Tol Goldora/War against Westgard Oppression

Shortly after the successful expedition from Sol, led by Medrawt Camlann, the Eastern Colonists secured the City of Golden Farrow from rogue leaders, bringing the city back under Civilised rule. Although the methods of securing the city were considered brutal upon those who sided with the corrupt and rogue leaders, the City in general were overjoyed with their new rulers, long since abandoned by every other Nation.

To the North, greedy and unreasonable eyes set upon the City, desiring it for themselves. Rather than be supportive of the formation of a new Human Colony in the West, Rosalind Foxglove and Selena Chenier manipulated the political situation in their Nation in order to exploit the weakness and isolation the smaller Colony - a diplomatic missive was sent threatening the Tol Goldorans, giving them three days in which to move further South albeit fully reimbursed by the Westgardian coffers. However, Westgardian forces landed in the City within a day, and attacked the stationed forces on the second. It wasn't clear if this was a ruse disguised as diplomatic benevolence or a planned military manoeuvre (or both) - what was clear is that Westgard's reputation as Defenders of Men went up in flames with the City.

Solomon Greybrook mounted a brave but hopeless defence of the City against the occupiers - although the barely prepared and scattered Tol Goldoran's didn't make a dent, their efforts ensured that many loyalists managed to escape the City, bolstering troop numbers which would later be essential in Tol Goldora's continued existence. Stratarch Greybrook would manage to rally the scattered Tol Goldoran forces, successfully manoeuvring to a central point in Uppervia whilst avoiding rogue units, initiating a successful takeover of Uppervia and Via, further liberating the abandoned lands under the Tol Goldoran banner.

Prior to the surprise invasion by Westgardian forces, Imperial Magistrate William Fitz Roberts, hearing of Aeon Foxglove's claim over Golden Farrow and threat of military action, proposed an independent panel of 3 - 6 Judges from unbiased realms chosen at random, in order to reach a peaceful diplomatic resolution rather than the potential for a one-sided war. Both Westgard and Tol Goldoran Judges agreed to the proposal with the backing of their respective rulers and presented evidence as to why each of them had a claim on Golden Farrow - when Vestarch Umerith Stromhar produced the Golden Farrow Proclamation, the majority of the panel concluded that Westgard was waging an unjust war - only for Westgard to pull out of the diplomatic process once a decision had been made against them.

Ballad of the Brave

The Bard Eoghan was heard with a new song on his lips at the outbreak of the war, a catchy tune that spread like wildfire across Dwilight.

Westgard was a bulwark against the Monster Horde,
Shoulder to shoulder with great men, her soldiers fought and fought,
But as the Horde began to fade and the darkness die,
The battlements began to chant a deafening cry,

“We won, we won, Westgard has won the war!
Westgard shall be defenders of man forevermore!
We won, we won - we fought them one to ten!
None shall ever hear of bravery like this again!”

As the Monsterous foes did leave for other lands,
Unable to pass the Stone Walls of the Virtued Hallowed Lands,
The Valiant of Westgard’s men passed sword from old to young,
The Gilded Halls of Gelene a rousing song was sung,

“We won, we won, Westgard won the war!
Westgard are defenders of men forevermore!
We won, we won, we fought them one to ten!
None will ever hear of bravery like that again!”

Time had passed, legends past, and old history remained,
Westgard were the Monster Slayers in Dwilight they did claim,
But as the Monster threat began to slowly die upon the West,
Rosalind, o’Rosalind, her sword she wished to test!

“We won, we won! Westgard won the war!
We still remain as grand and strong as we were before!
Although the history of our name begins to fade,
On my word and by my sword there’ll be bravery again!”

Her greedy and unreasonable eyes did turn to the Beast,
Upon Westgard’s long time allies and friends ‘pon the East,
“Should we take a war to them and show our growing Might?”
“No”, she cried, wet herself, and sang this song in fright,

“We won, we won! Westgard won the war!
But I do not think we can remain as mighty as before!
We won, we won, but we might not win again!
Let’s just stay right here and defend all men instead!”

But from the dark of the Western Guard, came a slithering Snake,
Lady Selena Chenier, a grand witch she would make,
Sneakily, she took control o’er the weaker Queen,
And with a vicious Siren’s song, to her court she begun to preen,

“We won, we won! Westgard won the war!
I think I have a nasty plan to win just like before!
We do not fight a stronger realm like Avernus or Astrum,
We instead war a weaker realm and fight them ten to one!”

Rosalind, o’Rosalind, she racked her tiny brain,
As the Court of Wester’Gard called for chance at fame,
“I like your plan, o’wicked one, but a question I must speak,
Of all of Dwilights Realms, which shall be most weak?”

“We won, we won!” The Court of Westgard cried!
“Against the Monster Horde our Fathers fought and died!
Defenders of all of Man was the title we did earn,
But an easy war, easily fought is for what we now do yearn!”

The Court of Wester’Gard did plot and plan with glee,
But no matter how they searched, no weaker realm did see,
“But look to Golden Farrow!” the Wicked Witch did cry,
For a new and burgeoning Nation, a flag began to fly!

“We won! We won! Westgard won the war!
The puppet Queen will spin her lies like many times before!
Our wicked Witch will bang her drum of warmongering, and then
We’ll take the Gylded City and be brave again!”

And so the brave of Westgard upon the shores did land,
Under the falsehood pretence of a diplomatic hand,
And gave the Tol Goldoran’s three days of which to flee,
But attacked them on the second day and took the Old City!

“We won! We Won! Westgard won the War!
Defenders of Humanity will spread our power far!
We won, we won! We fought them ten to one!
So brave are we Westgardians, for you next we come!”