Breland - Darguun Alliance

Diplomatic action

After a major battle between Brelish forces and forces of the Darguul warlord Unndral Ochsesser. King Boranel makes a secret alliance between the two nations with the intent of fighting Thrane.

982^YK brought major conflict to the south. Early that summer, Darguuls under the direct command of Warlord Unndral Ochsesser conducted an ill-advised attempt to seize territory west of the mountains. Marching out by night from Matshuc Zaal, the Stolen Fortress, the goblinoids hoped to slip unnoticed past Brelish lines.   Keen-eyed human Brelish Rangers saw the dispersed army, however, and hurried to warn every Brelish legion from Vathirond to Sharn. Boranel rushed from Wroat, and his army met the goblinoids between the summit of Dragon's Crown and the Faded Forest. The Darguuls were defeated in a classic pincer attack that collapsed both their flanks and captured hundreds.   Surprisingly, Boranel tempered his victory with cunning. Rather than hold the goblinoids prisoner, or even slaughter them in an act of vengeance, the king sent negotiators to Lhesh Haruuc. Breland offered the return of the troops in exchange for a secret alliance between Breland and Darguun against Thrane. Boranel's only demand was the removal of Warlord Unndral Ochsesser from power—a demand that Lhesh Haruuc had little difficulty imposing on the disgraced leader.