - ''June 2008''. A last desperate attempt to halt the [[Fontan]] takeover of [[Avamar|Avamar City]]. | ||
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*[[/Ambush in Tabost/]] - ''June 2008''. Sirion forces in [[Tabost]] were caught off-guard by a superior Fontanese army, and were slaughtered. | *[[/Ambush in Tabost/]] - ''June 2008''. Sirion forces in [[Tabost]] were caught off-guard by a superior Fontanese army, and were slaughtered. | ||
− | *[[/Defense of Sermbar/]] - ''July 2008''. After retreating from [[Dale]], [[Sirion]] forces made a stand against Fontan on the plains of [[Sermbar]]. | + | *[[/Defense of Sermbar/]] - ''July 2008''. After retreating from [[Dale]], [[Sirion (Realm)|Sirion]] forces made a stand against Fontan on the plains of [[Sermbar]]. |
− | *[[/Capture of Avamar/]] - After some unsuccessful attempts, Sirion finally manages to get Avamar by catching Fontan | + | *[[/Capture of Avamar/]] - ''September 2008''. After some unsuccessful attempts, Sirion finally manages to get the city of Avamar by catching Fontan off-guard. |
− | *[[/Battle in Montijo/]] - ''Jan 2009''. | + | *[[/Battle in Montijo/]] - ''Jan 2009''. Sirion repulses not only a large Fontan army, but also more than 550 peasants. The peasant militia suffers losses and they are soon routed. |
*[[/The Defense of Tabost/]] - ''Jan 15th 2009''. After the treaty between Fontan and the southern realms, the war in the north rages on. After a set of skirmishes won by Fontan in Dale and [[Montijo]], the two armies of Sirion gather in Tabost. A fake retreat lures Fontan's army, not at their full strenght, to an attack. | *[[/The Defense of Tabost/]] - ''Jan 15th 2009''. After the treaty between Fontan and the southern realms, the war in the north rages on. After a set of skirmishes won by Fontan in Dale and [[Montijo]], the two armies of Sirion gather in Tabost. A fake retreat lures Fontan's army, not at their full strenght, to an attack. | ||
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*[[/Battle in Tabost 3|The Day the Sirion River Ran Red]] - ''Oct 28th 2009, Sunrise''. Fontan and Westmoor forces had been amassing in the region of Commonyr for almost a week, and an invasion into the Sirion region of Tabost was expected at any moment. At the dawn of light that day a massive invading force assaulted the Sirion elves and humans. It was bloody, and the Sirion river ran red, but the defenders prevailed! Though it should have been a joyous day, the Sirion hero [[Sirion (Realm)/Death of Hortar Lurdigala|Hortar Lurdigala was killed]] in the field of battle while leading a cavalry charge. | *[[/Battle in Tabost 3|The Day the Sirion River Ran Red]] - ''Oct 28th 2009, Sunrise''. Fontan and Westmoor forces had been amassing in the region of Commonyr for almost a week, and an invasion into the Sirion region of Tabost was expected at any moment. At the dawn of light that day a massive invading force assaulted the Sirion elves and humans. It was bloody, and the Sirion river ran red, but the defenders prevailed! Though it should have been a joyous day, the Sirion hero [[Sirion (Realm)/Death of Hortar Lurdigala|Hortar Lurdigala was killed]] in the field of battle while leading a cavalry charge. | ||
− | *[[ | + | *[[/Feast of Crows|Feast of Crows]] - ''Oct 28th 2009, Sunset''. Both sides rally, and go at it again. Crows from miles around await in anticipation! Then, unexpectedly, undead and monsters join the fray, attracted by the huge battle of that morning. Only the timely intervention of the Red Dragon army and the Glinmar Light Raiders helps the beleaguered Sirion forces attain victory. |
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Lost HistoryThe people of Sirion are not warlike by nature, and do not go out of their way to pick fights. But when war is forced upon them, it falls to the armies of Sirion to defend their homes, and push the aggressors back. Up until recently, few historic records of battles have been kept, and many old reports have been lost or destroyed. This is a tragic loss of knowledge, and must be stopped. It is our intention is to change this; to salvage what history we can, and to keep records of future battles so they are not lost as well. It is a dishonor to those who have fallen to forget what they died fighting for. We must learn from our past mistakes, so we do not repeat them. The Battles
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