The Azure Intervention

The Azure Intervention is a war that raged from 489-492 between the kingdoms of Theria and Elladonia, the latter being the official aggressor. Despite the war lasting only a short 3 years it was one of the bloodiest wars to this point, especially between two kingdoms, costing many thousands their lives.

Important Battles in Chronological Order:

The Siege of Blackburn,
The Battle at Darkwood,
The Assault of Baymoor,
The Tragedy of Dunia,
The Chaos of Mossley,
The Battle of The Blackfields,
The Surrender at Dunia

Timeline of the War:

The Azure Intervention

The Conflict

Prelude

Somewhere between 481 and 483 Theria stepped up its anti-magic propaganda. While always difficult for mages to live in, the kingdom now bore an increasingly hostile stance towards any magic users. Many of them fled to the neighbouring Elladonia in the following years. The tensions spiked up when news made rounds that Theria had sent out killsquads from town to town, using seemingly magical means of finding mages to hunt and kill them. Some people told stories of these means also being used for general population control, as many soldiers in these killsquads were reported to having harassed even non-magical citizens. This caused even the last mages to seek refuge in other countries, many moving to Elladonia, a country known to be welcoming to magical talent of all kinds.
Their king Thomas Stormchaser sent an ultimatum to Therias ruler Evicus Blackblade - He would stop the purging of mages in order to stem the flow of refugees seeking asylum in Elladonias cities, many of which were overflowing at this point. In return Elladonia would give financial and magical aid in dealing with the poorer populace and even help create havens for the displaced mages. Evicus Blackblade, being a young and rash ruler declined, his killsquads continuing across the countryside. One morning in the Month of Resolve of 489 a declaration of war from Elladonia arrived in Theria. It is said to have read only one sentence: “Your fiendish persecutions of our kin are coming to their end from this day forth.”

Deployment

An Elladonian army counting around 9000 men, led by Thomas Stormchaser and his lifelong mentor, confidant and high-ranking general Albert Ravencrest marched into Therian territory only 2 days later.
There were only a few skirmishes in some outlying towns, where some Mage Hunters were caught out by Elladonian outriders and quickly disposed of. A few weeks later Theria had amassed an army composed mostly of militia. It would take them much lost ground and many months to form an army capable of fighting the Elladonian forces, which had doubled in strength by that point.

Included Conflicts

• The Assault of Baymoor
• The Battle at Darkwood
• The Battle of The Blackfields
• The Chaos of Mossley
• The Siege of Blackburn
• The Surrender at Dunia
• The Tragedy of Dunia

Conflict Type

War

Battlefield Type

Land

Start Date

15th of the Month of Resolve in 489

Ending Date

20th of the Month of Winds in 492

Conflict Result

The Surrender of Theria and the signing of Treaty of Dunia.

Belligerents

Elladonian Army

• Elladonia
• Order of the Giving Blade
• The Arcanium Index
• The Order of The First Dawn

Led by

• Albert Ravencrest
• Alenia Miralee
• Charles Stormchaser
• Thomas Stormchaser

Therian Army

• The Mage Hunters
• Theria

Led by

• Aiken Reddick
• Evicus Blackblade
• Horace Zentos

Strength

20,000 soldiers, wizards and clerics

15,000 soldiers and mage hunters

Casualties

7,000 deaths

10,000 deaths

Objectives

To end the Anti-Magic sentiment and actions in Theria, and to create a refuge or border area where mages who no longer wish to remain in Theria can go.

To maintain sovereignty over their realm and decisions regarding magic.