Fiendflesh Siege/Black Echelon Uprising

Three years ago, in 4717 AR, forces both within the city and without conspired to lay siege to Absalom in an event since known variously as the Black Echelon Uprising or the Fiendflesh Siege. The conflict began when an army of demons, fiendish constructs, and Baphomet-worshipping minotaurs encircled the city from the Cairnlands. Before they launched their formal attack, though, strange lights shone from the Pathfinder Society’s Grand Lodge in the Foreign Quarter, and a horde of undead invaders rose to fulfill a centuries-long pact and wreak havoc within the city’s walls. These undead saboteurs—members of Taldor’s ancient Black Echelon order—struck at the city and managed to take Fort Tempest. To make matters worse, a long-sunk armada in league with the Black Echelon rose from the depths of Absalom Harbor to join the attack.
In response to the surprise attack from all sides and because Primarch Gyr went missing sometime before or during the fray, the Grand Council named Wynsal Starborn siege lord of Absalom, granting the former military captain broad emergency powers. Starborn granted freedom to any enslaved person who would defend the city, an edict that eventually led to the abolishment of the Flesh Taxes and outlawed slavery. An alliance of the First Guard, freed slaves, and loyal agents of the Pathfinder Society ended the threat. With Lord Gyr of House Gixx still missing, Starborn’s rank of siege lord also bestowed upon him the title and responsibilities of acting primarch.

Conflict Type

Siege

Battlefield Type

Urban

Start Date

4717 AR

Location

Absalom

Belligerents

Absalom Defenders

• First Guard
• Pathfinder Society
• Starwatch

Led by

• Wynsal Starborn

Fiendflesh Army

• Black Echelon

Led by

• Thurl

Strength

Several thousand fiends and fiendflesh constructs; an armada of ships

Casualties

All

Objectives