The Sacking of Arythawn Keep

Military action

Embarrassed by Thrane's abrupt change in stance, Cyre decided to retaliate. A Cyran army, supported by masses of warforged, laid siege to Arythawn Keep.

Once the gates fell and the keep was theirs, the Cyrans did not specifically order the warforged to stand down. In an extremely unemotional and mechanical manner—fully compliant with their training—the living constructs massacred the majority of their fleeing enemies, running them down for miles and taking no prisoners.   Cyran apologists later insisted that the warforged units were “designed as overly aggressive” by House Cannith, but the damage to the reputations of both Cyre and all warforged was severe.