War of Birth
When the Platicalex colony force first arrived on to Gattic, they were isolated in a remote valley in what they named the Doorway Mountains. This isolation ended when, after fifty years, they began exploring eastward and encountered the Orc nation of Orthura. Though the people of the Nucalex colony tried to approach in peace, the Orcs wanted war and bloodshed in the name of their God and the Traitor King Orzemus.
The Conflict
Prelude
The prelude to the War of Birth was multiple decades of peace until contact was made with the Orcs of Orthura. Unbeknownst to the colony, The first messengers where killed, having thought to have possibly been waylaid by accident or beast, however, discovering the heads of the second group with a written declaration of war expunged that notion.
Deployment
Though numbers vary vastly the deployment of forces for both sides occured in relatively the same manner. First smaller deployments that escalated in tandem until both sides had fully committed all their forces to the battle.
Battlefield
The battlefields of the War of Birth are the mountains and fields between the valley of the original colony and the capitol of Orthura, Urth.
Conditions
Due to the length of the war, battles were fought in all conditions, from sun to snow to sleet and rain.
Outcome
Orthura is left utterly destroyed and the colony forces are severely depleted and five dragons less.
Aftermath
Orthura is completely destroyed and The Kingdom of Mithlonde is founded. Its capital, Nurothrim, is built upon the ruins of Urth, the capital city of Orthura.
Historical Significance
In Literature
Hundreds to possibly thousands of pieces of literature have been written, everything from memoires, poetry, plays, and songs, to the obvious historical recordings. Alternative historical fiction surrounding the war has also found an audience among the peoples of Mithlonde.
Conflict Type
War
Battlefield Type
Land
Start Date
4867 A.O.K.
Ending Date
4900 A.O.K.
Conflict Result
Orthura was destroyed and its populace wiped out, while Axarta, the only surviving of the six dragons, is made king of the newly renamed kingdom of Mithlonde.
Location
Belligerents
Orthura
Strength
- 5 adult dragons, each of a different breed.
- 2,000 Knight Marines.
- 5,000 trained fighting men and women of the Colonial Guard.
A horde averaged at 150,000 Orcs.
Casualties
- The Dragons Mithlonde, Mornnur, Nurothrim, Thalanach, Valandra.
- 1,941 Knight Marines.
- 3749 of the Colonial Guard.
The entire horde and most of the civilian population.
Objectives
Survive and destroy Orthura, ensuring that the Orcs and their Traitor King Orzemus cannot claim ownership of Gattic.
Sacrifice the off-worlders as a bloody offering to Orzemus.
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