Battle of Ïbhaažrrt-Ýhöýhašúk

The Battle of Ïbhaažrrt-Ýhöýhašúk took place in the year 25003 AYM, and represents the climax of the Northern Campaigns between the Tribes of Varhoŋïð-Khalúš and Lrhúuŋðarr. Named for the two cities at the forefront of the battle, those being Ïbhaažrrt and Ýhöýhašúk, the Battle led directly to the catastrophic collapse of the Khalúšian line of cities created during the Campaign, and the comparable triumph of the Lhrúuŋðians and the Palïŋ-Lhrúuŋðarr.

Background: The Northern Campaigns

Placement within the First Ýlëntukian War

The Northern Campaigns of 25015 - 25003 AYM represent the latter portion of the more broader conflict known as the First Ýlëntukian War, which is itself a subsection of the larger Ýlëntukian Civil War. The First Ýlëntukian War lasted from 25020 to 25003 AYM, and primarily focuses on the efforts to contain the newly-created tribe of Varhoŋïð-Khalúš and prevent them from invading and conquering the Ïlýrhonid Tribe. In this capacity, they were largely successful; the Kairn Tribe lined their border with the Khalúšians with defensive settlements coordinated by an intricate communications system called the Avï-Arfarot, and the Maðúšýï's persistent raids on the resource-important city of Óm-hayïd weakened the Khalúšians to a major extent. By 25015 AYM, Hŋýïŋïkki, the ruler of the Khalúšians, would embark on a final attempt; by going northeastward, beyond the sight of the Kairnian guards, and around the entire Volain Forest, he hoped to approach the Ïlýrhonid Tribe from the east instead of the west. This was premise of the Northern Campaigns, which would begin around 1-5 Heta-Eimarae, 25015 AYM (the exact date is unknown).

Battle of Ŋëvra-Vïn (11-13 Heta-Eimarae)

The approaching Khalušians were revealed to the Lhrúuŋðarr Tribe, the inhabitants of the region north of the Volain Forest, by a subgroup of the Kairn Tribe known as the Khërn-Švere around 8 Heta-Eimarae, and this early warning led to the Battle at Ŋëvra-Vïn on 11-13 Heta-Eimarae between the Khalúšians and the combined forces of the Šverians and the Lhrúuŋðians at the three cities known as the Vanýst-Lhrúuŋðarr. This represented the first combat experience of both the Lhrúuŋðarr and Khërn-Švere. Crucially, it forced the quick ascension of Nmëbýbyvmn to become the military commander of the Lhrúuŋðarr Tribe; he would remain commander for the duration of the Campaigns, including at the Battle of Ïbhaažrt-Ýhöýhašúk. In the heavy fighting that ensued, the cities would sustain moderate amounts of damage, but the combined forces would halt the Khalúšian offense.

Successive Movements (25015 - 25003 AYM)

Following the successful defense of the cities, the Khalúšians would attempt to go around the Vanýst-Lhrúuŋðarr, hoping to escape the grasp of the Lhrúuŋðians and continue on their mission, but the Lhrúuŋðians would move northward as well to counter them again. This would create a repeated pattern in which the two sides would continue moving more and more northwards, creating a series of cities intended for their respective armies. As the cities continued to appear, the armies would need to become more and more spread out across all of them, which was necessary to stop flanks and breaches. For the Lhrúuŋðians, who possessed a massive territory comprising the Interbiotic Range and a large swath the Ðýmóš Plains, they had the populations to support the staffing of all these cities, but for the Khalúšians, who had already been strained by the earlier conflicts in the War, their meager sizes could not bear to spread out cross these cities. By 25003 AYM, the Lhrúuŋðians had created such cities like Ürúðaš, Óbhöšëp, ending at the city of Ýhöýhašúk, and the Khalúšians had created cities like Ïhŋúr-Rühýköš and Ïbhaažrrt, which was their final city. Note that these cities do not represent all of the cities created during the campaigns, but only those which played major roles in the Campaigns and which were large and significant enough for their presence to survive, often by being repurposed by larger populations.

The Battle of Ïbhaažrt-Ýhöýhašúk represented the final battle that would end this pattern after nearly twelve years. This took place at the northernmost city of each of the two sides.

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