| Previous Conflict | The Seven Knights Rebellion of 5123 | |||
| Bandit War of Rosten | ||||
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| Location | Grand State of the Stormlands | |||
| Start of Conflict | 5122 | |||
| End of Conflict | 5124 | |||
| Result | Kingdom of Lucerne Victory
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Rebels of Rosten
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Loyalists of Rosten | |||
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Rebels of Rosten
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Loyalists of Rosten | |||
| † = Killed in action (†) = Missing  = Captured = Fled the Field
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| Rebels of Rosten | Loyalists of Rosten | |||
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| Rebels of Rosten | Loyalists of Rosten | |||
The Bandit War of Rosten was a conflict that took place within the Grand Province of Rosten between the Loyalists of House Elric against rebels financed by several parties. The Bandit War of Rosten took place within two larger events with the first marking it as a member of the Banditry Wars of Lucerne, and the second which ended the conflict marking it as a part of The Journey led by William Lovie III.
The Bandit War of Rosten would be marred by a concentrated genocidal effort by several factions in the fighting with the Pure of Aerene targeting the Italian/Christian population of the area and despite there eventual defeat they changed the demographics of the area as their campaigns either killed or forced out almost the entire Italian/Christian population of northern Rosten.
The first resistance to the Bandit War came with the arrival of Taylor James who returned to her home at Castle James to find it had been taken by the Forsaken of Aerene and traveling to Forks she was able to gain support from the rebel leadership and then returned to Rosten where at the Battle of Castle James she destroyed the Forsaken of Aerene and returned control of the area of Castle James to the loyalists. As the forces of Hedrik Clegane cleared out the rebels from Rosten it was Hanzal Herbus that moved his forces from Herbus towards Bakersvale where he wanted to take control of the port and then ambush the Lucernian fleet as it attempted to come back through the Greenhave River, and he was able to use his Magi to crush the defenses of Castle Fischart before arriving at Bakersvale where the regent of the town surrendered to his forces.
Background[]
Prelude[]
Hanzal Herbus would be sent to Rosten during the events of the Banditry Wars of Lucerne as James Lovie wanted Rosten to go up in flames as to make it more difficult for aid to be sent to any future attempt to relieve Tree Hill, and Hanzal Herbus would be accompanied by a troop of fifty men from the Circle of Magi and bags of coins for what he would come to spark in the form of the Bandit War of Rosten. Hanzal Herbus would enter the court of his brother Dominic Herbus who was a Landsgrave of Rosten and entering his brothers court accompanied by Circle of Magi men he was able to gain immediate recognition despite never having spent any time with his brother, and delivering letters from the king it was Dominic that was forced to obey the commands of Hanzal and his soldiers.
The Rebellion[]
- “The Italians were the problem you know. I killed them though. Don't worry, there gone now.”
- — Mikael Therkildsen
The Rosten Bandit War would first begin with the events of the Rosten Crisis when the Circle of Magi intervened in the Grand Province to turn it into the kind of maelstrom of violence and chaos that they believed would allow them to gain more influence over the area. Hanzal Herbus would be sent to Rosten during the events of the Banditry Wars of Lucerne as James Lovie wanted Rosten to go up in flames as to make it more difficult for aid to be sent to any future attempt to relieve Tree Hill, and Hanzal Herbus would be accompanied by a troop of fifty men from the Circle of Magi and bags of coins for what he would come to spark in the form of the Bandit War of Rosten. Hanzal Herbus would enter the court of his brother Dominic Herbus who was a Landsgrave of Rosten and entering his brothers court accompanied by Circle of Magi men he was able to gain immediate recognition despite never having spent any time with his brother, and delivering letters from the king it was Dominic that was forced to obey the commands of Hanzal and his soldiers.
Fall of Jogelinn[]
Aphasial Venom would lead the forces of House Venom during the events of the Rosten Crisis when she moved against the town of Jogelinn alongside her husband and the forces of House Therkildsen and after they took control of the town from House Cresces the two houses took two very different paths with the forces of House Therkildsen under the direction of Mikael commiting atrocities on the Italian/Christian population of the town and this only stopped when Aphasiel ordered her forces to resist this causing street battles throughout the town which House Therkildsen retreated from due to Mikael's love for Aphasiel.
