Arcaea/Military Archives/Ethialian War

Chronicles of the Ethialian War

End of September 1007

• The Sartanian assault on Niel is repelled by the Arcaean army, while Lasop is defended by Belgelmir the Fearless with his house militia
• Multiple battles with Sartanian and Ethialian armies follow.

October 1007

• The Arcaean nobility grows considerably, giving Arcaea the strongest base of active troop leaders in the Far East. However, gold supplies are rather low.
• Baron Rathar Frostnova of Lantzas decides to leave Ethialia and join the Arcaean duchy of Remton, taking three knights with him.
• Bergelmir the Fearless steps back from his position as High Marshal of Arcaea. Sir Gaunt occupies the seat for a short interim, but the position is eventually taken by the bloodthirsty Olga Krawolga.
• While the Ethialian army is in disarray, Queen Trinity orders an attack on Larmebsi. After four takeover attempts, the region is taken over by Arcaea, and defended in multiple battles. Also, another Sartanian attack on Niel is repelled.
• Larmebsi is lost against a combined force of Ethialian and Cathayan troops.
• Arcaean troops gain control over the vast fields of Larmebsi again, but any takeover attempts are futile.

November 1007

• A Sartanian attack on the eastern stronghold of Nocaneb heavily damages the fortifications and wipes out the militia. However, the followers of Sartan can not take hold of the region. The reforming Arcaean army in Remton makes the Sartanians retreat to Niel. Rumours spread that the troops from Cathay will return on the western front, while Lasanar might join the war against Arcaea in the north.
• There is a slight lull in the war with no new large scale operations on all three sides. A small skirmish at Mraulaxon happens under the Arcaean commander Danil Thyme.
• Lasanar enters the war on the side of Ethialia and Cathay. There are now four empires on the move against Arcaea. However, there are rumours of Arcachon pushing Sartania into a two front war. Still, Arcaea is able to push back a first combined attack of Lasanar and Ethialia in Lantzas.
• The situation evolves with Sartanian troops invading Saex and the restructured combined forces of Lasanar and Ethialia on the border to Lantzas. Arcaea is in a difficult situation, facing a two-front war.
• Lasanar and Ethialia start the attack against Lantzas. Eventually, the hero Rathar Frostnova falls protecting his land from the claws of the federated agressors.
• Saex is lost to the gathered Sartanian army.
• Arcachon joines the war on the Arcaean side and establishes a beachhead in Unatosa. Eventually, Arcachon forces make part of the Sartanian army withdraw from Saex.
• Arcaean troops counterattack against Lantzas, failing to prevent the hostile takeover attempt. Outnumbered 2:1, the Arcaean army suffers defeat.
• High Marshal Olga Krawolga orders a refitted Arcaean army to take back Saex. After a couple of battles and a successful friendly takeover, Saex rejoins Arcaea.

December 1007

• Sartanian military installations and tax gold are plundered by Arcaean and Arcachonian troops.
• Queen Trinity of Arcaea is stabbed by an infiltrator while returning from Sartanian imprisonment.
• Arcaean High Marshall Olga Krawolga steps down, and is followed by Retnuh Zarkonian.
• After a couple of battles, the Army of Arcachon returns to their homeland to refit. Sartania retakes Unatosa.
• In a great battle in Lasop, Arcaean forces beat a significant army of Lasanar, Cathay and Ethialia. Meanwhile, Sartanian forces reinvade Nocaneb.