Locust Wars

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====The Battle at Narrock====

[[File:StaleHills.png|thumb|The Stale Hills, which separate the lands of Clan Dust from those of Clan Seep. The Battle of Narrock was fought near it's eastern slopes.]]

Eventually, Prince Ferris Fowler struck out with the armies of his Kingdom, marching on Brimstone. The Andal army marched back east, seeking to stop them, pursued in turn by the Daynes. The Fowler army, upon hearing of this, turned back northwards, seeking to return to their own lands, while the armies of Brimstone marched north as well. However, the Fowlers were caught by Conran Qorgyle on the far side of the Stale Hills which separate the Dustbowl from Pronghorn, at a stretch of desert called Narrock. The armies of the Brimstone, along with the army of King Caswyn Dayne, would join the battle from the north and south, respectively. In all, the forces led by Ser Qorgyle numbered 3663, those led by Prince Ferris and King Caswyn 5296. Despite this disparity, the Andal-Brimstone alliance won handily after several days of pitched battle, slaying 899 while losing 181 and sending the Fowlers and Daynes both into a rout. The Fowler army did not recover, and for the rest of the war engaged in a campaign of harassment along Brimstone's northern border.

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====Prelude to War====

[[File:TheScourge.png|thumb|The headwaters of the Scourge. On the left are depicted two then-Greenblooder border forts, Russet Heights and Brittlebrush. To the right is depicted the Yronwooder stronghold known as the Scourge Hold.]]

In the early years of Castor Yronwood's reign, he spent much time and effort on securing his borders through words rather than swords. He sent a mission north, to the Storm King who had humbled his father in battle, and successfully made peace with the [[Durrandons]]. He sent another delegation south, to the Greenblood, but unbeknownst to him, [[Willem Wade]]'s council had already resolved to march on Yronwood and retake the disputed Scourge. When they turn away the peace delegation, Castor recognizes that war is near. Both the Green King and the Bloodroyal seek the aid of Andals, the Greenblooders of [[House Qorgyle]] and the Yronwoods of [[House Allyrion]] and [[House Martell]]. However, the Qorgyles are occupied with their own preparations for the Desert War, and both Allyrion and Martell demand more land than Yronwood is willing to give. As the locusts began to plague the land, the Green King declared war.

[[File:TheScourge.png|thumb|The headwaters of the Scourge. On the left are depicted two then-Greenblooder border forts, Russet Heights and Brittlebrush. To the right is depicted the Yronwooder stronghold known as the Scourge Hold.]]

====The Battle for Red Dunes====

Though the Greenbloods initiated the Scourge War, the Yronwoods were able to gather their army more swiftly. Joined by his bannermen, [[House Wyl]] and [[House Rylthorne]], King Castor Yronwood crossed the border and laid siege to the border forts of the Red Dunes, the western frontier of the Greenblood Kingdom. The Green King gathered his own army at the stronghold of Old Glory - when the Yronwoods marched on the fortress, the army of the Greenblood sallied out and defeated them, sending the Yronwood army bloody and reeling back to the border. However, Castor returned to Red Dunes within a few moons, his army reformed - battle was joined again with the Greenblooders, this time nearer the border. The forces of King Wade were outmaneuvered and isolated from their [[House Lake|Lake]] and [[House Shell|Shell]] allies, and obliterated - the other forces of the Greenblooders were destroyed or scattered in turn. Some attribute the Yronwood success to a swarm of locusts which, they say, descended upon the battlefield and split the Greenblooder army in twain - others, on Yronwood magics, or the unexpected tactical genius of King Castor.

[[File:RedDunes.png|thumb|The Red Dunes, where the Scourge War was mostly fought. The fortress of Old Glory sits across the Greenblood from the Bramble. Neither stronghold was taken during the Locust Wars, but many battles were fought nearby.]]

Though the Greenbloods initiated the Scourge War, the Yronwoods were able to gather their army more swiftly. Joined by his bannermen, [[House Wyl]] and [[House Rylthorne]], King Castor Yronwood crossed the border and laid siege to the border forts of the Red Dunes, the western frontier of the Greenblood Kingdom. The Green King gathered his own army at the stronghold of Old Glory - when the Yronwoods marched on the fortress, the army of the Greenblood sallied out and defeated them, sending the Yronwood army bloody and reeling back to the border. However, Castor returned to Red Dunes within a few moons, his army reformed - battle was joined again with the Greenblooders, this time nearer the border. The forces of King Wade were outmaneuvered and isolated from their [[House Lake|Lake]] and [[House Shell|Shell]] allies, and obliterated - the other forces of the Greenblooders were destroyed or scattered in turn. Some attribute the Yronwood success to a swarm of locusts which, they say, descended upon the battlefield and split the Greenblooder army in twain - others, on Yronwood magics, or the unexpected tactical genius of King Castor.

====The Slow War====

The war would continue beyond the defeat of the Greenblooder army, though - their forces would reform, and draw blood from the Yronwoods in a series of desperate battles in the Red Dunes. Despite the war being to reclaim their western lands, however, the men of the Greenblood were never again on the offensive. When the fortress Brittlebush fell after many moons of Yronwood siege, the two High Kings came to terms; Brittlebush would be ceded to the Yronwoods, and 100 talents of gold paid to King Castor. With the land devastated by locusts and war, and thousands dead of starvation or battle, however, there was little feeling of triumph to go around.

