Lord Olswyth Aerell declares his intention to unite the three cities of Brilon, Port Carrow, and East Riding into a kingdom to rival that of the Silatheri to the north.
This is the history of the war that resulted in the creation of The Kingdom of the Three Cities.
Lord Olswyth Aerell declares his intention to unite the three cities of Brilon, Port Carrow, and East Riding into a kingdom to rival that of the Silatheri to the north.
Lord Olswyth Aerell leaves with his army, drafted from the towns and villages of Brilon, and marches for East Riding.
Five days after leaving Brilon, Lord Olswyth meets the forces of Lord Walder, Lord of East Riding. They do battle a day's march from the city gates, at North Pass, the gateway to the eastern shores. Lord Olswyth achieves a swift victory over his foe, and his campaign eastward continues.
With Lord Walder's army defeated, Lord Olswyth marches on East Riding and lays siege.
After Lord Olswyth captures East Riding, he declares himself 'King of Men', and is crowned in the Stone Hall in East Riding.
The betrayal of Lord Tarrell, ruler of Port Carrow, by merchants in the employ of Lord Olswyth Aerell, marks the end of hostilities in the War of Unification.
Lord Olswyth Aerell is crowned King in Brilon, marking the end of the War of Brilonian Unification, and the founding of The Kingdom of the Three Cities.