The Loyalist Counter Assault[]
Arrival of Hedrik Clegane III.[]
- “We have lost this province Hedrik. They control more ground then we do. This is not the easy task the rumors have told you it is.”
- — Kavan Elric
As the army of Lucerne mobilizes for the Journey it is William that commands them to break up and do many things of which are of great importance, and of these tasks he wants completed he sends Hedrik Clegane III. southward to deal with the devolving situation in the Grand Province of Rosten. Hedrik Clegane moves his forces alongside the forces of House Swift led by Timone Swift, and his son William Swift, and leading a force of several hundred Swift men they are joined by the Dragonoph Priestess Taylor Swift as they make their way southward towards the town of Castle James where the forces of House James have been fighting a running battle against a bandit force which has grown out of control in the grand province. Arriving at Castle James they meet with the leadership of House James in the form of Ulrich, and Taylor James of whom has gathered several hundred troops to join with their army as they prepare to retake control of Castle Elric. Discussing the situation with Ulrich James they learn that the situation is far larger then originally known as this is not one force they are fighting but instead they are fighting against two rebellious houses in the form of House Verilim, and House Herbus who have taken control of large swathes of the Grand Province while alongside this there has also been the rise of three large bandit forces who have also taken control of large swathes of the grand province and to the shock of Hedrik he learns that these forces are all working together in coordinated moves against House Elric's control of the grand province.
The Sisterhood[]
- “I'm here to protect these people. Say what you will Grand Lord but the truth is that we had major problems happening here. I do not reject that you wanted to help, but the simple truth is you failed in that attempt.”
- — Aphasiel Venom
Gathering together his forces Hedrik leads them against the Sisterhood of Venom first of whom have captured the town of Jogelinn and are using it as the center of their small little fiefdom. While travelling from Kautila towards the lands of the Sisterhood they are met on the road by several hundred House Elric men led by Kaven Elric, and his son Alke Elric of whom are to join Hedrik in the movement to retake the grand province. Entering the lands of the Sisterhood of Venom they meet no resistance as their army marches up the road but travelling through the village of Ojelurun they find a christian church burned to the ground and meet the first member of the Sisterhood of Venom when they find a heavily armored female priest standing in the center of the village. Meeting with the girl they discover she is Oriphiel Venom the sister of Aphasiel Venom the leader of the Sisterhood of Venom and she had come to the village to meet the army of Hedrik and bring them to Jogelinn where Aphasiel wants to meet with them in peace. Following Oriphiel its Hedrik that discusses the situation with her learning that the Sisterhood of Venom had originally been known as the Army of Aerene but had broken apart after a disagreement between the two leaders of the army in the form of Aphasiel and Mikael Therkildsen over the direction of the army. Arriving at Jogelinn their forces are met at the edge of the town by the army of Venom who is nearly two thousand strong and to avoid a fight Hedrik meets under a white flag with Aphasiel alongside Kaven Elric, and Ulrich James. Meeting with Aphasiel it becomes clear that she simply wants to protect the people of the area of Jogelinn against the increasingly lawless nature of the Grand Province of Rosten and Kaven Elric agrees that if she would swear herself and her forces to his service then he would name her the Landsgard of Jogelinn, and while she accepts she heavily implies that she will be acting as little more then a figurehead as she sees the land as a theocracy.
The Pure of Aerene[]
See Also : Skirmish at Castle Marimus
- “I did what the king commanded me to do. I die now a loyal soldier for the king.”