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 ====The Battle at Narrock====
 [[File:StaleHills.png|thumb|The Stale Hills, which separate the lands of Clan Dust from those of Clan Seep. The Battle of Narrock was fought near it's eastern slopes.]]
 Eventually, Prince Ferris Fowler struck out with the armies of his Kingdom, marching on Brimstone. The Andal army marched back east, seeking to stop them, pursued in turn by the Daynes. The Fowler army, upon hearing of this, turned back northwards, seeking to return to their own lands, while the armies of Brimstone marched north as well. However, the Fowlers were caught by Conran Qorgyle on the far side of the Stale Hills which separate the Dustbowl from Pronghorn, at a stretch of desert called Narrock. The armies of the Brimstone, along with the army of King Caswyn Dayne, would join the battle from the north and south, respectively. In all, the forces led by Ser Qorgyle numbered 3663, those led by Prince Ferris and King Caswyn 5296. Despite this disparity, the Andal-Brimstone alliance won handily after several days of pitched battle, slaying 899 while losing 181 and sending the Fowlers and Daynes both into a rout. The Fowler army did not recover, and for the rest of the war engaged in a campaign of harassment along Brimstone's northern border.
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 ====Prelude to War====
+[[File:TheScourge.png|thumb|The headwaters of the Scourge. On the left are depicted two then-Greenblooder border forts, Russet Heights and Brittlebrush. To the right is depicted the Yronwooder stronghold known as the Scourge Hold.]]
 In the early years of Castor Yronwood's reign, he spent much time and effort on securing his borders through words rather than swords. He sent a mission north, to the Storm King who had humbled his father in battle, and successfully made peace with the [[Durrandons]]. He sent another delegation south, to the Greenblood, but unbeknownst to him, [[Willem Wade]]'s council had already resolved to march on Yronwood and retake the disputed Scourge. When they turn away the peace delegation, Castor recognizes that war is near. Both the Green King and the Bloodroyal seek the aid of Andals, the Greenblooders of [[House Qorgyle]] and the Yronwoods of [[House Allyrion]] and [[House Martell]]. However, the Qorgyles are occupied with their own preparations for the Desert War, and both Allyrion and Martell demand more land than Yronwood is willing to give. As the locusts began to plague the land, the Green King declared war.
-[[File:TheScourge.png|thumb|The headwaters of the Scourge. On the left are depicted two then-Greenblooder border forts, Russet Heights and Brittlebrush. To the right is depicted the Yronwooder stronghold known as the Scourge Hold.]]
 ====The Battle for Red Dunes====
-Though the Greenbloods initiated the Scourge War, the Yronwoods were able to gather their army more swiftly. Joined by his bannermen, [[House Wyl]] and [[House Rylthorne]], King Castor Yronwood crossed the border and laid siege to the border forts of the Red Dunes, the western frontier of the Greenblood Kingdom. The Green King gathered his own army at the stronghold of Old Glory - when the Yronwoods marched on the fortress, the army of the Greenblood sallied out and defeated them, sending the Yronwood army bloody and reeling back to the border. However, Castor returned to Red Dunes within a few moons, his army reformed - battle was joined again with the Greenblooders, this time nearer the border. The forces of King Wade were outmaneuvered and isolated from their [[House Lake|Lake]] and [[House Shell|Shell]] allies, and obliterated - the other forces of the Greenblooders were destroyed or scattered in turn. Some attribute the Yronwood success to a swarm of locusts which, they say, descended upon the battlefield and split the Greenblooder army in twain - others, on Yronwood magics, or the unexpected tactical genius of King Castor.
 [[File:RedDunes.png|thumb|The Red Dunes, where the Scourge War was mostly fought. The fortress of Old Glory sits across the Greenblood from the Bramble. Neither stronghold was taken during the Locust Wars, but many battles were fought nearby.]]
+Though the Greenbloods initiated the Scourge War, the Yronwoods were able to gather their army more swiftly. Joined by his bannermen, [[House Wyl]] and [[House Rylthorne]], King Castor Yronwood crossed the border and laid siege to the border forts of the Red Dunes, the western frontier of the Greenblood Kingdom. The Green King gathered his own army at the stronghold of Old Glory - when the Yronwoods marched on the fortress, the army of the Greenblood sallied out and defeated them, sending the Yronwood army bloody and reeling back to the border. However, Castor returned to Red Dunes within a few moons, his army reformed - battle was joined again with the Greenblooders, this time nearer the border. The forces of King Wade were outmaneuvered and isolated from their [[House Lake|Lake]] and [[House Shell|Shell]] allies, and obliterated - the other forces of the Greenblooders were destroyed or scattered in turn. Some attribute the Yronwood success to a swarm of locusts which, they say, descended upon the battlefield and split the Greenblooder army in twain - others, on Yronwood magics, or the unexpected tactical genius of King Castor.
 ====The Slow War====
 The war would continue beyond the defeat of the Greenblooder army, though - their forces would reform, and draw blood from the Yronwoods in a series of desperate battles in the Red Dunes. Despite the war being to reclaim their western lands, however, the men of the Greenblood were never again on the offensive. When the fortress Brittlebush fell after many moons of Yronwood siege, the two High Kings came to terms; Brittlebush would be ceded to the Yronwoods, and 100 talents of gold paid to King Castor. With the land devastated by locusts and war, and thousands dead of starvation or battle, however, there was little feeling of triumph to go around.

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