- — Mikael Therkildsen
With the forces of the Sisterhood of Venom added to their ranks they make there way towards the Pure of Aerene of whom are the group that broke away from the original Army of Aerene and have now been responsible for committing religious genocide against eastern Rosten. Arriving at the edge of the Pure of Aerene controlled lands they find the roads edge lined with crucified bodies and then marching along the road through these bodies they are met by the sight of a naked man with his eyes cut out and speaking with the man they learn he is Allectius Marinus the Landsgard of the area and he was left there to tell them to turn around and leave the forces of Mikael Therkildsen to their work. The army is forced to stop its march towards Castle Marinus after they discover that the bridge allowing them crossing to the city has been destroyed leaving the large army no real ability to cross in heavy numbers. Hedrik decides to split the army taking the Sisterhood of Venom forces and several hundred of his own men while the majority of the army is taken command by Kaven Elric and will make there way towards the Black Moon Brotherhood's lands. Swimming across the river Hedrik reaches the other side and taking command of the force they make there way towards Castle Marinus but passing through the country side they find burned out farms and dead bodies litter the land as the forces of the Pure of Aerene have devolved. Arriving at Castle Marinus they find the forces of the Pure of Aerene have marshaled outside the castle and despite attempts by Hedrik to meet under a white Flag the forces of the Pure of Aerene fire on the soldier Hedrik sends with the White Flag and this forces Hedrik to move into battle formations. The battle erupts into chaos, and as the lines charge at each other Hedrik is struck by an arrow to the chest, and then as he gets up is struck again in the arm, and in shock he passes out. Waking up the battle is still raging, and he sees Aphasiel and Mikael fighting and seeing Mikael is winning the fight Hedrik pushes through the pain and joins their fight where despite his injuries he is able to defeat Mikael and before passing out again he executes an unapologetic Mikael. The death of Mikael breaks the Pure of Aerene who begin surrendering on mass and the surrender is accepted by Aphasiel who wants the bloodshed to end, and with Hedrik out of commission she is able to control the loyalist forces. Meinolf Ostriger would take command of the Lole forces following Hedrik being horribly injured at the Skirmish at Castle Marinus, but despite being far above Aphosiel in terms of title it was Aphosiel who dominated the meetings following Hedrik's injury.
Surrender of Castle Schwegler[]
With this in mind Edward departs the main group and gathers to him his people including Hilary Swift, and Gemma Cullen and then the three travel by portal to Rosten where they will assist in dealing with the magi alongside a gathering number of magi who are being sent there to assist with taking down the magi there. Arriving at Castle Elric he meets with a fellow Magi in the form of Josephine Aberbach of whom leads several Magi herself and together they join with Konstantin Gaimen who led a force of some eight hundred as they made there way towards Herbus where the last sighting of the Dark Magi was. In order to get to Herbus they are forced to cross the River Schwegler at Castle Schwegler where a large bridge is the only real means of crossing without taking a large detour eastward. Arriving at Castle Schwegler they are met on the bridge by Lord Fredrik Schwegler and his son Wilhelm Schwegler and with both sides aware of what entering the castle means they make arrangements with Fredrik requesting the marriage of his son Wilhelm to Ottilia Hofbauer one of the Magi with Josephine. Gaining the crossing as well as being joined by three hundred Schwegler troops led by Wilhelm they move southward towards Herbus, and the mood is good as there is no more blocking them from reaching Herbus.
Battle of Herbus[]
Herbus Invades Eastern Tree Hill[]
As the forces of Hedrik Clegane cleared out the rebels from Rosten it was Hanzal Herbus that moved his forces from Herbus towards Bakersvale where he wanted to take control of the port and then ambush the Lucernian fleet as it attempted to come back through the Greenhave River, and he was able to use his Magi to crush the defenses of Castle Fischart before arriving at Bakersvale where the regent of the town surrendered to his forces.
Battle of Lake Baker[]
Edward Cullen arrives at the edge of Bakersvale where he commands his forces block the city in and start the siege of the city. While doing this his scouts report that the ships of Bakersvale are being prepared to leave the docks and the command comes to realize that the ships are going to be used to attempt to ambush the Lucernians ship as they come down the river. Realizing this Edward is joined by Josephine, Alann, Hilary, and Gemma in flying themselves above the town and preparing to attack the fleet as it moves against the main fleet. While Hanzal left behind Walburga Kaulbach at Herbus he now only has Konrad Schonbein left to leave in defence of Bakersvale and despite knowing the fifteen year old Konrad will fail he takes the chance and leads the the fleet of Bakersvale into Lake Baker where he plans to ambush the coming ships of William Lovie III.
Battle of Bakersvale[]
Walburga would escape the Battle of Herbus and made her way eastward towards Bakersvale where she knew her master had went to and not wanting him to execute her brother she continued despite her increasing fears of what she was doing. Arriving at Bakersvale she used her Magi to conceal herself and enter the town where she found the town on the verge of falling to rebels and in order to make sure her brother was kept safe she took control of the defense and defeated the rebels locking them back inside the dungeon. Once Walburga realized that her brother had been dead the entire time she would surrender herself and the town to Edward Cullen of whom accepted her surrender, and she would come under his custody.